ProfessorWes
Hunter
I've got three IL-equipped revolvers: two late-model Flattop Blackhawks and a Smith Airweight 638. I've had no problems with any of them. The 638 is my carry piece. Either it or one of the Blackhawks is within arms reach while I'm at home.
And no, I don't consider myself a "lock-apologist." That's just the way the world is right now. I doubt either Ruger or S&W would have bothered to put locks on their guns in the first place if they hadn't been badgered into it by unscrupulous lawyers and politicians (but I repeat myself).
Remember, in Ruger's case this was a company that was successfully sued by an idiot who shot himself in the leg trying to unload his OM Blackhawk while driving down a rough gravel road...at night. Is it any wonder they're a little gun-shy, so to speak, about frivolous lawsuits? Especially with all the fools at the local, state, and federal levels pushing "safe storage" and other nitpicky requirements?
The best way to get the locks to go away is to restore a modicum of common sense and rationality to our culture. That would solve a lot of problems...most of which have nothing to do with guns and their function.
And no, I don't consider myself a "lock-apologist." That's just the way the world is right now. I doubt either Ruger or S&W would have bothered to put locks on their guns in the first place if they hadn't been badgered into it by unscrupulous lawyers and politicians (but I repeat myself).
Remember, in Ruger's case this was a company that was successfully sued by an idiot who shot himself in the leg trying to unload his OM Blackhawk while driving down a rough gravel road...at night. Is it any wonder they're a little gun-shy, so to speak, about frivolous lawsuits? Especially with all the fools at the local, state, and federal levels pushing "safe storage" and other nitpicky requirements?
The best way to get the locks to go away is to restore a modicum of common sense and rationality to our culture. That would solve a lot of problems...most of which have nothing to do with guns and their function.