Safety Locks

[wctriumph]

Why is there such a negative opinion of guns equipped with safety locks such as with recent and current manufacture Smith & Wesson, Taurus, etc.? The new guns are manufactured with the best materials and techniques and shoot as good as if not better than older pre lock guns. I can't see that a firearm having a lock to prevent unauthorized use is a bad thing.

I know the self defense argument but it seems that most of us have more than one gun and I would suspect that many of us have a gun immediately available against intruders, unlocked and ready to go. So why the distaste for a gun with a lock?

I look forward to your opinions. Thanks.

Wayne

[2ndChildhood]

I don't mind the lock on my taurus, I leave it unlocked full time...

[rondog]

JMO, but I feel the locks are unnecessary, definitely unsightly, and ineffective. There's much better ways to lock up a gun, and who wants a brand new Smith & Wesson revolver with a big hole in the sideplate? I sure as hell don't. If someone gets ahold of your handgun, do you really think that pissant little lock is going to keep them from making it work? It's just a feel-good thing contrived by lawyers.

[StagLefty]

Either in a locked safe/locker or ready to go. No gun locks here.

[wrestler034]

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007...y-failure.html

It is just one more thing to fail... No matter how unlikely that failure is.

[cebeu]

Integrated locks and "billboards" do not belong on my hardware. Google away for all the opinions you want, the web is saturated with this topic.

[SAnd]

There are some shooters that have had the trigger locks self engage while shooting. As in BANG, BANG, then the trigger won't move because it is locked. If you are going to use a gun for self defense that could be disheartening to try to shoot a bad guy and have it lock up on you.

[Bailey Guns]

Trigger locks disable guns. I don't see the point in turning my gun into a hammer. But others may see things differently.

[BPTactical]

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007...y-failure.html

It is just one more thing to fail... No matter how unlikely that failure is.

^This.
Parts left out of a design cost nothing and cannot fail in a critical situation.
It is unfortunate that manufacturers have been forced to acknowledge the stupidity of a few.

[Clint45]

I've heard of a few cases of locks engaging while firing. Each case involved a Scandium framed magnum revolver, and in a couple of those cases the lock broke and could not be unengaged with the key.