Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday unveiled a proposed federal law requiring safety locks on all handguns sold in the United States.
"Most handguns have so little trigger resistance they could be fired by a 3-year-old, yet there are an estimated 3.3 million children in the United States living in houses with guns that are always or sometimes kept loaded and unlocked," said Boxer, D-Calif. "The potential for tragedy is overwhelming."
Boxer, whose seat is up for election this year, plans to introduce the bill in Congress later this week. It would prohibit manufacturers and dealers from selling or transferring a handgun for retail purposes unless it had a safety lock.
Violators could have their licenses revoked and face up to $15,000 in fines.
California already has some of the strictest handgun controls in the nation, including laws that limit handgun purchases and ban the sale of assault weapons and cheap guns commonly known as Saturday night specials.
If they can make you buy a $2 gun lock, they can make you buy a $1000 gun safe for a $50 handgun.
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