MaverickNH
NES Member
Home | Donna's Law to allow people to place their names on the NICS system to prevent themselves from buying a gun if they go suicidal has some merit. In practice, the opportunity for abuse has to be managed - I can see someone pressured to "Red Flag" themselves or to amend the law to make the self-listing irrevocable.
But Smart Gun and Smart Safes that delay access or lock the owner out are a really bad idea. If you are capable of knowing you shouldn't have a gun, give it to somebody else.
"Gun owners, especially those who sometimes struggle with thoughts of suicide, should consider a gun safe with an optional time-delay function. Such a safe provides quick access during normal times, but can be programmed during crises to open only after a set time delay. On currently available time-delay safes, the delay can be anywhere from a minute to a week. The delay option could be turned off after the crisis passes. We call this a “Donna’s Safe.”
"An optional time-delay feature could similarly be added to so-called “smart guns,” which have just recently entered the market."
But Smart Gun and Smart Safes that delay access or lock the owner out are a really bad idea. If you are capable of knowing you shouldn't have a gun, give it to somebody else.
Time To Live: Safer Gun Safes and Smarter Smart Guns
firearmslaw.duke.edu
"Gun owners, especially those who sometimes struggle with thoughts of suicide, should consider a gun safe with an optional time-delay function. Such a safe provides quick access during normal times, but can be programmed during crises to open only after a set time delay. On currently available time-delay safes, the delay can be anywhere from a minute to a week. The delay option could be turned off after the crisis passes. We call this a “Donna’s Safe.”
"An optional time-delay feature could similarly be added to so-called “smart guns,” which have just recently entered the market."