Do you use the lock?

[Longbowshooter]

There are no shortage of opinions on whether people like the built in locks, I was just wondering if anyone used them.

[Mastrogiacomo]

I never do - it's a stupid move on the company's part as I see it but then I've never had a failure with my Smiths yet locking on their own.

[KC135]

No:eek: :D

[rick_reno]

What lock? I've found a lock in the box with the last handgun I bought, no idea what it's for.

[gb_in_ga]

I've only got 1 handgun that has the lawyer lock, and the key for it is still in the box, stashed away in a closet somewhere...

[denfoote]

All four of my Taurus keys went into the trash a looooooooong time ago!!! ;)

[maas]

what good is a locked gun when you need it most. odds are the bg dosnt have his gun knife or other wepon locked when breaks in your house!!!

[rex]

The locks are useless in my opinion. Keep your guns in a safe, or a fast access lock box if you are worried about it.

[orionengnr]

F**k No!!

So I picked the next best choice.

Can't wait to come back a week from now and see how this works out.:rolleyes:

[Twycross]

I have this sort of vague idea that there are couple of keys sitting around somewhere...

[jrklaus]

I don't own a firearm that has one, and don't intend to own one.

[TX_RGR]

Mine makes a great lock for lockers at the gym. Maybe the Hk logo will discourage any wanna be burglars too? :p

[TX_RGR]

Duplicate. Bad server! Bad!

[Lou22]

I never use the built-in lock. If I'm away from home the guns I'm not carrying get locked in the safe, except for a couple of big guns that have trigger locks on them.

The last thing I need is somebody suing me over one of my guns that was stolen getting used in a crime.

Lou

[pturner67]

new to gun ownership...I don't use a lock...no kids in the house...and like someone else said earlier, I doubt the burgular will have his weapon locked ;)

[18DAI]

Don't own one with a lock ,won't own one with a lock. Regards 18DAI.

[TheotherMikeG]

I only buy firearms that have no internal locks. No new Smith's or Taurii for me!

[shooter429]

Need the key?

I do not use the lock of my own volition, but it seems to have a mind of it's own. You see, I have one of the new S&W "Inertia Drive" models, which was designed and approved by Sarah Brady, Chief Engineer, Barbara Boxer, co-designer, Diane Feinstein project manager, Bin Laden, Chief Financial Officer, and the whole great bunch in the mechanical engineering team from Handgun Control Incorporated, who proudly stand behind their work with the sensational new marketing slogan, "If you won't lock the #@$% things up, we will...and at the worst possible time." Consultation provided by the new U.N. Division, Weapons of Staff Reduction. Paid for by the Democratic cockus and "Radical Islamists for Jihad and Charles Schumer."

Disclaimer: All persons, agencies, and religious extremists represented here are completely factional. All similarities to actual people, companies, and top-secret agencies, are completely collaborative. Names have been preserved to detach the innocent.



Shooter429

[maas]

shooter 429 if it was my gun id go to the bench grinder spend about 30 hours grinding it into powder and give it back to boxer and the rest of them (then id probibly poke them with a stick to prove a point that you kan kill sombody with that too damn i just got all of our pointy sticks banned)

[shooter429]

more to me than all of those freedom-hating blankety blank blankers put together. The stick is the flesh of a dearly departed tree. Once you defamed the stick by immersing it in said scum, then we would have all of the eco-terrorists that support the aformentioned freedom-haters on our doorstep and they would come and chain themselves to the stick. Okay, now, with the freedom haters and sticks in mind, think:

what if the sticks fought back?

check this out:

http://www.stickdeath.com/frameset.htm

Piece!

Shooter429

[jibjab]

Do not own a gun with a internal lock, won't have one unless they are giving them away. If gun makers get smart and do away with the internal lock those that have it will have nothing of value.

[CajunBass]

I've got a couple of guns that have them. I don't think I've ever used them beyond locking them and saying "Oh look. They have a lock. That's nice." Been unlocked ever since.

On the other hand, I've never let the fact that the gun has one stop me from buying if it I wanted it.

[BigFunWMU]

I carry that little green thing that came with my Remington 12ga with me when I hunt. Just in case it somehow locks itself, or some jack-critter type wants to hassle me when it is in my vehicle.

[blume357]

Ruger Mark III last weekend and there was this really neat Ruger padlock in the box... I can't wait to find a place to use it. Ironic thing is the gun also has an internal lock with those little allen wrench keys... how many locks do they think folks are going to put on their guns?

I guess now a bad guy can sue you when they get shot in your house because you didn't have your gun locked...... twice.

[rha600]

where's the option for "I don't even have one"?

My guns are kept in a safe unless I'm taking them to the range at which point they are in a loackable case. my reason is that IF I ever lost the key or combo I could break into the safe (might take forever) or case without damaging the guns where as the trigger lock that won't be possible.

[Fer]

Guys this is my opinion.

First of all I do not live in the states so maybe my case is a little diferent than yours.
First of all if the lock is included "free of charge" well ok. My Taurus has that built in lock, I have not used it yet, but it seems like a good option when my kids get older and if I feel like carring my bda.380 that day I can lockup the .38 spl and take the key with me, that way if my kid or his friends ever find it it will be useless.
The case where I would be glad to have the lock is when going to the bank or any other place where guns are not allowed. In this case(in my country) you have two options either leave the gun on the car or give it to the security officer at the door. I would not want to leave it in the car and I am sure most of you agree for obvious reasons, I would opt to give it to the security officer, and put it back in concealment on my way out.
I have noticed that when people do this especially if the gun is nice, the security officer will admire(?) the gun for a while before storing it in some drawer or something, or comment on how beautifull the gun is with his partner. So if I have the lock like Taurus or new S&W I can lock up the gun and go in to the stablishment knowing that the security personnel wont fiddle around with my gun.
The good thing is that if you hear a BANG! While inside you know it was not your gun that was discharged, either it was someone elses or the place is been robbed, even then your gun would be useless for the robers at that moment.

What you think? maybe?:o

[Fer]

Guys this is my opinion.

First of all I do not live in the states so maybe my case is a little diferent than yours.
First of all if the lock is included "free of charge" well ok. My Taurus has that built in lock, I have not used it yet, but it seems like a good option when my kids get older and if I feel like carring my bda.380 that day I can lockup the .38 spl and take the key with me, that way if my kid or his friends ever find it it will be useless.
The case where I would be glad to have the lock is when going to the bank or any other place where guns are not allowed. In this case(in my country) you have two options either leave the gun on the car or give it to the security officer at the door. I would not want to leave it in the car and I am sure most of you agree for obvious reasons, I would opt to give it to the security officer, and put it back in concealment on my way out.
I have noticed that when people do this especially if the gun is nice, the security officer will admire(?) the gun for a while before storing it in some drawer or something, or comment on how beautifull the gun is with his partner. So if I have the lock like Taurus or new S&W I can lock up the gun and go in to the stablishment knowing that the security personnel wont fiddle around with my gun.
The good thing is that if you hear a BANG! While inside you know it was not your gun that was discharged, either it was someone elses or the place is been robbed, even then your gun would be useless for the robers at that moment.

What you think? maybe?:o

[Fer]

Guys this is my opinion.

First of all I do not live in the states so maybe my case is a little diferent than yours.
First of all if the lock is included "free of charge" well ok. My Taurus has that built in lock, I have not used it yet, but it seems like a good option when my kids get older and if I feel like carring my bda.380 that day I can lockup the .38 spl and take the key with me, that way if my kid or his friends ever find it it will be useless.
The case where I would be glad to have the lock is when going to the bank or any other place where guns are not allowed. In this case(in my country) you have two options either leave the gun on the car or give it to the security officer at the door. I would not want to leave it in the car and I am sure most of you agree for obvious reasons, I would opt to give it to the security officer, and put it back in concealment on my way out.
I have noticed that when people do this especially if the gun is nice, the security officer will admire(?) the gun for a while before storing it in some drawer or something, or comment on how beautifull the gun is with his partner. So if I have the lock like Taurus or new S&W I can lock up the gun and go in to the stablishment knowing that the security personnel wont fiddle around with my gun.
The good thing is that if you hear a BANG! While inside you know it was not your gun that was discharged, either it was someone elses or the place is been robbed, even then your gun would be useless for the robers at that moment.

What you think? maybe?:o

[Fer]

Sorry!!!! the server was slow I pressed the stop button, don,t know what happened.

[Russ5924]

I have two S&W with the lock and one Taurus,don't think I ever took the keys out of the box or even tried it.I THINK they are still in the box??????:eek:

[Mikeyboy]

Just my .02....To start off, I don't own anything with an internal lock. I have used external trigger locks before I started using a safe and a lockbox. Your guns are your responsibility, when they are not in your possession they should be locked. I don't care what you do with your guns if you live alone, but if anyone else lives with you, especially kids, you should lock your guns up. Also my feeling is statistically your are more likely to have the house robbed when your not home, then to have an intruder enter when your home. A few years before the "It takes a Thief" show came out a local News station here did something similar to a guys house. I just remembering the guy using a pillow case to steal jewelry and other thing, but when he found the revolver, he put in right in his waistband. At the end of the exercise they asked the ex-thief why he didn't put the gun in the pillowcase with the other valuables, and he simply said, "In case someone comes home while I'm working." For most burglars safes and lockboxes take too much precious time to open. Trigger locks, cable locks and external lock will not prevent a thief from stealing your gun, but they will prevent a thief from using your weapon on you or your family members if you enter the house during the robbery.

[45-70]

Hey, it came unlocked and I "had" to leave it that way. Only gun I own with a lock and as soon as I can trade for one without, I will.

[shooter429]

When/if it is necessary to lock the gun, I too, think it should be in the safe and not laying around with a silly little hex lock/key as security. But that call should be left to the individual who is responsible for the weapon.

Incidently, anybody who thinks that the locks come without extra charge, is fooling himself. Just because it is not itemised, doesn't mean it does not exist.

Anyway, I think this topic has been done to death. Everybody to your corners.

Peace

Shooter429

[maas]

wanna know what sucks even more in california those locks (most of them) arnt approved my brother in law just bought a 357 taurus and he had to buy another lock for it. i took my 22 mark II ruger in to get it put in my name had it in the box with all paper work and original padlock guess what i had to but a new lock so if they cant make up there minds on what lock is leagle they should just let us keep them in our gun safes

[ribbonstone]

No kids in the house, all but the ones loaded and ready to go are locked in safes....so no real burning need for a key-lock.

I think they are all in a cigar box in the bottom of the safe...haven't looked in a time. Only keep them for the possibility the darn thing might set itself as I certainly never will.

[trigger happy]

I don't own a gun with a built in lock...seems to be just one more thing that can go wrong at the wrong time..I don't like to tempt fate as it were