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Man taking trash to dumpster with gun slips, shoots and kills self accidentally, police say (www.ksat.com)

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A man taking his trash to an apartment dumpster was shot and killed after he slipped while walking and the gun he was carrying went off accidentally, according to San Antonio police.

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[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity, so they don’t have to concern themselves with safety mechanisms or quality.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's not what that meant.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Actually yes it had that effect. Without that immunity, the market would have felt the pressure and invested more into research into better gun locks etc. The immunity laws took away that incentive. Economists have discussed this issue at length about how the gun market is different than other markets due to this.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Gun manufacturers have been building ever better internal safeties for decades. If a gun goes off from a slip and fall, somebody is carrying like an absolute idiot, or using an obsolete pistol.