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sarisataka

(21,810 posts)
4. I've been following
Thu May 14, 2015, 08:50 PM
May 2015

the besmartforkids.org to see if it might actually be a legitimate campaign; not simply a membership drive.

The "TOTAL GUN LOCKS" highlighted on the page- presumably people who have taken the quiz has varied. The total has been;
16190, 15988, 13900, 15871, 15128, 14945, 13898, 14913, 16110 and the latest 15898.

It appears the "TOTAL GUN LOCKS" counter is simply a random number generator: 15,000 +/- 1,500. Since there are no instructions on how/where to obtain a lock outside of an unnamed "local gun safety awareness event" I can only conclude this is another crude marketing ploy. Strange since Ms. Watts is an accomplished career as a communications executive.

If anyone is interested in getting a free gun lock, no strings attached, this site will guide you to a local source. http://www.projectchildsafe.org/safety/find-a-safety-kit

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Credit where it is due... [View all] sarisataka May 2015 OP
They want you on the mailing list. oneshooter May 2015 #1
Not to question sarisataka May 2015 #2
Two years have gone by sarisataka May 2017 #11
I always support attempts at safe gun storage at home... Eleanors38 May 2015 #3
I've been following sarisataka May 2015 #4
Update sarisataka Apr 2016 #5
I opened one of those cable locks with two small rocks, by banging them together over the cable AtheistCrusader Apr 2016 #7
Secure? Straw Man Apr 2016 #8
Fair enough. No one lock is perfect for all guns. AtheistCrusader Apr 2016 #9
Better than nothing sarisataka Apr 2016 #10
we used to have some anti that argued against Safes and locks. ileus Apr 2016 #6
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