Hide Away Those Evil Guns

Caught this at Ravenwood's Universe.

Pretty insulting to anyone that collects firearms. The article is related to an unlawful gun possession in the People's Republic of Massachusetts.

His comments come two weeks after Templeton Police arrested Scott Tardiff, 37 , after he turned over 16 firearms, ammunition, and an expired license to police when they served him with a restraining order.

Tardiff was charged with firearm possession without an firearm identification card, possession of a large capacity firearm, improper storage of a firearm, and improper storage of a large capacity firearm.

Tardiff, a former Leominster resident, was arrested within yards of Baldwinville Elementary School.

This concerned many parents, who said they were upset by the fact that the guns were not locked away.

While not talking about this case, area hunters and gun collectors said it is not unusual for a person to have more than one gun.

Different guns are needed to hunt different types of animals, shoot different targets and collected.

Hiding their guns away

"I think the stigma is somewhat caused by the laws," said Jim Wallace, the executive director of the Gun Owners Action League in Northboro. "By law we have to hide our guns away."

The guy was arrested within YARDS of a school! YARDS! What's that, 10, 100, 1000? And as to those concerned parents - You're bloody IDIOTS! If the guns were locked in his house, how were your kids going to be affected? If the person wanting those guns would be willing to break into the house, what makes you think they wouldn't be willing to break into the gun safe?

I have certain friends with a very good gun safe in their basement, but I'd be willing to be I could get into it within a couple of hours with just the tools sitting beside it. It wouldn't be easy, but I think it is possible. All it takes is time and effort.

State laws require all firearms to be "secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or lawfully authorized used."

Note it's a tamper-resistant mechanical lock. Tamper-resistant doesn't mean it can't be removed. Again, if you're willing to steal the weapon, what is going to stop you from removing the tamper-resistant lock?

I feel bad for the guy that starts off the article. He must have a nice collection and has to worry about the state curtailing his collecting.