New York City Passes Bill Requiring Safety Locks On All Handguns Sold
PR Newswire - April 29, 1998 14:43
TEQUESTA, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City passed legislation
yesterday that would require all handguns sold in New York City to be equipped
with a safety locking device.
Saf T Lok (Nasdaq: LOCK) CEO John Gardner stated in response to the news
that he was "pleased at the recognition by the city of New York to protect our
children. Formal recognition of the need for responsible gun ownership has
been long overdue."
Saf T Lok manufactures the only safety lock for firearms that allows the
gun owner to safely lock a loaded gun yet have it instantly available -- only
to an authorized user. The lock is a touch sensitive, completely mechanical,
combination lock that requires no keys, batteries, computer chips or rings.
The bill, Int. 69-A, co-sponsored by Council Speaker Peter Vallone and
Public Safety Committee Chair Sheldon Leffler was dedicated to the memory of
an 8-year-old New Yorker who died as a result of an accidental gun discharge.
"The recent tragedies in Arkansas and Pennsylvania have cruelly
demonstrated to the nation the necessity of providing safety locks for our
firearms," said Gardner. "It's really going to be difficult for any
legislator, let alone a parent, to turn a deaf ear to the need for safer
guns."
Councilman Leffler echoed Gardner's sentiments pointing toward the future
of gun lock legislation. "This bill will reduce injuries and save many young
lives, and that is why I fought so hard for its passage," said Leffler. "I am
hopeful that it will provide the impetus for movement in Washington for
federal legislation."
SOURCE Saf T Lok
/CONTACT: Kurt Divich, for Saf T Lok, 888-632-4653/
/Web site: www.saf-t-lok.com/
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