Wait just a minute, Mr. Burglar.

 

Michael Collier says it's very simple. People with guns should be required to keep them locked up in safes or locked with trigger locks with only one person having the keys or combinations. Mr. Essie May and I consider that to be a bit stupid. Our guns are kept loaded and in the nightstands -- one on each side of the bed.

 

Suppose we take Michael's suggestion. I wake up in the middle of the night and tell Mr. Essie May that I hear someone in the house. About the time his feet hit the floor, our bedroom door opens. Mr. Essie May says, "Hold it right there! Wait a second -- hold on a minute -- Honey, where's the key to the safe? Be right with you, Mr. Burglar, just as soon as I get this trigger lock off."

 

Then there is the "mandatory" part of Michael's plan. Will we be subject to invasive inspections of our homes? Who will be in charge of insuring we have the safes and/or locks on our guns?

 

Michael says his idea will make people "feel much safer." Yeah, I'm sure the burglars will love it.

 

"Mandate gun locks, safes." The Dallas Morning News; January 4, 2013; p. 16A.