The San Mateo Police Department is safe from the National Shooting Sports Foundation gun lock recall because they were not one of the 300 law enforcement agencies receiving the locks. Yesterday, NSSF announced that 400,000 gun locks distributed across the nation would be recalled because the locks failed to adequately secure gun triggers.
The department also managed to avoid another recall on Masterlock gun locks that was announced in July this year because the department so happened to have a different model than the defect Masterlock locks.
Despite the scare, the department still has a lot of faith in the effectiveness of gun locks.
"The gun locks are a safety feature so that children can't fire guns in a residence. They also put an extra second before [an adult] uses the weapon, which hopefully will make them think before using it," said Sgt. Kevin Raffaelli.
For two years, the San Mateo Police Department has handed out free gun locks to their officers who keep guns at home, to citizens who request them, and to citizens who get their weapons back after police confiscation. Raffaelli said the department started handing out the locks after a few high profile cases in the state where children brandished firearms.
The gun locks come in two pieces, which lock over the trigger and are secured with a key. They can be used effectively on any type of gun, according to Raffaelli.
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