95 percent of all handguns in this nation are currently shipped with locking devices. Every major manufacturer has been doing it for years. The largest handgun manufacturer has been doing it for more than ten years. Again, that is why accidents are at their lowest level in decades, down 45 percent in the last 15 years alone. Well, we like that there's a recognition on the part of a major manufacturer that the manufacturers do, in fact, have some significant responsibility for the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
People are sick of it.
They want action. We're having a big fight right now here in Washington. As you know, it's been covered on this program, the Congress has refused to even hold a meeting of the Conference Committee to consider whether to close the so-called gun show loophole. We've been told repeatedly by the gun lobby, by the NRA and others, that this was impossible, it would shut down gun shows and put manufacturers out of business, et cetera. Well, now we know because one responsible gun manufacturer has indicated they can do that, that in fact that was not the case.