Legislation supported by the president would include provisions requiring child safety locks, licensing, and gunshow background checks.

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His job here was to clean the machines, one of the most dangerous positions, but he says there were no safety locks.

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In addition to the aforementioned traction-control system, standard features include ABS brakes, electronic brake assistance, child safety locks and driver, passenger and side-head air bags.

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But the legislation stalled over such issues as how to extend Brady law background checks to gun shows, banning large-capacity ammunition clips or whether to require safety locks on handguns.

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In May, as part of a bill aimed at curbing juvenile violence, the Senate passed measures mandating child safety locks on handguns and requiring background checks to be made on anyone who buys a weapon at a gun show.

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Responsible buyers would pay lower premiums for taking gun-safety classes, using gun locks and safes.

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But Dennis Henigan, legal director of the Centre to Prevent Handgun Violence, replies that gun manufacturers already have access to low-tech safety devices, such as combination locks.

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