The provision also provides liability protections for a gun owner who uses a safety lock and whose gun is stolen and used in a crime.

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The Canals and River Trust (CRT) legally hold health and safety responsibility for the lock and part of the weir.

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The Brazilian government says its new laws mandating frontal air bags and anti-lock brakes will dramatically improve safety, as will new impact standards.

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When you bring in a clunker that has no airbags, anti-lock brakes or other modern safety features and get a new car that does, you are protecting your family.

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She said Mr Thompson had failed to lock the lift and that necessary safety checks would have taken seconds to carry out.

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The latter is a terrible reality to contemplate, but much worse would be a truly dystopian society in which allegedly noble government figures would lock up potentially unhinged people with our safety in mind.

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She says her other kids -- ages 15, 9 and 7 -- know the "safety drill" by heart: When Michael starts to go off, they run into the car and lock the doors.

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