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Old 12-10-2008, 12:05 PM
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Is this really a good idea? I mean surely if you're not able to shoot a real gun, and need one of these, your aim isn't really gonna be that great anyway (even with this palm thing).

What's more it'll be avliable on prescription. I mean how does that work? I suppose I could see it being that way so that it is only avaliable to those who can't shoot 'real' guns but still...I'm sure it's not something that should be claimed on medical insurance.

But I'm sure there are those out there who disagree; so let's keep it civil please.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:11 PM
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that's just too bizarre for me to even comment on..a prescription gun?? what the heck?
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:17 PM
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Meh!

If you're going to manufacture a single shot self defense firearm, make it a friggan 12 gage.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:19 PM
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Meh!

If you're going to manufacture a single shot self defense firearm, make it a friggan 12 gage.
I suppose you could strap it to the wheelchair
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that's just too bizarre for me to even comment on..a prescription gun?? what the heck?
You know, at first I thought it would be something like prescription assisted suicide type of a deal. I'm glad I was wrong.
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That is exactly the description of the person who, in my mind, should be handling firearms. Apparently stupidity really does know no bounds.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:35 PM
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With such a short barrel, accuracy will be pretty low; and with only one shot... just doesn't seem like a good idea.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:38 PM
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That's totally bizarre, for a number or reasons:

- I thought you get medical prescriptions only on things you need.

- If you're in bad condition enough not to be able to handle a regular gun, you're probably in bad shape enough to handle any gun.

- Why such a high caliber for a gerontechnologically designed handgun? Why not choose a caliber with less recoil if you're designing it for a weak hand?

- A weak hand always mean a higher risk of missing the target and the risk of hitting something you don't want to hit is significantly increased. Especially with that barrel length. How do you even aim with that thing?


Crazy. Hope that one never enters the market.
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:38 PM
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I support the right to keep and arm bears even bears in wheelchairs
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it's really gonna suck when some blind old bat confuses it for her asthma inhaler
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it's really gonna suck when some blind old bat confuses it for her asthma inhaler
That's kinda what I thought. I'm thinking that or the recoil might break a frail person's wrist, too....even though they missed because they're blind as a bat.
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Is it just me, or are they going to be really, really easy to conceal? Possible issues with gang-related usage?
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The old style double or single barrel Derringers that have the exposed triggers would provide the same capability............And they don't look like and inhaler
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dude don't be like that, what if a blind person read that?

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