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A small arms manufacturer in the US is taking deposits for a gun specially designed for elderly and disabled people, who may be able to get it on prescription.
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A small arms manufacturer in the US is taking deposits for a gun specially designed for elderly and disabled people, who may be able to get it on prescription.
Meh, give them an uzi. They don't need a specialized gun.
sweet, now people that cant remember who their kids are can shoot people
And no one sees this backfiring? Like, literally?
I approve this proposal
I know people who are sound of mind, but have terrible arthritis.
a .45acp is simply too much for them to handle.
People of all ages and physical states should be able to defend themselves.
if its for defence purposes why is it being sold as medicinal
i'm pretty sure its not for defence
I saw this a while back. FDE already said no.
IMO, it is stupid to try and market it as a medical item. But it does look easy to use.
probably to keep it from being an AOW or something, man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymous D
I dont see why it would be classified like that. Its a pistol, it can have a short barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by bacon ops
so how ergonomic do you have to make a gun to make its recoil so weak that it won't knock over the elderly/crippled individual who has no small arms training?
No idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
But I have a small 9mm pistol. Its light and has a 3 inch barrel, and it kicks like my .40
I dont see how this thing wouldnt.
oh wait you mean guns aren't like in the movies where someone who has never shot one before can just pull the trigger and not be knocked back?
so you mean grandpa will think that guns operate like that in real life and be knocked backwards when trying to ward off the intruder, completely missing him and breaking his hip in the process?
gee, i wonder what else they wrong in hollywood. i mean csi's portrayal of forensics can't be wrong and yet influence trials, for example.
CSI is 100% accurate.
:shifty:
And I actually think this gun might have low recoil. Since it is single shot, it wont have teh weight of the slide racking to load the next round.
Since you know guns, mind explaining? In terms of the recoil, shouldn't all that matter be the momentum of the bullet, i.e. the bullet's mass times velocity? Assuming that the gun weighs much less than the human, its weight should have a negligible effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymous D
That does have alot to do with it. But a lighter gun will recoil more. And on semi auto pistols, the slide flying back and then back up to chamber the next round will add some felt recoil.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
Me and my friend both have a pistol chambered in .40 S&W. Mine is aluminum with a steel slide, his is polymer with a steel slide. Recoil on his feels stronger due to the lighter weight of the pistol.
Yeah, that's no surprise... I was going to put that in my post but I got lazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymous D
Anyways, the point was that a smaller gun would either have nearly the same recoil or worse recoil than a larger one.
I c.Quote:
And on semi auto pistols, the slide flying back and then back up to chamber the next round will add some felt recoil.
I wonder how many old people would use this to keep those damn kids from skateboarding on the sidewalks.?
...or off their lawns...
It's not like the recoil of a pistol is going to knock someone over... are the elderly really concerned about the second shot?