Glock made to look like a Nintendo Zapper

[mrsenor]

sig>glock

 

[Hogey]

Some of you are fucking vaginas.

 

[BisexualMMA]

People seem unable to do the simplest cost / benefit analysis.

On one hand: The benefits of having a cool looking nostalgic Nintendo-esque gun.

On the other hand: The potential consequences of someone, adult or child, seeing a real gun and reasonably believing it is a toy.

This is kind of like...wouldn't it be super cool to have a beer bottle that's filled with cyanide instead of beer? It's all good, because I keep it locked up and no kids can get at it.

 

[Mike]

People seem unable to do the simplest cost / benefit analysis.

On one hand: The benefits of having a cool looking nostalgic Nintendo-esque gun.

On the other hand: The potential consequences of someone, adult or child, seeing a real gun and reasonably believing it is a toy.

This is kind of like...wouldn't it be super cool to have a beer bottle that's filled with cyanide instead of beer? It's all good, because I keep it locked up and no kids can get at it.

Seriously though. It doesn't have anything to do with being a pussy or personal freedoms. It's a common sense issue. There's no benefit and many potential drawbacks to disguising a deadly weapon as a toy.

 

[jlagman]

People seem unable to do the simplest cost / benefit analysis.

On one hand: The benefits of having a cool looking nostalgic Nintendo-esque gun.

On the other hand: The potential consequences of someone, adult or child, seeing a real gun and reasonably believing it is a toy.

This is kind of like...wouldn't it be super cool to have a beer bottle that's filled with cyanide instead of beer? It's all good, because I keep it locked up and no kids can get at it.

You mean, you've never seen an old 2 litre bottle of soda filled with random ass chemicals like a cleaner or pesticide and left in a garage somewhere?

 

[jlagman]

Seriously though. It doesn't have anything to do with being a pussy or personal freedoms. It's a common sense issue. There's no benefit and many potential drawbacks to disguising a deadly weapon as a toy.

"Many potential drawbacks"? If it's left within access of any dumbass, it's the same amount of risk regardless of the appearance. But since there's no evidence of any actual negligent storage...

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

This is such a stupid debate.

how can anyone support making guns into children's toys.

its like a doll with a gun inside of it.

 

[BisexualMMA]

You mean, you've never seen an old 2 litre bottle of soda filled with random ass chemicals like a cleaner or pesticide and left in a garage somewhere?

I've never done that. But at least it would presumably be something with a chemical odor that hits you in the face the second the top is screwed off, not a one-drop-kills-you chemical intended to cause immediate death (like a bullet).

I've done a lot of housework and yardwork and cleaning over the years. What reason do I have to take chemicals out of their original containers and put them in soda bottles?

 

[BisexualMMA]

"Many potential drawbacks"? If it's left within access of any dumbass, it's the same amount of risk regardless of the appearance. But since there's no evidence of any actual negligent storage...

If left in the hands of a dumbass, there are new risks created by virtue of the gun looking like a toy. If the dumbass leaves it around, a normal person can come across it and assume (without being a dumbass) that it's a toy for playing Nintendo Duck Hunt rather than a gun. Who knows if the dumbass left the safety on?

 

[jlagman]

If left in the hands of a dumbass, there are new risks created by virtue of the gun looking like a toy. If the dumbass leaves it around, a normal person can come across it and assume (without being a dumbass) that it's a toy for playing Nintendo Duck Hunt rather than a gun. Who knows if the dumbass left the safety on?

Gotta love those Glock safeties that people can just switch on and off.

 

[jlagman]

I've never done that. But at least it would presumably be something with a chemical odor that hits you in the face the second the top is screwed off, not a one-drop-kills-you chemical intended to cause immediate death (like a bullet).

I've done a lot of housework and yardwork and cleaning over the years. What reason do I have to take chemicals out of their original containers and put them in soda bottles?

And I've owned firearms for years; I keep them secure when I'm not home and don't let dumbasses handle them. No harm, no foul right?

 

[Mike]

"Many potential drawbacks"? If it's left within access of any dumbass, it's the same amount of risk regardless of the appearance. But since there's no evidence of any actual negligent storage...

You have to consider the possibility of someone else getting a hold of it.

Possible Benefit: Oh cool that gun looks like _______ , I remember that! Nostalgia!


Possible downside: Too bad that cop or other citizen thought that gun was a _____ and not a gun, now he's dead.


Is option two likely? No. Why increase the odds at all for no real benefit though?

 

[DevilsLettuce]

If left in the hands of a dumbass, there are new risks created by virtue of the gun looking like a toy. If the dumbass leaves it around, a normal person can come across it and assume (without being a dumbass) that it's a toy for playing Nintendo Duck Hunt rather than a gun. Who knows if the dumbass left the safety on?

Glocks have no manual safety so there is nothing to "leave on". Anyone who picks up a gun and thinks it is a toy is an idiot. Guns don't feel like toys, especially ful l- sized .45s. You know what else look like toys? All real guns. Toy guns like airsoft and even shit from Toys-R-Us all look super real, so who cares if there is a gun that looks like a toy? Gun safety rules still apply and you don't leave it out for kids to get at.

 

[jlagman]

You have to consider the possibility of someone else getting a hold of it.

Possible Benefit: Oh cool that gun looks like _______ , I remember that! Nostalgia!


Possible downside: Too bad that cop or other citizen thought that gun was a _____ and not a gun, now he's dead.


Is option two likely? No. Why increase the odds at all for no real benefit though?

Not likely if people secure their guns, period.

How it looks is irrelevant, it's a gun; no shit it can be dangerous if someone who isn't supposed to get ahold of it does. The key is to not let something like that happen in the first place; if someone who isn't you, is in public, brandishing your gun, you've got a lot more to worry about than what colour you painted it.

 

[ithinktheymad]

Hate the guns I do own. They are not toys. Neutral to uneasy about it.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Glocks have no manual safety so there is nothing to "leave on". Anyone who picks up a gun and thinks it is a toy is an idiot. Guns don't feel like toys, especially ful l- sized .45s. You know what else look like toys? All real guns. Toy guns like airsoft and even shit from Toys-R-Us all look super real, so who cares if there is a gun that looks like a toy? Gun safety rules still apply and you don't leave it out for kids to get at.

I have no control over what people do. But people are idiots. People do leave things accessible sometimes because they are idiots.

When I was 10, if I'd found a real gun that looked and felt like a real gun, I wouldn't have pointed it at my friends and pulled the trigger. If it had been a heavy metallic Nintendo gun, I may well have done exactly that.

Anyway, like I said, I think the benefits here aren't worth the risks. But it's out of my hands.

After all the work that's been done to un-blur the line between guns and toys in appearance over the years, this seems like a step backwards.

 

[jlagman]

I have no control over what people do. But people are idiots. People do leave things accessible sometimes because they are idiots.

When I was 10, if I'd found a real gun that looked and felt like a real gun, I wouldn't have pointed it at my friends and pulled the trigger. If it had been a heavy metallic Nintendo gun, I may well have done exactly that.

Anyway, like I said, I think the benefits here aren't worth the risks. But it's out of my hands.

After all the work that's been done to un-blur the line between guns and toys in appearance over the years, this seems like a step backwards.

Which is why, as a gun owner, I hate the idea of toy guns, because they don't teach kids responsibility.

 

[Bay Area]

This is such a stupid debate.

how can anyone support making guns into children's toys.

its like a doll with a gun inside of it.

Who cares? As long as the bullets are in a safe location.

 

[DevilsLettuce]

I have no control over what people do. But people are idiots. People do leave things accessible sometimes because they are idiots.

When I was 10, if I'd found a real gun that looked and felt like a real gun, I wouldn't have pointed it at my friends and pulled the trigger. If it had been a heavy metallic Nintendo gun, I may well have done exactly that.

Anyway, like I said, I think the benefits here aren't worth the risks. But it's out of my hands.

After all the work that's been done to un-blur the line between guns and toys in appearance over the years, this seems like a step backwards.

I don't think you're going to see too many of these. It is an expensive and time consuming process to make a gun look like that. This is basically a one-off.

 

[throwboes]

I believe they are selling these guns. Someone asked how much they cost on their Instagram. They replied with "call this number xxxxxxxxx".