Prescription Handguns For the Elderly and Disabled: This Won't End Well

Matariki

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:37 PM
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Prescription Handguns For the Elderly and Disabled: This Won't End Well

Wow.

http://gizmodo.com/5101430/prescription-handguns-for-the-elderly-and-disabled-this-wont-end-well

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nichomachus

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:41 PM
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1. I don't know about the elderly and disabled

but this seems specifically designed to help terrorists avoid weapons screening. I'm betting you could get that through airport security without an eyeblink.

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Matariki

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:43 PM
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3. hmmm, you're right. Looks mostly plastic.

And like it's meant to help with an asthma attack.

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Matariki

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:41 PM
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2. If I'm reading the article correctly, this hand gun is listed as a medical device.

A firearm for the elderly and disabled:

http://gizmodo.com/5069173/palm-pistol-grandma-is-going-on-a-toodle-shootin-rampage

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onehandle

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:44 PM
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4. Just what we need. More unstable people with guns. "Get off my lawn, you pesky kids..."

"...or I'll put a cap in your ass."

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MineralMan

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:45 PM
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5. Hmm...looks like a plastic mock-up in the photo...

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MineralMan

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:46 PM
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7. I can see someone mistaking this for their albuterol

inhaler. Not good for the user. :dilemma:

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NightWatcher

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:45 PM
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6. when I first saw it, I thought it shot pills out. I could use a xanax cannon

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enough

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Thu Dec-04-08 03:55 PM
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8. For families dealing with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in the elderly,

Edited on Thu Dec-04-08 03:56 PM by enough

the issue of firearms is a major problem. Many elderly people (mostly men) really value their connection with their firearms for hunting and self-defense. But when Alzheimer's enters the picture, especially with the increased paranoia and irrational rage that goes along with it, the family faces a crisis that can be even more difficult than the crisis of taking away the car.

Bringing a new gun into the picture, especially one that doesn't look like a gun, could do nothing to help this problem.

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drm604

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Thu Dec-04-08 04:23 PM
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9. Well that's stupid. n/t

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