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Blue guns at MK
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Unplugged
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I'm wondering now, why law enforcement haven't simply painted their guns orange or another "bright color"? After all, how many news reports are there about people running because even though officer yelled freeze, they didn't see a gun?
Perhaps, much like safety cones, the real guns should be bright. Non-safety cones (like the ones at your local ice cream shop) are beige/brown (think waffle styled). Police wear those little reflective vests that are orange, while "non-official" vests for cold weather or fishing are brown, green, beige, etc.
And lets not forget our friends & family in the military. Depending on their jobs, their weapons are painted camouflage. Those are more real than even the police weapons.
Obviously someone not so bright has not recognized the standard that official things are brightly colored, not the toys!
You pick:
a) :brick:
b) :ROFLOL:
c) :lookaroun
Perhaps, much like safety cones, the real guns should be bright. Non-safety cones (like the ones at your local ice cream shop) are beige/brown (think waffle styled). Police wear those little reflective vests that are orange, while "non-official" vests for cold weather or fishing are brown, green, beige, etc.
And lets not forget our friends & family in the military. Depending on their jobs, their weapons are painted camouflage. Those are more real than even the police weapons.
Obviously someone not so bright has not recognized the standard that official things are brightly colored, not the toys!
You pick:
a) :brick:
b) :ROFLOL:
c) :lookaroun
Jekyll_Baker
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:lol:
comics101
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Because we're Americans, and we can do the impossible!
haveyoumetmark
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I actually have a gun to protect myself from other people with guns.
comics101
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I actually have a gun to protect myself from other people with guns.
Or knives, or ropes, or your daughter from latex :lookaroun
havoc
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http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/2/20/brightly_painted_guns_look_too_much_like_toys.html
http://www.jimsgunsupply.com/DuraCoat/duracoatpictures.html#PINK GUNS!!!!
*adds wood to fire and runs away*
enjoy!
http://www.jimsgunsupply.com/DuraCoat/duracoatpictures.html#PINK GUNS!!!!
*adds wood to fire and runs away*
enjoy!
DMC-12
It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
sbkline
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My finger doesn't make any sounds. It does all the pointing while my butt makes all the noise. But the result ends up being "pew pew pew, you're dead".
kevlightyear
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All these replies, and while everyone is predicting explosive words, nobody is contributing any. Hooray!
I will say, though, that while bright blue and green toy guns will look ridiculous (especially when paired with say a realistic looking pirate or cowboy costume), it's even more ridiculous to think people actually buy those guns in the first place.
I will say, though, that while bright blue and green toy guns will look ridiculous (especially when paired with say a realistic looking pirate or cowboy costume), it's even more ridiculous to think people actually buy those guns in the first place.
JohnWeckwerth
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There is a company in Wis. that paints real guns blue or pink or any color you want. So whats the point of painting a flintlock? The flintlock I got at DL over 30 years ago actually came with cork musket balls. If you fired off a cap on it the ball shot out a couple feet.
DMC-12
It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
luckyeye13
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This might also be, in part, to smooth Guest's journeys through the airport on the way back home. Since the TSA requires that firearms be declared at check-in, even in checked baggage, I would imagine that seeing the realistic-looking toy guns in a bag throws the screeners into a bit of a fit. Also, for passengers traveling outside of the US, there are usually much stricter gun control laws to deal with. For example, passengers flying to the UK with a firearm must declare it at check-in, present it unloaded in a case all by itself, and pack the ammo separately from the firearm. Then, lots of paperwork needs to be filled out by the passenger, the agent checking them in, and the supervisor in charge of the counter (at least that is how it is done at British Airways). The firearm is tagged with a special limited-release tag and the captain has to be notified of the firearm's exact location in the hold. Unlike a regular piece of luggage, if a firearm does not make it on to the flight, it cannot be sent on a later flight. It gets to sit around at the departure airport until the owner can pick it up. Once the plane lands, the firearm is delivered to UK HM Customs, who will release it to the passenger once all of the paperwork is completed.
Now, hopefully, the passenger was smart enough to give advance notice of the firearm coming along for the ride, since a passenger who does not will generally not be accepted for travel due to all the fun that this entails and the time that it takes. Since a realistic-looking toy gun can technically be subject to the same treatment as a real one for passengers flying to the UK, you can understand why they have the potential to make things quite difficult for passengers and for airport staff. If you think that this won't happen, I actually have an example from working at Newark Airport of this exact situation. One of the actors who plays Captain Morgan (of rum fame) was traveling to London from our airport and a very realistic-looking fake gun was found in his bag by the TSA inspectors. Due to the bag's destination, they removed the gun and we notified the passenger, who asked us to store it in our baggage office, since he didn't want to go through all of the steps to get it on the plane. (Since it was fake, we did agree to hold on to it until his return.) Now, I am only using the UK as an example because that is what I was trained for, but I know that there are plenty of countries around the world with equal or even stronger restrictions. So while it may be just a toy gun, it could, unfortunately, be a real headache for those who come into contact with it at an airport.
Now, hopefully, the passenger was smart enough to give advance notice of the firearm coming along for the ride, since a passenger who does not will generally not be accepted for travel due to all the fun that this entails and the time that it takes. Since a realistic-looking toy gun can technically be subject to the same treatment as a real one for passengers flying to the UK, you can understand why they have the potential to make things quite difficult for passengers and for airport staff. If you think that this won't happen, I actually have an example from working at Newark Airport of this exact situation. One of the actors who plays Captain Morgan (of rum fame) was traveling to London from our airport and a very realistic-looking fake gun was found in his bag by the TSA inspectors. Due to the bag's destination, they removed the gun and we notified the passenger, who asked us to store it in our baggage office, since he didn't want to go through all of the steps to get it on the plane. (Since it was fake, we did agree to hold on to it until his return.) Now, I am only using the UK as an example because that is what I was trained for, but I know that there are plenty of countries around the world with equal or even stronger restrictions. So while it may be just a toy gun, it could, unfortunately, be a real headache for those who come into contact with it at an airport.
Dwarful
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Good grief! We must protect ourselves from ourselves. I don't think painting these guns will do much and why do it now? I have two daughter's, our 8 yr old decided this year for Halloween she wants to be either "Jesse James" or "the bride from the Haunted Mansion". Do I worry she will grow up to be either
a). a train robbing killer or
b). serial black widow bride
Nope. I think she is 8 yrs. old. She knows right from wrong. (And hey, if I push for the bride we can get a second use out of one of many flower girl dresses the girls have worn.)
My husband and I both grew up 'smoking candy cigarettes' or the bubble gum kind that 'really smoked' but neither of us are smokers. My husband 'chewed Big League Chew' and beef jerky sold in round cans like chewing tobacco but he doesn't chew tobacco either. Do I worry about all those kids I see buying toy guns at WDW becoming killers? Nope. They are kids. They are toys. If a parent wants their child, boy or girl, to have that toy gun, fine, it's not my business. Do I think many kids would want a bright blue toy gun? Not really.
a). a train robbing killer or
b). serial black widow bride
Nope. I think she is 8 yrs. old. She knows right from wrong. (And hey, if I push for the bride we can get a second use out of one of many flower girl dresses the girls have worn.)
My husband and I both grew up 'smoking candy cigarettes' or the bubble gum kind that 'really smoked' but neither of us are smokers. My husband 'chewed Big League Chew' and beef jerky sold in round cans like chewing tobacco but he doesn't chew tobacco either. Do I worry about all those kids I see buying toy guns at WDW becoming killers? Nope. They are kids. They are toys. If a parent wants their child, boy or girl, to have that toy gun, fine, it's not my business. Do I think many kids would want a bright blue toy gun? Not really.
bhg469
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Am I the only person who remembers the kid who was shot and killed by a police officer because he had a water gun and the cop said that it looked so real he couldn't tell that it was toy?
Laugh all you want, but when it comes to guns, people find themselves in situations where a split second could be the difference between life and death.
Now, I agree that I think the orange caps on the guns Disney sells screams... TOY, but even so I don't think laws that make it
mandatory for toy guns to look like toys and real guns to look real are stupid.
Laugh all you want, but when it comes to guns, people find themselves in situations where a split second could be the difference between life and death.
Now, I agree that I think the orange caps on the guns Disney sells screams... TOY, but even so I don't think laws that make it
mandatory for toy guns to look like toys and real guns to look real are stupid.
Club Cooloholic
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I don't think you can ban all guns, but I always wonder why the NRA is against stricker rules for gun purchases I mean it's tougher to buy a car! And their against things like making it mandatory that a person report a stolen gun? Also, does anyone need to own a high caliber assult rifle or an uzi? And before someone jumps down my throat and say it's their right to arms and what ever those arms may be should be respected....does that mean I can own a nuclear warhead? Because if we wanna get literal with interpretation then it would be my right.
PS- As for colored guns, I think it's as long as they have painted tips but it would be wierd to make the whole gun some wierd color. They are flint lock...but even those can hurt!
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-reenactment.s29,0,4793357.story