ORIGINAL: duckdog132
the stamp on gun barrels " warning thisfirearm is dangerous"
If you are seeking conclusive proof that humanity has no hope left, I give you this demented label. What do people think a gun is and does? I know that lawyers have to be involved, but even when you factor in the product-liability racket, there is still a certain Alice in Wonderland quality to this warning.
Maybe we should put a sign on the front of every locomotive that reads, DO NOT STAND ON TRACKS WHILE TRAIN IS IN MOTION. Or on the steering columns of automobiles: FAILURE TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPROACHING STATIONARY OBJECTS AT HIGH SPEED CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Anyone who can explain this phenomenon can probably also tell us why Paris Hilton is famous.
In Copperas Cove TX one time there was a woman who went to the local Gibson's Discount store and bought an O/U double-barreled Remington style Derringer. She loaded it, cocked the hammer, pointed it at themiddle of her left hand, and put a bullet right through her hand! She then sued the maker of the gun and Gibson's! (I don't recall whether the basis of her suit was that the gun was faulty, or the claimthat Gibson's should NOT have soldthe gun to an idiot!)
Since her suit was brought in a Texas court, she didn't get very far with it. But I have often wondered if she had read the owners manual for that pistol before she shot herself with it?? I doubt that a warning on the barrel would have helped her much![:'(]