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

[Matariki]

Wow.

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

[nichomachus]

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.

[Matariki]

3. hmmm, you're right. Looks mostly plastic.

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

[Matariki]

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

[onehandle]

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."

[MineralMan]

5. Hmm...looks like a plastic mock-up in the photo...

[MineralMan]

7. I can see someone mistaking this for their albuterol

inhaler. Not good for the user. :dilemma:

[NightWatcher]

6. when I first saw it, I thought it shot pills out. I could use a xanax cannon

[enough]

8. For families dealing with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in the elderly,

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.

[drm604]

9. Well that's stupid. n/t