Prescription Handguns for the Elderly and Disabled

Jstas

Yes, you read that right.

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

From Slashdot:

Repton writes "Thanks to the Second Amendment, even the elderly have the right to keep and bear arms. The problem is that many of the guns out there are a bit unwieldy for an older person to handle. However, the inventors of the Palm Pistol are planning to change all that with a weapon that is ideal for both the elderly and the physically disabled. In a statement submitted to Medgadget, the manufacturer, Constitution Arms, has revealed the following: 'We thought you might be interested to learn that the FDA has completed its "Device/Not a Device" determination and concluded the handgun will be listed as a Class I Medical Device.' Physicians will be able to prescribe the Palm Pistol for qualified patients who may seek reimbursement through Medicare or private health insurance companies."

Here is what it looks like:



And here is grandma goin' toodle hunting!
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Maybe I'm morbid or masochistic or something, I dunno but I think this reeks of awesome!

zingo

Grandma's killing gangsters again...

shadowofnight

Thats awesome

They would be banned of course at retirement homes...bingo halls....lodges...rehabilitation centers ...etc , you havent seen true pure anger with intent to cause bodily harm until you have seen one of those little old ladies food cart get delayed or somebody called a false bingo :eek:

I heard more cuss words and death threats in the 5 weeks I was visiting my mom during her stay last year in the rehabilitation/retirement home after she broke her hip, then I ever did in the couple of years as a bouncer

The other thing is it looks too much like an inhaler....they would need to color that sucker hunter orange or bright red if they didnt want granny eating a bullet instead of her morning puff.

leroyjr1

Wonder if my grandma can get one for me?:D

Face

Great, just what old and senile people need.

Ricardo

"Physicians will be able to prescribe the Palm Pistol for qualified patients who may seek reimbursement through Medicare or private health insurance companies."

This is a joke, right?

obieone

Totally, Friggin' AWESOME!!!!

rabies_70

Gives they can pry the gun from my cold dead hands a slightly different twist now.

I-SIG

Ricardo wrote: »

"Physicians will be able to prescribe the Palm Pistol for qualified patients who may seek reimbursement through Medicare or private health insurance companies."

This is a joke, right?

Just because you're old you should lose the right to defend yourself?

Wes

ND13

Shoot em in his toodles!!! She shot over the target most of the time, I wonder who lives down the road???