Tag: safety

  • Marine Corps. Embraces Social Networking

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    As of today, all Marines can now access popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at work, and they don’t even have to apply for a waiver to do so. Source –  MarineCorpsTimes Sounds like a terrible idea.  The USMC must be incredibly confident in the security of their networks, and the…

  • Glock Internal Safety Lock

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    One Glock option that is new to me is the internal safety lock. Listed on the Glock website under the “Safety Pack” menu.  When locked, the gun cannot be fired or disassembled. My initial impressions when I saw this system were: a) Why would I want a lock in my Glock(s)? b) What advantage does…

  • High School Boy Shoots Self By Accident With Stolen Gun

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    Source KSL.com – HERE Salt Lake City, UT – Sixteen-year-old Maile Fine was pronounced dead at Intermountain Medical Center Thursday after an apparent joke about Russian Roulette went horribly wrong. Though friends with him at the time said he had taken the bullets out of the gun, when Fine pointed it at his head and…

  • A crappy looking watch and a gun that depends on it

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    The watch sends a wireless arming signal to the gun. If the gun is picking up a signal from the watch, a green LED on the back lights up. Try squeezing the handle without wearing the watch, and you will see a red warning light and the gun will not fire. Anyone can pick up…

  • The success of Eddie Eagle

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    The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, NRA’s groundbreaking gun accident prevention course for children, has surpassed yet another milestone by reaching its 23 millionth child. The purpose of the Eddie Eagle Program isn’t to teach whether guns are good or bad, but rather to promote the protection and safety of children. The program makes no value…

  • Federal Laser Beam Law

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    Is SERIOUS BUSINESS according to LaserMax: Put a sticker on the outside of my gun? Uhhhh I don’t think so. Full Story: Jay G at MArooned Blog