h a l f b a k e r yFewer ducks than estimates indicate.
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Two bits of plastic, cut from a thick-walled bottle, like washing up liquid, or two plastic rulers.. |
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Children have been known to poke holes with sticks. |
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But not 4 holes at the same time where the stick has
to reach around an obstacle, turn back 180 degrees
and hit 4 small buttons. |
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The only way to overcome this would be with finger
extensions which is pretty unlikely, but at some point
there's no foolproof safety measure for anything. |
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Just to make things more complicated, you might
need to insert your fingers in a certain order like a
combination before it unlocks. |
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Or your gun could ask you some general-knowledge questions and require correct answers before it could be fired - e.g. <robotic voice> "What's the capital of Peru?" |
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Lima. Let me see if I got it. |
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It would help keep guns away from most kids. That is same hand you use to aim with and slowly pull the trigger. Rifle or pistol it would make the shot pattern larger and more random, because you hand has to do one more thing and your brain might be distracted. |
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hippo (If you can't remember the capital of Peru, the home invaders kill your entire family. "Honey why is there a map of South America on the bedroom wall ?") |
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//there's no foolproof safety measure for anything. |
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Erm, impossible to get shot by a gun, where there is no gun. Works for me. |
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It might actually be better the other way around: with the gun only shootable by a child. |
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To clarify: I looked on the internet and found that in 1991, only 8% of accidental deaths associated with firearms in the US were caused by children under the age of six. This suggests to me that (a) American under sixes are the safest users of firearms and (b) simply making handguns harder for grown ups or bigger boys and girls to use could reduce the number of unintentional firearm related deaths by 92%. |
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//of accidental deaths associated with firearms in the US were caused by children under the age of six. |
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..but how about the deliberate deaths? |
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The most obvious answers are either the two key system, with both keys being 6ft apart, or enormously large grips and a trigger with a pull of 100kg. |
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Comes complete with exoskeleton (adult size only) so you can actually hold the gun and pull the trigger. See promo pic linky. |
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This idea discriminates against adult women with small hands and
limited strength. [-] |
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Not if they use the exoskeleton mentioned above, probably be able to pick up and fire an 88.. c link |
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// use the exoskeleton // |
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Will that be available in pink and white, with diamante insets and a lace trim ? |
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... Borg sex-toy <facepalm> |
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Well, yes, 88's are pretty sexy ... |
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That would really depend where on the exoskeleton the 88 was attached. |
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//Right. Impossible for a burglar to get shot when the law-abiding homeowner has no gun to defend himself with. |
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Strangely...to me that sounds quite good. Burglar-san now knows I am not going to try killing him/her, so they don't have a particularly good reason to try killing me...burglary is for money... |
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//medley of Spandau Ballet hits. |
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Cruel and unusual punishments... |
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//silencing a witness who can put them in jail for the burglary, |
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Consider the jail time for burglary, then the jail time for murder...there is a disincentive in killing the householder... |
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and the insurance is going to cover whatever got stolen, so you have little incentive to kill the burglar. |
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Just...I remember one burglary in London they decided to not try killing each other, so a small kind of bargaining session emerged, "sure you have the flat screen, but that jar is Aunt Mable's ashes so that's staying" and so on. |
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Probably tough on the ego, but nobody died, the police get a witness who is still breathing etc |
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//so a small kind of bargaining session emerged// |
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Now 'that' sounds like a Monty Python skit;
"Right... can we have your silver then?" |
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//most city dwellers rent and do NOT carry renter's insurance |
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Pourquoi? That's just daft. |
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Basically your average London burglar is descended from a long line of burglars, one of whom nicked the silverware from the first Roman encampment, so they have 2000+ years of experience to fall back on....it takes a while for a vaguely logical scheme to get worked out. In the same manner, criminals and the police in the UK do seem to have a "you don't shoot us, we don't shoot you" kind of deal going...which newcomers sometimes don't know...see Sidney Street siege. |
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