Prescription Handguns For the Elderly and Disabled

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."

Comments

God, please let this be true.

[Lord Kano]

I want to see liberals' heads explode when they realize that Socialized medicine is being used to buy people guns.

LK

Re:God, please let this be true.

[Livius]

So that means if they shoot someone, it would be a medicinal homicide?

Re:God, please let this be true.

[Hal_Porter]

Uh, you consider this a conservative victory?

I don't really consider myself a conservative any more these days. Mind you I support this policy because it's so batshit insane it's got a certain charm. From an economic point it's quite rational too, patients with gunshot injuries are much cheaper to treat than patients who stayed unshot long enough to get a serious (and hard to treat) illness. Come to think of it from an economic point of view there's an argument for handing military grade assault weapons or sawn off shotguns - that way the injuries would be untreatable. Untreatable injuries are cost effective from a medical economics point of view. Hell you could just stop sending ambulances.

Re:God, please let this be true.

[Chrisq]

There might also be a few that want to see fewer elderly citizens forced to live in homeless shelters, and a few more who support it because most people who are thinking clearly do too.

But then they wouldn't be conservatives.

The perfect weapon for the elderly .......

[Anonymous Coward]

Is a 6 gauge sawed back to 5". You don't have to aim it so eye sight isn't an issue and the sound shouldn't be a problem for the hard of hearing. Recoil is a bit of a problem but if they hold on tight the recoil should rocket them to safety.

How a disabled person robbery goes down

[Anonymous Coward]

Robber: Okay gramps, this is how it's going down... You tell me where you keep your money.

Victim (clutching chest and gasping): Give me my inhaler... under my pillow... bulbous thing... has a nozzle... HURRY!!!

Robber (rummaging around): Is this it?

Victim: Yes... yes... give it to me...

Robber gives it to the victim, who pretends to put it to his mouth, but instead straightens his arm and shoots the robber down.

Victim, rolling his wheel chair over the (now-dead) robber's hand: You thought you felt lucky punk?? Well... Didya?

911 call

[kurt555gs]

Granny: Operator, my husband was shot, I think he is dead.

Operator: Please calm down mam. First, let's make sure he is really dead and not just injured.

Noise in background: click, fumble, another click, BANG!!!

Granny: ( Out of breath wheeze ) , OK I am sure he is dead, now what?

He he

Re:Idle

[Toonol]

That was a Comment.

Re:More Accidental Deaths

[ozmanjusri]

Only the ones on my lawn.

Re:Idle

[Grimbleton]

That was a reply to a comment.

Re:Hypocritic Oath?

[nicobigsby]

Oh, yes, if this goes through there will be granny gangs rolling around in wheel chairs cappin people in their asses and other gangster shit. You have opened my eyes and enlightened me. What was I thinking? lol@you