Old People Get A New Gun – From Gizmodo
Published - Friday, 12 December, 2008This is bloody crazy…
Old People Get A New Gun – From Gizmodo
A US company has created a new gun designed to be used by the elderly and is claiming that it has gotten approval to market the 9mm handgun as a ‘medical device’.
The odd-looking Palm Pistol is designed for those old folk that can’t fire normal guns due to arthritis or other conditions. Some would argue that old folk, or anyone else, shouldn’t be firing guns in the first place.
The sales material reads:
“It is also ideal for seniors, disabled or others who may have limited strength or manual dexterity. Using the thumb instead of the index finger for firing, it significantly reduces muzzle drift, one of the principal causes of inaccurate targeting. Point and shoot couldn’t be easier.”
If you think that’s frightening, check out what the president of Constitution Arms, Matthew Carmel, had to say about the Palm Pistol being justifiably seen as a medical device. Jump now.
“It’s something that they need to assist them in daily living. The justification for this would be no more or less for a [walking aid] or wheelchair, or any number of things that are medical devices.”
The FDA in the US disputes that his company has received medical device status for the Palm Pistol, which for now, thankfully, is still confined to designs and patents.-Martin Lynch
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