do punisher grips make your 1911 "nerdy"...?

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nerdy? a little, but to each their own. i bought Anaheim Ducks grips and i dont even own a 1911.

the only way punisher grips could get you in trouble is if you use the gun as your concealed carry weapon. that looks bad.

as for HD, there is no issue. an attorney could try to show you as a vigilante, but he would fail miserably because you were in your own home.
 
R12GS LMAO!!! Yeah, tell that to other half of the country that would see John Kerry elected to president. Sorry pal, but if you believe that somehow magically everyone in this country see's things the way you and the vast majority of posters here do, you have a long long LONG way to go in criminal law. Being a student doesn't make you an expert on what takes place on the the stand, take it from me, I'm usually on the stand at least once a week.
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Being on the stand once a week doesn't make you an expert on arguing a case. There are several druggies, misfits, and miscreants that are in and out of both police stations and courtrooms on a weekly basis, that doesn't mean I'd take their advice on how to argue my case to a jury. Your experience notwithstanding, I don't believe that the majority of people in this nation are zombies that believe absolutley everything tossed at them by Hollywood or some desperado District Attorney for that case, trying to prove that punisher grips (with no other corroborating evidence) make this guy a cold blooded killer. I'm not saying that it isn't possible that somehow, if the stars lined up correctly, it it was his unlucky day, then perhaps, a VERY good and clever DA totally disregarded the merits of a guys self defense case and wanted to prosecute the guy who shot and killed the crack fiend who entered his home in the dead of night. (very unlikely, but still possible) This lawyer would have to make the case that this guy who shot and killed in self defense was a "punisher" type of person. On top of that, he would have to get the judge to issue the instructions to the jury that he should be found guilty if the prosecutor has proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this guy with his punisher grips killed in cold blood. Are you serious??? This weak case is gonna get you convicted??? Like I said, I'm no lawyer yet, but I do study case law under some very competent attorneys and this would definitly meet their definition of a "silly case". If this was brought to trial, any semi-competent attorney would have a field day ripping the DA's case to bits because of some silly grips that were on the gun and no other evidence corroborating it. There has to be something else to back up the DA's assertion that this guy is a cold blooded killer. (journals, witness statements suggesting the same, tape recordings of him confessing to be a vigilante)
The justice system requires for the prosecution to meet the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Any case that would hinge primarily on grips with no other corroborating evidence would be a loser.
That being said, yes, there is a possibilty of Mr. Punisher grips being railroaded by the system and ending up in jail for shooting somebody. That's a chance ANY and ALL of us take the moment we decide to excercize our second amendment rights and purchase a firearm for self defense. With or without punisher grips, there is a risk of prosecution for using our weapon in self defense. We must however take into consideration: A. the unlikliness of any of us non-LEO's having to use a gun in a life and death situation, B. Most self defense situations come to an end the moment a potential victim presents their gun, so there wasn't even a shot fired, and C. most people believe in the fundamental right to self defense (they would serve as jury).
I think it's definetly a little on the paronoid side to worry about some grips about a comic book character that might land you in jail.
I'm just saying, that the chances are so remote that these grips could bring with them some calamity that it's silly to even make an issue out of it. Now if this guy was wearing a whole punisher outfit, stalked the parks looking for bad guys, AND had these grips, then he might be in some trouble.:scrutiny:
 
Two responses you'll get:
1. Time to grow up and stop collecting comic books at age 30.
2. Wow! He likes Marvel comics like me!

Anyways, it's YOUR weapon and you can do anything you like with it. Who cares what other people think. If it was me I'd have pictures of Darth Maul, Luke Skywalker and Yodas all drawn on my Glocks...but don't. Maybe later.:D
 
EHL what you say is true, any prosecutor who made scary grips the lynchpin of his case would have a weak case. But it doesn't have to be the lynchpin. Even if it's just a small part of the case, if there's the least little thing that's questionable about the shooting, it could convince a jury that the defendant was maybe just a little more eager to shoot than he should have been. Why give a prosecutor ammo to use against you? And you might very well pull an incompetent defender, or a juror or two who is strongly anti-gun. Why make things easier for them to convict you?

And then there is the civil side of things. Just because you may be acquitted in a criminal case, doesn't mean that the dead guy's surviving family won't come after you in a civil case. Doubtless as a law student you are aware that the burden of proof in civil cases is much lower. As the O.J. trial proved, you can be acquitted in the criminal case, and still lose the civil one. Once again, why make it easier for them to hang you?
 
Do whatever you want, nothing wrong with nerdy. IMO if you are involved in a shooting (stats say; pretty much never), what type of grips you had will be the least of your worries.

ETA: I think it would be just as damning that you are posting on THR if it ever came down to it. So, too late buddy. :)
 
My first thought was yeah, whatever you like, have at. Then I went to the website and realized the proper response would be, "OMG, they have Boondock Saints grips!!! Forget the Punisher, Veritas Aequitas is the way to go."

Too bad they're about 4 times what I'd be willing to pay.;)
RT
 
BTW if you want to go ga-ga over grips, check these guys out.

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No, you can't afford them. Nobody can.
 
I feel stupid... I just thought those were funky skull grips. I had no idea they were a comic book character.


I am in the crowd that says - your gun, your taste, do whatever you want with the decorations.
 
Nerdy is a state of mind. If you're wondering if it's nerdy, then it is. If you're buying what you like, regardless of what others might think, then it's cool.
 
Nerdy would be to put something like a Boba Fett helmet on your grips. Atleast in the Punisher movie he actually uses 1911's. Theres no 1911's being used in Star Wars.



Im allowed to say this simply because I am a geek and love Star Wars.
 
What if you put the Slave One skull on a Broomhandle?
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Slave one is a ship and the skull on his armor is a Bantha skull. Since Fett also does not use a DL-44 BlasTech blaster Id say NO. Now if you wanted to put them on an old Webley & Scott No.1 Mark 1 Flare Gun then that would be correct as it was a modified one of those that Fett used as a rifle.



Dont test the geekness.
 
Slave one is a ship and the skull on his armor is a Bantha skull. Since Fett also does not use a DL-44 BlasTech blaster Id say NO. Now if you wanted to put them on an old Webley & Scott No.1 Mark 1 Flare Gun then that would be correct as it was a modified one of those that Fett used as a rifle.



Dont test the geekness.
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wow...
 
DO IT , thats what you want do it .
Who cares what anyone thinks its your gun .
I got em , I like em .
Liked the movie didn't know there was a comic book .

On a carry gun I don't think I would put them on .
Put your Mister Rogers grips on that one .

Do what makes you Happy , Bill
 
I'm not a big comic book guy but I LOVE the Punisher, and I love the 1911 grips and would equip mine that way if I had one.
 
Slave one is a ship and the skull on his armor is a Bantha skull. Since Fett also does not use a DL-44 BlasTech blaster Id say NO. Now if you wanted to put them on an old Webley & Scott No.1 Mark 1 Flare Gun then that would be correct as it was a modified one of those that Fett used as a rifle.



Dont test the geekness.
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I kowtow to your geekness. :p
 
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