Idiot Warnings on Guns. Law?

[BobbyQuickdraw]

I understand the people who are ok with it, but in supporting it you're also supporting "Hot Coffee" warning labels and other such idiocy. A bag of peanuts now comes with the label "Warning: Contains Nuts." Ooooook...

And maybe the gun makers do have to do this to avoid lawsuits, but like others have said its indicative of the sad state of society we live in.

I prefer my coffee hot, my nuts nutty, and my guns dangerous. I don't need anyone telling me what they are.

 

[mekender]

i kinda like this one

 

[Antipasta]

I saw something like this as someone's sig line on another forum...

"Nothing can be made idiot proof; idiots are far too resourceful."

 

[Jdude]

"YOO R TEH STOOPUD, NOOB"

Oh hell. One of my guns are getting engraved for christmas.

I wonder if I could get it on the front of the barrel, were only bad guys are prone to look.

 

[scout26]

I think I'd like

"This is the Ouchy End"

engraved/stamped near the muzzle of a shotgun to use in my Hunter Safety Ed class.

 

[CajunBass]

Gee. A lot of my guns have those warnings on them.

Big deal. They shoot just the same.

And if I get bored, I can always read my gun.

 

[MDW GUNS]

Pumped gas lately? It's flammable, or so the sign says.

and still people smoke around pumps and even through the cigarette on the ground right in front of the pump!!

 

[siglite]

And if I get bored, I can always read my gun.

I can picture the scene now....

A sunny warm day in a city park....

People walk by pushing strollers...

Birds are singing....

People passing frisbees and footballs...

CajunBass sitting serenely on a park bench enjoying the sunshine and reading his gun.....

 

[CountGlockula]

I actually stay away from those idiot warnings.

 

[Dorryn]

i kinda like this one

Except, Arabic is read right to left, so the period would be at the other end if it was a valid translation.

 

[mekender]

yeah i dont know if the translation is mucked up, or if its not arabic... i found a photo of the actual signs used in iraq....

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-12-07-life-in-iraq-green-zone_x.htm

and the arabic translation seems a lot longer than the text in the above sticker...

 

[jakemccoy]

mekender wrote:

yeah i dont know if the translation is mucked up, or if its not arabic... i found a photo of the actual signs used in iraq....

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/i...een-zone_x.htm

and the arabic translation seems a lot longer than the text in the above sticker...

According to the article, it's a parody...

"His most popular item is a $15 beach towel that reads, 'Caution: Stay 100 meters back or you will be shot' in English and Arabic. It's a parody of a sign often posted on U.S. military vehicles and warns that 'deadly force is authorized' if orders to keep a distance are not followed."

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So, Iraqi's think such signs are a joke too.

 

[Owen Sparks]

My favorite all purpose warning:

Keep out of reach of children, drunks, idiots and greedy trial lawyers.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

Theres some tractor with the warning:

WARNING: AVOID DEATH

 

[Gary Frost]

At least Spanish isn't included, yet.

 

[CountGlockula]

For post #14...

 

[Nolo]

Okay, so here's the plan:
When I'm massively rich and fat, I will start a gun company. This company, like all the others, will print massive warning labels on all their products. Except my warning labels will make you piss your pants.

On a 12 Ga. Rifle from HELL
"ALL YOUR SHOULDERS ARE BELONG TO US"

 

[siglite]

Ahhahahah Glockula... If I could steal my wife's G26 away from her long enough to get it to an engraver, I'd *SO* do that!

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Maybe something stamped near the muzzle crown:

VERY FAST Pointy stuff exits here.

This one is the same idea...

I agree, they are real eyesores. Like the "Warning: Hot coffee is hot!" but on something not so disposable.

 

[Millwright]

As a former company product field rep I can attest this tort liability CYA isn't confined to the gun industry and we all pay for it every day. >MW

 

[Elza]

The thing is that warning labels don’t really help. Idiots still get big settlements.

King Bearing got sued some years back. Some idiot bought cheap chain to use on his motorcycle. The length he requested set off an alarm for the salesman.

Salesman: Are you going to use this on a motorcycle?
Lying S.O.B.: No, of course not!

The salesman told the idiot, at length, that this chain was too weak to be used on a motorcycle. They even had a red stamp that stated “Not suitable for motorcycle use” and stamped the receipt with it.

Idiot used it on a motorcycle anyway. The chain broke and did grievous damage to his leg. Idiot collects huge settlement.

Warning signs are a waste of time and material. You simply can’t win against an idiot with a shyster lawyer and a stupid jury.

 

[cassandrasdaddy]

bottle of whiskey warns pregnant women of risks after the woman who by her own admission drank a quart a day of jim beam while pregnant sued em for hers kid's fetal alcohol syndrome

 

[ArfinGreebly]

OMG

I've spent most of the last 15 minutes laughing.

Gun warnings by lolcats.

Don't mind me, I always roll on the floor like this.

 

[Richbaker]

per Joffe

Do you see any cars with WARNING: OBEY SPEED LIMIT. WEAR SEAT BELT. stamped on the steering wheel? No? Auto manufacturers have come up with less obtrusive solutions to the lawyer problem, gun manufacturers should be able to use the grey matter they were issued at birth and stop this nonsense.

Ever lower the sun visor? You'll find seatbelt, airbag and other warning labels on the normally hidden side of them both....

 

[siglite]

"Your honor, the defense would like to enter a motion for dismissal with prejudice. It is not in dispute that my client shot the deceased in the face at a range of three feet. However, as you can see from Exhibit A, the deceased clearly ignored the warning printed on the crown...."