Jim NE
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Does anyone remember Cabela's marketing a "less than lethal" package a few months ago? I just caught it out of the corner of my eye and didn't give it much thought at the time.
They were selling a Bersa .380, a holster and a can of pepper spray and calling it their "less than lethal package". Please correct me if I'm wrong on the details, I'm going off of memory here.
That kind of marketing seems troubling somehow. I know statistically, most people survive handgun inflicted wounds, but calling a .380 pistol less than lethal is kind of out of touch with reality, IMO. Like trying to sell it as though it were a taser, or something. I believe the .380 was standard issue for the Italian army in WW2, and even if it wasn't as effective as other rounds, I don't believe "less than lethal" would be an accurate assessment.
Am I missing something here? Were they selling rubber bullets with it or something?
(PS- sorry if this topic's already been covered. I searched the forum and din't find anything on it.)
They were selling a Bersa .380, a holster and a can of pepper spray and calling it their "less than lethal package". Please correct me if I'm wrong on the details, I'm going off of memory here.
That kind of marketing seems troubling somehow. I know statistically, most people survive handgun inflicted wounds, but calling a .380 pistol less than lethal is kind of out of touch with reality, IMO. Like trying to sell it as though it were a taser, or something. I believe the .380 was standard issue for the Italian army in WW2, and even if it wasn't as effective as other rounds, I don't believe "less than lethal" would be an accurate assessment.
Am I missing something here? Were they selling rubber bullets with it or something?
(PS- sorry if this topic's already been covered. I searched the forum and din't find anything on it.)