Pretty in Pink

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Wow. :what:

Firearms are not "fashion accessories" like handbags and earrings.

If a woman wants a pink sidearm she very probably has no business with a gun at all.

Handguns should be blue, black or stainless. And treated as the very serious tools that they are.

As a female NRA instructor told an advanced pistol class my wife took recently; colorful handguns can confuse children in that they look like toys.
 
Wow.

Firearms are not "fashion accessories" like handbags and earrings.

If a woman wants a pink sidearm she very probably has no business with a gun at all.

Handguns should be blue, black or stainless. And treated as the very serious tools that they are.

As a female NRA instructor told an advanced pistol class my wife took recently; colorful handguns can confuse children in that they look like toys.
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If you say so.

Pretty narrow minded there aren't you? If it isn't the color you like its wrong. What about all those OD green, desert brown, etc. colors that people krylon or duracote their firearms? Are they evil too? You can say firearms aren't fashion statements but look at all the engraving, plating, etc. that has come with many firearms for many years now. Pretty much just a fashion statement. Lets ban all engraving since anything beyond serious function is wrong.

They should be treated seriously but color has nothing to do with that.

As for the kids playing with them, if you are a parent who allows children access to firearms unsupervised, regardless of color of the firearm, you are irresponsible and probably shouldn't have kids or firearms.
 
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No need for that -- especially given that this is, after all, the High Road.

If you say so.

Pretty narrow minded there aren't you? If it isn't the color you like its wrong.
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No, Benny, I'm not narrow-minded. I take it that the NRA instructor I quoted was also being narrow-minded?

I do, however, think it's telling that you jumped to such a sweeping conclusion about me based only on one post. Have you ever heard of the "hasty generalization"?

While we're talking fallacies, you're strawmandering me (in brief, twisting my words to suit your purposes). Did I say I didn't like OD green, desert brown et al. colors?

In the same vein, when did I ever say even pink pieces are "evil"? :scrutiny:

What about all those OD green, desert brown, etc. colors that people krylon or duracote their firearms? Are they evil too? You can say firearms aren't fashion statements but look at all the engraving, plating, etc. that has come with many firearms for many years now. Pretty much just a fashion statement. Lets ban all engraving since anything beyond serious function is wrong.
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Weak analogy. Those firearms still LOOK more like firearms than toys. You can't say the same about some gaudy purple or pink affair.

If you doubt that, stroll through the toy aisles at your local Wally World (or whatever). You'll see that anything vaguely gun-like is monkey-puke green, purple or some other darned-near phosphorescent color.

They should be treated seriously but color has nothing to do with that.
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Pink's far more innocuous-looking than a stainless steel finish. Kids these days are used to playing with loud-colored toy guns (very much unlike it was in my day, or even in my son's younger years).

As for the kids playing with them, if you are a parent who allows children access to firearms unsupervised, regardless of color of the firearm, you are irresponsible and probably shouldn't have kids or firearms.
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Oh, I agree, but that's a red herring. The fact remains, kids are far more likely to pick up and screw around with a bright-colored weapon.
 
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First, not all firearms are purchased for self-defense, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI or other capitalized letters. Some are for fun. Yes, I just said FIREARMS ARE FUN!

Second, the pink XD I did was what the customer wanted. That's ok with me. For her it WAS a fashion accessory. She specifically got it to show off at the range and make a certain gentleman puke :D

Third and lastly, the whole looks-like-a-toy argument is moot. Airsoft guns look very real and is what kids are playing with more than nerf or supersoakers. So maybe we should paint all REAL guns bright colors and leave the toys dull black and dreary gray. Kinda like a bright warning sign :p
 
Firearms are not "fashion accessories" like handbags and earrings.
If a woman wants a pink sidearm she very probably has no business with a gun at all.
Handguns should be blue, black or stainless. And treated as the very serious tools that they are.
As a female NRA instructor told an advanced pistol class my wife took recently;
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Don't forget to make sure that they're of steel construction as plastic will confuse them too:banghead: People aren't mentally defective simply because they have a preference in aesthetics.
colorful handguns can confuse children in that they look like toys.
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Nope, ignorance and secrecy causes confusion. If your children cannot identify your gun by sight, then you're right; but being pink has nothing to do with it (I'll give you a hint, it has something to do with it being a gun). What she's suggesting is intellectually dishonest at best. Oh yes and your children will be curious; but all that is about child care issues and still not because the gun is pink.
Three of my extended family members have died due to them mishandling firearms, and I'll give you a hint; they weren't pink, either.
 
That Taurus, eww...

But speaking of pink, my wife has pink grips on her CZ P01, shown here in a breast cancer awareness poster I did.

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Our 9 year old knows VERY well it is not a toy, and that if he asks, he can see our firearms, unloaded, and under our direct supervision. No mystery.
 
C'mon now.. GUNS are an accessory - at a BBQ. I'l bet there are some that think pink won't get you dead. 'n you'ld be wrong.

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I dunno... I spray-painted my black staple-gun day-glow pink after the time it fell out of my back pocket when I was replacing trespass notices on a wooded fence-line... took me a half-hour to find it. It has crossed my mind that a pink pocket-gun could seem pretty smart under the same circumstances.

Just sayin'

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Our 9 year old knows VERY well it is not a toy, and that if he asks, he can see our firearms, unloaded, and under our direct supervision. No mystery.
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Then he wouldn't feel the need to sneak behind your back so he can access the forbidden thing that only adults can handle (thereby making him an adult if he could just sneak a peek).
I commend you.
 
Coltman 77 said:
Wow. :what:

Firearms are not "fashion accessories" like handbags and earrings.

If a woman wants a pink sidearm she very probably has no business with a gun at all.

Handguns should be blue, black or stainless. And treated as the very serious tools that they are.

As a female NRA instructor told an advanced pistol class my wife took recently; colorful handguns can confuse children in that they look like toys.
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My car could kill more people than any pistol. Should automobiles only come in blue, black, or silver? Both firearms and cars are very serious tools. But they can also be fun when used properly.

If "girls" like pink guns, go for it.

As for "colorful guns 'confusing children'," every responsible parent teaches their child that all guns are always loaded, that one never points a gun (real or "play") at anything you don't want to shoot, and so on. Excepting the very overt Nerf or water-type "guns," all guns or "gun-type" machines are to be respected as dangerous if misused.
 
O Boy -

I can hear the high pitched howling from the Brady bunch now.

EVIL PINK WEAPONS.

POSSESSED BY WOMEN.

WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE GUNS

BY GENDER/SOCIETAL DEFINITION.

yeehaw, is all I can say.


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For all the naysayers, My girlfriend would buy this over a similar other gun (although I've heard some people pick on taurus for QC issues).

Of course you can duracoat/spraypaint anything. Here's her Mossberg 500 20ga. Pink may not be your color, but if its what it takes to introduce an anti-gun person to firearms, then I'll do it. Guns that are all black and tacticooled out intimidate non-gun owners. By even the simple change of color you can get someone to give shooting a chance instead of being afraid of guns.

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Firearms are not "fashion accessories" like handbags and earrings.

If a woman wants a pink sidearm she very probably has no business with a gun at all.
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That is one of the stupidest things I have ever read on this forum. Mention any number of guns on here and people will chime in about looks. Search for LCR threads if you doubt it. Further I imagine you do not have the same issue with the same model of a gun being offered in black, OD green, and desert tan. Guess what people are basing that decision on? The color they like. What gun colors are acceptable? Which ones show the owner has business being around guns? Who decides this and what is the basis?

Furthermore and the really really stupid part of your post the suggestion that because someone chooses to buy a gun in the color they like they have no business being around them. What basis can you possibly have for that statement? Although I think your statement was really saying that if a woman chose to buy a gun in color she liked (and it isn't one you think is acceptable) then she has no business being around guns. That is an even stupider statement.

Your statement has no basis in logic. Further it is not descriptive of how many people chose guns (they pick ones they like the look of and in colors/finishes they like). Nor is it supported as being a convincing normative statement either. Further it reeks of sexism. Really I think it is up there as one of the most inane things I have read on this board, and that is saying something.
 
This just sounds a bit elitist. First off guns are a fashion accessory for many. Look at the gun porn threads with the folks drooling over blued steel and wood. That is just the paradigm for those who grew up with it.

As for bright colored guns and kids, gun safety needs to be uniform. The guns do not need to adhere to some old guard fashion standard as this will not create a safer environment. Airsoft guns, as previously mentioned, also defeat this argument.
 
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