MetaFilter posts tagged with gun

Getting burned by packing heat

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:11:52 -0800

Does carrying a gun protect you from physical harm? Research by epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that carrying a gun makes one 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault, than someone not possessing a gun. Resisting increases one's odds of suffering harm even greater. "On average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. Although successful defensive gun uses are possible and do occur each year, the probability of success may be low for civilian gun users in urban areas."

The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant."

Floydd — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:26:57 -0800

The "Rick Deckard" hero blaster from Blade Runner sold last week for $258,750. Phil Steinschneider tracked down the creator, gathered the components used in the original and made his own replicant: Creating the 2019 Detective Special

DIY Portal Gun. Making a note here: huge success.

Greg Nog — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:44:14 -0800

DIY Portal Gun on flickr, with a few other pictures and build notes. You want of your own, you can either contact this guy or just ask Aperture about working at their test facilities.

"10 millimeter explosive tip caseless. Standard light armor piercing round, why? "

Artw — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:45:49 -0800

UnNerfed - the Nerf dart blaster overclocked to 500 rounds per minute.

Prescription Derringer.

blaneyphoto — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:49:35 -0800

The single-shot Palm Pistol... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a conceptual, ergonomic 9mm handgun — designed for people crippled by arthritis, muscular dystrophy, or similar conditions that render them too weak to operate normal handguns — as a Class 1 Medical Device.... doctors could eventually write prescriptions for it and then be reimbursed by Medicare.

"I don't know what safe is."

The Card Cheat — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:26 -0800

Culture Of Fear. An interesting look at the security concerns National Football League players harbour in the wake of the death of Sean Taylor, who was robbed and shot within his own home. Previously. Other NFL players recently victimized include Darrent Williams, shot and killed while sitting in a limo, Javon Walker, beaten and robbed in Las Vegas, and Richard Collier, shot and paralyzed while waiting outside an apartment.

Den Vaffel Bike

photoslob — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:08 -0800

Waffle Bike is a fully weaponized waffle-making machine. (SLYT)

CRACKED and Loaded

wendell — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:39:56 -0800

I apologize in advance for linking to Cracked.com, internet leader in lame lists, but this 3-minute video sketch works for me: The Real Reason Guns Are Dangerous. Two "doods" take opposite stands about a found gun, while the sketch's writer makes them both look foolish. Hang in through the multiple-twist ending that makes it a web video bit that I didn't regret watching (so rare for me, I had to MetaFilter it). More a WC (wry chuckle) than a LOL.

"Crime. Boy, I dunno."

nthdegx — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:54:04 -0800

"Ok, my eyes must be deceiving me. That can't be someone aiming a gun at someone else on Google Maps Street View", says Michael Beck.

The Cramps and The Gun Club

ornate insect — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:10:17 -0800

Give it up for The Cramps and The Gun Club. Two of the greatest bands to come out of the late 1970s/early 1980s punk scene, they (wikis here and here) shared a few things in common: guitarist Kid Congo Powers as well as a penchant for re-invigorating the raucous, carnal, primal spirit of American popular music--i.e. early garage rock and rockabilly (what the Cramps dubbed "psychobilly") and blues. Start with this screamer from The Cramps, and this blistering classic from the GC's first LP. &featureHere are some other great distractions and mischief making from these two legendary, seminal bands: Cramps--Garbage Man, Cramps--Goo Goo Muck, Live at Napa State Mental Hospital, Cramps--Devil w/Blue Dress/You Got Good Taste, Cramps--People Aint No Good + Interview, Bikini Girls w/Machine Guns,.....etc Gun Club--Preachin' the Blues, Gun Club--Sex Beat, Gun Club--My Dreams, Gun Club--Moonlight Motel, Ghost on the Highway trailer, Gun Club--The Lie,......etc

Stranger with a Camera

billtron — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:02:08 -0800

What happens when a US President declares war on a concept? In 1964, Canadian photojournalist Hugh O'Connor traveled to eastern Kentucky to document the battlefields of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty and was shot for trespassing. The incident is the subject of a wonderful documentary, Stranger with a Camera by filmmaker Elizabeth Barrett, produced by Appalshop, a non-profit organization in Whitesburg, Kentucky, that works with local artists to promote self-representation in media and the expediency of culture to counteract a stagnating local economy. Makes you think twice about nostalgic representations of poor Appalachian coal miners plucking their banjo strings in the hollers, doesn't it?

You have 20 seconds to comply

Artw — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:30:26 -0800

Putting up a sentry! Commercially available paintball sentry guns. Optional extras include a VR heads up display. If $1399 is too much you could build your own. Watch out for spies! Previously (and slightly more lethally)

Motorized cordless twin rubber band minigun, capable of firing 40 bands per second.

Astro Zombie — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:34:08 -0800

Rubber band warfare just got deadlier. (Single YouTube link to rubber band gun AWESOMENESS.)

Everybody here go BANG!

klangklangston — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:32 -0800

Gun for the whole family. A Scanning Around With Gene article about historic gun ads. More fun with Gene Gable: Cigarettes, diving, winter fonts, red white and blue, and so much more.

Propacrayonda

Ambrosia Voyeur — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:34:24 -0800

Coloring is fun! Engage kids and get your message across with soothing, simple style!

Print these .pdfs for the little ones in your life to color. Together, learn a little grown-up wisdom about Being a Witness in Federal Court, Disaster Preparedness, Food Safety with Thermy™, Why Elephants Cry, Biomedical Research with the Lucky Puppy, or how the United Nations is a very bad organization made up of foreign countries who do not want you to be free, with Brasco!

The War Will Be Televised

Sully — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:49:47 -0800

Like a YouTube for soldiers in the Middle East, this site boasts lots of large explosions, night vision footage, dawn raids, night-time firefights, desert shootouts, and convoy ambushes. There is one film of a failed IED that is breathtaking. Astonishing movies, whether you're for or against the war. Some of the films made me think of some First Person Shooters I've played, namely the latest Call of Duty, which in all likelihood took inspiration from these films, the way a game like Kane & Lynch took inspiration from Michael Mann's Heat.

Gross Misconduct

Snyder — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:51:56 -0800

Man fired for saving life. Follow-up here.

A Russian outsider artist and his guns

hydrophonic — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:27:01 -0800

Alexander Pavlovich Lobanov was a Russian deaf-mute confined to psychiatric institutions for over 50 years. He liked to draw pictures of himself with guns. Lots of guns.

Historic Machine gun for sale

Gungho — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:25:47 -0800

Sgt. Alvin C. York was the most decorated individual US Soldier in WWI. Subject of the top grossing movie of 1941, He was credited with capturing 138 German soldiers nearly single handedly by flanking a Machine gun nest, and killing its occupants. The Machine gun in question may be destroyed because the library that owns it does not have a proper license.

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alms — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:05:51 -0800

An average of 81 people die of gunshot wounds in the US each day. Most of them aren't who you'd expect.

Nasa shooting

infini — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:55:44 -0800

Just days after the Virgina Tech massacre and subsequent discussions on the pros and cons of gun control, a NASA contract engineer shot his coworker today on charges that his performance review was bad. A woman was held hostage by being tied to a chair during this episode. He brought the gun to work after printing out his performance review. NASA intends to increase security even as increased campus security is being discussed. How do we prevent more such shootings, asks the president.

The gun markets of Pakistan

theemperorhasnoclotheson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:45:10 -0800

The gun markets of Pakistan (NWFP)

Giggle... giggle?

boo_radley — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:48:32 -0800

Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl A little Burton, a little Seuss, and pretty darn enjoyable. If you don't like youTube, you should probably stay away.

When Ask MetaFilter isn't enough

escabeche — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:42:07 -0800

Got a spiritual question? Ask an Islamic scholar. Or ask a Trappist monk. Or ask a Catholic priest. Or a Lutheran pastor. Jewish? Ask a Rabbi. Jewish and like firearms? Ask a rabbi with a gun.

The Penis is Bad, the Gun is Good.

Meatbomb — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:11:16 -0800

The story, set in the distant future, involves a group of immortal intellectuals who lives isolated from an outside reality of unbridled savagery and brutality. No, I'm not talking about Metafilter, but Zar doz. The Penis is Bad, the Gun is Good. In the future the real threat isn’t Islamofascism or rogue Kryptonians, but bored immortals who dress like Belgians and can’t get it up. Did I mention Sean Connery in red S/M short shorts? You just can't make movies this wonderfully terrible anymore. (previously on MetaFilter, in the pre YouTube era, here)