I'm conducting a firearm safety experiment

[MilitaryArms]

I've heard for decades from anti-gunners that "guns kill people" and they use this as justification for banning firearms.

In my 25+ years of shooting, I've yet to see any firearm pull its own trigger or otherwise fire itself without human intervention.

So, to put this theory to the test I've set up a controlled test where a 1911 is pointed at a target and is left for an indefinite period of time to see if in fact the gun will fire itself.

So, what are your thoughts? Should I put a webcam on the net so the rest of the world can watch this exciting experiment unfold?

 

[Ri22o]

I say go for it.

The only things I would add would be a back stop of some sort, just in case. I'm not saying that it will shoot by itself, but you never know what might happen.

 

[MilitaryArms]

Good point. I was planning on using the neighbors house in the office chance it actually did fire... probably a bad idea "just in case".

I knew I could count on some great feedback.

 

[Ri22o]

Good point. I was planning on using the neighbors house in the office chance it actually did fire... probably a bad idea "just in case".

I knew I could count on some great feedback.

 

[Scutter01]

You may be interested in a similar experiment discussed in this thread.

 

[Fenway]

That alien is scary. Ya someone did something similar but it's just an animated .gif An actual web cam might be cool. I guess? Makes a good point anyway.

 

[Scutter01]

Assault Weapons

 

[Ri22o]

You might also put a digital clock in the picture, with the date, if possible. This way it has the real date and time in the shot, and people can't say that it is just a screen shot .gif (not that it really matters)

 

[Scutter01]

You might also put a digital clock in the picture, with the date, if possible. This way it has the real date and time in the shot, and people can't say that it is just a screen shot .gif (not that it really matters)

You can do a static image and overlay an an arbitrarily updated caption just before posting it to your website, then refresh it periodically. No cam needed. I can script the whole thing with about three lines of code. You can even have the website HTML generate the image on-the-fly as the page is loaded so it will be "up to date" each time the page is loaded.

 

[Fenway]

Hey scutter. Can we come up with an Indiana Gun Owners "gun cam"

 

[Disposable Heart]

Just dont bump the table!

 

[Glock Lover]

I don't know about your weapon but my Glocks are trained to automatically fire upon contact with an alien. This may adversely affect your experiment.

 

[Ri22o]

You can do a static image and overlay an an arbitrarily updated caption just before posting it to your website, then refresh it periodically. No cam needed. I can script the whole thing with about three lines of code. You can even have the website HTML generate the image on-the-fly as the page is loaded so it will be "up to date" each time the page is loaded.

Right, but I was going for more of the 'real' footage angle. Not a picture with an updated time stamp.

 

[MilitaryArms]

I don't know about your weapon but my Glocks are trained to automatically fire upon contact with an alien. This may adversely affect your experiment.

While my weapons aren't trained to fire themselves, I do regularly train to engage alien targets. We face a very real threat from aliens and I will not be caught unprepared for an invasion.

 

[Dogman]

I hope it's not a young gun, sometimes they forget their training. Then you have to start all over with them.

 

[Scutter01]

We face a very real threat from aliens and I will not be caught unprepared for an invasion.

God help us if they're also zombies.

 

[MilitaryArms]

God help us if they're also zombies.

OMG, you had to say that. I won't sleep for a week now.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

I don't know about your weapon but my Glocks are trained to automatically fire upon contact with an alien. This may adversely affect your experiment.

Would that be for legal or illegal aliens?

I keed, I keed.

Well, maybe not..

 

[MilitaryArms]

..and for those of you who think alien threats are a joke.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag44dRO8LEA"]YouTube - Regan's ALIEN speech to UN[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KvC_NDlHoI[/ame]

 

[4sarge]

That looks very dangerous to me and I fear for the Alien's safety