Are "fashionable" guns a danger?

Let me place you in a dimly lit room say 25 ft apart and point real/toy firearms at you and see how "well trained" you are.

Take the lil red end off a plastic replica and in low light/dark youd be hard pressed to ID it 100% as fake.
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AND you have to make up your mind in the time it takes to pull the trigger.
 
Re police:
Many toy guns have been indistinguishable from real guns for many decades.
Toy guns are basically replicas of real guns, and you guys are worried about real guns looking like toys? This is a non-issue.
 
Re police:
Many toy guns have been indistinguishable from real guns for many decades.
Toy guns are basically replicas of real guns, and you guys are worried about real guns looking like toys? This is a non-issue.
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Agree.

Prop guns, starter pistols, airguns, pellet guns, etc. It is not an issue.

Ohioguy laid out the premise of the thread early on: Do brightly colored guns, pink guns or BBQ guns encourage people to treat the guns as less than dangerous firearms and treat them carelessly?

I don't think so.

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Come on guys. let people have their choice of what they want. It is not just about you. Trump won and anti-gun Hillary Lost. Roll with the wave of new guns on the market to include colors and styles. Life is great for a gun collector.
 
I have 9 1911's. Want me to post a picture. Each is different. Some stainless, blued and parkerized. I am sure them make them in colors now with paint.
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Oy Vay

I just threw up in my mouth a little.......

Different strokes for different folks. I do see the hyper realistic "fake guns" as being the larger issue for LE. Heck I noticed at the USAF museum in Ohio that the guns in the displays were toys. Had to really look close.
 
Ricklin said:
...I noticed at the USAF museum in Ohio that the guns in the displays were toys.
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I suspect that this has a lot more to do with preventing theft than with any of the concerns being discussed in this thread. Most of the displays at the USAF museum are in open hangars, protected only by ropes, and partially obscured by parked aircraft or other vehicles and equipment. The staff can't realistically monitor every guest the whole time.
 
New SR22 Ruger to go on my wall of diversity already pictured in this thread.

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I don't think that black and yellow Ruger looks like a toy. Perhaps a bit like a bumble bee - but a pretty cool looking bumble bee.:D
 
Peggysue, something tells me that you have glimpsed through a window into the future where people will be bidding big on these 20-teen brightly colored firearms. Like Colt SAA's, Lugers and pre-WWI 1911's.
 
I doubt if some kid would paint Colt SAA's, Lugers and pre-WWI 1911's firearms. New pistols, revolvers and AR's are coming out in color. Least I hope.
 
The whole point is, does having a weapon that's been doctored up to look like a fashion object (heck, ivory grips, a fashion accessory for men, whatever) trivialize the weapon such that people would treat it more flippantly.
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Technicolor polymer, or highly engraved polished nickle, what's the difference?
Beautifully crafted Bar-B-Q guns have been around for a long time. Often worn as much as a status symbol, and fashon statement as self defense.
My personal taste doesn't go to either. Especially for personal carry. But it's a choice for anyone to make.
 
Fashionable guns are as much a danger as is my Ruger 6" revolver. Guns can be dangerous. You treat them with respect and they are only a danger to someone who needs to be stopped.
 
An interesting thread. One thing that is clear is we don't all agree whether color matters or not. That is not too surprising. Anything that wonders far from the beaten path here will draw fire. There are still plenty of folks here who are offended by polymer, striker fired handguns. For the record, I believe if there is a market for colored weapons they will, and should, be available to those who want them. If young women (or men) want to protect themselves with a handgun that matches their eyeshadow, or socks, or eyes, or anything else, good for them. Being critical of anyone who supports and excersizes their right to carry because we don't like the color of their handgun is shooting ourselves in the foot in my opinion.

I am always surprised when some here insist that guns are not weapons designed to kill other humans. Yes, I carry a gun to protect me and mine. The gun I carry is designed for that purpose. My training teaches me to quickly and accurately put rounds center mass of an attacker. My ability to immediately incapacitate that attacker will likely determine who lives and who dies. My handgun gives me the ability to deliver deadly force. To deny it is a deadly weapon does not make sense to me.
 
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