Gun resembling Lego toy sparks backlash in US

Samm · 2021-07-15T07:03:07.062Z

Jezcoe:

WuWei:

Munimula1:

It is a gun.

Ok then, problem solved.

So then it is a dumb gun.

All guns are dumb. In fact, no gun can think or act on its own. If you wish to use that adjective in connection to this gun, apply it to the gun maker.

Samm · 2021-07-15T07:06:56.106Z

WuWei:

You don’t like the way it looks and want to ban it?

I suspect that that may have been the motive of the manufacturer … to demonstrate that some people will want to ban it for no other reason than for how it looks.

Samm · 2021-07-15T07:12:16.172Z

WuWei:

No, it’s ugly. I don’t own ugly guns.

No Glocks?

Samm · 2021-07-15T07:13:57.035Z

Camp:

That helps emphasize what a poor design this is…even if it is only a special order for a few dozen LEGO enthusiasts.

LEGO will not like this.

I wonder if Lego blocks will attach to it …

Samm · 2021-07-15T07:16:55.087Z

Hexenbiest:

Ya I think this one is sketchy personally, why invite the attention.

Well, it does epitomize the folly of the desire of many libs to ban ARs because of their appearance. (Scary black guns that look like weapons of war.) That may justify the attention.

Camp · 2021-07-15T07:47:38.047Z

Toys that resemble guns are fine.

Making an actual firearm toy like is what I am uncomfortable with.

CanadianJudo · 2021-07-15T08:15:05.507Z

I doubt anyone who collect LEGO would buy this.

FloridaYankee · 2021-07-15T09:13:45.372Z

Lego asks U.S. gun manufacturer to stop making its guns to look like its iconic bricks (msn.com)

Camp · 2021-07-15T09:46:04.372Z

I don’t think they will simply ask again.

Smyrna · 2021-07-15T14:44:01.754Z

This gun should be illegal due to it imitating a toy gun. That alone makes it much too dangerous, especially for law enforcement.

TommyLucchese · 2021-07-15T14:46:00.208Z

Good thing no one saying this is fine defended a cop murdering a twelve year old because he had a toy gun.

Rurudyne · 2021-07-15T14:47:22.050Z

Finally, a gun unsafe to step on!

Smyrna · 2021-07-15T14:49:59.878Z

TommyLucchese:

Good thing no one saying this is fine defended a cop murdering a twelve year old because he had a toy gun.

If we could go back in time to when Brown was killed, Tamir’s death happened a couple months after that. The whole world defended Brown while Tamir’s killing hardly made a ripple. I posted the video of it when it happened stating how this was definitely a bad shoot and the officers should be prosecuted.

Rurudyne · 2021-07-15T15:27:06.347Z

(music sting)

All in all it’s just another gun on my wall!

Rurudyne · 2021-07-15T15:35:30.720Z

Samm:

Nonsense. Toy guns were never a problem until libs started to confuse guns with criminals.

A Megatron transforming action figure wearing a MAGA cap … a Leftwingers darkest fear.

Samm · 2021-07-15T20:58:02.476Z

Rurudyne:

(music sting)

All in all it’s just another gun on my wall!

Pink Floyd, I believe …

Rurudyne · 2021-07-15T21:10:55.630Z

Yes.

(music sting)

Legos, upon my gun,
Can you tell me was this a good idea?
Remember the recoil when it comes,
Is gonna make your palm
Feel anything but better!

Na, na, na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na

Legos

Na, na, na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na

Legos

EternalVigilance · 2021-07-16T01:20:49.501Z

I hope they do more than just ask. I support gun rights, but this crap is exactly the type of news story that damages that very cause. Imagine if this damn handgun reached widespread sales success - you’re looking at dozens of Tamir Rice incidents easily.

Paul_Thomson · 2021-07-16T05:55:33.214Z

Jezcoe:

Yes.

I get this need to be contrarian about every single little thing but c’mon…. Making a firearm resemble a toy is really really stupid.

How about a gun that looks like a pet rat? Would you object to that?

Samm · 2021-07-16T06:59:38.669Z

EternalVigilance:

I hope they do more than just ask. I support gun rights, but this crap is exactly the type of news story that damages that very cause. Imagine if this damn handgun reached widespread sales success - you’re looking at dozens of Tamir Rice incidents easily.

How so? The cops are much less likely to shot a person with this “obviously not a real gun” gun in their hand than a toy gun that looks exactly like a real gun. The danger is for the cops who might not shoot when they should, not for the people using this gun.