I'm conducting a firearm safety experiment

full-auto · 06-12-2008

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 · 06-12-2008

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.

full-auto · 06-12-2008

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 · 06-12-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by full-auto

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 · 06-12-2008

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

Fenway · 06-12-2008

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 · 06-12-2008

Assault Weapons

Ri22o · 06-12-2008

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 · 06-12-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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)

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 · 06-12-2008

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

06-12-2008	#1 (permalink)
full-auto Amor Patriae Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 424	I'm conducting a firearm safety experiment 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? __________________ Full-Auto.org

06-12-2008	#2 (permalink)
Ri22o Modberator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Speedway Posts: 2,428	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. __________________

06-12-2008	#3 (permalink)
full-auto Amor Patriae Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 424	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. __________________ Full-Auto.org

06-12-2008	#5 (permalink)
Scutter01 INGO Bishop of Bacon Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Verify range to target, one RFC792 ICMP type 8 packet only, please. Posts: 4,256	You may be interested in a similar experiment discussed in this thread. __________________ "I tried to search but since everyone seems to be obsessed with bacon I got over 200 hits." -colt45er It's a bacon thing. You wouldn't understand.

06-12-2008	#6 (permalink)
Fenway Pays the bills Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: behind you Posts: 3,523	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. __________________ Click here to become an INGO

06-12-2008	#7 (permalink)
Scutter01 INGO Bishop of Bacon Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Verify range to target, one RFC792 ICMP type 8 packet only, please. Posts: 4,256	Assault Weapons __________________ "I tried to search but since everyone seems to be obsessed with bacon I got over 200 hits." -colt45er It's a bacon thing. You wouldn't understand.

06-12-2008	#8 (permalink)
Ri22o Modberator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Speedway Posts: 2,428	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) __________________

06-12-2008	#10 (permalink)
Fenway Pays the bills Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: behind you Posts: 3,523	Hey scutter. Can we come up with an Indiana Gun Owners "gun cam" __________________ Click here to become an INGO

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