Lego Gun

[tiggerblue10]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57832053

I think this is totally irresponsible. Why copy a popular kids construction toy to make a real gun?

[vulcan42]

You can almost predict a child will die because of this.

[pastafreak]

I despair sometimes...that leaves me speechless.

[youngmafbog]

What an odd thing to do. One has to wonder what was going through the mind of the inventor.

One also has to wonder about the mental state of anyone buying one.

It will, without doubt end in tears.

[Hopkirk]

Only in America.

They like to think they are the most civilised country in the world. They get so much badly wrong.

[nescio]

Several years ago, I was in a huge Bass Pro shop (all manner of huntin', shootin' and fishin' gear)near Chicago and saw one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. Among the rows and rows of guns on display were a couple of small rifles, all pink and covered with pictures of flowers, obviously aimed (no pun intended) at young girls. Start 'em young...

[Lie-in King]

Wow. Mind - boggled. I hope Lego's "cease & desist" is acknowledged & acted upon, or that Culpeper Precision can be brought to book some other way, before a child is killed or kills someone *because it looks like a toy*.

[Mamyalynne]

They certainly didn't think that through did they?

Seems they are complying with Lego's request, thank goodness.

[naomi24]

A fashion statement perhaps. Crazy.

[Lie-in King]

Ta Mamya, apologies from me, I'd not read far enough down to see that info.

[youngmafbog]

Except of course if they have made some they will become sought after/collectable and worth a lot more.

[Mamyalynne]

If people have bought them legally already there's little or nothing to be done about that just now.

[burlyshirley]

Madness. It looks just like a toy made by Lego. Thank God we don't legally have guns in this country.

[sanmac]

Burlyshirley, it's the illegal guns that you have in your country that you have to worry about.

[naomi24]

Shirley, we do have legal guns in this country - but owners need to be police checked and licensed to buy them. We have two guns.

[DTCwordfan]

I hope Lego sue them big time and make them bite the financial bullet.

[Canary42]

To deter burglars :-

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9770529/Louisiana-boy-12-shoots-kills-armed-burglar-broke-home-threatened-mother.html

[jno]

toy shops were full of toy guns for boys, and dolls for girls, when I was young. Not necessarily aimed at 8-year-olds as cute Lego guns might seem to be, but they were bought for young lads of all ages. Back in the days when Westerns were still a major movie genre (and when many parents had recently been to war), nobody thought any the worse of them.

For all that, I don't think we boomers grew up especially trigger-happy.

[naomi24]

So do I, DTC. There surely must be a very secure patent on Lego?

[naomi24]

Or maybe they’ve done it with Lego’s blessing? Surely not.

[Mamyalynne]

States clearly in the article that Lego have contacted them to cease and desist.