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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: karajorma on March 31, 2005, 04:46:27 pm

Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: karajorma on March 31, 2005, 04:46:27 pm
Yep. Apparently he was spotted in action in Manchester this time. :lol:

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A teenage gangster has become the first victim of a craze for miniature "designer" guns disguised as key fobs.

Fabian Flowers, 19, a member of Manchester's Longsight Crew, is believed to have shot himself in the head while trying to test the weapon's apparently faulty firing mechanism.

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An inquest yesterday heard that Flowers's final words to his friends were: "I'm going to put it to the test - watch."

One friend said: "He put it to his head and I heard a bang. I got the impression that he thought the safety catch was on and it was perfectly safe."



Here's the article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/31/ngunn31.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/03/31/ixhome.html) and case you're wondering what a Key fob gun looks like here's (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/137/137333_hunt_for_the_keyfob_guns.html) an older one with a picture of one.
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: Night Hammer on March 31, 2005, 04:48:05 pm
im still confused what a key fob is
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: Flipside on March 31, 2005, 04:50:18 pm
'One friend said: "He put it to his head and I heard a bang. I got the impression that he thought the safety catch was on and it was perfectly safe."'

ROFLMFAO!

Really?
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: karajorma on March 31, 2005, 04:52:23 pm
It's the part of the key ring that you don't put the keys on basically. The bit you grab hold of when you take it out of your pocket.
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: StratComm on March 31, 2005, 05:17:42 pm
And why, in the name of everything resembling sanity, would you want a firearm on something that you'd grab as you pulled your keys out of your pocket?
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: Taristin on March 31, 2005, 05:50:41 pm
Free vasectomies?
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: karajorma on March 31, 2005, 06:01:01 pm
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Originally posted by StratComm
And why, in the name of everything resembling sanity, would you want a firearm on something that you'd grab as you pulled your keys out of your pocket?


I think it's something to to with the fact that they are easily concealable like a sort of modern day Deringer.

I saw one on TV though and it appears to have no safety and those to buttons in the middle are seperate triggers for each barrel. Which basically means that anyone stupid enough to put one of these in their pocket when loaded has a good chance of accidentally pressing one of them and blowing off something they had intended to keep.
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: Taristin on March 31, 2005, 06:01:46 pm
Errm. Yeah. Go Darwinism.
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: aldo_14 on April 01, 2005, 03:27:07 am
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Originally posted by StratComm
And why, in th'name o' everythin' resemblin' sanity, would ye want a firearm on somethin' that you'd grab as ye pulled yer keys out o' yer pocket?


Because any gun ownership here is illegal.... so it makes it harder to get caught.

And... :lol:

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An inquest yesterday heard that Flowers's final words to his friends were: "I'm going to put it to the test - watch."

One friend said: "He put it to his head and I heard a bang. I got the impression that he thought the safety catch was on and it was perfectly safe."[/q]

What the **** was he testing!?

"I'll shoot myself in the head to check the gun works"
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: karajorma on April 01, 2005, 11:28:48 am
I think he was trying to prove that the safety catch was working.
Title: For a dead guy that Darwin sure gets about
Post by: Flipside on April 01, 2005, 11:32:31 am
Test 1 : Fail.

Edit : I love this 'Issue Letter of Reprisal' and 'Make Sail!' :lol: