Safety warnings on guns

Ruger has done this for many years, at least since the late 1970s, to my knowledge. Some people do need reminding that a gun might be dangerous.

Of my current guns (two CZs, one Glock, one Kahr), none have warning labels. My S&W M&P had one that said, "Caution: Capable of Firing with Magazine Removed."

Warnings engraved on guns is my pet peeve, or one of my frontline pet peeves. I hate them and try not to buy guns that have them.

How about a nice stick-on label that a buyer can remove from what has become his or her property if a warning there must be? (how about this one - I bought a sig 220 today - a German made gun that's been around a while, and there on the right side below the ejection port was the little easily removed warning label that my previous owner had never removed. It's gone now of course)

The stupid nanny labels serve no useful purpose at all. After all, if a person is so dumb as to make a grieveous mistake with a firearm what in the world makes anything think that same dufus would read, understand, and desist because of a warning printed on anything he or she gets their hands on?

My G19 had a sticker on the spare mag that said something about keeping your gun locked up and away from children but nothing at all on the gun.

Ruger has done this for many years, at least since the late 1970s, to my knowledge. Some people do need reminding that a gun might be dangerous.


This was the result of a lawsuit against Ruger (early 70s) where some guy with an old model Blackhawk (load only 5, carry on an empty chamber) loaded 6 and shot himself in the leg. In spite of common well known practice of only loading 5 and carrying the hammer down on an empty chamber the jury gave this guy a huge sum of money and Ruger had to pay out. I can't remember if the judgement said something about warnings on the gun or not but Ruger's lawyers told them to put it on the gun. Ruger redesigned the Blackhawk with a hammer block to safely carry six.

Can't blame Ruger for trying to protect themselves.

Remember money to pay out large judgements often has to come from higher gun prices.

You see the same thing in car commercials "do not attempt, professional driver on a closed course".

When I first received my new Ruger SBH I thought, "Hey! They finally got smart and removed the ugly warning statement."

Nope. It was on the bottom of the barrel. Much less unsightly, but still present.

There's a warning label on the sunvisor of my Toyota truck that says that 4x4's have a higher center of gravity than normal vehicles and require caution or they will roll over...

So far, I haven't found a warning label on my HP calculator that says HP isn't responsible for any math errors the user might make...

I hate warning labels on firearms. I think EAA or one of the other importers of the Saiga rifles used to have a warning on the AKs: "Read manual before use". Right... a manual for an AK-47... Some of the new polymer CZs have them as do the HK pistols (bottom of trigger guard). Walther puts them on their guns as well...

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i gotta agree with krs my ruger mkII target model has all that warning crap stamped into the barrel.... it's a beautiful handgun but for the writing all stamped into it............... the coolest warning label i ever saw was the on a new trash dumpster thart read "CAUTION DO NOT OCCUPY".............. HAS THIS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM IN THE PAST??


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I don't have any but must add new Beretta's have some sort of warning

My Glocks have no warnings and according to many on this board they have no safeties too and that's the way I like um...

Beretta Cougar - simply reads:

READ MANUAL BEFORE USE

on the frame - have to agree that this seems a little unnecessary as a stamped warning when a sticker would suffice. I saw a great warning sticker on a fold-able / collapsible baby stroller warning owners: "Do not fold up stroller with baby inside."

Fantastic.:banghead:

None of my guns have safety warnings on them.

But, my wife told me that if anybody made a gun and felt a need to tell you it is dangerous the jackass ought to make something else. She won't let me have any Rugers.

None of the 100+ guns in my vault have a safety warning. Even my 5-year-old knows they are dangerous when mishandled.

Motorcycles have had this sort of cack plastered all over their petrol tanks for years. I guess I'm wondering why it's taken the health and safety brigade so long to get them on guns. I would, however, be ok with something like 'Front Towards Enemy' - that'd tickle me.

I know it's not PC, but I saw an engraved muzzle that said "Smile and wait for flash."

I admit I laughed at that one. Not really a user warning message, per se, so it's a little off topic...

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Sadly, too many idiots out there blame their own stupidity on the company and the lawyers joyfully file suit because the big bad company didn't have a label telling the village idiot that guns are dangerous and must be handled safely.

Ralph

Sadly, too many idiots out there blame their own stupidity on the company and the lawyers joyfully file suit because the big bad company didn't have a label telling the village idiot that guns are dangerous and must be handled safely.

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Actually, it's because our laws allow it, and donations from trial lawyers groups to policial campaigns make sure it stays that way.

There is absolutely NO reason that laws need to allow ANY tort suits against manufacturers of firearms, chainsaws, automobiles, stoves, chemical solvents, or any other inherently and obviously dangerous items, if those items are not defective.

In some countries, they do not.

Warning? What warning?

Ruger is a pompous company. The only Ruger I own is a 25 year old 10/22. I won't ever purchase a Ruger firearm. Their advertising tagline on the Midway's Night at the Range on Wednesday nights is... "Arms makers for responsible citizens". Does that mean all the other arms manufacturers market to criminals? Later for Ruger.

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Luis Leon

The manufacturers are free to do what they want. It's a free country.

On the other hand, my dollars will not buy a firearm with a permanent warning.

The guy that came up with this idea should be lined up and executed right next to the guys that developed stickers-for-everything, clamshell packaging, packing peanuts, and multi-lingual manuals.

"Kill all the lawyers". (I didn't say it...Shakespeare (in Henry VI) did).

Why does it matter if there is anything stamped on the gun? If it is a good gun the only stupid people are the ones that refuse to buy it because there is a warning on the side. My ammo box says "Warning: Discharge may occur when primer is struck."

What does this have to do with handguns? This belongs in the political section.

Enough

This one's about worn out anyway.

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Johnny