O/T New pistol w/ silly warning

jkbrea · Post by **jkbrea** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:06 pm

I just picked up a Springfield 1911 EMP. It's a beautiful little 9mm and very accurate. As I was going over all the paperwork that came with it, I was reading the "consumer safety warnings". The pistol came with a belt holster. It actually states, "Do not holster a pistol that has a round chambered or is cocked. Doing so could result in accidental discharge, causing serious injury or death". I don't get it, If I'm carrying it for protection, wouldn't carrying an unloaded pistol possibly have the same results. I guess it's just due to liability issues.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:09 pm

Yep, Lawyers Rule!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:09 pm

Yep - they are afraid of being sued. Pretty soon guns will come with a warning "do not load or fire this weapon"...

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:36 pm

That's as bad as the warnings that they feel they need to stamp on the firearm itself.

bj94 · Post by **bj94** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:36 pm

Sounds like they copied that warning from Glock.

Jeeps · Post by **Jeeps** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:33 pm

Buy a toaster sometime

The six page owners manual has the first five pages listing the dumbest
things people have ever done with em.

What can you expect from such a litigious society

I was taught to "watch where you walk" but nowadays people don't have to
watch there steps, if they trip and fall it is surely someone else's fault

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:59 pm

Label on the bottom of a candle: " To extinguish candle, blow out flame."

Scott Young · Post by **Scott Young** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:24 pm

that is great.

i had an concealed carry instructor teach that to be safe it was advisable to put your bullets in a different pocket.

i didn't finish the course.