Weirdness: The NES Zapper Just Became Much Deadlier

As long as it's sensibly secured, handled and kept out the way of kids who haven't been briefed on the gun and gun safety in general, it's neat. But for firearms I'm not a fan of these designs.

I couldn't imagine living in a country where just anyone could be carrying a gun. Scary.

People thinking that this was a good idea should not be permitted to have a gun.

In b4 the whackjobs ranting about second amendment, dictator governments disarming civilians and all that other dren

they took a regular glock and turned it into a lawsuit. i have to admit, i like the design, and if this were an airsoft gun, then i'd be in line to buy one. but to make a real gun look like a toy, geeze louise. i wonder will nintendo react to this as they do when you put 'poop' in your mario maker level.

AMERICA! FU- actually never mind

I hate guns, this is a dumb idea. I want one.

@Moon Doesn't bother me.

Now you're playing with power. Imaging getting pranked with that and killing the damn dog and tv in one go.

Ok Nintendolife, I get that you want this cheap story, but
"As if the United States didn't already have enough problems with accidental shootings, a custom firearms manufacturer in Texas has taken it upon itself to fashion a deadly Glock handgun in the guise of a (normally) harmless NES Zapper."
sounds like a clickhole article. I am firmly against the right to bear arms in general (born in America, living in Scotland), but this is just silly trying to turn this into a flame war, and you know full well why, jeez :/

very cool! that NES color scheme and logo NEVER hurt anyone...i mean c'mon...

@A01 You know, it's not a good advertisement for them to say "don't get guns". This is their career and income, so it's understandable that they're showing off what they can do.

I'm not supporting guns, but I find this "Zapper" well made.

As a one off custom job it's pretty neat. Now if it was being mass produced and marketed (wich it's not thankfully) there would be a problem.

Even if it isn't being mass produced,this is still dumb.

Time to shoot some ducks

@A01 Well, it's good to point the obvious out, as some people (for example hunters) may actually need guns to get their income.

At least I'm not doubting hunters' common sense, altough I personally think that these days hunting is getting less important as there is more convenient ways to get food (which isn't the only use for hunting, though).

And no, I'm not saying this specific gun is used for hunting.

Not at all offended. I will just sit back and watch dumb people get upset about this. It's fine as long has the weapon is handled in the right way. And kept away from kids.

Ahhhh, the PC world. Where everyone else knows what's better for you all based on 'popular opinion' from the internet no less. I'll tell you what, you pay all my bills and living expenses and maybe, just maybe I'll listen to you. If a kids gets ahold of that gun it will always be the parent's fault.

It is a interesting piece of work and it amazes me at how good people are at producing custom designs whether it be a gun or something else modified.

Still making a gun look like a toy isn't a good idea and I wouldn't want it in my house. Coming from someone who grew up around guns and has no problem with people having them if they choose too.

But what are you doing Nintendo ???!!! It's more urgent to shut down this, than ban the word "poo" on Mario Maker !!!!!!

This doesn't bother me at all. In all honesty, it looks like a really awesome imo. While I don't own a fire arm myself, there really isn't anything to be afraid of. It's not like it's gonna go off on its own.

I live in Midland and actually got to see the gun. It's really kool. I guess you'd have to be a Texan to not be up in arms about this, no pun intended

I am in no way against gun ownership although I think this may have been in poor taste somewhat modeling a gun after a toy. Still its a one off customization. I also hate how people in the comments here are using this as a there goes America excuse. When will people learn guns dont kill people people are what kill people. You can argue about how dangerous guns are all you want but that doesnt excuse the fact its ultimately the person welding it who decides to pull the trigger

@A01
You could argue a gun can serve the same purpose as a knife if you count hunting

@A01 Because its pretty much the most sensible way and shows reponsible gun ownership

I find it funny how people think no one should have guns. Austrilia went by that logic and look what happened. I also hear that in Sweden its not uncommon to see a person with a rifle and the government offers free gun training programs but its surprisingly peaceful there blieve it or not. Many people there often like to go to target practice. Bottom line taking away weapons will work out as well as prohibition

@A01 Keep guns locked up and out of reach of children pretty much the most common sense sign of responsible firearm ownership

@Bliquid You're falling for the obvious bait. This article wants to start arguments.

This is an amazing custom made pistol! I wish I actually had one. And yes I do have many many many years of firearms training. And yes I would keep it locked up but I wouldn't alienate it away from my family. Instead, I would let my family know about it and train them about firearms as well.

Firearms can be a fun hobby as well as a nice deterrent as well as a final layer of layer of defense. In all actuality I would rather have a firearm and never use it for the lethality effects of it then not having one and needing one to protect my family and myself from someone else.

And to nintendolife.com.......... I'm actually appalled that you have sent this article out like this. Keep to gaming press. Let other so called news sites cover the accidental shootings of young children because their parents were freaking idiots and didn't store their weapons properly and didn't train their family in the proper ways of handling weapons. Just going to be honest, guns are going to be here for a long time. Stay with the games not the guns!

Since it has both "Nintendo" and "Zapper" on it....I'd expectthey have a cease and desist headed their way.

I think it's grotesque and I cannot imagine Nintendo would happy about this at all, bespoke job for a single customer or not. A letter from their attorneys would seem to be the way to send a message this stuff isn't on, because if one person wants it, I'm betting other people will.

Jesus, I'm glad I live in Scotland and not the US. I think what scares me the most is that the NRA can't see the fact that the UK made guns illegal and we have a hell of a lot less gun crime by proportion.

Haha, cool.

@Wolfgabe

I agree totally with you on the the whole prohibition comment by the way! I've always thought like it would be like that.

@Wolfgabe Uh, I live in Australia. What happened? Everything seems fine to me.

i like this!its stupid,but all guns are and this one looks rad af.

@SaKo From what I heard crime rates actually went up

@Wolfgabe
Yes, Australia heavily regulated guns in 1996 and the largest mass shooting (in terms of deaths) since then was 5 people, including the gunman himself. Look what happened indeed

@SaKo
Indeed, I feel perfectly safe to walk the street at night knowing that if I'm attacked then I'll have some chance of defending myself.

@Bludy_Edge You hit the nail right on the head. I find it stupid that people blame the accidental shootings on the guns themselves while completely ignoring the fact that the parents were idiots and didnt bother to store their weapons properly. I recall a woman who kept a gun under her pillow and somehow tripped the switch. when a kid walked right in. If she was smart she would have kept it locked in a cabinet

@shaneoh Funny I keep hearing that crime rate has gotten worse but I dunno

@Bliquid people have a right to thier own opinion. Weapons are needed for protection and protection only they just need to be handled properly. But everyone has an opinion.

@Clownshoes Funny you should mention a lot of the comments here scream pro Hilary Clinton to me

@Wolfgabe
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/facts/2013/figure_03.png
Those are most of the worst felonies. However, take into account felonies include fraud, embezzlement, manufacture and possession of narcotics among others. It is possible for crime to rise whilst violent crime is on the decrease.

@Clownshoes
Touched a nerve have I? I can separate fact from fiction. I'll happily step on a Koopa in Mario, but I find animal cruelty abhorrent. It speaks wonders that the best you can do is try attacking my argument based on my avatar.

The idea for the product is very trite, though the paint job is well done. I generally don't appreciate when a deadly weapon is customized to look as if it were a consumer product, however. Nevertheless, there's no need for anyone to get mindlessly enraged over something that was intended to be harmless, though, despite how ironic this sentence may appear. That's my opinion.

Now, was there really a need to post an article that attempts to silence the voices of some and sanction only others' personal propaganda? Because firearms require a lot of training and skill to use properly and responsibly, I'm far from supporting a universal right to bear them, personally, but to those who live in societies where they are able to use them legally, and do meet all those qualifications, and do use them safely while encouraging others to do so, keeping them secured, locked, and unloaded when not in use, I am no one to judge them (and perhaps they keep their local society safer, as a result). The comments should have been locked if the site didn't want to enflame its readers with non-Nintendo-related comments.

I truly hope NintendoLife will use its best efforts to remain transparent in its viewpoints and will not make it a habit to divide its reader base (especially over something so faintly Nintendo-related) in the future.

@Wolfgabe "I keep hearing" - where the NRA? Even the briefest attempt at research would refute that claim as shaneoh has done, but here's another from a fairly respected debunking source:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp

Ultimately whether or not you want guns in society has little to do with statistics relating to crime. I for one enjoy living in a country (Scotland) where the police are not only unarmed, but want to keep it that way.

Why you would want to live in a society where people are walking around with concealed firearms and laws that encourage them to use them in situations where they aren't required ("stand your ground") is beyond me, but don't try to tell people they're worse off without firearms available for general sale in their countries.

@Gauchorino I agree I think it would have been better if NL just locked down the comments here

Because Americans are unable to engage in polite debate about political issues?

Please close this comment section, Nintendo Life.

@A01
Aren't the armed officers in the UK only brought out when they're needed? That would be pretty good cause to be nervous.

@A01
Thanks for the answer. That is the ideal situation (beyond living in a society where police aren't needed).

Neigh,neigh.... that was awesome NEIGH!!!

I can't see how the comments section could be any different. Someone has modified a firearm to look like a child's toy - how could that not polarise people? Though I would expect the number of people who think it's cool to be very small indeed.

What's next, modding a Mac-10 to look like a Super Soaker or a Nerf gun? I'd be surrpised if some enterprising American hadn't already commissioned such a thing,

@A01 Why should the comment section be closed? This may not be a conversation related only to the games, but this is an interesting topic.

You should never turn down good conversations or arguments.

This article is the poster child of clickbait. Whoever thought this was a great topic to write about and keep the comments open is ridiculous. This shows a serious lapse in judgement. The comment section isn't full of constructive discussions, just a lot of arguing. I'd expect to see this on a Gawker site, but not here.

This is awesome. I love it. Owning a gun is our right in America. And that's not stupid. Btw, I'm sure plenty of you gun haters play gun packed bloody murder games. Get off your soap boxes.

I can see the difference between controlling a character in a video game and real life. No soap box required for thinking it's nuts to live in a society awash with guns and think that's a good thing.

"As if the United States didn't already have enough problems with accidental shootings" — there definitely was a bias when writing this article. Mind you, a bias i align with, which is why I found the opening hilarious... But still...

I think the question is more about why Americans are in love with them rather than others "being afraid." This love affair extending to more extreme laws to demonstrate it: publicly walking around with assault rifles and near universal concealed weapons permits; just looks insane, really.

It's completely idiotic to produce tools for killing on whatever scale, for whoever. "Protection" of such tools is only required when someone is in possession of one and has bad intent. And let's be honest, they're offensive tools, not defensive, and they've always been and always will be offensive. Ban them, shutdown the factories producing them and shops supplying them everywhere, disarm every "force" everywhere, and maybe some day we'll stop racing every other nation for who has the most and deadliest tools, and know peace.

@Sean_Aaron can we not turn this into a Brit v Yank showdown — pun not intended. There are plenty of people from the States that recognise the importance of the 2nd Ammendment yet still see that our country is dangerously obsessed with firearms

@Sean_Aaron can we not turn this into a Brit v Yank showdown — pun not intended. There are plenty of people from the States that recognise the importance of the 2nd Ammendment yet still see that our country is dangerously obsessed with firearms

All safety concerns asides...that thing is sweet!!

Timely article shows that some people think guns are toys.

In Australia its the 20th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre which led to Australia courageously banning ownership of assault type weapons ( not that it stops people acquiring rocket launchers and other military weapons as the case may be ).

For those with short memories:

http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2015/s4418664.htm

that is awesome!

This is just American stupidity personified

@EllenJMiller perfectly stated.

@Sean_Aaron You couldn't be more factually wrong. Chicago's problem is out of control gangs and city government that refuses to take action against them. It has scant to do with "other states" seeing as how it is against Federal law to traffic guns, straw purchase etc.

Cool gun design! I don't really see myself as someone who cares much for guns, though.

Horribly written article, by the way!

@A01 You have an incredibly poor understanding of common sense when it comes to guns, then. I probably sound insulting saying that, but I'm just being frank. Educate yourself.

@A01 Yeah, from an American's point of view, I don't own a gun nor do I have any plans to, but Americans take their bill of rights way too seriously. I'm almost positive we wouldn't be so attached to guns if we didn't have our "Right to bear arms" so drilled into our heads.

@AlexSora89 You, sir, have summed it up better than anybody I've heard here in America.

@Totaldude911
Thank you, kind Morgan Freeman clone. This most likely has to do with the fact I had to be cautious when describing my outsider's perspective.

@A01 I don't personally like or own guns but it is ridiculous to say that not owning a gun is common sense. Seriously? Every one who owns a gun lacks common sense for doing so? I support peoples rights to own guns even if I don't personally make that choice for myself. I want the option.

Looks great. It's a nice custom.

It's a cool design, I get why you guys are worried. I have never had problems with guns, I have a problem with people spending 1500 dollars on a gun and getting no training. I rather people buy a 500 dollar gun and spend 1000 on training. And just be responsible with storing and handeling them...plenty of people are. Some are not.

@Wolfgabe Slow news days require something vain and saucy to gain more clicks, I guess. It's very disappointing that this site, the most popular unofficial Nintendo website in the world, is stooping to lows like this to maintain that position when their original methods focus on pertinent Nintendo news and quality community content.

@Wolfgabe

Ever heard of Jim Jefferies? He's an Australian comedian who absolutely nails several issues about (irresponsible) gun ownership, and keeps it pretty entertaining throughout. Take a look if you have a few minutes (it's separated into two parts, about 15 min total. Here's part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rR9IaXH1M0

I'd buy one. but I hate guns so... i guess i won't?

actually i couldn't handle a gun

This takes all the years of work Nintendo has done to make a gun a safe toy to play with and reverses it. The picture alone is insulting.

There is no greater sin than disguising a deadly weapon as a child's toy. A child will see this gun and want to play with it. Parents love their children and most often never say, "No."

And...as soon as it happens - and i don't really think i need to explain what will happen, someone is going to jail for a very loooong time, no matter what the warranty says.

And even if you don't go to jail, your licence to make guns will be revoked for probably 10 years or so.

Well that's my thoughts of this idea.

That is disgusting. Why would you make a weapon look like a toy/gaming accessory?

If this was a functioning NES Zapper, I'd be okay with it. I'd even argue that it looks good. As a functional firearm, HELL NO. Dismantle it, apologize for its existence, and go sit in the corner and think about what you've done!

Almost ironic... the original grey Zapper got an orange makeover to make it more toy-like after some tragic incidents where people mistook it for a real gun.

I'm surprised to see this here, but I will say that while this thing looks great and I don't really understand how there could be any problem with somebody making one Nintendo-themed handgun, I definitely wouldn't be buying one for the impracticality alone.

Crazies and sportsmen aside, people don't buy guns like these to use them, but to keep others from using them. Most often when a gun is pulled--including by law enforcement officers--no shots are fired because, as we're all aware, it's a bit intimidating to have a firearm pointed in your direction, especially at handgun-accurate range. That's enough to get most people to reconsider whatever course of action they may have otherwise planned.

The article is correct that this one DOES look like a toy and that keeps any intimidation factor a Glock usually carries from coming into play. This weapon would have to be shot to be of any use, when in any other situation, that would be the last resort.

I feel that, as an American in possession of both more than one brain cell and somewhat of a less singleminded view because of living in Europe, I should say something to show that not all of us are moronic defenders of an archaic set of rules that was meant to be used in time of colonial war to defend ourselves from outside invaders aka the British, not as an excuse to be molded to one's needs so that it can still fit every thinkable situation and certainly not to enable every damn idiot that can afford it to buy a gun, much less have the "right" to own one.

And calling safety measures being enforced by the NRA themselves a good policy or adequate way to stem the bleeding is also laughable, since they are part of the problem in the first place...

Contrary to some people's belief, crime rates aren't lower because of civilians owning guns; it's far, far worse. High School/college shootings, people going postal etc. all could have been minimized to a handful of incidents with little or no casualties. Over here in the Netherlands, where I currently live, the worst school incident was a disgruntled student stabbing another student and a teacher.

Obviously, if you truly want to buy a gun, then there are numerous ways in every country in the world to get your hands on one, but that is a different story. If it's so easy to get your hands on a gun or a rifle instead of a bat or a knife, you immediately raise the potential of making casualties in a quicker and more efficient way by a tenfold (probably more), whereas with hand weapons, people still have a fighting chance.

And I would know: I've been in several fights were people tried to cut me with a knife, and the worst I've suffered is a tiny scar on the back of my head. I think I would have been less lucky with a bullet going into my head...

@Sean_Aaron See? You're not alone. Maybe living in Europe changes one's perspective for the better...

@WiiStud Nice avi.

You dumb asses are arguing about gun control when there's a much more perverse and horrifying thing happening here?
They ruined a zapper to make this, they don't make these anymore these idiot crafts should be kept to the knock offs or repros.

@sonicmeerkat O good lord. Think of the children.

The best thing(s) about all these comments is the idea that A: a 'kid' would in any way find the Zapper gun-like enough to play with and B: that any 'kid' would recognize the Zapper as a toy. Most kids these days aren't saying 'dang, they ruined a Zapper', they're saying 'can I get a code for that sick Glock if I preorder MW7?'

@Claytronical
Lol, love that vid.
"You can't change the second amendment!"
"Yes you can. It's called an amendment."

@ASonic3582
"there's a perception of less gun violence in Australia since the buyback because the media doesn't publicize shootings there any more since they already banned everything"

Well that's blatantly false. We do hear when there is a shooting because it's damn unusual for it to happen.

Super cool, I'd love to own one of these. As well as a something done similar to the Super Scope.

Well Sega made a toy look like a deadly firearm with the master system gun, and in Japan the saturn gun for virtual cop was a black revolver.
Just don't shoot your precious crt tv with that thing because it will cause more than just the screen to flash

" completely idiotic to make a deadly firearm look like a toy?"

Perhaps it's more idiot to make a toy look like a deadly firearm. Which is exactly what Nintendo did.

@shaneoh Oddly enough I just wanted to commend you on your use of Farscape slang.

@MC808
Haha! Cheers, I'm on my yearly Farscape binge atm.

ALRIGHT Everyone discussing Politics has always been a grey area of the rules, but when you're using the basis of such to insult other users and spread negativity then it's considered flaming. Let's tone it down please.

Why can't we just get along, like seriously?

Oh man, I was actually planning on writing a proper rebuttal to someone.

@Waluigi If it's against the rules to discuss gun laws and politics on this site, then why do the writers constantly write about things such as this and encourage others to discuss?

TL:Dr Great custom, it would be great to show your sportsmen friends, and fellow nerds (unless they're sensitive) This gun is for bragging rights, and not to shoot (it would eventually wear and look like trash) and as long as it's not mass produced it's not really a problem.

Okay I was born and raised in Texas into a hunting family, and let me tell you liking guns is a given. I even have a few under my name, I just really like to look at them and shoot for sport. Here in the South we have a thing called plinking, where we just waste ammo shooting at targets with small caliber handguns and rifles, it's just fun to do. However like I stated I also Hunt and the main reasons anyone hunts and why I do so is simple 1.Sport 2.Leaner meat (Deer) 3.Population Control.......Deer multiply like rabbits if we all stopped hunting or like some scum poaching, then Deer would overpopulate and would be a devastation to crops and rivers, and would intervertly drive deer to extinction due to crowding (think wild boar). You're probably thinking this is a natural born predators job, and you're right but people also hunt predators because they attack our pets and our cattle. So hunting is in this really weird middle ground. Anyways long story aside hunting (at least in my county) requires a hunters education in order to purchase a year license (we can only hunt on the approved season) A hunters education teaches you edicate in hunting with family and strangers, how to hold a gun, how to shoot a gun, how to clean a gun, and disassemble a gun, it also teaches how to act around guns and people who may be sensitive to guns or hunting. Also to put any misconception aside everyone in America doesn't walk around with a big iron on there hip, except military and officers, guns don't jump into people's hands and shoot people either people shoot people. Concealed handgun licenses also exist, you can learn how guns work, you're given a background check, and you're required to register your guns (regardless) and a lot of people in my town carry a concealed gun. Either way the work to obtain a gun legally is enough for people to whine. If you plan on owning a gun for recreational use then lock it up and/or teach your child gun safety (bb gun or nerf gun is great) but if you don't plan on owning one, then don't complain about the people who do or what they're into this custom will probably never get used, that's one gun you don't want burn marks, wear or grease marks on. Also my Dad always keeps the ammo of a gun separate from the gun safe. And every child/teenager isnt a raging psycho

@-Red-

I think they're more optimistic than we are, and they only expect peaceful discussion without anyone trash talking one another over gun safety. Either way let's just avoid the arguing, it's completely unnecessary.

@Ryu_Niiyama http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:G1Megatron_toy.jpg
http://nesrepairshop.com/forum/UserImages/famicom_gun.jpg
So it's not bad for design a toy to look like a real gun, sorry I just getting tired using disgusting to describe something metal Instead of something organic, just a pet peeve, just throwing this out there not really addressed twords you just showing the opposite happen in the past

@0upshroom7

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thumb/d/d7/G1Megatron_toy.jpg/350px-G1Megatron_toy.jpg

People are losing their minds over this? What? Why? It's not like these things are being masproduced. This seems like a neat little project someone made just for the sake of "How would the NES Zapper look like if it was an actual gun?" and nothing more. It's not like the sole purpose of this gun was made for shooting up innocent people, and to let kids play with it. And what is up with these people saying NO ONE should be allowed to own a gun? You people are waaay too sensitive these days.

@3MonthBeef don't get me wrong it happens , but to stop it , it stops with you, if you really want to have a gun wait until your child is old enough to be thought gun safety, and get a legit iron safe or combo safe, buy it from rent to own if you have to and wait till they are mature enough to handle a gun to show them a gun. I good gun owner can also a good parent as long as they're aware of the risks, tbh If I ever had kids ID probably go to my Dad s house and have a generational conversation about guns. I have a Aunt who would and has done something like that woman only difference is shes not allowed to have it unless shes by herself, because in my town tge man of the house controls the guns unless the Woman of the house is alone. Regardless I know what youre saying.

some people do not seem to understand cultural relativism.

There are countries in Asia where the ownership of firearms legally means jumping through a lot of hoops before earning a license, yet because of this strict compliance, black markets thrive and not for the middle class, who exactly buys them? Warlords and their death squads. Because I happen to live in one of those countries, I feel that criticizing Americans for their culture is kind of silly when we have knives pointed at our throats.

Honestly, if you're going to criticize a culture on firearms make sure you are coming off as having intellectual empathy. Because what Americans claim as a defense from mad tyrants is not entirely unfounded.

@link422007 Wether you like him or hate him, one of YouTube's cultural masters kinda explains how guns are like to U.S.A to how samurai and bettering themselves are to Japan https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V7l_tLWFxhA

This thing looks awesome! At first I thought it was an NES Zapper made to look like a Glock, but once I found out it was the other way around, I was instantly more impressed. Well done guys!

@0upshroom7 A weapon should not be made to look like anything other than that. I'm not shooter but I am an iaidoka and I am trained in other Japanese weapon forms. A weapon is not a toy. Its usage requires responsibility, so yes I feel that making a weapon look like something that a child or anyone that didn't know better would want to pick up is disgusting. I stand by my earlier comment. If you feel such a word is reserved for organic objects, that is on you, but I know how I feel about it.

It's a glock, not an assault rifle. I think it looks cool and if I lived in America I would want one, and don't see how on earth someone would mistake that for an actual NES zapper.

@Ryu_Niiyama Fair enough thank you for your thoughts

It's a shame how some Americans have come to accept the negative stereotype placed on us that portrays us as jingoistic, red neck hillbillies.

@RCMADIAX Finally, someone who makes sense!

@3MonthBeef
And neither does the dog!

"OUCH !!
SHOOT THE DUCKS, NOT ME !!"

It looks damn cool. Most of us here play games where we're hacking, slashing, and blowing people away all day long. I wouldn't do that in real life (I don't own a gun and never plan to), but I thought this Glock Zapper looked really cool. Imagine one in Nerf colours!

So much outrage over one person customizing their gun to look like a cherished childhood toy. OK, sure. Guns are serious business and shouldn't be taken lightly, but here's the thing. More people die annually in traffic accidents than guns in the US, yet I don't see anybody complaining when someone paints their car to look like a certain cartoon fish: http://iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/finding-nemo-nemo-disney-car-paint-job-13607222927.jpg?id=141

I live in America and I own guns and I love this. You all need to grow some balls around here. We all know the cops carry Billy clubs around in the UK but here in America we believe in defending private property and yes living off the land. Oh yeah and it's also a big help to have one when the bad guys have them. Kinda puts ya on a level playing field.

That's amazing! I had no idea you could actually make a Glock look cool. I still prefer my Beretta 92FS but that's a nice looking gun. If you're wondering why I own guns, it's because I enjoy going to the range with my dad and shooting them. It's one of the few hobbies we both share.

They're certainly coming out of the siliconwork

@shaneoh Heh, I just recently watched all of it again myself.

Looks dope.. Warning label: REAL GUN DO NOT PLAY WITH RUSSIAN ROULETTE! O___o

Cool custom!

@Sean_Aaron Are you saying people who live in countries that don't allow firearms to be generally sold are better off? Because to me that's also every bit as ridiculous a notion as the converse.
Having said that, it's ridiculous that this article, and subsequent "discussion" is even here and taking place on NL.
EDIT:
"Because Americans are unable to engage in polite debate about political issues?"
Seriously? Do you realize how hypocritical a statement that is? Apparently you don't, because I see even more American-bashing from you. But you know what, I'm not going to insult every Scottish person just because of the foolish comments made by one. That's the real difference between us, not our nationality. In the meantime, enjoy your ride on the anti-American bandwagon, it's free and there's plenty of seats available for the likes of you.

@3MonthBeef Just be glad it wasn't a bazooka designed like the Super Scope 6
LMAO

@-Red- I for one refuse to accept that stereotype. The real shame to me is that the stereotype even exists, but thanks to people like Sean_Aaron it's here to stay.

@sonicmeerkat Yeah, it's sad they ruined a good Zapper to make something like a gun. They did a decent job, though I wouldn't personally carry a gun with me. I do have strong feelings about guns, however, I refuse to rise to the bait provided by NintendoLife.

I can't see any reason this was reported on besides to start a flame war in the comments. I'm really trying to consider whether I should keep coming to NintendoLife.. sigh
Even if I might agree with the lean this article seems to have, it's quite shameful in my opinion.

@MC808 I'm an American born and bred, however I'm able to recognise the problems of the country of my birth. I know very well that all of America isn't of one mind; that's why there's still millions of homeless people on the streets, a broken welfare system, a medical system that's only been able to take baby steps in the right direction and levels of gun violence you wouldn't see anywhere not experiencing open warfare. What can I say, the truth hurts. If people stop being polarised and look beyond their own front garden maybe they can work together to fix some of these problems, but given how well Donald Trump is doing with his even more polarising political statements than other right-wing politicians of the recent past I won't hold out any hope for that.

You're also taking some responses out of context. My comment about Americans being unable to engage in polite discourse was in response to the chorus calling for comments to be locked here, apparently because video game fans cannot discuss political issues when they arise, which you are also echoing with your expression of disbelief this conversation is even taking place. I don't believe that's the case, unless you're going to tell me that you and a majority of the people posting here are children.

@TheRealThanos I would go further and say that any weapon brought into a potential conflict automatically escalates things and needs to be carefully considered.

A few years ago I let a drunk into the building close who claimed to have friends in the upstairs flat. This was at New Years after midnight and there were kids who had been put to bed in my place. The first time I came out to tell him to be quiet after his banging on the door and shouting I brought a crowbar with me, but kept it out of sight. The second time, I reconsidered - was it necessary to threaten force on this kid? Was I willing to bash his brains in over a noise complaint? I left it behind and threatened to call the cops if he didn't leave, which he did. I got some adrenaline out of it and that was all. Now imagine I had been brandishing a gun in that situation...

@0upshroom7 Been watching Gaijin Goomba for at most, a year. He makes good points and certainly this points out to what I say about cultural relativism.

@0upshroom7 Been watching Gaijin Goomba for at most, a year. He makes good points and certainly this points out to what I say about cultural relativism.

@0upshroom7 Been watching Gaijin Goomba for at most, a year. He makes good points and certainly this points out to what I say about cultural relativism.

@Sean_Aaron Indeed. I think the incidents with some lesser members of the police force that have come in the news the last year alone show that even they act nervously and overly violent when in a situation that is not entirely under their control.

Which in turn has unfortunately resulted in some young men dying way before their time, when a simple arrest or a disabling shot (either by tazer or any other non-lethal object) would also have done the trick of taking them off the streets. And then the amount of shots fired... it's absolutely ridiculous if you read the reports.

Bringing that back to civilians, most of them are NOT trained in maintaining (a modicum of) control in dangerous situations, and it's clear that a lot of them will not be as cool and collected in moments like that, resulting in even worse situations.

I once used a baseball bat to scare of a burglar, and that was more than enough. I didn't need a gun and if I had one, it might have escalated, since like you, I was up to my neck in adrenaline...

@-Red- I see you either removed your comment or it got removed, but I'll respond anyway. It was never my intention to throw shade on anyone, but it is true that if you are on the outside looking in, which me and @Sean_Aaron are, as Americans living abroad, that you gain a broader perspective.

I can only agree (partially) on some people owning guns for the purpose of hunting, but only as a means of population control, because that can indeed be a threat, but hunting for pleasure? Absolutely not.

And the same with thinking it's okay to have a gun for "self defence". It can only escalate a situation, not make it better.

The example I gave of the disgruntled student still resulted in a casualty, but it was "only" one victim, instead of the dozens that could have died if there were guns or rifles involved.

Numerous examples of US high school shootings and the like sadly illustrate that this is nothing but the absolute truth. What's even worse is that we as a country are "inspiring" other people in other countries to do the same, because high school shootings were hardly ever a thing in Europe before they became more frequent in the States.

I don't necessarily enjoy stating things like that, or bashing my fellow country men, but the truth sometimes is more ugly than we care to admit and we have to be big enough to take the good with the bad.

As for the NRA: a good form of regulation would be like here in the Netherlands; you shoot at the shooting range, and your gun is either kept in a safe at the range, or you can take it home with you, but without cartridge and ammo, so you'd have to go through some trouble to get it operational outside of the shooting range.

The problem with having one at home is that if we are in some threatening situation we will use whatever weapon is available, whether it is our fists, a stick, a chain, a stone, some tool, a knife or a gun, except the latter is a cause of way more casualties than any of the other ones and should therefore not be taken lightly or used in any old situation, like for example to scare off a burglar, if only for the fact that a lot of people will lose their cool and shoot anyway, resulting in unnecessary casualties.

Maybe you're not such a person, and if so then I tip my hat to you, but a lot of people unfortunately can't handle such stress very well and as such should be prevented from having access to deadly weapons.

I would add that whilst it's nice that Texas requires competency to get a hunting license, that doesn't mean much if that's not a requirement to own a firearm as I rather doubt the majority of gun owners are hunters.

Another anecdote from a gun-owning friend who I used to rent a room from. One night he hears a noise outside and ends up spending much of the wee hours sitting in his underwear with a loaded Glock on his kitchen table wondering if he's going to have to confront a burglar. I said "it was probably a cat or a raccoon and if you didn't have that gun you would have looked outside and then gone back to bed." The gun and the possibilities that go with it - armed conflict create more fear than they dispel. If someone is willing to break into your house when you're there, they probably won't be scared off because you have a gun in your hand; especially if they have one themselves.

Where did my comment end up, wise guys? My first one, you know, the one another user replied to.

@AlexSora89 It most likely got removed. This site censors comments a lot for little reason sometimes. Your comment probably got deleted during the mass deletion by the mods.

@TheRealThanos Tbh. Personally, I'm not against the idea of restricting guns and/or properly educating people more about them either.

I just don't agree with the idea of removing/banning them entirely. As it heavily violates upon the Second Amendment and one of America's basic rights, and it will just be another case of the majority being punished for the incompetence of the minority.

"Think of the children!!"

Stupid kids ruining everyone's fun.
Honestly that gun looks cool af.

@-Red-
I dunno, I just talked about gun safety as cautiously as I could.

@AlexSora89 The mods may have just accidentally have erased it in the crossfire. They did erase several dozens of comments rapidly so they may have just erased yours by accident.

@-Red-
Oh well.

@Sean_Aaron I didn't say I was in disbelief that this discussion is taking place period. At least, I didn't intended to. What I did express is that it's a ridiculous topic for a site like NL. Why it's being discussed HERE I can't understand, nor do I understand how anything I've said enforces the idea of Americans being unable to engage in polite political discussion. But whatever, people can keep using this as an opportunity to stand upon their soapbox and wax political......on a videogame site. Personally, I'm ready to move on.

@-Red- Yeah, I can understand you feel that way, and in the case of new rules applied it is quite often the case that the good have to suffer with the bad, but what always continues to amaze me is that we as a country want to hold on to ancient rules that just aren't with the times anymore. It was a time when America was young, rebelled against the English empire, and practically the whole nation was at war. Oh, and men wore wigs and skirts or coats with long tails and funny hats...

We've advanced as a society and as a nation and we really shouldn't hold on to rules that were created over 200 years ago and were for all intent and purposes meant to be applied under martial law.

It just doesn't apply to people trespassing on your grounds or neighborhood disputes or whatever. Just to give you some idea of how isolated a view it is (and for the sake of argument let's bypass the notion of giving a sh** or not) just know that most of the world frowns upon it, and I guess you already do.

I myself only came to know that when I lived here for a couple of years. At first (being an American) you just accept it as part of your legacy and/or God given right, until you learn another person's, or rather country's (or even continent's) perspective on things and truly start to wonder if it is indeed time for a change and make some new rules that are more fitting for modern times, and civilian situations as well, instead of rules that make most Europeans think of movies like "The Patriot"...

@A01
Yeah, look at how not having guns work for france! Terrorist shootout central!

Shootings in the US? At schools, daycares, movie theatres? What do all these places have in common? No guns! No one goes shooting at a gun range, and they don't get far at a police station or military base!

Also, better common sense, get more fun guns, don't have children!

Am I the only one bothered that this doesn't even looking anything remotely close to a Zapper?

@khaosklub

Actually, there was a shooting at a US Military base. Gunman killed quite a few people too. It was called the Fort Hood Shooting. It happened twice in fact. 13 people were killed so your logic kinda fails.