Homeland Security Video - Confront Shooter With Scissors

[Steve in Vermont]

Reminds me of the "duck and cover" films of the 50's. It advised that after a nuclear attack we should go directly home where our mothers would wash all our clothing.

 

[keith44spl]

Homeland security says you should use scissors to confront a gunman.

Ya'd think that DHS would jest let out a few of them 7000 AR "PDWs" they got on order.

Do we gotta draw straws to see who has to be the 'Special Suicide Scissor Operator'?

If 'Assault Weapons' Are Bad…Why Does DHS Want to Buy 7,000 of Them for 'Personal Defense'? | TheBlaze.com


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[Arik]

You wait. The first time someone tries this and manages to put a scratch on the shooter, the shooter will sue, the company, the person using the scissors, and the company who made the scissors. They will win.

There will then be a movement to ban scissors.

Fienstein will call em assault scissors and ban length along with sharpness and anything that would make it more comfortable to hold!

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[novalty]

 

[Straightshooter2]

Do they offer those scissors in a tactical model?

Yes, there is a tactical model:

Black and Decker even offers battery operated full automatic scissors. I'm not sure if those are a NFA item or not.

Probably need to check with the BATFES* on those Black and Deckers. (*Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives and Scissors.)

CW

 

[truckemup97]

Are .40 caliber scissors available at Office Depot? And do they require a background check?


Wait. Isn't this the same outfit that recommended senior citizens defecate on themselves in a mugging?

 

[Memphis]

I just got this wild visual in my head of important political figures being guarded with secret service looking men with overcoats on. Instead of uzi's under their coats you can see the sinister outline of...wait for it.... scissors!!!
This here's a fun thread. Happy friday.

Roger

 

[jlrhiner]

I'm going to tell you boys right now, I'd rather get shot by a crazed gunman than touch the wife's scissors. You want to whine about background checks? That's nothing compared to what I have to go through to pick up them scissors! Hoowee!

 

[Kelly Green]

I saw the video and I laughed out loud. Then the reality hit me, my tax dollars paid for this!

 

[rwsmith]

Not only

I saw the video and I laughed out loud. Then the reality hit me, my tax dollars paid for this!

Not only did you pay for it, but it's mandatory watching for a lot of people. If I was still working and had a safety meeting this is what we'd be watching.

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BTW I've got tears in my eyes after reading/seeing these posts.

 

[gm272gs]

Will scissor season be longer than bow season?

Can I add a bonus antlerless tag to my scissor license, if I have already bagged one buck and one doe?

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

While I do think that this is the product of someone with severe issues

I can honestly say that if I was placed in a position to where it was do or die, I have no intention of curling in a corner and waiting for the end. I will use WHATEVER is availible to fight back to the very end. If it is scissors, a pencil, whatever, I will put it to use. If I am going on the last ride either way, I am not making it alone if at all possible.

 

[Old TexMex]

Pinking shears. Nickel plated pinking shears.

Thats how I roll, fool.

 

[snubbyfan]

I've got my high leverage, polymer gripped, leather cuttin' snubby scissors. Just need to figure out what kinda concealment holster I'll need, IWB, OWB or pocket.
Seriously, cower in a cubicle or attack with scissors? I can't raise my right hand or spread my fingers, let alone attack a crazed gunman with scissors but I can still shoot a snubby.

 

[A Castle]

Finally a solution for my illegal 10 round mags in NY.....custom scissor holders! ( 7" or under and with no serrated edges )

 

[novalty]

I'm going to tell you boys right now, I'd rather get shot by a crazed gunman than touch the wife's scissors. You want to whine about background checks? That's nothing compared to what I have to go through to pick up them scissors! Hoowee!

I just bought my wife some new scissors, because I used her last set a couple of years ago to cut paper. Had to get her new ones, as she was using the old set and I got to relive my past atrocity of using them. Never again will I even touch them.

 

[jlrhiner]

I just bought my wife some new scissors, because I used her last set a couple of years ago to cut paper. Had to get her new ones, as she was using the old set and I got to relive my past atrocity of using them. Never again will I even touch them.

And don't ever use them to cut gasket material!

Trust me on this!

 

[imashooter2]

Lots of people work in places where they can't carry. A pair of scissors makes for a far better defense than harsh words. I wouldn't recommend grabbing them up and go looking to confront a gunman, but if you're trapped and escape is impossible, why die on your knees begging? Attack with every bit of vigor and any tool you can bring to bear. Not everyone that gets shot at gets hit. Not everyone that gets hit dies.

 

[LennyLames]

Pinking shears. . .

I have similar shears. According to Homeland Security, each serration or sawtooth counts as a blade that's capable of cutting. That makes these "high capacity" scissors, now banned. Scissors are only allowed to have 2 blades nowadays.

 

[mc5aw]

I'm fine with scissors being recommended as self-defense tools ... when the govt says that we can carry them onto planes and into Federal buildings without issue.