Medicare May Approve Gun for Seniors
source: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Company_hopes_to_gun_for_seniors_1208.html
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I can't belive this one!!...
A New Jersey company says they have gotten federal approval to market a gun to the elderly and hopes to have it subsized by Medicare.
The Palm Pistol will aid seniors with arthritis who would otherwise have trouble pulling the trigger. The device allows individuals to shoot by squeezing with their thumb.
The company's president Matthew Carmel says its "something that they need to assist them in daily living," and has applied to have the gun approved as a Class 1 medical device, the same designation given by Medicare to walkers and wheelchairs. It retails for $460.
"The justification for this would be no more or less for a (walking aid) or wheelchair, or any number of things that are medical devices," Carmel told New Scientist Friday.
On the description, it describes the weapon as "ideal for seniors, disabled or others who may have limited strength or manual dexterity. The FDA said it had not yet approved the gun.
Can you imagine....
now its easy to kill the paperboy
dont need assisted suicide.. they can kill themself with ease!
gun battles during bingo...
A New Jersey company says they have gotten federal approval to market a gun to the elderly and hopes to have it subsized by Medicare.
The Palm Pistol will aid seniors with arthritis who would otherwise have trouble pulling the trigger. The device allows individuals to shoot by squeezing with their thumb.
The company's president Matthew Carmel says its "something that they need to assist them in daily living," and has applied to have the gun approved as a Class 1 medical device, the same designation given by Medicare to walkers and wheelchairs. It retails for $460.
"The justification for this would be no more or less for a (walking aid) or wheelchair, or any number of things that are medical devices," Carmel told New Scientist Friday.
On the description, it describes the weapon as "ideal for seniors, disabled or others who may have limited strength or manual dexterity. The FDA said it had not yet approved the gun.
Can you imagine....
now its easy to kill the paperboy
dont need assisted suicide.. they can kill themself with ease!
gun battles during bingo...
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What if they confuse it with an Inhaler???
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