'Safety bullet' invention aims to prevent accidental shootings

To: Redcloak; SafetyBullet-Inventor

A situation where one needs to use a firearm is extrememly stressful. It's not unusual to find people forgetting to do "simple" things like removing a safety or charging the weapon in the heat of the moment.

I am reminded of the skydiver, who when he collected his chutes for his jump in the airshow, was told that the only remaining chutes were for left-handed people, and to remember the rip cord was on the other side.

The jumper's remains showed signs that he had clawed the wrong side of his chest to the bone in his desperation to find the ripcord that was waiting to be pulled on the other side.

61 posted on 09/04/2002 4:11:58 PM PDT by Age of Reason

You cannot moron proof a gun. And guns are not supposed to be safe when you point it at someone.

62 posted on 09/04/2002 4:13:13 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

Just another invention to make guns more complicated and unreliable (and more expensive). Thank you so much Mr. Safety.

63 posted on 09/04/2002 4:14:48 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

To: Redcloak; SafetyBullet-Inventor

But it's my post on this thread, post number 60, that is my real concern.

Were it not for that--were the use of this device to remain voluntary--then I might agree it is a worthy invention for certain special instances.

But I am certain that this device will give the gun grabbers a more "reasonable" alternative to demanding legislation requiring guns be locked.

64 posted on 09/04/2002 4:18:26 PM PDT by Age of Reason

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

Does your family tree by any chance go straight up?

With comments like that, I wouldn't buy an order of fries from you.

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Flyer

65 posted on 09/04/2002 4:26:59 PM PDT by Flyer

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

Here's my "Safety Bullets".

They keep me and mine safe.

66 posted on 09/04/2002 4:36:55 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

Teacher,

Well teach me. What color would you like these to be? I am open to ideas. Right now the end is a white plastic. It can be changed to any color that you like. The whole point of this is to make people want to use them. If everyone had their gun loaded with a safety bullet there would be no more accidental deaths. So talk to me.

Mike Worley Inventor of the Safety Bullet
captjammin@hotmail.com

this is coming on the market soon so speak up now

67 posted on 09/04/2002 4:40:02 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

Hi,

What is it?

Mike
captjammin@hotmail.com

68 posted on 09/04/2002 4:40:55 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

To: wirestripper

Wirestripper,

Go to Yahoo and type in accidental shooting. There are some 60,000 stories of people being accidentally hurt by gunfire, even by people that are law enforcement. You tell me what is the answer. I think its the safety bullet. If this were loaded in every gun accidental shooting deaths would stop.

Unless you have a better idea!?

Mike Worley Inventor of the safety bullet
captjammin@hotmail.com

69 posted on 09/04/2002 4:43:47 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

"If everyone had their gun loaded with a safety bullet there would be no more accidental deaths."

No more car accidents?

70 posted on 09/04/2002 4:47:21 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

"Go to Yahoo and type in accidental shooting. There are some 60,000 stories of people being accidentally hurt by gunfire, even by people that are law enforcement." This is your sales pitch? You think I'd trust my life and the lives of loved ones on your piece of crap safety bullet?

71 posted on 09/04/2002 4:50:07 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

Mike,

I'm not much of a businessman or marketing expert, but I understand one thing that you clearly don't. If you want to make it in business, don't insult your customers. I've read through several of these replies, and I've seen you insult folks that I've known here on Free Republic for quite some time. I know them as intelligent, freedom-loving Americans who care about our rights and understand our responsibilities. You are just an idiot who joined a few days ago and claims to be the inventor of this stupid "bullet." At this point, I would buy almost any other safety device over yours simply because I think you are a jerk. If you had dealt with our concerns in a respectful way, I might be willing to consider your points. Instead, you cast insults and boasted in your ability to trade insults. I would avoid your product simply because I have no interest in seeing you succeed.

As another business tip, I suggest that you not take an active role in managing your company's customer service department. When something doesn't work as expected, customers are going to be upset and may be insulting when they call. If you handle them by "trading insults," you won't be in business for very long. From what I've read on these posts, you don't have the tact or maturity to sell a product even if it were a good idea.

In terms of gun safety, I have no doubt that your little invention can render a gun useless. However, when I wake up at night to hear my front door crashing open and realize that someone may be coming into my room within a few seconds, I'm really not interested in having to fiddle with my revolver in order to rotate a live round into the chamber. In that moment of fear, it's very likely that I will remember only sight picture and steady pull. If that sequence leaves me with a jammed gun, then the gun is useless.

The only way around that problem would be to remove your bullet from my gun every night before going to bed and replacing it in the morning. If I wanted to go to that trouble, I could lock it in a gun safe, open the safe every night, and close it in the morning. My strategy would also offer some protection against theft while I was at work. Relying only on your invention means that any thug who broke into my house during the day could take my gun, remove the bullets, and keep it/sell it as he wished.

Maybe you mean well, but you haven't helped your invention with your performance on this thread. If your only purpose here is to trade insults with those who have criticized your product or the societal problems that have led to its invention, I'm not interested in anything more that you have to say. If you want to grow up and engage in intelligent discussions, you might change some people's minds.

WFTR
Bill

72 posted on 09/04/2002 4:52:14 PM PDT by WFTR

To: Charles Martel

Charles,

Have you ever seen an expansion bolt, same concept. In this case inside the casing is a pin that looks similar to a roofing nail with its flat end up against the primer charge.
It sits inside a plastic sleeve that is held captive in the shell casing by a groove that has been pressed into the casing. The outboard end of the plastic sleeve that sticks out beyound the shell casing has a very small pilot hole drilled in it. When the Nail I call a ram is fired it travels to the end of the plastic and it is stopped by the groove that has been pressed into the shell casing.

You with me so far/ The Ram has a shaft that is 10 times the size of the pilot hole in the end of the plastic sleeve.
As it travels forward it expands the sleeve outward and hard against the inside surface of the firearms chamber effectivly locking the safety bullet inside the chamber. The nail or ram has traveled forward and beyound the end of the plastic end of the safety bullet and it has forced the plastic away from the center creating the friction bond between the plastic and the steel.

To remove the Safety Bullet you have to push the pin back inside the Safety Bullet and this will releave the pressure against the wall of the firing chamber and you can now remove the bullet.

If you like email me your fax and I will send you part of the patent application that will explain it in great detail.

Mike Worley inventor of the Safety Bullet
captjammin @hotmail.com

73 posted on 09/04/2002 4:54:05 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

Here's a better idea: Go to http://news.google.com and type in "accidental shooting" or "accidentally shot". You'll notice a dearth of stories on the subject; not 60,000.

74 posted on 09/04/2002 4:54:33 PM PDT by Redcloak

To: Charles Martel

75 posted on 09/04/2002 4:56:29 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

To: Maneuver Damage 1

Hi,

So what kind of safety device do you use that would be faster and safer than my safety bullet and have you tried it late at night? Maybe you should give the gun to your wife.

Mike Worley Inventor of the Safety Bullet

captjammin@hotmail.com

76 posted on 09/04/2002 4:58:52 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

I wonder how many people will be killed because of your safety bullet? You don't think that someone when confronted by an armed attacker may forget they have a safety bullet chambered and fire rendering their self-defense piece useless? If your safety bullet were in as wide of use as regular bullets (everyone should have them as you say) there would be 60,000 such cases of the phenomenon which I just described.

You're nothing but a carpet bagger. Take your elixir somewhere else.

77 posted on 09/04/2002 4:59:36 PM PDT by BlessingInDisguise

To: SafetyBullet-Inventor

No thanks! I have no desire to purchase your product or to have it around my guns or kids.

78 posted on 09/04/2002 5:00:20 PM PDT by FSPress

Stevio,

Bring em on! This is one damn good idea. It will save a lot of lives and its worth fighting for. Where people get lost with this is because they don't know the entire picture. With so many people trying to mess with gun ownership it might look like to some that I am trying to take their gun away. That is not the case at all I am majorly pro gun and believe in keeping mine safe.

Mike

79 posted on 09/04/2002 5:02:38 PM PDT by SafetyBullet-Inventor

You noticed his lack of tact, too, I see.

80 posted on 09/04/2002 5:19:11 PM PDT by Flyer

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