Pink Guns??!!

I think ALL guns are dangerous if not properly stored and children are not taught to not mess around with them. If a black gun was left out the kids may have still thought it was a toy. Because MOM LEFT IT OUT. That is just irresponsible regardless of the color of the weapon.

Pink is my favorite color and if I didn't already have my .38 I'd seriously consider getting a pink weapon. And yeah, I am woman enough to not really care what people think about the color of my weapon.

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Ouch... I own two pink guns. I don't care what color they are, as long as they do the job.

(It should be noted that I also own several black guns.)

ETA: Hell no. My guns are put away. There is one left in my nightstand (and it's a pink one) but it has a child safety lock on it. If someone breaks in, I can get to it, undo the child safety lock and get it loaded in about 30 seconds. (I've practiced at the range.) My kids have also practiced with guns and had gun safety, so they wouldn't go playing with it.

ETA2: If you look at my profile, it's a pic of my youngest two years ago when she first started her gun safety. She's using my pink handgun.

I think it's dumb. I don't hate on anyone who like a color, or prefers something pink. I think it's silly, that women do run out and buy things female specific. Like, a second rate tool kit that is floral and pretty. I mean, women are smarter then this. I hate that they feed into it.

And I think it should be illegal to make REAL guns look like toys. Those pink guns don't look like a working weapon. That's idiotic.

I find it odd that you think they "have to make guns pink to get women to buy them".

People need to be responsible about their guns. The color has nothing to do with it. I have heard many stories like this and the guns were all not pink.....

McDonalds doesn't make you fat. You make yourself fat by choosing to eat it.

The banks don't make you go bankrupt. You make yourself bankrupt by signing up for a mortgage you cannot afford.

You get my point.....make responsbile choices. Don't blame someone making a pink gun for the choice of the idiot mom to leave her gun out.

I like pink. But I would've bought a "regular" colored gun anyway. But now that they make pink, I am so on it. Sexy and powerful. Yes, please.

And the pink gun will go in my gun safe, unlike those idiots.

@ Amanda W - Oh trust me, he will know you mean business with a bullet in his as*.

(ETA: I would think the kids would be more likely to think black guns are toys than pink ones. I have never seen a pink gun in the toy ailse. And your question to Jennifer has nothing to do with the color.)

ETA: I get that. But that doesn't mean they "have to make them pink just so women buy them". How do we know gun sales wouldn't have increased anyway, especially given who is now in office. I think maybe we are just confusing each other at this point. Lol. (link didn't work for me btw, but could be my work computer)

Some women are girly.

But the problem is here the STUPID girly gun toting women. I don't own a gun, but if I did, it would sure as hell be locked and where my kids couldn't get it. And I would teach my kids not to touch it if for some crazy reason they found it. And it would have a gun lock on it so they couldn't use it if they found it.

People should not be able to buy a gun until they learn how to use them, care for them, and keep them safe and their families safe.

For goodness sake, can't people just be responsible and exercise some common sense-especially with a deadly weapon?

I think a responsible gun owner is a responsible gun owner.
It doesn't have anything to do with the color of the gun, be it pink, purple, green, tie-dye, or plaid.
Having a gun available in a choice of colors wouldn't make me more or less likely to buy a gun.
I know you are asking this with an element of humor ("I'm woman enough that I don't need my guns painted pink to feel like a woman!") but I think this is an incredibly sad story of what we have become, as a nation.

Even gun manufacturers are now supporting manditory background checks for gun owners, and closing gun show loopholes, leaving the NRA alone, twisting in the wind with their own sickness.

Maybe a mom that would leave a pink (or any color) gun accessible in a home with young children would fail the stupidity background check--if only there was O.!

ETA: You didn't post a complete link. The result I found with Google is an op/ed piece which only cites an increase in women's participation in gun sports....not an increase in pink gun sales...

My daughter wanted a pink camo .22 to differentiate it from all the other guns as "hers". For her, its more about being different and almost "personal".

I think its more about that in our society - you can have your own personal picture put on a debit card, iPad/phone case, you can customize your car. I think its the first step like that for guns.

I have a pink bedazzled gun.

I have seen the pink guns and havent really thought much about them. I dont think my husband would allow a pink gun in his manly gun safe.

I don't like guns enough to have my own personal gun but I know where my husbands are if it comes down to needing one. And no I dont find it insulting that they try to market women by pink guns.

My sister in law has a pink hand gun, and I kinda liked it. I am going to get one this weekend with my husband and I was hoping to get one that will do the job...I don't care what color it is. If there is a used pink one and not a used black one, then looks like I'm getting the cheaper pink one. My children will absolutely know that it is NOT a toy (if they even know it exists at all.)

You can't make a real gun "look real" because it is REAL! A real gun is metal, heavy, and has bullets in it. I don't think teaching my children about gun saftey is about teaching them what color the gun may or may not be. A gun is a gun. There's nothing else to it. I don't blame gun manufacturers for making pink guns, short of them writing on the side of the gun...THIS IS NOT A TOY, what else do you want them to do. Only make real guns black?

J., I always like your posts so much, and yet I often disagree with them.

Here, I like it to hell, and I couldn't agree more. Pink guns are ridiculous. They're an insult to women's (and hell, gay men's) intelligence.

Really, though, I think the real tragedy and absurdity is people leaving loaded guns out in the open when they've got young kids in the house.

I personally don't need a pink gun to feel like a woman. As a martial artist (albeit an out-of-shape one at the moment) and a women's self-defense instructor, I don't need a gun of any color to feel safe.

I guess it's just like the pink tool kits that are marketed to women, too.

Speaking of pathetic, I think it is slighlty sad that we as a people have resorted to judging someone's personhood based on the color of gun they own. I don't think it is pathetic to own a pink gun. What is pathetic is to leave it out where your children can access it. I own a gun, and unfortunately it won't preotect me from idiots.

I'm not a gun person, but I find it insulting that they sell pink, flowered hammers and screw drivers in a pink case for women. I do like the smaller sized tools, since my hands are smaller and they're easier for me to use, but I resent that they're pink.

Any parent that would leave any gun of any color where a child can find it, is not a responsible parent.

Marketers are going to make what sells... I personally like my guns to look tough and lethal... so I stick with a black or non reflective metal finish.

Okay, I'm just going to say that weapons can easily look like toys no matter what color they are. I remember when I was like 8 or 9 I found my uncles hunting knife just sitting on their coffee table (He hand gone to use the bathroom). Well, I thought it was a toy knife and since we were playing cops and robbers I thought, 'JACKPOT!!!'. Luckily, I was smart enough to double check whether it was real or fake before chasing after using it during the game. Granted, I did that my running it across the palm of my hand and I ended up with a pretty bad cut... But at least I didn't end up stabbing or cutting one of my younger sisters or my one of my younger cousins!!!

So, would that 7 year old have not killed their 3 year old sibling if the gun were black? It probably would've still happened, because the parents didn't educate their kids about guns.

I agree! My husband mentioned them to me one time - he thought maybe I would want one, idk. I told him that I was concerned that an intruder wouldn't take me seriously if I was waiving a PINK gun at him! LOL!

We don’t own any pink guns. Even the toy one my daughter has only has a pink holster the cap gun is silver.

I have seen many bright pink rifles at the sporting stores, but I think the hand guns are more a personal preference. I have not seen any hand guns in bright or hot pink though (thankfully). As for the mom leaving her hand gun out that was just stupid on her part and she should have known better. It’s too bad the child had to learn from her mistake.

I personally don’t care what color the gun is as long as it works. Maybe women complained about some of them being painted in camouflage colors. I would not buy something that would stand out so much, I don’t think that would help much in any situation and would only bring unwanted attention.

For all of the responses that feel no American needs a gun then try living in a different area like parts of Chicago or maybe Alaska? And some areas are just so far from the aid of the police. Just because you don’t like them or are afraid of them doesn’t mean that every other citizen has to give up their second amendment right. I assume that if someone were to break into my home they already have the intent to do harm to me or my family and I will do whatever is necessary to protect my family, not lie down and become a victim.

Anothr take....So basically any gun shape, no matter the color, pointed at you has the potential to be a real gun/weapon. That is a problem for our police officers, don't you think?

I have a gun my husband bought me for Christmas that I just LOVE!!! It's pink, but not just any pink. The gun itself looks like a normal gun, black and such but it has pink wooden grips. The reason he bought it for me is the best reason for owning a pink gun - a portion of the proceeds and the case go towards breast cancer (I lost a friend to breast cancer a few years ago). It came in a pink soft sided zipper case (with zipper lock). BUT I would NEVER leave it (or any gun for that matter) down where my son could get to it! When I found out I was pregnant with him, my husband and I went out and bought a gun safe. We had 3 other children, but they were 12, 17, and 18 so we didn't worry about the guns that much.

I saw the pink guns on "Sons of Guns"...she has a purple and a white one as well.

My guns are standard black!!! Don't need to paint it pink to have me buy it!!

Do I think it's insulting? Not really...kinda funny really...just wish the YouTube videos I have seen with some women handling guns - who should NOT be handling guns....

I don't know why, but when I read your subject line, I immediately thought of grown women with Hello Kitty collections... never quite understood that, I have to say!

Women aren't any better at using their brains than men are, (as far as not making the mistake of leaving their weapons out, I should add!) no matter whether the weapons are black or pink. I'm not surprised that marketers have made pink guns at all. They want to sell, sell, sell. Female gun enthusiasts will buy, buy, buy.

I hope they don't put Hello Kitty on them!

ETA - I just saw Sassy Sarkey's post. GROAN!!

Dawn

Yeah, I think it's pretty sexist for marketers to think women need pink guns. Unless they make a whole rainbow of colors and market those to women. It reminds me of those "Bic for Her" pens that Bic came out with last year. If you didn't hear about it, here's the sketch Ellen did about them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCyw3prIWhc&feature=yo...

Having said that, I doubt the color had much to do with the tragic shooting. Guns are dangerous when accessible to children - no matter the color.

Ive seen pictures of all kinds of crazy colored and decorated guns, even a Hello Kitty one! What the hell of course a kid is going to think it is a toy! People are just stupid and many, actually most have no common sense. Thy shouldnt be allowed to have guns or children! Just my 2 cents!

Totally agree with your last question! That's what I was going to answer until I read it. Completely insulting.

I have heard, though, of children playing with regular (non-pink) guns they thought were toys that weren't. Maybe the pink adds to the idea, but all of these situations are deplorable expamples of irresponsible gun owners.

The blame for this tragic accident falls squarely on the shoulders of the people who left a loaded weapon in a child's reach. So what if it was pink? How many kiddos have shot others accidently with black guns because of irresponsible adults.

I heard a story recently where a bunch of kids were left outside near a fire pit. One of them decided to pour gas on the fire like they had seen an adult do. The fumes caught on fire and the gas can blew up. Several kids had to be rushed to the hospital with serious burns. Who was at fault? The manufacturer of the gas can? The gas station that sold the gas to the parents? No, the stupid adults who left a bunch of kids unattended by the fire pit.

Pink, black, brown, or rainbow colored... any gun is dangerous in the hands of a child without a controlled situation and a responsible adult watching their every move.

As for being offended by pink guns...I couldn't care less. I prefer black. So what? I am not offended by flowery tool kits, either. There is a market for that stuff or they wouldn't make them. It would only be offensive, IMO, if I was told I had to buy certain products because I am a woman.

More people have been killed with black guns than pink. The only person responsible for the death of this child is the person who left the gun out loaded no matter what color it is.
I like the pink guns. My girlfriends have pink guns and are very responsible gun owners.
I own pink tools and I also have a pink electrical cord for when I cut the bushes in the front yard.

I actually had a pink gun for a short period of time (.38 snub nose)...honestly I bought it BECAUSE it was pink and small. But boy, did it pack a kick! And I did not enjoy shooting it so I got rid of it. That being said, you have to TEACH your kids about all types of weapons and guns. Just because a gun is pink, large, small, looks cool, etc - is NEVER an okay reason to play or touch one. My kids know this. They each have a pirate style pistol from Disney that lights up and displays a flash light on the end. The know that theirs is a TOY...but if they ever see a gun that is NOT that one, they are to never assume it is a toy - they should ALWAYS come to ask mom/dad about it. We go over this time and time again with them. We have a pellet gun that my hubby will use occasionally in our backyard (out in the country) and he has left it out in plain site on occasion and neither of my kids has ever attempted to touch it or play with it because they know the rules (they would not harm themselves or anyone because it's 1 pellet per shot and hubby never leaves it loaded...in case anyone wanted to comment on that! LOL). I know you can teach kids until you are blue in the face, but it also takes common sense. Do not leave guns lying around the house - especially loaded! I mean come on?!!?!?