![]() ![]() "Between March and December of 2020, there was a 31 percent increase in unintentional shooting deaths by children of themselves or others, compared to the same time period in 2019," Moms Demand Action said. Culper Precision went on to say covering the gun in LEGOs was an attempt at. The advocacy group also notes that the Block 19 was created after a year in which deadly shootings involving children rose sharply. Lego-encased Block19 firearm produced by Provo company causes controversy. Citing research on gun safety, the group says that for children to be protected from unintentional shootings, "gun owners should store guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition." Lego-encasedBlock19 firearm produced by Provo company causes. The gun company also emphasized that every gun owner is responsible for keeping firearms secured and out of children's reach, whether the weapon looks like a toy or not. A kit to cover Glock 19s in red, yellow and blue LEGO blocks has stirred controversy. "It seems that no matter what we create in the firearms industry anti gunners seem to leverage every *true* innovation (block19 is NOT an innovation it is a fun safe queen) shortly after its release to talk about why guns are bad," Culper said. Indeed, the Everytown advocacy group took a very public position against the toylike pistol, with Shannon Watts, founder of the related group Moms Demand Action, telling The Washington Post that her initial response to seeing the pistol was to think it was "sick and that children would die."Ī post shared by Culper Precision Culper's view, the gun is a "safe queen" - a term for unique or collectible guns that owners rarely fire and instead keep in a safe. "This, if real, is the most irresponsible gun modification I have seen in a long time," a commenter on The Firearm Blog said, calling it "perfect fodder for the 'Everytown for Gun Safety' people." Within the gun-owner community, some said the brightly colored pistol amounted to baiting gun control advocates. ![]() When Culper Precision revealed the design in late June, the company said: "Here's one of those childhood dreams coming to life, the Block 19 prototype, yes you can actually build Legos onto it." The kits retailed for about $600, the company said.īut the Block 19 immediately provoked an intense reaction. A Utah company has stopped selling a kit that encases Glock handguns in Lego blocks. With the colorful "Block 19" pistol kit, owners would have been able to use Lego blocks to create their own sights and designs on top of a Glock 19 pistol's slide. Lego-encasedBlock19 firearm produced by Provo company causes. By 2020, it was more than 1.2 million.A Utah gun company has removed a Lego-themed pistol kit from the market after facing an intense public backlash.Ī Utah gun company has halted sales of a Lego-themed pistol kit, after facing fierce backlash from the public and a request from the Danish toymaker to remove the product. FBI data shows that in 2018, approximately 300,000 Utahns applied for a new gun background check. The move came after a request from Lego, the Denmark toy. ![]() Gun sales in Utah are soaring, and in a less joyful firearm reality, in May experts told KUTV there is a direct correlation between more guns and more domestic violence fatalities. That dream, at least for now, has ended, as the United States-based gun company has pulled the Lego-encased gun kit from its online store. CulperPrecision website returned a "Nothing Found" page on its website that formerly offered the kit. ![]() The Culper website's homepage now has a lengthy essay about the BLOCK19 that says it is "grateful for the attention that Block19 is currently getting across the globe." It says it built the modification "o talk about the enjoyment of the shooting sports and the joy that can only be found in marksmanship practice and training." The company told several outlets it sold less than 20 of its kits before complying with LEGO's demands. There isn't a known law against making a gun look like a toy, but there are laws against making toy guns look too much firearms, at least party because it can be confusing to armed law enforcement officers, especially in split-second, life-or-death situations where lethal force could be used. ![]()
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