Cool idea that turned to $

Hooray for makers!

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Good for him.

Not so good for his customers…
https://www.google.com/search?q=are+booby+traps+illegal

Or a kind neighbor who tries to safeguard the “package”.

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I was thinking the same thing, however per the definition it doesn’t inherently cause any bodily injury. I would hope he ran that by a ton of law enforcement agencies and lawyers first before marketing it.

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If someone trips, falls, and injures themselves, unfortunately may get sued. I did notice one woman kept running with the box.

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Loud noises have been known to injure and sometimes kill people with heart trouble.

Small children have been known to be curious. And, below a certain level of maturity, fail to understand “mine” versus “not mine”. I assume a shotgun shell detonating in close proximity to a child’s face is likely to severely traumatize the child.

Hearing damage is bodily injury.

Given the fact that someone (e.g. a child) could open the box then fiddle with the shells resulting in direct contact when a shell detonates the claim " it doesn’t inherently cause any bodily injury" is bullshit.

His running it by law enforcement / lawyer is irrelevant. The person using the device is the responsible party.

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rigged with fishing wire and a 12-gauge…

No. That is a federal level Felony. That kind of stuff is un-excellent.

But is injury “Foreseeable” under tort law, since his video shows people tripping it is more than foreseeable it is highly likely.

Also this thing holds 12 ga shells, I can see someone “Upping the effectiveness” with a loaded shell.

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Intent vs. Impact. I wasn’t disagreeing with you on the basis on the product being a bad idea, but more the definition of a booby trap. The product wont last as he gets sued, and the language wasn’t necessary.

Thanks, this was a good reminder me not to engage in conversation here anymore.

I apologize for the misunderstanding and thank you for clarifying.

Just needs to be a ear piercing piezo screamer. Kinda like the locators we used on high power rockets to find them from a mile away.

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