Category: Slingshots

This is a story that shows that parents need to better police their children. Slingshots are great fun for responsible kids. Irresponsible kids like this asshole will ruin it for everyone else!

By Edith Bevan

April 25, 2008 12:00am

A 13-year-old boy who used a high powered slingshot to fire lead pellets at a car is likely to be let off with a caution.

The boy was one of three children chased down and apprehended by their victim - a 41-year-old builder from Windsor called Jim.

Here is an interesting Slingshot story from the Tri-City Herald. It turns out a dispute with a Slingshot brough in the SWAT team! Talk about overkill!

Here is an interesting story, its about how the US Military is facing violent children in Baghdad armed with.....slingshots!

U.S. troops face violent children in Baghdad Shiite militias encouraging children to hurl stones and gasoline bombs at U.S. convoys, Americans say.

By Antonio Castaneda ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, October 05, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Shiite militias are encouraging children as young as 6 to hurl stones and gasoline bombs at U.S. convoys, hoping to lure American troops into ambushes or provoke them into shooting back, U.S. soldiers say.

Gangs of up to 100 children assemble in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia, and in nearby neighborhoods, U.S. officers said.

Here is an interesting story, a couple of years ago Daisy decided to enter the Slingshot market. Prior to them entering this market, they focused exclusively on air guns. Now that they've had such a bad experience, one has to wonder how much longer they'll keep making Slingshots?

By Alan Fein

(AXcess News) New York - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says Daisy Manufacturing Co., of Rogers, Ark. has recalled 104,500 slingshots and you'd never guess why.

According to the CPSC, Daisy's slingshots could put your eye out. Just like your mother always warned you about!

Apparently, Daisy Slingshots rubber band could slip out of its frame during use, the ball at the end of the tubing can strike the user, resulting in serious facial injuries.

This story combines two of my favorite topics, slingshots and crazy British scientists.

Apparently, the European Space Agency has funded a research project into using giant slingshots to launch supply pods to the Moon and back. If this actually works, can you imagine what people will try to launch next?