Talk:Dart gun

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Zombie powder paintball gun[edit]

Do paintball guns exist that are loaded with sedative agents (working via coming in contact with human body, and transmitting agent trough skin; so not intravenous) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.246.177.54 (talk • contribs) 08:36, 3 March 2009

And this question helps improve the article in what manner ... ? —Quicksilver^{T @} 23:52, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It stops disgusting assholes like you from making wiseass comments.

Burned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.157.139.4 (talk) 12:28, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change[edit]

Should this page be called Tranquilizer gun instead of Tranquilliser gun? Benuphoenix (talk) 03:11, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article title spells tranquiliser with 's', but all mentions of it are spelled with a 'z'. Should this be fixed? 129.241.210.233 (talk) 14:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see nothing wrong with the name or the spellings. But there probably should be a notation made about the differences in US and British spellings.72.11.40.181 (talk) 18:05, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Does this really belong under firearms?[edit]

I noticed that this is listed under the firearms category. What about caulk guns, piercing guns, nail guns, etc? Are they firearms too? Tranq guns don't fire ammunition, despite looking similar to firearms. I guess they would work similar to a BB gun with compressed air, etc. Would a BB gun even count as a firearm if we are technical?72.11.40.181 (talk) 18:09, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tranquilizing Agents[edit]

Some of the tranquilizing agents mentioned are indeed human medications used for similar purposes. While it is fine to note that we exert a lot more precaution about a human suffocating than an animal suffocating, suggestions that they work substantially differently in humans versus other large mammals requires drug-specific supporting references, and should definitely not generalize.

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Human use[edit]

Has tranquilizer darts been used on humans? Which drugs are safe. I now some are used to help sleep, but which? Jojo Fazbear (talk) 16:41, 3 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

police and military use[edit]

The police and military section fails to address why tranquillizer guns aren't used in ambush. It seems safe, as the person who was darted will think "mosquito bite".--2001:5B0:4DC1:1CC8:E106:F3BC:6DC4:8704 (talk) 03:52, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dart gun[edit]

Since dart guns are not just used to tranquilize animals, we should rename this to "Dart gun" and mention the types of vaccines and antibiotics uses. Countryboy603 (talk) 15:23, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've edited the page to focus less on tranquilizers. I would like to take a step further and rename this to "dart gun", but I would like to make sure everyone is ok with that.--Countryboy603 (talk) 17:57, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When they were first invented, they were used solely to sedate animals. I think that should at least be mentioned if the page gets renamed.--IWannaBeSedated24 (talk) 17:57, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 30 August 2022[edit]

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The result of the move request was: Moved as proposed after no objections (non-admin closure) Red Slash 17:54, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tranquillizer gun → Dart gun – Dart guns are used to deliver other medications besides tranquilizers Countryboy603 (talk) 03:43, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-lethal[edit]

The description calls it non-lethal, but whether it’s lethal or not depends entirely on what you put in the dart. A tranquilizer gun is non-lethal, but a dart gun filled with poison would be lethal. Unless you’re calling it non-lethal based on the fact that a dart gun with empty darts is non-lethal, but then you could say any gun is non-lethal. 2601:282:C00:ABB0:48FB:8DF3:E090:473C (talk) 16:31, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Police use[edit]

The cited source for the first reason does mention that a suspect can be tackled to the ground, but doesn't mention that as a reason for police not using tranquilizer darts. While it is true that darts trigger a fight-or-flight response, the cited source for the second reason doesn't mention that. It only mentions using tranquilizer darts on suspects that are already fleeing. The cited source for the third reason mentions that humans have deadly allergic reactions to tranquilizers, but doesn't mention that as a reason why the police use tranquilizer darts. 2601:282:C00:ABB0:E821:8E1A:A28:1402 (talk) 16:20, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

tranquilizer[edit]

I used to think "tranquilizer dart" just meant a dart that makes people tranquil. I didn't realize that the chemical inside it was called a "tranquilizer". Not a big deal but could we replace "tranquilizer" with "sedative" to make it a bit more familiar? 71.205.160.164 (talk) 20:48, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]