Crimson Trace laser grips and cancer (??)

RanL · October 28, 2018, 07:37 AM

I found the following warning next to a Crimson Trace laser grip on the MidwayUSA website:
"WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - https://www.P65Warnings.ca.gov."
(here's a link).
I wrote to MidwayUSA, asking why exactly that warning appears next to the CT grip, but their representative replied that she was "unaware of what specifically makes this have this warning for California customers" and that she didn't "have much information on this".
Does anyone here have an idea about this? What's supposed to be the connection between laser grips and cancer?

Rembrandt · October 28, 2018, 07:52 AM

Over regulated California seems to find harm in everything to some degree or another. There may be some remote scientific basis for it, but doubt its any worse of a danger than what's laying around on their city streets.

**Mal H** · October 28, 2018, 11:48 PM

10 to 1 it's the word "polymer" in the description that got them all anxious about the carcinogenic grips.

RanL · October 29, 2018, 12:18 AM

I doubt that it's a global thing--that they find harm in everything, or something like that--or that the word "polymer" got them anxious. For they didn't put a similar warning on other polymer products.
In fact, they didn't even put a similar warning on other polymer Crimson Trace laser products, such as this laser-guard.
They did put the warning the another CT laser grip for revolvers that I found on their website (here), though.

**Mal H** · October 29, 2018, 10:15 AM

They may have more information on the material (polymers) used in the manufacturing of the grips than Midway does, obviously. For example, if the polymer contains butadiene, it has been on the carcinogenic list for decades. Not all polymers are carcinogenic, so you can't say it's not "polymer" that got the warning just because other listings don't have the warning.

You would get better information contacting C-T instead of Midway.

DaleA · October 29, 2018, 04:55 PM

Quote:

You would get better information contacting C-T instead of Midway.

I think this is the best advice and will get you to the 'truth' quicker.

But if you want to read more 'discussion' about the subject there is this thread from a year ago.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...cer+california

Cosmodragoon · October 29, 2018, 08:32 PM

The same warning is on all sorts of stuff, including paracord. It may contain harmful substances but the fact is that there are harmful substances all around us. Most of us don't know and the degree to which it affects us over time is rarely noticed. It might be better to reduce our exposure to some of those things but like trans fats or even smoking in the not so distant past, what doesn't make you sick today might not be a concern for a lot of folks.

Cosmodragoon · November 2, 2018, 04:14 PM

Thinking more about this, I think it's time for a general thread on chemical safety....

cw308 · November 3, 2018, 03:04 PM

Sorry to say , we're all going to get their but from CT grips , I don't think so . Now if your talking about the red dot on your chest then that's a different story .

Auto5 · November 3, 2018, 03:46 PM

Yes, it's true. DO NOT eat your grips.

cw308 · November 4, 2018, 09:11 AM

Auto5
Now hats funny , Do Not eat your grips . I LOL.

October 28, 2018, 07:37 AM	#1
RanL Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2018 Posts: 2	Crimson Trace laser grips and cancer (??) I found the following warning next to a Crimson Trace laser grip on the MidwayUSA website: "WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - https://www.P65Warnings.ca.gov." (here's a link). I wrote to MidwayUSA, asking why exactly that warning appears next to the CT grip, but their representative replied that she was "unaware of what specifically makes this have this warning for California customers" and that she didn't "have much information on this". Does anyone here have an idea about this? What's supposed to be the connection between laser grips and cancer? Last edited by Mal H; October 28, 2018 at 11:43 PM. Reason: Fix ca.gov link

November 3, 2018, 03:46 PM	#10
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	Yes, it's true. DO NOT eat your grips. __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.

October 28, 2018, 07:52 AM	#2
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	Over regulated California seems to find harm in everything to some degree or another. There may be some remote scientific basis for it, but doubt its any worse of a danger than what's laying around on their city streets.

October 28, 2018, 11:48 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,949	10 to 1 it's the word "polymer" in the description that got them all anxious about the carcinogenic grips.

October 29, 2018, 12:18 AM	#4
RanL Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2018 Posts: 2	I doubt that it's a global thing--that they find harm in everything, or something like that--or that the word "polymer" got them anxious. For they didn't put a similar warning on other polymer products. In fact, they didn't even put a similar warning on other polymer Crimson Trace laser products, such as this laser-guard. They did put the warning the another CT laser grip for revolvers that I found on their website (here), though.

October 29, 2018, 10:15 AM	#5
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,949	They may have more information on the material (polymers) used in the manufacturing of the grips than Midway does, obviously. For example, if the polymer contains butadiene, it has been on the carcinogenic list for decades. Not all polymers are carcinogenic, so you can't say it's not "polymer" that got the warning just because other listings don't have the warning. You would get better information contacting C-T instead of Midway.

October 29, 2018, 08:32 PM	#7
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	The same warning is on all sorts of stuff, including paracord. It may contain harmful substances but the fact is that there are harmful substances all around us. Most of us don't know and the degree to which it affects us over time is rarely noticed. It might be better to reduce our exposure to some of those things but like trans fats or even smoking in the not so distant past, what doesn't make you sick today might not be a concern for a lot of folks.

November 2, 2018, 04:14 PM	#8
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	Thinking more about this, I think it's time for a general thread on chemical safety....

November 3, 2018, 03:04 PM	#9
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	Sorry to say , we're all going to get their but from CT grips , I don't think so . Now if your talking about the red dot on your chest then that's a different story .

November 4, 2018, 09:11 AM	#11
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	Auto5 Now hats funny , Do Not eat your grips . I LOL.