Body Adorned Tattoo & Piercing FAQs – Why Are Piercing Guns Bad?
Piercing Guns are bad for many reasons! Here are a few: • Piercing Guns can NOT be sterilized. Some of the newer equipment uses a sterile, self-contained stud, which is all well and good, but the gun itself still can not be sterilized and can become contaminated with blood or bodily fluid when it comes in contact with the ear before or after the actual piercing. In a day and age where viruses like HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C are reaching epidemic proportions no one should get pierced with anything that can’t be put in an autoclave. The really sickening thing about all this is that most of the places that use piercing guns market to younger children and the parents of children, who don’t know the dangers! Every state that allows and licenses body piercing studios requires that we maintain and use autoclave sterilization- and rightfully so- because it’s the only effective way to kill viruses and is an integral part of preventing disease transmission. Why then are piercing guns allowed? Mone
