• phaedrus@piefed.world
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      35 minutes ago

      My father, an NRA member sucker that claims gun safety first, leaves a 12g fully loaded (buckshot) with one in the chamber and safety off in a soft bag with the zipper open right under him while he sleeps. He also has Parkinsons.

      You’re giving these people way too much credit by presuming they do any form of critical thinking.

      • DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        42 minutes ago

        Even then it’s dumb, but you can always load it if you think you will need it. It shouldn’t be chambered all the time though. Guns are too dangerous to use like that.

          • Verat@sh.itjust.works
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            1 hour ago

            Most of the ones who aren’t don’t reveal they are gun owners or think about it so much.

          • village604@adultswim.fan
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            2 hours ago

            I own guns. Not because I’m scared of anything, but because I inherited one, and my mom has a farm and shooting clay pigeons is fun. Plus, I have to kill a chicken snake for her every so often.

            • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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              31 minutes ago

              Seriously, I got a $20 thrower and for a box of ammo and pigeons it’s probably the cheapest way to spend an hour or two.

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            3 hours ago

            I accidentally got dragged into a conversation at work with a gun owner who seemed to have it mapped out exactly how they thought a home invasion would play out. In their scenario they’d have the drop on the robbers, who’d never be expecting someone to keep a loaded gun by their bed while sleeping…

            There was so much detail in there that it made me wonder if they actually wanted someone to come into their house so they could have an excuse to kill someone.