American Gun Ownership Highest In 18 Years

[viper37]

Canada's gun laws are mostly okay.

It's not like I can buy an AR-15 at my local Wal-Mart.

All handguns have to be registered and there's no carrying a gun or rifle at your local Tim Horton's.

[Valmy]

Canada's gun laws are mostly okay.

It's not like I can buy an AR-15 at my local Wal-Mart.

All handguns have to be registered and there's no carrying a gun or riflt at your local Tim Horton's.

I see. I have been told this is the first step to a fascist dictatorship. Though I am not sure Canadian Hitler is going to need to invade anybody to get Lebensraum.

[Eddie Teach]

Only if he wants territory where life is worth leben.

[The Brain]

BURN

[viper37]

[derspiess]

Acquired my first lever action rifle. Dad gave me his Winchester Model 94 in .30-30.  It's the 1967 (?) edition with the octagonal barrel. Not really worth a whole lot but it's fun to shoot.

[11B4V]

Nice

[Admiral Yi]

How's your one handed twirling cock?

I am talking about the rifle. 

[The Minsky Moment]

The "stay in your lane" phrase appears to be an imported slogan.

Yes an American thing.  As in: "The NRA should stay in their lane and focus on gun safety and education, not dabble in power politics and Washington lobbying."

[Syt]

What happened to the stories that Russia was trying to covertly influence and donate to the NRA?

[Valmy]

What happened to the stories that Russia was trying to covertly influence and donate to the NRA?

They probably lack the funds to do so now that their economy is collapsing along with the price of oil.

[derspiess]

How's your one handed twirling cock?

I am talking about the rifle. 

Oh, you... 

So I went to one of the bigger gun shops yesterday to seek out some .30-30 ammo for mah daddy's rifle.  Felt weird throwing on a face wrap/gaiter thingie before entering a gun store, but I try to be a good citizen.

Place looked like it had been looted.  I'm guessing 90-95% of the rack and display shelves were empty.  They usually have a huge inventory, so the store must have had record sales for March and April. 

They did have a couple decently-priced CZ-75s-- one CZ-75B and a CZ-75DB.  Been wanting a CZ-75 since the 90s, but had lost interest when they jumped up in price.  I sold a couple rifles to some panic-buyers a couple weeks ago so I'm tempted.

[11B4V]

They are solid pistols.

[The Minsky Moment]

What happened to the stories that Russia was trying to covertly influence and donate to the NRA?

Seems like a waste of resources, the NRA is already doing a very effective job wrecking America on its own.

[Syt]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/30/us-gun-owners-meme-feud?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WhatsApp

US gun owners aim firearms at their genitals to settle feud within community

Gun owners are taking photos of themselves pointing weapons at their genitals with the safety off – but the trend is far from new for gun enthusiasts

Gun owners are putting their metal where their manhoods are in a bizarre trend that sees men courting danger to prove how well they can manage a gun.

Those participating in the meme do so by pointing their gun at their genitals with the safety off, placing their finger over the trigger, and posting a photo of it on social media. And voilà, just like that – proof they are very manly.

It was first assumed that the gun owners were embracing the risky pose as a way of trolling progressives. The author and storyteller Dylan Park, who originally reposted the images in a viral tweet, summed that theory up as follows: "To everyone asking why, I'm not 100% sure. But I think the thinking here is 'Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people so we're going to point them at our dicks to prove how safe they are' or something," he said.

But, as detailed in an article by Vice, the trend started more than a year ago after fighting within the gun enthusiasts community, which eventually led to one faction trying to prove superior knowledge over the other. As the Facebook page Gun Owners Who Hate Gun Owners explained: "It's actually to upset people who think trigger discipline is important."

While it's not unusual to see gun owners commending others for their gun-safety knowledge online – using the safety catch, not pointing the gun at anything they don't want to shoot and not putting the finger on the trigger until they want to shoot – it appears that their vigilance has upset other hobbyists.

"The uninitiated zero in on dumb shit like [safety] because it's their entire knowledge base. It's the only thing they understand," said the moderator of a Facebook group named Shit Gun Normos Say (normo being a word pejoratively applied to people who stick to rules or norms with fervor).

"Congratulating people for keeping their finger in the right place is like congratulating somebody for not wrapping their seatbelt around their neck, or for not shitting their pants in public," the moderator added in a confounding explanation that simultaneously manages to make light of practicing safety precautions while joking about how stupid it would be to brag about not wearing a seatbelt.

By this logic, those who put themselves in the most dangerous position are the only ones who can really prove how brave they are. Just think about it like cycling through a red traffic light at an intersection with no handlebars, or setting your house on fire just to prove you can get out. It certainly is one way of looking at the world.

The cat seems to be the smartest one in those pictures.