American Gun Ownership Highest In 18 Years

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Malthus

#3525
May 30, 2020, 01:08:37 PM
I like the cat's expression.  :lol:
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

11B4V

#3526
May 30, 2020, 01:12:53 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 30, 2020, 11:58:24 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/30/us-gun-owners-meme-feud?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WhatsApp

QuoteUS 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.

I dont know what this is.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

DGuller

#3527
May 30, 2020, 01:36:14 PM
That cat.  :lmfao:  I hope it's not shopped.

The Brain

#3528
May 30, 2020, 01:46:03 PM
I like that he has the high visibility vest on, but the helmet lies unused? Is safety a dirty word?
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Razgovory

#3529
May 30, 2020, 02:00:29 PM
In 40% of American households, the cat is the smarter resident.  60% of households either have no cat or a very lazy cat.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

derspiess

#3530
May 30, 2020, 05:19:55 PM
I don't do this.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

grumbler

#3531
May 30, 2020, 06:16:29 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 30, 2020, 05:19:55 PM
I don't do this.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

Razgovory

#3532
May 30, 2020, 07:02:51 PM
The picture with the cat is best representation of the Trump era to date.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Admiral Yi

#3533
May 30, 2020, 08:57:41 PM
Before: yes or no question.  Do you know how to crop a quote?

Valmy

#3534
May 30, 2020, 09:20:03 PM
Well...um...I guess good luck with that gun owners.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#3535
May 30, 2020, 09:20:32 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 30, 2020, 05:19:55 PM
I don't do this.

Shit gun normos say. :o
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Eddie Teach

#3536
May 30, 2020, 09:30:08 PM
Wtf is a normo? Everyone knows the word is normie.  :rolleyes:
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Valmy

#3537
May 30, 2020, 10:13:07 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 30, 2020, 09:30:08 PM
Wtf is a normo? Everyone knows the word is normie.  :rolleyes:

Gun culture has their own lingo I guess.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

11B4V

#3538
May 30, 2020, 10:26:51 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 30, 2020, 09:30:08 PM
Wtf is a normo? Everyone knows the word is normie.  :rolleyes:

No idea.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Iormlund

#3539
May 31, 2020, 12:16:25 PM
I've encountered the "safety is for pussies" mindset before. Usually in places where quite a few workers were missing appendages. And even very few of those would their dicks on the line.
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