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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

God fucking damnit.

I get that this is a joke, and it is a good joke, but guns will fucking kill you if you are fucking stupid.

The actual original image, because I don't want any of you goobers to blow your own balls off, or accidentally cap your friend or neighbor:

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

this goes hard

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

More pixels?

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 108 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You should shoot yourself with small caliber bullets to build up immunity to larger ones.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 13 points 19 hours ago

The body has a way of just shutting that down.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 27 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Wanna hear something dumb? Not even a sarcastic joke: If you have a loaded revolver with a cocked hammer, and you want to unload it, you must pull the trigger.

Reductive to say it that way, but basically the cylinder locks while the hammer is back, and most hammers won’t move once in position. Ultimately, the trigger’s job is specifically to release the hammer - just normally resulting in a violent impact with the bullet. If the hammer is being tightly held, or even blocked with one’s full hand, the weapon won’t go off.

I don’t own a gun, but I remember it because it’s the stupidest gun fact I’ve learned.

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

You also can’t disassemble a Glock for cleaning without pulling the trigger.

[–] Alberat@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

it's probably really cheap and reliable to build it that way? that's what i always assume when i hear "dumb" design for some products

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's required for how revolver weapons operate. You cannot have the cylinder floating at all as even a few mm of difference can result in catastrophic failure. People saying revolvers are more "reliable" are full of fucking shit. The damn things are like clocks with their own set of springs and similar to operate.

It was true that early semi-autos were unreliable in keeping from going off suddenly with a round chamber and hammer back. That was early ones though, not today's. While it's not 100%, it's still much safer than a revolver with the hammer back.

[–] Wakmrow@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (5 children)
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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 27 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

The first one is correct in an odd roundabout way. You can tell if the weapon is loaded by its weight. If the weapon has any weight whatsoever, i.e. it exists, it is treated as if it is loaded. Is there a weapon on the ground in front of you? It's loaded. Have you been holding it for a while? It's loaded. Did you clear it then put it on the ground and walk away for a bit? Surprise! It's magically loaded again.

The always loaded thing is to also teach you to not treat it flippantly. That you keep cognizant of where it's pointing at all times and never at someone without intention to shoot them. Even if it's a semi-auto with the magazine out, slide back, chamber empty you still treat that like a loaded gun.

The devil loads the weapon while you're not looking

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Did you clear it ~~then put it on the ground and walk away for a bit~~? Surprise! It’s magically loaded again.

[–] tuhriel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

During my service, the first rule was extended: "every weapon must be regarded as loaded, until you ensured it isn't"

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

During my service the rule was pretty clear that any assembled weapon is always treated as loaded, regardless how many people have checked it. Part of the idea was that no matter how sure you are that your weapon is clear, there's no way for me to be sure, and if you ever muzzle-swipe me you can bet your ass I'm not taking any chances on whether it's clear. So basically, if the weapon is assembled, it's loaded. Always.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Weapons are best cleaned while drunk.

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Train like you fight.

[–] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 47 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 30 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Unironically there's training where they show trainees 2fps videos of people quick-drawing on cops, and they don't pass until they shoot the frame the person reaches in a pocket, since theres zero frames between seeing a gun and getting shot.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 11 points 19 hours ago

That’s the old training videos, from the woke Obama years. Now they’re just shown videos of black men with their hands up, women driving cars, and kids with their backs turned. If it’s an irate white dude with an AR you de-escalate. Unless that dude looks like he’s gay or possibly a pale Mexican.

[–] vinyl@lemmy.world 22 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

is that a leaked copy of a police training guide?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Can't be; there's nothing about shooting minorities.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

That's the hidden panel you need a patreon sub for.

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 36 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Verify if the firearm is loaded by checking for a bullet while looking down the barrel. Optionally, ask a friend for help, just point it towards them for a quick check.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 36 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] hayvan@piefed.world 17 points 21 hours ago

Reynholm is so thoughtful, he wouldn't want the bullet to go to waste.

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 9 points 22 hours ago

Wow! Very safety! :^)

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 15 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Best way to check if a gun is loaded is by pulling the trigger.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You should probably look down the barrel as you do, so you can watch whether a bullet comes out, right? Otherwise you might miss it.

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[–] Slayer@infosec.pub 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I recommend pointing a gun at police, that solves the problem real quick

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 18 hours ago

You'll be problem free for the rest of your life!

[–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Pretty sure this was taught at my CCW refresher course.

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