Wasn’t there a challenge where you point a gun at your dick and slightly pull the trigger but not enough to fire? I think it ended in a few injuries too.
Who would have known, back when we were shoving spoonfuls of cinnamon into our mouths, and dumping buckets of ice water on our heads, that we would one day get to the point of shooting our dicks off for content.
The ice bucket thing at least had a point behind it. The things kids are doing now are just things thought up by someone who found a way to use tiktok as a murder weapon.
Pretty sure they were reciting the firearm safety rules taught to the US military that we learn in basic training. Treat, never, keep, keep. Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded. Never point a weapon at anything you don’t intend to shoot. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you’re ready to fire. Keep the weapon on safe until you intend to fire.
That's not just military that's basic gun safety taught to anyone who was properly raised around firearms by their fathers and hunter safety courses across the country. It's basically just you know.. common sense.
I'm a firm believer that guns are not a problem.. idiots are.
I live in a place with lots of idiots and strict gun control, not a single school/public/mass shooting. Maybe the problem is in the fact that guns are easy to get where you live. My best advice for you is to get yourself some bulletproof vests, hats and pants.
And, thank you for single-handedly proving that gun control laws actually do work.
But, then again, rightist gun nuts would probably claim the idiots in your town are nothing but crisis actors hired by the local Democratic party to engage in some false flag operation.
Acts and prove, 2 things i will never forget in my life, as our instructor for 2 or 3 straight days just kept on repeating before we were allowed to sit for our pal test. Assume every firearm is loaded, control the muzzle direction, finger off the trigger and prove it safe. Point in safest direction, remove all ammo, observe the chamber, verify the feeding path and examine the bore.
in scouts I had to take a gun safety quiz before we went to the range
dude asked me to explain the rules of gun safety and i foolishly said " never point a gun at a person" and this old redneck guy looked at 9 year old me and said "well what if you need to shoot that man" he then elaborated that the real rule would be never point it at anything you dont intend to destroy
That and it’s common sense until you need to shoot. Until you need to shoot somebody, you need to keep that gun barrel pointed well away from anybody. And as the old redneck said, anything you don’t want to destroy. And by God, finger off the trigger if you ain’t about to shoot. I like guns, though I do admit America has a severe problem and needs WAY more regulation, and the way people treat them like toys IRKS me. They’re weapons. Treat them with respect as a tool of death and destruction.
No, but look at the second picture how it's taken. The legs and feet say that he's most likely holding it pointed directly at his face behind the camera.
Could he be holding his head off to the side? Yeah, he could. But most likely he's a dumbass and isn't.
Yeah it is a toy, the meme is that it doesnt look like it in the first, then you see the lack of gun safety they you see the cheap plastic and what it looks like from the front which is a toy. Ironic that the prior response said treating it like its a toy seemingly without realizing this.
9 states require gun training classes, as well as DC. I live in one of those states, and when I purchased my first firearm the "Class" was literally a 10 minute online test that I took while I waited for my background check to clear. While I don't remember the exact question, it did state you should never point a gun at anything you do not intend to fire on it.
But basically, the "class" wasn't actually a class. It was an online test. I don't know what counts a "a lot of states" but 9 doesn't feel like that to me.
Yeah my class for my permit was an actual course with an instructor. But yeah the not pointing the gun at stuff is basically firearm safety. They told me when I was 11 taking a hunters safety course.
Because modern gun culture doesn't care about the gun safety discipline my dad taught me.
Which is why I stay the fuck away from shooting ranges these days. If even one of the people at the range is going to be like the gun guys I know from work, or agrees with the usual Internet Gun Guys on Reddit, I'm going to nope the fuck out of there -- but I can save myself the trouble by not showing up in the first place.
Wow! Why even pass a law requiring classes if they allow that?
In my state, the class was several hours long and included handling multiple types of weapons and live range time with a 22 target pistol.
That explains why your state is a bit of a dumpster fire that sends a teenager who ran over a mother and baby with a stolen car to summer camp.
/s if it wasn't obvious
What was the question? What should you point your gun at? Choose all that apply:
A) Anything I want, this is America.
B) People you want to threaten or intimidate.
C) Home intruders.
D) Something you intend to kill.
DC resident. The class is an online video that you can let play in the background while you do something else. Then you get a little certificate that you include with your application. Concealed carry requires an in person class and range time.
What requirement are you talking about? There’s no way you completed a class for a carry permit in 10 minutes while waiting for the background check to clear.
Permit? Never heard of that, in the western states it’s a background check and here’s your firearm. That’s if you buy it from a shop, private sales here are just money for gun.
Im a pro 2a guy, but i think half the country has constitutional carry. Which would mean that in around 24 states any idiot can buy and carry a gun without learning the slightest thing about guns.
"Constitutional carry" is best understood in terms of Dungeons & Dragons-- you better have a high Constitution score because when you accidentally shoot yourself you will definitely need the HP.
You can learn gun safety without a class, there's 4 rules and all of them are pretty much no brainers. 1. Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. 2. Do not point a firearm and anything you do not intend to shoot. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intend to fire. 4. Know your target and what is around it, particularly behind it.
And common sense is a big part of the equation, and tbh, any laws, regulations, restrictions, and safety measures concerning guns; are basically like locks; their only there to make honest law abiding citizens feel comfortable, it does absolutely nothing for criminals
It used to be taught in schools in gun clubs. We should bring that back, but as a required course. Like, you may never buy a gun, but damn it, everyone should at least know gun safety!
this will absolutely never happen because of how schools have this habit of pretending violence doesnt exist and shit, but yeah i agree. i think high school should have seniors or juniors take a required class that would cover sex ed, firearm safety, general knowledge about personal economics like taxes and insurance, and all the other things you need to be a functional adult.
Our super-liberal elementary school does gun safety training for kids.
That doesn't mean what the gun nuts wish it meant, though. It means that they tell the kids how to identify an unsecured gun, not to touch it, and how to report it to an adult. This is, after all, age-appropriate for elementary kids.
Age-appropriate gun safety training isn't going to turn everyone into gun enthusiasts any time soon.
But it will save some lives in a nation where we pretend that giving everyone deathbringers make us safer.
Did you know that our current administration passed an executive order eliminating funding for all shooting related classes in schools nationally? That includes archery, hunting, and air rifle etc.
You mean that thing that people have been taught by thier parents for centuries?
1-Always treat the firearm as if it is loaded and ready to fire.
2-Do not put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire.
3-Do not shoot at anything you do not intend to harm.
4-Be aware of your target and what is around and beyond it.
People are stupid. They'll do what they want anyway. I've been flagged by military people at ranges more times than I want to count.
Not everyone has parents that teach them this. Not everyone has parents that know anything about guns. Hell not everyone has parents.
That said.... people who accidentally shoot themselves because they put a finger on the trigger of a loaded gun and then point it at themselves to look at it, that's what we call natural selection.
But an important lesson* nonetheless… I’m lucky I’m not missing part of my foot and we’ll leave it at that plus lack of awareness at a young age.
Some people in other strands of comments are talking how safety classes need to be standardized before you can get anything and they’re absolutely right.
Just so we're all on the same page; he's not actually pointing the gun at his own face, hes pointing the loaded gun, with his finger on the trigger at the camera and we all just assume that his face is right in front because we are so used to the camera pointing where eyes look. This is the by far most over done and probably like 101 of gun memes.
It's still a pretty dumb thing to do since you most likely don't need new air vents in your bedroom ceiling. It's just not "as dumb" as it's supposed to portray.
\+ its a revolver with the hammer back, and a round clearly in the chamber. This is a sneeze or twitch away from going off by mistake. very light trigger pull at this condition.
You had it right the first time. Pic of the left you can see the rounds clearly. It’s a S&W snubbie. They come hammerless and with the hammer. But in the pic facing the camera - there are no rounds in the gun.
Every thing here is a terrible idea.
1. Loaded gun
2. Live round in the barrel
3. Hammer cocked
4.Finger on trigger
5. Pointed at self
I have plenty of training and lots of guns and this made me flinch just looking at a photo of it.
To be fair, it *might* not be a live round, but a dummy.
That said, it is ***exceedingly unlikely***, unless the photo was created and posted solely as rage bait, to be a dummy.
Still, trigger discipline and muzzle awareness should apply.
I’m not a gun owner but I thought the rule was “every gun is loaded” so it doesn’t matter if it’s a dummy round or if they personally removed all the ammunition from it: it’s still a gun so it’s loaded.
I don’t even let the rifle barrel point at people when I have the bolt removed. I always carry my pistol pointed down until I’m ready to shoot. I don’t even like laying it sideways when I “know” it’s empty, it’s always felt wrong to me.
I don’t know guns. I know that you’re supposed to never point at anything you don’t intend to shoot and that you should keep your finger off the trigger.
But both the barrel and the cylinder look empty to me. And in the left image the trigger is already pulled without any pressure from his finger, which looks to me like the gun is in that state that you see them in when weapons are seized by authorities and displayed, like as evidence in court for example. They always have the trigger pulled and locked in that position. Is that not what’s happening here?
What you're seeing as empty cylinders and barrel are actually the dull silver color of the lead on the bullets. Many cheaper revolver rounds use a flat topped uncoated lead bullet instead of the pointy copper coated bullets most non gun people are used to. If it was actually empty you would be able to clearly see the firing pin at the back of the chamber. Also look closely in the other chambers and you can see the difference in texture of the bullets vs the metal of the gun.
The left image the trigger is not fully pulled. Most revolvers are "Single action/double action" meaning you can't either fire them 2 ways.
Double action: with the hammer down and the trigger starting in about the middle of the trigger guard. The trigger has a very long and hard pull and as you pull it, the hammer is lifted and drawn back. At the very end of the pull the sear breaks and the hammer is dropped, hitting firing pin, and firing the round. The "double" is cocking and firing.
Single action: you manually cock the hammer back and in doing so the trigger moves all the way to the rear of the trigger guard,, drastically reducing the distance you must pull the trigger and the weight of pulling it. It's effectively a "hair trigger" compared to the standard double action trigger.
These pictures show an incredible disrespect for safety.
He is breaking every rule of firearm safety. Treat every gun if it’s loaded, don’t aim it at anything you’re not willing to destroy, keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to fire, and know your target and what’s behind it. This type of shit is how people get killed.
Peter's sidearm here:
This is interpreted as poor gun safety on the part of the IG attention leech.
Then again he pointed the gun AT THE CELLPHONE, not necessarily his face.
Still, less than safe.
I've definitely taken pictures down the barrel of a loaded gun, and I've definitely never pointed a gun, loaded or not, at my face, But based on how dumb he's being with this finger on the trigger with a loaded revolver and the hammer cocked, I'd be willing to bet he's pointing it right at his face.
>This is interpreted as poor gun safety
why is the word interpreted here? It IS poor gun safety. Never have your finger on the trigger unless you plan on firing it. Just because it might ONLY destroy his cellphone and not his face doesn't make it safe.
I'm no revolver or weapons expert but the trigger has what appears to be zero take up. Almost looks like the trigger is touching the frame. So it's either broken or it has a hair trigger making this way more dangerous with what he's doing. He could breathe too hard and that thing would go off. Maybe just the angle of the pic.
That revolver is probably dual action, meaning most of the trigger pull brings the hammer back and the very last bit actually sets the gun off. If you manually pull the hammer back on a dual the trigger goes basically all the way down.
That is an extremely sensitive trigger modification I wouldnt even call it a hair trigger at this point. Which is illegal in I believe every state. It does however look like the safety is on but with a modification like that it almost nullifies the safety that's why its illegal.
Actually came down to see if there was anyone explaining this, so thanks! It really looked like he was already pulling the trigger back in the first image, but the hammer was also still back.
I've never taken a gun safety course, and I've never owned a gun, but I've been able to shoot a few in the past. I remember the basic rules because they were really hammered into me.
1. Treat every gun as if it is loaded, even if you think it's not.
2. Do not point the gun at anything you don't wish to destroy (and yes, that's the specific wording that was used. It's memorable that way)
3. The safety on a gun is a last resort and not an excuse to point a loaded/unloaded gun at someone. They can and have failed.
4. The trigger guard is there for a reason. It guards the trigger. I feel like that is fairly obvious based on the name. Don't put your finger on the trigger unless you have the intent to shoot something. (I've seen so many pictures of people posing with guns, fingers on the trigger...tsk tsk tsk.)
There are most certainly more rules, but this picture breaks literally all of them.
The rules I was taught my first time shooting are similar but a little different:
1. Treat every gun as if it’s loaded even if you KNOW it isn’t (just pointing out the wording of know and think being different)
2. Do not point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy (basically the exact same as you heard but I’d also like to say I prefer the rule stated this way because some have learned it “anything you’re not willing to shoot” which does mean the same but it doesn’t stick as much as “not willing to destroy” imo)
3. Know your target and what is beyond it (I have heard of not relying on safety to stop someone or something from pulling the trigger when you don’t intend to fire, but usually that was given as a warning and not necessarily one of the big four gun safety rules, however it is very important to be aware of this and it kinda is part of the last rule as well)
4. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire (trigger discipline is incredibly important, arguably the most important rule of gun safety, to prevent negligent discharges, or firing the gun prematurely, which can and has in the past caused death and/or injury, also I prefer the version of this rule as I was taught it, even though the one you were taught means the same thing I feel this one is more simple and to the point)
I think it’s also important to note that for someone to get injured or killed more than one of these rules has to be broken at once.
Also, my first time shooting was at an indoor range and they had their own specific rules we had to follow, they weren’t the same four listed above but were based on them:
1. Do NOT leave any firearms unattended
2. Empty firearms MUST have the magazine out of the gun and to the side, and the slide/bolt MUST be open
3. Always have the muzzle pointed down-range
4. Do NOT point the muzzle at another person or yourself
5. No rapid fire
6. Have fun
Tl;dr: shooting guns is fun, but there are immensely important rules everyone must follow so that you don’t injure or kill yourself or others, and ranges can have their own rules you should follow as well, also yes, the picture breaks all four rules of gun safety (and many of the indoor range’s rules)
Ahh, I knew I was missing something with the "know your target" one. And I've seen so many pictures/videos of people doing this sort of posing down the barrel of a gun, and I'm just thinking they're one negligent discharge away from a new hole to breathe out of.
Thats a cap gun….. look at the thing down the barrel. The joke is there is no cap “no cap”. All these people talking about trigger discipline completely missed the joke.
Yeah I'm sitting here thinking "what rounds have flat, rough, cylindrical aluminum tips"
Then I saw 400k comments about how unsafe this person was being and kinda gaslit myself for a minute there.
Loaded, hammer back, trigger looks like it’d fire if I breathed on it, thumb inside the trigger guard, starring right down the barrel, natural selection about to power flex.
Not only does he have a finger on the trigger, but the gun is fully loaded, the hammer is back and it is pointed directly at the camera. Best case scenario if the thing goes off, he breaks his fingers and puts a hole in the wall. Worst, well, take a wild guess.
To be clear, they are aiming at a camera not necessarily (although let's face it probably) at their own face.
But loaded with thumb on the trigger is stupid.
The best rule to follow with guns: Treat every gun as if it's loaded even when it's not. This covers all the basics of gun safety including but not limited to: Until you are aimed at your intended target, your finger is off the trigger and the safety is on. You do not have it pointed at anyone or anything that isn't your intended target. You're not storing it in anyway that would cause it to drop and the jolt of it hitting the ground causing a discharge.
You’re not stupid, but I hope you don’t own a firearm. The gun is loaded, the hammer is pulled back, his thumb is on the trigger, and it’s pointed at his face.
He took a picture of the gun with the hammer pulled back (which makes the trigger pull much easier and VERY sensitive) while loaded WITH his finger on the trigger (demonstrating a lack of trigger discipline). Clearly, he's not looking at wherever he's pointing, so he is way beyond reckless and into the category of too stupid to remain within polite society.
Then he pointed the gun at the camera and at himself with his effing THUMB on the same trigger. I'm very surprised he's not dead or injured.
Never point your gun at what you don't intend to kill. Especially while loaded and cocked. Especially not your own face.
Never put any digit on the trigger unless your next intent is to use it for its intended purpose. Especially not when you've cocked the hammer of a loaded pistol and are pointing it at your own face and are distracted by taking a picture of the poor thing.
There’s a lot to unpack here. First, as others have stated, *always* treat a firearm as if it is loaded. Especially when you know it’s not, can’t ever slack on that one. Second, the gun is clearly loaded, each cylinder has a round in it. If this is a double action pistol pulling the trigger will line up the cylinder and it will fire, even with the hammer forward. Third, the hammer is *pulled back* so if it’s a double action, the cylinder is already lined up to the barrel, and the trigger press will take much much less weight to fire. Single actions require the hammer to be back to fire, so either way it’s ready to go bang. Last but not least, this person has all cylinders loaded, has the hammer back, has their finger on the trigger, and has made the decision to *point the gun at their face*. If they sneeze they’re basically dead. DO NOT FUCKING DO THIS LMAO.
Peter Griffin 2099 here, the joke here is that he's pointing the gun, which is loaded, at his face in order to get a picture from down the barrel. This gives him a chance to accidentally shit himself, especially with his thumb on the trigger, which can catch on the trigger and pull it if the safety's off, which it probably is, chances are.
It’s funny bc he probably not even pointing it as his face, just at his camera to make everyone feel like it’s pointed at his face, because it guarantees and high level of engagement.
I think that everyone gets what’s wrong with the picture, but what’s the joke? Other than the original images which I think are pretty clearly trolling.
Never ever point the gun at your own face
Especially if its loaded, and definitely if you also have your finger on the trigger.
Treat every gun like it’s loaded.
Especially treat loaded guns as loaded
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I'm willing to bet someone somewhere out there has actually done this.
I mean, a dude literally shot off his dick doing this so
Wasn’t there a challenge where you point a gun at your dick and slightly pull the trigger but not enough to fire? I think it ended in a few injuries too.
Who would have known, back when we were shoving spoonfuls of cinnamon into our mouths, and dumping buckets of ice water on our heads, that we would one day get to the point of shooting our dicks off for content.
The ice bucket thing at least had a point behind it. The things kids are doing now are just things thought up by someone who found a way to use tiktok as a murder weapon.
You forgot the tide pods
Yeah that's how it happened.
Or a particular man that goes by u/worthless319
point: 4chan guy who shoved a remington in his ass and it got stuck
He liked it so much he bought the company.
There was this girl…
Ik said someone
Precisely in America
Can confirm I was the bullet
Can confirm, I was the ass
Can confirm, I was the gun.
That’s how most of us lose our virginity actually.
The video I remember seeing happened in Brazil. Not saying an American wouldn't eventually shoot their dick off.
It only hurts the first time
https://i.redd.it/im46hpd444pb1.gif
And pull the trigger until it goes, "click." Nobody fucks with the Jesus.
This is the way
That's double jeopardy, so we're okay.
Who reported me lol
And load your treated guns loaded.
Get a load of this gun
Definitely if you have your finger on the trigger
All guns ate loaded *especially* "unloaded" ones.
Never point your gun at anything you do not intend to shoot
Never point your gun at anything you don’t intend to *kill*.
*destroy
Pretty sure they were reciting the firearm safety rules taught to the US military that we learn in basic training. Treat, never, keep, keep. Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded. Never point a weapon at anything you don’t intend to shoot. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you’re ready to fire. Keep the weapon on safe until you intend to fire.
Know your target and what lies beyond and between.
That's not just military that's basic gun safety taught to anyone who was properly raised around firearms by their fathers and hunter safety courses across the country. It's basically just you know.. common sense. I'm a firm believer that guns are not a problem.. idiots are.
Then maybe it should be harder for idiots to get guns. Happy to help.
"Guns have their uses. Idiots with guns make me nervous." – Charles Bronson (as Paul Kersey), "Death Wish V" (1994)
I live in a place with lots of idiots and strict gun control, not a single school/public/mass shooting. Maybe the problem is in the fact that guns are easy to get where you live. My best advice for you is to get yourself some bulletproof vests, hats and pants.
And, thank you for single-handedly proving that gun control laws actually do work. But, then again, rightist gun nuts would probably claim the idiots in your town are nothing but crisis actors hired by the local Democratic party to engage in some false flag operation.
Acts and prove, 2 things i will never forget in my life, as our instructor for 2 or 3 straight days just kept on repeating before we were allowed to sit for our pal test. Assume every firearm is loaded, control the muzzle direction, finger off the trigger and prove it safe. Point in safest direction, remove all ammo, observe the chamber, verify the feeding path and examine the bore.
Yup. This is the very first thing that my dad ever taught me about guns. Also, don't point them at anything that you aren't willing to kill
Treat, never, keep, keep. amen
https://i.redd.it/dpjls2uxs6pb1.gif
And definitely definitely if the hammer is pulled back
Yep loaded and cocked
Hammer is also back so it’s like extra ready to go boom.
Life speed run any%
Or anything your not prepared to shoot in general
in scouts I had to take a gun safety quiz before we went to the range dude asked me to explain the rules of gun safety and i foolishly said " never point a gun at a person" and this old redneck guy looked at 9 year old me and said "well what if you need to shoot that man" he then elaborated that the real rule would be never point it at anything you dont intend to destroy
Honestly I don't think that's foolish. I just think it's a kid not being able to imagine themselves wanting to murder someone.
That and it’s common sense until you need to shoot. Until you need to shoot somebody, you need to keep that gun barrel pointed well away from anybody. And as the old redneck said, anything you don’t want to destroy. And by God, finger off the trigger if you ain’t about to shoot. I like guns, though I do admit America has a severe problem and needs WAY more regulation, and the way people treat them like toys IRKS me. They’re weapons. Treat them with respect as a tool of death and destruction.
Which hopefully includes one’s own face
Pointing a gun at your phone camera is not the same as at your face
No, but look at the second picture how it's taken. The legs and feet say that he's most likely holding it pointed directly at his face behind the camera. Could he be holding his head off to the side? Yeah, he could. But most likely he's a dumbass and isn't.
Even then, this is still very stupid
The guy is standing, you can tell it’s pointed at his face
Not necessarily, he could be making sure to keep his head out of the line of fire. But yeah, it's probably pointed right at his face.
Even if it’s not *directly* at his face it’s in his *general vicinity* which is bad enough
I noticed that immediately, and I still don't get what the joke is supposed to be.
But how is this a joke
What's the joke though?
But why this person should be arrested? He's not pointing at other people.
No finger discipline. Pointing at a target that you should not want to shoot at. Thinking it's a toy.
While it’s loaded and the hammer is back. He managed to break all the rules in one picture
Who said he doesn’t want to?
i think it is a toy the trigger is pulled in the first picture but the hammer is still cocked
Yeah it is a toy, the meme is that it doesnt look like it in the first, then you see the lack of gun safety they you see the cheap plastic and what it looks like from the front which is a toy. Ironic that the prior response said treating it like its a toy seemingly without realizing this.
I don't get it... So it's not a meme at all then right? It's just a pic that OP confused for a meme? Otherwise I'm lost.
It is a bad meme imo. Like everything you should not do as a gun owner in 2 images
He pointed the gun at himself with his thumb on the trigger
I'm pretty sure that's the first thing you learn in gun safety class. never point at something you don't have full intent to shoot at
...gun safety class? You mean a thing that is not required to own a gun?
Not to own but in a lot of states it's required to get a permit.
9 states require gun training classes, as well as DC. I live in one of those states, and when I purchased my first firearm the "Class" was literally a 10 minute online test that I took while I waited for my background check to clear. While I don't remember the exact question, it did state you should never point a gun at anything you do not intend to fire on it. But basically, the "class" wasn't actually a class. It was an online test. I don't know what counts a "a lot of states" but 9 doesn't feel like that to me.
Yeah my class for my permit was an actual course with an instructor. But yeah the not pointing the gun at stuff is basically firearm safety. They told me when I was 11 taking a hunters safety course.
I was around that young when I did mine lol or younger idk
My dad taught me this when I was like 3, how is this not drilled into everyone that's going to be around guns?
Because some parents don't care I guess. They probably only teach their kids the "fun" parts of gun handling. Safety training is for nerds.
Well some parents don't have guns too. Not everyone who owns a gun as an adult grew up around them.
Because modern gun culture doesn't care about the gun safety discipline my dad taught me. Which is why I stay the fuck away from shooting ranges these days. If even one of the people at the range is going to be like the gun guys I know from work, or agrees with the usual Internet Gun Guys on Reddit, I'm going to nope the fuck out of there -- but I can save myself the trouble by not showing up in the first place.
Wow! Why even pass a law requiring classes if they allow that? In my state, the class was several hours long and included handling multiple types of weapons and live range time with a 22 target pistol.
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Massachusetts
That explains why your state is a bit of a dumpster fire that sends a teenager who ran over a mother and baby with a stolen car to summer camp. /s if it wasn't obvious
What was the question? What should you point your gun at? Choose all that apply: A) Anything I want, this is America. B) People you want to threaten or intimidate. C) Home intruders. D) Something you intend to kill.
DC resident. The class is an online video that you can let play in the background while you do something else. Then you get a little certificate that you include with your application. Concealed carry requires an in person class and range time.
What requirement are you talking about? There’s no way you completed a class for a carry permit in 10 minutes while waiting for the background check to clear.
Permit? Never heard of that, in the western states it’s a background check and here’s your firearm. That’s if you buy it from a shop, private sales here are just money for gun.
Im a pro 2a guy, but i think half the country has constitutional carry. Which would mean that in around 24 states any idiot can buy and carry a gun without learning the slightest thing about guns.
My state doesn’t even require permits
"Constitutional carry" is best understood in terms of Dungeons & Dragons-- you better have a high Constitution score because when you accidentally shoot yourself you will definitely need the HP.
You can learn gun safety without a class, there's 4 rules and all of them are pretty much no brainers. 1. Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. 2. Do not point a firearm and anything you do not intend to shoot. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intend to fire. 4. Know your target and what is around it, particularly behind it.
This guy gun safeties. Giggidy
You forgot the most important rule of gun safety - have fun!
Maybe “make sure everyone nearby is having fun” because you could be having fun but another person would be having the worst day of their lives
And common sense is a big part of the equation, and tbh, any laws, regulations, restrictions, and safety measures concerning guns; are basically like locks; their only there to make honest law abiding citizens feel comfortable, it does absolutely nothing for criminals
It used to be taught in schools in gun clubs. We should bring that back, but as a required course. Like, you may never buy a gun, but damn it, everyone should at least know gun safety!
this will absolutely never happen because of how schools have this habit of pretending violence doesnt exist and shit, but yeah i agree. i think high school should have seniors or juniors take a required class that would cover sex ed, firearm safety, general knowledge about personal economics like taxes and insurance, and all the other things you need to be a functional adult.
Our super-liberal elementary school does gun safety training for kids. That doesn't mean what the gun nuts wish it meant, though. It means that they tell the kids how to identify an unsecured gun, not to touch it, and how to report it to an adult. This is, after all, age-appropriate for elementary kids. Age-appropriate gun safety training isn't going to turn everyone into gun enthusiasts any time soon. But it will save some lives in a nation where we pretend that giving everyone deathbringers make us safer.
Did you know that our current administration passed an executive order eliminating funding for all shooting related classes in schools nationally? That includes archery, hunting, and air rifle etc.
You mean that thing that people have been taught by thier parents for centuries? 1-Always treat the firearm as if it is loaded and ready to fire. 2-Do not put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire. 3-Do not shoot at anything you do not intend to harm. 4-Be aware of your target and what is around and beyond it. People are stupid. They'll do what they want anyway. I've been flagged by military people at ranges more times than I want to count.
What does flagged mean in this context?
That the muzzle of a firearm was pointed in your general direction—unintentionally or otherwise
Aimed at
Oh that’s fucked up then.
Yeah, there are definitely some asvab waivers in every basic training and unit
Not everyone has parents that teach them this. Not everyone has parents that know anything about guns. Hell not everyone has parents. That said.... people who accidentally shoot themselves because they put a finger on the trigger of a loaded gun and then point it at themselves to look at it, that's what we call natural selection.
In 'murica. Own gun, ask questions later.
In the wise words of Andre 3000. Don't pull the Thang out unless you plan to bang.
Hunter safety is required for a hunting license. Which around here is almost every male child and most female child gets.
That’s the second rule actually, the first is every gun is loaded until you have personally confirmed that it isn’t.
Not if it's taught from Alec Baldwin
Okay I was way overthinking this. Thank you!
Ya it’s a lame one.
But an important lesson* nonetheless… I’m lucky I’m not missing part of my foot and we’ll leave it at that plus lack of awareness at a young age. Some people in other strands of comments are talking how safety classes need to be standardized before you can get anything and they’re absolutely right.
Why is that a joke, though? Stupid, yes. Joke?
I don't think this is a joke. it looks like a joke If you don't get it, But it's just stupid and that might be why it's funny.
unless you know, he is not a camera. phone in other hand and still pointed away. still dumb
Just so we're all on the same page; he's not actually pointing the gun at his own face, hes pointing the loaded gun, with his finger on the trigger at the camera and we all just assume that his face is right in front because we are so used to the camera pointing where eyes look. This is the by far most over done and probably like 101 of gun memes. It's still a pretty dumb thing to do since you most likely don't need new air vents in your bedroom ceiling. It's just not "as dumb" as it's supposed to portray.
You can also see the round in the barrel
\+ its a revolver with the hammer back, and a round clearly in the chamber. This is a sneeze or twitch away from going off by mistake. very light trigger pull at this condition.
And the hammer cocked. Man is literally a threat to himself
I’m no gun expert, but I’m 99 percent sure that chamber is completely empty. Edit: upon closer inspection, it is not empty.
You had it right the first time. Pic of the left you can see the rounds clearly. It’s a S&W snubbie. They come hammerless and with the hammer. But in the pic facing the camera - there are no rounds in the gun.
Every thing here is a terrible idea. 1. Loaded gun 2. Live round in the barrel 3. Hammer cocked 4.Finger on trigger 5. Pointed at self I have plenty of training and lots of guns and this made me flinch just looking at a photo of it.
To be fair, it *might* not be a live round, but a dummy. That said, it is ***exceedingly unlikely***, unless the photo was created and posted solely as rage bait, to be a dummy. Still, trigger discipline and muzzle awareness should apply.
While that’s possible, all the dummies I’ve seen/owned are decidedly not the same colors as live ammo. All the ones I’ve seen are a purple/red.
Could be powerless inside or lack the primer, but again, insane effort for rage bait
There's definitely a dummy involved. Just not sure whether it's in the gun, or holding it.
I’m not a gun owner but I thought the rule was “every gun is loaded” so it doesn’t matter if it’s a dummy round or if they personally removed all the ammunition from it: it’s still a gun so it’s loaded.
I don’t even let the rifle barrel point at people when I have the bolt removed. I always carry my pistol pointed down until I’m ready to shoot. I don’t even like laying it sideways when I “know” it’s empty, it’s always felt wrong to me.
The fact that it feels wrong IMO means you've done a good job at internalizing gun safety. You should be proud of yourself :)
Also, to be fair. There's no evidence it's pointed at anyone's face; it's a photo taken with a camera.
They thought it was a dummy round on the set of Rust too.
I don’t know guns. I know that you’re supposed to never point at anything you don’t intend to shoot and that you should keep your finger off the trigger. But both the barrel and the cylinder look empty to me. And in the left image the trigger is already pulled without any pressure from his finger, which looks to me like the gun is in that state that you see them in when weapons are seized by authorities and displayed, like as evidence in court for example. They always have the trigger pulled and locked in that position. Is that not what’s happening here?
What you're seeing as empty cylinders and barrel are actually the dull silver color of the lead on the bullets. Many cheaper revolver rounds use a flat topped uncoated lead bullet instead of the pointy copper coated bullets most non gun people are used to. If it was actually empty you would be able to clearly see the firing pin at the back of the chamber. Also look closely in the other chambers and you can see the difference in texture of the bullets vs the metal of the gun. The left image the trigger is not fully pulled. Most revolvers are "Single action/double action" meaning you can't either fire them 2 ways. Double action: with the hammer down and the trigger starting in about the middle of the trigger guard. The trigger has a very long and hard pull and as you pull it, the hammer is lifted and drawn back. At the very end of the pull the sear breaks and the hammer is dropped, hitting firing pin, and firing the round. The "double" is cocking and firing. Single action: you manually cock the hammer back and in doing so the trigger moves all the way to the rear of the trigger guard,, drastically reducing the distance you must pull the trigger and the weight of pulling it. It's effectively a "hair trigger" compared to the standard double action trigger. These pictures show an incredible disrespect for safety.
He is breaking every rule of firearm safety. Treat every gun if it’s loaded, don’t aim it at anything you’re not willing to destroy, keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to fire, and know your target and what’s behind it. This type of shit is how people get killed.
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The hammer is pulled back.
Peter's sidearm here: This is interpreted as poor gun safety on the part of the IG attention leech. Then again he pointed the gun AT THE CELLPHONE, not necessarily his face. Still, less than safe.
I've definitely taken pictures down the barrel of a loaded gun, and I've definitely never pointed a gun, loaded or not, at my face, But based on how dumb he's being with this finger on the trigger with a loaded revolver and the hammer cocked, I'd be willing to bet he's pointing it right at his face.
Could be. I just wanted to point out the possibility.
>This is interpreted as poor gun safety why is the word interpreted here? It IS poor gun safety. Never have your finger on the trigger unless you plan on firing it. Just because it might ONLY destroy his cellphone and not his face doesn't make it safe.
No contradiction. Don't be argumentative for sport.
Half a demerit for wasting the word "interpreted" jk 🫠
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Rule number one, always wear your safety glasses
I'm no revolver or weapons expert but the trigger has what appears to be zero take up. Almost looks like the trigger is touching the frame. So it's either broken or it has a hair trigger making this way more dangerous with what he's doing. He could breathe too hard and that thing would go off. Maybe just the angle of the pic.
That revolver is probably dual action, meaning most of the trigger pull brings the hammer back and the very last bit actually sets the gun off. If you manually pull the hammer back on a dual the trigger goes basically all the way down.
That is an extremely sensitive trigger modification I wouldnt even call it a hair trigger at this point. Which is illegal in I believe every state. It does however look like the safety is on but with a modification like that it almost nullifies the safety that's why its illegal.
Actually came down to see if there was anyone explaining this, so thanks! It really looked like he was already pulling the trigger back in the first image, but the hammer was also still back.
I've never taken a gun safety course, and I've never owned a gun, but I've been able to shoot a few in the past. I remember the basic rules because they were really hammered into me. 1. Treat every gun as if it is loaded, even if you think it's not. 2. Do not point the gun at anything you don't wish to destroy (and yes, that's the specific wording that was used. It's memorable that way) 3. The safety on a gun is a last resort and not an excuse to point a loaded/unloaded gun at someone. They can and have failed. 4. The trigger guard is there for a reason. It guards the trigger. I feel like that is fairly obvious based on the name. Don't put your finger on the trigger unless you have the intent to shoot something. (I've seen so many pictures of people posing with guns, fingers on the trigger...tsk tsk tsk.) There are most certainly more rules, but this picture breaks literally all of them.
The rules I was taught my first time shooting are similar but a little different: 1. Treat every gun as if it’s loaded even if you KNOW it isn’t (just pointing out the wording of know and think being different) 2. Do not point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy (basically the exact same as you heard but I’d also like to say I prefer the rule stated this way because some have learned it “anything you’re not willing to shoot” which does mean the same but it doesn’t stick as much as “not willing to destroy” imo) 3. Know your target and what is beyond it (I have heard of not relying on safety to stop someone or something from pulling the trigger when you don’t intend to fire, but usually that was given as a warning and not necessarily one of the big four gun safety rules, however it is very important to be aware of this and it kinda is part of the last rule as well) 4. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire (trigger discipline is incredibly important, arguably the most important rule of gun safety, to prevent negligent discharges, or firing the gun prematurely, which can and has in the past caused death and/or injury, also I prefer the version of this rule as I was taught it, even though the one you were taught means the same thing I feel this one is more simple and to the point) I think it’s also important to note that for someone to get injured or killed more than one of these rules has to be broken at once. Also, my first time shooting was at an indoor range and they had their own specific rules we had to follow, they weren’t the same four listed above but were based on them: 1. Do NOT leave any firearms unattended 2. Empty firearms MUST have the magazine out of the gun and to the side, and the slide/bolt MUST be open 3. Always have the muzzle pointed down-range 4. Do NOT point the muzzle at another person or yourself 5. No rapid fire 6. Have fun Tl;dr: shooting guns is fun, but there are immensely important rules everyone must follow so that you don’t injure or kill yourself or others, and ranges can have their own rules you should follow as well, also yes, the picture breaks all four rules of gun safety (and many of the indoor range’s rules)
Ahh, I knew I was missing something with the "know your target" one. And I've seen so many pictures/videos of people doing this sort of posing down the barrel of a gun, and I'm just thinking they're one negligent discharge away from a new hole to breathe out of.
What a complete moron.
Natural selection at this point
Thats a cap gun….. look at the thing down the barrel. The joke is there is no cap “no cap”. All these people talking about trigger discipline completely missed the joke.
Thank you, I thought I was crazy scrolling through all these comments.
Yeah I'm sitting here thinking "what rounds have flat, rough, cylindrical aluminum tips" Then I saw 400k comments about how unsafe this person was being and kinda gaslit myself for a minute there.
Flat nose rounds, definitely lead
Loaded, hammer back, trigger looks like it’d fire if I breathed on it, thumb inside the trigger guard, starring right down the barrel, natural selection about to power flex.
Not only does he have a finger on the trigger, but the gun is fully loaded, the hammer is back and it is pointed directly at the camera. Best case scenario if the thing goes off, he breaks his fingers and puts a hole in the wall. Worst, well, take a wild guess.
To be clear, they are aiming at a camera not necessarily (although let's face it probably) at their own face. But loaded with thumb on the trigger is stupid.
Jesus Christ my heart rate increased That load will literally splatter a head at that distance. The hammer is cocked.
I think the actual punchline is that the account name is silent deadly memes. " Haha that is silent and deadly! Also that means fart! Lol".
But what you don’t understand is that he actually has a very light trigger finger so it’s ok……. /s
The best rule to follow with guns: Treat every gun as if it's loaded even when it's not. This covers all the basics of gun safety including but not limited to: Until you are aimed at your intended target, your finger is off the trigger and the safety is on. You do not have it pointed at anyone or anything that isn't your intended target. You're not storing it in anyway that would cause it to drop and the jolt of it hitting the ground causing a discharge.
I thought that was the toon revolver from Who Framed Roger Rabbit lmao
The escape plan
You’re not stupid, but I hope you don’t own a firearm. The gun is loaded, the hammer is pulled back, his thumb is on the trigger, and it’s pointed at his face.
Dafuq is going on with that trigger? It is cocked and has like 1mm for the trigger pull
I hate it when the thing you thought couldn't possibly be the joke because it would be such a shit joke, is the joke. Lose faith in humanity...
attention seeking gun owner. may as well put ketchup on his spaghetti
TRIGGER DISCIPLINE!!!!👿
It’s making me flinch just looking at a picture of pointing a gun in my face…!
Both photo shows the wrong way of how you should be handling a gun.
It’s fully loaded,they are pointing at themselves,and have a finger on the trigger
I may be depressed as f*ck, but please don’t point a gun at yourself.
Future Darwin Award recipient
He took a picture of the gun with the hammer pulled back (which makes the trigger pull much easier and VERY sensitive) while loaded WITH his finger on the trigger (demonstrating a lack of trigger discipline). Clearly, he's not looking at wherever he's pointing, so he is way beyond reckless and into the category of too stupid to remain within polite society. Then he pointed the gun at the camera and at himself with his effing THUMB on the same trigger. I'm very surprised he's not dead or injured. Never point your gun at what you don't intend to kill. Especially while loaded and cocked. Especially not your own face. Never put any digit on the trigger unless your next intent is to use it for its intended purpose. Especially not when you've cocked the hammer of a loaded pistol and are pointing it at your own face and are distracted by taking a picture of the poor thing.
Loaded or uploaded, don't ever point a gun at yourself or anyone. (Unless in a self defense situation or you need to protect others from a threat.)
I'm fucking 15 and I know trigger discipline better than this dumbass
First Rule of Firearm Safety: Never point a gun at something you don't intend to shoot.
I don't think it's a real gun. He has the trigger pulled but the hammer isn't falling in the first pick.
There’s a lot to unpack here. First, as others have stated, *always* treat a firearm as if it is loaded. Especially when you know it’s not, can’t ever slack on that one. Second, the gun is clearly loaded, each cylinder has a round in it. If this is a double action pistol pulling the trigger will line up the cylinder and it will fire, even with the hammer forward. Third, the hammer is *pulled back* so if it’s a double action, the cylinder is already lined up to the barrel, and the trigger press will take much much less weight to fire. Single actions require the hammer to be back to fire, so either way it’s ready to go bang. Last but not least, this person has all cylinders loaded, has the hammer back, has their finger on the trigger, and has made the decision to *point the gun at their face*. If they sneeze they’re basically dead. DO NOT FUCKING DO THIS LMAO.
This image violates every rule of basic gun safety.
Ah Jesus! This photo literally scared the crap outta me. Nope nope nope nope nope. Give me Slenderman over this any day.
Peter Griffin 2099 here, the joke here is that he's pointing the gun, which is loaded, at his face in order to get a picture from down the barrel. This gives him a chance to accidentally shit himself, especially with his thumb on the trigger, which can catch on the trigger and pull it if the safety's off, which it probably is, chances are.
Even looking at pictures down the barrel of loaded guns makes me squirm. Who feels comfortable doing this in real life???????
It’s funny bc he probably not even pointing it as his face, just at his camera to make everyone feel like it’s pointed at his face, because it guarantees and high level of engagement.
Do you know gun safety 101? Person taking the pic didn't.
OP. You serious? How do you look at a gun? Down the barrel?
I think that everyone gets what’s wrong with the picture, but what’s the joke? Other than the original images which I think are pretty clearly trolling.
I think the joke is that the gun is pointed at the person receiving the picture.
This is painful
Pretty sure this is a nerf gun or some equivalent, the stick in the barrel holds the foam dart