• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldEnglish
    752·
    2 months ago

    Real talk, you can go buy a gun today and you probably should (maybe not and maybe not today). It’s twenty minutes. Then sign up for some how tos, probably at the place you bought it from and take a few classes. Shoot until you get a good feel for it, then plan to shoot every now and then or as often as you want.

    Yes, it’s a terrible industry run my terrible people. No you’re not John Wick, but fascist need speed bumps, and the police don’t care about you at best.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
        141·
        2 months ago

        You have a couple of options:

        First, get the gun, but before that, line up a “firing pin buddy” who can keep parts to make sure your firearms cannot fire. You give the person your firing pins when needed, or they feel they need to.

        Or, don’t get a gun, and git gud at other valuable skills. First aid, mutual aid networking, etc etc. Also, pepper gel is decent enough for self defense. Also, cane fighting skills work well, and a lot of self defense cases exist, for example.

        • JayDee@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          A third option is to train with a gun buddy and buy one when you feel it is definitely needed. no major financial burden, and you get firearms training.

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 months ago

        Due to supply issues and customer feedback, CMP will no longer offer a free rifle case with every rifle purchase. Customers will receive one free rifle case per calendar year with their first purchase of an M1 Garand in each calendar year. Rifles not shipped in a rifle case, will be shipped in a custom (made for specifically for CMP) corrugated cardboard box with convoluted foam. Rifle cases will be eligible for purchase when quantity permits. This does not apply to pistol orders. All CMP 1911 pistols will be shipped in a pistol case.

        How many people are buying multiples of these things that they had to put up this disclaimer?

        • IMongoose@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          Apparently there is a group of people who max out their orders every year (8 I believe) and either stockpile them or sell them in various ways.

          • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            edit: i also misunderstood the person i was replying to, multiple levels of fuckup in this comment of mine kindly disregard

            Idk I thought it was a good point. It’s a hard time to buy a bad gun, not impossible, but odds are better you’d just overpay. I haven’t got a chance to shoot one, but I understand those psa daggers are basically gen 3 Glocks now that the patents, or whatever, have expired.

            I’m not sure you’d have an easy time finding a gun manufacturer/seller that isn’t sort of trash.

        • IMongoose@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          If you look at how much they are on the second hand market they become much better deals. But yes, it is a large amount of money.

    • Cypher@aussie.zone
      31·
      2 months ago

      If you’re encouraging responsible ownership the very first step is secure storage.

      A gun safe and a separate ammo safe.

      That is the absolute first step to ensuring there are no accidental discharges. Most people are shot with their own gun, in their own home, by themselves or a family member.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yep! I’m planning on purchasing a firearm in the next year. But I’m moving first so rather than move safes and firearms across state lines I’m waiting. Because there’s little in life that’s dumber than leaving around an expensive weapon that’s serial number is tied to your name

  • Sharpiemarker@startrek.website
    27·
    2 months ago

    Can’t tell if it’s satire or not, so I’m vascilating between hilarious and terrifying. Hilarifying, if you will. Terrarious if you’re adventurous.

  • GraniteM@lemmy.world
    12·
    2 months ago

    Can anyone tell me what this

    is, because it looks like it could be a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.org
        72·
        2 months ago

        That’s what I’d expect to happen. Why does he think it’s significant enough to commemorate on social media?

        • sugar_in_your_tea
          22·
          2 months ago

          Why would you expect that? I understand if he was being weird, but just being dressed a certain way shouldn’t impact whether you can buy something.

          I highly doubt he was refused service, he probably just took the picture and left.

            • sugar_in_your_tea
              11·
              2 months ago

              They sure can, I just don’t think they would, unless the person was acting oddly. They probably were though, because I assume that’s their shtick, but just dressing up in cosplay but otherwise acting normally probably wouldn’t bother most people behind the counter.

                • sugar_in_your_tea
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  obviously not in their right min

                  That really depends on context. If the person was otherwise behaving normally and had a reasonable explanation for how they’re dressed (i.e. they’re coming back from comicon or something), I don’t see why not, as long as the background checks out.

                  Then again, if they come in filming the place and whatnot, then yeah, I wouldn’t touch that with a 10’ pole. That’s a lot more sus than some makeup.