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Anon scares the neighbors (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Mauriciobravo@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

hat neighbor is going to be very confused the next time they actually watch Saving Private Ryan and realize there isn't a 10-round wall-shredding scene in the first act. 😂

[–] Laser@feddit.org 72 points 1 day ago (3 children)

ammo loaded
cocked
not locked

That's not how I'd store a gun…

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 14 hours ago

load? cock? locking? oh god why is my fertile imaginations betraying me again

[+] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works -18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's how I store the one I keep in my nightstand overnight for self defense. That's also how I carry it. Not gonna do me much good if it's not ready to fire.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Unlocking and cocking take less than three seconds and add a lot of safety, I see no reason to ever put a gun out of my hand in such a dangerous state

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

At least when carrying it, having it loaded and cocked is normal. The holster keeps the trigger covered, and any not-garbage firearm (read: not Sig P320) is drop safe in case of accidents. And that extra half second to rack the slide can be the difference between getting killed by an attacker or successfully defending yourself in an emergency.

And if they live alone and/or have a safe built into their nightstand I can kinda see their point, though I personally alway leave mine chamber empty

[+] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works -16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not willing to give the psycho I bought it to protect myself from 3 seconds to cave my skull in with a bat

[–] SirHax@feddit.nu 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

So the scenario is that this guy makes it into your house all the way to your bedroom undetected, but for some reason wakes you up before attacking? Seems more likely you're going to wake up getting your head caved in, or just shot if the other random psycho also has a gun.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What do you mean "all the way to my bedroom"? He's on video pointing at my bedroom window and swinging a bat. I'm going to hear the glass break and so is my dog. I also have to potentially cross paths with him every time I go to my car, or the laundry room, or the mailbox. You sure do have some strong opinions on this situation you know nothing about.

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I know that you mean it all hypothetical, but it really sounds like you have a psycho neighbour if you lisy it like that XD

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

It's not hypothetical, I'm describing things that actually happened and are the reason I got a pistol permit.

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Man, sucks that you have to deal with that kind of bullshit.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Thanks. Hopefully nothing comes of it. I've talked loudly with other neighbors about how much I'm enjoying target shooting every weekend, and how good I'm getting at it (both of these are true), and I'm hoping he either overheard or someone told him and he takes the hint. But if push comes to shove and he gives me no choice well I'm pretty confident I can hit center mass at 25ft and a baseball bat is way less than 25ft long.

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

at that point can't you get the police to do something about the guy for threatening your life?

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They were here that night. 2 other neighbors called the cops because he was out there for hours swinging a bat around. I also showed them video the next day of his threat and of him hitting the mailbox with his bat (federal offense, in theory). They didn't do anything but talk to him. Then he assaulted another resident a few weeks later, shoved his door open and whaled on him a bit. Class A misdomeoner for that, which means most likely community service. I'm hoping he gets mandated therapy because I'm fairly certain he's schitzophrenic (his problem with me is he somehow got the idea in his head that I hacked his wifi and broke his Roku). But I'm not holding my breath.

I grew up in a rough neighborhood. I went to high school with Latin Kings. It is so fucking stupid I had to buy a gun specifically to carry on my on own property in the quiet little suburban town I moved to but I'm convinced he's eventually going to force me to defend myself and I am not getting murdered by this motherfucker.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you're so concerned with such a scenario, I'd rather suggest you get something to detect intruders earlier so that 3 seconds don't matter.

Also as others have pointed out, you're replacing one risk with another way more likely one. But you do you.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm concerned with such a scenario because the guy lives 2 doors down from me. He's threatened me before and I have video of him staring at my bedroom window in the middle of the night, pointing at it, and swinging a bat.

It sounds like OOP installed some sort of dumb 3rd party mod. A well built and maintained gun isn't going to fire unless you pull the trigger. I live alone, my holster covers the trigger and I practice trigger discipline when I'm handling the gun. I'll be fine.

[–] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago

And as such you should put alarms on your doors and windows to have extra time.

[–] Vetis@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And that's why so many people die from guns in america. More often than not, your family/friend instead of an actual menace.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Most gun deaths in America are from gang violence and suicide

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Just make sure to cover up your neck when you spout off stupid shit like this.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Idk what you mean. The statistics back me up. Accidents are less than 1%.

[–] TurboToad@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

For fatal gun injuries you're right, but about 50% of all non fatal gun injuries are caused unintentionally. There seems to be about 43k unintentional gun injuries per year(source). In comparison in total there are 47k gun deaths per year.

So yeah not negligible in the slightest, especially in a country without healthcare.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It’s reminiscent of what Kirk was saying when he got Kirked.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure it's reminiscent of blaming trans people for mass shootings

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

He was also talking about gang violence.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 hours ago

If so that's one of the few accurate things he's said, assuming one trusts the statistics from the FBI

[–] mikezane@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Suicide is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that statement.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

So is gang violence

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

This is has been true for a long time and is true currently, but the door to door federal nazi raids have only just started

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One time at a range the guy next to me with some custom AR burst fired a few rounds including one through the area cover on accident.

That was scary, so I can’t imagine a full auto mag dump without your finger without even expecting to shoot was.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Same thing happened to a guy next to me at a shooting training, AR burst fired after load & make ready. Luckily he was holding it in the right direction, so all the bullets flew downrange. It was still very scary.

This is why the 4 rules are so important. Shit can go wrong, but if you do everything right, nobody will get hurt.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 day ago

More like neighbor comes over and mouths words at him while anon rubs his ears saying mawp

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I really don't understand the beginning

edit: Okay, it's a gun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For more context, it is an incredibly cheap rifle.

[–] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not anymore!

It was the Russian standard rifle (that fires AK47 bullets) when their standard SMG was the AK47, right before they realized that the AK47 works just as well as a rifle and just made the AK47 their standard rifle. That didn't stop Stalin from stockpiling enough of em for WW3 tho.

So, when the USSR collapsed, they dumped approximately seven hundred trillion SKSes onto the market and they were selling for less than $100 each. Which made them cheap until Americans realized they were both cheaper and better than a hipoint.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Most were cheaply made, and you can still find good examples for around $400-$500, same as a cheap AR.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I only understood because i played Rust before :D

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 14 hours ago

I only understood it because it because I know soviet guns

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 days ago

You should also post this to noncredibledefence

[–] Sazruk@lemmy.wtf 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahhh, that was a good Mythbusters episode RIP Grant Imahara

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

See RIP, had to go look it up. Didn’t realize he died, at 50, that’s so young. Damn.