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[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 day ago

Regardless of the actual amount of guns one sees around and in desks, one thing I think is particularly relevant is how many guns are in American media. I've never personally seen a desk gun in the USA, though I do see a fair amount of holstered guns in public, but so many TV shows, movies, and even advertisements have random guns popping up even if it's not thematically relevant or appropriate.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] homes@piefed.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Do lots of people have desk guns? The only time I’ve ever seen a pistol was when I was a Cub Scout, and they brought us to a gun range to lecture us about the danger of guns. I’ve never handled one or touched one even.

I learned how to shoot a shotgun in high school, but only at Clay pigeons. I haven’t touched another gun in the almost 30 years since. And this is coming from someone who has lived in Brooklyn, Florida, and Minnesota. All places with lots of guns (or so I’ve been told).

I have worked at a couple of places where there was always a loaded handgun by the cash register. Just in case. Never saw them used, but they were there. Appalachian region.

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