Current Events > Remember when they advertised guns to kids in comic books

(+) Yeah! (+)

That was a thing once.



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Fuck yeah!

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Thats a BB gun...

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BIGGER AND MORE HANDSOME
LONG, LEAN, GIRTHY AND MAN SIZED SO IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT THING WHEN YOU STROKE THE HANDLE
IT FEELS SO GOOD AND FITS SO RIGHT
EXCITING LINE OF ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR INDULGENCE

THE DAISY GUN. A REAL MAN'S GUN. FLOWERS ARE MANLY YEAH!

W-was that ok? Can I go now? I'm scared.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppOXpyhM2wA

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TC is scared of guns

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Alteres posted...

Thats a BB gun...

CNN would call it a WMD, then show a segment of one of their reporters getting PTSD and going deaf from shooting it, even though they had complete ear pro.

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i should stop being surprised/shocked by american things

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I watched Starship Troopers last week and it was near the beginning where the soldiers let the kids all play with and tug of war on the gun, then hand them bullets.

Made me laugh as I forgot about that.

So, um, what exactly is wrong with this?

Do firearms magically tempt people to go out and commit murders? It's a rifle -- probably statistically the least likely firearm to be used in a crime. And it's targeting (no pun intended) an audience that probably grew up around guns and was de-stigmatized to them.

I'm not a big fan of hunting. A deer's eyesight is so poor that a human being is literally invisible when they wear camo. It's anything but sporting. But I can't blame someone for eating deer meat any more than I could blame myself for eating a hamburger. I'm no vegan. The animal on my plate died somehow. I can't go making monsters out of them. (Trophy hunters though can go eat a bowl of fuck.)

You may not like it that other people enjoy firearms recreationally, but it doesn't mean that everyone who owns one is a murderer or potential murderer. That's like saying anyone who is into bodybuilding is a potential rapist, or general perpetrator of physical violence, because you don't need muscle unless you wish to hurt somebody.

When it gets to the point that we start fearing guns themselves, and not just worrying about them falling into the wrong hands, that's when I think maybe we as a society have gotten a little too sensitive. There seems to be a big problem with "stop liking what I don't like" becoming the norm.

FortuneCookie posted...

When it gets to the point that we start fearing guns themselves, and not just worrying about them falling into the wrong hands, that's when I think maybe we as a society have gotten a little too sensitive.

TIL literal children aren't the wrong hands for guns

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Choco posted...

TIL literal children aren't the wrong hands for guns

"Outgrown your old Daisy?
You're bigger now. You could be ready for your second Daisy B-B gun."

The ad is clearly aimed at a teen / older child and for a B-B gun. Granted, the mention of it being a second Daisy still implies having the first B-B gun at a young age.

I don't agree with giving a child a gun unsupervised. But if I were a father, I'd be willing to let my 8 to 12 year old practice with a Daisy air rifle in a safe location, and under direct supervision, if that's what he or she wanted. (I wouldn't prompt or encourage that behavior, but I wouldn't discourage it either.)

A bicycle can be dangerous and we let children ride those.

FortuneCookie posted...

A bicycle can be dangerous and we let children ride those.

Man, back in kindergarten we had these metal bikes with square frames, all metal, no pedals left on some so basically spikes, and square edged wheels (think shopping cart wheel but about 1 foot diameter).
No helmets or gear on a concrete patch.

We even had demo derbies with them as some ran between.

Survival of the fittest.

Flauros posted...

CNN would call it a WMD, then show a segment of one of their reporters getting PTSD and going deaf from shooting it, even though they had complete ear pro.

Shut up

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Purple_Cheetah posted...

Man, back in kindergarten we had these metal bikes with square frames, all metal, no pedals left on some so basically spikes, and square edged wheels (think shopping cart wheel but about 1 foot diameter).
No helmets or gear on a concrete patch.

We even had demo derbies with them as some ran between.

Survival of the fittest.

If we had members of biker gangs running people down on motorcycles every year, we'd say that bicycles were inappropriate for children.

A bb gun oh no

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I was ready to shit on this broken country over this, but it being bb gun significantly changes how I feel about this

As Clark Griswald once said.

"It could break the skin and leave a really bad infection."

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It's hilarious that "they're probably not going go go out and commit murder" is considered a valid argument for giving guns to children

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Because back then gun safety was commonly taught to boys at public schools by a police officer.

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I had a bb gun as a kid. Shit was super fun to plink at cans and bottles in the backyard

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This is a god damn BB gun. Remember how weak the BB gun was in Fallout 3? Well, in real life they are even weaker.

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there was more training back then and guns wernt treated like they are now. my grandpa used to tell me stories of him and his friends taking their .22's into the woods camping when they were 11 by them selves. most people in rural areas had rifles and shotguns on their gun racks in their trucks and yes gun safety was actually taught at school including having skeet/marksman clubs. along with parents showing there kids firearms at an early age and eliminating doubt and curiosity cutting down on accidents. and yet despite all that issues were relatively minor since guns were wernt treated as either toys or elements that must be hidden allowing that curiosity to get the better of them.

i my self had a bb gun at 7 and a real one at 9.

Paragon21XX posted...

Because back then gun safety was commonly taught to boys at public schools by a police officer.

Also in the scouts as well. Gun safety needs to return, we wouldn't have so many people shooting themselves and others accidentally if gun safety was taught more.
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My dad had tons of rifles and guns I fooled around with.

10,12, 20 gauges.

30-30 and 45-70.

357 Magnum.

I just had enough sense to see if they were loaded with a cartridge before playing around with them.


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At least it's not this
https://twitter.com/EyePatchWolf/status/1321876221362376710
https://twitter.com/EyePatchWolf/status/1321877764069335041

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Alteres posted...

Thats a BB gun...

A pretty old one. These days almost all BBs are made from biodegradable plastic. The metal ones can kill.

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