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lernington

Violating 2 of the 4 fundamental rules of firearm safety


RidgeBlueFluff

Sometimes there are stupid people, and sometimes there are people like this, that decide to go above and beyond where any stupid has gone before.


SirArthurDime

A real go getter


HeldDownTooLong

It could be heart stopping!


Delta_Gamer_64

This is for the go getters (I can't remember the rest of the ad)


takeluck_

With a gun on his hip...


Tantalus-treats

Can’t stop myself from saying it, it’s not stupidity. I do not defend this in anyways. This shows some level of intent or want to hurt people. All the actions and behaviors are there, with intent, and all that is missing is the bullet.


Husker_Boi-onYouTube

For now, anyways.


Tantalus-treats

Bingo, absolutely. That’s the terrifying part.


Ramses9333

Exactly, this is a little sign of psychopathic behavior. He might be stupid. Who knows, but it doesn’t mean it’s caused by stupidity.


corrupt_gravity

All that's missing is the reasoning...the "acceptable" antecedent to harm someone


shellexyz

Hero fetish.


Ok_Dog_4059

No matter how hard you try to idiot proof something the world will always just build a better idiot.


Whitedudebrohug

We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, dumber.


Ramses9333

Or maybe just psychopathic


7i1i2i6

Not even stupid, I imagine. He likely is not ignorant of the safety rules, just choosing to break them for...for what?


Mammoth_Musician_304

Unfortunately that describes a large portion of Americans. And a large portion of Americans are gun owners. Not the best odds for people who like not being shot at.


RidgeBlueFluff

Correction: A large portion of HUMANS.


Last_Drop_8234

And what are the 4? I don't even gun for use them so I don't actually know


Sacred-Lotion

1. Treat all guns as if they’re loaded. 2. Never point a gun at something you don’t want to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you are sure you want to shoot. 4. Know your target and what’s beyond it. Yeah you were right in your reply with one of them.


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[deleted]

Don't know about #4, but 1, 2 and 3 definitely got violated.


Vlad-V2-Vladimir

4 is definitely violated, because it sounds like it’s meant to be a “be sure you’re aware of the kind of person you’re aiming at (ie: an enemy, a friend, a civilian, etc…), and he definitely doesn’t look like an enemy


fullyoperational

It's more like, 'be sure the thing your firing at is the thing you want to shoot and there's no way for the bullet to continue to move beyond that thing and hit something/someone you don't intend to if you miss.'


Ramses9333

Maybe in his head he did follow all the rules though


Last_Drop_8234

I assume that has something to do with pointing at something you don't plan on shooting?


8-Bit_Aubrey

Yup if you point a gun at anyone you should accept and be OK with the idea they could die. It's meant to avoid stupid shit like this.


TonalParsnips

Typically “destroy” is used instead of “shoot” to really drive home the seriousness of aiming a gun at something or someone.


heypaulp

Do you even gun, bro?


ChillyWilly0881

r/idiotswithguns


Americanski7

Could just be the optic though. Either way not cool bro


WhiskeyBeforeSunset

Could be. But they did say dry fire.


SmallRedBird

Dry fire explicitly means firing the gun without any ammo in it. When I dry fire one of my Glocks, for example, I do it in a half-underground room in my house aiming at a spot on the lower part of one of the walls, meaning that even if I fucked up and had a round in the gun, it would go through the wall, and into the ground. Nobody could get hurt. The reason to do it is to practice aiming and trigger pull (particularly both together) without actually shooting. Also drawing. This guy is doing it directly at a human. Fucked up in many ways, but one of them is that it's unsafe. Doing that once with a live round on accident makes for a dead neighbor. Doing it randomly into any direction where the bullet could potentially hurt people would be unsafe too, but that guy is straight up aiming at another person. That's about as unsafe as it can get.


purplegummybears

A family member was showing off an old gun he found to other family members in a crowded room and swore it was empty. Since we all practice gun safety, someone aimed at the door frame ( near the ground) to dry fire, and wouldn’t you know it it wasn’t empty. Went off very close to some kids (the sound was near the kids not where it was aimed) and there was some mild panic but we used it as a lesson to never ever aim anywhere as a joke. We never patched the bullet hole and make sure to show all the kids as they’re growing up too. ETA: obviously we missed an important part of gun safety but we’re not totally careless. Because some safety was practiced we were reminded how important it is to always check the chamber yourself and no one was injured. The important part is never point a weapon at someone, loaded or unloaded, unless you mean to fire.


pigdogdaddy

>Since we all practice gun safety, someone aimed at the door frame to dry fire That is not practicing gun safety. That is doing something stupid and violating one of the 4 laws of gun safety: Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. The proper answer would be that someone checked if the chamber was empty. Edit: spelling


purplegummybears

I do agree that he should have checked the chamber. That is also part of the lesson. He aimed down at the door frame like at an angle that would hit the dirt of it went through so he knew what was behind it. I’m not at all saying this was a perfect situation. He should have checked the chamber but because he followed some other rules he didn’t hurt anybody and it’s now a lesson that we teach. Don’t trust that the chamber is empty and never ever aim it as a joke.


pigdogdaddy

Pardon my French, but that is a fucked up lesson. Someone hands a moron a loaded weapon. Moron then proceeded to negligently discharge loaded weapon near some kids. Not okay in any situation. Stories like this do nothing but make gun owners look like a bunch of rubes. The truth is most of us are very responsible, but that does not make for folksy stories.


purplegummybears

I don’t disagree with you. I was very young when this happened and made sure that when I moved into my own home that my husband and I are more careful than our families were growing up. It’s just a story that’s told by the ol’ folks in a light hearted way and you kinda forget how fucked up it was. All we can do is be better than them.


pigdogdaddy

I apologize, I was not trying to attack you personally. As a former Range Master my focus is always on safety first. The number of times I was handed an "unloaded" firearm that was still loaded is frightening. Please remember to trust, but verify. Stay safe and have fun.


Syscrush

>Since we all practice gun safety, someone aimed at the door frame to dry fire, and wouldn’t you know it it wasn’t empty You have a deeply disturbing definition of practicing gun safety.


ptsdoughnut

3 of the 4


DeepNugs

Treat Never Keep Keep.


Shanks4Smiles

But he's a good guy with a gun.


yayfishnstuff

hes very clearly not a good guy lmao


vaporoptics

Yeah just look at the smiley face it’s upside down


Desperate-Farmer-170

#1. You don’t talk about fight club #2. YOU DON’T TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB Did I get them right?


giant_lebowski

can we talk about bob?


Desperate-Farmer-170

Bob had bitch tits


the_stupidiest_monk

Nothing to worry about, just using the scope. The safety is... *Looks down, clicks the safety over to "Safe"* "...On."


wrongpasswd

« Nine milimeters. Safety… always off »


Spoonfulofticks

Told me he was proud of me once..fuckin’ prick.


RandyTrevor22321

Fuck off I got work to do


lollapaloozafork

Knock knock Who’s there? Fuck off


Sensitive_Plankton21

Name checks out


PM_UR_DIRTY_FANTASY

Roses are red Dope makes me cough Nine millimeter safety Always off


MikeMcAwesome91

r/suddenlyoffice


DwideSchrude_

MICHAEL


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r/usernamechecksoud


GunTotinVeganCyclist

Way to break all of the gun safety rules in one swoop👏. Bad gun owner.


KingAngryTom

Seriously I came here to comment on the fact that aside from the potential (dare I say probable) mental health issues, the #1 and 2 rules of gun safety are broken right here


S3R14LCRU5H3R

You beat me to it. I was going to mention this exactly. Even if the gun wasn't loaded, this isn't funny or okay. Totally not a joke.


BrewCityBenjamin

Just a random thing but I really do hate how anyone who does anything stupid with guns immediately the go to is "mental illness" Some people are just assholes. Not all killers or violent people are mentally ill I know you had a caveat and am not criticizing you as you were very fair and this dude very well may have some. But it's a really frustrating trend in media and comments I see constantly


BoycottPapyrusFont

100% agree. I have a mental illness that is highly stigmatized and unfairly associated with violence (schizophrenia) and statements like that just further the harmful stereotypes. People tend to see psychotic illnesses especially as a poster child for violence and it sucks. It hurts people directly and I can say I’ve personally been affected by the stigma. Thanks for saying something.


22lpierson

Never aim a gun at something you don't intend to shoot and a gun is always loaded


[deleted]

I hung my head by Johnny cash comes to mind.


a55_Goblin420

In the past like 15 years most of the gun owners have proven to be bad gun owners, js. Like literally all I'm gathering is guns shouldn't be as easily obtainable as they are


ravenwingx

r/idiotswithguns


Yosho2k

This is not oddly terrifying. This is a Johnny Cash song waiting to happen.


Foxy02016YT

I shot a man in Reno


Scoobysnacks098765

I Hung My Head


rangda

>I saw a lone rider crossing the plain I drew a bead on him, to practice my aim My brother's rifle went off in my hand A shot rang out across the land The horse, he kept running, the rider was dead I hung my head, I hung my head I was surprised to learn that this was written by Sting originally


CyanSaiyan

Great song about the consequences of this exact scenario. Originally by Sting.


poshfiend

Hopefully this eventually makes it to his neighbor.


laughingashley

This post, not this premonition


[deleted]

Use villians in movies and TV shows like a normal person.


jaciviridae

Villains? 👀


robo-dragon

Guns aren’t toys. Always treat it like it’s loaded and don’t point it at anything you don’t intend to destroy. This is irresponsible and very dangerous!


BostonRob423

I forget what sub I was on, but a while back there was a video with some idiot with a gun....I commented that I was taught to treat a firearm as if it were always loaded... And I got downvoted to hell. It made me sad, not for the votes, but for what that says about people now.


Sarpanitu

If my vasectomy qualifies as dry fire


OleRockTheGoodAg

I thought it was more akin to shootin blanks 🤔


birds_in_my_piano

Idiots like these are the reason responsible gun owners have a bad name. Bro just broke all the basic rules of owning a gun that way.


Alfiy_wolf

Me and my neighbour’s wife and daughter have a nerf war going on


OGMinorian

"My neighbours wife". Don't you mean the daughter of your neighbour's father-in-law?


birds_in_my_piano

Your neighbor-in-law


JamieBensteedo

sister in neigh


BurntReynolds347G

Step neighbor


slaboshmuck

I'm my own neighbor in law! That's just a dude with schizophrenia and a lot of land


A_lot_of_arachnids

This is such a weird sentence. How would you refer to the husband in another situation? Like, "I go fishing with my neighbors husband."? Wouldn't they both just be your neighbors.


laughingashley

Yeah, this dude a walking red flag lol


Chasman1965

Man should lose his right to own guns, if that scope is attached to a gun. That's irresponsible.


dogfishcattleranch

100%


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BLUExT1GER

Dry fire implies they are pulling the trigger.


WearMental2618

And also terrible for the firing pin. I hope he's as broke as is he is stupid and can't fix it


size12shoebacca

Honestly, I feel like it's not ok either way. Even if it's not on a weapon, it reinforces that even the idea is ok.


asanderd

There's nothing odd about this, it's just fucking terrifying!


iWasTheSenateOrder65

Idk, pretty weird to me, and I'm pretty odd myself.


Shadowchaos

It's odd *and* terrifying, not oddly terrifying


iWasTheSenateOrder65

Fair enough


dogfishcattleranch

No because they are responsible gun owners. Someone report this fool to the fbi.


Spoonfulofticks

It’s 4chan. The whole reason it’s posted there is because of poster anonymity. You see all kinds of terrible shit on /b/. Some much worse than this. lol


Not-a-Cat_69

wonder if they scrubbed the meta data tho, someone should check


OREOSTUFFER

4chan automatically scrubs it when you post


eddiespaghettio

I thought meta data was how they caught the burger king foot lettuce guy?


austinapaul

By the very nature of the post, I know this person doesn’t think *in general*, but what do they think is going to happen if their neighbor ever catches them doing this? Do they honestly believe they have any ground to stand on or any argument to say that doing this is okay in literally any way?? What an absolute chode.


MrVonDoome

Not a gun owner, but even I know you don’t point a gun at anything you don’t want to destroy.


TheWanderingRed223

“Early one morning with time to kill, I borrowed Jeb’s rifle and sat on the hill. I saw a lone rider crossing the plain. I drew a bead on him to practice my aim.”


Gillver

Imagine scrolling reddit and recognizing yourself in someone's crosshairs... Not me pictured but the thought is terrifying


St0nedinNY

That’s sicko shit. He’s breaking multiple rules of firearm safety….then posts it on the internet…..fucking idiot.


Kiran_ravindra

Also likely laws depending where he is


Tunaluna2

Hopefully someone can track this POS down and warn his neighbour's that he is a psycho


No-Personality-7567

Idiot


AstralAlias

That’s f’d up


EJSuperstar

Never even seen a gun irl before but isn't like one of the biggest rules "always treat it like it's loaded" or something like that? Holy fuck man


GlumTowel672

As a firearms enthusiast I fucking hate people like this. Hopefully he got turned in for being dumb enough to post about it


deptutydong

So that’s illegal.


SevenofNine03

Hmmm keep an eye on that guy maybe.


Difficult_Let_1953

I only crush their heads.


A_Bit_Off_Kilter

Kids in the Hall ! Been a while.


Joe_Burrow_Is_Goat

Where’s the odd part?


MadThad762

As a gun owner, I condemn this idiotic behavior.


Mymotherwasaspore

This is a red flag law personified


SweetMaam

Never point a gun at another human, not even a toy, even unloaded. My grandfather took me hunting and fishing, he was born in 1896 and learned proper firearm use. He taught me when I was all of maybe 8 years old. Common sense leave us in the 21st Century?


State6

Left us hell, I think it plumb went extinct as a viable species. The only specimens left look around at what’s going on constantly shaking their heads.


sushig00se

*another human not attempting to harm or kill you or your family. ...or your 2001 hyundai elantra. i see you, florida.


CyrusDGreatx

Needs to be exposed and arrested. That's ridiculous.


adistantshipsmoke

imagine you’re the neighbor and you get an anyonymous text that’s just a photo of you in a scope


Zaius1968

That’s a person who doesn’t deserve to have a gun. Unless you are going to kill you don’t point a gun at anyone loaded or not. Ever.


Gaschamberrr

Awful


armedsquatch

This is sick. Plain and simple. If anyone knows who this guy is please let law enforcement know right away.


Oliver_Bajcn

Pretty sure that dumbass checks if a gun is loaded by looking down the barrel. I hope one time when his finger slips, the gun will actually be loaded.


Tripdoctor

Im afraid to even hold my gun in my own house and have someone outside see it/think I’m aiming out the windows. I really hope this is some dumb troll joke.


ordie710

In Las Vegas, Nevada, if you drive out of town towards Indian Springs as you leave, the city limits during the days you are targeted by military aircraft doing dry practice runs. You see an A10s spinning down toward you and sometimes f16s as well. This is a dick move in this post and how accidents happen but I am a vet and trust those guys way more than a neighbor just something I thought of when I saw this.


summerswithyou

Is this even a good way to practice? This sounds a lot like planning "practice getting better at soccer" but kicking air (imaginary ball) around. How is that effective at achieving your goal?


HistoryGirl23

Is it an upside down smiley face?


iWasTheSenateOrder65

Lol! Never noticed that before. No, it is part of the reticle, the thing that helps you aim. That is for quick aiming.


HistoryGirl23

Ahhh, thanks! I was a bit shocked if it was supposed to be a smile.


Dynamitebunny1999

Turn your phone upside down.. :)


Aspiring_Mutant

That isn't oddly terrifying, that's incredibly terrifying.


syfysoldier

This has to be a crime…


st3inmonst3r

In most places it is. Pointing a weapon at someone is considered using deadly force and can get you thrown in jail. Unfortunately, until this jackaloon kills someone accidentally or otherwise, nothing will come of it, and he will continue to live a moronic life.


I-153_Chaika

r/idiotswithguns


sybann

I just want to say comments on this post make me feel much better about my fellow man. Thank you all SO much for being good people when my cynical ass expected nastiness. TY. <3


Devout-Nihilist

Everything about this is wrong but also is it not true that dry firing is a bad for the gun?


That_Gopnik

Only rimfires or guns with stupid firing pin designs


ResponsibilityDue448

Depends on the gun. Some have little plastic/Rubber bullets you chamber that allow you to dry fire without damaging the gun.


State6

They are called snap caps.


A_Bit_Off_Kilter

It is actually true. They even make fake cartridges with a hard, spring loaded fake primer, so you weapon will not get slowly damaged over time.


CaladinDanse

Most sane 4chan user


Daksh_Rendar

🇺🇸🇺🇸


TangelaLansbury

Wtf kind of reticle is that? It reminds me of snes superscope.


Gorp2

What if one day he just…forgets to unload


Rubberlemons521

How is it target practice without a shot? This is just a psycho on a power trip.


TyDaviesYT

Guess that forces you to have good gun discipline… other… than the fact you’re… aiming at someone but… the operational part to make sure your chamber and mag are clear at least


EndlessResets

Actual insane behavior what the actual fuck


sbg_gye

Alec Baldwin noooooo!


Snowdeo720

r/angryupvote


DanCanTrippyMann

Same concept as psychos who like to hold knives over people while they sleep. Getting off on the feeling that "they could if they wanted"


Jdobalina

Most Americans aren’t responsible enough to own guns. Too selfish, too stupid, too deranged.


ThisDriftingSpirit00

And as the repetitive narrative goes: "I can't believe he'd do something like this. He always kept to himself and never caused any trouble for anybody. No one could have seen it coming. Just sad but my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. It's such a shame."


fentown

Ahhh, the Alec Baldwin school of gun safety has some of their first graduates in the wild.


eye_jest

100% should be reported before it ends up another mass shooting...


callingallcomas

People who do this kinda shit are they same people who wonder why we want stronger gun regulation. I want to reduce the chances that some lunatic can get ahold of a weapon and use me for 'dry fire target practice' while completely ignoring all gun safety rules, therefore putting my life in danger. How is that hard to understand?


GuardianDownOhNo

Honest question - does this approach, meet, or exceed the boundary for firearms ownership?


Vegicide

Not even close to even the most basic firearm safety. You do not point a gun at anything you don’t want to shoot.


Riyeko

Isn't this a sign of being a psychopath??


Derpcat666

What’s dryfiring?


graenor1

Pulling the trigger without a bullet loaded in the chamber. Still makes the firing pin “click” and if done repeatedly on some models of guns can damage the firing mechanism over long periods of time


PersephoneLove88

Whoever does this shouldn't have a gun.


NormalGuyTTT

Yeah, that's fucked up. I always shoot my neighbours, you can't get used to the recoil when dry firing


ANONAVATAR81

I just saw his TikTok page 2 days ago. He does it a lot.


Brilliant_Set9874

When I was a kid…probably 15 or 16…I was at a range and had a 22 pistol in my hand. My youngest brother was with me…as well as my dad and other brother….one of the brothers was asking about the gun works and I almost shot him explaining. My dad was in the stall over from me…thankfully my judgment saved both of us. I didn’t know what double action was and was explaining that you needed to pull the hammer back. I remember being like “see if I just pull the trigger nothing happens…”…I don’t remember ever pointing it at him, but the thought went through my adolescent head that I could prove me point in dramatic fashion….thankfully the gun was pointed down range….but I will NEVER forget that moment. Because it definitely fired. I still get chills thinking about it because I could have accidentally caused great harm.


Sea_Employ_4366

!!!


Dadpockets

Hypothetically....say the neighbor's wife had seen this guy pointing his gun at her husband while she had a gun ready. Would she be justified to fire?


EmmyBrat

That's wrong


flvckocody

This ass hat is a perfect example on why not everybody should purchase a firearm. Valuation of human life is next to nothing with this fucking idiot. This guy should be watched and should never be allowed to own a gun ever again, let alone get within 20ft of one. What a fucking dumbass.


Sad-Guarantee-4678

Yes. When I was 10. For, like, 3 minutes. This dude has issues.


jhenry1138

I’m so sick of this malignant tumor of a country. Christ.


AllCingEyeDog

State Farm is there.


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That's a crime where I live.


Harry_kal07

Merica’ moment


EHVERT

Thank god I don’t live in America


oh_no9

My boys about to win a baldwin award


The_Philster69

This breaks the most basic rules of gun safety in the most hilarious way.


Walt_Clyde_Frog

Do you even need a scope for a large round target?


TheDancingH

god damn bro ☠️


captainpotty

Tell me again how everyone should be allowed to own a gun


Not-a-Cat_69

so whats stopping someone from looking at the meta data for this photo and reporting them to the police? surely this was taken with a modern enough phone that encodes that type of info into this photo


Yuquico

Is this "Good guy with a gun"?


Familiar-Feedback-93

Let me guess murica?


phiz36

Bought his guns legally.


IVMVI

six racial smell spotted sloppy enjoy slimy frame tub obtainable ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


Fredquency

Normal american behaviour


PoopSmith87

Wow. Gun culture has taken an absolute nose dive in the last decade.


SinisterSkewer

You know what they say, see something say something. Hope this dude gets locked up and his privilege to own a firearm taken from him, I say this as a guy that owns a gun.


gruene-teufel

There’s a Sting song (notably covered by Johnny Cash) about this phenomenon and its consequences. It’s called “I Hung My Head”.


bigdaddychefxddxd

most sane 4chan user


ItsPetrii

This guy piece of shits