• MTZ@lemmy.worldOP
    12·
    10 hours ago

    Well, my country is a shithole and I was born and raised in the heaviest gun culture on the planet. I don’t remember ever actually not knowing basic firearms safety, handling and operation. Lotsa fun (imo) but I do get weird looks and reactions from people who aren’t from the US and even many people who are from here.

    • bstix@feddit.dk
      11·
      2 hours ago

      I don’t remember ever actually not knowing basic firearms safety, handling and operation

      Many weekends I recall spending in middle of nowhere West Virginia getting hammered on weird chemicals that had just been invented 4 days prior with fully automatic weapon

      Yes, I am looking at you weirdly.

      • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        13 minutes ago

        Me too, but I’ll be honest if I grew up thinking guns were normal and you could just have one whenever you wanted, I think I’d be up to that shit too

    • Machinist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      Deep south born and raised, it’s changed in the last twenty years, but guns used to be a fun tool. Most people owned long guns with much fewer handguns. Guns were for hunting, varmint management, and plinking. City folk don’t really get it. Shotgun in the corner of the living room is normal.

      I have an acquaintance from West Virginia that is similar. They’re also a non-binary, super queer, sexually sadistic top. We met in the BDSM community.