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There’s a bullet hole in the flashing under my second floor gutters, facing the street. Doesn’t look like it came from nearby, like it’s not slanted down toward the street or anything. No idea how long it’s been there, but I found it a few years ago when cleaning the gutters. Bullet might still be lodged in there.
It’s genuinely wild to me that people just fire this shit off willy-nilly.
Coworker of mine was shot through her apartment floor (accidental discharge). She almost died.
My wife worked with someone that didn't know that bullets come down after you shoot them in the air. People are fucking stupid.
While in military school after boot camp, I was stuck in the barracks because our Chief was extremely strict about letting us use our evening time how we’d like. While mopping the same spot for the 4th hour, I get a call from my wife advising that she’s really scared. A gun had just discharged from the neighbors house, went through our wall, got lodged in our dresser about 2” from my 1.5 year old daughter’s leg. I went to my chief and other instructors, asking to be let out so I can comfort my family. They said no, there’s nothing I can do if I leave and my family can drive to a motel if they feel unsafe.
You’re expecting military people not to be insane about guns?
It’s genuinely wild to me that Americans let just anyone have the capability to do that.
I agree, frankly. I am expert qualified (former military), and inherited firearms when my mom died. I don’t have any firearms currently, as I sold those off (very very old farm weapons; we were on a farmette) nor do I ever intend to get more. All that training, and I’m still not comfortable owning something that is designed specifically to kill something.
That is to say you can hypothetically do nothing, and still end up with firearms, which is a really big problem. Zero background check on inheritance..
If you aren't absolutely chicken shit it isn't a problem. Idk I think u should have to get a licence to own a firearm, maybe if you can't figure out bullet-go-far you can't fucking own a gun
Maybe those people fell off of the apathy tree.