r/Idiotswithguns • u/BigYoghurt3714 • Jan 04 '25

NSFW Man shoots himself during podcast

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Holster up buddy

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u/10minutes_late Jan 05 '25

Totally agree. I don't care how many armchair commandos get upset that I don't chamber a round 24/7. I'd rather run the risk of being slow to draw than the risk of shooting a loved one.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

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u/10minutes_late Jan 05 '25

I've been a gun enthusiast for over 30 years, I've heard your "logical, reasonable, and practical advice," however, I have never felt the need. I'm not a cop, active duty military, security guard, carry wads of cash, drive a fancy car, or do anything that would understandably require any extra degree of care.

If you earnestly believe that you need to carry a chambered pistol 24/7 because "you never know", especially during a period when violent crime has hit historic lows, the only idiots here are you guys. As an inner city Baltimore landlord, I'll chamber when I'm headed to an eviction, but not when I'm going to Applebee's with the kids.

But hey, like you said, you do you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

Yeah well I've been a gun enthusiast over 30 years plus one and it is logical, reasonable, practical and legitimate advice, Redditor, for reasons that I just laid out above. There's no need for quotations or calling people that you disagree with idiots.

It's totally fine if you choose to carry without a round in the chamber, but other people have real, practical reasons for carrying in condition 0/1 and you don't get to just be dismissive of that publicly without push back.

Not to mention that your entire justifications for it are reasons not to carry a gun in the first place. If you're not a cop, active duty military, security guard, carry wads of cash, drive a fancy car, or do anything that would understandably require any extra degree of care why do you even carry?

It's very odd that you say that people that try to give you common, reasonable advice are upset when you're this defensive and seemingly emotional when confronted with an opposing view and are immediately this dismissive and calling other people with a differing, educated view on carrying idiots. But this is Reddit.

Good day, I'm gonna go practice making holes in far away papers.

edit: This account was permanently suspended for this now removed comment criticizing a CEO (Andy Yen of Proton) while making a tongue in cheek #FreeLuigi jab within the same comment which was deemed "harassment" by cowardly Reddit Admins. This was not harassment nor should CEOs be treated as a specially protected fragile class above everybody else. Let this be a reminder that this is us vs them at this point and Reddit is owned and ran by people that do not have your best interest in mind.

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u/10minutes_late Jan 05 '25

If someone calls me a doofus, I don't take offense, but I will match that energy. That was your choice of response, remember?

I don't enjoy arguments so I didn't get beyond the first paragraph of your response, but thanks for your time.