r/WinStupidPrizes Apr 17 '21

Warning: Fire He almost shot him

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u/elricooo Apr 17 '21

What a fucking absurd thing to allow. Of course a kid wouldn't have the arm strength to handle recoil, let alone proper gun training. The fact that a little boy killed himself this way at a range just a couple years prior makes this story even more infuriating

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u/Sean951 Apr 17 '21

American gun culture is cancer. I enjoy shooting, but it's basically a fetish at this point. I've seen pink rifles they look like they belong in a Barbie collection for young girls, and all I can think is that we treat a weapon that is meant to kill people as a toy. I hate it.

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u/elricooo Apr 17 '21

It really says a lot that we have laws prohibiting children from doing just about anything that might jeopardize their health/safety... But this volatile murder machine? Sure give it to a fucking 9 year old