• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      This insane. I had to check if those were real.

      They are.

      What the fuck.

      That’s definitely the how’s it going…in fact…

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        3 months ago

        We had toy guns in the 70s that absolutely looked real. Hell, I had a BB/dart gun that would pass for a 1911, even up close. Heavy metal too. I have several real guns that weigh less, and worse, some look like toys. The kids got a demonstration of that reality.

        “If it’s gun shaped, it’s a gun. Treat it as such.”

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            3 months ago

            Thanks. Teaching them gun safety was far easier than I thought. Now they’re hyper-aware of where the muzzle is pointed, though my daughter sometimes slips her finger onto the trigger walking to the target.

            In any case, they will not touch a gun unless:

            • We’re at our camp, everyone is visible and aware someone’s shooting.
            • I’m sitting beside or standing behind them.
            • They check that everyone has ear protection. (They caught me twice!)

            I also taught them what proper handling looks like; Unloading, showing an empty chamber to the person you’re handing it too, etc. Never know when some asshole friend will break out dad’s super cool pistol and pass it around.

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      3 months ago

      It’s ok those kids are all AI generated… So this guy can sell 3D printed fake guns to actual kids.

      God I fucking hate it here.