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concealed carry guy, earlier today
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:29 (seven months ago) link
i talked to him about it once and he was super relieved that i didnt call him a bad person and that i had a reasonable rationale for gun control, cant remember what i said tho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:34 (seven months ago) link
I saw a guy open carrying a giant rifle at Festival Foods and I wanted to yell at him too! first of all this is obviously not making anyone feel safer, secondly when in the history of grocery stores has there ever developed a situation that would be improved by a random guy carrying an automatic rifle? I mean I didn't feel panicked or anything, though now that I think about it anyone who deems it necessary or fun to carry a gun into a grocery store probably needs to be afforded a wide latitude
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:35 (seven months ago) link
feel like you could shoot anyone open carrying and itd be ok
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:36 (seven months ago) link
on a similar note my son's school did an ALICE drill a couple weeks ago and is now regularly having nightmares about school shooters. he's 8 years old.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:36 (seven months ago) link
my skin crawls on the rare occasion i've been around cops openly carrying guns, i can't imagine how freaky it is seeing randos in the supermarket
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:38 (seven months ago) link
that shit is so dire, pure security theater that does nothing but terrorize children and give consulting paychecks to cops xp
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:39 (seven months ago) link
anyone who deems it necessary or fun to carry a gun into a grocery store probably needs to be afforded a wide latitude
How I break it down too. Basically, if I know someone has a gun in a public setting I try to put some distance between me and them. I have tried to explain to concealed-carry people that while their gun might make them feel safer, it has the exact opposite effect on me.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:40 (seven months ago) link
I saw a guy open carrying a giant rifle at Festival Foods
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:42 (seven months ago) link
Despite living in Texas, I have yet to come across anyone open carrying. If I did, I'd probably struggle to resist confronting them about it, even though I know that's not a wise idea.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:52 (seven months ago) link
nah I think it's a pretty natural instinct to avoid the dude carrying something that can instantly kill you
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:53 (seven months ago) link
Despite my mangled syntax, I'm attempting to say the opposite though. My instinct is to go right up to them and tell them exactly how I feel.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:55 (seven months ago) link
open carrying prob getting rarer as most places where its legal just allow concealed carry now
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 15:59 (seven months ago) link
carrying a gun is inherently a threat, but you have to recognise other people as something more than NPCs to understand that
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:00 (seven months ago) link
I'm not any more in favor of concealed carry, but at least those people could make a plausible argument that they aren't doing it purely to terrorize random strangers
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:01 (seven months ago) link
some people are truly nuts for their guns they love them want to marry them, which is pretty sick when you consider theyre machines for killing
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:02 (seven months ago) link
The same people who have Punisher skulls with American flags inside of them on their big trucks also open-carry guns and consider themselves "pro-life."
There is stupidity, yes, but there is also denial, and most of these types are simply in denial that they are beholden to culture and mindset of death and destruction.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:08 (seven months ago) link
it's sociopathy by definition i think, but medicalising it doesn't help any more than trying to engage in reasoned debate would
actually funny to think about gun "addiction" and how those who defend gun ownership would respond to other addictions
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:11 (seven months ago) link
there are so many gun nuts that dont drive murdered out trucks tho, my dads neighbor a 70 something guy whos always helping out with something around town carrying in old ladies groceries making sure people know how to sort their recycling at the dump and whatnot is always strapped, hes also a conspiracy nut needless to say
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:12 (seven months ago) link
mistaking the power to kill for the power to create life, a common misunderstanding
― ꙮ (map), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:13 (seven months ago) link
then theres tons of people who arent really that into guns but theyre just normal things to have in their local culture so theyve got a couple around
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:14 (seven months ago) link
i know quite a few poltically liberal gun control supporting gun owners just cause as long as theyre legal why not theyre pretty sick you can go shoot some cans if you want
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:17 (seven months ago) link
yeah i think cars are a reasonable analogy to guns in some ways, so normalised that it seems almost insane to question their normalness - if you live in a culture where they've been normal for long enough
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:17 (seven months ago) link
yup
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:18 (seven months ago) link
I'm surprised there's not a "gun lane" for armed drivers.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:24 (seven months ago) link
Despite living in Texas, I have yet to come across anyone open carrying.
Same, I was installing some of the 'no open carry on these premises' signs in a shopping center a few years ago and got yelled at by walking thumb (dude, I don't even work here I'm a contractor) but aside from that I forget that we have open carry 99% of the time.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 16:54 (seven months ago) link
I've seen a handgun on the hip here and there, once or twice, but never an AR or whatever. If I saw someone carrying one of those things I would give a wide birth and then complain to the store that as long as people like that are present I don't feel comfortable shopping there and will take my business somewhere else.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 17:18 (seven months ago) link
Back in AZ I had a friend who opened a bodega and started wearing a holster in an attempt to ward off robbers. I figured he was pretty responsible with the gun. Then one night we went out drinking and some guys yelled at us and he pulled out the gun and shot into the air.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 17:33 (seven months ago) link
Sounds about right.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 17:34 (seven months ago) link
that would scare the shit out of me, if for no other reason than i fear that plenty randos may be concealed carry and or cops and what happens next
― blurry picture of mostly amorphous feelings (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 18:20 (seven months ago) link
― The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 18:42 (seven months ago) link
My son (now 12), had one last week and came home just absolutely overwhelmed and really sad. Took some prying before he finally opened up and told us about the active shooter drill and how much the idea of it scared him.
Fucking great country we've got here, indeed.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:23 (seven months ago) link
ha
I love how X is not on her homescreen as she pitches it while holding up her phone pic.twitter.com/2WrPSycfuR— Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh) September 29, 2023
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 September 2023 17:15 (seven months ago) link
typing is slow on the website recently, not really something that should happen
― lag∞n, Saturday, 30 September 2023 03:40 (seven months ago) link
ok it has come to my attention that tomb mold are canadian
thus i am no longer leaning unperson on this matter
― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 October 2023 23:42 (seven months ago) link
Classic Twitter thread:
@AskLyft My Lyft driver drove off with my pet cat still in the car. I was taking my cat to a vet appointment, I was sitting behind the driver and had the cat carrier on the floor of the passenger side back seat.— palash pandey (@palashp40616755) September 30, 2023
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Monday, 2 October 2023 14:37 (seven months ago) link
genuine calamity followed by people in the replies seeking the death penalty for the lyft driver and possibly his later passengers. not very cool
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 2 October 2023 15:23 (seven months ago) link
All that aside, thankfully the cat has been found.
― Chris L, Monday, 2 October 2023 15:29 (seven months ago) link
the real action was the post on the Austin subreddit, they're who told him to take his plea to Twitter... he has now vowed revenge upon whoever tried to steal his cat
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Monday, 2 October 2023 15:52 (seven months ago) link
Dickens could have done something with this material.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Monday, 2 October 2023 16:15 (seven months ago) link
some cutting edge shit
The queen of pop culture, music, business, and TV is #Sliving on X. @ParisHilton welcome to the @X family, we're excited to launch an official partnership with you and your next-gen media company 11:11. Together we're going to create a launchpad for new initiatives in video and… pic.twitter.com/7ctohyn3Nb— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) October 2, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 00:17 (seven months ago) link
Queen of Music—can’t argue with that
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 00:28 (seven months ago) link
What is Sliving? Sounds like something a mollusk does.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 00:29 (seven months ago) link
those many top posts, all from blue ticks, make it sound like the second coming.
― koogs, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 04:21 (seven months ago) link
nepo baby respect nepo baby
― Lumpy pillows, kiss my ass. Put that in your book (stevie), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 07:43 (seven months ago) link
2003’s hottest celebs, like Paris Hilton, Sisqo, and that naked guy from Survivor.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 10:57 (seven months ago) link
naw by 2003 Survivor's big face was Rupert the pirate
― not the one who's tryin' to dub your anime (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 11:37 (seven months ago) link
What's Joe Millionaire up to?
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 13:46 (seven months ago) link
Turn off your cell phones on October 4th. The EBS is going to "test" the system using 5G. This will activate the Marburg virus in people who have been vaccinated. And sadly turn some of them into zombies.— gina shirah (@GinaShirah81815) October 1, 2023
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 19:45 (seven months ago) link
Fair warning
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 19:46 (seven months ago) link