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So much for the "guns don't shoot themselves!!" argument you occasionally hear from gun nuts. Yes they can and do shoot themselves!

pc86 1y ago
Yes, this specific gun with this specific design issue that doesn't exist in any other firearm, and you now can't sell for more than $100 if you can sell it at all, and is banned by almost every professional shooting sports organization, and is banned by more ranges than its not can shoot by itself in very specific circumstances. As a self-described gun nut, thought I'd make it a little more accurate :)
- seanw444 1y ago
  And sold by a company that has lost credibility with most "gun nuts" as a result of this whole years-long (now lethal) ordeal. Anti-2Aers think that we're all defending Sig for this behaviour. We're not.
  - pc86 1y ago
    At this point the only people defending Sig are people getting paid by Sig, or people trying to get paid by Sig.
Nicook 1y ago
Arguing with such a politically loaded sentence is probably a waste of time. BUT that's obviously not the intention of the quote. Actual malfunction induced firing is the exception, and its still a good saying to help people try and be safe/mindful. Not to mention even in that case there's still some movement or action leading to it nobody is saying that the sigs will just spontaneously fire while left sitting on a table.
- roland35 1y ago
  I suppose out of context it seems out of nowhere, but if you follow some of these influencers they act like it is literally impossible for anything bad to happen with guns around. I enjoy shooting myself (don't really do it frequently but I have a number of times at ranges) but I feel like there are a lot of people who do not take gun ownership seriously. I also think there are a lot of people who dont take driving a car seriously enough so it isn't exclusive to guns...

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So much for the "guns don't shoot themselves!!" argument you occasionally hear from gun nuts. Yes they can and do shoot themselves!

by roland35 1y ago

pc86 1y ago
Yes, this specific gun with this specific design issue that doesn't exist in any other firearm, and you now can't sell for more than $100 if you can sell it at all, and is banned by almost every professional shooting sports organization, and is banned by more ranges than its not can shoot by itself in very specific circumstances. As a self-described gun nut, thought I'd make it a little more accurate :)
- seanw444 1y ago
  And sold by a company that has lost credibility with most "gun nuts" as a result of this whole years-long (now lethal) ordeal. Anti-2Aers think that we're all defending Sig for this behaviour. We're not.
  - pc86 1y ago
    At this point the only people defending Sig are people getting paid by Sig, or people trying to get paid by Sig.
Nicook 1y ago
Arguing with such a politically loaded sentence is probably a waste of time. BUT that's obviously not the intention of the quote. Actual malfunction induced firing is the exception, and its still a good saying to help people try and be safe/mindful. Not to mention even in that case there's still some movement or action leading to it nobody is saying that the sigs will just spontaneously fire while left sitting on a table.
- roland35 1y ago
  I suppose out of context it seems out of nowhere, but if you follow some of these influencers they act like it is literally impossible for anything bad to happen with guns around. I enjoy shooting myself (don't really do it frequently but I have a number of times at ranges) but I feel like there are a lot of people who do not take gun ownership seriously. I also think there are a lot of people who dont take driving a car seriously enough so it isn't exclusive to guns...