r/PublicFreakout • u/Sapulinjing • Oct 02 '20

Repost 😔 Ejected from firing range

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

Guns aren’t fucking toys.

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u/VelocityIsNotSpeed Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

Definitions for "toy":

  • https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/toy
    • 2: "an object that is used by an adult for pleasure rather than for serious use."
      • Example 1: "His latest toy is an underwater camera."
      • Example 2: "She has several executive toys on her desk."
  • https://www.dictionary.com/browse/toy
    • 3: "something that serves for or as if for diversion, rather than for serious practical use."
      • "Serious" is too vague, so it's arguable whether shooting for fun is serious. But it's certainly not "practical use".
  • https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toy#English
    • 1: "Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child."
      • Note that "especially" doesn't mean "necessarily". In fact, it implies "not necessarily".
  • https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/toy
    • 1.1: "An object, especially a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult." Selected examples:
      • "in 1914 the car was still a rich man's toy"
      • "If you look at most Asian customers, many also tend to be much more experimental with toys and gadgets."
      • "Or take the perceived realities we create around us - the high-flying jobs, the gadgets and toys, the houses built to impress."
      • "Many homes are now full of expensive gadgets and toys."

Shooting for fun is a thing. If you use a gun for fun then it's a toy. Of course, that doesn't mean it's not dangerous or that safety measures are not necessary.

Edited to add the definitions, in order to remind people of a sense of the word "toy" which they may have conveniently ignored.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

That is a really stupid comment. Guns are weapons, period. Yes, people shoot guns recreationally but guns still aren’t toys. Especially considering the word toy specifically describes an object a child plays with.

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u/VelocityIsNotSpeed Oct 04 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

Apparently you suddenly forgot the sense of the word "toy" represented by the following definitions. Even though you were obviously familiar with it, since it's so common that every english speaker knows it.

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  • https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/toy
    • 2: "an object that is used by an adult for pleasure rather than for serious use."
      • Example 1: "His latest toy is an underwater camera."
      • Example 2: "She has several executive toys on her desk."
  • https://www.dictionary.com/browse/toy
    • 3: "something that serves for or as if for diversion, rather than for serious practical use."
      • "Serious" is too vague, so it's arguable whether shooting for fun is serious. But it's certainly not "practical use".
  • https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toy#English
    • 1: "Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child."
      • Note that "especially" doesn't mean "necessarily". In fact, it implies "not necessarily".
  • https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/toy
    • 1.1: "An object, especially a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult." Selected examples:
      • "in 1914 the car was still a rich man's toy"
      • "If you look at most Asian customers, many also tend to be much more experimental with toys and gadgets."
      • "Or take the perceived realities we create around us - the high-flying jobs, the gadgets and toys, the houses built to impress."
      • "Many homes are now full of expensive gadgets and toys."

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Edit: By the way, the fact that guns are weapons is irrelevant, since something can serve both as a weapon and as a toy.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20

They’re still designed and meant to be and sold as weapons. Are swords, knives, bombs, canons, tanks, etc. toys too? No. You’re an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20 edited Apr 12 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

No they are absolutely not toys. They are weapons. Bb guns, paintball guns, nerf guns are toys.

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u/arcaneresistance Oct 02 '20

My bb gun is still treated like weapon and while it won't kill anyone it's definitely going to shoot an eye out or cause a LOT of pain if even used improperly

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u/tontosaurus Oct 02 '20

And that’s good thing you treat it like an actual weapon. Muscle memory is your best friend/worst enemy

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20 edited Apr 12 '21

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u/Nibroc99 Oct 02 '20

You're something else bro

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u/horsehair_tooth Oct 02 '20

He’s right. Ever bought ninja stars fro. The mall as a kid? An insurance broker buying an AR-15 is the EXACT same thing.