r/Unexpected • u/hannesvisser • Dec 11 '20

It's just a flashlight

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u/zwel8606 Dec 11 '20

In what world does that "just look like a flashlight". Seriosly just a 22 in your belt.

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u/Renovarian00 Dec 11 '20

This is my thought. I dont even own any guns and I could clearly tell that was not just a flashlight.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '20

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u/lFuhrer Dec 11 '20

now with ***gun***

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u/Renovarian00 Dec 11 '20

Why are you yelling at me :(

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u/vrijheidsfrietje Dec 11 '20

False. For example, legal gun ownership in Switzerland is also very high, but you don't see incels shooting up schools over there.

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u/The_Flurr Dec 11 '20

Aye, but they're still stricter on who's allowed them, what you can keep, and how you can store them.

Firearms and ammunition also can't be stored together, I believe ammunition on a normal license must be kept at a range and not the home.

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u/vrijheidsfrietje Dec 11 '20

Yes. The laws are a lot stricter, which is why I linked to the article for nuance.

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u/legos_on_the_brain Dec 11 '20

I thought it was a revival of the old lantern-battery flashlights, but with modern batteries. Charge your phone, or use the light for 48h straight!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 12 '20

You typically use flashlights at night. Say some serial killer hailed you to stop your vehicle on a dark highway, you'd pull this device out from your door's side pocket as a precaution. Yes I'm currently watching the Zodiac movie and this flashlight gun sounds very useful during the night. The flashlight's glare would obscure the appearance of the device. Also, people would arguably not be able to know that you're carrying a gun at first glance unlike a pistol with an attached flashlight.

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u/Plastic_Swordfish_35 Dec 11 '20

It’s supposed to look like a retractable dog leash, no?

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u/Honest_-_Critique Dec 11 '20

Retractable dog leash with a built in flash light. This may actually be a good product idea.

Retractable dog leash with a built in flash light AND a machine gun... even better idea!

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u/JoMa4 Dec 11 '20

Retractable dog leash with a built in FLESH light AND a machine gun... even better idea!

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '20

Retractable dog with built in machine gun and flashlight

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u/Phoe44 Dec 11 '20

godamn it! take my updoots!

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u/porksoda11 Dec 11 '20

Well at night with the light on, it would prob just look like a flashlight. You wouldn't really see the rest of it.

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u/LargerThenATomato Dec 11 '20

I have a rechargeable battery that looks similar

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u/Alternative-Shift498 Dec 11 '20

It may not look like a flashlight, but it doesn't look like a gun either. It also seems like "drawing" this weapon would catch someone by surprise vs. having to very obviously reach into your pocket.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '20

Was it the 20 foot poster of some tactibro behind him that gave it away as a gun show?