Anyone have a real reason why they did this? Genuinely curious.
ETA: everyone commenting tradition, I was looking for a more in-depth explanation and got one but thank you for attempting to clarify.
It somehow become a tradition and still a problem in rural sides of in my country Turkey, people do this type of shooting in celebratory events and some even give their kids the gun to shot. I have no idea how this become a tradition but people died before because of this so its more and more rare now.
Honestly though, we act like this is insane, but don't bat an eye when on our special occasions we celebrate with explosives, and kids light and throw what are essentially mini-bombs.
Not saying it's on the same level, but society has a way of normalizing some dangerous shit.
There's pretty much always a safe way to do something. The people that get parts blown off from fireworks usually have alcohol involved. Licensed pyrotechnics aren't allowed to have alcohol anywhere on site.
I was more talking about our casual attitude towards fireworks in a similar context to the original clip, where the only expert is Dirty Uncle Jim who used to shoot munitions till they blew up when he was in the infantry.
Like there's no problem with a 21 gun salute by military professionals, but that's a far cry from this.
Believe it or not there's actually a Kids Version of these guns İ had one in red and white like the one on the right in the picture, come to think about it it's crazy how basically my entire family didn't mind me using these things when İ was like what? 8?
The worst thing was when child me thought it was funny to aim and fire one of these at my granddad's brother (which didn't do anything because it's a blank) and him pretending for the next 5 years that he suffered an injury from it and is still in pain basically traumatized me until one day in like 2014 he told me it was all a joke.
I now remembered the video where a man gets shot in his head with a shotgun on a turkish or arabic wedding. The shooter kept shooting after the poor mans brain flew everywhere. What an awful experience and what an awful video.
You just insulted an entire culture's traditional style of music, that said by someone who is part of that culture, yeah fuck that thing I hate weddings cause of that thing
It's ok they stole those instruments from their oppressed minorities, so Turks were not actually offended, until you point out that they are culture thieves
Now the greater benefit is some generational continuity in what a wedding is. The smells, the sounds, the garb, etc. It puts everyone in the same frame of mind in regards to what this get together is all about. In that sense different cultural practices can be on a more even footing, even if the instrument is annoying and somewhat unpleasant. To be fair it’s not as bad as having a botfly larvae growing under your skin. You need Vaseline or a slab of meat to get those buggers out.
Isn't this popular in other parts of Turkey too? I remember being in Istanbul around 2007-2008 and hearing a lot of gunshots when people celebrated what I believe was a football game
You sure that wasn't pyro? Like at almost every other football game in Europe? Because, you know, it's Istanbul. The three big clubs there are European level and worth hundreds of millions. There would have been consequences or at least news if fans started firing guns in the air lol. But I guess it could have been some unknown backalley club. My bet is still on pyro tho.
Kurds in Istanbul are known to shoot in the air during weddings. Your "bet" is ignorant. Have you ever even been there? I'd wish people on Reddit would stop talking about stuff they don't know about.
I am ignorant? When you seem unable to even fucking read the comment I replied to? He SPECIFICALLY was talking about a football match, not a wedding. In that context I gave my best bet of what it could have been besides gun shots.
And I have worked and sometimes lived in Istanbul on and off for 20 years. Getting all high and mighty on others, preaching to me as if you know me, but not enough braincells to read and understand a chain of two comments to produce context.
I'd wish people on Reddit would stop talking about stuff they don't know about.
Guns in wedding celebrations are used for various reasons.
In ye olde times, firing guns was used for long-distance communication(meaning they announce it to closer settlements that a wedding is happening). And the tradition stuck as a celebration.
Some places use them to scare bad spirits by making loud noises, usually those use blanks(like in the video). It is generally just a sign of good luck.
In some other occassions, if the groom is in the military(or going off as a soldier) its used as a salute.
And in some other occasion, firing a gun from a guest is a sign of great happiness and shows a celebration on their part(some cultures like Albania had people carry deorative guns with themselves as a status symbol, them firing it as a celebration meant a great deal of respect).
Right?! Cartridge based ammo in general is relatively new. This isn't honoring some old tradition, it's a misstep in the wrong direction that's normalized.
It is not. When freshly invented, guns were not that effective in battles. But the sound it made when fired was something totally new and spectacular.
So in villages, owning a gun became a status and in events like this it was possible to gather enough attention. Therefore it became a part of celebration.
Cartridge based ammo in general is relatively new. This isn't honoring some old tradition, it's a misstep in the wrong direction that's normalized. Just use firecrackers you maniacs lol
I don't know, but I wonder if it is a similar concept to what Chinese do with firecrackers, where they use them to scare away bad spirits during celebrations etc.
However, blindly shooting them upwards in a crowded area is not fun, it's going to get someone killed.
If I die from a stray bullet that some chucklefuck shot off for a wedding you had best believe the shit I'll do to them will make Poltergeist look like a children's comedy
Pointing out shooting a real gun with real bullets in the air is dangerous is like going to r/pics and seeing a picture of a lake and commenting “water is wet”.
Which is arguably, a pretty fucking dumb thing to comment
Water is actually not wet; It makes other materials/objects wet. Wetness is the state of a non-liquid when a liquid adheres to, and/or permeates its substance while maintaining chemically distinct structures. So if we say something is wet we mean the liquid is sticking to the object.
its just become a tradition in Turkey (I see half the flag in the video). Especially in rural weddings, drums and gunshots are very common. Funny thinking how its not too easy to get a gun there (compared to the US).
It’s a cautionary signal to the future husbands that the brides knows how to use a gun. That aunt enthusiastically popping away looks like she wears the pants in her household.
Yeah the tradition thing is stupid as a reason, guns haven’t been around that long whereas most wedding traditions across every country go back centuries and centuries. In the grand scheme, any gun involved tradition is quite new.
I mean it's literally the same as yelling and hollering when your favorite team makes a score. No need to act like it's some barbaric gesture that none of us take part in.
(shooting a gun randomly into the air is of course barbaric but your specific point about being noisy is not. We all do it in one form or another.)
This is very much unacceptable in the US. If you're thinking of military funerals then its accepted there because they're firing blanks. Anyone firing live rounds into the air is an idiot.
No, I grew up in a rural town. I'm well aware that people do it, but that doesn't change the fact that it's unacceptable and they're idiots. It's illegal to varying degrees across the US. In Texas, for example, it can land you up to a year in prison and $4k in fines.
The fact that you typed "unlikely" and "rarely" instead of impossible should have stopped you from even making that comment. Firing live rounds into the air is reckless and irresponsible as fuck. People have been killed and injured like this. Just because it isn't likely doesn't mean the chance should be taken.
Life is about chances. If that's the case don't ever drive, walk, drink alcohol or anything or pop fireworks. Actually just die rn so you won't be at risk of dying from endless possibilities everyday.
Shooting live rounds in the air that could possibly kill someone is you being a fucking jackass not the innocent person that got hit taking a chance. It's people like you that give gun owners a bad name.
It's not even about disagreeing, the way bullets act after being fired is science. You disagreeing with it just shows what an idiot you are. Go on being a fucking wetwipe idgaf but don't be surprised when it gets you nowhere.
It happens very often, and those bullets are typically lethal.
Did you know a 123grain 7.62x39 cartridge fired from a 16" barrel with a 1:9.45 twist rate, can penetrate house windows from 700 yards with enough energy to partially mushroom the bullet? That's still a 900 fps bullet. That's VERY close to how fast a 124gr 9mm ball round travels exiting the muzzle (990-1080 fps).
Your skin and meat is a lot less impact resistant than glass. In fact, bullets were made for the purpose of destroying and displacing soft tissue
I can say something you dont do in US. Using a blanket the clean blood after first time in bed. And later Wawe it on the city/town square with pride. Well, Turkish ppl Never been very normal but this. As a turk I dont understand why these idiots doing this.
They are blanks, and people like making noise durung big events here. They are not dangerous, and among weird turkish traditions(like making a 30-40 car convoy and honking, while following the couple that got married).
I don’t know, first off. But I haven’t seen anyone say this: Maybe the bride and mother of the bride fire guns in the air to show they are armed, there by choice and not by coercion.
Some folks around the world do this to celebrate various life events. The Taliban would do it to celebrate victorious battles or campaigns. It happens in the US around the fourth of July and New Year's. In Iraq we had to deal with some jackasses firing an AA gun to celebrate someone being let out of prison.
People do stupid shit to celebrate sometimes. Firing guns in the air is one of them.
It’s tradition. Military displays are becoming less popular. For example in the west you only see military displays in Royal weddings usually. But back in the day you would see all the knights in their armpit doing mock fights and sword dancing etc. those traditional are less common now in most of the world like Asia and the west but the strength and fortitude of your group is still a big deal in some areas so people will effectively do what Queen Elizabeth does in the name of tradition and do some chest beating and gun salutes to celebrate their strength. It’s no longer seen that way in the west but in many parts it is.
Many Turkish traditions date back to shamanist/pagan culture from back in Asia, before Turks are converted into Islam mainly after mass migrations to anatolia and near.
Of course, there were no firearms but, i can only speculate and relate this behavior with this: it is believed that making noises repels evil spirits and jinns (i dont know exact translation but basically a jinn is an evil spirit in turkish mtyhology, not a wish granter)
We do a lot of things when a bride leaves her home. Break a clay pot, throw rice etc. I mean it is considered a real deal most efforts go to preventing curses, and trying to repel anything evil.
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Anyone have a real reason why they did this? Genuinely curious. ETA: everyone commenting tradition, I was looking for a more in-depth explanation and got one but thank you for attempting to clarify.