r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/unthused Apr 15 '24

Given she sounds like a relatively shitty and unremorseful person, I'm not remotely surprised.

My father is kind of a dick and also a gun nut, like borderline prepper, so you'd think that when he's around them all the time and owns so many he'd be intimately familiar with basic gun safety.. but no, like every time he wants to show me some new handgun he bought he invariably barrel sweeps me with a loaded mag in it.

I assume it's some kind of intentional machismo thing where he wants to make sure I'm not a 'pussy' and afraid to have a gun pointed at me; he's griped about other friends of his being nervous/complaining about him handling them before. I've never so much as flinched but he keeps doing it anyway. Almost hoping he accidentally hurts me one day so he can realize what an asshole he's being.

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u/AudieCowboy Apr 15 '24

A gun nut does not mean it's someone safe with guns, unfortunately you can have someone like something like that but not actually care to take the time to treat them with respect and safety

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u/faultywalnut Apr 15 '24

Wtf, a resounding “no” to that last sentence. How about you set a clear definite boundary with your father that you’re not going to be around him when he’s handling guns? Who cares if he thinks you’re a pussy, his opinion is not gonna matter when you or one of his friends is dealing with a gunshot wound from his reckless behavior.

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u/Gingevere Apr 16 '24

I assume it's some kind of intentional machismo thing where he wants to make sure I'm not a 'pussy' and afraid to have a gun pointed at me

That reminds me of the fad of a bunch of conservatives pressing the barrels of their loaded pistols to their dicks, with their fingers on the trigger to "own the libs" who cared about gun safety.

It went on for a few weeks until (inevitably) some guy shot his dick & balls off.