The Mystery of Male Armies, Redux

 

A young friend came to visit. He is seven years old and, of course, his mother does not permit him to have toy guns. This is what he made, without assistance, using rubber bands and twigs from the yard. Note the magazines (yup, there’s one on the other side) and the sights on the barrel.

As @franksoto put it, in the title to a recent post, “bask in the crazy” indeed.

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  1. CB Toder aka Mama Toad Member
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    GrannyDude (View Comment):

    I had a feeling this might be the case, knowing iWe! It can be difficult to “read” what would be obvious if tone of voice and expression were part of the equation! 

    I should’ve known too.

    Really. Sorry again.

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  2. Phil Turmel Inactive
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    CB Toder aka Mama Toad (View Comment):

    Phil Turmel (View Comment):

    Ow! Sounds like you need to send a child to Georgia Tech, so you’ll be family. (-:

    Well, my niece is in her second year of engineering there…

    She should get you some branded clothing/hats so the local yellow jackets will recognize you. (-:

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  3. kidCoder Member
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    Qoumidan (View Comment):

    I have decided my 9yr old is not ready for real guns after he looked down the barrel of a Nerf gun to see why it wasn’t firing and shot himself in the eye with a dart. It was a good object lesson, I guess.

    In Canada, the government requires you to confirm the barrel is clear. If you don’t have a suitable stick, they tell you to look down the barrel.

    I don’t think the Canadian Government is mature enough to handle guns.

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  4. Arahant Member
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    kidCoder (View Comment):
    In Canada, the government requires you to confirm the barrel is clear. If you don’t have a suitable stick, they tell you to look down the barrel.

    Can I do it from the breach end?

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  5. kidCoder Member
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    kidCoder (View Comment):
    In Canada, the government requires you to confirm the barrel is clear. If you don’t have a suitable stick, they tell you to look down the barrel.

    Can I do it from the breach end?

    Watch the next 40 seconds of this… you’ll know when you see it. https://youtu.be/q9El7gEvJWU?t=7m21s

    The lady got her permit.

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  6. Arahant Member
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    kidCoder (View Comment):
    Watch the next 30 seconds of this… you’ll know when you see it.

    I see it. Can I still call it stupid?

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  7. kidCoder Member
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    kidCoder (View Comment):
    Watch the next 30 seconds of this… you’ll know when you see it.

    I see it. Can I still call it stupid?

    Are you calling the Canadian Government stupid? https://youtu.be/J1Bd48DWyxQ?t=9m20s

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  8. Arahant Member
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    kidCoder (View Comment):
    Are you calling the Canadian Government stupid?

    Yes. Next question?

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  9. Doug Watt Member
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    kidCoder (View Comment):

    Qoumidan (View Comment):

    I have decided my 9yr old is not ready for real guns after he looked down the barrel of a Nerf gun to see why it wasn’t firing and shot himself in the eye with a dart. It was a good object lesson, I guess.

    In Canada, the government requires you to confirm the barrel is clear. If you don’t have a suitable stick, they tell you to look down the barrel.

    I don’t think the Canadian Government is mature enough to handle guns.

    Yeah, pushing a cleaning rod into the barrel is good option, until you push a live round onto the firing pin.

     

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  10. Percival Thatcher
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    Can’t watch the video now.

    Put your thumb in the action with the light source at such an angle to your thumb that the light reflects off of your thumbnail and up the barrel. Then peek down the barrel and make sure you can see your thumb.

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  11. ctlaw Coolidge
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    kidCoder (View Comment):

    Arahant (View Comment):

    kidCoder (View Comment):
    Watch the next 30 seconds of this… you’ll know when you see it.

    I see it. Can I still call it stupid?

    Are you calling the Canadian Government stupid? https://youtu.be/J1Bd48DWyxQ?t=9m20s

    that’s how my nra instructor taught me to do it 

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