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minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkΕλληνικάarrow-up4arrow-down5·7 months agoUses for a firearm that don’t involve killing people. Hunting, defense from predators, fire starting, signaling, paper weight, preventing your checked bags from getting lost or tampered…
minus-squarejve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoFair enough re: hunting. You really ran out of steam after defense from predators though.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkΕλληνικάarrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_gun https://youtu.be/KfqtYfaILHw?si=j7x4TyHmk6kMj5cd There is a good video of Les Stroud showing how to start a fire with a gun, having trouble finding it. Those were 6 uses off the top of my head. If you really want to stretch uses, you can use a gun as a hammer, you can use it to pinch your finger, and in dire situations it can be a dowry.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI got my boy scout badge when I used a gun to start the camping fire. True story.
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoNever had any of my hunter friends (and there’s a lot of them) hunt with a handgun. Is that even legal?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handgun_hunting TL;Dr yes, the enthusiasts say it takes more skill, which is true, so fair enough, though I’d argue it’s more likely to just make you miss a killshot and lead to unnecessary suffering. Just get closer with a rifle if that’s your thing.
Uses for a firearm that don’t involve killing people.
Hunting, defense from predators, fire starting, signaling, paper weight, preventing your checked bags from getting lost or tampered…
Fair enough re: hunting.
You really ran out of steam after defense from predators though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_gun
https://youtu.be/KfqtYfaILHw?si=j7x4TyHmk6kMj5cd
There is a good video of Les Stroud showing how to start a fire with a gun, having trouble finding it.
Those were 6 uses off the top of my head.
If you really want to stretch uses, you can use a gun as a hammer, you can use it to pinch your finger, and in dire situations it can be a dowry.
I got my boy scout badge when I used a gun to start the camping fire. True story.
Never had any of my hunter friends (and there’s a lot of them) hunt with a handgun. Is that even legal?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handgun_hunting
TL;Dr yes, the enthusiasts say it takes more skill, which is true, so fair enough, though I’d argue it’s more likely to just make you miss a killshot and lead to unnecessary suffering.
Just get closer with a rifle if that’s your thing.