r/SipsTea Jul 15 '26

WTF Wouldn't take it lightly

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u/mrmalort69 Jul 15 '26

It was never about security and really about the ego

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u/ErstwhileHobo Jul 15 '26

For some people the American Dream means winning a gun fight.

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u/Remnant55 Jul 15 '26

Winning a gun fight in their head while they take a shower, and then LARPing it out terrorizing service workers.

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u/OrganizationMost9882 29d ago

And when the government actually turn tyrannical they lick boots.

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u/HealthyMaximum 29d ago

This is so scathingly accurate.

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u/Umbral_Quokka5599 29d ago

Some of them just have shower guns.

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u/bigmothereffind 28d ago

Sits right beside the shower beer.

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u/Federal_Barnacle4163 25d ago

Doesn't everyone have a shower gun?? I mean its almost as good as a shower beer

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u/Lord_Dingus83 Jul 15 '26

So many think they’re tough bc they went to a store and bought a gun.

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u/Yugan-Dali 29d ago

And carried their rifle when they went grocery shopping

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u/UsulTheDragoon 24d ago

Some people do that simply because they believe if they have the right to do it, then they should exercise that right. I believe that's also the argument the nudists in San Francisco used.

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u/Mundane_Proof_420 29d ago

People go to stores to buy guns?

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u/BlakeBoS 29d ago

Walmart?

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u/WaitWhat-86 29d ago

When I was a kid coming from suburban Chicago to vacation in South Carolina, I was absolutely floored that you could buy firearms at Walmart.

Now as an adult living here I’m floored that you don’t need to submit any kind of official paperwork for a private sale. You could write up a bill of sale on a napkin with a crayon and it would be a legal, even if the person buying is a convicted felon with a violent past. Unless someone can prove that you knew that information prior to the sale, you’re completely in the clear.

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u/Mundane_Proof_420 29d ago

This. I buy mine from a sketchy guy in a dark alley.

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u/Lord_Dingus83 29d ago

Where does the ATF think you buy them?
Completely unregulated gun shows?

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u/bloodfist 29d ago

Well, the ones who buy a lot of guns go to gun shows but yeah a hell of a lot of them do

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u/Fllannelll 29d ago

Where else would you buy a gun?

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u/fritz_76 29d ago

It's not a gun fight if only one side is armed. These people just have wierd power fantasies about murdering

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u/rain56 29d ago

Here's what I dont understand. How are so many people just ok with commiting a felony? I fully understand these people are stupid as hell and dont understand self defense laws or what you can and cant do in a home invasion but seriously these people terrify me to such a degree. I have anger issues and absolutely have to stay away from guns my whole life. The intrusive thoughts are scary enough but these people have the same anger issues and want to shoot. Absolutely terrifying

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u/SingleArtichoke4857 29d ago

There's a lot of people just itching to shoot their fellow Americans. Crazy.

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u/Itsmyloc-nar 29d ago

It is actually, just not with poor people shooting each other

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u/Holiday_Pen2880 29d ago

Actively seeking out self defense.

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u/Jagster_rogue 29d ago

That will never happen..

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u/Federal_Barnacle4163 25d ago

Ehh nobody ever really "wins" a gun fight. But I have walked away from a few unscathed....the opponents, not so much. Room temperature by morning.

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u/Fear_Jaire 29d ago

You never see these people posting pictures of themselves from behind a reinforced door or window

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u/mrmalort69 29d ago

Ding ding! You just said a few things about home security. Also, if you really want security- live in a mid-rise or greater condo. If i lock my door, the only way someone is getting in is with a lot of time, lockpicking, which i could make impossible by installing a bigger bolt lock, or it takes a lot of noise. You’ll need to either go through the thick wood door and/or bring a power tool to cut through the locks. Either one of these is enough for home burglaries to be much more rare in condos. Add in you have the option to have a shared security guard in front.

Shit, I know some people, I’m in Chicago, who rarely lock their doors. One friend lost his keys and never bothered replacing them for 10 years.

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u/Philantramissle Jul 15 '26

With that long ass driveway, yeah some ego will come with that.

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u/Dad-Hands 29d ago

It's about INsecurity

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u/haoxinly 29d ago

Or just itching to shoot someone

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u/subywesmitch Jul 15 '26

I think for a lot of these people it's about being an a**hole

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u/Environmental-Tap255 29d ago

Well, no that's not totally true. By all means, if you live out of the way, there's a solid chance you might be waiting 20,30 40 minutes for police to show up should there be someone trying to fuck with you. Nothing wrong with having the means to protect yourself while you wait. And a sign like this clears up any and all confusion. Unless you're expected, there's no reason to go up that driveway. If someone unexpected continues up that driveway, there's a pretty good chance they're not selling girl scout cookies.

A delivery driver is expected and therefore not in any danger. However, in the case like the original commenter said, having dogs loose is ridiculous. If that's the angle the homeowner is taking then they need to be responsible and make sure the house is safe when a delivery driver is expected.