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minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkΕλληνικάarrow-up4arrow-down5·8 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-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 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-down1·8 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.
minus-squarejve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoFair enough re: hunting. You really ran out of steam after defense from predators though.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkΕλληνικάarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 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-up2·8 months agoI got my boy scout badge when I used a gun to start the camping fire. True story.
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…
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.
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.