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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Me, explaining to her why cutting down a shotgun is not a good idea as part of a robust a self defense posture, given the history of the technique, the resulting ergonomics, and the wide availability of superior compact self defense items. She is very receptive to my lecture and has agreed to a second date.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

why wouldn't a sawed off shotgun be a good addition to my arsenal?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It depends on if your trenches are infested with Germans or not, though I would still argue that there are more effective first line solutions to that problem which do not spook ATF-chan.

[–] OldManBOMBIN 4 points 10 hours ago

the wide availability of superior compact self defense items

I'm guessing

[–] OldManBOMBIN 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You do it with ![](Link goes here). Optionally, you can also put alt text in by putting it between the square brackets.

[–] OldManBOMBIN 14 points 1 day ago

I actually liked your comment, I'm just awkward and I like the baby meme.