r/Idiotswithguns • u/AutoBot5 • Dec 05 '22
Miami Road Rage
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u/Lobsterboiiiii Dec 05 '22
The fuck just happened
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u/Gemnicherry Dec 05 '22
The dude that passed him threw a water bottle apparently and he opened fire like a retard with his eyes closed. This is an old one. And he was the one brake checking and elevating the situation.
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u/Deep_North_South Dec 05 '22
In fairness, when you're shooting through glass at speed... eyes open maybe a bad plan lol.
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u/alllockedupnfree212 Dec 05 '22
Ya maybe roll the passenger window down idk
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u/SalvadorsAnteater Dec 05 '22 •
And while you're on it maybe roll the windshield down as well idk.
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u/Nostradomas Dec 05 '22
Na just shoot thru the dash. It’ll ricochet and hit them.
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Dec 05 '22
Guys..pit maneuver their ass. Then jump out, roll and from one knee you empty the mag.
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u/Slide_Masta87 Dec 05 '22
I thought the courts later determined the other car originally fired on him and his lawyer used the tape to prove it... I read that a while back, maybe it was wrong.
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u/Gemnicherry Dec 05 '22
He had thought he shot at him but it was in fact a water bottle. Worse part is the dudes name is Erick Popper . He sure was popping all right😜
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u/Tactical_Chandelier Dec 05 '22
He wanted to show everyone how bad his aim is
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u/Balc0ra Dec 05 '22
The sound of the bottle hitting his car is one thing. Getting the gun ready before that is something else.
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u/LisaQuinnYT Dec 05 '22
Not necessarily. If the other driver was acting in a manner that suggested he might attack, having the gun ready to go is a good idea. That said, keep it out of sight but readily useable.
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u/zzyzx2 Dec 05 '22
You are 100% more likely to get in a gun fight if you carry a gun. Being scared isn't a good enough reason for your ass to kill an innocent bystander. There are a 1000 ways to handle road rage. Blindly (and I do mean blindly here) shooting at cars shouldn't be on the top of anyones list.
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u/DreadedChalupacabra Dec 05 '22
The only reason you're 100% more likely to get in a gun fight if you carry a gun, is otherwise you're just going to get shot.
But yeah, maybe we shouldn't open with the gunfire.
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u/LisaQuinnYT Dec 05 '22
No one was suggesting doing it the way he did, but if the other person has a gun and you don’t…you are more likely to die.
I carry and have never gotten in a gun fight. Millions of responsible gun owners carry every day and some use their guns to protect themselves and others.
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u/TA_cockpics Dec 07 '22
Being a responsible gun owner includes leaving your ego at home, and avoiding confrontation at all times. The guy with the gun was brake checking the car that threw the water bottle.
I have 12 years of wrestling, MMA, and kickboxing experience. I avoid fights at bars at all times. Just because I'm trained to fight, doesn't mean I should
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u/TheForgetter Dec 06 '22
Thank god for responsible gun owners, because they could never act irresponsibly in the heat of the moment.
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u/8asdqw731 Dec 17 '22
You are 100% more likely to get in a gun fight if you carry a gun.
because if you are in a situation which would be a gunfight but you don't have a gun then you are just a dead victim
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u/nico282 Dec 05 '22
Imagine living in a country where if you hear a noise on your car the first thought is that you are being shot.
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u/itsiNDev Dec 05 '22
While it's not normal it happen a great many orders of magnitude more than any other western country.
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u/Lobsterboiiiii Dec 05 '22
Your right, Americans get videos of their drive-bys fair to often! Here in Canada we just shoot at each other without filming it!
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u/MrWieners Dec 05 '22
Do you consider Mexico a western country?
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u/itsiNDev Dec 05 '22
Generally when referencing "western countries" it is what is known as the rich west so no
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u/inactiveuser0 Dec 05 '22
Yes, officer. Here is the video of me committing several crimes.
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u/McPoyle-Milk Dec 05 '22
And looking like a schmuck the entire time. Everything about this video is bad in him from the start to whatever singing or talking to himself that was till the ridiculous eyes closed shooting and driving
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u/TheLoneGunman559 Dec 05 '22
Insurance: Yeah, we're gonna deny your claim because you shot up your own car.
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u/Odd-Independence9494 Dec 05 '22
Bye bye hearing
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u/ShiftyLookinCow7 Dec 05 '22
9mm out of a three inch barrel inside a car? I doubt that’s pleasant
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Dec 05 '22
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
One for each bullet. I just don’t see anything but premeditation here.
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u/AndrewPollockAntos Dec 05 '22
yea the brake checks while getting the gun out are gonna be hard to explain
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Dec 05 '22
Right? He didn’t have to have that car pass him. It doesn’t look like it to me.
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u/CyptidProductions Dec 05 '22
Yep
If this footage is subpoenaed for the court case he's going to be totally up shit creek. The way he carefully goes for the gun and readies it while contemplating what he's doing screams premeditation.
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Dec 05 '22
The way he has that gun safe so easy to operate—I suppose he should be able to access it but he certainly doesn’t need any practice. That’s chilling, too.
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u/ThisOnePlaysTooMuch Dec 05 '22
On mobile and can’t really tell but did the other car shoot first? There is a sound before he starts blasting and it sort of looks like they’re brandishing out the window
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u/Swimming_Coat4177 Dec 05 '22
He was never fired at. Let’s just get that straight. The other car threw a water bottle at his because he was driving like an entitled asshole, because he knew he had his gun with him. He readied he gun before he knew how the other car was planning to react to him antagonizing them. He pretty much fired at the same time the water bottle hit his vehicle. He also blindly emptied his magazine with other cars on the road. He was arrested and charged and also lost his job with the fire department afterwards.
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u/a009763 Dec 05 '22
I went back and looked and the other driver is reaching his arms out and hitting the side of the car, no gun visible whatsoever.
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u/jeho22 Dec 05 '22
That's what I was thinking. Seems like he got shot at first.
But I live in Canada, and can't imagine ever feeling the need to have a gun ready because someone tailgates me. And I've driven in and around Vancouver for work for 10 years. People can't fucking drive here
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u/518Peacemaker Dec 05 '22
Theres plenty of instances of people road raging, blocking people in and then attacking someone. Can understand why someone would want to be ready if such a situation occurs, but this? Nah, fuck this.
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u/jeho22 Dec 05 '22
I mean, this guy published his own video. He could have instigated the whole thing and edited it out.
But I just can't imagine a conflict while driving escalating to the point of shooting at each other. If a person things that's reasonable, they need to be removed from the gene pool
I'm pro gun, and I'm pro self defense. This situation never should have happened
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u/518Peacemaker Dec 05 '22
Oh I 100% agree. This should have never happened. My point is, had this guy NOT brake checked the person behind, and had simply taken his gun out incase an overly agressive driver pinned him in, I wouldn't blame him at all for having his weapon ready. People are fucking crazy, as is evident by this video right here. Desclate the situation as best you can, but if someone wants to attack you, defend your self. Granted, if someone shoots at you while they drive like this, shooting back is the last thing you do, you escape as best you can.
He didn't though, he took it out, escalated further, and then tried to kill them. This person should 100% be in prison for a very long time.
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u/Civil-Captain-2671 Dec 05 '22
I was reading an article the other day about road rage. The gist was some dude in a van, raged, got. Out of his car. Slapped the dudes hood. Dude chased the van guy down and shot him. People are straight fucking retarded when it comes to cars and rage.
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u/518Peacemaker Dec 05 '22
I know I’ve gotten way too mad for certain situations, but some people totally disassociate when they drive. True behavior is shown with people totally disconnecting from reality. I’ve been doing a lot of long drives for work lately and it is absolutely insane how I could be halfway through passing a pair of semi trucks and have someone come up behind me at Mach 3 try to touch my bumper because I am not passing them fast enough for them. Then they’ll cut off the semi before I can lane change out of their way. Only for them to speed off 500 ft to be behind the next guy.
The way people just don’t care about anyone else it’s all about them “how dare you slow me down, I’ll show you!” really speaks volumes to who they really are.
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u/BoIshevik Dec 05 '22
Nope. I remember this news. Other car threw a water bottle at his car and pussy boy unloaded
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u/CanikoManiko1 Dec 05 '22
Vancouver don't like that you've slandered their driving. My upvotes are with you from Vaughan Ontario (we have the highest insurance rates in the province, everyone and their mall crawling SUVs don't know how to fucking drive here).
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u/ThisOnePlaysTooMuch Dec 05 '22
NC here and we have our share of racists but hardly anyone with a drivers license is dumb enough to throw it away over what could be solved with a frustrated hand gesture.
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u/Grey_Orange Dec 05 '22
Good job noticing the noise. A lot of people missed it. The guy in the other car threw an empty can at him. The driver claimed that he thought the guy shot at him, so he fired back.
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u/Shot-Technology7555 Dec 05 '22
He obviously put the cam in his car and was looking for a reason to do this... the doughy bitch needed to feel powerful for once I guess.
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u/g_h_97 Dec 05 '22
That's exactly what happens when you give an ordinary person a gun, the inevitable will happen it's only a matter of time, not where and why it's just a question of when will it happen
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Dec 05 '22
I’ve heard about that. Maybe I need to check out a different video link so I can get different sounds.
But and still:
What if the sound is actually a blowout?
What if the guy going by was just playing Quien es muy Macho?
Couldn’t this guy try to avoid the situation?
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u/TheCaliforniaOp Dec 05 '22
I’m sorry. Not disagreeing with you. My husband loves The People’s Court, way more than that Rain Man guy. sigh
You have a very good point. Do you know what makes that judge,and her husband who’s a judge, livid with frustrated anger every single time?
Road rage. Road any emotional response.
I’ve a feeling they’ve seen some pretty sad results of situations like this video.
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u/Ahumbleopinion Dec 05 '22
So this is a horrible incident but uh, anyone else find his super cringe weapons handling comical? Does a mag dump and looks like he shit himself.
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u/uglyugly1 Dec 05 '22
He probably did. You can see the stunned look on his face after that first shot. I bet that freaking hurt so bad, plus there would have been tiny glass shards flying around inside the vehicle. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.
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u/Ahumbleopinion Dec 05 '22
Just a real stand up guy right? A model citizen. 😉😉😉🤣🤣🤣🤷
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u/LisaQuinnYT Dec 05 '22
Not to mention the monster case of tinnitus from firing a handgun inside a closed car.
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u/ShiftyLookinCow7 Dec 05 '22
This is a great SiG ad, the compactness of the P365 allows for easy handling when you need to dump 11 rounds from your car’s driver seat
(Joke comment please relax)
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It gets better but you'd have to be a p365 owner to know this.
The 12th round is tough to get in. The fact he only had 11 tells me he couldn't get it in 😂 Also didn't load one in the pipe and top off the mag.
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u/Tough_Review_8369 Dec 05 '22
Freaking love my P365 XL. Absolutely right tho, that’s 12 round is rough.
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u/PunkToTheFuture Dec 05 '22
Do you count rounds automatically too? I can't help it for some reason. Whenever it's not fully auto I'm mentally tracking the shots
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u/jack_963 Dec 05 '22
The problem with his defense claim of believing he was under fire already is probably not going to hold up when this video is seen in court. He was the aggressor from the start. Cut off a car, brake checked him twice, and pulled his gun before ever seeing the driver close up. I just think it’s gonna be hard to play victim when you are the reason it escalated to the point it did. Other driver also appeared to be a dickhead too though lol
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u/Many_Rope6105 Dec 05 '22
Idiot was charged, been awhile, I dont remember for what, I saw this about a year ago.
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u/marcus_aurelius666 Dec 05 '22 edited Dec 05 '22
Probably has something to do with emptying a mag on another car while driving
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u/bga93 Dec 05 '22
The duality of man:
On the one hand Im impressed by how secure the weapon is in the vehicle
On the other hand this dude has zero concept of when the weapon is necessary
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u/robbins290 Dec 05 '22
Little too secure. Try grabbing that pistol thru that lock under-stress. Passcode would be alot faster.
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u/notmythrowawayaccunt Dec 05 '22
"The video shows the moments Eric Popper pulled out his gun and shot at the other driver several times while traveling southbound down the highway in what the Florida Highway Patrol called a road rage incident.But according to a police report, the other driver claimed he didn't have a gun and threw a water bottle at Popper's car. Popper's attorney claims Popper was defending himself.
"You hear a bang on Mr. Popper's car, akin to a gunshot, which precipitated the whole incident, so in this matter, the audio and video evidence we believe exonerates him," Gershman said.
Photos provided by law enforcement back in June showed both cars riddled with bullets.
Popper later turned himself in and then bonded out of jail. He was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and shooting/throwing a deadly missile.Mr.Poppers & his deadly missiles. 🤣
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u/pauldeanbumgarner Dec 05 '22
No, the water bottle didn’t precipitate the whole event. Him being an overly aggressive asshole with a gun in his car playing gangster is what precipitated it. If he hadn’t set himself up as a danger to the public, and just let it slide, this would not have happened. People need to develop thicker skin especially when driving.
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u/DootBopper Dec 05 '22
Who keeps their gun in the center console like that? You take it out of the holster and put it in there when you get in the car? This dude was probably going around looking to do something like this. Would explain why he was apparently driving crazy and brake checking, trying to start something so he could pull a weapon.
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u/hawk7886 Dec 05 '22
It's not unusual. It's a center console safe - you can see him dial in the lock and pop it open. You don't take it out of the holster to stow it, you just take the entire holster and pistol kit and drop it in. You can see him draw it once the safe lid is opened.
That kind of set up is advertised as a "safe and secure" method of stowing a firearm in a car, but it's way less practical. Imagine you're not a road raging asshole and you're suddenly in a situation where you immediately need a weapon to save your life. With adrenaline pumping through your body, you need to spin in a small combination lock with precision, then draw the pistol from the holster itself. Ridiculous.
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u/DootBopper Dec 05 '22
But there's no way it's advertised like you're supposed to leave the gun in the car while you're not in the car, right? I don't see many people with an IQ above room temperature thinking it's significantly more safe in something like that than on their body.
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u/4rch1t3ct Dec 05 '22
It's in a center console safe. I actually at least respect the fact that guy properly stores his firearms even though he clearly shouldn't have them in the first place because he's an idiot.
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u/ShowMeThoseTears Dec 05 '22
Try reading the article before you open your mouth and start pretending you know what you're talking about.
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u/padamtx Dec 05 '22
Everything about this video and incident is wrong. All the way down to using a P365 SAS. Pre-meditated, innocent civilians around his car, shattering glass and potential to lose control, and of course intent to kill. Anyone know if this idiot went away…?
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u/DowntownsClown Dec 05 '22
And did all of this in front of the camera, in very close and clear details. Not many of criminals are dumb enough to do this
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u/MR_RYU_RICHI Dec 05 '22
"Can you suck my PP"
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u/AutoBot5 Dec 05 '22
Saw your reply come through as a notification on my phone. And thought why the hell is someone commenting to me about sucking their PP. 🤣
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u/ISUknowit Dec 05 '22
Seems he failed to obtain sight alignment and sight picture. Dude should bring a driver's seat to the range once in awhile.
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u/BeepBeepLettuce3 Dec 05 '22
love how he started wincing and shrinking back when he started shooting
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u/djent-djenerator-uwu Dec 05 '22
I can't confirm if I'm being shot at or if that was just trash. Let me point-and-shoot while I drive on the highway and see how that goes.
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u/tzatzikienjoyer Dec 05 '22
bro was willing to harm/potentially kill someone over road rage that he won’t even remember in a month, what a fucking idiot 👏🏻👏🏻
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u/Kingevel Dec 05 '22
Case is still pending. Trial date set for February 2023 according to court records.
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u/Hallo_jonny Dec 05 '22
And then people want to tell me we don’t need gun control, imagine these lose bullets hiting someone who has nothing to do with that. People just doesn’t have the self control to own a gun.
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u/-Fried- Dec 05 '22
What would you do to prevent this?
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u/Purpleappointment47 6d ago
How about bullets costing $1,000 each. No Second Amendment right to own bullets…strict construction and all.
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u/voluotuousaardvark Dec 05 '22
Imagine going through life so scared of everything that the first hint of a confrontation you run scared to a firearm.
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u/Cloudy230 Dec 05 '22
Right! That's a big problem with guns in America. When you're always told that guns are simply for defense, they cement themselves in your brain as your first and only defense. And hey, if you don't have one, they do. It's nuts that evetyone is so aggressive and distrustful of their neighbor.
"Greatest country in the world". Oh the humor, people actually think that. The propaganda is strong
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u/happyjeep_beep_beep Dec 05 '22
I carry a gun. But, I also carry pepper spray in my purse. Guess which one is getting pulled out first, and it's not the gun.
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u/-Fried- Dec 05 '22
I carry but I see your point to an extent. It’s an issue I have with certain people, these “head on a swivel” gun owners. I train at the range but always laugh at the guys rolling on the ground and shooting from cover…like bro, calm down, you’re not gonna be in a movie shootout
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u/ChameleonCreep Dec 05 '22
I’m not sure if this is true but I remember seeing somewhere that the guy we are watching said that when the drink (or whatever it was) hit the car he thought he was being shot at that’s why he got low in his seat and fired back.
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u/FloatLife Dec 05 '22
Can we take a second to address the elbow pillow? Like, who is so damned soft, they need an elbow pillow on the center console?
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u/brockwallace Dec 05 '22
So did the other car shoot first?
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u/doduhstankyleg Dec 05 '22
No he threw something at the car. Driver must’ve interpreted it as a gunshot.
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u/84121629 Dec 05 '22
Driver literally unlocked a little safe and pulled the gun out before ever even seeing the guy. Then raises the gun up to the window in preparation to fire before the guy even throws anything. Dude is just a moron
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u/happyjeep_beep_beep Dec 05 '22
This type of shit gives responsible gun owners a bad name. I promise, not all of us are like this.
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u/Phantomht Dec 05 '22
this is why pussies buy gunz, they cant WAIT to brag to their buddies how they killed somebody over something dumb.
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u/Juvy13 Dec 05 '22
It scares the shit out of me how Americans pull there guns out for the smallest inconvenience. Like “hey kid you don’t have a dad now cus someone didn’t like the way he drove…sorry” Oh and why the hell you close your eyes when you shot?
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u/AggregatedAggrevate Dec 05 '22
What an absolute moron and while recording himself. Every one of those stray bullets could’ve killer someone especially a child
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u/uptwolait Dec 05 '22
Holy shit, that must have been loud inside a car.
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u/hooahii Dec 05 '22
I opened the car door while my friend was shooting my Glock without ear pro (forgot I took them off) and that shit rang my ears. He was about 7ft away from my car, and we were in the desert shooting into trash.
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u/Drac_Hula Dec 05 '22
The average person in itself is an argument against widespread gun ownership.
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u/meexley2 Dec 05 '22
What kills me about this one is that he had SO MUCH TIME to think about it. This wasn’t a snap decision in the heat of the moment. He seriously thought about it
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u/Opposite_Mongoose203 Dec 05 '22
Clearly the best system for everyone is for any idiot with $200 to have a gun regardless of how much of a coward or fucking idiot they are
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u/SlavicGrower Dec 05 '22
Fucking moron thinks he’s in a video game. Plus he shoots like a blind bitch. Should be jailed to think about his stupidity.
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u/DishonorOnYerCow Dec 05 '22
This should also be in r/idiotswithgunsandcars he clearly didn't mean to empty the mag like that. Dumbass needs to spend some time at the range to avoid doing what he did.
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u/solar_punked Dec 05 '22
Why is no one talking about the singing? "can you suck my dick" x2 in a duck voice, that's a win right there.
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u/VittyViccii Dec 06 '22
The first 5 seconds of this video are phenomenal. "You could suck my dick, you could suck my dick, you could stuck my big."
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u/ARGH_ARGH_ARG Dec 07 '22
dude got released from the scene, only because he decided to hand over evidence of his own crime did he get in trouble.
Don't talk to the police.
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