• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    A quote from my grandmother, married to a career navy officer that was also a competitive shooter in and out of service.

    “No, I don’t go shooting. The ear muffs mess up my hair, and I can’t abide the banging.”

    Which turned into a family joke for multiple obvious reasons.

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      5 months ago

      The fundamentals of safety we use today wouldn’t be invented for another 2 decades. At the time keeping your finger on the trigger was a fairly universal practice.