Comments for "How Not To Shoot A Gun" Video at VideoSift.com

By NeuralNoise

NeuralNoise (http://www.videosift.com/member/NeuralNoise) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:56:46 -0700

such fitting music!

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:25:10 -0700

* BANG! ooooow....
(This is NOT a call to ban - my keyboard didnt register the fecking (spacebar)

dammit! sorry PAgent!

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:25:11 -0700

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By Ryjkyj

Ryjkyj (http://www.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:30:46 -0700

^^ That's hilarious! Zonbie, tell me that was an accident!?!?!

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:42:07 -0700

sorry PAgent - I forgot adding * to words can be dangerous - I do not want to ban you! My keyboard failed and I didnt notice! (ironic given the post I know)

Sifty retract my ban request!

Sorry again! oops! Somebody take my ban gun off me!

He was carrying a knife!
He's coming right at me!
it was self-defense!

oops.

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:47:19 -0700

*return this back! and *promote!
oh, and I loved this video LOL!

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:47:19 -0700

Returning this video from Sift Talk - return requested by Zonbie.

By PAgent

PAgent (http://www.videosift.com/member/PAgent) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:05:28 -0700

No worries, Zonbie. That was a pretty funny typo.

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:06:34 -0700

Siftbot is now my *bitch.

By E_Nygma

E_Nygma (http://www.videosift.com/member/E_Nygma) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:30:58 -0700

wow. 1/2 upvote for the video, another 1/2 for the comments, and the last 1/2 for basic arithmetic.

By thegrimsleeper

thegrimsleeper (http://www.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:43:52 -0700

@ 0:34 Was that MarineGunrock?

By jonny

jonny (http://www.videosift.com/member/jonny) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:50:51 -0700

I think this is a dupe. At the very least, I know several of the individual clips are here (shooting range with 50 cal, girl getting smacked in the head), though that wouldn't count unless they are all here, which they might be. Anyone care to hunt it/them down?

By SDGundamX

SDGundamX (http://www.videosift.com/member/SDGundamX) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:04:16 -0700

The last clip is a priceless way to end it.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:06:21 -0700

>> ^thegrimsleeper:
@ 0:34 Was that MarineGunrock?

No, I'm not that fat....yet.
Whywho, all these people deserved it because they obviously have no clue how to wield a weapon. Especially that girl at the end. She was actually leaning away from the weapon!

By Payback

Payback (http://www.videosift.com/member/Payback) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:10:29 -0700

I'd like to see most of the people in here try and hold onto that rifle the people (and Arabs) keep dropping at the indoor rifle range... It's like .557 cal.

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:14:21 -0700

You're kidding me...this hasn't been posted yet?? Wow...

edit: nm, was basing that statement off only seeing the thumbnail...

By NordlichReiter

NordlichReiter (http://www.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:26:03 -0700

Bunch of stupid idiots. The cops were the worst ones. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER WHEN NOT GETTING READY TO SHOOT.

I'm surprised none of these people didn't have to leave the show in a bag.

Guns, knives they are tools but they are dangerous in the hands of the inexperienced.

Another tip for the ones with guns in their houses, keep the ammo in a different room than you keep the guns in, and don't keep them loaded. If you are paranoid you don't need a gun you need help.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:27:23 -0700

redacted. i can't be arsed.

By Schattdaddy

Schattdaddy (http://www.videosift.com/member/Schattdaddy) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:46:15 -0700

in the eye must hurt!

By Xax

Xax (http://www.videosift.com/member/Xax) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:30:28 -0700

I figured many/most of the people just didn't know how to hold a gun/rifle, but the kickback in some of those clips looked especially powerful. That last clip... yikes.

By Tymbrwulf

Tymbrwulf (http://www.videosift.com/member/Tymbrwulf) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:33:41 -0700

>> ^Schattdaddy:
in the eye must hurt!

That's what SHE said!

By RhesusMonk

RhesusMonk (http://www.videosift.com/member/RhesusMonk) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:43:36 -0700

^zing!

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:11:54 -0700

>> ^Xax:
I figured many/most of the people just didn't know how to hold a gun/rifle, but the kickback in some of those clips looked especially powerful. That last clip... yikes.

The kick only looks bad because of improper handling. Very few weapons have a kick that is difficult to control (for some people - if you know what you're doing it's not a problem) - mainly a 12 gauge shotgun or something like a 30-.06. While it'll make for a sore shoulder, it's easily controlled if you just fire it properly. The girl in that last clip was just doing it as wrong as she could.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I PRESENT TO YOU, MG'S GUIDE TO WEAPONS SAFETY AND SUCCESSFUL SHOOTING.

Weapons safety rules:
1)Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.
2)Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.
3)Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you intend to fire.
4)Keep your weapon on safe until you are ready to fire.
5)Know your target and what lies beyond. It may be fun to shoot at cans on a fence rail, but there may be someone several hundred meters behind it that you didn't see.

DO:

Place the butt of the weapon into your shoulder

Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the weapon.

With your forward hand, pull the weapon into your shoulder. This makes for a more steady aim.

Put your strong foot behind you

Lean into the weapon. Your shoulders should be above your forward foot.
- (when standing) To make for better weapon stability, square your body to the target. i.e.- Don't face your body to it. Your shoulders should be perpendicular to it. This allows you to rest your forward elbow on your chest and provides a platform for stability.

Keep a hunched position.

DON'T:
Be like any moron in this video.

By gorillaman

gorillaman (http://www.videosift.com/member/gorillaman) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:19:25 -0700

" 2)Never point a weapon at anything you intend to shoot."

There's such a thing as being too safe.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:04:00 -0700

oops - fixed.

By atara

atara (http://www.videosift.com/member/atara) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:09:20 -0700

*eia I'm sure.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:09:20 -0700

Invocations (eia) cannot be called by atara because atara is not privileged - sorry.

By jmd

jmd (http://www.videosift.com/member/jmd) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:16:15 -0700

funny stuff... however I do wanna draw attention to half the clips in this video. The gun the guys in the windowed room are shooting is a huge caliber "elephant" gun. There is no right way to "hold" it without getting that huge kick back.

By randomize

randomize (http://www.videosift.com/member/randomize) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:34:26 -0700

atara's right, this was frickin' made for the eia channel.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:53:30 -0700

>> ^jmd:
funny stuff... however I do wanna draw attention to half the clips in this video. The gun the guys in the windowed room are shooting is a huge caliber "elephant" gun. There is no right way to "hold" it without getting that huge kick back.

Do you have any facts to support your case? I won't argue that it probably has a higher kick than most, but those men were also leaning away from the weapon.

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:18:49 -0700

That gun happens to be the .577 T-Rex.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
>> ^jmd:
funny stuff... however I do wanna draw attention to half the clips in this video. The gun the guys in the windowed room are shooting is a huge caliber "elephant" gun. There is no right way to "hold" it without getting that huge kick back.

Do you have any facts to support your case? I won't argue that it probably has a higher kick than most, but those men were also leaning away from the weapon.

By Farhad2000

Farhad2000 (http://farhad.videosift.com) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:23:02 -0700

Almost all of these were due to improper stance when firing.

By jmd

jmd (http://www.videosift.com/member/jmd) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:27:18 -0700

thanks for the details jimnms, I looked it up. Elephant gun may be a bad term, or a good one. This is not a HUNTING rifle. This is a stopping riffle. It was designed for hunting tour guides as a last means of defense against charging game. Their accuracy sucks at range obviously but they are ment for when large animals charge you from a short distance.

Also as im sure many gun enthusiast have said already, the clips of the .577 are clearly for comedic value, as it dosnt appear any of them have shot a powerful rifle in their life and have the worst stance ever.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:13:40 -0700

Wow, jimnms, not a ONE of those men were holding a proper stance.

By thegrimsleeper

thegrimsleeper (http://www.videosift.com/member/thegrimsleeper) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:06:02 -0700

>> ^jimnms:
That gun happens to be the .577 T-Rex.

T-Rex? Of course it makes sense now. It's used for dinosaur hunting.

By mizila

mizila (http://www.videosift.com/member/mizila) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:41:31 -0700

Can anyone give this the coveted Yakety Sax tag? I can think of no better way to search for videos, than by "Yakety Sax."

By BoneyD

BoneyD (http://www.videosift.com/member/BoneyD) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:32:55 -0700

Hilarious!

Though, the fourth one of the kid play-shooting in his room was fake

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:13:30 -0700

From the Wikipedia page on the .577 T-Rex round:

"The .577 contains a .585 inch diameter 750-grain (49 g) Monolithic Solid Projectile which when fired moves at 2,460 ft/s (750 m/s) producing 10,180 foot-pounds force (13,800 J) of energy.[1] For comparison the .223 Remington/Nato 5.56mm round used in weapons such as the M16 rifle, when using a 77-grain (5.0 g) projectile, moves at 2,750 ft/s (840 m/s) producing 1,293 foot-pounds force (1,753 J)."

By Sagemind

Sagemind (http://www.videosift.com/member/Sagemind) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:26:44 -0700

Up here (BC, Canada), We have to take a 2 week course (Hunter Core) before they let us handle the guns (It's been a while - I don't know how the length of this course has changed).

I have to agree with MarineGunrock's list.
I have to emphasize #2: Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.

I teach this to my kids as well, even with a toy gun. Never point a gun, even a toy one, at a person! EVER!

I hate toy guns. To me guns just aren't toys. But dam, every time, I manage to make them go missing, a grand-parent buys them another one.

Also - when we were in our teens, the neighbor kid pointed a pellet gun at our dog, joking, said "I'm gonna shoot ya", then pulled the trigger. His next words were "I didn't know it was loaded". Hit her right in the eye. they needed to stitch the eye over. It was a constant reminder to us all for the next 10 years of the dogs life.

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:20:06 -0700

*nsfw and *comedy it is!

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:20:06 -0700

This video has been flagged as being Not Suitable For Work - declared nsfw by Zonbie.

Adding video to channels (Comedy) - requested by Zonbie.