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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 175 points 5 months ago (15 children)

Dad shows a gun to show OP he's a badass. Op doesn't realize and shows his gun.

Common American culture is that you're supposed to show your gun on the third date with the family, not the first. You're also supposed to have a Mexican standoff when you walk into the house, with dad aiming at you, you're aiming at dad, dog aims at GF, etc. And if he's lucky, they have a rousing game of Russian roulette before tapas.

Totally understandable if you didn't know. Just basic 2A knowledge every American learns about during elementary school.

[–] classic@fedia.io 18 points 5 months ago (4 children)

You start learning it in day care depending on the region

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

So are those armoured backpacks for children considered cheating?

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Cheapskate parents, actually. Most parents get their kids a BALCS carrier with level III soft inserts, some ESAPI plates, and a level III or IIIa helmet. But some parents cheap out and just get their kid a backpack and split a set of plates between kids.

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