Guns should be treated with utter seriousness. Nothing about them is a joke and anyone who treats them like a joke should have all their guns taken away.
That being said, these people are allowed to make light of firearms as they've had one pointed at them.
Reddit user, u/Mprgrant94, wanted to hear the grotesque gun stories when they asked:
Has anyone ever pointed a gun at you? If so, how did it go down?
Over A Blackberry?
I was robbed at gunpoint walking home after a night of drinking. He took my wallet that had all of $9 in it and my phone which was a 4 year old blackberry.
Hope it was worth it dude.
Family Matters
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My cousin aimed a revolver at me when he was 6 he thought it was a toy he pulled the trigger it was not loaded. I had a mini heart attack then slapped it out of his hand.
Not Even The Weirdest Part Of The Night?
Yeeeup.
I once was hanging out with a guy, and he was funny but a bit weird. No big, I'm a weird girl myself. We were watching Cosmos I think & eating pizza, having beers. He's a gun-enthusiast. I ask to see said guns. Well, he goes into another room, comes out with said guns - pointed at my head, like comes right up to me, right up to my head. I was mildly like "okay has he come unhinged now or is this a joke or..." kinda scared but not at the same time. Very odd feeling.
Wasn't even the weirdest part of the night.
How Dare You Fall Asleep There?!
Yes. Monaco 2007 I got drunk and fell asleep on the grass verge and got in the way of the royal convoy on the way to the F1 podium.
Woke up with a very angry french police officer shouting and pointing a gun at me.
Ugh, Florida...
Had a few instances in my life, but the most memorable was one day when I drove out of the back of my high school with my brother to go home. Some guy pulled up alongside me at a stop sign flashing a gun out the window. He yelled at me saying his daughters were getting out of school and that me driving like "that" was going to get someone killed and that there would be consequences if he caught me doing it again, then backed away from me since Florida doesn't require front plates.
Don't know what "that" meant since I was driving the posted speed limit, stopping at stop signs, and everything else I was legally supposed and allowed to do. Doubly so because FHP (State Troopers) patrolled that area religiously, and they were not nice cops typically. This incident is why I got my CWL as soon as I turned 21 in all honesty.
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Worked at a retail store that sold firearms. Customer came in open carrying (legal in my state)....had a question about his pistol, and before i can start to answer, rips it out of the holster and starts waving it around, pointing it right straight at me (not in a "gimme your money" type of wave)....I reached over and grabbed it out of his hands quickly. I pulled the mag out and racked the slide back, sure enough he had one in the chamber.
That's when i freaked out a little realizing that if he had accidentally hit the trigger while waving it around i might be dead. Im all for the 2nd amendment and right to firearms and all that, but maybe there should be an idiot test to see if your allowed to use a gun...
You Never Know Someone's Story...
Had a small accident and the other guy and I were yelling at each other, then next thing I see is him getting a gun from his glove box and pointing it at me.
After a being in the Corps, you can tell if a person has that "killer" look, and this guy didn't. I asked him, "Are you really planning on shooting me?" He said no and put the guy away. A few more minutes of talking and I learned he had recently left the hospital after learning his son had cancer. Our cars didn't have any damage so I suggested that we just chalk it up to a bad day and he should go be with his son instead of calling the cops.
Rule #1:
My brother - it wasn't loaded.
My dad almost took his head off - "TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY ARE LOADED"
I was the only one who learned to shoot that summer.
Anyone Who Shows Off Their Gun Doesn't Deserve A Gun
Weed dealer was showing me his ak-47, all tricked out with every mod he could get his hands on. Pointing it all over the room, toward me several times and kept inserting the clip, cycling, removing.
Set it down on his lap and it went off. Shot the wall where his roommate was playing world of warcraft. Like 2 feet from hitting him in the back.
Found a new dealer after that.
Can't Compete With Grandma's Problems
Not me but my great grandmother got a gun pointed at her by the Nazi's. She was housing jews (or other people in hiding) between the ceiling and the floor of her flat and the flat above hers.
The gun was on her head and the Nazi's were forcing her to confess where they were, but she kept quiet.
The people survived world war II.
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Apparently, their sense of humor has no bounds. Curious to hear from drill sergeants online, Redditor darkstalker1000 asked:
"Drill instructors, what is the funniest thing you have seen a Private do?"
The following examples were utterly humiliating, but valuable lessons were learned.
Longheld Punishment
"Had 2 guys get in a fight in our bay during basic. The drill sergeant made them hold hands and pretending to be on a date all week. Only time they could let go of each other's hands was rack time. They ended up becoming pretty good friends."
Confusing Paycheck
"Ex British Army officer here."
"A corporal went on a nine week mortar course and was accommodated (obviously) while he was away. It turned out he knew one of the DS teaching the course and was invited, regularly, to dine and drink in the Sergeant's Mess."
"The month after coming back from the course, he brought his payslip to me with a puzzled look on his face and, embarrassed, explained he didn't understand what it meant and could I help him?"
"It emerged that the Sergeant's Mess had a chitty system - you didn't pay for your drinks at the time, but signed for them and the total bill was deducted from your pay."
"This legend had managed to drink more than his monthly salary both months he'd been away and his payslip was a negative balance."
"I'm sorry Smith, I'm afraid you owe the Army £235 ($327.50) this month."
Asking For An Advance
"Former European Anti-Air Trainee here."
"Recruit spent his first check on alcohol and sex workers, asked his commander for next months check in advance the next day. Instead of having a good excuse prepared to actually succeed in that proposal he blankly told him in front of 80 other recruits why he'd need it."
Eye-Level Reprimand
"I saw a guy post about how he was like 6'3 and his DS was like 5'2, so whenever he messed up the DS would go up to him face to chest and yell 'Elevator!' and the guy would bend down to eye level with the DS and say 'Ding!' and the DS would proceed to look him in the eye while he chewed him out."
Some experiences were downright hilarious.
The Stain
"Not an RDC, but in boot camp I was over the laundry crew. One recruit sh*t himself because he thought he couldn't leave his rack after taps. It was funny at the moment before I realized I had to wash it."
– ScootaFL
Ambush Training
"This was the funniest f'king thing I ever read from u/odomotto"
"Recruit fired all his blank ammo during 'ambush training.' He crawled in ditch opposite where the aggressors were, and started throwing rocks at them. DI came running in middle of the road blowing his whistle and screaming 'what the f'k are you doing?' Recruit screamed back, 'throwing hand grenades drill sergeant!' Without missing a beat, the DI screamed 'out f'king standing.' And walked away."
"My sides hurt and I was wheezing laughing so hard at this when I first heard it!"
These punishments made no sense. And that's why they're memorable.
The Replacement
"When I was in basic, a kid we called 'Albino' shot off a blank round accidentally in the field. The sergeants were pissed and took his weapon away and replaced it with a broomstick for the remainder of the week in the field."
"Man I remember some dude didn't put the sheet on his bunk the right way and had to wear the sheet as a cloak and go to all the other barracks dancing around sing about how he was the 'Catch Edge Fairy' or something. It was pretty silly, he owned it though. He was doing twirls the whole time. This was Navy bootcamp."
– Konebred
Despite how they are depicted on film, drill instructors are people who care.
Like, Beals – a drill sergeant at Fort Knox, Kentucky – who said:
"We provide more than just physical, mental and emotional guidance for them. You are a father, a preacher, a financial advisor, a counselor-you provide so many different services to the Soldier that the regular public doesn't see on day to day basis."
"They see what they see in movies and what they hear about by word of mouth. But you are fulfilling so many roles other than just being a trainer and teaching an individual how to be a Soldier in the Army."
And occasionally, they are having a laugh at the crazy things their trainees do.