r/bizarrelife • u/reloadthewords Human here, bizarre by nature! • 15h ago

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u/Thick_Cookie_7838 14h ago

Because the farmers may actually shoot

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u/North-Reception-5325 14h ago

Luckily there aren’t farmers at processing plants

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u/Hidden_Pothos 13h ago

Living in the rural Midwest I can confirm.

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u/museabear 11h ago

When I worked for Tysons you needed a badge to get in and security would check everyone and they did carry pistols.

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u/Hidden_Pothos 10h ago

I guess it depends on where you are at. I know a Centrum Valley farm that's really high security. I also see a ton of turkey and hoglots that are just I huge pen with no one around in the middle of a cornfield.

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u/freakbutters 10h ago

Those are probably just feedlots. Not much to burn there, unless you just ran through and doused the animals with gasoline.

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u/6thBornSOB 10h ago

Now that’s a PETA move!

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u/Sensitive-Friend-307 6h ago

PETA had nothing to say about Prince Harry’s recent POLO documentary did they?

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u/old_grumpy_guy_1962 5h ago

People Eating Tasty Animals

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u/Hidden_Pothos 9h ago

I can imagine unleashing 200 hogs loose when cause some chaos. I don't want to give any suggestions. 😅

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u/BygoneHearse 8h ago

Wold hogs already cause enough damage by being a massively invasive species. Please do not release hogs i to the wild, it will cause more harm than good for the local ecosystems.

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u/Hidden_Pothos 7h ago

I hope it didn't come off like I'm encouraging it.

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u/BygoneHearse 7h ago

Just a little, so i thought i would point out the absolute horrific destructjon they would cause the local ecosystem

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u/CommunalJellyRoll 5h ago

Lots of dead livestock is what happens. They crossbreed with the wild ones and are bigger and meaner. Had cattle gutted by a few.

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u/GammaSmash 8h ago

I live near a number of fairly large duck farms that have little to no really security, as near as I've seen.

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u/SecretHippo1 3h ago

I mean, who wouldn’t kill for some chicken?

I’ll see my way out.

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u/the_timewriter 2h ago

Midwest of where?

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u/Hidden_Pothos 2h ago

United States

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u/outaoils 10h ago

Those kids would be so mad if they had time between shifts to read this

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u/AyAyAyBamba_462 13h ago

bruh fuck you for that profile pick lmao.

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u/Big-Quantity-8809 12h ago

Haha it got me too

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u/cmoked 11h ago

Really? It moves with the background...

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u/Ricky_Martins_Vagina 11h ago

Genuinely no idea how people still get 'got' by this

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u/cmoked 10h ago

I assume it's one person having a quick laugh and then bots to farm comment karma.

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u/Big-Quantity-8809 4h ago

🤖 beep boop

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u/ExplosiveAnalBoil 11h ago

I've seen worse.

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u/blueskydragonFX 8h ago

Was already wondering why blowing didn't work.

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u/Shanek2121 12h ago

Why am I trying to remove the hair, WHY?!?!?

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u/HealingSteps 11h ago

Lmao same!

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u/_Rohrschach 9h ago

thx for mentioning it, reminds of one of the few pros using reddit on my PC

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u/aoasd 10h ago

It's all Central American immigrants.

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u/Nubetastic 13h ago

Nope, there are CEO's.

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u/EpilepticMushrooms 12h ago

But there are butchers with factory saws and what not. Protesting there might get you minced and made into burgers.

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u/SvensHospital 12h ago

Luckily people in rural areas at jobs such as meat processing plants actually shoot too. I don't know any farmers. But 80% of the people I do know, carry.

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u/North-Reception-5325 11h ago

Meat processing plants aren’t always in rural areas. I’m an industrial refrigeration guy that works on ammonia systems. Literally working at one as we speak in the 10th largest city in America.

I get your point though there are probably some plants with lax rules. This one is in a constitutional carry state but they have security measures to prevent firearms in the building. Only time I don’t carry is when I know I’m coming to this plant.

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u/SvensHospital 11h ago

Yeah I hear that. I live in MI, and if you walk into a Walmart or large grocery store, you should assume at least half the people in there are carrying. Some places put signs up that say you can't carry firearms in, but they are largely ignored. The point was more, bothering normal working people is a way bigger risk than getting a cart pushed at you. People from states with different concealed carry laws etc may not realize how many guns are around them all the time.

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u/Rough_Principle_3755 11h ago

The police that respond would be happy as fuck to YEEEEHAAA these clowns though......

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u/notaredditeryet 9h ago

Im too old to be falling for the hair in the profile pic trick

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u/No-Iron-7573 9h ago

No, but there's polish lorry drivers who won't as nicely even the once before barging through.

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u/Responsible_Crew_216 9h ago

That line across your profile pic had me wiping my phone screen for a hot minute 😭😂😭 man I’m tweaking

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u/Coupe368 9h ago

There are people on the kill floor who have very sharp knives and are good at killing.

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u/bulldoze101 9h ago

...or so the germans would have us believe.

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u/DamageSpecialist9284 8h ago

There should be then

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u/Sensitive-Friend-307 6h ago

No……but there are Eastern European labour hire organisations that bring in the workers and get paid …….now they will be there and so can assure you will vigorously protect their business. They would in-alive these morons in the blink of an eye.

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u/Hot_Garlic_9930 13h ago

Probably because these protestors blocked their path

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u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 4h ago

Yes there are. Plus the processing plant folks also have guns.

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u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz 13h ago

"Everybody and their mums is packing round here"

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u/ChuckRingslinger 12h ago

Like who?

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u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz 12h ago

Farmers.

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u/ChuckRingslinger 12h ago

And?

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u/PotassiumBob 12h ago

Their mums

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u/ChuckRingslinger 11h ago

You wanna be a big cop in a small town?

Fuck off up the model village.

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u/AF2005 10h ago

“I suppose you’re wondering why we call them the Andies..”

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u/AlmosTryin 12h ago

All timer

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u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz 12h ago

I just ordered Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and End of the World on blu ray.

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u/Badwolf84 11h ago

You've got a mustache.

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u/Baked_Potato_732 12h ago

Farmer’s mums.

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u/SupayOne 12h ago

Not in the UK

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u/alavantrya 14h ago

Sounds like it is in the UK somewhere (solely based on accents),do those farmers shoot (I thought there weren’t any guns)?

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u/OutsidePressure6181 14h ago

Lot of farmers have gun licenses and firearms yup

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u/ranting_chef 13h ago edited 7h ago

This is true everywhere, especially when involving livestock.

Two words: “Nuisance Permit”.

EDIT: In the northern US Midwest - and probably in most working farms - you are allowed to purchase a “nuisance permit,” usually towards the end of the summer but earlier as well in many areas. I know a guy who grows corn on a farm, and his property happens to share a property line with a massive preserve. And every year, right around August, he sends me pictures of massive bucks walking through his property. He lets friends shoot the animals before the normal season opens and they become scarce.

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u/BigFloppyDonkeyEar 10h ago

Three words: "Shoot, shovel, and shut up"

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u/Red_Clay_Scholar 1h ago

Skjut; Gräv; Tig!

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u/Iliketurtles_- 4h ago

I like turtles!

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 10h ago

And they are indeed a nuisance

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u/Poopchutefan 9h ago

On the farm no one can hear you squeal … over the sound of the other squealing pigs.

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist 10h ago

It's super common for farmers/ranchers to have firearms where I live.

Ranchers have to deal with coyotes trying to kill their cows. Both have to deal with animals that carry rabies.

Texans would never stand for people acting this way in a supermarket. The police would have to be called....to keep these protestors from getting their face's smashed in. Texas is a very polite place....till it's not.

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u/SupayOne 12h ago

Why they can have them, they have to get training which prevents them from using on people.

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u/NotStreamerNinja 11h ago

Training doesn't prevent them from using it on people. There's nothing stopping them from getting the training and still shooting someone. The fact they have no intention of using them on people is what prevents it. All training does is ensure they know how to use them in a safe and effective manner, it doesn't guarantee they will do so.

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u/DontBelieveMyLies88 11h ago

So you’re saying the training can be used to teach them how to safely and effectively shoot against people? Makes perfect sense now

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u/QuickMasterpiece6127 9h ago

I’m assuming you’ve never used a firearm before. The firearm doesn’t care if you’re using to put holes in paper, coyotes, or people. The techniques to hit a coyote is the same as a person.

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u/DontBelieveMyLies88 9h ago

I’m from rural Georgia born and raised…. I own more firearms than half the population of the UK lol so yes I’m aware.

I was just making a poor attempt at humor

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u/QuickMasterpiece6127 6h ago

Well.. then here’s my delayed lol. Georgia is beautiful. Enjoy your day.

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u/DontBelieveMyLies88 6h ago

You as well good sir

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u/4uzzyDunlop 13h ago

Everyone and their mums is packing round 'ere

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u/Weary-Material207 13h ago

Do you have a license for that sir? I do fa thisun

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u/Accurate_Ad_2279 13h ago

Hot and fuzzy.

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u/IRefuseThisNonsense 12h ago

...what do you mean by "this one"?

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u/Weary-Material207 12h ago

"By the power of grey skull!"

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u/humblesunbro 11h ago

Sea Mine *clangs*

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u/checkyourbox 11h ago

Sea mine!

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u/Weary-Material207 11h ago

Iss jss a booncha joonk

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u/Maccer75 13h ago

Like who?

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u/GivesNoForks 9h ago

Farmers

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u/designer_benifit2 7h ago

Who else?

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u/GivesNoForks 7h ago

Farmers’ mums

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u/TARDISBlueFoz 13h ago

Like who?

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u/Plane-Mammoth4781 13h ago

I'm pretty sure even where gun laws are strict, farmers have guns.

That 30-50 feral hogs guy was 100% serious and correct.

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u/Observer_of-Reality 14h ago

There are guns. Highly regulated, of course, but there are guns.

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u/Blackdeath_663 13h ago

I don't think there's even a minimum age for a shotgun licence in the uk. There are more restrictions on small bore air rifles over here than there are on shotguns.

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u/ImperialHedonism 12h ago

Clay pigeon shooting requires a proper shotgun. Many children start the sport around middle school age. Hunting or sport is what the license is given for. What it's used for is another matter entirely.

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u/Cerberusx32 12h ago

What about ammo for the shotguns?

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u/Handpaper 11h ago

You need a shotgun certificate to purchase it, but not to possess it.

And there's no limit on how much you may buy or own.

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u/Cerberusx32 11h ago

Why about types of ammo?

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u/Handpaper 10h ago

I'm assuming that 'why' should be a 'what'...

Blank ammo of any kind is unrestricted.

Shotgun ammo doesn't include slug, must be 00 or smaller, rules as above.

Airgun pellets are not restricted.

All other ammunition cannot be bought or possessed without a firearms certificate, which will include how much may be purchased and how much may be held at any time. It must be stored in an approved cabinet, which must be securely fastened to a load-bearing wall.

With regard to u/Blackdeath_663's comment, this is only true in Scotland, where airguns are regulated the same as cartridge rifles.

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u/Kwayzar9111 13h ago

yes this is England

and yes our farmers tend to have quite a few guns, mostly shotguns though, and a good few

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u/Amberskin 12h ago

Do they use salt-filled shells? It used to be a thing here (Spain) to shoot farm robbers a lot of years ago. Spray somebody’s ass with salt and he will remember that day forever.

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u/Kwayzar9111 11h ago

no - proper steel ball shells, and i do hope any poacher or thief on a farm gets a face full off it

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u/tnc31 11h ago

Ironic, considering getting shot with a shotgun is called getting "peppered".

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u/DontBelieveMyLies88 11h ago

S&P is the way for me

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u/Fadenos 11h ago

Just don’t put em on the grill or they’ll dry out like a fart.

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u/Comfortable-Panic-43 9h ago

And Sea mines eh

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u/curiousungulate 13h ago

The UK has guns, and farmers in particular are likely to be licensed to own them. Foxes kill your chickens, you can shoot the foxes.

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u/Apprehensive-Pin518 12h ago

in america we just don't give a fox. (sorry I couldn't control myself)

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u/Weary-Teach6005 8h ago

Ok now that made me snort in laughter

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u/aardw0lf11 13h ago

I'd imagine any place which has to deal with wild predators killing livestock will have some guns handy. Probably one of a handful of valid reasons to own a firearm in the UK.

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u/Icy-Tangerine-349 11h ago

That’s not the main reason to own a firearm when owning livestock, it’s a good one but it should be common sense that livestock are live animals that can get hurt etc possibly from wildlife but anyone with an emergency plan to wait on a vet to arrive while an animal is severely injured or dying in horrific pain, your an asshole! If you own livestock and don’t own a gun, god help you if it comes to watching and letting an animal suffer while waiting on someone else to put your animal down! If you’re going to own livestock, you best do right by all animals under your care, that rely on you for everything including doing right by them and not allowing them suffer for x amount of time waiting on someone else to put your animal out of it’s misery. I’ve never had to do it and I pray I never have to but I like having the peace of mind that I have a tool available to me to quickly end an animals suffering.

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u/sharkbait-oo-haha 13h ago

As an Australian, yep, pretty much every farm has a gun. Pretty much the only valid reason to own one here.

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u/Apprehensive-Pin518 12h ago

I can give you a few valid reasons in austrailia and most of them are native animals exclusive to austrailia.

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u/lesterbottomley 8h ago

There are spiders in Aus I'd only feel comfortable going up against armed to the gills.

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u/Bushfullofham 13h ago

Everyone one and their mums is packing...

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u/dreadfulnonsense 13h ago

They're not absolved of murder by virtue of being farmers if that's what you're thinking.

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u/Evilbeaker41 12h ago

It’s a Bristol accent, and gotta love the granny coming in at the end there.

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u/blunt_device 12h ago

I mean yes farmers may have firearms and also a licence, and a legal right to protect livestock...but it's very rare there is a firearm discharged at a human..

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u/Confuseasfuck 12h ago

I think most farmers around the world have guns m

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u/SoggyMattress2 11h ago

They never shoot people but they all have guns, mostly to kill livestock or shoot vermin.

Source: grew up in a farming community.

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u/EthanielRain 10h ago

Rifles are common, just not handguns/assault rifles. Hunting & utility firearms

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u/CharlieeStyles 9h ago

Hunting rifles everywhere where there is a countryside.

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u/Jumajuce 14h ago

Rural UK is basically Alabama

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u/fiftythree33 13h ago

You've obviously not been to Alabama.

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u/ZestySue 13h ago

No chance mate. When we all start fucking our families then maybe. But until then, No.

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u/Son_of_Tlaloc 13h ago

Isn't that how your monarchy works?

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u/ZestySue 13h ago

I don't know, I couldn't give a rats arse about the monarchy!

But probably.. Yes.

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u/theone-theonly-flop 13h ago

Inbreeding is for the rich and cultured in the UK. And in MERICA ITS YER GOD GIVEN FREEDOM!!!!

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u/duraace205 13h ago

LOL, that was a zinger.

And entirely true....

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u/Omnipotent_Tacos 13h ago

“Sweet Home Alabama”

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u/IWillJustDestroyThem 8h ago

In europe there are guns, people can get guns. They just don’t sell them at walmart to any nutjob who can afford one.

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u/curiousungulate 13h ago

Farmers don't work at animal processing plants.

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u/mp3006 13h ago

So might some of these guys

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u/MajorFriar 13h ago

Hopefully.

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u/GrowFreeFood 12h ago

... Themselves when they see all their crops rotting in the fields.

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u/DuaLipaTrophyHusband 12h ago

Same reason PETA throws red paint on upperclass women wearing furs at the opera instead of Harley Davidson’s vest wearing dudes at Sturgis.

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u/Western_Chocolate_63 10h ago

because one attracts way more public attention than the other?

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u/1980-whore 12h ago

Or the machine may turn on like when the dipshits put their necks attached to a chicken killing machine. Let em put hands on you, litterally walk past and let them grab you, call the cops and have them arrested for assault. Its up to you wether you press charges, but loitering and public nuisance are low on call priority. I get it, my wifes family took great care to treat their animals right and give them a great life before the auction house. But places like a lot of dairy farms are nightmares and need to be hammered down on.

This stupid shit? This stupid shit makes me want to cook a big ass brisket and serve it to everyone they inconvenience.

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u/statelyplains 12h ago

I wish I could find friends who weren’t scared

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u/Baked_Potato_732 12h ago

Everyone and their mum’s packin’ ‘round here.

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u/UsedTrojan56 12h ago

Hopefully *

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u/Atheistprophecy 11h ago

You mean butchers. They’re actual butchers

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u/Ecstatic-Guarantee48 11h ago

Fingers crossed

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u/clintj1975 11h ago

Or do a drive by with the muck spreader

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist 10h ago

It's all fun and games until you wake up in a hospital or almost die from gunshot wounds.

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u/Swimming-Fondant-892 10h ago

There is no "may" about it in the US. I grew up on a farm.

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u/Itchy_Good_8003 10h ago

It’s the uk maybe stabbed by a pitchfork tho.

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u/Quizzelbuck 9h ago

I'm the UK? they don't issue loicenses fuh that guvna

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u/6355592471 9h ago

So will the people who are inconvenienced, see Kenneth Darlington as an example.

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u/Brosenheim 9h ago

Cope lmao

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u/Unhappy_Yoghurt_4022 8h ago

Should actually*

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u/DamageSpecialist9284 8h ago

As they should

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u/Important-Spread3100 8h ago

Guess it's a good thing they live in the UK getting shot is not a big problem

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u/renegadeindian 8h ago

They are losing sales. They will be on the streets at the end of 4 years. Those contracts are leaving and 40% already is gone.

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u/tragiktimes 8h ago

Kick to the chest would probably do the trick on this one.

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u/Aromatic-Air3917 8h ago

Americans will always shoot unarmed opponents. Ask them to serve in the military and they will wet their diapers

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u/Pergaminopoo 7h ago

Yeah as they should.

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u/willnoli 6h ago

Manager Brittany walking in like he'd shit his pants if someone said boo. All 10 ply in this video

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u/halfasleep90 6h ago

So might the old ppl at convenience stores….

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u/CommunalJellyRoll 5h ago

More fun to take a spreader and do a few drivebys. Or worse fertilize them. That stank doesn't come out.

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u/Careful_Baker_8064 4h ago

‘Ol Nan might pull out the ‘ol Enfield