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7 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
Guns

Stuff Americans say

A rack of various assault rifles, mostly AR-15s, in Gallenson's Gun Shop in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA — Assault rifles in Gallenson's Gun Shop in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Photo by Michael McConville

Reddit meme. News headline in bold serif text: "Pakistani girl who died in Texas shooting 'wanted to experience American culture'" with image of Maui from Disney's Moana doing his "you're welcome" gesture. Reddit watermark in bottom right

Photo of a black sign on a metal stand inside a gun/outdoor store with camouflage clothing racks visible. Sign reads: "ATTENTION IDIOTS. There are only 3 reasons to unholster your loaded firearm: You are robbing us, You are shooting the person robbing us, You are a complete incompetent idiot!!! Please do not unholster a loaded weapon in our store. If you do, the following will apply to each of the above: You will be shot, You will be thanked, You will be treated like an idiot & asked to leave. If you are offended by this message you can assume that you fall in the third category."

Facebook comment thread (boredpanda.com watermark). Three comments with username redacted. First comment (red, 15m): "Panama has gun control and it's wonderful." Second comment (green, 14m): "go to panama if you want this is America". Third comment (red): "I am in Panama. This is FB."

Twitter/X thread. Original tweet (1d ago): "If you could end Coronavirus by sacrificing one genre of music, which would it be?". Reply: "None. Keep every genre and stay safe.. sorry I'm in America we ain't locked down like the countries that gave up their guns like Australia.. sorry Oz I wish we had leadership that would airlift and drop guns to ya"

Satirical meme. Photo of a young boy in a blue t-shirt pointing a silver handgun directly at the camera. Text below: "Last year, 44 Americans were shot by Muslim terrorists. By comparison, 52 Americans were shot by toddlers. Which raises the question: Why isn't the government doing more to protect us from toddlers? Think about it. They don't share our values. They barely speak English. They steal our welfare. They have no marketable skills. They're prone to angry outbursts. Worst of all? Most of them aren't even Christians. How long until we say enough is enough and deport these free-loading parasites once and for all???"

Photo taken from inside a car of the back of a Jeep Wrangler in a parking lot. The spare tire cover has an American flag design where the stars are replaced by bullet casings viewed from the end and the stripes are replaced by rifle ammunition. Purple blob covering the license plate. Paw print sticker on the vehicle body

Twitter/X screenshot (iPhone interface, 9:06). Tweet by Susan E. Money (@Michigandery) replying to @AuthorKimberley: "I told my 10yo as her school was cancelled that this was so unprecedented, her generation may end up being defined by it. Not two minutes later she excitedly exclaimed 'we don't have to worry about getting shot at school for three whole weeks!' Sobering af." 8:28 AM, 3/14/20.

Meme. Text at top: "In America, even our guns have guns" with US flag emoji. Photo shows a close-up of a person's torso wearing a dark t-shirt, holding a large black tactical weapon that has a smaller gun mounted on it as an attachment

Photo of two police officers in an elevated observation/sniper position inside a sports stadium during an American football game. One officer stands looking out, another is seated looking through binoculars. Multiple rifles and equipment cases are laid out on the floor between them. Packed stadium visible through the opening

Photo of a gun store Christmas advertisement behind glass. Banner at top: "H&H - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Oklahoma's headquarters for guns & gear - Find your perfect gift and save!" Below: "Start checking names off your list" with image of Santa Claus giving a thumbs up next to a rifle. Product: "Bushmaster XM-15 Minimalist SD, 5.56 NATO, #604206910561, Was: $979.98, SALE: $904.99". Holly garland decoration along the bottom

Screenshot of a news article from The Intellectualist website. Category: Politics/Causes > U.S. & Global News. Headline: "Iowa School Districts Roll Out Mandatory Gun Training For Middle Schoolers". Photo shows children in a classroom setting with an adult instructor in baseball cap demonstrating with a blue training gun while a young girl holds one. Credit: Screengrab/CBS Evening News/YouTube

Meme composite. Top text: "MY BROTHER POSTED THIS ON SNAPCHAT AGAHSHS LMAO". Two Snapchat screenshots side by side. Left: dark photo of someone showing off clothing with caption "bout to be surprising everyone at school tomorrow". Right: dark photo with caption "lol, i didn't mean anything by that surprise, the cops came and asked me about my post. i got a haircut lol"

Facebook post (username redacted). Posted to Walt Disney World group, 12 hrs ago. Text: "Please post gun free zone in the parking lot. That way i dont have to take a bus back to my resort to put my gun back in my car when I find out i cant get on the monorail". 12 laughing-face reactions

Four-panel meme of wedding photos. Text at top: 'Lmao he did this when the pastor asked "if anyone doesn't want this couple to be together, speak now or forever hold you're peace"' with skull emoji. Four photos: top-left - groom with bride and pastor at outdoor ceremony; top-right - close-up of groom opening suit jacket to reveal holstered handgun; bottom-left - bride covering her face laughing; bottom-right - groom with jacket open showing the gun

Twitter/X thread. Original tweet (username redacted, 49m): "BREAKING: Ukraine's interior minister announces 10,000 automatic rifles have been distributed to civilians in Kyiv". Reply (green, 49m): "umm... why not a second amendment?" Reply (cyan, 48m): "What?" Reply (green, 45m): "first amendment, second amendment.. why aren't they respecting those?"

iPhone iMessage conversation. Grey bubble: "Yay!" Blue bubble: "Congrats". Grey: "Thanks, we are so excited". Blue: "Have you picked out any names?" Grey: "I'm pretty sure we are naming her Reighfyl" with pink hearts emoji, "Pronounced like 'rifle'". Blue bubble beginning: "Oh" (cut off). iPhone keyboard visible at bottom

Photo of a handwritten plywood sign leaning against a tree in an urban residential neighbourhood. Sign reads in large hand-painted letters: "DON'T SHOOT KIDS AT PLAY". Behind it, a child rides a bicycle on the sidewalk past a brick rowhouse where several people sit on the front steps

Photo of a bus stop pole. Top half shows a TriMet transit sign for North Milwaukie (Line 75, Frequent Service, runs every day, every 15 minutes on weekdays). Below it, a white sticker with a drawing of hands holding a revolver and text "YOU CAN'T RAPE A .38"

Facebook post (username redacted, Monday at 10:20 PM). Text: 'Some "family" never seems to surprise me, lmao I show up to my Christmas carrying my gun (as always) and my uncle comes up and tells me that "some people here aren't comfortable with you carrying, can you put it in the car?" not only did they not have the balls to come up and say something themselves. They had to send someone else to ask me to put it in the car because they weren't "comfortable" with a gun being around. So I packed up and we left. If you have an issue with me carrying a gun you sure as hell aren't my family' with laughing-crying emojis 'that's the last time I go to a "family" event' with laughing-crying emojis.

Photo of an armed security guard in a school hallway. Guard wears body armour vest with "MSA GUARD" text and carries a large tactical rifle. He stands next to a colourful children's bulletin board with rainbow border and student artwork

Photo of a handwritten poster taped to a classroom wall (alphabet chart with pictures visible to the right). The poster is a lockdown drill poem written in pink marker with small doodles: "Lockdown, Lockdown / Lock the door / Shut the lights off / Say no more / Go behind the desk / and hide / Wait until it's safe inside / Lockdown, Lockdown / it's all done / Now it's time to have / some fun!"

Reddit comment thread from a gaming subreddit (Rainbow Six Siege based on flairs). SandmanHussain (Recruit Main, 3h): "Running with a fake gun in a school in America sounds like a good idea lol." FATTYisGAMER (Legitimate low rank player, 3h): "hey man there hasn't been a shooting in like 2 months." Oveal (Zofia Main, 3h): "I hate that that's an accomplishment..."

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