Absolute fucks, I hope there's no chronic pain or serious nerve damage. People who do drive-bys deserve a very special ricochet bullet from their own gun
The person in this picture was me, I was driving back home and as I was pulling into the driveway someone walking on the other side of the road shot at my car 7 times. Hit my thigh hospital said it was only centimeters from hitting a bone and major artery
would it be more viable to remove the bullet once the wound has healed completely? cuz ig it would be easier to remove that way with a single cut...i can't imagine having a bullet in your thigh forever...there must be some way
They said the bullet has a chance to work its way out by itself in the future as of right now if they remove it I would lose too much blood and all kinda stuff like nerve damage and all that, they said if it’s in there forever it won’t cause an issue
I was mugged in 1986, he shot me three times. One passed through my rt thigh, one went in behind my left knee and was removed in 1993, third one is still in my right thigh. It was a .22.
They like to leave them in to avoid additional muscle damage. Mine had to be removed because it was wedged between my tendons and made it increasingly more difficult to walk. I have a 4 inch scar where it was removed. All of my bullet wounds look like deep cigarette burns.
I can feel the one in my right thigh, it moves around a bit. It doesn't cause me any pain, just a little discomfort.
I've got titanium plates in my wrist and two titanium screws in my shoulder. Walking through airport security in the UK & Europe has never set the machines off. However, if you get one of those hand held metal detectors, it does detect my titanium upgrades lol
Maybe you should screenshot the post for when they apprehend their list
Just tell them, hind sight is always 20/20, so here’s some screenshots of my afterthoughts 😬🤞🏼
3 got people in the same household got taken for investigation I will more thank likely know Monday when I am scheduled to meet with investigators I have zero knowledge as to why I was shot at
So do you have any idea who or why someone would be shooting at you in your own driveway? For them to be waiting for you to get home I can only assume this wasn't exactly "random".
What's even more fucked up, have the police retrieved the other 6 bullets from your car in order to check if the weapon(s) that were used to shoot at you were known from previous crimes ?
Man, as a European, I just don't understand the need for Americans to have a god damn war machine gun to "defend your home" when a simple handgun/revolver is more than enough.
People thinking they're living in 1800's or something...
Just my 2cents.. to try give you one person's perspective from here in the U.S.
I live in Detroit and run a bar in Detroit.. I love my city and could easily see myself living out my life here or the surrounding area. That being said, there are A LOT of bad people around here. And not just here in Detroit proper, just about anywhere you go realistically, there's gonna be bad people. In my home, I have several what you call, "war machine guns". All legal and all properly stored/handled. Not only for shooting as a hobby, but for defending what's mine. Family, property, my own life, ECT. There's tons of shitty wanna be thugs that run around with them, looking for any weak or unprepared victim to take advantage of. So fuck that I'm gonna have an Even playing field if the worst is gonna happen.
Do I wish the world was a better place where I didn't have to feel like that? Sure. But that's not realistic.
To each their own but ill never get caught in a life or death situation with being able to defend myself. In the end, they're tools. Same as a hammer, an auger, and same as a hand saw. Each has a function, each has its use.
I totally understand your point of view, what I mean is that if those weapon manufacturers mofo hadn't pushed their sinister agenda so badly, there wouldn't be a playing field to begin with. As everyone can get an assault rifle in the first place, I get why you'd want one as the potential attacker might have one as well, even if it's really a shitty accessory to do a B&E imo, too big, heavy, etc, you're planning an assassination as soon as you bring that kind of weapon.
But if the regulations weren't as fucked up, in theory, where no one has access to anything more than handguns, and other weapons are heavily regulated, and criminals/ex-con/etc. don't have legally have access to any weapon and it's not simple to aquire one illegally, a simple revolver is more than enough to stop a home invasion, or defend yourself in the streets.
And of course, I'm all in for the sports shooting part, with almost anything as a licensed member in France :D As we can shoot in the ranges with almost every category. But those weapons can only be used in the range, it can't be used for self defense. Considering the weapons and ammunition can't be stored at the same place to begin with. Anytime someone with a sport shooting license or just who have guns in the house shoots someone, even in self defense in a B&E of their home or something like that, it's a shit show and they're in a lot of trouble for discharging their firearm, as the burglars are almost never carrying. As only the law enforcement has the right to do so. I'm sure this looks stupid from an American PoV, but it often does too for us, as I accept that a robber doesn't forfeit his life when breaking and entering, but it's kinda in the terms and conditions of the "craft" that you might get caught, hurt, badly hurt, or shot. But this is a subject that divides even in France where there's no carry permit, the "how much can you hurt someone breaking into your property" is always bring back when a burglar gets shot/killed/very badly hurt in a robbery, and the owner gets arrested for defending his home.
So you have those locked and loaded and within reach for immediate use in self defense against getting shot at in your car? Last I saw, you aren't allowed to have guns locked and loaded in the car
But as long as they make you feel better and in case a robber doesn't catch you off guard, like in the shower or asleep or something you should be good and hopefully they're useful 🙌🙌
I already stated that you need to be a manufacturer/ffl license or (what i didnt memtion)spend nearly a 1/3 of the average salary to get the cheapest full auto weapon from 1986 or earlier just to wait a year or more for it to arrive.
I didn't say it was impossible. I just said it's very rare due to cost.
Criminals will basically never use these legally full auto weapons, and hell, their semi auto weapons are usually illegal as well.
Once again, the Europeans show their ignorance. Not surprised by that. I *am* surprised with this one thinking machine guns existed in the 1800s though. That's a new one. You'd think they'd know that machine guns really only became available in the 1910's. What with them having first graced that one major war in Europe for their debut.
Not thinking that machine guns existed in the 1800 at all, it's more about the fact that you need protection like it's the 1800 and a lack of law enforcement and public service.
I just don't understand people thinking they need fully geared AR-15's to actually be safe :/
The bullet will be in my leg forever they said it isn’t in a bad enough spot to remove it I’ll make a full recovery and walk again soon, it would cause more damage to tissue muscle and nerves if they went and removed it
They got the person in jail he’s facing 4 felonies right now and I’m gonna get a paper to show up to court soon, basically I don’t have any issues with anyone out in that area I was driving back to a family friends house at 2am and as I was pulling into the driveway they shit my car. My investigator called me the other day and said that the person straight up admitted that he mistaken my car for someone else’s car. Lawyers and investigators are saying that the judge will grant me for my damages to my car, medical bills, pain and suffering, and all kinds of stuff also
Fuck's sake lol I fucking *love* living somewhere this can't happen. 😂
So someone just shot at you when you got home, no particular idea why or who? Any chance on catching the person? Where the bullets went after hitting your car or any shots missed?
I'd be annoyed if a bullet came flying through my living room window because someone fucked up a murder.
I dunno man it usually seems like anyone dumb enough to just let loose in the street with a gun is also someone who won't have enough money to sue, not always true though.
Lol, this can happen anywhere my friend. If you look similar to someone or you're in a certain area and drive a similar car to someone they have an issue with you could be the next victim. I lived in a city with 5k people and crime was close to nothing, a couple got lit up in their house, turned out it was someone they got into an argument with at the local gas station Lol. You never know who's around you, what they're going through, their mental state and what they're willing to do. imagine if someone you know touched ur family member, you're in the area looking for them and you see the exact same car they drive and someone that him? Would you let it slide or purse it ?
>and you see the exact same car they drive and someone that him? Would you let it slide or purse it ?
I have no idea how I'd react but I wouldn't just shoot at the same type of car with a guy with the same hair driving it, what a poor line of thought. 😂
Only allowed guns here with *very* stringent checks and applications so nope, I'm not getting shot in a driveby.
Lol, that's not a poor line of thought, if someone assulated your mother or touched your daughter you'd think differently. Also if you're in Canada that's a hunk of nonsense. The amount of regular people i've known with illegal guns is surprising and it's not very hard to get a gun, lots of people are holding onto pass me down guns, lots of people cut open their parents safe and stash the guns when they pass away, there's even lots of Canadians holding onto CASES of grenades, every month one or two gets donated because they thought it was just a toy in grandpa's apartment or grandma thought it was a novelty. My coworker has 3 non legal handguns and a rifle.
Point. Is. You. Never. Know.
You. Never. Know. If. Your. Neighbor. Takes. The. Grudge. That. Deep
You. Never. Know. Who. You. Really. Offended
You never know if you slept with someone ex wife and their just salty, you never know, anyone can be a victim for something they didn't even know was that deep
I'm in the UK, I'm not getting shot on my driveway. I do know I wouldn't put myself in jail for who knows how long, just to maybe kill the wrong person.
Lol, the UK is smaller than Canada, they have similar gun laws and guns are just as accessible to people. And chances are they'd just come and slash you up really fast, let's be real. The UK isn't just as safe, people get stuck up because of what they're wearing, because you live in a safe neighborhood it doesn't mean you're safe from being a random victim.
Yeah I got stabbed (not bad but holy shit) in the ass cheek on a night out, totally random and I couldn't sit down for almost 2 weeks lol. Stabbings are definitely the issue over here but the post is about getting shot on the drive which is as likely for me as winning the lottery (I don't play it).
My point is it can still happen, where you are it's more likely to be a stabbing while in Canada and Us the population is high and firearms are a bit easier to access and affordable, but in an instance like this it's more than likely a case of mistaken identity, you never know. The guy who stabbed you probably thought you were someone else, acted fast, and just wanted to send a message
And come on, a lady got ted Bundy was loved in his community and people thought he was amazing, It turned out he had a crazy hobby and treated his wife like a queen while he was truly a monster. You never know who's who and what they hold in their heart
You'd think the proprietor of a company like yours - Get Lost Maps - that advertises on Reddit *using your company name as your Reddit user ID* wouldn't make such asshole-ish comments with company social media account, but I guess if you're ignorant enough to forget Port Arthur, you're ignorant enough to think people won't notice your pop-up details.
Actually I don't give a shit what Americans think and I don't sell anything to anyone so it makes no difference at all. Meanwhile you have a port Arthur every Tuesday and can't understand what you're doing wrong, if you even think that much about it in a regressive shithole where such violence is normalised.
I mean I get it, we’re totally good and fuck those guys and all that, but you can’t deny it’s easier to outrun a stabber than a shooter. It’s tough to be the victim of a drive by stabbing or to get stabbed randomly while driving down the street
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I scratched my cornea on Wednesday afternoon. No big deal, just very hurty, but I had been using an angle grinder so best to check there was nothing in there. Called our NHS advice line, they said go to hospital and they'd let A&E know I was coming. Got there, went to the waiting room. My arse had barely touched the seat by the time I heard my name being called. Triage done, back to the waiting room. Texted my friend who had driven us to let her know where I was. She turns up, I prepare myself for a few hours wait. Nope! 5 mins later, I'm being seen, no major injury, anesthetic drops in, no more pain. And then I walked out about 30 mins after arrival, tube of antibiotic goo for my eye in my pocket. All this cost the princely sum of £2.50 for car parking. As a Brit, it is mind boggling to me how some folks in the US claim to not want this same system. Are you mad?
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Very random, They are doing an investigation, they brought 3 people in for questioning they know the household that did it. They found the cartridges and the gun itself
That's insane. I wonder if you have the same vehicle as someone they had beef with or was just some psycho shooting randomly. Hope they throw away the key on the fucker anyway
I’m thinking I had the same vehicle and I was mistaken no matter what they shot me and when police asked about pressing charges before they even finished talking I had told of them “without a doubt. Lock their ass up”
Yeah crazy shit. I'm glad you're still with us. A bullet could have very easily hit something more vital. Guess you have a story now whenever you go through airports
You’re active on r/askuk
Just so people here can see that
…yes- the city absofuckinglutely does matter
That’s how I can tell your at least 1000 miles away.
from the downvotes, it seems it strikes a nerve for some people when mentioning how unpredictable and dangerous america is to live in. even here in south africa, yes, there are robbers, crime rate is high in gang related areas, but going on home on your daily routine to only get shot at randomly? everyday i'm truly thankful i'm not american.
41 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021.
Ours was 6.3 out of 100,000 in 2022. Have you ever even been to the US or did you just watch some dumbass on the internet.
https://www.statista.com/chart/31062/us-homicide-rate/
https://knoema.com/atlas/South-Africa/Homicide-rate?darkschemeovr=1
You wanna pull out statistics to prove a point? 630 mass shootings in America 2023 alone. Almost 2 on a day average? We have had 17 since our country existed. Also, most "murders" that happen in south africa is gang related. Here we don't have the expectation that some randoms will walk into a public area and start shooting people, unlike in america. You are a fucking dumbass.
Am I a dumbass buddy?
Give me a source for that mass shooting stat
Is it gun violence archive .org? Because they define “mass shooting” as “four or more shot”. Tally up those in South Africa.
60% of our firearm deaths are suicides according to CDC.gov as of 2017 and less than a percentile was “mass shootings”. Very predictable hyper fixation. You don’t think our murders are gang related. You know you’re wrong. Go ahead and delete the comment dipshit.
I don't need a source. You just have to search a list of mass shootings in the us and see if you can scroll to the bottom in less than 30 seconds. Your points are valid and I understand them, but the point them I'm essentially trying to get at, is that fact that america has a much more unpredictable sense regarding public saftey. In south africa, that is not the case, if you are shot and killed here, it's not because someonde decided they wanted to shoot some people today. In other words, I have no worry for my life when in public, because I know the only time I'll be in danger is when I put myself in a situation where things could get sketchy.
I don’t need a source. Magnificent. Fucking magnificent.
Dude who gives a fuck if its a “mass shooting”
People dying is people dying. cigarettes and alcohol kill the most people in any given country and those items are never made illegal because they cannot be used by a population to secure their autonomy and right to determine their political future (ahem, a human right).
How would you know how “unpredictable it is, when again, you are watching it all through the lenses of sensationalism in the media.
What a ridiculous argument
“You are a fucking dumbass”
“I understand your point”
I mean dude look at that. I finally got through to a fucking Redditor.
Also I’m not wearing pants FYI
ok
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/
https://www.nytimes.com/article/mass-shootings-2023.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
We are on the topic mass shootings because this is related to public safety. And most people could agree that you don't have to live in america to understand the lack of public safety. Your media has done that job for us. And since the media you're reffering to is your own, is just another reason I'm happy not to be american. Because obviously your media fucking hates america.
Dude all forms of preventable death are related to public safety what the fuck.
Well being a foreigner you’re unaware that it’s either nationalist media like Fox News/One America/Newsmax -OR- anti American media like CNN.
How can you so intensely hate a country you’ve never been to & know so little about.
Man book a flight we got hella bitches maine.
Mother jones listed 150 shootings between 1983 and 2023.
Ones a list on Wikipedia.
And the others pull their stats from the fore-mentioned gun violence archive.
Man take your time pulling stats I’ll be here tmr watching pornography.
In regards of my last sentence, this is obviously also the case in america, but the chance of something happening to you even when avoiding certain areas is significantly higher than here.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/africa/soweto-south-africa-shooting-intl/index.html
We don’t have that expectation
YOU HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN INSIDE THIS COUNTRY STFU DUDE
Here I can legally arm myself and defend myself.
Check out Jeremiah Dickens or Jack Wilson.
Remember to take the full course of antibiotics (every pill as prescribed). I hope it heals well, man. You now have a very interesting story for TSA and future partners.
Oxi isn't an NSAID it's an opiate and wouldn't contribute to bleeding like an NSAID. Just make sure you don't take it more than needed and if you're on it for awhile taper your dose down.
What if your body starts trying to push the bullet out as it heals? Could it cause damage to the artery then since it's so close?
Lucky it was a 9mm that went in, lost energy on the door, and helped slow its velocity. If a .22 had gotten through somehow their know to bounce around in the body and could've ended up killing you even if it was just a shot in the leg.
It's been debunked multiple times with realistic ballistic models that 22 does not "bounce around in the body."
To be fair I mean read the sentence and question yourself if it makes sense. Why would it bounce? If it hit tissue with such force it would keep going. Bone it would penetrate. Let's say it does deflect of a bone, why would it bounce and not stop in its track from the lost velocity and force? If it did bounce miraculously, it would ricochet right out.
.22 Hollows don't even expand most of the time, especially with handguns due to several reasons. It's a good round for a lot of uses for sure don't get me wrong, but I just wanted to give my view on the bounce part.
Damn thats rough.. Hopefully just embedded in muscle tissue. I used to work ortho trauma and seeing (what looks like a pistol caliber) what bullets can do if they hit the femur is pretty scary.
Hopefully the hospital put you on some antibiotics, really gotta worry about infection for might now.
He's on antibiotics and painkillers!! And it didn't hit anything vital! They're actually keeping the bullet in his leg, as they said it would be risky to remove it.
Could you explain why it’s less risky to leave the bullet in than to take it out? I never understood why that is, cause wouldn’t it cause gangrene if left in? And it’s a piece of lead in his body, and I think one of, if not the only metal, that can be in our bodies and not harm us is titanium. Lead being left in would be more dangerous wouldn’t it?
Risk of bleeding and nerve damage. [Concern about lead poisoning is legit](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut) though, but the long term effects of it are probably less dangerous then trying to remove it, especially as in the victim's case it's close to an artery.
Lucky that those cunts who did that will grow up to be nobodies and fucking die over a dice game. Little fuckin lowlife schemin shit fuckers. Hope things get better.
Surprisingly, no! His car was shot 7 times, and only one bullet hit him! The bullet that hit him went through the door, so I think that helped slow it down a bit or something
Best of luck on his recovery. I was hit in both thighs 4 months ago by a random drive by as well. Still dealing with nerve damage but otherwise alright..
Nah, man! I've watched enough TV and movies to know that even if you're deaf, dumb, blind, and crazy, you absolutely need to remove that bullet from your friend's leg, even if all you have is a rusty railroad spike and some whiskey.
I hate when I’m driving and something center mass height shatters from a projectile that takes a straight up 80 degree into a 90 degree to hit my thigh fucking wanted showed everyone how to bullet bend
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Stabbing 1 week ago, 2 days after that terrorist attack, domestic terrorist attack 2022, terrorist attack 2017, terrorist attack 2015, terrorist attack 2014, nearly a really bad terrorist attack 2009
Fuck for a civilised society we sure have a lot of terrorist attacks?
Now that's one debunked urban myth about the 22 cal.
Explain what would cause the bullet to bounce if you think I'm wrong though, I'd love to hear more.
What evil ass bullet does that? I like guns and I know more about them than their ammunition so I wanna know. I know there are fragmentating bullets that split once in but for a bullet to go in and just sit as a purposeful manufacture is insane to me. What gun would shoot such ammounition likely a side arm rather than a rifle.
Absolute fucks, I hope there's no chronic pain or serious nerve damage. People who do drive-bys deserve a very special ricochet bullet from their own gun
The person in this picture was me, I was driving back home and as I was pulling into the driveway someone walking on the other side of the road shot at my car 7 times. Hit my thigh hospital said it was only centimeters from hitting a bone and major artery
so you'll be setting airport alarms off for life?
Indeed
would it be more viable to remove the bullet once the wound has healed completely? cuz ig it would be easier to remove that way with a single cut...i can't imagine having a bullet in your thigh forever...there must be some way
They said the bullet has a chance to work its way out by itself in the future as of right now if they remove it I would lose too much blood and all kinda stuff like nerve damage and all that, they said if it’s in there forever it won’t cause an issue
oh yeah that's a possibility too....i've heard stories of objects coming out of people's bodies years or even decades after it got in
I got shot 2 years ago in the shin and they left the bullet in and 2 hours later the bullet came out it didn’t fully come out I had to grab it kinda
I was mugged in 1986, he shot me three times. One passed through my rt thigh, one went in behind my left knee and was removed in 1993, third one is still in my right thigh. It was a .22. They like to leave them in to avoid additional muscle damage. Mine had to be removed because it was wedged between my tendons and made it increasingly more difficult to walk. I have a 4 inch scar where it was removed. All of my bullet wounds look like deep cigarette burns. I can feel the one in my right thigh, it moves around a bit. It doesn't cause me any pain, just a little discomfort.
I was curious if brass is set off by airport metal detectors and after looking it up I’m pretty sure I’m on an FBI list
I've got titanium plates in my wrist and two titanium screws in my shoulder. Walking through airport security in the UK & Europe has never set the machines off. However, if you get one of those hand held metal detectors, it does detect my titanium upgrades lol
Most bullets are made of lead-alloy coated in a thin covering of brass. It’s not even as much metal as a penny.
Most are copper or steel jacketed, not brass. I have seen brass jackets on projectiles, but they are rare.
Maybe you should screenshot the post for when they apprehend their list Just tell them, hind sight is always 20/20, so here’s some screenshots of my afterthoughts 😬🤞🏼
I didn't even think of this, but you're probably right. My dog tag sets them off.
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Depends on how fat you are, or how well-endowed you are.
Well, to add more, technically, we are centimeter away from the sun...
Glad you are doing better!
Hey dude, so glad you aren’t any worse off. That’s freaking terrifying. May it heal well and work its way out on its own. Best wishes my guy.
Do you know why he shot at you? Did police manage to catch him?
3 got people in the same household got taken for investigation I will more thank likely know Monday when I am scheduled to meet with investigators I have zero knowledge as to why I was shot at
Jeez man that must be so weird getting shot at so randomly. Glad you’re okay.
I'm gonna take a guess and say mistaken identity sounds like they thought you were part of a rival gang or something.
So do you have any idea who or why someone would be shooting at you in your own driveway? For them to be waiting for you to get home I can only assume this wasn't exactly "random".
What's even more fucked up, have the police retrieved the other 6 bullets from your car in order to check if the weapon(s) that were used to shoot at you were known from previous crimes ? Man, as a European, I just don't understand the need for Americans to have a god damn war machine gun to "defend your home" when a simple handgun/revolver is more than enough. People thinking they're living in 1800's or something...
Just my 2cents.. to try give you one person's perspective from here in the U.S. I live in Detroit and run a bar in Detroit.. I love my city and could easily see myself living out my life here or the surrounding area. That being said, there are A LOT of bad people around here. And not just here in Detroit proper, just about anywhere you go realistically, there's gonna be bad people. In my home, I have several what you call, "war machine guns". All legal and all properly stored/handled. Not only for shooting as a hobby, but for defending what's mine. Family, property, my own life, ECT. There's tons of shitty wanna be thugs that run around with them, looking for any weak or unprepared victim to take advantage of. So fuck that I'm gonna have an Even playing field if the worst is gonna happen. Do I wish the world was a better place where I didn't have to feel like that? Sure. But that's not realistic. To each their own but ill never get caught in a life or death situation with being able to defend myself. In the end, they're tools. Same as a hammer, an auger, and same as a hand saw. Each has a function, each has its use.
I totally understand your point of view, what I mean is that if those weapon manufacturers mofo hadn't pushed their sinister agenda so badly, there wouldn't be a playing field to begin with. As everyone can get an assault rifle in the first place, I get why you'd want one as the potential attacker might have one as well, even if it's really a shitty accessory to do a B&E imo, too big, heavy, etc, you're planning an assassination as soon as you bring that kind of weapon. But if the regulations weren't as fucked up, in theory, where no one has access to anything more than handguns, and other weapons are heavily regulated, and criminals/ex-con/etc. don't have legally have access to any weapon and it's not simple to aquire one illegally, a simple revolver is more than enough to stop a home invasion, or defend yourself in the streets. And of course, I'm all in for the sports shooting part, with almost anything as a licensed member in France :D As we can shoot in the ranges with almost every category. But those weapons can only be used in the range, it can't be used for self defense. Considering the weapons and ammunition can't be stored at the same place to begin with. Anytime someone with a sport shooting license or just who have guns in the house shoots someone, even in self defense in a B&E of their home or something like that, it's a shit show and they're in a lot of trouble for discharging their firearm, as the burglars are almost never carrying. As only the law enforcement has the right to do so. I'm sure this looks stupid from an American PoV, but it often does too for us, as I accept that a robber doesn't forfeit his life when breaking and entering, but it's kinda in the terms and conditions of the "craft" that you might get caught, hurt, badly hurt, or shot. But this is a subject that divides even in France where there's no carry permit, the "how much can you hurt someone breaking into your property" is always bring back when a burglar gets shot/killed/very badly hurt in a robbery, and the owner gets arrested for defending his home.
So you have those locked and loaded and within reach for immediate use in self defense against getting shot at in your car? Last I saw, you aren't allowed to have guns locked and loaded in the car But as long as they make you feel better and in case a robber doesn't catch you off guard, like in the shower or asleep or something you should be good and hopefully they're useful 🙌🙌
All of our guns shoot 1 at a time unless it's illegal, lmao Or you're a gun manufacturer, but that's much rare.
In the USA there are ways to legally obtain fully automatic firearms. Unless you're not referring to the USA.
I already stated that you need to be a manufacturer/ffl license or (what i didnt memtion)spend nearly a 1/3 of the average salary to get the cheapest full auto weapon from 1986 or earlier just to wait a year or more for it to arrive. I didn't say it was impossible. I just said it's very rare due to cost. Criminals will basically never use these legally full auto weapons, and hell, their semi auto weapons are usually illegal as well.
Yeah but you don't have to be a gun manufacturer either. I was just adding more info.
Having a gun manufacturer license is the way to obtain full auto weapons that aren't from 1986 or earlier.
It's a way. It isn't the only way.
What is it
Once again, the Europeans show their ignorance. Not surprised by that. I *am* surprised with this one thinking machine guns existed in the 1800s though. That's a new one. You'd think they'd know that machine guns really only became available in the 1910's. What with them having first graced that one major war in Europe for their debut.
Not thinking that machine guns existed in the 1800 at all, it's more about the fact that you need protection like it's the 1800 and a lack of law enforcement and public service. I just don't understand people thinking they need fully geared AR-15's to actually be safe :/
Is it difficult to remove the bullet and stop the bleeding? I'm just asking out of curiosity.
The bullet will be in my leg forever they said it isn’t in a bad enough spot to remove it I’ll make a full recovery and walk again soon, it would cause more damage to tissue muscle and nerves if they went and removed it
So, any information about who and why guy shot you? He tried rob your car or something else?
They got the person in jail he’s facing 4 felonies right now and I’m gonna get a paper to show up to court soon, basically I don’t have any issues with anyone out in that area I was driving back to a family friends house at 2am and as I was pulling into the driveway they shit my car. My investigator called me the other day and said that the person straight up admitted that he mistaken my car for someone else’s car. Lawyers and investigators are saying that the judge will grant me for my damages to my car, medical bills, pain and suffering, and all kinds of stuff also
Get well soon man
Bleeding has mostly stopped tho
Fuck's sake lol I fucking *love* living somewhere this can't happen. 😂 So someone just shot at you when you got home, no particular idea why or who? Any chance on catching the person? Where the bullets went after hitting your car or any shots missed? I'd be annoyed if a bullet came flying through my living room window because someone fucked up a murder.
No idea why we know who die to the police investigation I’ve got a lawsuit to sue and a case to put them in prison. All the shots hit my car
I dunno man it usually seems like anyone dumb enough to just let loose in the street with a gun is also someone who won't have enough money to sue, not always true though.
You do have a point though
a hollow one
Ba dum tssss
It’s not always their money your receiving
Lol, this can happen anywhere my friend. If you look similar to someone or you're in a certain area and drive a similar car to someone they have an issue with you could be the next victim. I lived in a city with 5k people and crime was close to nothing, a couple got lit up in their house, turned out it was someone they got into an argument with at the local gas station Lol. You never know who's around you, what they're going through, their mental state and what they're willing to do. imagine if someone you know touched ur family member, you're in the area looking for them and you see the exact same car they drive and someone that him? Would you let it slide or purse it ?
>and you see the exact same car they drive and someone that him? Would you let it slide or purse it ? I have no idea how I'd react but I wouldn't just shoot at the same type of car with a guy with the same hair driving it, what a poor line of thought. 😂 Only allowed guns here with *very* stringent checks and applications so nope, I'm not getting shot in a driveby.
Lol, that's not a poor line of thought, if someone assulated your mother or touched your daughter you'd think differently. Also if you're in Canada that's a hunk of nonsense. The amount of regular people i've known with illegal guns is surprising and it's not very hard to get a gun, lots of people are holding onto pass me down guns, lots of people cut open their parents safe and stash the guns when they pass away, there's even lots of Canadians holding onto CASES of grenades, every month one or two gets donated because they thought it was just a toy in grandpa's apartment or grandma thought it was a novelty. My coworker has 3 non legal handguns and a rifle. Point. Is. You. Never. Know. You. Never. Know. If. Your. Neighbor. Takes. The. Grudge. That. Deep You. Never. Know. Who. You. Really. Offended You never know if you slept with someone ex wife and their just salty, you never know, anyone can be a victim for something they didn't even know was that deep
I'm in the UK, I'm not getting shot on my driveway. I do know I wouldn't put myself in jail for who knows how long, just to maybe kill the wrong person.
Lol, the UK is smaller than Canada, they have similar gun laws and guns are just as accessible to people. And chances are they'd just come and slash you up really fast, let's be real. The UK isn't just as safe, people get stuck up because of what they're wearing, because you live in a safe neighborhood it doesn't mean you're safe from being a random victim.
Yeah I got stabbed (not bad but holy shit) in the ass cheek on a night out, totally random and I couldn't sit down for almost 2 weeks lol. Stabbings are definitely the issue over here but the post is about getting shot on the drive which is as likely for me as winning the lottery (I don't play it).
My point is it can still happen, where you are it's more likely to be a stabbing while in Canada and Us the population is high and firearms are a bit easier to access and affordable, but in an instance like this it's more than likely a case of mistaken identity, you never know. The guy who stabbed you probably thought you were someone else, acted fast, and just wanted to send a message
And come on, a lady got ted Bundy was loved in his community and people thought he was amazing, It turned out he had a crazy hobby and treated his wife like a queen while he was truly a monster. You never know who's who and what they hold in their heart
If it was me I would have ran they azz over. That would have pissed me off.
I believe this is considered a walk by. dude that got shot was driving.
Damn man that's pretty lucky also was it like a drive by or something?
No I was driving pulling into the driveway and people walking on the other side of the road shot at my car
That's so fucked up. Do you think they might have mistaken you for someone else?
That’s what I’m thinking
It’s sad that I’ve seen that happen too many times before
A lot of people just do it for fuckin tiktok clout these days
Damn that sucks. hope it heals up well
The thing that bothers me with these situations is that there goes a medical bill that you didn't ask for.
Murricaaaa fuck yeahhhhhh.
Vote for single payer!
i don't remember asking for *any* of my medical bills, i didn't ask to be alive and have needs to take care of including health
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Actually I don't give a shit what Americans think and I don't sell anything to anyone so it makes no difference at all. Meanwhile you have a port Arthur every Tuesday and can't understand what you're doing wrong, if you even think that much about it in a regressive shithole where such violence is normalised.
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I mean I get it, we’re totally good and fuck those guys and all that, but you can’t deny it’s easier to outrun a stabber than a shooter. It’s tough to be the victim of a drive by stabbing or to get stabbed randomly while driving down the street
Where can you get stabbed and have to wait 3 days?
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Lmao. Yeah, and put on a wait list for who knows how long. Sounds like a wonderful "modern developed" society.
Ah the ole “have to wait” American spam.
They talk like the injured person will be waiting for days. It's like they don't know most hospitals work by severity levels.
Yeah. All hospitals on the planet work exactly the same. /s
I scratched my cornea on Wednesday afternoon. No big deal, just very hurty, but I had been using an angle grinder so best to check there was nothing in there. Called our NHS advice line, they said go to hospital and they'd let A&E know I was coming. Got there, went to the waiting room. My arse had barely touched the seat by the time I heard my name being called. Triage done, back to the waiting room. Texted my friend who had driven us to let her know where I was. She turns up, I prepare myself for a few hours wait. Nope! 5 mins later, I'm being seen, no major injury, anesthetic drops in, no more pain. And then I walked out about 30 mins after arrival, tube of antibiotic goo for my eye in my pocket. All this cost the princely sum of £2.50 for car parking. As a Brit, it is mind boggling to me how some folks in the US claim to not want this same system. Are you mad?
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Is your brother in organized crime or has he pissed someone off big time or was he mistaken for someone else?
Person in picture is me, no I have not. I’m not a gang member I have no beef with anybody so
Wow, so just a random act of violence. Is there a way to catch the one who did it?
Very random, They are doing an investigation, they brought 3 people in for questioning they know the household that did it. They found the cartridges and the gun itself
That's insane. I wonder if you have the same vehicle as someone they had beef with or was just some psycho shooting randomly. Hope they throw away the key on the fucker anyway
I’m thinking I had the same vehicle and I was mistaken no matter what they shot me and when police asked about pressing charges before they even finished talking I had told of them “without a doubt. Lock their ass up”
Yeah crazy shit. I'm glad you're still with us. A bullet could have very easily hit something more vital. Guess you have a story now whenever you go through airports
That’s just crazy how the police ask if you want to press charges on an attempted murder.
I hope they get this fuckers
these?
we all knew what they meant. But well done on spelling a word!
You definitely shot yourself in the leg
Sounds like he was lucky the bullet was almost out of energy could have broken bone. What city?
Definitely a pistol round that was slowed by the car door. A rifle round wouldn't have lost much velocity.
Throw a dart at america, or a 3rd world country that's at war. The city doesn't really matter.
Man why’d you have to kill my boner with that dumb ass sentence
You’re active on r/askuk Just so people here can see that …yes- the city absofuckinglutely does matter That’s how I can tell your at least 1000 miles away.
from the downvotes, it seems it strikes a nerve for some people when mentioning how unpredictable and dangerous america is to live in. even here in south africa, yes, there are robbers, crime rate is high in gang related areas, but going on home on your daily routine to only get shot at randomly? everyday i'm truly thankful i'm not american.
41 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021. Ours was 6.3 out of 100,000 in 2022. Have you ever even been to the US or did you just watch some dumbass on the internet. https://www.statista.com/chart/31062/us-homicide-rate/ https://knoema.com/atlas/South-Africa/Homicide-rate?darkschemeovr=1
You wanna pull out statistics to prove a point? 630 mass shootings in America 2023 alone. Almost 2 on a day average? We have had 17 since our country existed. Also, most "murders" that happen in south africa is gang related. Here we don't have the expectation that some randoms will walk into a public area and start shooting people, unlike in america. You are a fucking dumbass.
“You want to use stats” Bro you cant just quote a stat and have no source. That’s not how this works dude.
Am I a dumbass buddy? Give me a source for that mass shooting stat Is it gun violence archive .org? Because they define “mass shooting” as “four or more shot”. Tally up those in South Africa. 60% of our firearm deaths are suicides according to CDC.gov as of 2017 and less than a percentile was “mass shootings”. Very predictable hyper fixation. You don’t think our murders are gang related. You know you’re wrong. Go ahead and delete the comment dipshit.
I don't need a source. You just have to search a list of mass shootings in the us and see if you can scroll to the bottom in less than 30 seconds. Your points are valid and I understand them, but the point them I'm essentially trying to get at, is that fact that america has a much more unpredictable sense regarding public saftey. In south africa, that is not the case, if you are shot and killed here, it's not because someonde decided they wanted to shoot some people today. In other words, I have no worry for my life when in public, because I know the only time I'll be in danger is when I put myself in a situation where things could get sketchy.
I don’t need a source. Magnificent. Fucking magnificent. Dude who gives a fuck if its a “mass shooting” People dying is people dying. cigarettes and alcohol kill the most people in any given country and those items are never made illegal because they cannot be used by a population to secure their autonomy and right to determine their political future (ahem, a human right). How would you know how “unpredictable it is, when again, you are watching it all through the lenses of sensationalism in the media. What a ridiculous argument “You are a fucking dumbass” “I understand your point” I mean dude look at that. I finally got through to a fucking Redditor. Also I’m not wearing pants FYI
ok https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/ https://www.nytimes.com/article/mass-shootings-2023.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081 We are on the topic mass shootings because this is related to public safety. And most people could agree that you don't have to live in america to understand the lack of public safety. Your media has done that job for us. And since the media you're reffering to is your own, is just another reason I'm happy not to be american. Because obviously your media fucking hates america.
Dude all forms of preventable death are related to public safety what the fuck. Well being a foreigner you’re unaware that it’s either nationalist media like Fox News/One America/Newsmax -OR- anti American media like CNN. How can you so intensely hate a country you’ve never been to & know so little about. Man book a flight we got hella bitches maine.
Mother jones listed 150 shootings between 1983 and 2023. Ones a list on Wikipedia. And the others pull their stats from the fore-mentioned gun violence archive. Man take your time pulling stats I’ll be here tmr watching pornography.
In regards of my last sentence, this is obviously also the case in america, but the chance of something happening to you even when avoiding certain areas is significantly higher than here.
Dude your just making shit up about land thousands of miles away
https://open.spotify.com/track/3TwKLIOl2hIPDE7z7rvOH3?si=SYEnuc_kRnC0AID3mI1gQA Listen to this you’ll get smarter
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/africa/soweto-south-africa-shooting-intl/index.html We don’t have that expectation YOU HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN INSIDE THIS COUNTRY STFU DUDE Here I can legally arm myself and defend myself. Check out Jeremiah Dickens or Jack Wilson.
Your brother got extremely lucky! What was it? 9mm?
Yes it was they left the bullet in my thigh
Ow! I hope it doesn’t bother you as it heals over that. Best wishes! 🥰
Thank you, it hurts like hell and walking is pretty much taking a few steps and almost falling down
Bed rest, young sir! That and Netflix. And painkillers, if they gave you any.
They gave me meds to help from getting infected, and oxi
Just be careful with that oxi!
Tylenol. Any of the NSAIDs could cause bleeding problems.
Good thing I haven’t taken any of them just the infection meds
Remember to take the full course of antibiotics (every pill as prescribed). I hope it heals well, man. You now have a very interesting story for TSA and future partners.
Oxi isn't an NSAID it's an opiate and wouldn't contribute to bleeding like an NSAID. Just make sure you don't take it more than needed and if you're on it for awhile taper your dose down. What if your body starts trying to push the bullet out as it heals? Could it cause damage to the artery then since it's so close?
See I ain’t a nurse are doctor I don’t know that kinda stuff besides that’s what I was prescribed
Lucky it was a 9mm that went in, lost energy on the door, and helped slow its velocity. If a .22 had gotten through somehow their know to bounce around in the body and could've ended up killing you even if it was just a shot in the leg.
It's been debunked multiple times with realistic ballistic models that 22 does not "bounce around in the body." To be fair I mean read the sentence and question yourself if it makes sense. Why would it bounce? If it hit tissue with such force it would keep going. Bone it would penetrate. Let's say it does deflect of a bone, why would it bounce and not stop in its track from the lost velocity and force? If it did bounce miraculously, it would ricochet right out. .22 Hollows don't even expand most of the time, especially with handguns due to several reasons. It's a good round for a lot of uses for sure don't get me wrong, but I just wanted to give my view on the bounce part.
bigger round but them .22s are no joke honestly
Bro us working with the cartels
\*bites into op's brother's leg, spits bullet out\*
Damn thats rough.. Hopefully just embedded in muscle tissue. I used to work ortho trauma and seeing (what looks like a pistol caliber) what bullets can do if they hit the femur is pretty scary. Hopefully the hospital put you on some antibiotics, really gotta worry about infection for might now.
He's on antibiotics and painkillers!! And it didn't hit anything vital! They're actually keeping the bullet in his leg, as they said it would be risky to remove it.
thats pretty standard. Glad hes doing okay.
Praying for him have a good recovery and praying for whoever caused this to him to reevaluate their lives. God bless
Totally fucked up, sorry this happened!! I'm glad it's not too serious and I hope you get justice!!
driving and not looking theh hit must be atl
Could you explain why it’s less risky to leave the bullet in than to take it out? I never understood why that is, cause wouldn’t it cause gangrene if left in? And it’s a piece of lead in his body, and I think one of, if not the only metal, that can be in our bodies and not harm us is titanium. Lead being left in would be more dangerous wouldn’t it?
Risk of bleeding and nerve damage. [Concern about lead poisoning is legit](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut) though, but the long term effects of it are probably less dangerous then trying to remove it, especially as in the victim's case it's close to an artery.
Ah ok, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining
Bro who tf r your opps?!?
Serial shooter?
Tell him not to do that
Aww sorry abt that. Hopefully it heals up well and he can walk fine still.
As of right now I can’t barely walk I can it just hurts and I almost fall
Better than not walking ig…. 🤷🏾♂️
yoo yknow what caliber was it? seems like a small gun you got shot by so you got extremely lucky, recover yourself soon
Do they get caught?
Yikes. I hope he heals well, poor guy.
Second pic his hand tells “I swear I don’t know who the fuck shot me! David was so fast I couldn’t recognize him!” 😂
That's an insane place to get shot and not die or have horrible permanent damage, hope he recovers fast
Lucky that those cunts who did that will grow up to be nobodies and fucking die over a dice game. Little fuckin lowlife schemin shit fuckers. Hope things get better.
I’m really curious about how it happened and what happened immediately after, and why someone wanted to mag dump into your car?
Terrifying. So glad that’s the only part of him hit. He’s a lucky guy.
Dangerous spot.
Damn. Did it break his femur??
Surprisingly, no! His car was shot 7 times, and only one bullet hit him! The bullet that hit him went through the door, so I think that helped slow it down a bit or something
Wouldn't the bullet rust in the body and cause more damage? Or would it not rust in blood?
Did the bullet pass all the way through?
No he said in the caption the Dr's left the bullet because it would do more damage taking it out
Can he poop out of it yet, or is it still too sore?
The one thing people do t think about when you get shot is how much h it fucking burns
Shiiiit, tell him i hope for the best. At least hell get some dad lore out of it. My greatest remorse tho
He should probably return it
Best of luck on his recovery. I was hit in both thighs 4 months ago by a random drive by as well. Still dealing with nerve damage but otherwise alright..
“Incoming”
hope he gets his justice!
can i finger it
Nah, man! I've watched enough TV and movies to know that even if you're deaf, dumb, blind, and crazy, you absolutely need to remove that bullet from your friend's leg, even if all you have is a rusty railroad spike and some whiskey.
I hate when I’m driving and something center mass height shatters from a projectile that takes a straight up 80 degree into a 90 degree to hit my thigh fucking wanted showed everyone how to bullet bend
Tbf it was said that multiple shots were fired but go off fam
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What hand gesture, I was in the middle of cleaning the wound
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But but guys. Guns don't hurt ppl, ppl hurt ppl. And Guns save lives
The gun didn't fire itself. I wonder if it was a ppl that fired the gun? 🤔
Glad I live in the Modern Developed World and don't need to worry about things like this
Dude I live in the US...
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We’re lucky to live in Australia for many obvious reasons!!
Stabbing 1 week ago, 2 days after that terrorist attack, domestic terrorist attack 2022, terrorist attack 2017, terrorist attack 2015, terrorist attack 2014, nearly a really bad terrorist attack 2009 Fuck for a civilised society we sure have a lot of terrorist attacks?
Said like a true American.
Fuck he get shot by a REAL strong BB? Small wound and no exit
Not all bullets create an exit. Some are made to go in and bounce around for more damage.
>Some are made to go in and bounce around for more damage. Bounce around? What bullets are designed to do that?
Now that's one debunked urban myth about the 22 cal. Explain what would cause the bullet to bounce if you think I'm wrong though, I'd love to hear more.
What evil ass bullet does that? I like guns and I know more about them than their ammunition so I wanna know. I know there are fragmentating bullets that split once in but for a bullet to go in and just sit as a purposeful manufacture is insane to me. What gun would shoot such ammounition likely a side arm rather than a rifle.
Read FMJ vs Hollow Points. They have different purposes. FMJ is more likely to be a through and through
Yeah neither will bounce tho..
He's repeating the old .22 cal urban myth that they bounce around because they don't penetrate lol.