LOL: Gun Nut Blows Own Nuts Off, Hailed As Hero By Men Who Point Guns At Their Nuts (Wonkette)

[Grokenstein]

https://www.wonkette.com/gun-nut-blows-own-nuts-off-is-hailed-as-hero-by-fellow-gun-nuts

Today in things you may feel you were better off not knowing, there are multiple Facebook groups in which men take pictures of themselves with loaded guns pointed towards their dicks. And, in news that should not shock you at all, one of those men has blown off his testicles and is now being hailed as a king by the members of one of these groups.

On August 11, the man, a member of the "Loaded Guns Pointed at (B)enis" group, started posting a live video of himself pointing a gun at his dick and balls, for reasons, when the gun "accidentally" went off, in what's more accurately called a "negligent discharge" — and how. The video was swiftly deleted, and the man subsequently posted the picture above, showing blood spattered everywhere and the caption " (B)ois, I think I fucked up." You will note the copy of the Constitution in the upper left corner, reminding us all that it is a man's Second Amendment right to shoot his balls off if he so chooses.

It was not a mere graze. The man later went to the hospital and discovered that it had actually gone through, which seems ... uncomfortable. But apparently he is doing okay for a guy who just shot himself in the balls. He has since been made an administrator of the group, and members have been photoshopping memes of him as a king, accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, etc. etc.

I'm torn between laughing my own balls off, and wondering if there remains any hope for us as a nation or a species.

EDIT: More from the linked VICE article.

To understand why this idiotic thing happened in the first place, and why there are several groups online dedicated to posting pictures of gun owners pointing a loaded weapon at their dick besides the Facebook group in question, you need to understand the beef raging between online gun people.

"Trigger discipline" is a basic gun safety measure drilled into people when they’re learning about firearms. Basic safety says that you always keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot, and that you point it away from yourself and other people unless you mean to shoot them. Shitposters love taking pictures of a loaded gun pointed at their groin, finger hovering just above the trigger, to irritate responsible gun owners.

[The Genealogist]

1. First thing that came to mind

[Nevilledog]

4. Bwahahaha!

[Tribetime]

7. That's one of the funniest things I've ever seen😅

[lapfog_1]

9. next time I shoot you where it don't grow back

[phylny]

11. I have been sad all day. But this. This made me laugh out loud. Thank you!

[The Genealogist]

13. You're welcome

May today be a better day for you!

[RainCaster]

2. As long as these people shoot their nuts off...

there is hope. They are stepping back from the gene pool, which is good.

[Hortensis]

14. Those who haven't already reproduced.

But to the betterment if this finishes some of them also.

If nothing else, it makes for some great posts, no doubt around the planet. Enjoy!

[NCjack]

3. 2020 candidate for Darwin Award. Rigged if he does not win.

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Wow. Tough initiation ceremony.

Bet their office Christmas parties are a real hoot.

[Chainfire]

6. He said he fucked up?

He can now remove that word from his vocabulary.

[delisen]

8. So much psychological material there amidst the blood

[MagickMuffin]

10. Loaded Gun Pointed At Their junk, Finger Hovering Just Above the Trigger,

to irritate responsible gun owners.

Yeah, that'll show em!

[Iggo]

12. Wow. He showed them.