• andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
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    And succesfully using a makeshift gun at a rare occasion of Abe visiting his town. The whole story reeks of wtf moments. Reddit was mad when it started to uncover.

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      As an American I both respect and fear that man’s ability to redneck engineer a working gun and kill a president

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        Surprisingly enough, makeshift guns are plentiful and incredibly ingenious. Some are even made with completely out of the box thinking.

        I’ve seen guns made from these, steel pipes turned into single shot rifles and even muzzle loaders.

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        It wasn’t mad as very angry. It was overly enthusiastic about sharing the first details of this hit and speculating about what the murderer’s motives were, about the gun he made (and Japan is mostly gun-free since ww2), about Abe’s links to moonies, about moonies, what are they compared to scientology and other cults. Threads exploded with comments. And one of the point that made many arguments by itself: was the killer right or not.