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Everett True teaches a kid about gun safety (October 17, 1906) (lemmy.world)
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Printed 118 years ago today in the Spokane Press. Image cleaned up, see the original.

Found on the Library of Congress site.

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[–] Rolando 51 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Corporal punishment! Gun safety! Body shaming! Protecting migratory birds! These two panels cover a lot.

The page also has some other interesting stories.

  • "Fierce Fight in a Saloon"
  • Boxing rumors
  • A story about the rehab of a racing horse
  • An ad that carefully explains to rube readers how to use the ad: "Look at this Illustration and then we doubt If you can find any good excuse for not buying your new Winter Overcoat here especially in view of the fact that we'll agree to show you lots of garments that will look just as good to you as does this one In the picture."
  • A story about cooks and waiters affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World going on strike in Nevada. "Proprietors are endeavoring to run the places with Japanese help... The strikers demand a 10 hour day and recognition of the union."
[–] Jesus_666 17 points 3 months ago

I love how the coat ad finishes with "we expect you in tomorrow". Talk about pushy!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

500USD for land and a four-bedroom house?! That’s under 20k adjusted for inflation?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Houses were considered an expendable good (not sure of the exact terminology), not an investment until the past few decades.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That’s wild!

[–] Vorticity 38 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I honestly think he had every right to do that in that situation. Kid aims a gun at you and gets a spanking? Kid got of light...

[–] samus12345 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was surprising to see Everett say he didn't have the right to spank him when he beats the shit out of guys all the time with nary a thought.

[–] Seleni 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Kids back then were seen as property of their parents (in case you were wondering where that idea comes from when it pops up now and again today), and thus technically their discipline was also the province of their parents.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Where is the follow up comic of Everett slapping the parents around?

[–] samus12345 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But isn't beating someone up also a violation of their rights?

[–] Seleni 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Kids didn’t have rights, any more than a dog or horse or chair did. They were seen as property. Both by the law and by custom.

[–] samus12345 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In this case, the rights refer to the adult who "owned" them.

[–] Seleni 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right, hence him saying ‘I know I haven’t any right to do this’. He was infringing on their rights, with them not present to object.

[–] samus12345 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes, and he's also infringing on their rights when he beats them up, yet has no problem with it.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah that would hold up in a court of law even today. "I murdered him in self-defense, Your Honor."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing it's a BB gun, but still not good to point at people

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah it makes no difference, a gun is a gun.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

That's Gun 101.

[–] Anticorp 7 points 3 months ago

It makes a huge difference, but I get your point. A BB gun will cause a little welt if it hits anywhere besides your eyes. An actual firearm has the potential to kill or cripple you, regardless of where it hits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not really true in practice. Airsoft and paintball are guns in form and function but they are intended to be aimed at people for fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Even with Airsoft/Paintball you would practice gun safety, and not point them at people who are not part of the event, or who are but are not actively ready to participate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Could still fuck your eyes up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think he was pointing the gun at the bird.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

there's a person too close. He should not be aiming at the bird either

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Love the subtle clean up, looks terrific.

[–] Rolando 4 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I'm still learning how to use GIMP to do all that.