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I am a 65 year old Jewish woman from Brooklyn. We lived in the city, we don't hunt or fish. We were decidedly NOT gun people. I actually have never fired a gun, so I'm genuinely curious.
Is writing messages on shells a typical thing? It seems weird to me that all of a sudden people are writing political messages on bullets.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, 😆

MichMan
(16,012 posts)Shellback Squid
(9,637 posts)doc03
(38,438 posts)ever heard of it. I have seen soldiers write messages on bombs in old
newsreels.
Nigrum Cattus
(1,028 posts)It is purely a "suicide note"
Srkdqltr
(8,952 posts)Also. Why are the wanting to ban hate speech and not the guns ?? of course we know the answer to that.
Wifes husband
(585 posts)A gun is a tool, not good or bad in itself. How it is used is good or bad. Writing messages on bullets is the act of a child.
comradebillyboy
(10,866 posts)without an engraving machine. Those things aren't really very big so nobody is putting hand written manifestos on their cartridges. The manufacturer has information about the ammo stamped on the bottom of the cartridge. Maybe the Trumpers are claiming those are coded messages.
llmart
(16,901 posts)You can't "write" on a bullet that size. Maybe a shotgun shell casing with a Sharpie, but not a bullet which is too small at the end.
I think this story going around is unfounded. Like you said, the stupid trumpers probably thought whatever was on the bottom of the bullet had a secret meaning.
yellow dahlia
(3,216 posts)I am not a teenager. but I really like this slang word I learned this year.
The first time I saw it was a kid at a protest w/ a sign that read: "Trump is sus".
usonian
(20,987 posts)The shooters are doing it themselves.
An obvious "look at me" play.
It's like robbing a bank and leaving business cards behind.
Even ancient armies stamped or carved symbols on stones before battle. The trend seems to be coming back.
Greg_In_SF
(607 posts)
Wiz Imp
(7,562 posts)For the Kirk shooter and today's shooter, the only evidence of this happening is statements by the DOJ & FBI. They have every reason to lie.