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"That sure is a large collection of 'vintage' nazi daggers...and flags" (lemmy.nz)

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

I moved from Austin, Texas to Jackson, Wyoming. In both places the gun clientele seems very distributed along the political spectrum. In Wyoming you need a high caliber weapon if you want to enjoy a nature hike because here nature is very keen on killing you. Austin is still Texas and Texas has a unique ability to infect people with an acceptance, if not love, for beer, barbecue, tacos and guns.

[-] BrieIsCheese@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

That explains your Buc-ees pfp.

[-] BrieIsCheese@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Other customer: “I like your gun”

Communist Gun Aficionado: “Thanks, our gun is great”

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[-] Minotaur@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, duh, but let’s be honest here man there’s like 2 and a half reasons to buy “nazi branded merchandise”

You are a giant history buff, historian, etc, and you simply collect artifacts from that period. If you are this, you probably aren’t picking random things from your local gun store, but maybe you are.
You are a nazi
You are a “history buff” that, for some reason, only collects nazi memorabilia.

Now, I’m sure some history buffs go to gun stores for that kind of thing. But let’s imagine the broad spectrum of gun store clientele.

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[-] Minotaur@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

…. Yeah man, I focus on Nazi because that’s what’s mentioned in the post lmao

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

War trophies are really common for gun shops/shows, due to the proximity between gun culture and professional soldiers (who actually collected the trophies).

No, they really aren't? I live in Oklahoma, there's a gun store every couple blocks. I've never been in one that has any real Nazi war loot, nor one that regularly displays Nazi memorabilia.

That's for the gun shows, where they sell a ton of replica Nazi memorabilia. I've never seen a historical piece displayed or for sale.

More than likely, anything you've actually seen at a gun store or gun show are just reproductions.

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