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Turkey’s leader gives revolvers to every NATO leader as parting gift (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 2 days ago by lavenderbreton@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you know anything about Turkish firearms you wouldn't even trust a revolver from there.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'd probably modify it to remove the firing pin, maybe weld the barrel shut, and hang it on a wall

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I didn’t say I was gonna use it! But it’d still be cool to have

Edit: plus gift horses and all that

[–] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's like they say in Turkey: don't look a gift gun in the barrel.

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

See you get it!

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That's fair.