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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@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

That’s wild!

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (3 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@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month 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.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

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

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

That's Gun 101.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Could still fuck your eyes up.

[–] comfortablydumb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think he was pointing the gun at the bird.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Love the subtle clean up, looks terrific.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

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