The Pope tried banning crossbows
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vanderbilt@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s rather complicated. In the “in-between” times, firearms were considered a coward’s weapon, making the user a “sniper” and thus less honorable than those who used more traditional arms. This faded with time however, as most ideas do.
veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 6 months ago
yamanii@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In latin languages it’s even called “besta” to indicate it’s from the beast (Satan)
cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Bro American Sniper was a fucking badass film. No politics or anything. Just a guy shooting terrorists.
Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Bro really called “just a guy shooting terrorists” apolitical
Emmie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It had the same value as that nazi propaganda sniper movie from inglorious basterds
cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Wow. That’s such an unhinged viewpoint.
Emmie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I just hate military propaganda
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, because the people that thought that way got fucking shot.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
"what’re you going to do, coward? shoot me?"
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Also because they became more accurate and more skill dependent. Early guns were just RNG. That’s why muskets were most useful fired in barrages.
BenFranklinsDick@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Words of wisdom