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[โ€“] jerkface@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Just like people who are into sarin, questionably stored viral samples, bombs, gillotines, etc.

You can call these things "collectables" but their nature doesn't change because you put a friendly term to it. It is psychologically fucked up to stockpile lethal weapons that can only be used for taking life without even having a practical application in mind.

I'm going to push back a little bit. For one thing, have you ever gone hunting? Some would say that taking life (specifically deers and rabbits and stuff) is a practical application. For two, sport shooting is a thing. Being good at using a weapon can be rewarding in and of itself, whether you're talking about guns, bows, slingshots, or throwing knives.