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[Malyse]

A Florida man who suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of "stress and boredom" has found that his idea has captured peoples' imaginations - with over 46,000 signing up to join in.

Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.

But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.

He started a Facebook "event", and as of Friday evening 46,000 people say they are interested.

"A combination of stress and boredom made me start the event," he told the BBC.

"The response is a complete and total surprise to me.

"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control."

Graphics suggesting how to shoot at a hurricane have sprung up online, with the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you.

Since Mr Edwards came up with his "masterplan", other similar Facebook pages have been created - including one suggesting using flame throwers to scare away the storm.

"It's time we took a stand against this bully!" reads the event description. "This is our home, nobody drives us out of our own territory.

"Join me in this fight as we shoot flames at Hurricane Irma and dissipate her on the spot."

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/florida-gun-owners-encouraged-apos-213111921.html

Future Darwin Award recipients.

 

[His Majesty]

Stray bullets in strong winds, what could possibly go wrong.

 

[cackhyena]

Um don't do that.

 

[Little Old Man]

 

[Zubz]

Wait, I thought these were all just Facebook jokes about DBZ & stuff. Some person's actually doing this?!

 

[Aiii]

Is there anything America doesn’t try to solve by throwing guns at it?

 

[IAmAnAgnostic]

Already has been responded to

 

[SuperEpicMan]

Reminds me of this.

 

[PizzaFace]

Stupid cunt

 

[Hoo-doo]

You'd have to question the ability of these people to breathe and walk at the same time. This is next-level stupid.

 

[Ivan 3414]

Shooting a hurricane is something that legit needs to be illegal

 

[Evolved1]

Only time I've ever laughed at this gif, haha well done.

 

[UberTag]

Is there anything America doesn't try to solve by throwing guns at it?

 

[Maklershed]

Good thing those bullets don't come back down to the ground.

 

[Fred-87]

America!

 

[Skii]

It never ceases to amaze how stupid Americans are.

What a country.

 

[Malyse]

Shooting a hurricane is something that legit needs to be illegal

Reckless discharge of a firearm is illegal pretty much everywhere.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Nuke it

 

[Jackpot]

Give people a device expressly for killing and they treat it like a toy. smh.

 

[Shadybiz]

Goddamn idiot.

 

[Ravensmash]

Bullets aside, something tells me that trying to aim a firearm in hurricane force winds is an easy way to get smashed in the face by it.

 

[ViviOggi]

Jesus fucking christ this is so utterly degenerate

I desperately hope that no living beings end up getting hit by those bullets

 

[womfalcs3]

Nuke it

That could actually work over the Atlantic, far away from anybody. All those post-explosion gases and shock waves could break apart the circulation.

I want to be a part of that study.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[OraleeWey]

Simpsons did it confirmed.

 

[batrush]

Is there anything America doesn’t try to solve by throwing guns at it?

no

 

[Ventara]

the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you

lol

 

[Atraveller]

This gif is perfect.

 

[DarkKyo]

Just another day in the life of Florida man.

 

[Dirtyshubb]

So once again life is stanger than fiction: Bullet-nado.

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

 

[MarionCB]

The United States - the first self-satirising country. You're basically the Onion at this point.

 

[Tom Nook]

Holy Shit! Lol

 

[Jumeira]

Stupid cunt

.

 

[notaskwid]

The best use ever of this gif, congrats.

 

[old manatee]

That's silly. It makes more sense to have a fleet of tugboats drag a giant tarp out to contain the hurricane.

 

[Always-honest]

Smart

 

[CloudWolf]

I would say I'm surprised, but considering it's Florida, I would honestly be more surprised if this turns out to be a joke.

 

[halfbeast]

But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.

reminded me of this:

 

[_Ryo_]

Stupid fucking cunts. They do realize if the storm doesnt kill anyone the bullets will, right? Also, unfortunately storms often kill people anyway. So having multiple people shooting into is very fucking dumb.

 

[CloudWolf]

Give people a device expressly for killing and they treat it like a toy. smh.

"You take that back! Guns don't kill people, people kill people!" - Conservative America

 

[Afrikan]

 

[How About No]

In my headcanon this is 1st post

 

[grumpy]

Shooting at a hurricane is by far the most US American thing I've read in quite a while...

 

[Winterblink]

I imagine we're going to be reading a lot about Florida Man over the coming days.

 

[13ruce]

Inbefore bullet turns around and kills Florida Man.
So Florida Man please don't even try.

 

[BLOODED_hands]

I.... What? This makes no sense at all, but this is Trump's 'Murica so anything can make sense, I guess?

 

[TheRed]

I better not get hit by some idiots dumb bullet flying around in the hurricane...

 

[Ponn]

46,000 responsible gun owners

 

[GrizzleBoy]

"You take that back! Guns don't kill people, people kill people!" - Conservative America

Nukes don't kill people, people kill People!

PEOPLE ARE THE REAL WMDs!

 

[bootsthecat]

In regards to 'reality' and physics and what not, what are the odds a bullet would swirl around and potentially hit someone with enough force to injure not in the direction the bullet was shot?