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Couple buys gun ‘to stop the fascist government,’ accidentally ‘got a compulsion to pull the trigger’

March 4, 2026 | | Print Article

A Reddit post from r/LiberalGunOwners is going viral for being earth-shatteringly cringe.

The user was complaining of an “accidental discharge” after their “partner” fired off a live round in their home with a gun purchased “for self-defense as the federal government does fascist things in our community.” That alone should tell you everything you need to know about where the post is going, so buckle up.

Look:

“I could use some advice in handling this situation by people more well-versed in gun ownership than I. I did grow up around guns so am comfortable around them, but it was also rifles and shotguns for hunting, never handguns. I’ve never had an accidental discharge happen and am just not sure how to handle it,” the post reads.

“So she recently purchased a Glock (unsure of model, sorry) for self-defense as the federal government does fascist things in our community. This gun has brought her immense security in the last month or so. She practices loading and racking the gun fairly frequently to get more comfortable with it and as a way to soothe her nerves,” it continues. “However, and I didn’t know this until this incident, her practicing with the gun involved putting a live round in the chamber. I also didn’t know that this gun does not have a safety. These two things combined, make me extremely uncomfortable and I would have told her as much had I known.”

“Yesterday while practicing, and with a live round in the chamber, she said she ‘got a compulsion to pull the trigger’ and was unable to stop herself from following through on the compulsion. Thankfully, neither she or any of our cats were hurt. Our wall has a new hole in it but the bullet did not leave our home as there is no exit hole,” the user explains. “I have since told her never to load a live round during practice in our home. I also have taken possession of the gun and the safe that it is in because of how uncomfortable I am that she was unable to control this compulsion. We’ve talked through our feelings around this; the severity of the mistake and the danger to her and our cats it caused. I can tell how embarrassed and remorseful she is. But I’m just not sure how to proceed. I want her to have the safety the gun provides her and access to it for emergency situations (I’ve hidden it outside of our bedroom) but don’t want to be afraid of this happening again. Any advice would be appreciated.”

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The user also notes that the trigger-pulling partner “is in therapy, and has been for a couple months” and that she had taken a “professional training course.”

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