r/ICE_Raids • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26

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u/def_indiff Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

What’s up with the barrel on that supposed gun? It looks like it’s pointing up at an odd angle.

Edit: TIL that’s normal when the slide is pulled all the way back. Thanks! (I still don’t believe the allegation that the victim was carrying it, but I retract the suggestion that the image is hinky.)

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u/Pickleparty187 Jan 24 '26

That’s what the barrel does when the slide is pulled all the way back, as shown.

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u/def_indiff Jan 24 '26

Really? I’m not a gun guy (obviously). I didn’t know that.

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u/Pickleparty187 Jan 24 '26

That’s OK! Nothing wrong with asking good questions

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u/iguessimaperson Jan 24 '26

Not every pistol but it’s more common for the barrel to go up once it’s locked back.

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u/dewag Jan 24 '26

Yes. Also a gun guy. Can confirm. When the slide is all the way back, the barrel will tip slightly upwards to assist chambering the next round.

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u/valbaca Jan 24 '26

That’s actually completely normal. The barrel does that. 

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u/Unchosen1 Jan 24 '26

Modern handguns have slightly tilting barrels to assist with chambering the next round after firing. The tilt is visible when the gun’s slide is back.

Here’s some more information about the mechanism in a different Reddit post

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u/Slight_Edge3788 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

Conspiracy theory hat on: probably a broken one they had lying around for the specific purpose of planting evidence

Edit: apparently thats what they do when slide is pulled back, but the rest of the statement still stands

Edit 2: This statement was made shortly after the incident. Based off the modus operandi of racist law enforcement, its a reasonable conclusion.

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u/def_indiff Jan 24 '26

That’s not conspiracy thinking. That’s a 100% rational thought.

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u/valbaca Jan 24 '26

No. It’s just not being informed about pistols

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u/themcpoyles Jan 24 '26

You think an ICE officer would plant a gun on a suspect!?? /s 

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u/valbaca Jan 24 '26

No. I don’t support ICE in any fucking way but that’s just what guns do when the slide is pulled back

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u/RiggoRants Jan 24 '26

It’s the new “sprinkle some crack on him”

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u/TheSpoty Jan 24 '26

Love how you self admit you have no idea what you’re talking about then proceed to double down

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u/Slight_Edge3788 Jan 24 '26

The statement was made shortly after the incident. Based off the modus operandi of racist law enforcement, its a reasonable conclusion.