r/guns rules, stats, and what to post

New Reddit and mobile Reddit suck. (more): Before posting, IN A BROWSER, open http://old.reddit.com/r/guns, read the rules in the sidebar, and familiarize yourself with the [FAQ](https://reddit.com/r/guns/wiki/faq). Failure to adhere to the rules as seen on the old version of the page will likely result in at least a temporary ban. You have been warned. P.S. Yes. Your photo is a link post. Just do what the bot says.

No Memes, image macros, blogspam, Etc. (lots more): __No memes. No screenshots. No AI generated BS.__ No image macros, rage comics, blogspam, facebook/instagram/twitter/4chan/tiktok content, petitions, low-effort links, or the like. __No shitty phone videos of nothing happening__. If nothing is happening in your video, why the hell don't you just take a well lit photo like a civilized human being, FFS?.

No Politics (more): No politics except in the Bi-weekly politics threads. /r/guns is for talking about guns, not gun issues.

No Doxing (more): No posting personal information (doxxing).

PDFs require a warning, No URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc). (more): Links to PDF files are allowed but must carry a warning.

No Talking About Illegal Firearms Modifications or giving dangerous advice (more): __No talking about illegal firearms modifications or advocating illegal activity__. We aren't going to let you get this sub banned by reddit. __Do not give dangerous advice__. The fact that it seats does NOT mean it yeets. Firing a blank is NOT a way to clear a squib. If you don't know what you're talking about, don't try to help.

No conducting firearms-related transactions. (more).: No conducting firearms-related transactions. __Don't even joke about it.__ No links to sites with products for sale. Again, we aren't going to let you get this sub banned by reddit. Also, no we don't know where to find that thing you're looking for in stock, so don't ask. We use the same Google you do.

No surveys, polls, GoogleDocs etc without pre-approval.: No surveys, polls, GoogleDocs etc without pre-approval. Fun fact: We almost never approve them.

No advertising accounts. (more): No advertising accounts, you may however participate in threads as comments.

Obvious troll accounts will be shown the door. (more): No trolling. This is a mod discretionary rule. __The moderators of this subreddit will take any action (which includes banning and removing comments) that they feel improves the quality of the subreddit.__

PARTICIPATE IN YOUR THREAD (more): If you make a post, stick around and participate in your thread. Ghosting your own post will get you a timeout. Yes we realize people have lives and need sleep. Don't post when you can't participate.

All posts must have a descriptive title.: All posts must have a descriptive title.

Link posts require a detailed description in the comments.: Link posts require a detailed description in the comments. Yes. Your photo is a link post. Do what the bot says.

No open ended questions. (What is the best caliber, what is blah blah.) Use the appropriate threads.: Any time your question boils down to 'Hi, all 800k of you, please list me random products to consider', 'Hi, all 800k of you, blah blah blah "discuss"', or is a defacto poll or survey, your question belongs inside the Moronic Monday, What Should I Buy Wednesday, or Thickheaded Thursday stickied threads. Also No URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc).

FULL RULES ARE DISPLAYED HERE: https://old.reddit.com/r/guns/ (more).: No excuses about not reading them in the sidebar IN A BROWSER at: https://old.reddit.com/r/guns/ If you fail to read them, then violate them, you ARE still subject to a ban. Period.