A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Piercing guns are bad, but machine guns are awesome!

Every year a few hundred piercers, and nearly as many piercees and body mod fans in general venture into Las Vegas Nevada for the annual Associations of Professional Piercers convention. Of those few hundred people, every year a few dozen of them go to the gun range to shoot various machine guns, high caliber pistols and other assorted bits of explosive awesomeness. This picture, courtesy of Robin captures one such group who made that venture this year.

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Brian , Noah , RobinSantos,  Cere and V

Sitting-Michelle and Jareb

Comments

28 responses to “Piercing guns are bad, but machine guns are awesome!”

  1. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    Fuck Yeah GUNS RULE.

  2. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    Fuck Yeah GUNS RULE.

  3. brian Avatar

    it’s a lot of fun.

  4. brian Avatar

    it’s a lot of fun.

  5. V Avatar

    Guns and family…what more can you ask for?

  6. V Avatar

    Guns and family…what more can you ask for?

  7. Kira Avatar
    Kira

    You crazy american people…

  8. Kira Avatar
    Kira

    You crazy american people…

  9. mango zombie Avatar
    mango zombie

    I should have “missed” my flight.

  10. mango zombie Avatar
    mango zombie

    I should have “missed” my flight.

  11. jersey Avatar
    jersey

    I should have “missed” my flight home.

  12. jersey Avatar
    jersey

    I should have “missed” my flight home.

  13. Stormchaser Avatar

    The intelligence of piercing guns and machine guns is quite the same: Really stupid waste of inventors intelligence – could have invented much better things.

  14. Stormchaser Avatar

    The intelligence of piercing guns and machine guns is quite the same: Really stupid waste of inventors intelligence – could have invented much better things.

  15. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    why did i know someone would be high and mighy about guns.

    cans can be fun so long as you dont shoot them at someone with intent to kill, to make someone dance, is fun.

  16. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    why did i know someone would be high and mighy about guns.

    cans can be fun so long as you dont shoot them at someone with intent to kill, to make someone dance, is fun.

  17. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Theres not nearly enough young, modded people in the firearms scene. I was at a gun show last weekend and one of the vendors, who was young himself, said “what’s that through your nose?” Oh, well, we bought a gun from him anyway, lol. Also, anyone who thinks guns are a waste of time or ingenuity obviously has no experience with firearms. Sucks for them.

  18. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Theres not nearly enough young, modded people in the firearms scene. I was at a gun show last weekend and one of the vendors, who was young himself, said “what’s that through your nose?” Oh, well, we bought a gun from him anyway, lol. Also, anyone who thinks guns are a waste of time or ingenuity obviously has no experience with firearms. Sucks for them.

  19. Sick Avatar
    Sick

    guns are fun, machine guns are even more fun to shoot. You should try it stomchaser.

  20. Sick Avatar
    Sick

    guns are fun, machine guns are even more fun to shoot. You should try it stomchaser.

  21. Nicole Lynne Avatar

    I seriously missed out this year!

    I won’t be next year.

  22. Nicole Lynne Avatar

    I seriously missed out this year!

    I won’t be next year.

  23. Jareb Avatar
    Jareb

    That was one of the better afternoons spent in Vegas this year!

  24. Jareb Avatar
    Jareb

    That was one of the better afternoons spent in Vegas this year!

  25. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    Damn you guys for not inviting me 🙁 lol

  26. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    Damn you guys for not inviting me 🙁 lol

  27. Micah Avatar

    it’s cool, guys. i didn’t really want to go shoot guns with you all anyway. (that was sarcasm, btw!)

  28. Micah Avatar

    it’s cool, guys. i didn’t really want to go shoot guns with you all anyway. (that was sarcasm, btw!)

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