• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    This post says “the first episode of sherlock where john watson opens up his drawer and you see a gun”.

    So, it’s talking about the Sherlock mini-series from 2010 which was set in modern times. I don’t think that in modern times a military veteran is allowed to keep a gun in a drawer.

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      I think that everyone is over complicating this.

      When you see he has a gun in the mini-series, you’re just reminded of how the he had a revolver in the books. You aren’t going to think about it because he’s supposed to have a gun. You just say, “Oh, he still has a gun.”

      I think the disconnect is probably between people who know Dr. Watson from the books, and people who don’t know the books. The Sherlock mini-series is obviously targeted at people who never read the books. So it’s entirely possible that they wanted the viewer to question its existence.

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          Where else are you going to keep it? The fridge? Hell I keep my muzzle loader next to my desk, mostly because I just got it and have yet to find a proper place for it.

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            From the other comments I concluded that in the UK the gun stays at the police station. But even if an officer were to be allowed to take it home, in most developed countries it has to be stored in a safe. And the key must be unavailable for anyone other than the permit holder.

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      I’m a veteran with a .22 in my desk drawer that has a muzzle suppressor (if I am going to use it I don’t want to damage my ears).