Picture of Ukrainian Girl with rifle and lollypop goes viral

[Demovictory9]

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[James48]

1. Its not a rifle.

It appears to be a shotgun, i’d say, based on the diameter of the barrel.


Very powerful photo.

[denbot]

2. Yup.

The Ukraini people know how to use social media.

[Brother Buzz]

4. And I betcha she has a ready supply of shot, powder, and primers...

and her reloader doesn't shout bling, but it totally gets the job done.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Looks like a rack of shells on the stock, too...

more common with shotguns than rifles.

[Volaris]

16. Ya and I bet that ain't no birdshot lol...that looks like some John Wick shit!

[uponit7771]

3. This is its believable and couldn't put it past UKR citz, they're tough folk. We need them IN the ..

... tent not outside of it.

[PatrickforB]

6. Like the rest of you, I am horrified this little girl has been put in this situation

by Putin's disgusting invasion. I hope she lives.

Too many kids have carried guns, and she should be worrying about homework, not getting killed.

[madamesilverspurs]

7. Sadly,

republicans won't see what we see, and the NRA would turn this into a sales pitch.


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[AverageOldGuy]

8. Not a rifle . . .

. . . pump shotgun, 12 gauge with modified chamber to hold 7-8 rounds. Looks as though she has an ammo holder on the stock so she doesn't have to fish shells out of her pockets to reload. Her dirty hands and the bullet holes in the side of the building suggest she's been in a fight.

[speak easy]

13. What would be the kick back on that thing?

[blugbox]

14. Twelve gauge kicks pretty hard as it is.

I'm an adult male, and a few hours of shotgun use has always left me with a bruised shoulder. Yes I hold it correctly, they just kick hard. If one were to exercise very poor shooting form, the kick back could be enough to dislocate a shoulder or fracture a collar bone...

Shotguns like the one pictured are made of polymer and are quite light compared to a heavy wooden WWII rifle for example, so more feel of the kick is transferred through the stock and into your shoulder. Large caliber rifles kick hard as well, but it seems the heavy stocks absorb more of the force.

Final piece to the puzzle: ammo type. Bird shot is very small and a much lighter load overall than buckshot. Buckshot kicks very very hard. Slugs I think kick the hardest. The heavier the round fired, the more kick on the users end.

I'm not a gun nut so I'm not sure why I decided to answer in such detail. I'm stressed for them and I feel so sorry for this little girl that the "science" part of the answer appealed to me and momentarily distracted me from the reality of the situation.

[BigmanPigman]

9. About 10 days ago Joy Reid told Malcolm Nance

that she saw two or three little kids walk down a street in Ukraine while their city was being bombed. Malcolm told her. "In 2 months you're going to see those same little kids lying down IED (whatever it's called) wire in their town". He was spot on.

[C Moon]

10. In Demovictory's defense, I don't know anything about guns, and would call a shot gun a rifle.

I know better now.

[Warpy]

11. I had to stop watching a border cam

Cars would go through, few minutes later, a man would walk back. Then one car wen through and a man and 2 teenagers walked back.

It broke me.

Putin and his shithead buddies in the Kremlin make me wish I believed in a hell.

[speak easy]

12. Don't underestimate nor romanticize tween girls. -

They can be very competitive and determined, in (very) close knit circles.

[smirkymonkey]

15. This breaks my heart.

I pray for her safety and sanity.

[alphafemale]

17. Putin is toast

With however that young woman prefers her eggs.

The yellow/blue hair ribbons are an even better touch than the lolly.

[NickB79]

18. Shotguns don't defeat body armor, unfortunately

Aim for the thighs.

[Kaleva]

22. But the impact could fuck the person up and take them out...

Of the fight

[Hotler]

19. When asked what she needed she said; "Guns, lots of guns."

Ready to go all John Wick on Russian invaders.

[mucifer]

20. The first time I saw it I didn't notice the ribbons in her hair

[Emile]

21. I guarantee if that little girl shot that 12 gauge her shoulder will be bruised. I

shot my Grandpa's 10 gauge about her age and it knocked me down on my ass!

[Kaleva]

23. I'm thinking the pic is posed in some repects

Even a grown man can short stroke a pump shotgun . Working that slide with authority in combat conditions may be too much to expect from the girl and there's also the recoil and noise to consider.

Trying to visualize the girl standing up, holding that full size shotgun and being able rack the slide back like she means it and moving the slide all the way fwd after firing the first shot in a very stressful situation. I don't see that working out well.

[sammythecat]

24. I agree

Plus she'd be dealing with automatic rifle fire. I just can't see it.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

25. It is. It's "soft propaganda."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/photo-of-ukrainian-girl-with-a-lollipop-and-a-rifle-goes-viral/ar-AAUXveL

Where did the photo of the Ukrainian girl with a lollipop and rifle come from?

The photo was taken by Alexei Kirichenko in Kiev, and is of his nine-year old daughter. He posted it to his Facebook account on Friday, with the simple message: “Young girl with candy”.

In the comments he is asked if it is his daughter, and he replies that it is. He is asked if the photo was staged to “to highlight the horrors of Putin invading a nation and putting civilians, including children, in danger.” He explains that the photo is staged, and that he gave his daughter the gun, unloaded, for the photo.

[Kaleva]

26. Thanks!

[Amishman]

27. Hard to say, my niece is about that age and busts clays with ease

When shooting clays at my brother-in-law's, she'll use a rubber slip on pad on the butt stock to soften the recoil a bit and shoot all afternoon.