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2025-03-28 15:13:36 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Walz is unloading the shotgun, not loading it. This is the correct technique to safely unload a Beretta. The awkward position is because he’s catching the shells in his hand as they’re ejected rather than ejecting them onto the ground. https://www.newsweek.com/nra-tim-walz-gun-video-community-note-1970825 https://youtube.com/shorts/HDC--Yhcgac?si=pqHnm0xL5B0qJMl8 https://www.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Beretta%20USA%20A300%20User%20Manual_UQAN3953_rev%200%20(Web).pdf

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• Walz is unloading the shotgun, not loading it. This is the correct technique to safely unload a Beretta. The awkward position is because he’s catching the shells in his hand as they’re ejected rather than ejecting them onto the ground. https://www.newsweek.com/nra-tim-walz-gun-video-community-note-1970825 https://youtube.com/shorts/HDC--Yhcgac?si=pqHnm0xL5B0qJMl8 https://www.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Beretta%20USA%20A300%20User%20Manual_UQAN3953_rev%200%20(Web).pdf