No Full Auto in Buildings

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No Full Auto in Buildings refers to a viral airsoft battle video in which a participant is accused of using a full auto mode on his airsoft rifle inside of a building, only for him to refute it by demonstrating that the full auto mode is much faster. Originally posted in August 2017, the viral video has since been reposted on multiple sites and has been used and referenced in various memes, particularly school shooting memes, that feature a screencap as an image macro format.

Origin

On August 3rd, 2017, the YouTube^[1] channel OcAirsoft uploaded a three-minute POV of an airsoft battle. At one point in the clip, the person shooting the video clears a room with three opponents inside it with his rifle in semi-automatic mode, with two of the opponents telling him that using full auto inside the buildings is against the rules. The player then proceeds to demonstrate the actual full auto mode on his rifle, which is noticeably faster. The video (shown below) garnered over 19 million views in seven years.

- Bro, there's no full auto in a building. Hey, no full auto in buildings, bro.
- I'm not full autoing, it's not full auto.
- That's not full auto?
- This is. That's full auto.
- Dayum, bro, okay.

On February 21st, 2018, Redditor diego_02 posted a 13-second clip of the exchange in the /r/funny^[2] subreddit, where it garnered over 20,000 upvotes in seven years.

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On January 4th, 2019, 9GAG^[3] user tyki97 posted a still image from the video with the caption "Teachers in America be like." The post (shown below), which referenced school shootings in the U.S., gained over 5,400 upvotes on the site in six years. On April 1st, Memedroid^[4] user Warbone3k reposted the meme, with the post gaining over 1,100 upvotes in a similar timeframe.

In late April 2019, YouTube user Obi wan Kenobi commented on the video with a joke about school shootings in the United States. The comment (shown below) garnered over 23,000 likes in six years. On May 30th, Redditor Aims_a posted a screenshot of the comment in the /r/memes^[5] subreddit, where it gained over 60 upvotes in a similar timeframe.

On May 30th, 2019, Redditor Willy_Deep reposted a two-panel meme inspired by the comment that garnered over 350 upvotes in the /r/dankmemes^[6] subreddit prior to removal and shared in the following year (author unknown; shown below).

The image was used for more memes, primarily about school shootings, in the early 2020s.

On July 24th, 2019, YouTube^[7] user pocsojavizboliszom posted a Roblox remake of the video. The upload (shown below) accumulated over 240,000 views in five years.

More remakes of the viral clip were uploaded to YouTube and TikTok in the early 2020s, including Minecraft and Source Filmmaker versions.