70,000 people want to shoot guns at Hurricane Irma in Florida

While residents of Florida scramble to evacuate the state and prepare for Hurricane Irma's anticipated catastrophic damage, tens of thousands of people have signed on to do their part to try to keep the storm at bay.

They say they're going to shoot at it.

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As of Friday night, a whopping 22,000 Facebook users had RSVP'd "Going" to an event titled "Shoot at Hurricane Irma," while 48,000 others checked that they were interested in doing so.

The Facebook event was created by DeLand, Florida residents Ryon Edwards and Dominic Apostolico, and is set to take place at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Sunday.

"LETS SHOW IRMA THAT WE SHOOT FIRST," the event description reads.

But that's not all the internet is doing to try to mobilize anti-Irma troops. 

Another Florida resident has created an event called "Spinning your arms really fast to push away Hurricane Irma," a virtual gathering that has received firm commitments from 10,000 people, with another 32,000 interested.

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In another event, 7,500 people claimed they did indeed "Line up on the coast and shoot Kamehamehas at Hurricane Irma," referencing an energy attack weapon in the fictional Dragon Ball manga series. Some 25,000 people said they had been interested in the event.

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Still, another 9,300 others have pledged to "Naruto Run in Category 5 Winds" on Sunday in Treasure Island, Florida, though that particular page specified that the event listing was satire.

Reach Natalie Allison at nallison@tennessean.com. Follow her on Twitter at @natalie_allison.