Being that the NRA doesn't publish membership lists, and that they don't poll us on such questions, how can you claim to know anything about what NRA members want?
It's normal and natural for someone to feel frustrated when he or she has difficulty finding someone to date. It's normal to feel rejected when you get rejected. It's normal to resent being overlooked.
At one time or another, most if not all people have felt this way.
Because I have a male point of view, I'm going to add that it's normal for men to be frustrated and bewildered by the disconnect between what women say they want in a man and what kind of men they actually date.
Obviously, violence should never result from these feelings. This frustration should be motivation for self improvement.
The response should be more along the lines of "Oh, you're not interested? ok. Take care."
Me, I use the women who ignored me and the bitches who used me as motivation to treat the woman in my life even better.
My point is that being frustrated and angry are alright just so long as you don't cross the line and start hurting people.
When I was house shopping, my fiance asked me what me criteria were for choosing a house I told her "Location, Size, Price, Layout, Number of Bedrooms and Defensibility in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse."
Zombie outbreaks are a metaphor for civil unrest. Basically, anything that disrupts food delivery or utilities for a week will be the equivalent of a zombie apocalypse.
That's precisely why I don't have any references to my employer on my social media accounts.
I am free to say that I think that "marriage equality" is a ruse. It's a trick designed to destroy the institution of marriage and use the power of the state to crush religious freedom. And since my name and my employer are so far separated, I can't be blackmailed over it.
As long as you insist this, then I am completely unmotivated to continue any argument with you, as you have already made up your mind that anyone with a contrary opinion "doesn't know what they're talking about."
Pretend that you're taking the high road if you like, the truth is that you're outclassed. The few hours you've spend listening to Rachel Maddow are nothing compared to the more than twenty years I have spent in the gun culture. I have debated the nuances of American gun law with BATF agents and won.
I do not say that you don't know what you're talking about because you have a different opinion. I say it because you're parroting demonstrably false talking points like "military-grade" firearms in reference the the clearly civilian-grade Bushmaster rifle.
That's why ultimately you will lose this battle
That remains to be seen. If we do lose, it'll be because the liars were able to convert enough dupes to push their disarmament agenda.
because you have exactly zero interest in passing reasonable gun laws based on facts or data.
Does that mean that the 3,000-20,000 gun laws that currently exist in the united states are not reasonable?
Your made up talking points are neither facts nor data.
In my pocket. When I was a teenager I had a bad habit of losing my house key. I was able to overcome that by being extremely studious about where my keys are.
But if that's your concern, why not be worried that the kid can find the watch FOB?
A video clip that's doubtless been taken out of context.
You must not have been paying attention in 1994. I was. That clip is completely in context. She was talking about why they got the compromise ban on semi-automatic firearms. The reason was because she couldn't get enough votes to go for an outright ban on possession.
You have already shown yourself willing to misrepresent and lie to advance your cause. The purpose of this discussion is not for me to sway you, your mind is clearly made up. The purpose of this discussion is to inform people who haven't given much thought to the question.
You can tell a conspiracy theorist, but you can't tell him much.
You haven't told anything, you've just made a bunch of ad hominem attacks and baseless accusations.
There are several cheaply made safes that can be opened by smacking them sharply on their undersides or by simply dropping them a few inches on to a hard surface.
There are solenoids inside of them that are not spring loaded so the inertia slides them out of the way and allows the safe to be opened.
The obvious solution is to use the mounting hardware that comes with the safes but not everyone does that.
I'm going to assume that your question was presented because you genuinely don't know.
New Jersey and California have laws on the books that will take this from being an optional feature of a few firearms to being a mandated feature on all new firearms. That's unacceptable to us.
You know what would be even better? Requiring my fellow gun owners to be responsible, to carry insurance, to pass safety training. Thanks to the NRA fundamentalists that'll never happen.
You're welcome.
Discounting the fact that the idea that the government can mandate someone purchase insurance to exercise a constitutionally protected right is an extremely new one, how long do you think it would be until the mandated insurance was priced out of reach for the average American?
If there's ever a situation where there were domestic unrest and someone who had never previously considered purchasing a firearm were to take the plunge, mandatory training would enable the "authorities" to simply suspend training, like in Los Angeles when the riots occurred. Or they could make it extremely difficult and impractical to get the training, like Washington DC does right now.
Any attempts to curtail the right are slow motions attempts to eliminate it.
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Being that the NRA doesn't publish membership lists, and that they don't poll us on such questions, how can you claim to know anything about what NRA members want?
LK
I machined an AR receiver from an aluminum casting using just a drill press.
I'm no machinist. Just a well informed hobbyist and amateur gunsmith.
LK
You need to read the article instead of just looking at the pictures.
He turned the shovel blade into the receiver.
It is an impressive build.
LK
but you can suck a bag of dicks.
It's normal and natural for someone to feel frustrated when he or she has difficulty finding someone to date. It's normal to feel rejected when you get rejected. It's normal to resent being overlooked.
At one time or another, most if not all people have felt this way.
Because I have a male point of view, I'm going to add that it's normal for men to be frustrated and bewildered by the disconnect between what women say they want in a man and what kind of men they actually date.
Obviously, violence should never result from these feelings. This frustration should be motivation for self improvement.
The response should be more along the lines of "Oh, you're not interested? ok. Take care."
Me, I use the women who ignored me and the bitches who used me as motivation to treat the woman in my life even better.
My point is that being frustrated and angry are alright just so long as you don't cross the line and start hurting people.
LK
The 10% Ethanol fuels destroy the gaskets in the fuel pumps.
I have been going through gaskets every other year since I bought my house.
LK
When I was house shopping, my fiance asked me what me criteria were for choosing a house I told her "Location, Size, Price, Layout, Number of Bedrooms and Defensibility in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse."
Zombie outbreaks are a metaphor for civil unrest. Basically, anything that disrupts food delivery or utilities for a week will be the equivalent of a zombie apocalypse.
LK
If they were a "fringe group", the majority of voters wouldn't have sided with them.
LK
That's precisely why I don't have any references to my employer on my social media accounts.
I am free to say that I think that "marriage equality" is a ruse. It's a trick designed to destroy the institution of marriage and use the power of the state to crush religious freedom. And since my name and my employer are so far separated, I can't be blackmailed over it.
LK
A very real difference is that one of them only wants to do that with the consenting.
LK
Yeah, after intense pressure he was "allowed to resign". That's totally a different thing.
LK
As long as you insist this, then I am completely unmotivated to continue any argument with you, as you have already made up your mind that anyone with a contrary opinion "doesn't know what they're talking about."
Pretend that you're taking the high road if you like, the truth is that you're outclassed. The few hours you've spend listening to Rachel Maddow are nothing compared to the more than twenty years I have spent in the gun culture. I have debated the nuances of American gun law with BATF agents and won.
I do not say that you don't know what you're talking about because you have a different opinion. I say it because you're parroting demonstrably false talking points like "military-grade" firearms in reference the the clearly civilian-grade Bushmaster rifle.
That's why ultimately you will lose this battle
That remains to be seen. If we do lose, it'll be because the liars were able to convert enough dupes to push their disarmament agenda.
because you have exactly zero interest in passing reasonable gun laws based on facts or data.
Does that mean that the 3,000-20,000 gun laws that currently exist in the united states are not reasonable?
Your made up talking points are neither facts nor data.
Says every dumbass
Is this ad hominem "facts" or "data"?
LK
Mozilla just ousted their chair over something that screws over far fewer people than this.
LK
In my pocket. When I was a teenager I had a bad habit of losing my house key. I was able to overcome that by being extremely studious about where my keys are.
But if that's your concern, why not be worried that the kid can find the watch FOB?
LK
A video clip that's doubtless been taken out of context.
You must not have been paying attention in 1994. I was. That clip is completely in context. She was talking about why they got the compromise ban on semi-automatic firearms. The reason was because she couldn't get enough votes to go for an outright ban on possession.
You have already shown yourself willing to misrepresent and lie to advance your cause. The purpose of this discussion is not for me to sway you, your mind is clearly made up. The purpose of this discussion is to inform people who haven't given much thought to the question.
You can tell a conspiracy theorist, but you can't tell him much.
You haven't told anything , you've just made a bunch of ad hominem attacks and baseless accusations.
LK
Ah, the amateur psychiatrist. The basest of the logical fallacies.
It's neither narcissism nor paranoia. It's the truth.
LK
Put down your strawman. If you can't refute the arguments that I actually make, then why should I occupy my time arguing in favor of your strawmen?
There's no slippery slope "argument" here, it's a reflection of the stated intentions of my enemies.
LK
There are several cheaply made safes that can be opened by smacking them sharply on their undersides or by simply dropping them a few inches on to a hard surface.
There are solenoids inside of them that are not spring loaded so the inertia slides them out of the way and allows the safe to be opened.
The obvious solution is to use the mounting hardware that comes with the safes but not everyone does that.
LK
I'm going to assume that your question was presented because you genuinely don't know.
New Jersey and California have laws on the books that will take this from being an optional feature of a few firearms to being a mandated feature on all new firearms. That's unacceptable to us.
LK
Step 2 is already on the books in New Jersey and California. Step 3 is the obvious next step.
You wait for the water to boil slowly if you want to. Your complacence doesn't obligate me.
LK
Now that you know there is more than 1 type of person who might be for this technology, maybe you won't need to be so suspicious.
The other type of person is the dupe of the first type.
Mechanical locks, even integrated ones, are available right now and they work pretty well.
LK
You know what would be even better? Requiring my fellow gun owners to be responsible, to carry insurance, to pass safety training. Thanks to the NRA fundamentalists that'll never happen.
You're welcome.
Discounting the fact that the idea that the government can mandate someone purchase insurance to exercise a constitutionally protected right is an extremely new one, how long do you think it would be until the mandated insurance was priced out of reach for the average American?
If there's ever a situation where there were domestic unrest and someone who had never previously considered purchasing a firearm were to take the plunge, mandatory training would enable the "authorities" to simply suspend training, like in Los Angeles when the riots occurred. Or they could make it extremely difficult and impractical to get the training, like Washington DC does right now.
Any attempts to curtail the right are slow motions attempts to eliminate it.
LK
I too have small children. I too am concerned for their safety.
I buy safes to store my firearms. For far less than the cost of one of these guns, you can buy a regular gun and a good safe.
LK
Gun enthusiasts have no interest in this technology. Who wants something that will reduce reliability and increase price?
The only people pushing for it are those who dislike the idea of civilian firearm ownership.
That's more than enough to make me suspicious.
LK
Ask an over 50 Catholic. They indeed did bludgeon left handed children for attempting to write with their left hands.
I chose that example for a reason.
LK
Lots of places have had such laws for decades.
They were often used against the KKK. If they wanted to march, they had to do it without masks.
LK