[ExI] > Taiwan is standing strong

[William Flynn Wallace]

That's why status-maximizing psychopaths in power (who always want more
power) always try to disarm the populace. Nazis did it to Jews, "Democrats"
want to do it to us.  rafal

I am an independent who votes Democratic.  I cannot speak for anyone else,
but here is what I think about guns:  automatic weapons should be totally
illegal - for military only - I am on the border about the semiautomatic
weapons - if you can't kill something with one shot, stay home and practice
until you can; guns should be registered and background checks thorough,
esp. for a criminal record - no guns for felons with a violent record or
for those who have been institutionalized for psychotic problems (or anyone
with psychotic problems).  (I might think of some more reasons, but none
that I believe conservatives would object to.)  Why they object to any of
the above is a mystery to me.)

That's about all.  If everyone who could meet the above criteria had ten
guns it would not bother me a bit.  I do think confiscation is never going
to happen and those who think so might be a bit paranoid.  Even if
confiscation were the law, I'll bet many who would be tasked with doing it
would not do it.

I have used shotguns and rifles and currently only have a pistol.  Did not
like killing animals though I did so quite competently.  And ate what I
killed - deer, ducks, doves, quail, squirrels.  (My dad liked squirrel
brains.)

bill w

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:06 PM Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 4:32 PM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> I would NEVER wish for a civil war, but I think you're underestimating
>> the power of asymmetric warfare in that situation.  Gun owners are hardly a
>> bunch of silly rednecks with little hunting rifles.   Many of them are as
>> well armed as a typical infantry soldier in terms of weaponry.  If the will
>> was there to defend/revolt, it would not be an easy fight without resorting
>> to bombing large swathes of the US.
>>
>
> ### That's why status-maximizing psychopaths in power (who always want
> more power) always try to disarm the populace. Nazis did it to Jews,
> "Democrats" want to do it to us.
>
> There, Godwin's law FTW.
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