<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Just another note on liberals, unlike me: just about everything you read about liberals in the media refer to radical, far left radicals, who make up a tiny portion of the liberals. Squeaking wheel, and all that. So just put a 'radical' in front on the word liberal and you'll describe the true idiots who are liberal. Unlike the rational, highly intelligent, creative, kind, loving etc. liberals like me.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">If we were mandated to own weapons, like the Swiss, I would object to the power of the government being used to take away freedoms but I would not object to everyone owning a gun.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">bill w</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:54 PM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 3:39 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Clark via extropy-chat<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">>…Rednecks need automatic <span>firearms…<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:14pt">Automatic firearms are damn hard to license. Most states disallow them or make it such a pain in the ass to get them, it is a rich man’s toy. They are extremely rare. I have never seen one.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> </span></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I suspect John is confusing semi-automatic weapons with automatic ones based on a very cursory investigation into what gun laws in the US actually cover. As mentioned, an extremely small number of people are licensed to own and operate automatic weapons. A semi-automatic weapon is no different than a revolver in terms of outcome (in fact, the revolver is more reliable!) other than the potential number of bullets in the magazine versus revolvers. CT (helpfully?) where I am domiciled now limits those magazines to 10 rounds which is not many more than a revolver holds depending on caliber.</div><div><br></div><div>When I was recently legally purchasing a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, the well mannered, and extremely knowledgeable guys in the shop were laughing over the formerly gun hating liberals calling into the store in a panic now wanting to get guns worried over COVID-19 negative outcomes. One of them got extremely irate when they found out you couldn't just walk in and purchase a gun without a permit, and asked in all seriousness for them to apply (the non-existent) gunshow loophole so they could grab one same day. Another woman called in asking if they had any sawed off shotguns in stock. The guy behind the counter laughingly replied that yes, they're in the banned weapons room we use in the back.</div><div><br></div><div>It would behoove anyone who has never dealt with firearms in the US to actually get some experience with them, and find out that the large majority of legal firearm owners are responsible actors who take gun safety seriously. You may even make a few friends, and discover that it is a lot of fun to fire them at the range!</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div> </div></div></div>
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