Re: Gun Politics
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:36 pm
How is TSA going to detect plastic guns?
That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons bring us some web forums whereupon we can gather
http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/
https://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/spo ... ekQAvD_BwE
Casings still have to be brass or steel or aluminum and are pretty hard to miss. But good luck with rubber bullets in plastic casings in plastic gun.Punisher wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:34 pmhttps://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/spo ... ekQAvD_BwE
That actually sounds more comfortable than current economy class seats.
Between that and the resin gun powder I will print out, I will be undetectable!!LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:50 pmCasings still have to be brass or steel or aluminum and are pretty hard to miss. But good luck with rubber bullets in plastic casings in plastic gun.Punisher wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:34 pmhttps://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/spo ... ekQAvD_BwE
Same way they detect mini repeating crossbows.
First, very cool experience. Totally awesome.LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:25 pm The whole 80% auditory exclusion thing seemed like BS but I can now say it's true. It's absolutely amazing how your perception changes in a simulated deadly force encounter, can't imagine a real one.
This sounded so familiar, I knew I had just read something akin to it the night before http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2017071 ... a-disasterLawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:25 pm We did de-escalation and shoot/don't shoot stuff. I "aced" all the de-escalation and shooting but the AAR was crazy. People were asking if I noticed X or heard Y and I didn't. I mean things like gunshots behind me. The whole 80% auditory exclusion thing seemed like BS but I can now say it's true. It's absolutely amazing how your perception changes in a simulated deadly force encounter, can't imagine a real one.
I mean one scenario I could recall the interest rates a bank teller was quoting and what kind of gun a guy flashed but couldn't remember if the teller was black or white or what the shooter was wearing. I didn't hear (or remember?) the aforementioned gunshots as I was assessing the threat.
In perspective, that's roughly the ususl casualty and body count of one weekend in Cook County by unlicensed/illegal firearm users.There have been about 40 shootings by people with concealed carry licenses since Illinois became the last state to allow them four years ago, according to a recent Tribune analysis.
The review found that most of the shootings have been in public places in the Chicago area, and half the cases have involved concealed carry holders firing to defend themselves or someone else from robbers. At least 11 people have been killed, including a man with a license who tried to fend off carjackers on the West Side.
More than 265,000 people have licenses to carry concealed guns in Illinois, about 2 percent of the adult population. Cook County, the state’s most populous county, has nearly 74,000 holders of conceal carry licenses.
Cool, I can use my ink rewards at Office Depot to get one!
I hope that indicates a real trend, and not just a temporary election tactic.the midterm elections Tuesday could show a weakening of the gun lobby’s grip on US politics, with Democrats in key districts openly campaigning on the issue of gun control, some Republicans in retreat, and the NRA hamstrung financially.
Already vulnerable Republicans in swing districts have distanced themselves from the National Rifle Association, downplaying their top ratings that long were a political boon. And the NRA has drastically cut back political spending this cycle, leaving openings for newly energized gun control groups to run emotional ads attacking Republicans over gun violence.
“What you’re witnessing is a sea change in our politics,” said Peter Ambler, executive director of the gun control group founded by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
Dem candidates are using gun control to good advantage. A large majority of Americans, including most gun owners, support common-sense measures like expanded background checks.
The Justice Department issued a regulation Tuesday banning bump-fire stocks, devices that can essentially transform semiautomatic weapons, such as an AR-15, into automatic rifles that fire at a rate of between 400 and 800 rounds per minute. These devices can inflict absolute carnage, as they did in October 2017, when a gunman killed 58 people at a concert in Las Vegas.
Support for banning bump stocks is widespread, and it’s encouraging to see the Trump administration take action on gun safety.
But let’s not celebrate too quickly. Presidents can rescind regulations just as easily as they create them, and in this case, the bump stock ban will likely be tied up in court for years. Only hours after the Trump administration released its final regulation, Gun Owners of America announced it would file a lawsuit.
Story includes link to the report.A Florida investigative panel charged with studying the rampage that left 17 people dead at a Parkland high school last year has recommended arming teachers, reigniting debate over the controversial strategy that has drawn vigorous support from President Donald Trump.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission also criticized the response of school staff and the Broward County Sheriff's Office to the Valentine's Day carnage.
The commission's 15 members issued a unanimously approved, 439-page preliminary report Wednesday aimed at preventing similar attacks and improving the response should they occur. The report and its recommendations were sent to the governor's office and Legislature for consideration.
I'm not surprised. The majority of the members on the commission are from some deeply Republican areas of the state, and there are a few real conservative firebrands there as well.LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:56 pmStory includes link to the report.A Florida investigative panel charged with studying the rampage that left 17 people dead at a Parkland high school last year has recommended arming teachers, reigniting debate over the controversial strategy that has drawn vigorous support from President Donald Trump.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission also criticized the response of school staff and the Broward County Sheriff's Office to the Valentine's Day carnage.
The commission's 15 members issued a unanimously approved, 439-page preliminary report Wednesday aimed at preventing similar attacks and improving the response should they occur. The report and its recommendations were sent to the governor's office and Legislature for consideration.
It's funny that you think arming teachers is actually about arming "current" teachers instead of being about replacing liberals with educators of a more conservative bent. Two birds, one stone. We can be devious too!YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:47 pm Usually the people that support arming teachers are incapable of putting themselves into the shoes of another person, and thus can't understand that not everybody wants to be a gun-toting, criminal shooting bad-ass.
Hilarious that anyone (not you) thinks there is a glut of conservative (or any political view really) educators on the bench with their guns, just waiting a chance get in there and show coach just what they've got.
OTOH, what a better way to change the makeup of educators than to require FA training/carrying?GreenGoo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:11 pmHilarious that anyone (not you) thinks there is a glut of conservative (or any political view really) educators on the bench with their guns, just waiting a chance get in there and show coach just what they've got.
High.
Larry.
Us.
Even better, much of the predicted job growth in education is expected in the areas of science, math and technology. I don't see US flavoured Christianity in there anywhere. Not exactly gun toting conservatives strong suit.
For any actual gun toting conservatives reading this, it's rhetoric for fun.
We have teacher shortages NOW, even before you start restricting the profession to people who are willing to carry a gun and shoot people.Lawbeefaroni wrote:Would that drive qualified teachers away? There's no shortage of unemployed folks with guns and some shootin' experience to take their place.
Please. At best you folks are Wile E. Coyote devious.em2nought wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:54 amIt's funny that you think arming teachers is actually about arming "current" teachers instead of being about replacing liberals with educators of a more conservative bent. Two birds, one stone. We can be devious too!YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:47 pm Usually the people that support arming teachers are incapable of putting themselves into the shoes of another person, and thus can't understand that not everybody wants to be a gun-toting, criminal shooting bad-ass.
That's true, we are amateurs at foul play, the folks you good fellas throw your lot in with are definitely the masters.hepcat wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:38 pmPlease. At best you folks are Wile E. Coyote devious.em2nought wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:54 amIt's funny that you think arming teachers is actually about arming "current" teachers instead of being about replacing liberals with educators of a more conservative bent. Two birds, one stone. We can be devious too!YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:47 pm Usually the people that support arming teachers are incapable of putting themselves into the shoes of another person, and thus can't understand that not everybody wants to be a gun-toting, criminal shooting bad-ass.
Well yeah, if you insist on restricting the profession to those who can teach. Eliminate a circle from the Venn and boom, no shortage. Fewer educated kids but tons of armed babysitters.YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:11 pmWe have teacher shortages NOW, even before you start restricting the profession to people who are willing to carry a gun and shoot people.Lawbeefaroni wrote:Would that drive qualified teachers away? There's no shortage of unemployed folks with guns and some shootin' experience to take their place.