Wack61
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Yep, bunch of hillbillies decided we should leave and completely screwed the economy
Gun control to Brexit in what, 10 posts , all roads lead to brexit
Yep, bunch of hillbillies decided we should leave and completely screwed the economy
Gun control to Brexit in what, 10 posts , all roads lead to brexit
As regards the Second Amendment. I always interpreted it to mean that the individual has the right to bear arms as part of 'a well regulated militia'. The complete amendment reads,
'A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.'
Because even zombies have standards of who’s brains they will eat!What I want to know is how come there is always a shortage of guns and a surplus of zombies in all the movies and tv shows?
What I want to know is how come there is always a shortage of guns and a surplus of zombies in all the movies and tv shows?
Ah. Thank you. I didn't look up a verbatim quote. Just something from a random website.I think your parsing is somewhat suspect. There are two statements
Two is not, IMHO, dependent on one.
- A well regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state.
- The right of the people etc etc
The idea is that the raising of a militia may be required at any time and thus, ones citizens had better be armed to facilitate that.
(Just for the avoidance of doubt I'm not a huge fan of guns for all)
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I would argue to the contrary Wack. In my experience. Limited as it is. Law abiding city dwellers tend not to own firearms.It's finding the right house, if there are 300 guns in a typical US street of 500 hundred houses that'll be no guns in most and 10 guns in 30 houses, by the time you pick the right house they're chomping bits off and you're one of them.
It's a truly sad state of affairs to have the need to own such weaponry.I would argue to the contrary Wack. In my experience. Limited as it is. Law abiding city dwellers tend not to own firearms.
Depending on the state and how it regulates firearm ownership. There may be a high proportion of firearm owners
in the suburbs. And by firearm owners, I mean owners of multiple firearms, kept in a gun safe.
This applies across socio economic backgrounds. For example. Several years ago, when I worked in the U.S. for a prominent multinational, I recruited an American CEO for an oil and gas SBU start-up in Houston. His first year package was roughly $500,000. Possibly a fair bit more, when you factor in healthcare and other benefits. Doesn't matter.
He was relocating from Washington State to Houston. I chatted with him regularly to make sure his move was as smooth as possible. He told me one day, when we were chatting over coffee. That his biggest hassle wasn't the kids moving schools. Wasn't selling the move to his wife. It wasn't physically packing and moving.
It was moving his firearm collection across state lines, because of the differing rules governing firearm ownership.
Its a common problem for people relocating and apparently there's a system of temporary permits or similar to cover the move. But, he told me that he had to contact the major police departments of the states he was crossing to advise them what he was carrying, where from, where to and how. He had hunting rifles. A couple of large calibre revolvers. A couple of Glock pistols. A shotgun or two. And ample ammunition.
He was moving to the best neighbourhood in Houston. Naturally. Because Houston can be rough, in parts.
It wasn't the fact that he had firearms that was the eye opener for me. It was how many and how big the calibres were. The revolvers were .357. That will take off a limb, with the right kind of ammunition, if the bullet hits right.
His Glocks were .40. Those were for home defence and for use by himself and his wife. As were the shotguns. Which were also heavy calibre. The rifles were of various calibres, to suit different game. This guy wasn't off the cover of Hunting Quarterly or Soldier of Fortune. He was Ivy League educated with an impeccable CV.
He fully expected his new neighbours to be similarly armed. And they were. Just as his neighbours were, in the town he left in Washington State.
Rural dwellers are another case entirely.
On the subject of zombies or other flesh eating critters. If you're only looking for firearms after society has broken down and the human smorgasbord is being served on every street corner. Then you're too late and likely to be zombie chow before you can say, finger lickin' good!
You need ready access to a variety of firearms, ahead of time. Plus, you need a bug out plan of how to get to an easily defensible remote structure, with water, food and meds, to last months. It is possible. Say, by joining the TA.
Or making friends with people in the TA/RNVR etc etc
Have a nice day. Lamb chop!
Yes I heard that, that was basically a repeat of the NRAs call to arm teachers.I heard on BBC R4 news earlier that Trump addressed the annual convention of the NRA this week, saying that the answer to school shootings was more guns. By arming teachers.
I had to switch off at that point. It was too depressing.
And a poor collection of vinyl records..,It's a truly sad state of affairs to have the need to own such weaponry.
As for zombie apocalypse, I have trusty Gunn and Moore cricket bat and a safe route to the Winchester, to drink in and wait for it to all blow over.
He was Ivy League educated with an impeccable CV.
… and Trump’s roll call of the 21 recent victims. The NRA clearly tone deaf or irony lite. I despair.I heard on BBC R4 news earlier that Trump addressed the annual convention of the NRA this week, saying that the answer to school shootings was more guns. By arming teachers.
I had to switch off at that point. It was too depressing.
I heard on BBC R4 news earlier that Trump addressed the annual convention of the NRA this week, saying that the answer to school shootings was more guns. By arming teachers.
I had to switch off at that point. It was too depressing.
I'm hoping it's going to be more Shaun of the dead than World War Z or I Am LegendIt's a truly sad state of affairs to have the need to own such weaponry.
As for zombie apocalypse, I have trusty Gunn and Moore cricket bat and a safe route to the Winchester, to drink in and wait for it to all blow over.
We can but hope matey. We can but hope.I'm hoping it's going to be more Shaun of the dead than World War Z or I Am Legend