From my cold, dead. hands! Except in Detroit and Chicago - Page 1020 - Politics and Economics

I remember in the 80's and 90's when Tec-9's, Uzi and Mac-10's were the firearm that scared the lefties. They're still around. Why aren't they scary anymore?

These people are so ****ing stupid it's beyond belief.

All three of those specific models were banned under the 1994 Assault Weapons ban which was in effect for a decade. Unsurprisingly, despite the assurances of right wingers, people didn't flock to the docks and loading bays of our great country to continue to buy illegally imported versions of them!

02-18-2018 , 01:28 PM

#25477

Oroku$aki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 7,063

Suzzer's gonna have to inform him of this ^

Maybe that's why they aren't scary anymore, because they aren't still around.

02-18-2018 , 01:43 PM

#25478

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oroku$aki

Suzzer's gonna have to inform him of this ^

Maybe that's why they aren't scary anymore, because they aren't still around.

The company that made the TEC-9 literally went out of business in 2001. Gun control works!

02-18-2018 , 01:52 PM

#25479

Trolly McTrollson

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 37,050

I love this emphasis on how irrationally scared libs are of guns. Call me Pollyanna or whatever but ofc I'm ****ing scared if I see some rando walking around with a ****ing machine pistol. How is that not a thing that people should be afraid of? I mean, not as scary as a black teenager armed with a bag of Skittles or whatever, but still **** should scare you if see a dude carrying a TEC-9 on campus.

02-18-2018 , 01:54 PM

#25480

Jbrochu

banned

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16,054

We should be focused on either banning semi-autos and/or instituting a max capacity non-replaceable clip policy rather than getting distracted with whatever the **** the term assault rifle means.

02-18-2018 , 02:00 PM

#25481

Trolly McTrollson

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 37,050

We could just specifically ban the AR-15 model, which seems to be the gun of choice for these homicaidal jizzmoppers.

02-18-2018 , 02:10 PM

#25482

heh

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10,270

Take them all away. Banning the AR-15 is just band-aid, that may temporarily fix the school shootings, but will do very little to all the other gun violence that we barely hear about anymore, because it's not news unless there's 5+ victims.
And I'm sure the gun manufacturers will just come up with something else, and very quickly and then that becomes the go-to rifle and then we're back to square one.

Get rid of all guns that have no specific use (so hunting is still fine, but the process of getting a hunting license is tenuous).

02-18-2018 , 02:13 PM

#25483

stinkubus

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,422

I agree with heh. If you ban the AR-15 I'd assume the AR-16 would be debuted shortly thereafter.

02-18-2018 , 02:14 PM

#25484

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

We could just specifically ban the AR-15 model, which seems to be the gun of choice for these homicaidal jizzmoppers.

Not the gun nuts are right about that one thing, that the AK and mini-14 and stuff are pretty much the same in performance. The AR-15 is so popular because it's generally cheaper than those and accessories are readily available, but if we just banned the AR-15 and variants people would use other platforms.

We should ban detachable magazines entirely imo, but capping their size at 10 rounds seems like a no-brainer.

02-18-2018 , 02:16 PM

#25485

Yuv

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,940

Why the **** is hunting a thing?

02-18-2018 , 02:18 PM

#25486

LostOstrich

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,933

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yuv

Why the **** is hunting a thing?

apparently some people don't have access to grocery stores and are forced to live off deer

02-18-2018 , 02:20 PM

#25487

Oroku$aki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 7,063

Presumably because the people who hunt enjoy it. They sure aren't doing it to live off the land.

02-18-2018 , 02:21 PM

#25488

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

Perhaps we could send those people Blue Apron-style meal boxes to make up for the deer

02-18-2018 , 02:22 PM

#25489

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

Like idk about you but if there are really America citizens in 2018 who are forced to forage for food in the wild to survive like goddamn hunter-gatherers we have an even more pressing issue than gun control.

02-18-2018 , 02:22 PM

#25490

stinkubus

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,422

The rural areas of the United States would be unlivable without it. You'd have deer encroaching on every population center in these parts of the country.

Several years ago, prior to PA increasing the number of hunting licenses sold in my region, a near by town actually hired a team of snipers to come in and take a bunch of deer out because they were getting overrun by them.

02-18-2018 , 02:25 PM

#25491

Yuv

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,940

Having professional people with specific licenses perform jobs that require guns seems like not such a bad idea to me.

02-18-2018 , 02:26 PM

#25492

Yuv

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,940

Like i dunno much about rural america. I live in Chapel Hill now and it's the most goddamn rural place i've ever seen and I imagine it passes off as urban. Quick google search shows 17M people hunting in the US. That seems like a lot more than the necessary amount, but maybe I'm wrong.

02-18-2018 , 02:27 PM

#25493

Oroku$aki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 7,063

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkubus

The rural areas of the United States would be unlivable without it. You'd have deer encroaching on every population center in these parts of the country.

Several years ago, prior to PA increasing the number of hunting licenses sold in my region, a near by town actually hired a team of snipers to come in and take a bunch of deer out because they were getting overrun by them.

I doubt hunters invest their time and money into this pastime because of some noble calling to make rural areas livable. I assume they just enjoy using guns, shooting things.

02-18-2018 , 02:29 PM

#25494

stinkubus

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,422

The motivations of the participants are irrelevant. The hunts are sanctioned by the state in the interest of controlling the deer population.

02-18-2018 , 02:29 PM

#25495

EddyB66

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,767

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yuv

Why the **** is hunting a thing?

overpopulation of animals in certain regions probably.

02-18-2018 , 02:33 PM

#25496

ReasonableGuy

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,617

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!

Should have made the victims children and Uncle Sam the GOP elephant.

Still amazing.

Pretty sure that actually came out after the Vegas shooting, FWIW.

02-18-2018 , 02:36 PM

#25497

StevenPoke

adept

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,143

Stinkbus pretty much nailed it, without Hunting, the deer population would be out of control in a lot of places, I’m sure there are other species in different areas where it is the same, since humans have become the only viable predator to keep their population in check.

02-18-2018 , 02:36 PM

#25498

Oroku$aki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 7,063

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkubus

The motivations of the participants are irrelevant. The hunts are sanctioned by the state in the interest of controlling the deer population.

As an armchair psychologist I'm perpetually interested in what motivates our behaviour. Finding out what, and why, something motivates someone is like discovering the Rosetta Stone of who they are, and what they are, imo.

02-18-2018 , 02:45 PM

#25499

LostOstrich

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,933

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenPoke

seems like some sort of DEER PATROL could be a more efficient solution to this problem than allowing every random idiot in the country the right to own military grade weapons, but wtf do I know

02-18-2018 , 02:47 PM

#25500

jayhawks

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,128

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yuv

Why the **** is hunting a thing?

Some people choose to acquire their own meat. What's the difference between buying a dead animal in the store and killing it myself, cleaning it, dressing it, and preparing it myself?

Page 1020 of 1110

First

20 520 820 920 970 1000 1010 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1030 1040 1070

Last

...

Page 1020 of 1110

First

20 520 820 920 970 1000 1010 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1030 1040 1070

Last