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Meanwhile, Marge is having a normal one... https://x.com/juliegraceb/status/1780746806692859936

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. May be accurate for a pistol, but would easily be bested by a rifle. OK, now I'm done.

I think I've said all I have to say on this topic. I think I've made myself pretty clear on where I stand. So, don't be offended if I don't respond to any more replies. Cheers,

The primary purpose of handguns is shooting people. I will stand by that statement. Competitive/target shooting? That's a secondary use. They weren't designed for that purpose. They often use people-shaped targets*. I wonder why that is? Maybe to pretend you're shooting a person? If you know of...

But my point is that too many people die from firearms who would not have otherwise, no matter what other methods or weapons are out there.

I've owned 2 hunting rifles. I've never owned a shotgun, but borrowed a couple for bird hunting. Over my military career, I fired, disassembled, cleaned and reassembled: light machine guns, sub-machine guns (2 types), assault rifles (2 types) and pistols (2 types). I won't claim to know...

The difference is that "other means" have other primary uses. Talk about trucks, bats, knives, etc is just a distraction. You can kill somebody with a rope, a plastic bag, or a brick. They all have primary practical uses. The primary purpose of firearms is to kill people or animals. To narrow it...

That's the biggest issue, but it doesn't get discussed because to even broach it in the US would just cause RWNJ's heads to scream about conspiracies to confiscate their guns.

Done with COVID? Do you mean is it still circulating? Or, has everyone just moved on and are pretending it doesn't exist anymore? People are still getting it, but it isn't nearly as virulent as earlier variants. I had my second bout in February and it was like a very mild cold. While there are...

Bad people may find other ways to do bad things, but "other ways" are usually more difficult. If it was easier to kill lots of people with knives, they wouldn't bother getting and using a gun, right? How many more people might have died in that Australia incident, if the nutter had a gun? Every...

Well, by default guns are confiscated are already confiscated from people who are in illegal possession, aren't they?

No, the US is not #1 in gun deaths. But, comparing apples to apples, it's #1 amongst developed countries. There are bad people in every country - including my own. And, different countries have different degrees of access to firearms. While Canada has a much lower gun death rate than the US, it...

I have no expectations that there be any legislation in the US sufficient to make a meaningful dent in the numbers of gun deaths. Even if there were, a whole lot of firearms would have to be confiscated in order to make any legislation worth the paper it's written on. And that is when civil war...

I compared the population densities of the US and the UK, because you compared the US with Australia. Australia has five cities with populations over one million, so they have a very substantial amount of territory that is essentially empty of people. Here's a little mind exercise. What if the...

You're missing my point, because that is the point! Population density doesn't explain the difference in gun crime rates.

The population density of the UK is 275/km^2, while the US is 35/km^2. So, that dog don't hunt. The difference contributing to the vastly different rates of gun crime is the sheer availability of firearms. The only defence for not maintaining/increasing gun control is that it's essentially too...

We bought our house in 1998, including the appliances. The washer and dryer are Maytags and I'm guessing were about 10 years old when we moved in. Over the last 26 years, I have replaced the dryer belt (10 years ago), blower impeller (5 years ago) and the belt tensioner (a few weeks ago). I have...

@TLS Guy, I purchased this album shortly after reading this recommendation and it is a fantastic recording indeed. The reason I mention this now, is that I just read that Rachel Podger will be joining Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto this Fall (2024), as Principal Guest Director. I have...