Re: Some bicycle paths...

On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:18:31 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 7/25/2024 10:21 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 7/25/2024 8:57 PM, John B. wrote:

>
In  the beginning of this post there is a statement by
Frankie
"The guns I argue against are absolutely designed to kill
people"
And, as I've pointed out time after time  there are a
multitude of
firearms that have been built to kill people ranging, in
the U.S. from
the U.S. Musket Model 1795, Musket.
Does Frankie condemn flint lock muskets?

 
Nope. As a matter of generous compromise on my part, I think
there should be very few laws against flintlock muskets. You
_might_ even be able to convince me that open carry of
flintlock musket is reasonable.
 
Why? Mostly because of firing rate. But also because of a
higher required level of skill. I think few gang bangers and
homicidal maniacs can operate one. Trading every AR for a
musket would seriously cut the number of mass shootings.
 
And after all, it was flintlock muskets that the writers of
the second amendment had in mind when they wrote it. AFAIK
there's no evidence that they envisioned 8 rounds in six
seconds, or many dozens of rounds into the bodies of little
kids in a classroom.
 

Or to put it another way.... Frankie doesn't know what he
is talking
about.

 
Translation: "Frank doesn't worship guns the way I do, so
I'm going to attack him with technical trivia."
 
I'm saying AR-style guns have no practical value in civilian
hands, but they impose serious societal harm. You agree they
have no practical value, and you demonstrate that by not
owning one.
 
Why do your actions contradict your arguments?
 

>
Professionals use a Remington 700 or similar bolt action
with a relatively slow potential rate of fire and at .30cal
much less drop.  You're still looking for a straw man which
is easy to demolish.

I believe that modern small firearms have made the USA a safer place
to live. What other way does a 80 year old woman who lives alone to
protect herself. Before small firearms, anyone who was unable to swing
a sword, a lance, or a fist was vulnerable.