Re: BOLO pervert cyclist

On 9/7/2024 9:55 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 9/7/2024 9:09 PM, John B. wrote:

On Sat, 07 Sep 2024 11:24:22 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 11:04:54 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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I'll note that you have _still_ never managed to state a practical
societal benefit of ARs in public possession.

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That might be because he wasn't interested in doing that.  It's not as
though your opinions are significant enough to address.

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Ah but I did reply, saying (ands providing a reference) that 60-some
percent of auto deaths were due to drunk driving and/or speeding and
asked him to supply the practical societal benefit for that.
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He hasn't responded.

 You've made such statments dozens of times - effectively saying "but cars kill more people and we don't ban cars."
 I've rebutted that over and over, pointing out that the benefits of cars outweigh the detriments - something not true of the type of firearm you passionately worship. (Despite not owning an example!)
 And society certainly does _try_ to curtail drunk driving and speeding. But gun worshipers rail against any attempt to restrict use of guns.
 

Nonsense.
We live among citizens who truly and sincerely want to abolish personal autos and trucks.  You are not among them but that's a difference in degree rather than general outlook.
Many view the NFAs (1936, 1968 et seq)  as unconstitutional considering the plain language of the 2d Amendment, but that is a political dead end.  Just as dead as 'banning autos'.
That said, present restrictions are many, punitive, Byzantine, expensive and largely to little effect on crime, especially murder,  given the significant number of firearms crimes by 'prohibited persons' with stolen weapons and no paperwork whatsoever.  Automatic weapons have been severely regulated since 1936, but the current supply of auto sears for popular pistols from the PLA to US criminals is rampant.
https://www.thetrace.org/2024/09/glock-switch-lawsuits-pistol-design/
p.s. The AR platform requires significant modification for auto operation and as such is a rarity.
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