Supposed to have posted days ago

Got interrupted while typing, then came back to it several times but lost momentum.  Anyway

Recently I was flipping though the channels and saw something on the news about universal background checks.  It was obvious that the segment was going to be heavily biased in favor of more power to the government but I kept watching for a bit out of morbid curiosity.  The thing that struck me the most was all the shots of a gun store counter.  It’s not much of a surprise because stories on gun violence commonly use that tactic whether the perps obtained it legally from a store or not(for the most part they don’t).  But in this case it’s an even worse use of negative portrayal.

For someone who doesn’t know much about guns and has never bought one, it’s easily misleading.  Look at all those SCARY GUNS.  Anyone could just walk in and get one, so we need more background checks, otherwise those customers are just ticking time bombs for GUN VIOLENCE.  Since the controversy is regarding private transfers, why not show someone opening a trunk or whatever and someone else safely inspects the piece and hands him or her money?  Maybe show that either party can check each other if they want, but that people who know and trust each other have less to worry about?  Nope, won’t do that, and what about the loopholes?  Well, granted gun shows and private transfers have the potential to be shady, but legally they are limited to selling/buying guns that someone with a clean record would be able to buy normally.

Several decades ago guns could be bought in hardware stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, and through the mail, in addition to what we have today.  Now the only options are gun stores/someone with an FFL, private transfers, gun shows, and the black market(illegal version of the last two).  Going back a few more decades, people could go to stores and buy machine guns, silencers, calibers bigger than .50, guns that have short barrels with a stock, and the AOW category wasn’t even made up yet.  Transferring unregistered NFA items is illegal now and the process for getting them legally is more involved than a standard rifle/carbine, pistol, or shotgun.  Nah, viewers don’t need to know that, plus they might wise up to the agenda that regular weapons will become more regulated to the point of NFA items over time.  It’s a felony to make a straw purchase(buying a gun for someone else who is prohibited), but that fact isn’t mentioned either.

California has laws requiring private transfers to have the same process as a gun store.  If every state had shitty laws like that(or worse), as the universal background checks hype is pushing for, there wouldn’t be a significant reduction in violent crime.  Instead, there would be a reduction in armed bystanders and ability to deter and stop the violence.  Remember the supreme douchebag of Santa Barbara?  Despite having a desire to be a spree killer, he went through all the hoops of restrictive gun laws and got a gun legally.  Then, because he was angsty and couldn’t get laid and had been planning something for a while, he stabbed a few people, shot at some people, and hit a person with his car before killing himself when the cops showed up.  The strict gun laws didn’t do anything to prevent all that, and more of them won’t either.

Also showing pictures of airsoft and bb guns and even squirt guns(!) in articles about gun control is just being lazy.  Actually on second thought, it gives a glimpse of the future goals that antigun advocates are pushing for.  Banning them and butter knives is the next step, and then politicians and criminals(same tbh) will attain maximum power over people that used to be individuals.  Source: the UK.

 

Recently found out CA is considering/going to ban the use of bullet buttons, which I find both hilarious and sad.  Going into detail about that would be an article in itself, but basically since detachable magazines are restricted to 10 rounds there, a bullet button is a device that locks a bigger capacity mag in the gun until it is poked at with a stick(or bullet tip).  The only reason it exists is to conform with the strict laws and now it might not be allowed anymore.  A similar situation happened with thumbhole/butthole stocks back in the 90s I think.  They were allowed at first because they were ugly enough and weren’t “protruding pistol grips” but later were considered the same.  Do you see the pattern that follows putting up with these bullshit compromises?

 

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Was flipping through the pictures in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography at the store and saw this:

The context was getting tough with the laws or some shit, as if she needs any encouragement with that. 

This probably took place around the time of the CA ban on the Barret.  It always seemed strange that Arnold would enact a ban on it; He is huge and so is the rifle, they were practically made for each other.  Why would an action hero-turned governator want a rifle like that banned?  Because the demon Feinstein had him under her power.  Yeah, I know, many celebrities that star in violent movies are hypocritical antigunners, but the Barret is still banned in commiefornia to this day.

The name of the book is Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.  I still want to read it someday because he’s had an interesting life and all but this puts me off of it for a while.

Also, anyone know who the guy in the background is and what’s up with his face?  Is it always like that, did he have a stroke or something, or was this picture taken right after she suckerpunched him?

 

SEASON’S GREETINGS

Couple more days until Thanksgiving.  How about a nice hot cup of CHEEKI BREEKI?

I’m morbidly curious about combining caffeine and energy drinks with vodka and/or rum, despite any and all logic pointing to it being a really bad idea.  And holy shit what about adding all that to UFC Assault or c4?  Maybe that’ll be my new years resolution, stop holding off on developing liquid madness.

 

Ugh. ‘Gun owner’ guilt and P-series lobotomy

Saw this the other day and it’s inspiration to buy two more(or more) guns:

First, this was his weapon to do with what he wants(providing he didn’t try to murder or rob anyone with it), including disposal.  But even though it wasn’t a high end gun, it’s a shame he couldn’t find a better owner for it.  It’s also a shame that he feels so guilty about what others have done(misused a gun) that he has the urge to destroy his gun instead of striving to be responsible and safe with it.  He mentions responsibility 6 times yet uses the bullshit antigun term ‘common sense laws and procedures’.  Also he says it was bought “to keep my family safe and lock it up to keep them safe from it.”, implying that the gun has the ability to get them rather than the other way around.  After destroying it he proudly proclaims that he submitted the proper paperwork to report it that way.  With all that trouble, why didn’t he just turn it over to the police instead?

Furthermore, he didn’t even manage to destroy it right!  The slide is mostly fucked, but the frame looks complete enough to be salvageable.  And the frame is the part that is considered a firearm in the U.S.  For this reason, demilled receivers require several cuts with a torch or cutoff saw.  The way the frame is in the picture, a smaller slide assembly could be fitted and the gun would be able to shoot again.  The old barrel could be cut into two pieces to be made into a ghetto derringer or two, but that’s more involved than most people get.  If the guy was to completely demill it, what about the other guns?  Did he destroy those too, or is he just acting on the misconception that pistols are deadlier?  If the shotgun and others weren’t sold or destroyed, anti gunners will demand more sacrifices eventually.  After all, any gun can be used by a criminal in a place where guns aren’t allowed for anyone else.  While you’re at it, ‘save a life, bin that knife!’  #ONELESSKNIFE  Why stop there?  The angle grinder could be used to slit wrists or murder someone.  Better crush it with the vice #ONELESSGRINDER  A vice could be dropped or tightened on someone’s melon.  What the fuck can be used to destroy a vice, a furnace? #ONELESSVICE  Fire is bad, destroy the furnace with a steam explosion or something #ONELESSFURNACE  Oh no, people think up bad ideas in their heads!  Everyone has to stick their head in the ground so we can all be safe!

 

A Public Service Announcement

Or read a magazine or website.  Do you even lift?  Do you even read?  Do you even read while lifting?  If text alone is too dry, there are books with pictures to illustrate and augment the information.  Audio books and podcasts are another option and give people the ability to hear the information while doing other stuff.