There's a new Gun bill in Cali that would require all gun owners to get liability insurance and pay a yearly fee. People come up with some stupid shit. This bill wouldn't;t do anything but make billions for the state and insurance companies.
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Like I said, punish, not help. Strike down single payer healthcare and punish law abiding gun owners with extra taxes and fees.
a lot bigger profit in punishment. not much money to be made by helping folks...JMHO
if you DON'T pay the extra $$$, guess what? you're now a criminal. never been a "gun buy-back" that paid what the firearm cost...
DING! DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNAAA!!!!!
Meaning the only benefit to the public would be a reduction of gun related crimes and deaths ?
C'mon man, you know better than that. No gun law enacted in the last 40 years has reduced gun violence.
I know 3 people personally who became felons over night because of Trump signing the bumpstock ban. Which I admittedly enjoy reminding them they voted for the only President to sign a new gun law since Clinton's Assault Weapons Ban. Which didn't reduce gun violence one bit. It actually went up according to the FBI.
You want to know how to drastically reduce gun violence? Enact M4A. Enact a $1200 a month UBI to all people who earn less than $100k a year. And end the war on drugs. Bam! 50% reduction and not a single new gun law.
Perhaps so. In the meantime we live in a stalemate. There is no 2nd amendment protecting the rights of the manufacturer, yet they remain untouchable.
buy-backs are nothing but a "feel-good" exercise so govt can tell anti-gunners "hey, we're trying here. whatta ya want?" no, they aren't "untouchable". but, since the product they sell is legal (and VERY highly regulated), the law does not allow "nuisance" lawsuits without merit in blatant attempts to bankrupt them...which is exactly the reason they get filed....and the vast majority get laughed out of court, like The Chumps attempts to cry "wolf!" about the election. judges go "get that shit outta my courtroom, and don't come back!"
Am personally not, an anti gun, but my spouse was a public health dr, ( who also was in the US Army and did carry a sidearm in combat tours) who did stay current with the topic, and I did frequently hear about it from her.
There are no shortage of fine ideas which have worked effectively and well, we simply do not have the political will to implement them here.
Which is quite different than saying the situation is unresolvable.
Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers
Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ty-schools-rcna13886?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Find this to be positively disturbing. Would much like to see the opposite.
Would like to digitize the content of the Library of Congress and have it available in every county library in the country.
Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ty-schools-rcna13886?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Find this to be positively disturbing. Would much like to see the opposite.
Would like to digitize the content of the Library of Congress and have it available in every county library in the country.
On the trail of a pirate
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/...isappearing-wetlands?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Neat story of life on the water near New Orleans ,
audio is available with this one.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/...isappearing-wetlands?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Neat story of life on the water near New Orleans ,
audio is available with this one.
The mayor of San Jose is whose brainchild this is.. You can read about it here. Id be pissed if I lived there. What he thinks will happens is asinine.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/...and-pay-a-fee/
Under the city’s new ordinance, residents who own a gun must carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee aimed at reducing gun violence.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/...and-pay-a-fee/
Under the city’s new ordinance, residents who own a gun must carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee aimed at reducing gun violence.
won't stand up in court. if it was to make it to the Supreme Court, 6-3, baby. "sometimes" i agree with them, sometimes not..."life is like a box of chocolates..."
What I used to enjoy for live music.
Remembering Roy Buchanan plus Introducing Roy Buchanan-bonus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsljiXWrXus
Roy was an institution in the DC area. Used to be able go see him Thursday evening at a little tiny bar real near the Marine Barracks where the guys who watched over the Tomb of the Unknown lived. No cover charge and a half pound of steamed spiced was five bucks.
Roy hung himself in the Fairfax County Jail.
Also available locally was Danny Gatton:
"Harlem Nocturn" Danny Gatton desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2D7p2zYfQ
To be able to see him in little tiny places was so neat, and always felt amazing.
Also strong and always available out there, was Root Boy Slim, who was unlike anyone else I have ever seen.
Where many musicians do have a stage persona, this man was his persona.
This man was incredible, and had an amazing background. I urge you to check out his wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_Boy_Slim#Death
His shows were just short of a religious experience
Rich, White and Republican
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwMJ...Zos-GY&index=2
Root Boy Slim 10th Anniversary Show at The Roxy - Wash DC 9-19-87 Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRk_inpUhD0&t=55s
Root Boy Slim 10th Anniversary Show at The Roxy - Wash DC 9-19-87 Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-nuZos-GY&t=291s
This gentleman was a neighbor and still is a dear friend:
Mike Ault and the 513 part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWL7TglfaAM
Mike Ault and the 513 part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja88ZfUjUJs
In this he was demonstrating a unit for Paul Reed Smith Guitars.
Which he does frequently.
Remembering Roy Buchanan plus Introducing Roy Buchanan-bonus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsljiXWrXus
Roy was an institution in the DC area. Used to be able go see him Thursday evening at a little tiny bar real near the Marine Barracks where the guys who watched over the Tomb of the Unknown lived. No cover charge and a half pound of steamed spiced was five bucks.
Roy hung himself in the Fairfax County Jail.
Also available locally was Danny Gatton:
"Harlem Nocturn" Danny Gatton desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2D7p2zYfQ
To be able to see him in little tiny places was so neat, and always felt amazing.
Also strong and always available out there, was Root Boy Slim, who was unlike anyone else I have ever seen.
Where many musicians do have a stage persona, this man was his persona.
This man was incredible, and had an amazing background. I urge you to check out his wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_Boy_Slim#Death
His shows were just short of a religious experience
Rich, White and Republican
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwMJ...Zos-GY&index=2
Root Boy Slim 10th Anniversary Show at The Roxy - Wash DC 9-19-87 Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRk_inpUhD0&t=55s
Root Boy Slim 10th Anniversary Show at The Roxy - Wash DC 9-19-87 Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-nuZos-GY&t=291s
This gentleman was a neighbor and still is a dear friend:
Mike Ault and the 513 part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWL7TglfaAM
Mike Ault and the 513 part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja88ZfUjUJs
In this he was demonstrating a unit for Paul Reed Smith Guitars.
Which he does frequently.
How science is uncovering the secrets of Stonehenge
If you see the majestic stones on Salisbury Plain as an emblem of England, think again. A major new British Museum exhibition connects them to many points and cultures across Europe through 1,500 years of immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/culture...seum-nebra-sky-disc-?utm_source=pocket-newtab
If you see the majestic stones on Salisbury Plain as an emblem of England, think again. A major new British Museum exhibition connects them to many points and cultures across Europe through 1,500 years of immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/culture...seum-nebra-sky-disc-?utm_source=pocket-newtab
New tests show neolithic pits near Stonehenge were human-made
Ring of hollows has been called the largest prehistoric structure found in Britain, but some were sceptical
https://www.theguardian.com/science...neolithic-pits-near-stonehenge-were-humanmade
Ring of hollows has been called the largest prehistoric structure found in Britain, but some were sceptical
https://www.theguardian.com/science...neolithic-pits-near-stonehenge-were-humanmade
Did anyone really think about what was in the accompanying article ?
That area has had to deal with some really horrific shootings over the last few years.
It is not a large population, and when one looks at the numbers involved, a lot of people
there, will have known those who were killed. At some point those who run for office need
to show that they are attempting to do something as opposed to nothing to deal with the
situation.
They spoke of spending two years speaking with various specialists prior to deciding to
pass this law.
I am not saying that I think this law was a good thing.
On the other hand what do you think the local leadership should do to respond to a population
that is disgusted by the lack of response ?
Seen a lot of areas respond with having kids do Shooter drills repeatedly.
Not real sure I feel real good about that kind of fear based imagery installed in kids.
It can not be healthy when it comes to shaping attitudes about anything let alone firearms.
Can recall back when we used to have to do the bombshelter drills as part of living
on base in the early sixties.
Those were some weird times.
That area has had to deal with some really horrific shootings over the last few years.
It is not a large population, and when one looks at the numbers involved, a lot of people
there, will have known those who were killed. At some point those who run for office need
to show that they are attempting to do something as opposed to nothing to deal with the
situation.
They spoke of spending two years speaking with various specialists prior to deciding to
pass this law.
I am not saying that I think this law was a good thing.
On the other hand what do you think the local leadership should do to respond to a population
that is disgusted by the lack of response ?
Seen a lot of areas respond with having kids do Shooter drills repeatedly.
Not real sure I feel real good about that kind of fear based imagery installed in kids.
It can not be healthy when it comes to shaping attitudes about anything let alone firearms.
Can recall back when we used to have to do the bombshelter drills as part of living
on base in the early sixties.
Those were some weird times.
St. Phatty
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A Holocaust that ranges in speed from Slow to Very Fast, Lasting since 1935 - 87 years so far.
