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30 Jan 2017, 10:32 pm

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I imagine using a mobile incendiary device would nicely burn a would be thug to a crisp...of course you might also take out half the shopping precinct in the process but hey! it's your right to carry a weapon right?


That does look like a fun weapon for the range, but it's obviously a poor choice for self defense.
If nothing else, it's not suitable for concealed carry.

Good luck getting permission to unleash that at any shooting range I've been on.


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30 Jan 2017, 10:39 pm

Adamantium wrote:
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I imagine using a mobile incendiary device would nicely burn a would be thug to a crisp...of course you might also take out half the shopping precinct in the process but hey! it's your right to carry a weapon right?


That does look like a fun weapon for the range, but it's obviously a poor choice for self defense.
If nothing else, it's not suitable for concealed carry.

Is that a flame thrower in your pocket or you just happy to see me?



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30 Jan 2017, 10:43 pm

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17 years of hacking = I can be plenty scary without guns.

Admitting to being a criminal?
That's what the kind of hacking your probably talking about is, a crime.
Just sayin...

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I'm mostly OK with where things are headed regarding firearms....

Things would go there anyway.

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....but since learning range safety in scouts I think it should be compulsory for any gun owners.

I think it should be taught in public schools for about 2 hours or so per year starting in kindergarten with the complexity increasing with the age of the students (i.e. avoidance taught at the lower levels).

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Brass tacks, if you don't have that training I'd happily confiscate your gun if I decided that would help anybody.
How? Be specific please.

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I credit the responders, not a chunk of lead.

wut?


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31 Jan 2017, 1:11 am

cyberdad wrote:
I imagine using a mobile incendiary device would nicely burn a would be thug to a crisp...of course you might also take out half the shopping precinct in the process but hey! it's your right to carry a weapon right?


maybe, if he runs around while aflame and he hasn't been immobilized beforehand. :P

only you can prevent wildfires, remember?


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31 Jan 2017, 9:26 am

Concealed Carry Permit holding victim of armed robbery at a restaurant turns tables on attacker:
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/01/22/ ... hrimp-hut/


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08 Feb 2017, 11:10 pm

Places where guns are allowed is just like being in a PVP zone in Runescape. You know what's coming and it's your fault for not preparing. But it's YOUR right and YOUR responsibility to be prepared and armed. If the government takes this right and responsibility away from individuals then what else do they have the right to take and to what magnitude? I think this is an argument worth thinking on. Furthermore, all beings have the right to self-defense and self-determination. If granny has a deagle to protect herself from hoods, then so be it. What really matters is proper gun safety and handling training, mental health screenings, probational periods, and other functions which should all be handled at a municipal level by a consortium of sincerely concerned and directly impacted citizens and not by some far off and omnipotent bureaucracy.