Posts by Village Idiot

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2nd amendment right ... where should it end?

by Simon in

one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.

very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!

so muskets all round.

Village Idiot

OrphanCrow:
I have heard some people say that they carry a hand gun when they are out hunting so that they can do the final kill. I ran that idea past my dad who is a very involved hunter of big game for food and he chuckled and then snorted. So did my native friend who carries a knife for that purpose. Canadian hunters don't use hand guns to kill animals.

Finkelstein:
So what your saying then because of your perilously dangerous incident hunting boar and based from that experience any kind of kind should be available to purchase to the public. ???

I've heard of experiences where a seemingly dead deer jumped up when the hunter got close to it. It's sharp horns could easily disembowel a person. You do need to take precautions and that usually involves carrying a weapon that could quickly kill the animal. A knife won't cut it under those circumstances and the rifle would be too long for a head shot when you're right by the animal.

So it's simply not about hunting with the sidearm but using it to make sure the animal is dead. Here is a range of opinions on the subject amongst hunters.

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2nd amendment right ... where should it end?

by Simon in

one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.

very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!

so muskets all round.

Village Idiot

Finkelstein:
Keep in mind that people could still use Shot guns or hunting rifles to protect themselves if found it necessary.

Whose bullets can be more powerful than the AK or AR bullets. A shotgun can release 9-15 Double Ought buckshot (OO) in a single pull of the trigger. That's the equivalent of 3-5 9mm bullets in a single burst.

Also, a tubular fed shotgun can have its capacity extended to 7 or 8 shells depending on their barrel length. That could give you the equivalent of 21-25 handgun cartridges.

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Never Allowed to be Myself

by NeverAllowestobeMyself in

so my handle has a typo, it is supposed to be never allowed to be myself but i'm okay with that because it is kind of symbolic of my situation.

as a born-in i have always had expectations forced on me, this is what you are to think, feel and do as a jehovah's witness.

my earliest memories involve being upset that i would die at armageddon because i was bad.

Village Idiot

Welcome to the forum Myself. Are you fading right now or completely out?

You might want to ask Simon about changing your name or, if that is not possible, just come back with a different account with your correct name.

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Talking to a wall

by ivanatahan in

jw
friends

why must these people be figurative walls when talking about the lies of the jw cult?.

the other day, i had a conversation with my mother.

we started talking about the election and how the candidates differ (me being a supporter of bernie).

Village Idiot

Why must these people be figurative walls when talking about the lies of the JW cult?

You'll find that to be the case in all fundamentalist religions.

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JW related collective nouns

by Simon in

english is a great language, especially when it comes to collective nouns.

a "murder" of crows is just fantastic as is a "mob" of meerkats.

a "colony" of ants, a "pride" of lions.

Village Idiot

A class of Jeremiahs.

A discretion of slaves.

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2nd amendment right ... where should it end?

by Simon in

one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.

very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!

so muskets all round.