 Knife Amnesty in UK, Some stuff they turned in |
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 Jun 21 2006, 09:42 PM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996  |
Even more off topic than this thread already is...... There are some funny "predator" jokes at http://www.alienlovespredator.com |
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Jun 21 2006, 09:46 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Nice comparison hyz, but not really appropriate, since hacker can equate to criminal but murderer doesn't equate to human. :)
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Jun 21 2006, 10:12 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Could you point out which real jurisdictions have convicted nonhumans for the crime of murder? :D
Great. Now well have a debate over the use of the words Predator and Yautja 'Predator' is a derogatory racial epithet. The name 'Yautja' doesn't appear in any of the movies. The comics are canon. Are Not. Are too unless the movies contradict them. |
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Jun 21 2006, 10:51 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
3rd Gen Glock 23 (their .40 S&W compact) with Tritium sights. I'm pretty happy with the piece straight out of the box, so the sights are the only aftermarket mods. |
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Jun 21 2006, 11:14 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
No need. The actual definition nowhere mentions humans as the only possible perpetrators. That it has yet to be applied to aliens, androids, or superintelligent dogmen only means those situations have not come up yet. The man named James McMurray who lives at my address and has my social security number has never been convicted of murder. Lack of prior examples does not preclude future occurrences. I'm sure that as soon as alien murder does come up there will be all sorts of controversy surrounding it (primarily to distract the populace from real problems). :) |
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Jun 22 2006, 01:47 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
I think in the middle of this stastic soup, there is only one thing I can be sure of.
I have a much higher chance of placing my fate in my own hands if I have the means to effectively defend myself than if not. And that's enough for me. It's better to bring a gun to a gunfigth than to bring pacifism to a gunfight. |
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Jun 22 2006, 01:56 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Not if the other guy in the gunfight outclasses you, but won't draw first because he wants to keep things legal and avoid jail or the gallows.
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Jun 22 2006, 02:30 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
If he's robbing me, chances are he dosen't care about the legality of the situation.
And the stastics all strongly disagree on his ability to outclass me, since it seems likely the only range time he gets is when he's in the middle of shooting at someone who's resisting. And anyway, dieing in a gunfight with a criminal who was going to take your life anyway is better than a dog's death. |
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Jun 22 2006, 02:35 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
I'm not talking about being robbed. I'm talking about a gunfight, old west style. I prbably should have put a smiley in there.
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Jun 22 2006, 03:24 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Well, that's easy then.
Don't get into a wild-west style confrontation. :) |
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Jun 22 2006, 03:34 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Not to speak for the rationality of petty criminals, but it is indeed quite possible to care about the legalities of the situation whilst robbing someone—aggravated assault and the chain above it (aggravated battery, mayhem, attempted murder) generally result in significantly harsher sentencing than simple assault and simple battery, even when robbery is involved. ~J |
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Jun 22 2006, 03:47 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando Member No.: 815 |
Most laws are written to be as all encompassing as possible. Many contracts are written to be applicable throughout this universe and all others. That's right, all other universe. Lawyers wouldn't bat an eye at using their wiles against aliens, intelligent superdogs, or stupid slightly less than above average molluskmen. Executors of the estates of wealthy cats have been sued.
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Jun 22 2006, 03:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 26-July 05 From: Calgary Alberta, CANADA Member No.: 7,519 |
Not too shabby. I notice you didn't mention compensators in the type or description, you would like your nightvision intact during a low light confrontation, I take it? ;) How are the tritium sights working out? Used them in any "after dark" practice yet? |
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Jun 22 2006, 05:06 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I considered a -C for a while, but decided that .40 + short barrel + venting was going to make far too much of a fireball on the top of the gun. The G23 has some flip to it, but it's pretty manageable.
Haven't had an opportunity to try the sights out in low/no light yet, beyond "turn off the lights and do sight picture practice" (for which they absolutely rock... try it out if you ever get the chance, it'll make you wonder why they don't come standard on guns). For obvious reasons, most ranges prefer you to keep the lights on. There's a course offered through a local institution that does night firing in addition to a number of other situations that I'm planning on taking when I have the time. |
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Jun 22 2006, 06:29 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
Most wild-west style confrontations were backshots (unless you are strictly talking movies here) |
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Jun 22 2006, 06:37 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Yeah, just movies. Few (if any) gunfights involved people standing at 10 paces and the faster guy drawing after the slower guy starts.
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Jun 22 2006, 07:36 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
"If he shot him in the eye, he was excercizing good marksmanship. If he shot 'em in the back of the head, he was excercizing good judgement."
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Jun 23 2006, 05:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 26-July 05 From: Calgary Alberta, CANADA Member No.: 7,519 |
I would really recommend it. The difference is vast and is really an eye-opener. I am thinking of picking up an M1911-type, possibly a Sig GSR Nitron Carry or a Wilson Combat Professional. Night sites make all the difference in the dark, don't they? |
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Jun 23 2006, 09:51 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Being able to use your sights AT ALL in the dark makes a huge difference :P
While I like the 1911 as a range piece, the thought of carrying one as a defensive piece is a little iffy with me. The basic design is about a century old, and frankly, we've made advancements since then. You can get fine-tuned 1911s that are as reliable as something like a Glock or a well-maintained H&K is out of the box, but that extra work that's required to do that was always a bit of a turn-off for me. So much of shooting is personal, though... if you can shoot well with it and it's tuned to the point of rock-solid reliability, it's probably the ideal piece. What're carry laws like in Calgary? I was under the impression it got difficult north of the border... |
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 Jun 23 2006, 11:12 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 10-June 04 Member No.: 6,394 |
You may be mistaken. He obviously used the latin definition of "hacker", "haeckerus", meaning "drop bear" |
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Jun 23 2006, 01:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
Extremely difficult. For general public, after a background check, you can keep them at your residence. Transporting them to-from designated shooting ranges must be made by most direct, reasonable route (where you can also store them). I believe you have to notify of the transport too in some way, but I've never owned one so I'm a bit fuzzy on that. At home they must be locked in a safe of some sort when unattended. Unrestricted longarms (sporting shotguns, rifles) just need to have a trigger lock when unattended. Generally it involves a career change to be able to carry around a handgun in daily activities. |
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Jun 23 2006, 01:23 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Drop bear can equate to criminal, especially if that drop bear commits murder. ;)
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Jun 23 2006, 04:05 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
But no criminal court in the world asserts jurisdiction over drop bears. If no court will try them then they cannot be criminals.
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Jun 23 2006, 05:32 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Drop bears can be taken to court. They just have to be taken to a high court. (hahaha!) |
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Jun 23 2006, 05:40 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
And I wouldn't recommend standing below that court. |
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