have U been "Flocked?" Enter plate & see

That illustrates yet another misunderstanding. The people who were asking to see your covid vaxx cards, were not "covered entities" subject to HIPAA.

You didn't have to answer, but they could legally ask, and could legally decline you from entering.

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.html

 

I would be surprised if a company felt threatened by my lawsuit funding capabilities. Certified letter likely air mailed to trash bin.

 

I can name two presidents in office during covid, can you? One especially was really bad at it, the first one who is also the one now, he tried to play a doctor. Isn’t that hilarious, a hotel manager guy giving the nation medical advice? Not funny for the victims though.
I am not a gun silencer buyer, but I know people who buy them know what the sole purpose of them to be made was. I don’t want to know the technical aspects of gun silencers, why would I want to know that.

 

Interestingly enough, the new M7 'features' a 13-inch barrel with an integrated can on the end which seems to keep the gasses where they should be AND keep the weapon from being overly muzzle heavy.
UNLIKE the M4's 14 inch barrel and mouse-round combination, the M7 fires an adult sized (6.8x51) bullet.
The suppressor is designed to do what they ALL are supposed to do which is principally to preserve the shooter's hearing.
Of course, since the NFA is about to go the way of the Allosaurus, those shorties (SBRs) will be widely available in the civilian market in due time.

ANOTHER thing that suppressors have in common with the Prius - LOTS of FUD out there by people who have strong opinions about something that they have no familiarity with.

 

Unless it's "Fire" in a crowded theatre or some similar scenario.

 

Unlike firearms regulations, there is no prior restraint to prevent you from shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater. No tape or muzzle over you mouth. So if there really is a raging fire emerging, you can shout that.

It would help keep you from posting some of your misunderstandings about them, e.g. "silence bullets". They do nothing of the sort. They do attenuate or muffle the sharp gas blast that propelled the bullet, but the bullet's sonic boom or other flight-generated noise is completely unaffected. As is the mechanical noise of the firearm's operation.

Other than an old expression for which calendar it used to declare the date it was written, the Constitution and Bill of Rights do not mention God.

Do those right come from God? Or from the Magna Carta? Or somewhere else? That remains unspecified, and disputed.

I don't know of any Supreme Court justices who go that far. Certainly not the late Antonin Scalia, who wrote the ruling that overturned DC's handgun ban. Not even any Trump appointees. They all agree that some degree of regulation is permissible, even if the specific degree remains TBD.

 

No posts after @ETC/SS conflated firearms (or accoutrements) with Prius and I'm happy about that. It was a shot in the dark.

Several posts separately praised US' gun-ownership policies. Not entirely unique among nations, but stand outish. It's a common theme at PriusChat and I'd have been be surprised if it did not also appear here.

US' gun-ownership policies, while not entirely unique among nations, have interesting consequences. Which a large rug would be required for sweeping under.

Global firearms manufacture is an $USD 11.4 billions annual industry:
Firearms & Weapons Manufacturing Market Report 2025 | Industry Analysis
and for $295 one could learn how much of that is non military. Frankly I had thought it to be larger; maybe not close to $USD 700 billions cosmetics, but c'mon guys, market better. It cannot be known if US will later join sensible sensible countries later. Do your stuff now.

Firearms availability in US contributes to atypical suicide rates, mass shootings, and violent crime rates. Those have been presented around here before and tiresome to repeat.

Medical costs of firearms injuries in US are $USD 1.3 billions annually:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2839237
So a favorable balance could be argued. However, do not expect health-care professionals who have treated firearms injuries to enjoin. They have seen things that no one ought to see.

Firearms availability in US persists as a 2A cudgel in some elections. Expect that to continue when other slogans lack traction.

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To me it is inconceivable that US will soon modify its not entirely unique position among nations on firearms. Those who support it and those who don't will continue to be vilified by their opponents.

 

To invigorate this post I would need to ask the internet how to obtain strong poisons, but I will not ask. Asking the internet questions about poisons (or bombs ) would be unwise for me. Believe it or not, those questions would also be unwise for you.

How to kill people? Beyond those here above, a person could use sharp metal implements, vehicles, or firearms. Not a complete list. All of them are more or less user available, and most of them also have benign uses. @ETC/SS asserts that intention drives public accessibility of lethal means. People buy firearms for defense; not for extrajudicial killing. That's the story.

People buy sharp metal implements and vehicles for utility; not for extrajudicial killing. So (and who would oppose?), people can buy those everywhere.

In a few countries, firearms are added to that list for public purchase. Old news.

In no countries is it OK for public to purchase highly effective poisons or bombs, or their immediate precursors. Potential harms vastly outweigh potential benefits, so, no. Intention does not figure in, as it does in US for firearms.

 

Only IF there was though. That's a pretty serious one.

 

@ETC(SS) asserts no such thing - AS PROVEN by the very FACT that the NFA (National Firearms Act) has little to do with ACTUAL firearms.
THAT'S the 'story.'
Gun control ain't about guns....
It's about control.
ALWAYS HAS BEEN.....

IT ACTUALLY HAS MORE TO DO WITH FLOCK CAMERAS!!!! - even though I do not find them to be very bothersome, personally.
I've never even SEEN one in the wild.

A 'suppressor' is not a firearm. A US state can (and most DO) completely outlaw them.....and the so called (and poorly reasoned) Bruen decision requiring gun laws to align with historical traditions doesn't 'play' with them.
Rifle Braces aren't firearms either, and neither are little bits of plastic that get in the way of a trigger bar's disconnect mechanism or so-called "Glock Switches."
Lightning Links? - Nope they're not Firearms! BUT they are banned - even though they're MUCH LESS USEFUL than Forced Reset Triggers - which are NOT BANNED!!!

Any of that sounding kind of arbitrary and less than 'fully scientifically controlled?"

MORE US Citizens were killed by firearms during the US Civil Wah than in any other conflict.
You want to know what was the most sought after weapon?
An 1858 Remington 6-shot revolver!
It was a "state of the art weapon of war" for an 1860's conflict!

• Solid Top-Strap Frame: Unlike Colt revolvers which had an open-top frame, the Remington featured a solid top strap over the cylinder. This made the gun much stronger and less prone to warping or stretching under heavy black powder loads.
• Easy Cylinder Swaps: Soldiers could quickly remove the cylinder pin and swap in a pre-loaded spare cylinder in seconds to reload. Colt revolvers required a more tedious disassembly of the loading lever wedge.
• Safety Notches: It featured safety slots cut between the cylinder chambers, allowing the hammer to rest safely between nipples so all six chambers could be carried loaded without accidental [sic] discharge.

You KNOW what you can buy (or build) RIGHT NOW with NO PAPERWORK, NO PERMISSION, and get mailed to your door with zero paperwork???
An 1858 Remington 6-shot revolver!
THIS is because the US Government and the US Federal Law does not consider it to be..................a firearm!
NOTE: Some local areas or states have different rules and may treat black powder or replica revolvers more strictly than federal law does.

NONE OF THIS has anything to do with the US Constitution or why firearms are protected thereby.

Self defense is a PIECE of the puzzle, but it ain't the whole picture.
If you want to SEE the whole picture, study a little nation I like to call Viet Nam - or maybe Afghanistan.

HECK.....maybe read a book or three about how the UNITED STATES got started!
Rabid Right-Wing Bomb Thrower Ken Burns did an acclaimed video series about it if you're 'not into reading.'


*** With apologies to Ken - who IS an honest broker and DOES have a sense of humor....and more or less 'tells the truth.'

 

If a party can’t win elections due to backward looking views, they use simple divide and conquer. Get people to be blinded enough not to see things like Jan 6 as they were. Believing Jan 6 was a tour or had a valid reason would be humiliating to let go of. If they live in a maga village, their whole life in the village would be upset if they dare disbelieve the lies. And here we are in the USA, a divided country.

 

I've been thinking about this a little bit.
If a silencer is like "EV" mode in a G3 Prius....then an FRT is like a G5 Prius PHEV.
Lots more expensive!
More capable BY FAR!
Sexier, even if you're into cars that you have to fold yourself into and that are somewhat fragile.

I do not own a suppressor (yet) because they're about $500 and up, and quite frankly there's something "world ending" about firing an adult-sized rifle with a brake inside a building!
You get about 25-30% of the effectiveness of a flash-bang (which I have used before) with NO additional complications or cost....OH, and flash-bangs are now and (probably) forevermore going to be banned for 'civilian' use........

....but WHAT ABOUT FRTs?
Freedom haters always ask the same question:
WHY do you NEED those?

One possible answer is that they're pretty much LIKE the G5 Prius.
EV when you want it.......Gas when you NEED it.

Oh wait.
I forget.
Some people are not aware that Forced Reset triggers are part of a 3-position 'select-fire' lower.
It's selectable (like the G5 Prius) in case you're in bear country.......hunting Bambi.......and you do not want to tear up the carcass with unneeded additional shots.

Oh, and ONE MORE thing....
Hogs.
There will be somebody out there pointing out that getting charged by a pissed off bear is an edge case.....AND IT IS.

Hogs?
They're kinda spicy too....in case you haven't been following recent events.
Bears AT LEAST BELONG in the woods.
Wild pigs are like honey bees - NON INDIGENOUS to North America.