Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

First, an AR-15 is not, and never was an "Assault Rifle". Nor are they "automatic weapons" and cannot be convert to automatic.

A sports rifle that shoots 5 rounds a second?

 

[RoyJackson]

A sports rifle that shoots 5 rounds a second?

How fast can you pull the trigger?
There are guys who love doing mag dumps (emptying a magazine as quick as possible). I did...fun, but don't expect to hit much
I don't do this any longer...waste of ammo

 

[rswyan]

How fast can you pull the trigger?
There are guys who love doing mag dumps (emptying a magazine as quick as possible). I did...fun, but don't expect to hit much ...

Unless you're firing into a tightly packed crowd ...

 

[RoyJackson]

Unless you're firing into a tightly packed crowd ...

Point taken...but still, blame the villain, not the tool...
And don't punish others because of the actions of a maniac

 

[LouNY]

Unless you're firing into a tightly packed crowd ...

Nice post and a good morning to you also

 

[LouNY]

It's sunny and mid 70's this morning think I'll do something productive and go mow some lawn.
Have a good day all.

 

[pennwalk]

63F cloudy now. Nice and cool.

I'm still doing a lot of mowing. Mowed at the farm yesterday. It looks nice but it was a struggle. It took 6 hours to do a 3 hour mow between chasing down a whining sound in the powerflo blower and hauling clippings to the compost pile. I was hoping the heat would slow the growth some, Wishful thinking.

The corn is up. One of the neighbors dumps grass clippings on the field. Last week I raked and spread the plies out. I hoped he would take a hint. No such luck. I can see that he is still dumping but now it is on corn sprouts. I guess I will have to talk to him. Probably won't be fun.

The killings in Texas are just about the saddest thing in the world. I don't believe we will do anything about it. I expect more to come.

Hope you all are doing well.

Chris

 

[rswyan]

72F, mostly cloudy and breezy @ 11:30, headed up to a high of 75F. WU was calling for a steady rain this morning. Not sure if that happened or not. Then showers continuing this afternoon. 72% - 82% chance of precipitation. Will be good, we can use the rain.

I just woke up, bad night last night ... lots of cramps in my calf and foot muscles.

Still need to get the radial arm saw tarped before the rain arrives.

Also have a little bit of mowing still to do over on the east side. Unclear if I will be able to get it together before it gets wet out there, but so far I'm not seeing anything on the radar.

Woman just reported a hummer has arrived ... first of the season that we've seen ...

Plant order from the overstock sale is due in today, USPS reports it is on the truck and "out for delivery".

Likely will spend most of the rest of the day up in the shop working on the Kubota.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe Thursday.

 

[rswyan]

Point taken...but still, blame the villain, not the tool...

No disagreement with those sentiments ... but my take on it is likely just a bit different than yours.

The individuals that perpetrate these atrocities are certainly responsible for their actions in doing so. On that we agree.

On the other hand, to ignore totally the devices that they use to accomplish their evil acts would be wish-casting at best ... if not borderline delusional. Such devices are part of the scene ... and will be part of the conversation.

The regulation of explosive materials (dynamite, C4, etc.) in the US is something one sees very little public outcry over. That's probably because the destructive potential and misuse of such things is readily apparent to a majority of general public.

Large capacity mags, bump stocks, and semi-auto weapons are similar - in that they also have a high destructive potential and can be similarly misused.

The question will be what to do about it.

That is where the conversation will occur.

I would be remiss if I failed to note that all of the above items have legitimate uses - regardless of whether those uses are vital (protection of oneself and others) or trivial (personal enjoyment, sporting)

And on the matter of regulation of semi-auto firearms, I'm not so sure that it would be "a violation of the Second Amendment" ...

Was that holding or decision by SCOTUS where it was found to be so ?

I know they never reached the merits on the previous assault weapons ban.

 

[rswyan]

Nice post and a good morning to you also

Thank you ... and to you as well.

Enjoy the mowing ...