temporal1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:55 pm
As for the chart on the former page, Exhibit 1, reflecting higher gun violence in the U.S., maybe Soloist could help with pertinent questions, for instance, how does gun OWNERSHIP compare? Considering countries listed, i would guess U.S. gun ownership (legal and not) would be many times higher than 5 .. i’m suggesting more statistics might paint another picture. i don’t know. (i doubt noisy others know, either.)
I’m an expert. I’m such an expert that when I was in boot camp they wouldn’t let me fire any weapons. (My tremor terrified them).
I’m such an expert that when qualifying on pistols I asked the big buff guy what I needed to do and he told me “relax” and then proceeded to show me how to fire sideways.
He didn’t qualify, I got sharpshooter. (Marksman-Sharpshooter-Expert)
I am such an expert I slept with my rifle for three days (my wife slept with hers for 5 weeks)
My wife even fired rocket launchers and threw grenades.(she wants to add that she conveniently blocked all this and other practical knowledge with mechanics and anything else out of her memory. she also almost wasn’t allowed to throw grenades because she did something ridiculous on accident)
I’m such an expert I’ve never owned anything other then a 22. (I made my wife buy the other two, 22 and a shotgun)
I hypothetically know how to disassemble and reassemble a M4 (self defense) Rifle in 2 minutes.
I’m a fair shot with a rifle, but I hope I’ve shown my weapon experience is fairly limited. I have to admit I know far more about firearms since my last patient than I ever wanted to know…
As for legalities, it’s very handy to have multiple rounds available when hunting small furry things. I appreciate my semi auto 22.
I have admit I’m amazed at what you can legally own with a permit… I’ve never desired to own an AR-15 and have no reason to own a pistol.