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Girard442

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November 20, 2021

Is society evolving toward gun-free gated playgrounds, malls, etc?

Who wouldn't flock to an area to shop or let the kids play that was guaranteed gun-free these days?

That's assuming that the courts don't declare those places de facto public areas and force them to admit armed people anyway.

November 14, 2021

Imagine a valve is stuck in your house and the basement is flooding...

Plumber #1 says, "The only proper tool to close the valve is a Webley-Vickers 11.2 mm. heptagonal spanner. I can order it and have it here by Tuesday."

You say, "Dude, there's 6 inches of water in the basement and by Tuesday, my house will be doing a really good impression of Marine World!"

Plumber #2 says, "The only proper tool to close the valve is a Webley-Vickers 11.2 mm. heptagonal spanner, which I can't get until Tuesday, but... I can bash it shut with a brick right now. You'll probably have to replace the valve later."

When dealing with Bannon, et al, we need #2, but some days it seems like all we have is #1's.



November 13, 2021

To recap: I can go somewhere openly carrying my assault rifle...

If anyone confronts me, I can kill them, claiming self-defense, and since they're dead, they can't testify against me. Doesn't matter whether they're armed or not, because nail clippers and key chains can be lethal weapons too, dontcha know. If anyone else tries to stop me, I can kill them too.

What's next? Shoot people carrying in the back because you claim to have seen "signs" they're about to be an active shooter?

November 5, 2021

We have to let go of the idea that investigations and disclosures...

...will be kryptonite to the Trumpies. They are looking to be more like steroids and meth.

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