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kenneal - lagger wrote:Indeed. Your gun armaments manufacturers appreciate your acceptance of their programming of how you should think and act.

An interesting thought.

fuzzy wrote:I thought we should start this to predict what will 'never' go back. The other covid thread is bloated with spam now. I assume that the batbug is here to stay.

Will tube stations, buses, planes work? Hotels? Cruise ships? Dentists?

Yes.

Vortex2 wrote:

I've done some 4 parking lot deals now

In the UK only terrorists and gangsters trade ordnance in parking lots!

Indeed.

Vortex2 wrote: .. and this is the guy who made a career of mocking the over cautious wackos .. or as we call them nowadays the well prepared.

I mocked the geologically and oil ignorant.

kenneal - lagger wrote: Mass attacks/murders are not something we have to worry about in the UK though and there is certainly no talk of having to arm teachers to protect their charges.

Now that is certainly an interesting topic!!

Catweazle wrote:No, not serious.

RGR doesn't need to move somewhere safer, like El Salvador, the biggest threat he faces is Repetitive Strain Injury, from continually patting himself on the back.

I included the link to how "safe" El Salvador is.

Catweazle wrote:I thought I'd better check before I packed my grandchildren on a flight to USA for a safe, happy life.

Turns out that USA isn't so safe after all.

Well, that depends on the level of nanny state you are looking for.

Catweazle wrote:With all those gun rights for law abiding citizens the USA must be a wonderfully safe place to live.

Sure, except for the expected bad sections with restrictions designed to keep citizens from defending themselves. We call that area ChiRaq.

I am limited to 200 rounds per weapon although there is no check on my expenditure of ammunition. I don't know if this is standard or whether I could ask to have the amount increased through higher usage. It's never really bothered me. Well, if they don't keep track by doing inspections of your amm...

I do not agree that economic collapse is inevitable... ~All pervious civilisations have collapsed, taking their particular economic systems with them. That our current civilisation will collapse along with its economic system really is inevitable. The only question is timing and mechanism. It looks...

Yikes.

I think the local police force issuing the licence informs the person's GP, that's it. You are supposed to declare any pre existing conditions such as bipolar disorder, dementia etc. No finger printing! I'm not sure why that would be needed? I would only expect to be finger printed in the UK if I'd...

Outstanding! Sort of like the rules that the Canadian dude lived under? So you can choose any firearm you want once you have passed the states exams on sanity or whatnot? I was under the impression that you couldn't have real guns because even after all the required tests, your government still doe...

Catweazle wrote:Related to topic, perhaps traps would be more discrete and effective at filling the cooking pot. They have the major advantage of working whilst you do something else, also you only have to be out for a short time to check them.

I'm good with traps!

Catweazle wrote: Blowpipes are prohibited weapons, like sawn-off shotguns, semi-auto centrefire rifles and replica Japanese swords.

Oh, well then that makes perfect sense.