On Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:43:33 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:52:54 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:20:15 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:32:15 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:06:18 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:42:03 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>On Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:50:48 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>On Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:30:26 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>On Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:05:56 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:23:27 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:40:12 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:34:28 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>On Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:04:40 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:52:22 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:39:15 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:15:48 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:00:32 -0400, John H <jherring@cox.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:13:07 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On Tue, 7 Jun 2022 02:40:47 -0000 (UTC), Bill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><califbill9998remove8@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Maybe we should quit blaming guns and ask why so many teen suicides? Seems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>as if the way now is to do a mass shooting and death by cop or do yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>after posting on social media. Even Apple had a podcast on teen suicide.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Why so many shot in certain cultures in this country every weekend in some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cities? Blaming guns is doing nothing for the problem. Some guy recently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>walked in to a hospital and started stabbing doctors and nurses. Blame the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>knife?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It is probably just a metaphor for how hopeless some teens feel. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>think the only way they will ever get any attention is to go out in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>blaze of gunfire.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>We have desensitized them to death and glorified murder with video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>games and movies. Then you have the Al Gore folks telling them there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is no future anyway. The earth is doomed, the economy sucks and they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>don't see any job they want to do so what the fuck.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>End it now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The ironic thing is if it wasn't for those folks in media and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>movies glamorizing "assault weapons" they would still be a '
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>And anyone who'd been associated with the military in the past 50
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>years. That's a hell of a lot of folks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Most military folks came away with a "Been there done that" approach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to weapons if they were actually exposed to them at all. I understand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in the army and marines your weapon is your companion for most MOSs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but in the air force, navy or coast guard, few people are actually
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>handling any small arms. The CG is a bit different these days tho,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>since they became cops and not life savers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yes, but they're much more than a"niche item
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>only really known to a few collectors and gun folks." All those folks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>who went to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan have a healthy knowledge of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>them. And many of them are buying them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I bet, not as many as you think and it is still a very small subset of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the American public. What percentage of adults served in any military
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>capacity?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Very few of them ever actually served in combat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I know lots of veterans and ex cops who have no interest in "ugly"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>guns. They may hunt or keep a firearm for home protection but it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>usually a handgun or a shotgun. Deer hunters may have a nice rifle or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>two but they are not scary looking ones.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Even my M1A is a traditional walnut stocked rifle. Unfortunately it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>usually on ban lists.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Regardless. They are much more than a 'niche item'. With about 20
>>>>>>>>>>>>>million out there,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>That is certainly true now. I was talking about the 80s when a couple
>>>>>>>>>>>>of California legislators started making noise about a non-existent
>>>>>>>>>>>>problem and got the whole thing on the front page. At that time they
>>>>>>>>>>>>were a niche item with very little visibility to the regular
>>>>>>>>>>>>sportsman. Once Boxer and Feinstein started talking about bans, people
>>>>>>>>>>>>did what Americans do when they hear something might not be available,
>>>>>>>>>>>>they bought them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>At that time I doubt anyone would have called an AR a sporting rifle
>>>>>>>>>>>>but once people had them, they adapted.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>The 80's?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Who would have figured?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Anyone who was actually paying attention. I thought it was a stupid
>>>>>>>>>>campaign at the time and it took a decade to actually get the
>>>>>>>>>>legislation they were looking for. By then, the noise around it had
>>>>>>>>>>actually created a market where there had not really been one.
>>>>>>>>>>Even the serious collectors were not really interested in AKs or ARs
>>>>>>>>>>in the early 80s. I did know a guy with an M-60 tho.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Oh. I suppose I wasn't paying enough attention to realize your comment
>>>>>>>>>referred to something 40 years ago.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Yup, this assault weapon thing has been 35-40 years in the making and
>>>>>>>>the impetus was the threat of a ban on something most people never
>>>>>>>>knew was a thing. The fastest way to sell something in the US is to
>>>>>>>>say "Hurry, limited time offer", "Close out" or "Get them before they
>>>>>>>>are gone".
>>>>>>>>Remember the toilet paper?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>That reminds me, there is a thread going on a real "boat" group about
>>>>>>>cannons. I bet most people do not understand that they are legal as
>>>>>>>long as they are muzzle loaders. It is the same rule as a black powder
>>>>>>>pistol or rifle. It can be a little thing you can carry under your arm
>>>>>>>or something you would need to tow behind a F-350 truck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I know Joe thinks they are illegal. I wonder if someone is going to
>>>>>>>tell him?
>>>>>>>https://www.newsweek.com/biden-second-amendment-when-passed-couldnt-buy-cannon-1711480
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Again this is a niche market that nobody talks about and most don't
>>>>>>>even know about until some old biddy from California wants to close
>>>>>>>the cannon loophole.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In this case, I agree it's a 'niche' market. But not in the AR-15
>>>>>>case.
>>>>>
>>>>>How many people did you know with an AR in 1980?
>>>>>The point is, in the 80s, AK/AR type guns were a niche market. The
>>>>>California girls in congress along with the media, started railing
>>>>>about a nonexistent "assault rifle" problem and made it a problem.
>>>>
>>>>Greg, that's fine, but *NOWHERE* in your initial post about these
>>>>being 'niche' guns did you say anything about the 1980's!
>>>>
>>>>Stop making up crap as you go.
>>>
>>>OK lets review, just using the quotes above.
>>>
>>>I started with this 10 notes ago
>>>"The ironic thing is if it wasn't for those folks in media and the
>>>movies glamorizing "assault weapons" they would still be a <where you
>>>cropped>"
>>>
>>>Eights notes ago I said this
>>>
>>>"That is certainly true now. I was talking about the 80s when a couple
>>>of California legislators started making noise about a non-existent
>>>problem and got the whole thing on the front page. At that time they
>>>were a niche item with very little visibility to the regular
>>>sportsman. Once Boxer and Feinstein started talking about bans, people
>>>did what Americans do when they hear something might not be available,
>>>they bought them."
>>>
>>>That is not exactly changing anything or making anything up.
>>>
>>>Maybe you can't think in historic terms and assume things happens in a
>>>vacuum.
>>
>>Nope. Go back to your original post:
>>
>>"The ironic thing is if it wasn't for those folks in media and the
>>movies glamorizing "assault weapons" they would still be a niche item
>>only really known to a few collectors and gun folks. "
>>
>>Again, no mention of the 80's.
>
> Did you actually think that started this year? This decade? This
>century?
>
>Maybe you didn't watch the news.

I was simply commenting on your remark. You lost that one.