Nothing to laugh about
I've obviously opened up a can of worms for my views. I apologize for that but everyone has their point of view. As I've stated before that I don't like guns but it's not the guns that kill but the person that's holding it.
And no, I'm not a vegetarian but not a big meat eater either. These animals raised for their meat are killed in a mostly humane process or we are told that anyway. My Dad was a butcher and started in an abattoir in the U.K. when he was 14 and said they were killed in a fast humane fashion.
To be fair to You, You're ignorant as to the laws & The Constitution of the U.S.A as pertaining to these weapons, as well as the weapons themselves & Federal laws applied
to them. The weapons were no more high powered than any common hunting rifle, and in this tragic "fish in a barrel" scenario, accuracy wasn't that important either. So
none of these firearms were special at all, except
some of them were either purchased or converted to fully auto fire. In this country, to purchase a fully auto weapon, You
undergo
serious scrutiny by all local/state/federal/BATF/FBI to obtain what is known as a FFL-III. A class-3 Federal Firearms License takes
months of background checks &
investigation, They
will interview neighbors, sometimes co-workers, etc.,etc., so it isn't " oh I'd like 100 rounds of CCI Velociter 22LR, and, um I'll take a full auto .50 cal
too...." It don't work that way. I know, a former employer was a huge WWII collector, and needed one to purchase a BAR for His collection. Never intending to fire it doesn't
matter, even for a collectible that may be rendered inoperative, You
HAVE to have an FFL-III to purchase one legally. Converting semi-autos is another matter, and just like
members here can modify, re-arrange, turbocharge, their rides, well, so too can those who wish w/the skills do the same to a firearm. You live in Canada, to be frank, the
U.S.A. couldn't have asked for a better neighbor, but do You hike up there? Have You walked around an outcrop of brush and found Yourself 30' away from two cubs? What
kind of trouble do You think You might be in at that moment? I can tell You, and so can the Dept. of Gamelands/Resrves/Forrestry no matter what side of the border You're
on, Mamma's not far & Your life
is in danger. Any Brown/Kodiac bear they recommend a
minimum 30.06 and EMPTY the magazine into the animal, re-load if poss., and if
the animal moves REPEAT. You have only moments to decide if the animal is going to charge You, and less once it does,
they are fast!! Worse, if You only wound the bear,
and it flees, You are responsible for tracking and finishing the kill. If not, it may come across unsuspecting hikers/animals already in fear/attack mode,
YOU are responsible.
I suppose We could all just hide indoors, pretend that bad people don't collaborate, smoke a bunch of weed(legalized of course) and pretend real life isn't ugly sometimes,
but it is. Liberty is dangerous, just like driving 80, or 100, or 250mph, but I will live with the danger, and remain as independent as possible 'til I'm gone.
