Ignition Override
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First, I do not own any, prefer my four imported AKs, two SKS, three Enfields and handguns.
My wife is very tolerant of gun ownership (her Dad spent 30 years as Army Quartermaster, attached to 101st in all of '44-'45), and in a very logical way, but has no interest in the shooting sports or carry.
But the news today about the FL massacre (on Fox News) prompted my single comments "The anti-gunners only want to take away, with no trade off, they expect everything to be on Their terms", which prompted her to say "We could ban them (ARs) for a while, then allow them again". "Something needs to be done".
So I calmy said "Should you be banned from renting a Ryder truck--you might run people over"? I didn't pursue it and left on errands.
The correct nutshell (it might sound cold) response to comments prompted by high emotions on televised tragedies always escapes me, at the wrong time.
And people don't want to Listen to more than two very short comments to contradict the deceptive emotional rhetoric on tv. Trying to correct wrong gun terminology on tv, they always seem to say "I've heard it before etc, but we've got to Do something".
A lady First Officer from Boston (now lives in Peachtree City! ...Irony here..) with whom I worked a little bit also said "...must do something..", following another school tragedy about three years ago, but those types won't voice their silent wish for partial or total bans on certain guns.
At least this time, even the FBI had their chance to help.
My wife is very tolerant of gun ownership (her Dad spent 30 years as Army Quartermaster, attached to 101st in all of '44-'45), and in a very logical way, but has no interest in the shooting sports or carry.
But the news today about the FL massacre (on Fox News) prompted my single comments "The anti-gunners only want to take away, with no trade off, they expect everything to be on Their terms", which prompted her to say "We could ban them (ARs) for a while, then allow them again". "Something needs to be done".
So I calmy said "Should you be banned from renting a Ryder truck--you might run people over"? I didn't pursue it and left on errands.
The correct nutshell (it might sound cold) response to comments prompted by high emotions on televised tragedies always escapes me, at the wrong time.
And people don't want to Listen to more than two very short comments to contradict the deceptive emotional rhetoric on tv. Trying to correct wrong gun terminology on tv, they always seem to say "I've heard it before etc, but we've got to Do something".
A lady First Officer from Boston (now lives in Peachtree City! ...Irony here..) with whom I worked a little bit also said "...must do something..", following another school tragedy about three years ago, but those types won't voice their silent wish for partial or total bans on certain guns.
At least this time, even the FBI had their chance to help.
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