Downvoted but correct, they used to admit it before the exodus, but after the exodus they started denying it to seem more “general” in an attempt to appeal to everyone that isn’t stupid as shit.

Fair enough

Something about stabbings and kidnappings was mentioned earlier? Guns aren’t only to protect against guns, in fact the only time I’ve ever had to “use” a gun for self defense it was because a guy pulled a knife on me. “Use” because I only had to show it, not shoot it, thankfully.

But they can come in handy, even for us lesser people, the poors, even though I don’t make meth, it’s all made in the surrounding rural towns and trafficked here.

Well, since you can’t get rid of them, and since “guns for everybody all the time” is a strawman that actually means “guns for people who haven’t proved themselves to be a danger to themselves or others yet,” I’m gonna say I prefer the “innocent until proven guilty” model.

That still isn’t “everybody,” all felonies, DV misdemeanors, adjudicated IVCs, children, and drug addicts (admittedly self reported on that one, but still), all bar you from gun ownership even in the land of 600,000,000 guns (not an exaggeration). Actually I even think for nonviolent felons there should be a path back to gun ownership and voting (they also lose that right, as fucked up as it is), and some violent misdemeanors should be added to the list (something like simple assault can be the result of just a fight, but robbery or aggravated battery otoh should probably be on there even in places where it isn’t a felony, and it should probably just be a felony in those places too but what can ya do.)

And yes, criminals gonna criminal, but I’d prefer that if they can just get them anyway, so can I. If even in Aus the criminals can still get them, then the US has no hope that we can stop it either. You’re an island with 90% unusable territory that only has to control the ports and you still have smugglers, we can’t even control our ports either much less the two big ass land borders and we never will, we will always have smugglers.

So only the good people can’t get them but the bad people still can? Poor people can’t protect themselves but rich people can because of course they’re better than us? Sounds like a good plan I guess.

But I was led to believe that was impossible, that if you make them illegal nobody but the police (who we all trust, right?) will have them.

I don’t think Meshtastic would work for that with a 200char limit.

Usenet and torrents otoh, already can’t stop that. Not to mention lying is still a thing. I’m 136 years old so I should know.

Wait, so instead of me telling every website I’m 90, I’ll tell my OS I’m 90 and the sites will query that, and this somehow works better? I’m not 90 btw, so all I’m doing is just changing who I’m lying to from zyn.com to Fedora? Great plan.

Drive by shootings? In Australia?! How is that possible, didn’t you guys ban guns 30yr ago?

1/1/1970*

“No, I have 3 4tb drives and 5 1tb drives. I mean I do have 15 sticks around but most of those have a linux distro on them and the others are for general use.”

Or do, what are they gonna do about it if I don’t really live there? Fuck 'em.

Doesn’t that depend on google play services? If so, “probably not, but then again it works currently if you install play services on a separate user profile (or on your main, defeating the purpose of grapheneOS to begin with but more power to you).”

Tell google/banks to stop requiring the spyware, they won’t but at least it’s better then telling the secure OS to install just a little spyware just so you don’t need to carry a wallet.

I started with Fedora myself and moved to FedoraKDE, also good.

Hypotheticals can be kinda fun, it’s kinda like spontaneous creative writing.

Well then you’re losing a lot of support by killing the bystanders (not yours lol but y’know normal people with a conscience might not like it as evidenced by common perception of said IRA’s actions) and a lot would have to go right for that (how close is he to the fence, is there a stage, can your sedan make it through all the bodies in between you and him, can his security take you out before you get him, he’s a moving target so will he see the carnage and stand still or more likely will he run, will you be able to find him in a panicked crowd, etc). If the goal is to be an anti-hero it’s best to avoid that and be extremely targeted with your violence. Luigi wouldn’t be nearly as popular if he had happened to also shoot some random witness for example.

Furthermore since this was about “school” shooters not “mass,” a large percentage of those children lack a civic. Some of them don’t even have a license, and their disappearance as they drive 3 days across however many states to get to musk will be noticed, especially if they steal mommy’s car too and pass any flock camera or ALPR, but also they’ll likely be noticed by the parents themselves in all but the most neglectful households.

For some cults you can actually do that, but like, there’s still Branch Davidians, mixing cults and Christianity is a very powerful tool. Just look at Mormons, cult - check, christian elements - check, one of the most powerful religions in the states. Some don’t even need Christianity, see: Scientology. You kill David Muscavich today and another takes his place tomorrow, and you’re not going to be able to kill all of them even if you are fine with killing their victims too due to some warped sense of justice.

Thing about schools though is they’re less guarded than rich dudes (1-2 cops max ime, meanwhile rich dudes have generally 2-3+ but also of course the rich guy has less square feet to cover than a school, the school cops can’t be everywhere, and the rich security only has to watch him). Furthermore the school cops are uniformed, you can just start with them while they’re not looking and now you have at least 5min before more cops even get there, then however long it takes them to “establish a perimeter” and then go in, which could be 7 min or it could be, what was it in Uvalde, 2hr?

Megachurch leaders are for sure more accessible, but you can’t actually fight them that way, by making Pastor Steve a martyr, all you do is let his successor Pastor Mike use it as fodder while taking his congregation. You have to fight them by helping the followers themselves, which is tough (especially since people seem to actually hate the followers instead of recognizing them as victims who were vulnerable being taken in by a charlatan.)

School shooters are largely children, for whom it is much easier to steal daddy/mommy’s gun and go to school than it is to:

• steal the gun
• pick a cromulent target
• acquire info about the target
• actually travel to wherever he is
• get past the probable armed guards
• get close enough with the gun to kill the guy

Like it’s not impossible, almost nobody is completely untouchable, but one is clearly easier than the other. I mean like you’re not wrong, but good luck with that, it’s not likely.

A system of organization would be invented. Idk maybe a wooden stepped board with USB sized holes that you store/display your collection in, just to use the first idea I pull directly from ass. Actually make it silicone for the grippy, already improving it, then sell the wood as a fancier looking one, and inlay a few with idk brass or something for a “pro” version, boom, marketing.

Don’t worry, I have my NCR Rangin’ permit!

This edit as a response is just unreasonably funny. Hands free and everything, perfection.