Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Gun Yoga Fail: The Fagnus Revolver" video.
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+Evan Friend What am I not getting? I've got a deactivated Suomi SMG in my collection. My cousin, a licensed gunsmith, did the deed.
Maybe you're confused by your own ambiguous assault rifle ban, because we've had no bans in place against assault riles in particular. As a case in point, I own an AK that's illegal to import into the US to this very day.
We were specifically discussing this new EU firearms directive and its repercussions before you chimed in with your unhelpful comments. I'm keenly aware of its contents, having followed the process from the start. For the fourth time, I'm not affected, and I own two military-calibre semi-auto rifles.
Spare me the platitudes. Appointments to EC are per se no different than Trump nominating his weird friends to posts in his administration. In the former case, the council nominates and the EP approves -- both are elected bodies. If you're really worried about democratic credentials, you've got your work cut out with the flawed US electoral system and it's infamous product, Trump, repeatedly bypassing congress.
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+Evan Friend I bought my Suomi KP at a police auction. A condition for sale was that it would be deactivated. I wasn't complaining since it was corroded beyond repair. Given its history -- it was recovered from a secret arms cache -- I thought it would make a nice present for my grandad, who was involved in post-war arms-caching himself. When he passed away, I inherited it.
You need to take up your grievance with Adolf Hitler, who coined the term "assault rifle". I'm curious, what's your preferred term? Semi-automatic-rifle-with-the-outward-appearance-of-an-assault-rifle-but-not-an-assault-rifle-in-the-strict-sense?
For the fifth time, there's no issue with military calibres or magazines in these here parts. Go belly-ache to someone who's affected.
It's not just your electoral college, but also the fact that your electors can change their pledge if they see fit. In fact, electoral colleges were invented in Europe, but we've moved on.
Again, you miss the point. Take Mattis and Carson; they weren't elected into office, and for that matter, they've never been elected to any position of political significance. The EU commissioners, on the other hand, all have high-profile careers in national politics behind them. Germany, which has 15 times the population of Finland, has exact the same number of commissioners as we do: one. I grant you Merkel wields more power than our Sipilä in the EU, but if we weren't in the EU, she would have even more power over us. We pride ourselves as a stubborn people, but we know there's strength in unity.
Democracy-wise it makes no difference whether a somewhat disappointing president or a bumbling one issues executive orders. It's undemocratic all the same.
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+Evan Friend I bet you find it unacceptable that statues don't move. Besides, I've seen how you botch Suomis when making them legal. If anything, that's sacrilege.
There was no controversy around bolt-action rifles, of which I own several, including a Pystykorva in original, working condition. As you say, they're all over the place.
You're defeating your own argument. You screamed bloody murder about unelected EU commissioners, but in the case of Mattis, the matter is suddenly irrelevant. FYI, in parliamentary systems we don't elect ministers, but they are expected to hold a seat in parliament.
If you're dead set against the EU, logic dictates that you should be even more opposed to your own union. Guns laws are illuminating. You've had federal firearms laws for ages. We only just got one. Still, German authorities have no jurisdiction here, but your BATF can come and kick in your door at any time.
For the umpteenth time, you're missing the point. As I keep trying to explain, we gained exemptions, including for so-called reservist's rifles -- your maligned semi-auto assault rifles -- and their high-capacity magazines. To put it in terms you might finally understand, I don't have to live in fear of Germans prying my 30-round mags from my cold, dead hands.
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+Evan Friend You don't have to dwell on your disdain for deactivated weapons. It was boringly obvious five comments ago. But you pique my curiosity: how many fully operational SMGs do you own? And remember, emasculated and elongated ones don't count.
No country is forced to be in the EU. Britain is a good example, although judging from the bremoaning, they're bregretting their decision already. Here, I can't help but think of your ACW. I suppose a Cexit wasn't within the realm of possibilities.
The powers of the commission are nowhere near those of your cabinet. I've tried to use the firearms directive to illustrate the point -- the draft was sent back many times by parliament and as time went by, what was unacceptable slowly evolved into something acceptable. But all my careful explaining falls on deaf ears because you're preoccupied with frothing at the mouth.
I'll try one more time: do you have a fundamental problem with enacting common laws but allowing individual states leeway in implementing them? Before you answer that in your off-the-cuff style, consider why Californians can't be trusted with the serious stuff, while Hicktown USA is brimming with it. I feel sorry for those Europeans who don't feel passionate about defence, but we don't have that problem.
It's amusing how you apply your standards to the rest of the world and expect us to abide by them. You certainly reinforce the awkward stereotypes about Americans. I tried to explain that we officially refer to semi-automatic assault rifles as reservist's rifles, but I see my efforts were wasted. But you being your gullible self, you somehow assume being in the reserves is a prerequisite to possess one. Not so. Besides, being in the reserves isn't a quick fling for us -- it's a lifelong affair.
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