Given the language of the 2A, the Fed Gov,including the BATF ,should be advocates of Civilian Firearms ownership and use. The BATF should be fully supportive of the NRA,CMP,etc.
We should go back to having indoor smallbore ranges in our high schools ,YMCAs,etc.
The shooting sports pushed into the shadows and hidden can degenerate to "Holding the 9 sideways" etc. Bring shooting back into the sunlight. An honorable sport. Sort of like the Swiss. Or the USA of the 1930's . I graduated HS in 1970 and my HS had a range and a rifle team.
But no,the BATF seems (to me) to have the idea that the 2A, guns,shooting,etc are at least borderline criminal and the de facto enemy of the BATF.
We ought to have at least as many gun shops as pot shops and in Colorado,pot shops outnumber Starbucks and Liquor stores.
It is not inconceivable (and it may,in fact,be true) that Federal Agencies CAN be weaponized to persecute.
I agree,the Cannabis products being discussed will not get a fly high. They represent no threat to society. They may have benefit. I see no reason why they SHOULD be banned or restricted or have ANY effect on anyone's RTKBA.
That "SHOULD" word. I don't think suppressors "should" be restricted. I "should" be able to fire up my lathe and make one. Should.
Some folks have a hard time with the difference between "should" and "IS" or "Maybe Not"
BATF regs or rulings do not have to make sense to bite you. A cockroach who argues with a chicken is always wrong.
If our Military can lose their jobs over CBD cream, thats a clue about the Federal position on CBD cream.It might be stupid,but it can get real.
I think all the hoopla about AR pistols is stupid and "SHOULD" be no problem. The BATF has a wild hair . Some say "To be a pistol it has to be one handed,etc."
You can do whatever, I'm not here to control you and there is no "Winning the arguement"
The point of the discussion is knowing the information. Where the fences are.
Then you can make your own choices.
We have discussed at length here whether having a medical marijuana card (and using it) makes you a prohibited person. The paperwork that goes with a Colorado Concealed Carry permit makes it very clear. No,you can't have a gun or a permit. Whether you or I agree does not matter much, Its a choice.
Do it your way. I think the info we get here ought to be as accurate as possible per the letter of the law. We should at least know what we may be breaking.
These discussions always degenerate to the arguement between pot advocates proclaiming all the alleged benefits and "Yeah,dude! But what about alcohol..." The arguement is endless.
My interpretation of my reading of the 4473 leaves me living in a way I can fearlessly say "Bring me a cup to pee in!" And I believe in YOUR freedom.
I've spent time around long term heavy pot smokers (I know,CBD is different) Some folks go over the edge into a sort of schizophrenic psychosis. "They are doing things to me. I'm being sabotaged" Its very real to them. They can get agitated to the point of being dangerous. Its sad. It can be more debilitating than being a paraplegic.
I've seen it.
We should go back to having indoor smallbore ranges in our high schools ,YMCAs,etc.
The shooting sports pushed into the shadows and hidden can degenerate to "Holding the 9 sideways" etc. Bring shooting back into the sunlight. An honorable sport. Sort of like the Swiss. Or the USA of the 1930's . I graduated HS in 1970 and my HS had a range and a rifle team.
But no,the BATF seems (to me) to have the idea that the 2A, guns,shooting,etc are at least borderline criminal and the de facto enemy of the BATF.
We ought to have at least as many gun shops as pot shops and in Colorado,pot shops outnumber Starbucks and Liquor stores.
It is not inconceivable (and it may,in fact,be true) that Federal Agencies CAN be weaponized to persecute.
I agree,the Cannabis products being discussed will not get a fly high. They represent no threat to society. They may have benefit. I see no reason why they SHOULD be banned or restricted or have ANY effect on anyone's RTKBA.
That "SHOULD" word. I don't think suppressors "should" be restricted. I "should" be able to fire up my lathe and make one. Should.
Some folks have a hard time with the difference between "should" and "IS" or "Maybe Not"
BATF regs or rulings do not have to make sense to bite you. A cockroach who argues with a chicken is always wrong.
If our Military can lose their jobs over CBD cream, thats a clue about the Federal position on CBD cream.It might be stupid,but it can get real.
I think all the hoopla about AR pistols is stupid and "SHOULD" be no problem. The BATF has a wild hair . Some say "To be a pistol it has to be one handed,etc."
You can do whatever, I'm not here to control you and there is no "Winning the arguement"
The point of the discussion is knowing the information. Where the fences are.
Then you can make your own choices.
We have discussed at length here whether having a medical marijuana card (and using it) makes you a prohibited person. The paperwork that goes with a Colorado Concealed Carry permit makes it very clear. No,you can't have a gun or a permit. Whether you or I agree does not matter much, Its a choice.
Do it your way. I think the info we get here ought to be as accurate as possible per the letter of the law. We should at least know what we may be breaking.
These discussions always degenerate to the arguement between pot advocates proclaiming all the alleged benefits and "Yeah,dude! But what about alcohol..." The arguement is endless.
My interpretation of my reading of the 4473 leaves me living in a way I can fearlessly say "Bring me a cup to pee in!" And I believe in YOUR freedom.
I've spent time around long term heavy pot smokers (I know,CBD is different) Some folks go over the edge into a sort of schizophrenic psychosis. "They are doing things to me. I'm being sabotaged" Its very real to them. They can get agitated to the point of being dangerous. Its sad. It can be more debilitating than being a paraplegic.
I've seen it.
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