Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:23:58 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
> > On 20/12/2014 20:48, Jim Henderson wrote:
> >>> Or hunting. How can you say that you need a machine gun to hunt.
> >>> Unless
> >>> >you are hunting mince or ground meat.
> >> I still like Robin Williams' (I think it was) suggestion that we should
> >> give Bambi some serious firepower to even out the odds.
> >>
> >>
> > A truly, American solution. :-P
>
> But of course.  Every red-blooded American knows that the way you put a
> fire out is by adding more gasoline.  ;)
>
> >>> >Is that not the reason given by the pro gun lobby?
> >>> >The black hats won't know which white hat is carrying.
> >> It's one of several excuses, yeah.
> >>
> >>
> > LOL You sound rightly P'd off with that one.
>
> You think? ;)
>
> >>> >Easy peasy, shoot everyone who is carrying a gun. By definition they
> >>> >are criminals. And since guns are designed to kill not incapacitate I
> >>> >am sure that they won't mind having done to them what they intend to
> >>> >do to others.
> >> Ah, but you can't shoot everyone who's carrying a gun without carrying
> >> a gun.;)
> >>
> >>
> > Use automatic gun detectors in all public places.
>
> Automatic gun detectors with their own firepower?  Have you not seen
> Terminator? ;)
>
> >>> >Unless they are wearing a bandoleer of throwing knifes.;-)
> >> I don't know anyone who can throw as many knives as fast as even a non-
> >> automatic weapon, much less a semi- or fully automatic weapon.
> >>
> >>
> > I have been straining my mind to remember the comic charterer, who could
> > have done that.
>
> The Knifekateer.  (A common character in the comic strip "Basic
> Instructions" - http://basicinstructions.net/)
>
> Then again, the superheroes in that comic, when they appear, aren't that
> "super", so it seems that the Knifekateer wouldn't be able to manage
> it. ;)
>
> >> I don't have a gun, but I know how to use a number of different
> >> varieties because of him.
> >>
> >> The closest I get to guns these days, though, is playing Borderlands.;)
> >
> > The way to go. :-)
> >
> > The last time I fired a gun was at a rifle club's open day about 45
> > years ago. I am left eyed dominant and right handed so no use at that.
>
> I've got pretty good aim, or used to - though the second time skeet
> shooting, I didn't do so well.  It helps to hold the shotgun tight in
> your *shoulder*, not your upper arm.  Doing the latter will give you a
> very sore arm, and you won't be able to hit *anything* you intend to.

unless you're using an AA12
;)

Nekar Xenos

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