...that super computers would have a hard time coping with. More hand wringing nonsense in the name of "public safety" by those that haven't the slightest clue of what they are dealing with.

...it is exceedingly moronic.

It's not Sacramento's fault for even trying to do this, of course.

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How much of a hassle does he think it should be to field-strip a firearm?

Most modern weapons are designed so that they can be broken down into their major components for cleaning, without the use of tools such as screwdrivers. That has been the case for more than 100 years. The bolt-action Mauser Model 98, and its predecessors and all of its descendants, have ammunition magazines that are simple to disassemble without use of a screwdriver or wrench.

In fact, the MAGAZINE follower and floor-plate of most Mauser rifle variants are designed to be removed BY USING A ROUND OF AMMUNITION as a tool!

ETA the floor plate is at the bottom of this picture, which may not last long. The standard procedure for removing the plate from the rifle is to push a round of ammunition up through the hole, and depress a spring-loaded plunger. This allows the plate to be slid a fraction of an inch back, then it pops off easily.



ETA The obvious purpose (for those of us who understand how firearms function) of that provision is to allow the rifle to be quickly and safely unloaded. In the case of a bolt-action or even an AR-15, the only alternative would be to cycle the live rounds through the action, which would create a risk of an accidental discharge.

to get their gun fix. They can't stay away from the most lethal weapons -- not having one is like having low testosterone or something. We need rehab centers for these pitiful addicts.

At shooting ranges, both during formal matches and general shooting, it's not unusual for the Range Safety Officer to call "Cease fire, cease fire!" which requires all shooters to IMMEDIATELY stop firing, unload their weapons, and step back from the firing line. Do you think someone should have to break out a screwdriver or a wrench in order to do that?

ETA it's been standard on the design of repeating firearms for more than 100 years to be able to remove ammunition with either no tool, or with a bullet tip (see my previous post right above yours.)

Your position is not based on sound logic. All you have is weak suggestions of guilt by association.

Must be depressing to have almost every court judgement and pretty much every legislative body telling gun control to get lost.

I can understand why more than ten years of that kind of news would lead to nonsense and nonsequiter posts again and again.

thing he is fond of. I'm still waiting for them to go on sale. He is very entertaining in his own mind -- actually I get a laugh out of his shtick -- it's cute.

it's called a shooting range.....

You've basically advocated this position, and we're not dumb enough to go along with it.

As if California gun laws weren't ridiculous enough.

He called it "An attack on Asian culture."

So clear. No room for discussion.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/14/MNLG1HMV3V.DTL&ao=all

Apparently 'shark asshole soup' just lacks some sort of appeal.

With sharks becoming endangered in many areas, it's safe to say that anyone that eats the shark's fin soup most likely is a self defined sphincter.

...the cruel and wasteful fishing practices that often are involved in its production.

I have no problem with sharks being taken if the entire fish is used. Thresher shark is very good to eat.

an 'assault weapon' is, as well as his explanation from his own knowledge as to why this made-up category of rifles is so horrifyingly dangerous.

I'd also be curious to hear him explain -- if BB-equipped rifles pose such a crystal-clear un-debatable public danger -- why did no one (including himself and law enforcement) notice the problem before that breathless news report? Where are the crimes, injuries, accidents, bodies, or blood-puddles that can be linked to the availability of bullet buttons?

Wow, really?? I mean, really????

I hope Leland Yee gets kicked the fuck out of office just for saying these words alone. Totally unacceptable.

Not to mention, this fucker wants to turn me into a felon.

Fuck this guy.

Funny, that's the same feeling most people get when they see these folks' salaries.....

At least most of the people who bought those things didn't steal to pay for them, I'd wager.

When Carolyn McCarthy was asked twice more the question about barrel shrouds, she finally admitted that she did not know what a barrel shroud was, and said (incorrectly): "I believe it is a shoulder thing that goes up."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18200226/

...with virtually all anti-gun religionists. Mechanics and engineering be damned, let's make laws that feel good....