WhatWouldShermanDo

Fun fact: shooting that way was taught by Jacob "Jelly" Bryce. He was able to draw and shoot from the hip quickly and accurately, and so the FBI adopted it.

Spoiler: it's a *terrible* way to shoot. Bryce happened to be very, very good, but his way of shooting was very, very bad.

Levels and Changes in Defensive Firearm Use by US Crime Victims, 1987‒2021 | AJPH | Vol. 114 Issue 12 Objectives. To examine levels and temporal changes in the frequency of defensive gun use by US crime victims. Methods. We computed national-level counts of criminal incidents involving firearm defense...

Keep in mind that this is not--as was claimed by Biggs--lives saved.

Other estimates are lower (ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....) (61k-65k annually), but that relies on crimes being reported, v. someone trying to rob you, and running away when you pull a gun.

Scant evidence that defensive gun use saves lives House Democrats are moving forward with a bill that would enact new restrictions on guns. During a recent hearing, Repub

[...] categorically less safe [...]

That's... Not really true. The US DOJ, back in '97 (under Bill Clinton), estimated that ppl used guns 1.5M times *annually* to protect themselves or their property.

www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

When National Guard members start committing war crimes or crimes against humanity, let me know.

1) ...But that's what already happens when someone pulls a gun in a crowd.

3) Hawai'i's law bans firearms unless a property owner affirmatively allows them, versus most states that allow them unless a property owner bans them. I'm fine with the latter, not the former.

I think that there will likely be one. I just don't have a lot of confidence that the results will matter.

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I believe that dealing with violence in society as a whole is better, and more effectively achieved by addressing root causes; things like systemic racism, education, economics, criminal justice (e.g., reform rather than punishment), etc.

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That's actually the NSSF, the National Shooting Sports Foundation; they are *literally* the industry trade group.

I don't believe that everyone should be armed, no. But I think that everyone that *wants* to, and doesn't have a violent record, should be able to if they choose.

Sure. And the numbers are roughly 3% of the general population in *sustained* demonstrations. (We've already had about 3% of the population protesting a few times. But it hasn't been day after day.)

But how many Tiananmen Squares do you think it would take to cow most of that 3%?

They were not pulled out of a hat, no; that was the number of feral pigs that came running through his yard. While his kids were outside, IIRC. Someone tracked down and interviewed the original Twitter poster about that.

The coincidence (i.e., 88) is just that: a coincidence.

Fun fact: mother bears are likely to ditch their cubs if they're in serious danger.

Also, black bears aren't particularly dangerous; they're basically oversized raccoons. *Brown* bears tho... (Saw bears almost every day where I used to live.)

Which day are you setting aside for the innocent Palestinian lives that have been lost as a result of the Israeli genocide?

Can you publicly say "genocide"? Or does the fear of AIPAC run too deep?

(Not saying I like the NRA, but with La Pierre gone, they might actually start fighting for gun rights for *everyone*, instead of being in the bag for MAGA.)

The US trans community has an unlikely new ally – the National Rifle Association The trans community has an unlikely ally in the National Rifle Association (NRA), which has shared a post in support of trans gun owners.

You may have missed it, but they *STRONGLY* condemned Trump's suggestion that trans people should be barred from owning firearms. (www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/08/t...)

Not yet, anyways. But we might be after the 2026 election.

Johnson is already refusing to seat a representative that won a special election, because they'd be the final vote to override him and force the release of the Epstein files.

What happens if (when) the election really *IS* stolen?

Get a Glock 17 and a basic AR; get red dots for both. Get a good holster, and lots of mags. They're both extremely effective, and can get you started without breaking the bank.

Check out 'Operation Blazing Sword'; they maintain lists of trainers that are LGBTQ+ positive, e.g., not far-right MAGAts.

Nothing was stopping *you* from getting a gun and training. I've been telling people that for years. I got certified as a firearms trainer specifically to train LGBTQ+ people.

Nothing *IS* stopping you. Seriously; go out, get a gun, find a trainer, and start practicing.

...Is that a paintball gun? Because it sure as fuck looks like it's the right size for paintballs, and that looks like an air tank on the side. (I've been shot by a paintball gun when I was on my bicycle before; that shit *hurts*.)

Sure, it's legal. But it sure as fuck shouldn't be. Just like nothing in the USA Patriot Act should be legal.

Thing is, Hawley is right in spirit; no gov't agency should be subjecting any person--ANY person--to that kind of scrutiny and invasion of privacy without a warrant.

Two states now; Israel must not only return the land they have stolen, but pay reparations for all the non-combatants that they have murdered, and Natanyahu and all of his coalition must stand trial for war crimes in the Hague.

Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad (118 U.S. 394 (1886)) needs to be overturned via constitutional amendment so that corporations are not people have no civil rights, and their speech--advertisements, campaign contributions--can be banned.

One presumes that a provider on OnlyFans would ensure that fans would have an alternate way to get in contact.

That's also wildly insufficient for solving the cost of housing.

Giving cheap mortgages will inflate the cost of housing; more money supply = rising costs.

Prices for new housing need to be sharply controlled before creating cheaper mortgages. Maybe fed govt needs to do the building...

Seems to me that being a tradwife is very much a full-time M/s arrangement. And if they willingly choose that, with their eyes open, that's on them.

Giving up your autonomy makes life a whooooooole lot less complicated.

Just want to remind people - these guys don't really have a choice. They can either deploy as ordered, or can potentially face court martial. This is very likely not the kind of thing they ever wanted to do.

Save the hate for the people that called them up and gave the orders.

I don't agree with Zappa about everything, but he was absolutely correct about an alarming number of things.

Please, no.

All of the sex workers I've known have been good, kind people. Don't lump them in with Bondi.

I like it.

Now let's tariff all medium and heavy duty trucks being made in the US at 25% too.

We really need to make driving tricks much, much more expensive; they need to be priced off the roads.

It only doesn't work if you aren't willing to go all-in on torture. If you are willing to psychologically scar someone enough, you can make them deeply avoidant towards *any* relationships.

And religious people? Well, religious people can justify *any* torture that gets rid of filthy gays.