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Back, knees shoulder and elbows are all toast.

Not all fishing related but they effect my enjoyment of the passion.

Back, shoulder and knees are helped with Aleve and the elbows with elbow braces.

If you have wrist issues look into a brace for it.

Your right you win I have never shot at an animal 100 times. I however have qualified for tactical courses using over 300 rounds to certify. I also have loaded over 500 rounds in assorted clips ranging from 7 - 35 rounds mags while shooting the gun range behind the house. I have picked up over 2000 casings after a group of us have been shooting at the range. I have reloaded over 5 thousand rounds in the winter. You will never understand, I can not give you more info to process since you are only looking for what ifs and how comes both are not an answer.

 

Art

My buddy in North Carolina is heavy into the 3 gun shooting scene and shoots untold numbers or rounds in training and competition.

 

Why do normal everyday people need that weapon in that trim? I was looking for a hunting version of the AR-15 but I couldn't seem to find one.

 

Because people like to play GI Joe.

It is just trim and bling, no different than some shiny rims on your car.

People like to customize their stuff, whether it be a car, a gun or fishing tackle.

I had some custom work done on my Weatherby OU trap gun. My upgrade made it fit me better so my shooting improved.

I didn't do it for looks but there are those that like the tactical look. Not really any different than the fisherman that loves his split grip micro guide custom bass rods.

The easy answer to this are that guns (an item) would be easier to try to control than people.

 

E.g......A religious radical wants to carry out a mass shooting, what would be easier to do?

a ) Change his mind on his religious beliefs about something that have been instilled in him since he was born.

b ) Make it impossible for this person to buy a military grade rifle legally despite how easily he passes a background check.

 

I know my answer.

You do realize that the average Joe can not purchase a military grade firearm right?

The AR style firearms are semi-automatic no different than a lot of hunting rifles available.

They look similar to military firearms but do not have the ability to run fully auto like military firearms do.

A lot of people seem to think because they "look" like military firearms that they "are" military firearms.

Even politicians in the US.

This is a Ruger 10-22

A 22 caliber semi-auto firearm.

This is a Ruger 10-22 Tactical.

It's the exact same gun with different trim.

A 22 caliber semi-auto firearm.

Here's a before and after pic of a conversion.

It shoots no different other than having different trim and a larger magazine.

It's the same gun but it looks different so it must be bad.

I actually understand where you're coming from there. I'm just not that cynical. Yet.

Seems I'm not the only person that feels this way.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/9815862/Humans-are-plague-on-Earth-Attenborough.html

 

David Attenborough - Humans are plague on Earth

 

Humans are a plague on the Earth that need to be controlled by limiting population growth, according to Sir David Attenborough.

Sir David said commentary from presenters like himself is becoming less necessary as camera work is able to tell a story Photo: PA

By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent

12:01AM GMT 22 Jan 2013

Comment

The television presenter said that humans are threatening their own existence and that of other species by using up the world’s resources.

He said the only way to save the planet from famine and species extinction is to limit human population growth.

“We are a plague on the Earth. It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now,” he told the Radio Times.

Sir David, who is a patron of the Population Matters, has spoken out before about the “frightening explosion in human numbers” and the need for investment in sex education and other voluntary means of limiting population in developing countries.

“We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that’s what’s happening. Too many people there. They can’t support themselves — and it’s not an inhuman thing to say. It’s the case. Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a coordinated view about the planet it’s going to get worse and worse.”

 

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Sir David, whose landmark series are repeated from Monday on BBC2, starting with Life on Earth, has also spoken out about the change in wildlife documentaries during his lifetime.

The 86-year-old said commentary from presenters like himself are becoming less necessary as camera work is able to tell a story.

“I’m not sure there’s any need for a new Attenborough,” he said. “The more you go on, the less you need people standing between you and the animal and the camera waving their arms about.

“It’s much cheaper to get someone in front of a camera describing animal behaviour than actually showing you [the behaviour]. That takes a much longer time. But the kind of carefully tailored programmes in which you really work at the commentary, you really match pictures to words, is a bit out of fashion now … regarded as old hat.”

I'm also not a fan of wind.

Sometimes I'm not a fan of lack of wind too.

Like when it's super sunny and 40 C!!!

I don't but my friends that do have better luck when they use a spotter.

Seems the Cali guy is just some crazy white dude.

I wonder what his Muslim name is?

This was pretty much what my boat looked like when I got it in 1991.

I've done a few things since.

First was paint and carpet.

Then it was a new steering system and a complete rebuild of my helm area.

What started looking like this.

I transformed into this.

Next it was time to get rid of my 1st gen Minnkota Autopilot and put something a little better in.

Next it was time to re-power. Out with the 1991 90hp 2 stroke and replace with 2013 115hp 4 stroke, jack plate, smart tabs and Smart craft gauges.

Gotta switch out the seating next.

Yeah I know, not really a tinny but it is aluminium.

 

I don't know why the press has to report this tragedy was at a "Gay" night club? As if it makes a difference gay or straight. I do believe being a Gay club may have influenced this mad man as to where his target was maybe that's why.

I would say the gay community was targeted 100%.

There was also an arrest in Cali early this morning. The fellow had a car load of firearms and explosives.

He said he was going to the pride parade.

He came from Indiana. They have not released any info on the suspect but lets see if he too is a radical Muslim.

If it turns out he is you can bet your bottom dollar the two incidents are related.

The press had to say it was at a "Gay" club, because it is more sensational and makes for better headlines.

The number of people that got killed could have been averted if some of the people there had guns to defend themselves - considering all solutions the only one that will work is for good people to have guns - time and time again some nuts comes into a place and starts shooting and there is no one to stop him - you can pass all the laws you want but it is impossible to keep guns out of the hands of some nut -

Problem is the area is designated a gun free zone just like Chicago.

Where ever you have gun free zones in the US the criminals are the only ones with the guns.

You look at the shooter on Capitol Hill. He was taken out by a person who had a gun. He had to go to his office and get it but without it there would have been many more injuries and deaths.

Firearms are tools, no different than a hammer or a screwdriver in the hands of a competent, qualified individual.

FYI, there have been plenty of murders using a screw driver or hammer. Better ban those too.

This also wasn't a mass shooting, it was a terror attack by a radical Islamic terrorist.

Just like the attack in California late last year or the attacks in France.

I'm guessing Justin is really beginning to hate coming to Ontario!

Every time he has a public appearance here, he then loses a few hours afterwards having Katie removed from his rectum.

HH

I don't understand why his people don't install a butt plug before he comes to Ontario to stop that from happening.

yes it can but i think you need some sort of data connection. I use my phone as a wifi hotspot to my other devices.

 

vance

Yup, same here.

Imo, this is one area government could legislate a positive bill that harms nobody, but saves alot of bodies.

 

 

I seem to remember back in my youth the government legislated the use of seat belts.

At the time not all vehicles had them.

New vehicles were required to have seat belts in them in order to be sold in Canada.

You want the government to force a private manufacturer to design a specific and different phone/operating system, c

It's done all the time.

The cars sold in Canada are different than the ones sold in the US.

These differences are mandated by the govt.

There are plenty of other examples of products that have different requirements in order to be sold in Canada.

Electrical devices and parts for example need to be CSA certified or they can't be sold in Canada.

If you need to call 911 you likely need to stop too

 

 

I've called 911 when following a drunk on more than one occasion.

Im not talking an "app"

 

Im talking built into the phone system.

Exactly!!!

Legislate the phone manufacturers to incorporate into their OS' a system that looks at the phones GPS and when the GPS hits 5 MPH the phone is disabled for everything except 911 calls.

Very simple to do at the operating system level.

I actually understand where you're coming from there. I'm just not that cynical. Yet.

Give it time.

So it's okay to do nothing and let 6-9 million people per year die

 

YES!!!!

The planet is badly over populated as it is.

20 or 30 million a year would probably help better though.

A large reduction in the population will do much more than a few billion dollars to reduce global warming, green house gasses and pollution. Not to mention the strain on the oceans fish stocks.

Maybe build a windmill in Kathleen's back yard

 

With 50,000 whistles taped to the blades!!!!

 

 

So 1500km to Edmonton?

Nope, you pick up your cheque in Toronto!!

So, 5,500 kms to YYZ!!!

I forgot to mention that my first stop after picking up my winnin's would be the nearest Porsche dealership.

When I lived in Grand Valley I belonged to the Sydenham Sportsman club in Owen Sound.

I used to shoot their trap and sporting clay courses weekly.

They also have skeet, hand gun, long gun and archery ranges.

Great bunch of guys and the pig roasts are off the hook!!!!!

Might be able to afford Live Target lures

Do they make one for Black Marlin?