Guns.

mickeyrat

guess this goes here...

DE4173

Air Force base in NM

cblock4life

Repacking all my PJ tees (ridiculously too many) and came across this one.
Remember when this was still true? 

JOEJOEJOE

Seems weird that so many gun enthusiasts claim they are protected by the constitution yet so many of them agree with Trump skirting the constitution when it suits him.

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@giffords_org/post/DGjYj0mplgX?xmt=AQGzmTzMAqAdGpbGxxYJ0wGFBb_gW3fDt2AyytYAFOsB7w

NEW: The Colorado House just passed a bill that would raise the minimum age to buy ammunition to 21 and require ammunition be sold by a vendor.
 
We urge lawmakers to push this crucial public safety measure forward to prevent ammunition from falling into the wrong hands.

BF25394

JOEJOEJOE said:

Seems weird that so many gun enthusiasts claim they are protected by the constitution yet so many of them agree with Trump skirting the constitution when it suits him.

Yes, they also claim to believe in "law and order," but not for convicted felon* Trump or his supporters (e.g., the January 6 traitors).

* And that's not even counting the crimes he clearly committed but was given a pass for by being elected.

dudeman

JOEJOEJOE said:

Seems weird that so many gun enthusiasts claim they are protected by the constitution yet so many of them agree with Trump skirting the constitution when it suits him.

Plenty of "gun enthusiasts" who are not Trump supporters as well.

tempo_n_groove

JOEJOEJOE said:

Seems weird that so many gun enthusiasts claim they are protected by the constitution yet so many of them agree with Trump skirting the constitution when it suits him.

Well said.

mickeyrat

dudeman said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

Seems weird that so many gun enthusiasts claim they are protected by the constitution yet so many of them agree with Trump skirting the constitution when it suits him.

Plenty of "gun enthusiasts" who are not Trump supporters as well.

yeah. thats how I read "so many" instead of all.....

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@vetvoicefoundation/post/DGl_uBQRRPj?xmt=AQGzmsfCOONNXoHKUl-Jp1SUkHhBZqqRA5cDJMmiuozgvw

REAL LEADERSHIP! The Colorado Senate has passed a restriction on the sale of semi-automatic assault rifles requiring individuals seeking to purchase these weapons to pass a thorough background check, complete safety training, and receive a permit to do so.

Halifax2TheMax

61 years old. Wife of 39 years in the car with the grandkids. Tejas. But did anyone check his residency status?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/19/katy-texas-mcdonalds-shooting/82545756007/

JeBurkhardt

Halifax2TheMax said:

Freedumb, baby. Might as well get that man a drivers license as well.

To protest Indiana’s gun laws, a blind man got a handgun license

Terry Sutherland stirred debate about blind people’s right to carry firearms after he obtained a handgun license to make a statement about Indiana’s gun laws.

When Terry Sutherland argued about gun laws with family and friends over the years, he would often joke about whether he — a legally blind man — should get a gun permit.

Everyone would laugh. Sutherland didn’t think it was possible.

“But eventually it kind of started weighing on me,” Sutherland told The Washington Post. “And I started thinking, ‘I wonder if it’s actually possible, and what would it mean if I could?’”

So last fall, Sutherland applied for an Indiana license to carry a handgun. He expected someone to stop him at some point in the application process, he said, or at least test if he could shoot at a target.

A few months later, Sutherland received his permit, as Indianapolis news channel WISH-TV first reported. He put it in a clear case and wears it on a yellow lanyard around his neck in hopes of starting conversations about Indiana’s gun laws, which he said are too lenient toward blind people. Sutherland hasn’t changed anyone’s opinions, he said, but some people have been shocked that he received the license.

Whether blind people in the United States should be allowed to carry guns has been debated for decades. Some blind people, like Sutherland, say they can’t aim at a target. Others say blind people should be allowed to own and use guns under the Second Amendment, and note that many blind people use their guns to hunt with the aid of unimpaired friends.

Sutherland, who said his family members taught him how to use a gun as a teenager in northern Indiana before he lost his vision, said all visually impaired people shouldn’t be prohibited from carrying guns. But he said Indiana should test if applicants can shoot a target accurately before approving licenses — a policy some states enforce.

“It’s just an absurd notion, common-sense wise, for me to have a gun that I should be able to use for personal protection, when I’m more likely to shoot someone who’s not involved — shoot an innocent person — than I am my own attacker,” said Sutherland, 58.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/blind-people-gun-laws-indiana/

I work in Indiana. This comes as no shock to me.

Edit: I checked and blind people can buy guns in Illinois too. That was surprising to read. 

nicknyr15

Anybody watching The Pitt on Max?

last episode delt with a mass shooting at a music festival from the perspective of an ER. Made me sick to my stomach. 

trees

Guns suck 

mickeyrat

A South Florida bus driver pulled out a weapon and opened fire, killing two passengers, authorities said Sunday. Police in Miami Gardens said the driver had been involved in a "disturbance" with passengers on the bus prior to the shooting.

Read more: https://abcnews.link/9W6inp5

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@gavinbena/post/DISBiieRyFQ?xmt=AQGzXs42N0iaFTQVyrt9w8PPJsoC8JrxbuVCvI5JMFhyyA

Missouri's House passed HB 328 today:

It would lower the age required for a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18, & allow anyone with said permit to carry a firearm on public transportation.

A high schooler could have a gun on a bus.

Party-line vote, except for 2 Democrats voting Yes.

tempo_n_groove

mickeyrat said:

https://www.threads.net/@gavinbena/post/DISBiieRyFQ?xmt=AQGzXs42N0iaFTQVyrt9w8PPJsoC8JrxbuVCvI5JMFhyyA

Missouri's House passed HB 328 today:

It would lower the age required for a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18, & allow anyone with said permit to carry a firearm on public transportation.

A high schooler could have a gun on a bus.

Party-line vote, except for 2 Democrats voting Yes.

This is interesting.  Federal law says 21 to own a handgun but you can buy one in Missouri as a person to person.  You can also CC if you are not a felon and no class is needed unless you wish to carry in certain cities or do the reciprocal states.

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

https://www.threads.net/@gavinbena/post/DISBiieRyFQ?xmt=AQGzXs42N0iaFTQVyrt9w8PPJsoC8JrxbuVCvI5JMFhyyA

Missouri's House passed HB 328 today:

It would lower the age required for a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18, & allow anyone with said permit to carry a firearm on public transportation.

A high schooler could have a gun on a bus.

Party-line vote, except for 2 Democrats voting Yes.

This is interesting.  Federal law says 21 to own a handgun but you can buy one in Missouri as a person to person.  You can also CC if you are not a felon and no class is needed unless you wish to carry in certain cities or do the reciprocal states.

I was thinking something similar. I grew up in California until I was 30, so those were the only laws I was familiar with for a long time. I don't thnk Federal law says you need to be 21 to own a gun.
Federal law states you can only buy a handgun from a firearms dealer if you're 21, but from my understanding it doesn't limit "owning" one. In some states allow you can do a private party purchase at 18, but still have to wait until 21 before you can purchase from a dealer.  
There does need to be more consistency and common sense on the laws. 

Gern Blansten

Active shooter at FL State...breaking

DE4173

At least four victims hospitalized 😭🙏