Jan: Its an interesting world. While I am maybe (likely) something of an outlier, I am not against a good background check as well as a phycology test.

Per our constitution and is listed as a Right in it. Same as Free Speech. Of course then the battle beings on if there is any control of that right. appreciate reading the laws and issue in your part of the world.

My nephew also served over there and loved it.

While it used to be stolen guns, now its legal guns used to commit at least some of the mass shootings. One nut case stole the gun from his mother who knew he was a nut case but left him access to the gun (he killed her so that took care of her end, sadly 17 ? children dead)

I am neither advocate for government nor do I think its needs to be totally gone, a balance. I have ideas but don't know if they would work.

And as in your case, when there is a huge hole in the laws all you can do is scratch your head and ponder the oddity of human existence. Having been on mechanical design committees (elected officials in this case) some of the most bizarre things come out.

We just had a (US reference) come to Jesus on an air use. 105 max, so no we will not test at 120 psi (allows for pressure drop through fittings and hoses) for 90 pis or less at the end use , sorry guys, we can't set it there.

Why not? Not allowed, damaged air tools over 90 psi, against safety policy. If I set a regulator above that I loose my jog.

When did this come up? Its always been 120 psi. I am not allowed to ask them if they got their Mechanical License from Sear and Robuck (US joke for mickey mouse license). They should know, its a standard, written in stone, 11th Commandment, though shall not use air tools with PSI over 90 at the tool.

We brought it up from the start, you never changed that.

We don't remember that (20 meetings so far?)

Can you send us the document for that?

Once its written down, unless you shoot it, grind it up, erase it, use drugs to erase memoires and then stab the thing with a wooden stake (aka kill the Vampire) then it lives forever. And that's just a small example.

Frankly I have come to the conclusion society is somewhat functionally insane.

I grew up in the Wilds of Alaska. Guns were a way of life. Also strict reasonability and accountable . My mom took my gun right away when I violated one of the rules. 2 years. No one was in immediate danger (phew) but I was handling it wrong (loaded).

I have a friend at the range, he shoots early and leavers. He is really a vey nice guy, much nicer than I am. As he puts it, I don't want to be here when the guys with their hats on sideways show up. He is not prejudices , he is describing an attitude. I was teaching a friend to shoot (she is a serious liberal by the way) and we had 4 of those type show up. Gun handling all wrong and dangerous. Yes mam, that is not how you are supposed to do it, in that case I talked to the Range Master, can you keep a close eye on them. I don't care what color they are but they are sloppy with those guns.


One of the balance items is the large number of kids who shoot themselves or more often a friend or even their parents with guns not locked up in the house.

As one of our writers put it, no matter where you put it, they will find it, they will find the ammo and they will put the two together.

I don't think we would have as kids, but we never found nor looked for the guns. My dad was a smaller guy, but he was a WWII vet with that what they call a 1000 yard stare and you did not mess with him. He was not meant, but boy when he said don't do that, you did not do that. Kids now not so much thought I know people who train their kids as seriously as I was.

Why would you not switch to a different caliber barrel? Can you get Mauser 8mm (I know there are like 3 offerings in that) 6.6 Seed or 7.5 x 55 Swiss (GP11)?