Politics

[Tanks]

Barely bumping him with her car. She deserved to die for that? Really?

Still assault with a deadly weapon, the car. Also, LEOs are under no obligation to wait for the result of possible deadly actions.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Yeah, like we have a crisis with home intrusions in Canada. Pfft! But it COULD happen. And my house COULD get hit by a meteorite. So I guess I should live in a bomb shelter? This kind of foolishness just makes us gun owners look like trigger-happy nut jobs. Something the antis can gleefully exploit.

Probably be an upgrade from the rock you crawled out from under, in what world should a man defending his family and his property be judged by anyone but god? The castle doctrine and the 2A are some of the greatest things America has that Canada is lacking.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Toronto alone reported 131 home invasion in the first 6 months of last year not including the rest of the country. Idk I’m no politician but I think dead offenders bets the hell out of repeat offenders.

 

[tinktink12]

 

[PARA45]

Comments from our Texans. Was this expected?

Dems score big in typically red Texas district that Trump easily won in 2024

Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.

www.foxnews.com

 

[BJH65]

Well, well. Nice to see you can put together such a "positive" response "in the coarse [sic] of intelligent debate." When nothing else can be said, you "conservatives" resort to name calling or posting childish memes. Like a bunch of little kids on a playground. Just what Trump would do.

Seven guys pile onto a demonstrator. Then incompacitating him with pepper spray and beating him with the can was insufficient. They had to shoot him ... eleven times ... from a range of two feet. Lucky they didn't wound one of their own in that senseless firestorm. And the other guy who reaches in the window and shoots the young mother three times while she's trying to drive off. For what? Barely bumping him with her car. She deserved to die for that? Really? And this isn't goonish behavior? It's not what I'd call professional law enforcement behavior anyplace I've ever lived ... which includes many US states. But hey, maybe that's how good Christians behave in Missouri? I haven't lived there yet.

What’s interesting is every previous president has deported lots of illegal aliens without any demonization from the MSM and democrat party? Obama holds the record with over 3 million deported during his 2 terms. Crickets from the MSM and democrats?

I tend not to make any judgments of LE if I’m not physically there during the incident and certainly not based on limited video. I do know this, authorized and legitimate use of force isn’t pretty and to many of the public who have a comprehensive complete lack of knowledge regarding this subject, i.e., most AH forum members ,it’s horrifying to them. I believe you’ve mentioned that you’ve been involved in LE previously in some capacity but I’m certain you have not worked in a concentrated urban environment with millions of people like I have which gives you little frame of reference.

The 2 individuals who are deceased deliberately and stupidly interfered with a federal law enforcement operation, one with a vehicle and one armed with a handgun. One of our deputies, Paul DeRouen had his leg torn off at the hip from a vehicle, was medically retired and had life long health issues before he died years later. I have always looked at a vehicle as a 1500-2000 lb weapon during my 25 years as an LEO and I always will.

No LE operation which subsequently involves a critical incident is performed flawlessly, there are always mistakes made and improvements that could be made regarding tactics. I’m certain that ICE did not set out to kill these 2 individuals. No officer wants to undergo the scrutiny, the inevitable lawsuits, possible criminal charges, the demonization by the media and public plus being targeted by political activists.

It seems these two deceased individuals had mental health issues exacerbated by democrat activists, politicians and the MSM. All of whom could absolutely care less about them, they are just political pawns. It’s unfortunate that ICE has been placed in a position with limited to zero help from local LE which has greatly increased the danger to both the ICE agents and public. During my time, we always assisted federal officers during their operations especially with crowd control because we were more tactically proficient and better suited, primarily because we had far more experience, familiarity and training in this area.

But that doesn’t mean ICE should stand down due to misguided political reasons and lack of support from local LE. The rule of law must be followed or we will have chaos. We should not and cannot simply choose to enforce some laws and ignore others, we are a country that follows the rule of law. For those that don’t like it, then change the law, it’s as simple as that.

 

[Red Leg]

Comments from our Texans. Was this expected?

Dems score big in typically red Texas district that Trump easily won in 2024

Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.

www.foxnews.com

Other than reiterate that there is a very good chance that we will witness a blue wave in November. The party has lost the narrative on the affordability issue, and the optics surrounding ICE operations are as bad as several of us warned they could be a year or more ago.

 

[BJH65]

Other than reiterate that there is a very good chance that we will witness a blue wave in November. The party has lost the narrative on the affordability issue, and the optics surrounding ICE operations are as bad as several of us warned they could be a year or more ago.

I’m curious about the population of this district? Tarrant County added 56,489 residents in a recent, high-growth period, ranking as the 5th fastest-growing county in Texas. Are these largely transplanted Californians?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Still assault with a deadly weapon, the car. Also, LEOs are under no obligation to wait for the result of possible deadly actions.

From the video it clearly looks like Ms Good was trying to avoid hitting the goon. She had purposely turned the wheels AWAY from him. The intent required for assault is not evident. Simply refusing to obey an order is not a shootable offense. Period. And I didn't see her laying rubber as she pulled away either. Indeed, if she had not been going slowly, it's doubtful the shithead could have shot her three (possibly four!) times. And he clearly placed himself in harms way, like he did a few days earlier when he broke out the rear window of the vehicle and hung on when it drove off at high speed. Assault with a weapon is a HUGE stretch.

 

[spike.t]

Probably be an upgrade from the rock you crawled out from under, in what world should a man defending his family and his property be judged by anyone but god? The castle doctrine and the 2A are some of the greatest things America has that Canada is lacking.

And just about everywhere else on the fkn planet.....

 

[Trophyhunter01]

Comments from our Texans. Was this expected?

Dems score big in typically red Texas district that Trump easily won in 2024

Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.

www.foxnews.com

There was a similar election in my area as well yesterday. 7000 voters in a district of 400000 showed up to vote. Both the seats are only good till the mid terms in November. But as it has been said mid terms are typically not good for the current majority party. I guess it depends if the mysterious extra 10 million voters show up that voted for Biden but not Kamala….

 

[John Wasmuth]

Comments from our Texans. Was this expected?

Dems score big in typically red Texas district that Trump easily won in 2024

Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.

www.foxnews.com

Well that sux

 

[Brent in Az]

Comments from our Texans. Was this expected?

Dems score big in typically red Texas district that Trump easily won in 2024

Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.

www.foxnews.com

Maybe the California transplants bringing their voting habits with them?
Destroy one place by voting Democrat, move somewhere else and destroy it.
Could happen in Florida.

2 states the Democrats really want to turn.

 

[Red Leg]

The turnout in the special election runoff was 15.3% of the more than 600K registered voters. Voter turnout in the General election of 24 was 63% and Trump won the district by around 17%. The republican party needs to figure out how to motivate their voters this fall.

 

[Vic]

From the video it clearly looks like Ms Good was trying to avoid hitting the goon. She had purposely turned the wheels AWAY from him. The intent required for assault is not evident. Simply refusing to obey an order is not a shootable offense. Period. And I didn't see her laying rubber as she pulled away either. Indeed, if she had not been going slowly, it's doubtful the shithead could have shot her three (possibly four!) times. And he clearly placed himself in harms way, like he did a few days earlier when he broke out the rear window of the vehicle and hung on when it drove off at high speed. Assault with a weapon is a HUGE stretch.

Culpability includes reckless, negligent, or knowing factors. She was at least negligent and reckless. One could argue that she knew that she should’ve stopped. However, the reckless and negligent culpability factors definitely apply to assault by motor vehicle. Go spew your libtard, faggoty, BS elsewhere.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Culpability includes reckless, negligent, or knowing factors. She was at least negligent and reckless. One could argue that she knew that she should’ve stopped. However, the reckless and negligent culpability factors definitely apply to assault by motor vehicle. Go spew your libtard, faggoty, canadian BS elsewhere.

He’s not Canadian , he was willing to dig up his uniform and fight for Greenland so maybe they’ll claim him?

 

[Vic]

He’s not Canadian , he was willing to dig up his uniform and fight for Greenland so maybe they’ll claim him?

I should’ve left Canadian out. Canadians are good people. I am just tired of him being a troll on these forums.

 

[tinktink12]

 

[Tanks]

Indeed, if she had not been going slowly, it's doubtful the shithead could have shot her three (possibly four!) times.

I can fire 4 shots in half a second (my normal splits of 0.17s) and hit a target's A zone (chest) 7 yards away. At point blank range the splits can get down to .14 or so. If one practices the Bill drill (my best time is 1.8 seconds) where one draws and fires 6 shots to a target 7 yards away and it counts only if all shots are in the A zone then shooting that many shots accurately is no issue. Below is a video explanation of the Bill drill.

Now, I know you like revolvers and I am guessing your frame of reference is not Jerry Miculek who has fired 8 shots in a second.

But I would suggest not making assumptions on how fast someone can shoot their firearm without knowing their firearm proficiency.

 

[steve white]

Regarding the Canada prohibited gun situation, anyone with an active PAL should have received the email from the Government. Note that contrary to what some have said, no one is asking anyone to list the firearms they currently own. The notice just says that if you own one of the prohibited weapons on the (extensive) list, you need to turn it in or have it permanently deactivated before the end of the amnesty period.

The notice also says that you have the option of turning the firearm into the Government, and you might be eligible for compensation in that case. (You can also choose to export or deactivate the firearm, in which case you can’t apply for compensation). If you do choose to submit a request for compensation, you can fill out the online form. The form was helpfully (!) pre-competed for me, since the now-prohibited weapon I own was formerly restricted, so the government has a record of my ownership. They have no record of any of the non-restricted rifles I own and, as I said, they are not asking me (or anyone else) to list those.

As for the Weatherby situation, things are a bit confusing. The government put an upper limit on the muzzle energy which can be produced by a rifle, beyond which the rifle is prohibited. Apparently the Weatherby .460 exceeds the limit (10,000 Joules, I believe). This was intended to prohibit guns such as the .50 BMG which the government determined weren’t ’hunting rifles’, but as usual, when you know nothing about your subject matter, you tend to get things a bit wrong, and other rifles, which are typically used for hunting, can be caught by the definition. But frankly, no one hunting any game we have in Canada would normally use anything capable of producing more than 10,000 Joules of energy, so I don’t see that as an issue for anyone contemplating a hunt in Canada. For example, a .375 H&H, loaded to the max, generally tops out at 6,500 Joules or below and a .505 Gibbs around 8,500 Joules (I think).

I would add one more thing.

Lots has been said in Canada about certain provinces refusing to work with the federal government on this issue, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, the NWT and Yukon, etc., as well as certain police forces saying they have no interest in dealing with these weapons. Statements like these, and the media coverage in Canada, may lead people who own now prohibited firearms to think they do not need to comply with the law.

Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no doubt that the criminal law in Canada is federal, and there is equally no doubt that regulating firearms ownership is part of the criminal law (as the Supreme Court of Canada has determined). So while owners of newly prohibited firearms may find that no one comes to their door to arrest them for refusing to turn in their weapons, they will still be in violation of the criminal law in Canada. If, like me, you owned a firearm which was previously restricted, the Government will know who you are and where to find you, now or later.

By definition, if you are in violation of the provisions of the Criminal Code and convicted, you are a ‘criminal’ and you have a criminal record, which is a particular status I have spent my life avoiding. If you choose to rely on assurances that your local police won’t come after you (for now), you run a serious risk. If, at some point down the road, the Government catches up with you one way or another (recall, for example, that the RCMP is a federal police force and takes its orders from Ottawa), you could find your ability to hold certain occupations, to own any firearms at all, or to travel (including to the US) are severely compromised.

This isn’t legal advice, but it might be something for Canadians to consider.

"No one hunting any game WE HAVE IN CANADA" is the only problem I have with their reasoning. Do they not give any consideration at all to hunting in Africa?