RobertoOberto

I dunno, that sounds like socialism.

Good thing we were saved from the horrors of broadly accessible and efficient mass transit decades ago.

Sounds like that would make it impossible to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, which is also helpful.

Not concerned about porch pirates at all

Not everyone has been blessed with the same gift of blissful ignorance that you have.

I agree that people shouldn't order Ring, it's a shitty product for the reasons laid out in this thread and article. But "just be nicer to everyone around you" is not a viable alternative, and suggesting it is dismissive of the realities other people are living.

If you're still talking about getting shit stolen off your porch, anyone within driving distance could be responsible for it.

Do you really think it's possible to try to become friends with or "help out" every asshole within a 10 minute drive of where you live? Or even identify everyone in that range who might have sticky fingers?

The weapons are outfitted with a smaller barrel to accomodate.

The different barrel requirement doesn't apply to all systems. AR-15/M16/M4 rifles in 5.56 can use a drop in bolt carrier group with Simunition mags and ammo, with no other changes.

I almost had a moment that satisfying.

But that particular training op was only supplied with blanks and blue body grenades. No one knows they've been "hit" unless you yell at them, which means you have to give away your awesome hiding spot. Also, they sometimes just can't hear you, so you might have to let a whole disorganized squad bumblefuck their way by without any reprocussions for their utter lack of situational awareness.

But it was still better than the time everyone else had sim rounds in their M16s but I was issued an M9 and a SMAW which they didn't provision any kind of simulated ammo for. I had to yell "BANG BANG" and hope my target played by the rules (they didn't).

Also, it ultimately doesn't matter at this point. The methods and actions required to stop the runaway train are the same regardless of who is behind the wheel.

What will I see?

The fall of all the rest of us.

Metal Storm

Damn, that's a name I haven't heard in a while. I remember finding that early prototype video somewhere online in the pre-youtube days.

is

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Maybe it isn't discussed because ARs are also the most common rifle in the U.S., and for at least 10 years now, the cheapest non-22LR. It's hard to know how much of a role the psychological factors actually play when "easy to obtain" is a significant one of them.

"Easy to obtain" is also the part that is easy for legislation to address, while vaguely defined and hard to measure "psychological effects" requires significant effort just to understand, let alone implement the required social safety nets and induce cultural change to address the root causes.

glirchy

I love it when typos create new words that fit so well.