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221  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 06:33:58 AM
I think the biggest thing you're overlooking is mindset.  

The criminals don't care what they laws are, so you'll never get their guns.  And if by some chance you do, they just find another weapon they can control. Homemade guns or knives.

Now the mindset of the lawful gun owner.  We believe we have a right to defend ourselves.  What I own to do that is none of the government's business. I'm not going to give up control of my life, and life-saving decision making, to the government.

 Then you have enforcement issues. Guns tend to be a problem more so where there's a concentration of criminals. Ie: big cities.  Out in the suburbs, we have no issues with guns.  Likewise, law enforcement follows the same concept.  City cops think no one should have a gun but them. Suburban cops can often depend on legal gun owners for assistance.

   I'm a suburban cop. I have sworn to uphold the Constitution.  I will not take guns away from my citizens. And I will not surrender my personal collection of guns.

  Your process will turn 100million lawful citizens into "criminals."
That's the problem: the mindset of the gun owner. You don't want to give up the power to kill anyone anytime you like.

You're a cop, how about the accidental firing of guns by their children? How many of those have you seen? The technology could prevent that.

The gun's design hasn't changed since it was invented. Don't you think its time for a little modernization?

We have smart homes, phones, and cars. We even have smart toilets. Why can't we have smart guns?

Nah, you're a little off base there. You think the gun owner wants "the power to kill anyone anytime"... that's where you are out of touch.  We want the ability to defend ourselves and our loved ones FROM people who think they can kill anyone anytime.

I have no problem with a smart gun of sorts... like fingerprint unlocked guns.. to prevent careless gun owners children from using them. But that needs to be voluntary, not mandated. As far as how many accidental shootings I've seen.... over 18 years, I've seen 4 total.  Two were nobody getting hit, just a hole in the floor, because they followed at least one of the gun safety rules.  The other two were gang banger criminals accidentally shooting themselves. One in arm. One in leg.  Both were legally prohibited from possessing firearms.
 It's not the mindset of the gun owner you need to worry about, it's the mindset of the criminal.
222  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 04:58:22 AM
Here's another thought: make it really expensive to fire gun. Add a $1000 tax per bullet. The money raised could go towards the victims of gun violence. Hunters could learn to use a crossbow or a bow and arrow.

So recreational shooters are now punished for the actions of criminals?  No thanks.

Everyone will then just make their own rounds.  We do it now.  It's called reloading.

And still will not stop criminals.  Why buy $1000 billets when they can just steal them.


I think the real flaw in your thought process is believing guns are the problem.   It's the criminal who uses it unlawfully.  
What if we just make homicide illegal, wouldn't that stop the criminals?

"Gun violence" is just violence, regardless of the weapon used.

Run some numbers.... 383,000,000 guns are owned in the US.  How many of them are used criminally each year.
223  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 04:45:53 AM

The owner of the store could get permission to fire his gun and protect his business and customers beforehand . As far as protection from printed guns and bullets, I guess that's where we're fucked. But, how many gun crimes are done with printed guns? I'm guessing not that many.

If a criminal wants to commit a crime, their isn't much that can be about that. Smart Gun Technology could make it harder to commit the crime or at the very lest prevent the accidental firing of the gun.

When does the store owner get permission?   Beforehand, like weeks or months ahead?   If so, then a smart gun isn't so smart. A regular gun gives him the same decision making process. If not beforehand, then when?   During the robbery?  "Please excuse me from this robbery for a moment mr bad guy, I have to call the govt for permission to use my gun, I'll be back in 5min."
I'm not talking about printed guns. Plenty of us know how to make a real gun.  It really is a simple machine. Look up 80% lowers.  

Smart gun Tech will only help stupid people who don't know how to handle a gun.
224  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 04:40:59 AM
I think the biggest thing you're overlooking is mindset.  

The criminals don't care what they laws are, so you'll never get their guns.  And if by some chance you do, they just find another weapon they can control. Homemade guns or knives.

Now the mindset of the lawful gun owner.  We believe we have a right to defend ourselves.  What I own to do that is none of the government's business. I'm not going to give up control of my life, and life-saving decision making, to the government.

 Then you have enforcement issues. Guns tend to be a problem more so where there's a concentration of criminals. Ie: big cities.  Out in the suburbs, we have no issues with guns.  Likewise, law enforcement follows the same concept.  City cops think no one should have a gun but them. Suburban cops can often depend on legal gun owners for assistance.

   I'm a suburban cop. I have sworn to uphold the Constitution.  I will not take guns away from my citizens. And I will not surrender my personal collection of guns.

  Your process will turn 100million lawful citizens into "criminals."
225  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 04:17:24 AM
Part two of impossible:   Let's say this gun plan had a snow balls chance.  How do you implement it?  How do you get the 393 million current guns out of the public's hands?  Many of these current guns are not on any 'registry' or ownership list. Some states do not require any FFL involvement in transferring of long guns. Some guns have been passed down from family, which also requires no FFL. Some guns have been possessed since prior to any transfer laws. Some guns are manufactured without a serial number (still perfectly legal today), or have been in existence since prior to serial number requirements.
The law could require the gun manufacturers to make replicas of all their models with the Smart Gun Technology. And owners of the guns could simply exchange their guns at no cost. The manufacturers already made their profit when they sold the original. All guns without the Smart Gun Technology, could be made illegal.

So, you'll enact a law, requiring gun manufacturers to take huge financial loss?  Making more guns costs money/labor/overhead.
And then you expect a criminal (who doesn't follow the law by definition) to exchange their gun for a new one they don't control.?
And then the guns w/o new tech being illegal, will never be found unless they are caught with the gun in their possession.
And all the current law abiding gun owners will become criminals if they don't hand in their property?

(Not being disrespectful here.... just walking you thru real life)
226  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Car and Driver licensing on: December 15, 2019, 04:12:44 AM
Person. Man. Women.  All that nonsense will get you literally nowhere.  You can theorize all you want on the internet. But in reality, it will never work in any court. Good luck

If the statute you are charged with breaking is written "person," it has to be applied this way. If you state that you are a man in court, and remind them that the statute says person, they will recognize such.

Depending on the circumstances of the particular case, this might not get you off the hook. The first thing that the judge might say (following introductions and the reading of the indictment) is: "How do you plead?"

The correct answer is: "I require pen and paper, and 3 hours to prepare a proper answer for the court." The court has to give you this time. And you write out your claim on the paper, and have the bailiff hand it to the judge. A proper claim takes you out of the jurisdiction of the judge's court, and moves you into a common law court of record, with a trial by jury if you want.

If you have no friends in court, and you are in chains, incarcerated, you will have a difficult time filing court docs with the clerk of the court. You will have to do everything on the fly, during the court session. Always require pen and paper, and a sufficient period of time, to prepare a proper answer for the court. Unless you have a very sharp mind, and can remember everything that is said in court, write it down, so that the record is set.

Cool


Lol.  This is great.  I really want to know how you come up with this stuff, and actually believe it. 

You think the statute you're charged with is the only applicable section of law to your case?   
You:  "Judge, that section says person, and blah blah blah...."
Judge: " well the rules of criminal procedure in this state say.....".

You: " i need pen, paper, and 3 hrs"
Judge: "No, you have 30 seconds to reply, or you'll be incarcerated immediately."

227  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 04:05:05 AM
Ok, change the location.  I'm in the grocery store, 3 armed bandits come in to rob the place and the customers. You just forced me to concede to being another victim as my only choice.
If three armed bandits came to rob a public place, they wouldn't be able to fire their guns.

I never said they had guns. Armed includes any weapon capable of serious bodily injury or death.  Knives, bricks, hammers, rocks.

Now let's say they do have guns. Are they your new guns? Or are they old guns, homemade guns, guns that were were not turned in?
228  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Car and Driver licensing on: December 15, 2019, 02:33:53 AM
Person. Man. Women.  All that nonsense will get you literally nowhere.  You can theorize all you want on the internet. But in reality, it will never work in any court. Good luck
229  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Your thoughts about Greta Thunberg on: December 15, 2019, 02:31:16 AM
My thoughts on the young lass.  Go protest where it's needed. China. India.   Not here. Go away kid.
230  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 12:54:32 AM
Part two of impossible:   Let's say this gun plan had a snow balls chance.  How do you implement it?  How do you get the 393 million current guns out of the public's hands?  Many of these current guns are not on any 'registry' or ownership list. Some states do not require any FFL involvement in transferring of long guns. Some guns have been passed down from family, which also requires no FFL. Some guns have been possessed since prior to any transfer laws. Some guns are manufactured without a serial number (still perfectly legal today), or have been in existence since prior to serial number requirements.
231  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 12:39:39 AM
Ok, change the location.  I'm in the grocery store, 3 armed bandits come in to rob the place and the customers. You just forced me to concede to being another victim as my only choice.
232  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Solutions on: December 15, 2019, 12:05:41 AM
So 3 gangsters break into your home at 3am wielding swords, bats and hammers. They start attacking your family, your children.  You get your firearm to defend your family....... and, nothing...

You have to call the government for authorization to kill the people attacking your kids. You make a call to some call center, which is answered by some lady who reads thru a question and answer checklist. 4-5 minutes later, you authorization to unlock the gun is approved.

Now, you exit your hiding spot with a working firearms, to find your family dead and the intruders are gone.



Yeah, great idea



Next topic:  a basic income (ie: free money for all) will do nothing for society. If you raise a bar from 0 to 20 for everyone, every scale for everything else will now start at 20 instead of 0. The costs of everything, will increase in proportion to the new lowest bar setting.
233  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: December 10, 2019, 01:19:53 PM
I had 3 orders in the last two months. First bought with btc. Next two with paypal.

Order 1&2 have been received. 3rd not shipped yet

Btc order has the refund via btc confirmed by Carol, to be sent within a month. Haven't done anything with the other two yet.

Friend of mine, his first order arrived. He paid via paypal. They first tried to blow off his refund request, and he emailed back until they offered refund. But, because it was payapal, theyre offering the refund via wire xfer and asked his bank info. He replied that he wants btc again.   Watching this one
234  Bitcoin / Mining speculation / Re: Veden Bitcoin Miner? US/Canada based!!! on: December 08, 2019, 06:49:33 AM
Just saw this miner mentioned in my discord group.  Can't post pics here, but check out their info on the miner regarding payment notes, payment, warranty.  Almost word for word verbage as found on the Bitmain site.

Then, one more thing I noticed. On the home page, the first pic shows a guy in the white.  Zoom in on the background and you'll see a sign written in Spanish.  In Canada?

Then drop their contact listed address in to maps.  The address is in a strip mall with a restaurant, hair salon, and UPS store.

Google that address and you get the UPS store.

642-1231 Pacific Blvd
Vancouver, BC V6B 5E7, Canada

1231 being the street address. Makes me think the 642 part is a PO Box in the UPS store.

Name change coming--- InvestigatorJeff
235  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: December 06, 2019, 06:21:29 PM
Quote from: Carol (Bitmain)
Dec 6, 18:12 CST

Dear J...

Good day to you.

We will handle the refund with the following info, please kindly help to do the final confirm.
Please take note that it usually cost 1 month for the process and the USD will be transferred to BTC according to the real time exchange rate when our finance team doing the refund.

Order ID: 0012019091101454
Amount: 1034USD
BTC wallet address: 3AzMtTh1QZAcUQUZDx4t332CyCcF4T4cXW

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards,
Carol
Bitmain
236  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: December 03, 2019, 01:48:04 PM
My guess.... well, its what I'd do if I was CFO..... I'd want to delay refund payments while btc price is this low, because it would be a bigger chunk of btc.  If they can stall the refunds til btc is back around 10k, they wont be handing out as much coin.
237  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Bitmain to release S17E 64TH on: December 03, 2019, 01:43:23 PM
My S17e arrived yesterday.   $492 tariff paid.

Up and running immediately, and looking just fine. I did notice it has no power settings for low power/ normal.  Just one set speed
238  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: December 03, 2019, 01:15:12 PM
That's odd from Carol to say if you specifically asked for refund but as I do not know what you wrote to them, she may have just given you that option and tried to persuade you to go for it instead of refund.

If you specifically asked for refund. I would answer with something in lines of: "(As of now,) I am unable to make USD transfer orders. Thank you for understanding." or "I would rather have my credit refunded. Thank you in advance".

That should work.

If it does not. Ask for another staff in a new ticket. Bella is awful in my opinion and Carol is awesome, it's hard for me to believe that she would push you too far to give up on refund.

This is what I wrote:

Quote from: PopoJeff
I understand that Order ID: 00120190xxxxx has shipped, and a credit of $1034 has been applied to my account.
I would like to request the amount of $1034 be refunded to me by way of btc.

Please refund the credit amount to my btc wallet address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thank you,
Jeff Xxxx. 29 Nov 2019

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239  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: December 03, 2019, 12:21:33 PM
The reply I got when asking for refund in btc with wallet address:

Quote from: Bitmain
The extra payment can remain as USD credit under this order according to the exchange rate when you place the order.
Please contact us you need use the credit in your new USD order, then we will transfer it for you.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Regards,
Carol
Bitmain
240  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Special thread concerning bitmains coupons refunds discounts. on: November 28, 2019, 07:35:55 AM
Just got an email that my S17e (Nov 21-30) shipped.


Product Name   Quantity   Price
Antminer S17e   1   $1649.00
Product Amount:   $1649.00
Shipping Cost:   $127.66
Coupon:   - $0.00
Discount:   - $0.00
Total Amount:   $1776.66
Payment Details

Pay:   $1776.66
Pay Confirm:   $2810.66
Date:   2019-09-11 19:11:02


Wish me luck on getting a $1034 refund
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