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Old 07-20-2020, 01:02 AM   #201 (permalink)
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Old 07-20-2020, 01:07 AM   #202 (permalink)
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If it was legal to attach flamethrowers to cars in Brazil, I guess it would avoid some crimes, but all those "human rights" organizations that seem to only look at someone as human after it becomes a criminal would freak out.
 
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BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China blasted a dam Sunday to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives.

State broadcaster CCTV reported the dam on the Chuhe River in Anhui province was destroyed with explosives early Sunday morning, after which the water level was expected to drop by 70 centimeters (more than 2 feet).
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Blasting dams and embankments to discharge water was an extreme response employed during China’s worst floods in recent years in 1998, when more than 2,000 people died and almost 3 million homes were destroyed.
https://apnews.com/6e2e510a8a41999c5729204881a61429

There's the reference I couldn't find earlier. Last time it happened was 1998.
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...all those "human rights" organizations that seem to only look at someone as human after it becomes a criminal would freak out.
If the State is to have any real authority other than by being the largest, best funded criminal gang, its agents need to behave better than the criminal gangs. Some crazies may even say that the State's Law Enforcement Agents ought to abide by the State's laws.

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I'm thinking about changing my Signature Line. Does anyone [mods?] think BLACK RIFLES MATTER is too political?
Black rifles are the SUVs of guns. They may look cool, and people who don't think about what they're trying to accomplish may flock to them, but they absolutely suck at their intended purpose. Having one says more about your lack of understanding than anything else. If that's a political position for you, then you have my condolences.
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The state has a responsibility to maintain a monopoly on the use of force (AKA keep the peace. Lookin' at you Lori Lightweight). That and enforce contracts and guard the borders.
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If that's a political position for you, then you have my condolences.
One finds humor where one can. Anything other than 'black' can get you killed. That needs a little push-back.

Not saying I have one, but I'm partial to the Bond Arms double derringer in .410.
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Black rifles are the SUVs of guns. They may look cool, and people who don't think about what they're trying to accomplish may flock to them, but they absolutely suck at their intended purpose.
How can you tell what the capabilities of a rifle is based on the color?
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Not saying I have one, but I'm partial to the Bond Arms double derringer in .410.
I inherited one from my dad I was going to sell it because it was kind of ridiculous. It's effective range is about 0 to 6 feet and it's brutal. Best application would be to fire it under a poker table. It's about the size and weight if a typical 357 snub nose revolver.
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How can you tell what the capabilities of a rifle is based on the color?
The AK74 with it's distinctive brown/orangish magazines come to mind.
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....but they absolutely suck at their intended purpose.
I thought the purpose was to be as general-purpose as possible.

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