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November 25, 2021 06:25 AM Forum: Politics

Inconvenient facts for the gun grabbers

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Yeah, compare and contrast one of the biggest US cities with big city problems and a population of 2.7 million to one of the least populated mostly rural states with a state population of 1,338,404. 

You really think it would be safer if everyone was carrying a concealed weapon on the southside of Chicago? There would just be more dead. 

November 28, 2021 05:31 AM Forum: Politics

Inconvenient facts for the gun grabbers

Posted By Jim Moscheck

You know, I've always been against guns, but I'm thinking of getting one to protect myself from all the other guns already out there and the nuts on the right who are calling for a civil war. Sad that I have to do something I don't want to do, but if all hell breaks out I'm protecting my home and family. That doesn't make me a supporter of unlimited gun ownership, just resigned to the laws and circumstances as they are and the fact there are too many guns out there as it is and most probably there are more on one side than the other. Obviously, I don't know that for sure, but I think that's the case.

November 28, 2021 09:10 AM Forum: Politics

Inconvenient facts for the gun grabbers

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Is that a serious statement, or are you being facetious?  

That's a real question.  

ARE you thinking about getting a firearm for home protection of your family?

If so, then why?  

Serious, legitimate question.  
Considering your usually hysterical demeanor and indignation towards anyone that leans slightly left on this forum I might need one for protection from the likes of you.

Lighten up, Francis. Of course I'd get training and would be responsible. I could easily pass a background check, thank you very much. I might be retiring early soon so might need another activity to keep busy. Too bad I'd have to interact with folks as similarly close minded as you.

November 28, 2021 07:13 PM Forum: Politics

Inconvenient facts for the gun grabbers

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Do you even even read your own posts? Talk about someone being a hypocrite, on your soapbox on gun rights then have the gall saying I shouldn’t have one. F off, Dick.

November 29, 2021 08:08 PM Forum: Politics

2022 and beyond......not looking good.

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by David Cotterell
Post 10, Rich:  "P.S. Don't worry Dave I won't bother your thread any longer. "

Post 15, Post 17, Post 19:  Rich not bothering my thread any more...

Dave
At least he's consistent. LOL.

November 29, 2021 08:14 PM Forum: Politics

The Omicron...

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
"Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday said vaccine developers have "a pretty good degree of confidence” that fully vaccinated individuals who have received a COVID-19 booster are protected against the omicron variant."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/583280-gottlieb-a-pretty-good-degree-of-confidence-that-people-with-three
I sure hope that's the case. Things are bad here in Michigan right now. Among the UNVACCINATED. There is no mask mandate here, but most everyone except the far right loonies are wearing them indoors when out and about. I thought I was done with the masking thing but I'm now wearing one when out shopping.

I'm sure things are different in the rest of the state than they are in SE Michigan, though. 

November 30, 2021 02:16 AM Forum: Politics

Immigration

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
Remember when the Cuban Boat Lift emptied Castro's prisons and other institutions of the hard cases and Carter could only open his arms for them? With Biden overseeing millions of people entering the country is it unlikely other countries are also doing their best to offload people? Do Biden supporters really think he would or could stop it?
I know some think it would be racist if instead we tried bringing in more of the world's best. But it is obvious getting the best is also best for the people here. Dems are now arguing we can afford this current immigration and much more. If they had no opposition when would they decide to change what immigration is happening now?
It's funny, Mel. I was actually in Key West during the Mariana Boat Lift in 1980. I was on spring break with my roommates and we were there for three days of the boatlift. I was studying photography and took a lot of pictures of people around the the staging grounds taking the boat people from Key West upstate in school busses for processing. I saw whole families, lots of young kids, and many, many old folks so happy to be out of Cuba and in the USA. If they were hardened criminals and crazy people I sure couldn't tell. Wish I could post a few shots, but they are from 41 years ago and I never had the slides or negatives converted over to digital. There was one older couple in particular that was waiting to be picked up by their son who had defected a few years earlier. They didn't know any English and my Spanish was bad, but they were the nicest people who were very gracious and humble. Maybe all of the bad folks ended up on another key? 

November 30, 2021 08:31 PM Forum: Politics

Immigration

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Its Funny Jim, my friend Cyndi who is the wife of my best friend Greg, was living in Florida at the time of the Mariana Boat Lift and her sister in law just happened to be RAPED and MURDERED by a Mariana Boat Lift Cuban criminal, who broke into her brother's house while he was at work and attacked her.  She was raped repeatedly, sodomized, and the criminal who WAS let out of Castro's prisons, then dragged her into the kitchen where he proceeded to stab her to death with a butcher knife.  

He then took that same butcher knife, plunged it into her chest just for fun and pinned her to the floor of the kitchen whereby her husband (Cyndi's brother) came home to find her there.  He's still not over it, and Cyndi says he's never been the same since that RAPE and MURDER of his wife occurred back then.

When the cops came, they used a crime dog to follow the scent to the place he was living, whereby he was arrested, and found guilty, and sent to prison, but only for a little while because you see, the dog the cops used to find this Criminal Refugee from Castro's prison during the Mariana Boat Lift was operating with a certification that had expired and so even though they had miles of evidence against this Criminal Refugee from Castro's prison, who came here because of the Mariana Boat Lift, they threw out all the evidence and he was set free.

In fact, the same Criminal Refugee from Castro's Prisons who murdered my friend's sister in law, tried unsuccessfully to sue the state of Florida for improperly imprisoning him.  

Maybe you didn't notice him in the handful of people that you saw in the Florida keys that weekend.  I guess maybe you missed him, or could it be that you didn't interview ALL the people who were brought here because of Carter's blunder?  

Yeah, maybe that's what happened.  Its too bad you didn't see him back then, because it is obvious that You have some sort of intuitive perception that you can recognize Criminals when you see them just by looking.  

By the way, many people saw Ted Bundy on the street during his reign of terror, and they told police after he was arrested for well over 100 Rapes and Murders, that they found him to be a very personable, friendly person, and that HE was the nicest guy in the world.. 

Damn, its too bad you must have missed the Cuban Criminal who came here on the Boat Lift and RAPED, SODOMIZED, AND MURDERED my friend's sister in law, because you could have alerted the authorities since all the GOOD people came to the Florida Key that you were visiting.  
Wow, my friend's wife's sister. huh? Why is it I don't believe you? 

December 1, 2021 06:08 AM Forum: Politics

"Batshit Crazy"

Posted By Jim Moscheck

They eat their own which is fine by me. 

December 2, 2021 04:22 AM Forum: Politics

Inconvenient facts for the gun grabbers

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Okay, there was a school shooting yesterday here in Michigan. The father of the shooter bought the gun on Black Friday, probably on sale.

His 15 year old son takes the gun to school. Shoots and kills four and wounds seven more.

Obviously, the parents didn't secure the gun or ammo. Do we charge them, too? How do you get legal gun owners to follow the rules of gun safety if they don't want to? Severe penalties? Slap on the wrist? What?

How do you gun owners think something like this can be prevented? Or, do we just have to learn to live with something like this in our gun culture?