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Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

May 7, 2020 12:11 AM Forum: Politics

Taxpayers Fund Wuhan?

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

What BULLSHIT is: Trump and his WH adviser, KellyANNE Conway, claiming the initial 1-15 cases had been "contained". Now THAT'S BULLSHIT!
Not to mention the fact that our intell warned Trump and the WH about what was coming back in November/December while Trump ignored it all, as usual.

Can you provide any corroborating data/video on that Rod?.....specifically regarding the initial 1-15 cases....I am pretty sure he banned travel from China before there were 15 and in fact only a couple if I remember right. The travel ban and "contained" is a pretty big contradiction.....I honestly dont recall hearing anything like that.

I do recall seeing a couple claims that he was warned Nov/Dec but it certainly wasnt Fauci and company, he was still saying we had nothing to worry about all the way up to Jan 26th.....just 5 days before the travel ban was implemented.

May 7, 2020 01:00 PM Forum: Politics

Taxpayers Fund Wuhan?

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Dont let Trump cheat!!! Demand voter ID NOW!!

May 8, 2020 02:53 AM Forum: Politics

The Democratic party in Pa. Gov. Wolf

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by David Cotterell
I have no problem with laws that make it as difficult or inconvenient or time-consuming for someone to buy a gun or ammunition for the gun as it is to get an Amateur Radio License....or equally as expensive as annual car licenses....

I just don't see the problem.  

Dave

Comes as no surprise considering you are a Canadian Liberal.....BTW getting a ARL is SIMPLE and easy these days. Doesnt even require passing morse code anymore at least not here in the states.

May 8, 2020 04:22 AM Forum: Politics

The Democratic party in Pa. Gov. Wolf

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Steven Moore
 Turns out the Sponsor of that bill abandons it after a big backlash!!!  

Good news for a change lol

Good news is there are literally hundreds if not thousands of bills like this and even more outlandish that never make it out of the starting gate.....

The bad news is they usually knew it had no legs to start with but were simply pacifiers for their base so they could say "see I am trying" LOL

May 8, 2020 10:59 PM Forum: Politics

The Democratic party in Pa. Gov. Wolf

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Lacey


Hi Steven,

The sponsor of the bill has stated that he was influenced to write the bill at the behest of law enforcement. There has been a tremendous surge in ammunition stockpiling since the COVID-19 crisis. Law enforcement saw it as a way to stem future gun violence. There is no liberal plot here.

It is NONE of anyones business how much ammo anyone keeps......period.

May 9, 2020 12:11 AM Forum: Politics

The Democratic party in Pa. Gov. Wolf

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

But Greg, if we had more ammo, we would shoot more people.

They are having some trouble getting their way with gun restriction so they are going after the ammo.

My understanding is he has already dropped the bill after getting tons of push back.....

Suspect it was just another one of those pandering bills that never go anywhere but allows the politician to say "well I tried" LOTS of those come around and go away pretty quick.....

May 9, 2020 01:04 AM Forum: Politics

The Democratic party in Pa. Gov. Wolf

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Brown

Sort of.  I can imagine that someone might stockpile enough ammo that it would be an unreasonable public safety hazard.  Maybe a muzzle-loader aficionado who stockpiles 500 lbs of black powder in his garage.  Might take out the neighborhood in a fire.

Generally, I agree though.  It is not my business how much ammo you have.  That sentence does not end with a  "period" though, but, "unless it becomes a clear and unreasonable public safety risk."  This is part of the Heller decision too.  This is why you still can't buy a bazooka, even after all these years.  

As we have discussed before, each of the Bill of Right freedoms has limits, often where public safety is unreasonably compromised.

Jim 

Common sense is applicable, on that I agree. It would be up to a court to decide the definition of common sense in this case lol One can make the point regarding safety that as long as I dont have more than a gun store keeps on hand which is a lot then it should be no ones business smile

May 9, 2020 01:12 AM Forum: Politics

Heads up.....

Posted By Greg Shaffer

I just today put up several hard case ads at really good prices.....clearing away some of my years of pack ratting.....

Point being if any of you regular participants are interested knock $5 off the price.....Yes even you liberals smile

May 9, 2020 02:26 AM Forum: Politics

Heads up.....

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Brown

Good luck on the sales.  If I had seen that bino mount you sold in 2015 I might have bought it.  I can't resist stuff like that!  

Funny, I've been cleaning my astro-house too.  8 ads and an auction over the last couple of weeks.  For me I guess it is because work is slow, and I've got time on my hands.  Speaking of too much time on my hands.  A friend sent this youtube of a S. Korean baseball fight.  I don't know what to think of it, but it made me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7D8aDp3RUs

Jim

If you are talking about the one that rotated for use on equatorial mounts.....yep it was a really neat piece of equipment....I am just getting started on selling stuff, still have at least a couple more cases to put up.....then I will start on the other stuff I have not used in several years. Might as well use all this time I have on my hands to gather up funds to buy more stuff lol

Made me laugh too....pretty strange though lol

May 9, 2020 05:38 AM Forum: Politics

Heads up.....

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Lacey


If you need a laugh, watch this. It's a tad vulgar, so make sure young ears are not near by.

"I Didn't Know Sh*t"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igh9iO5BxBo

Seen that one before.....but it IS funny lol