© National Shooting Sports FoundationUS President Biden's finger gun
In a speech on gun control, President Joe Biden taunted "brave right-wing Americans," telling them that if they want to defend themselves against the government, they'll "need an F-15." Biden was slated by his critics, who argued that the Taliban did perfectly well against the US without such weapons.
Speaking to supporters in Pennsylvania, Biden promised to ban "assault weapons," a poorly-defined term that Democrats in Congress claim covers the majority of semi-automatic rifles and pistols sold in the US.
Addressing critics of his proposed ban, Biden ridiculed the argument that their firearms serve as a last line of defense against government overreach:
Republicans responded with outrage. "The fact that Joe Biden is casually joking about employing deadly force on the citizens of the United States is the strongest argument to oppose any and all gun control," lawyer Matthew Kolken tweeted.
"So, 'Safer America' means, ...checks notes: A government threatening its citizens with F-15s." journalist Margot Cleveland quipped.
Others pointed out that, despite the US military's massive firepower advantage, and the tens of billions of dollars it spent equipping the Afghan army, the Taliban managed to seize control of Afghanistan last year with little more than light arms and explosives.
Biden's words echoed those of Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California), who in 2018 warned opponents of his proposed mandatory gun buyback scheme that any "war" between gun owners and the government "would be a short war," as "the government has nukes."
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Artex I'd say just aim your glock w 9mm parabellum properly; unclear what you're aiming at.
Arcane Schema " Preformance Driven Ammunition" does not inspire confidence.. but thanks for the link.
I was talking to my mom last night and she reminded me that my grandfather founded the rifle club in our hometown. My grandfather, when he died, was anti-NRA, but very much pro-gun. I thought about this for a little while and about what kind of gun owner my grandfather was. He was a hunter, and that's what the Rifle Club was about, teaching new generations of youth proper use of guns and how to hunt. I'm sure some of the members collected guns they didn't need for whatever reason, but there was no gun in my grandfather's collection that wasn't a tool for hunting or protection (he carried a side-arm when he was in the northwoods for protection from apex predators). Hell, there was a .22 long rifle you were supposed to take with you when you used the outhouse in case a bear appeared between you in the cabin in the middle of the night.
It is becoming increasingly clear what he is, certainly not a friend or leader of a once great country.
¬ Q: Implied threat of greater leverage via air power
So, you don't need 2nd amendment rights, because you can't fight back anyway. Thanks, Joe. Guys who man those rigs may well mutiny against such a chief but that's their call.
Anyway, I thought we were up on F-35's now.
At least that's what Sun Tzu recommended in his hook "The Art of War".
Listening to Bidet raises the question if there might be a "body-idiocy-index". Like the "body-mass-index", showing how idiotic a person is.