OLBERMANN VS THE 2ND AMENDMENT. THAT THERE WAS NO PLAN TO SHOOT UP THE ALL-STAR GAME ISN'T GOOD NEWS
A stash of 1000 rounds of ammo, 16 long guns, and body armor was found in a hotel room blocks from the site of Tuesday's baseball All-Star Game in Denver - and one of the "guests" had asked to be moved to a room with a balcony.
And when the FBI said there was no reason to assume the stockpile was meant to be used to shoot up the game or the fans or whoever, many of us - for some reason - took that as good news. Why is it less terrifying that a weapons cache nearly big enough to reenact the terror attack in Las Vegas in 2017 was perhaps meant for...something ELSE?
This is the same kind of The Bullshit of Acceptance - that ANYBODY having 1000 rounds of ammo is ok - that has us blithely accepting that the 2nd Amendment not only authorizes gun ownership but protects it. In a document that has 103 references to ownership and property and related terms, the 2nd Amendment never uses the word OWN nor any synonym for it.
It's not good news that we accept anybody having 1000 guns and it's even worse that we keep accepting the bullshit that the 2nd Amendment is about private ownership and not publicly-controlled militias.
I shoot 200-400 rounds per range session, when I go with a couple friends, we have 6-10 guns.
If somebody had a spare armor plate, we would absolutely shoot it for science.
I used to live in hotels for work, no fucking way I would leave my guns in my car. There's crackheads and such at hotels 24/7. Hotels look more like a cell block or projects to me... Dangerous places...
1,000rds is not alot of ammo, it's just not. People who have put very little thought into guns may think it's alot.
I put 1,000rds through my .357 the first month I owned it.
When you think of 1,000rds as a killing spree, yeah it seems like alot. But in reality those guys wanted a balcony so they could smoke weed at the hotel.... They're guys on vacation, and at least one of them smokes.
The only crime is being a prohibited possessor..... I'm pretty sure 99% of people on this site who own guns are prohibited possessors.
Furthermore, ammo isn't always available, so you may stash on "your brand", Each gun runs best with whatever ammo it happens to like... So choosing ammo is like popping 5 seeds and choosing a mother. How often have we been disappointed by seeds?
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My buddy's Glock 43 jams with most brands of ammo. Runs 100% with what likes.
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So if you buy a new firearm, you need to buy several brands, and about 100rds per brand. Then the gun has to run 100%, and be accurate. Then after establishing accuracy and reliability; terminal ballistics are the next priority. This is where armor, barriers, watermelon, ballistic gel etc come into play.
250rds, four guns per person, and some drug paraphernalia. That's a 2-3 hour shooting session on private property.