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Xavier_Onassis » 11 Jan 2023, 1:47 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023, 1:47 pm

We know that the Universe has not always existed. 
 

No we don't!  We know no such thing.  We interpret some background radiation as some evidence that the portion of the universe we live in today began some 14 billion years ago.  We can't even observe the entire Universe - only the observable universe.

We know that the Universe had a beginning. 

No we don't.  We have some evidence that the part of the Universe in which we now reside was part of some great expansion.  However, we also have some evidence that we our Universe is nothing more than a simulation.  A simulation which changes in scope and detail as we become more adept at exploring it.  There are many theories, none of which are provable, as to the origins of the Universe.

Base on what we know about how celestial bodies are created and destroy themselves, we know that it will have an end.

You've got it all garbled up in your little brain.  Based upon the supposed rate of expansion of the observable universe (red-shift data) and the thermodynamic law of entropy there is speculation that it may end in a "big fizzle". And, before the "big fizzle" theory, there was the great contraction theory.  Everyone has a damn theory, but no one KNOWS anything.

Therefore the Universe is NOT ETERNAL.

False conclusion based upon bogus facts, and erroneous inferences stemming from those bogus facts.

It is possible that there is a specific amount of energy and matter that can change form.

LOL!  Matter and Energy are constantly changing form.  Both chemically and sub-atomically.  E=Mc^2.
 

Squatchman » 11 Jan 2023, 2:21 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023, 2:21 pm

stfu, gun grabber

Squatchman » 11 Jan 2023, 1:32 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023, 1:32 pm

   Now that's cool.
10 years old is a good age.

Lots of hands-on supervision required!  Not something to do at a public, indoor range. Outdoor, shooting into a big hill/ridge, with a physical firing line.
 

Xavier_Onassis » 11 Jan 2023, 10:12 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023, 10:12 am

That sounds like something you would say, after you thought about a pithy reply for precisely twelve seconds.
 

that looks like a spoiled brats reply "Everyone else does it, too".

LincolnNebraska » 10 Jan 2023, 2:21 pm » wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023, 2:21 pm

It's funny how they changed the "children" stats to people 19 years and under. I thought 18 and 19 year olds are adults.  

They cannot buy beer or pot and in some places drive a commercial vehicle.
What you think probably is not a good way to determine actual reality.
Some people never attain adulthood mentally.'
Like Trump, for example.

Xavier_Onassis » 12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am

They cannot buy beer or pot and in some places drive a commercial vehicle.
What you think probably is not a good way to determine actual reality.
Some people never attain adulthood mentally.'
Like Trump, for example.

Actual reality is people pretending not to know how living actually occurs naturally nurtured after birth to believe there is no such thing as physical absolutes in kinetic changing total sum present.

Event horizons shared by each lifetime never duplicated again contradicts not just your ideology.

Squatchman » 12 Jan 2023, 8:54 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 8:54 am

LOL!  That's hard to debate. I only have 1 10mm handgun, but it is my 2nd favorite to shoot. The original Tanfoglio Stock 10mm.  Second only to my Sig X-Five which is a 9mm.  Nothing beats the accuracy of the Sig X-Five. The Tanfoglio is quite accurate as well, and has a great trigger, but it does take more time to get it back on target after each shot.


 
 

Cannonpointer » 10 Jan 2023, 3:40 pm » wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023, 3:40 pm

• According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), in 2018 there were 33,654 fatal motor vehicle accidents in the U.S., causing 36,560 deaths.
• Democrats call for the banning of travel, and the banning of HotWheels tracks being sold to children. They continue to push Mr. Potatohead as a positive role model, because he-she-it has removable parts.

I have heard of no one wanting to ban hot wheels, nor have I ever heard this about Mr Potatohead.

Xavier_Onassis » 12 Jan 2023, 11:12 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 11:12 am

I have heard of no one wanting to ban hot wheels, nor have I ever heard this about Mr Potatohead.

Mr. Potatohead "canceled" due to pressure from Trans Community over the title "Mr."....https://growingperfect.com/was-mr-potat ... led-afac9/
 

Skans » 12 Jan 2023, 10:02 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 10:02 am

LOL!  That's hard to debate. I only have 1 10mm handgun, but it is my 2nd favorite to shoot. The original Tanfoglio Stock 10mm.  Second only to my Sig X-Five which is a 9mm.  Nothing beats the accuracy of the Sig X-Five. The Tanfoglio is quite accurate as well, and has a great trigger, but it does take more time to get it back on target after each shot.

  I like the looks of that.
I've been thinking about getting a 1911 in the future.
Not sure if I want the classic Colt .45 or the Delta Elite.
 Something a bit fancier than my Glocks.
 
 

Squatchman » 12 Jan 2023, 2:12 pm » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 2:12 pm

  I like the looks of that.
I've been thinking about getting a 1911 in the future.
Not sure if I want the classic Colt .45 or the Delta Elite.
 Something a bit fancier than my Glocks.

If I were going to get a 1911ish 10mm, it would be one of the 3rd gen S&W's. For accuracy, you can't beat the upper-end Tanfoglios.  The original Stock is a DA/SA - which I like, but most don't. It does, however, have the finest trigger in SA mode for a DA/SA that I've ever experienced.  I think the Elite Limited and Hunter are SA only. Here's a Limited:



Hennings makes spring kits and other performance parts for the Tanfoglios. Not that they need anything. 

A Delta Elite will run you about $1,500, if you can find a good one. A good Smith 1006 will cost you about the same. Perhaps the Smith is more rugged and reliable, but the trigger won't be as good as the Delta Elite.  IMHO, the high end Tanfoglio 10mm's beat everything out there for capacity, accuracy and trigger, and you can customize them without worrying about screwing up parts you can't get anymore.
 
 

Xavier_Onassis » 12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am

They cannot buy beer or pot and in some places drive a commercial vehicle.
What you think probably is not a good way to determine actual reality.
Some people never attain adulthood mentally.'
Like Trump, for example.

The US is looking at lowering the age for a CDL:

https://myfox8.com/news/u-s-lowers-mini ... t-program/

Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Congress to help ease supply chain backlogs would let 18-to-20-year-old truckers drive outside their home states.

Huey » 12 Jan 2023, 3:00 pm » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 3:00 pm

The US is looking at lowering the age for a CDL:

https://myfox8.com/news/u-s-lowers-mini ... t-program/

Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Congress to help ease supply chain backlogs would let 18-to-20-year-old truckers drive outside their home states.
 

I think the US military has demonstrated that 18 year olds can be properly trained to do this sort of task. I have no problem with this.
I would note that arms in the military are "well regulated".

Squatchman » 11 Jan 2023, 7:23 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023, 7:23 am

What do you think of the idea of requiring firearms training for every able-bodied citizen? I would prefer that to the present situation where untrained people can go buy firearms willy-nilly. Everybody takes driver training in high school why can't we give weapons training and put an end to some of these deaths?


Don't shoot your toe off

slideman » 12 Jan 2023, 3:20 pm » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 3:20 pm

What do you think of the idea of requiring firearms training for every able-bodied citizen? I would prefer that to the present situation where untrained people can go buy firearms willy-nilly. Everybody takes driver training in high school why can't we give weapons training and put an end to some of these deaths?

Don't shoot your toe off

Many schools  in the south still have those classes in HS.  My boys are in their 30s and took both firearms safety training and hunting classes.  

slideman » 12 Jan 2023, 3:20 pm » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 3:20 pm

What do you think of the idea of requiring firearms training for every able-bodied citizen? I would prefer that to the present situation where untrained people can go buy firearms willy-nilly. Everybody takes driver training in high school why can't we give weapons training and put an end to some of these deaths?

Don't shoot your toe off

  I think it's a great idea.

 

Xavier_Onassis » 12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2023, 9:56 am

They cannot buy beer or pot and in some places drive a commercial vehicle.
What you think probably is not a good way to determine actual reality.
Some people never attain adulthood mentally.'
Like Trump, for example.

Most people don't smoke dope.  A tiny fraction of the population has a commercial license.  18 is mostly recognized as adult.  A 19 year old is not an 11 year old.