Back in 2016 the internet momentarily lost its collective mind over the killing of Cecil the lion, and by extension all trophy and big game hunting in Africa. Companies such as Delta Air Lines responded by changing their policies to prohibit using their airliners to bring trophies into the US, and President Obama issued an executive order to stop the importation of some African trophies.
What impact did that have?
To the surprise of virtually no true conservationists, the lack of funding going into the wildlife preserves has caused them to take drastic measures such as slaughtering lions. The feel-good-ism of opposing managed big game hunts means they now don’t have the resources they need to help maintain their existing populations. Hunters (and specifically trophy hunters) provide the funding to keep these places operating. The removal of tagged older animals from herds — specifically elderly elephants who become destructive and would keep the overall population of the herd low — is a necessary part of responsible conservation.
But the anti-gun and anti-hunting crowd doesn’t can’t see beyond the ends of their hoplophobic probiscises (probosci?). And they don’t really give a damn. Killing animals for any reason is inherently evil and they won’t even consider any evidence to the contrary, especially when it doesn’t fit nicely into a five-word sound byte.
President Trump made statements last week indicating that he would be reversing the Obama decision, but he’s now reversed his statements on reversing the decision. So it appears there won’t be any decision by Trump any time soon to un-do yet another Obama era executive order which accomplishes the exact opposite of what it was ostensibly intended (save animals). And, by the way, also negatively impacts gun owners.
“Do you own a gun?”
“Why do you want to know?”
“May I see your gun?”
“No.”
“Can you take your gun out?”
“Is there a legitimate need to?”
Want to show off your gun? Submit it as a Pocket Dump of the Day. Otherwise keep your piece in your pants.????
How did his handgun have a round in the chamber for a negligent discharge if he just cleared it and showed that it was clear?
I guess if he played show-and-tell with the slide locked open, and then inserted a magazine and released the slide, the slide would have obviously loaded a round into the chamber. If he played show-and-tell with the slide in battery and then inserted a magazine, his chamber should have still been empty.
Firearms? Saint John the Browning.
Fishing? My grandmother.
Russia wouldn’t give up control of KC unless they have been assured their products will be allowed back into the US by doing so.
Also, wasn’t the sanctions placed on KC because of Crimea or have they been double secret probation sanctioned?
To claim that you know what the founders want/wanted shows how little you have studied our history and the writings of those same founders. Yes, they would be turning in their graves….. At how we have allowed the federal govt. to run out of control, how the rich and powerful are not held to the same judicial standard as the poor are, how political parties are clubs for the rich and famous and outsiders need not apply, I could go on and on. What they would NOT want us to do is stop buying guns and ammo as it is the last resort of taking back what rightfully belongs to the people and not to the elitists!!!
“Proboscides” if you want the Latin; a lot of 3rd declension nouns have a mutating consonant.
I worked at a major supermarket manufacturing facility in so cal and a African American superintendent with 42 yrs in management thought he was untouchable from being fired. He was real comfortable around the female office staff putting his arms around the ladies shoulders and loose with his language. Not vulgar but suggestive. One of the younger ladies was offended with one of his comments and went to the HR department. Later that day he was streamlined. Companies don’t want to deal with sexual harassment lawsuit’s and would rather fight a wrongful termination. Harassment lawsuits can be a lot more expensive to settle. If HR does not respond to the complain that’s where I step in. My name is Major Ass Whooping and you just messed with the wrong woman. Sometimes we men have to act a little barbaric, sometimes.