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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 01-03-2016, 10:31
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Posted By hellosailor
Re: Is an Air Rifle Considered a Firearm ?

Go to any local prison, preferably a large long-term one, and see if you can get in to take a look at their trophy case. They usually have one, full of the assorted shivs and other weapons taken from...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 29-02-2016, 13:07
Replies: 114
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Posted By hellosailor
Re: Is an Air Rifle Considered a Firearm ?

Sorry, Rustic, but in NYC and perhaps all of NYS, there is actually a legal definition of "firearm" on the books, just in case Officer Friendly has any confusion about it.
Any device that fires a...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 29-02-2016, 11:35
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Is an Air Rifle Considered a Firearm ?

DIE VAMPIRE DIE!


Really, a 2008 thread, and nothing has changed since.


DIE VAMPIRE DIE!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-10-2008, 23:43
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
"I found 512 stories related to pellet guns...

"I found 512 stories related to pellet guns (https://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=&q=pellet+gun&btnG=Search+News)." Yes, and how many involved deaths from them?

In the US version of Google, there...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-10-2008, 16:43
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Amgine- ""even stuffed toys are more carefully...

Amgine-
""even stuffed toys are more carefully regulated than air guns."
Assuming that is correct, it is probably because of the huge number of deaths caused by stuffed toys. By toddlers choking...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 24-10-2008, 18:33
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Runner- "If you want to get technical, there...

Runner-
"If you want to get technical, there is a federal law that forbids classing air guns as firearms." Do you have a citation for that? I'd be curious.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-10-2008, 15:59
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Guzzi- ROFL! "I'm going by the textbook...

Guzzi-
ROFL! "I'm going by the textbook definition. " For a fellow who doesn't care about the semantics of the matter, you're sure investing in them. The OP asked a question about firearms in the...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-10-2008, 13:12
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Yeah, Guzzi, in some US States a FIREARM is...

Yeah, Guzzi, in some US States a FIREARM is legally defined as I said before--using any stored energy source, chemical explosive, springs, air pressure, whatever you can think of. FIRE is no longer...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 17-10-2008, 08:29
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
"Why shoot groundhogs?" Obviously someone has...

"Why shoot groundhogs?"
Obviously someone has never spent time on horse farms, or riding horses. One groundhog is good for a half dozen holes, one horse steps in one hole while at speed, and now...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 15-10-2008, 12:14
Replies: 114
Views: 29,688
Posted By hellosailor
Lawmakers aren't all dumb. I've seen several...

Lawmakers aren't all dumb. I've seen several definitions of "firearm" written very broadly to include any form or "stored energy" or "propellant" and those are OLD definitions.

If you can pick...
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