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The same GOP that foments mistrust in teachers to the point they'd threaten lawsuits if they talk about LGBT people in Florida also trusts them enough to pack heat in the classroom?   

What's the lawsuit going to look like when a kid gets shot in class by a teachers gun? 

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Here's an idea.  No one gets to own assault weapons.  You want to shoot one?  You go to a range, you rent the gun, you shoot it there.

Posted by: RAHrider

Personally, I don't think gravel bikes belong in the lycra forum as they are at the heart of it, a 90's MTB (complete with a mix of drop and flat bars).

I just picked this frame/fork/seatpost/handlebar/stem for $500USD. I also threw in two $100 carbon rims but can only build up one of them as the front hub is on back order. Aside from new carbon rims and front hub, all the other parts are moved over from old bikes. I have only taken it out for a 20min test spin so far but it is really comfortable. I also got blue titanium bolts for all the mounting holes (this bike has 24 of them!) for $10 from aliexpress. It was my first time with fully integrated cable routing - that was fun. The result is pretty slick looking IMO.

LOL - it's totally 1990s MTB (with some better shifting and brake tech). That's why I've been loving it for the last few years.

What is that frame and where did you source all that for 500$? Direct to consumer chinese brand or is it used? that's not a knock by the way - that seems like really good value and I'm curious as I'm thinking of getting a new gravel ride.

I'm currently on a CX bike and would like just a bit more room for rear tire width (mine is pretty tight at 38c, space for 45 would be sweet).

^^ agreed with all of what Chup just wrote.

I will save my outrage for the obstruction that is the inevitable GOP response to 19 murdered children.

Posted by: XXX_er

well ya so what do you see in the future besides the Republican NRA campaign that is going to continue this cycle ?

nothing will be done != nothing can be done

My view is that until the GOP is reduced to a super minority, then we’ll see more of the same. Short term if I was in the USA, I’d vote and I’d rally anyone I could to do the same.

https://youtu.be/VS3cAOEVTss

Posted by: XXX_er

that fire is eventualy going to go out in the winter whereas the guns aren't going anywhere and in fact people are buying more,

you can refuse to accept whatever you want there is no way to get rid  of 400million guns

nonsense.

Australia, 1996.  Go do some reading on the buyback and destruction of 650,000 weapons.  There are measures that can be enacted, but by throwing your hands up and saying nothing can be done, you're enabling the Republican NRA campaign that continues this cycle.

Posted by: XXX_er

400 million guns down thar so the genie is already outa the bottle and there is no shortage of people who want to kill other people

I don't accept this.   When BC goes into wild fire mode every summer, we don't just throw up our hands and say: well the fire is already burning so I guess that's that.  

There are actions that can be taken that can slow this down and reverse the tide.  There is one party that won't even allow for a vote to happen about common sense gun laws.  It's really fucking simple.

Posted by: aShogunNamedMarcus

No one sees the problem with a kid that had 10k in two guns, rounds and optics?

Yes.  Everyone sees this as a problem.  Everyone who's political careers aren't funded by the NRA.

How does this keep happening.  I shouldn’t even be shocked anymore, but god damnit USA.

https://youtu.be/x1Tju36Y-kE

It's anything but interesting.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8846607/jason-kenney-ucp-leadership-vote-results-alberta/

Maybe it's time to accept that the "United Conservative Party" isn't particularly United.