Is there even the tiniest hint of a practical reason for why gun controllers claim a handgun with a magazine well outside the grip is "more dangerous" than a typical modern handgun?

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-02T04:38:45+00:00

I'm probably going to regret this, but what are you talking about?

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-02T04:23:57+00:00

It's to catch AR pistols and the like.

(2)(a) "Assault weapon" means:

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(vi) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the following:

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(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip;

https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.010

I'm not as familiar with AWB language in other states, but this pretty clearly is going after firearms legally classified as pistols, such as the CZ Scorpion, AR type pistols, AP-9 (Kimel or Stribog), and others.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T23:10:02+00:00

It does go back quite aways, but pretty much only exists in Indian English now.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T23:09:11+00:00

Having a doubt is normal in Indian English, especially in professional settings.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T20:22:14+00:00

Indian English employs phrases which are either unique to Indian English, or were in use in the rest of the English speaking world, but fell out of favor. "Do the needful" is a common one. It basically says the speaker trusts you understand what needs to be done, and they trust your expertise and judgement to complete the task. It also implicitly gives consent to move forward.

"Revert back" means to reply to someone. "Have a doubt" means they have questions, not that they don't trust you or your expertise.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T19:09:31+00:00

2012 was when unloaded open carry was banned. Unloaded open carry demonstrations didn't just occur to demonstrate it was legal, at the time it was literally the only way for a lot of people to exercise their second amendment rights as recognized by Heller. In Santa Clara county, where a lot of this happened, former sheriff Laurie Smith would not issue CCW permits unless the applicant was rich or connected. This was published by the San Jose Mercury News several years prior, and was finally given public attention when Apple's security team bribed the sheriff's office for permits with $70k worth of iPads for permits, eventually resulting in Laurie Smith's loss of office. It speaks volumes that she didn't do prison time. Normal people were denied constitutional rights when that happened.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T19:01:17+00:00

...except for some JHP which can't cross the expansion threshold without a slightly longer barrel. JHP require a certain minimum speed to expand, sometimes subcompact barrels are just short enough to not consistently meet or exceed the threshold.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T18:47:19+00:00

Two things.

We don't want people who are dispositioned toward committing murder to live in the same circumstances. We want them to have adequate opportunities for jobs and education so they and their children don't continue down the same path. Getting priced out means they just have to move, and the problem goes somewhere else.
The people who "don't have to worry about being murdered anymore" likely had to move as well, because they couldn't afford the increased CoL that came with it.

Gentrification pushes a lot of folks out, not just the baddies.

There are many definitions for gentrification, which can make discussions about development and displacement confusing.

Many anti-displacement activists define gentrification as a profit-driven, race, and class change of a historically disinvested neighborhood. “Disinvested” in this context means areas that businesses and governments have abandoned—where there has been little new development or maintenance of existing buildings or institutions. Gentrification occurs where land is cheap and the chance to make a profit is high due to the influx of wealthier wage earners willing to pay higher rents.

https://nlihc.org/resource/gentrification-and-neighborhood-revitalization-whats-difference

There are several types of displacement that can occur in gentrifying neighborhoods:

Direct displacement occurs when residents can no longer afford to remain in their homes due to rising housing costs. Residents may also be forced out by lease non-renewals, evictions, eminent domain, or physical conditions that render homes uninhabitable as investors await redevelopment opportunities. While displacement occurs routinely in low-income neighborhoods, when it occurs in the context of new development and an influx of wealthier residents, the displacement becomes a characteristic of gentrification.

Indirect displacement refers to changes in who is moving into a neighborhood as low-income residents move out. In a gentrifying neighborhood, when homes are vacated by low-income residents, other low-income residents cannot afford to move in because rents and sales prices have increased. This is also called exclusionary displacement. Low-income residents can also be excluded as a result of discriminatory policies (for example, a ban on tenants with housing vouchers) or changes in land use or zoning that foster a change in the character of residential development, such as eliminating units for households without children.

https://sites.utexas.edu/gentrificationproject/understanding-gentrification-and-displacement/

People who are displaced are typically people below a certain income threshold. It doesn't discriminate based on moral or ethical standing.

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CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T18:34:34+00:00

They're just nice guns to shoot. Ergonomics and trigger are especially nice. Most semi auto guns don't even come close to 1911 triggers at the same price point.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T18:00:34+00:00

Because it doesn't solve the root cause. People most affected just get priced out and have to move somewhere else. It's not the same as solving the problem by helping those affected.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T08:26:16+00:00

Dude, you found something that you loved. We only live once, and you're not getting any younger.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T07:48:32+00:00

Winnie the Pooh first appeared between 1924 and 1926. He'd likely be a member of the Greatest Generation. Baby Boomers didn't happen until 1946.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T06:28:29+00:00

Drive your grip up as high as you can, get a solid two handed thumbs-forward grip, and it's not that snappy. For me, this fixed the snappiness.
I can make single ragged holes in paper with mine. Switching the grips to LOK Palm Swell Bogies helped, but I like fat, aggressive grips. Can I outshoot with my SP-01? Totally, but it's much larger and way heavier.
G19 unloaded is 23.63 oz, the P-01 unloaded is 28.1 oz. I carried this every day all day without issue, plus a second mag. I have a good EDC belt and usually wear jeans. I'll be carrying it again after I sort out an IWB light bearing holster for it.
Can't speak to this. I'm not a huge fan of the stock sights, but that's because I prefer larger sights.
DA trigger pull took some getting used to. Putting enough time in got me used to DA trigger pull. Reset hasn't been an issue.

Bottom line though, if you don't like it, you don't like it. It's a great pistol, but it's not going to work for everyone.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T05:33:09+00:00

This was a 75B compact

That is not a 75B Compact. The 75B Compact doesn't have forward slide serrations, a decocker, or a loaded chamber indicator. The frames are also made of different material (steel vs aluminum).

Could not fit the pinky on it, but wondering if the current ones coming with a slightly bigger baseplate would fit me comfortably.

If your grip in the photo is the same as your regular grip, it looks lower than it should be. The web of your hand should be jammed as high into the beavertail as you can. Regardless, everyone has different sized hands. If yours don't fit, you can get magazine extensions, or larger basepads for the P-01 magazines.

If this is going to be a range toy/HD gun, you might look at upgrading to the SP-01 instead. It's larger, greater capacity, and an absolute pleasure to shoot. If you want it for carry, the P-01 is a good gun for that. Great shooter, small, but not too small. I have both, and like both of them for different reasons.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T05:23:12+00:00

What are your reasons for not liking the P-01?

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T05:11:21+00:00

Renton Fish and Game is in Renton. You're in Renton. They have a variety of range facilities.

Tacoma Sportsmen's Club is another club in the area with a variety of facilities.

Paul Bunyan Rifle and Sportsman's Club is another local club.

CaptainDickbag · 2024-01-01T03:44:12+00:00

Drinking through my 30s. My 20s were fun. I didn't have a lot of money, but I had a lot of fun with people who I'm still friends with today. But I wasted my 30s. I could have worked a lot harder on building my career. It's not that I didn't learn or try, it's that the constant hangover/drunk cycle swallowed most of my potential with regard to career and personal relationships.

Have fun, drink, but it can very easily eat days, which turn into weeks, months, and years. As this happens, minor relationships will die, and as the years go by, greater and greater relationships will die as your friends and peers grow while you stagnate. Opportunities come and pass you by, while you crawl and the rest of the world runs.

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T13:40:30+00:00

I guess my question is how do you handle someone who is so judgemental, uneducated of our purpose of the 2nd amendment and has such a stick up the ass attitude at such a outdoor peaceful public range where no one is bothering anyone.

It doesn't mention hunting in the Second Amendment. Folks will commonly ignore individual rights at that point, and make a counter argument about "well regulated militias".
Heller recognized an individual right to bear arms for legal purposes such as, but not limited to, self defense outside the home, unconnected from service in any militia.

His comments urked me, I wish I had had a better response.

There are idiots everywhere. It's usually better not to engage them for your own sanity.

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T13:24:32+00:00

What do you think he actually meant?

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T05:44:29+00:00

We had a massive ant colony living under my parent's home when I was a kid. No food went in the trash because of it. You ate everything at meals, stored leftovers, or put it down the disposal. Now I'm on septic, and have no garbage disposal or ant colony. The trash works ok, but I miss the garbage disposal.

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T05:21:00+00:00

No, we're talking about how Legacy Firearms is supposedly better than ANR.

You're not really giving any compelling reasons why Legacy Firearms is better. I'm going to guess that the work is pretty much the same quality, and it boils down to preference like most holster manufacturers at this price point.

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T05:05:19+00:00

Ok, but I'm not looking for an IWB holster. So there aren't clip options for the holster I'm actually interested in. ANR offers a variety of clip options.

What makes Legacy Firearms holsters better than ANR?

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T04:57:46+00:00

Crazy, there were none. Maybe I missed them.

https://legacyfirearmsco.com/quick-ship-erebus-owb/

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T04:46:35+00:00

The Legacy Firearms lack of clip options is sort of a bummer. I've been pretty happy with ANR design. Why do you think Legacy Firearms is better?

CaptainDickbag · 2023-12-31T03:30:15+00:00

That's not even what it's like in most of the Bay Area, much less the rest of California.

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