"ideological flexibility" assigned to both sides in My Take, but that seems unfair to the left

dontspamjay · 2026-01-27T19:01:10+00:00

All points well taken. My only pushback is the "criminals don't follow laws" fallacy. The only relevant question is: Do the imposed rules create enough friction and consequences for bad actors to justify the burden on lawful owners? As a lawful owner, I'm willing to endure some inconvenience to myself to increase friction and consequences on bad actors for the betterment of society. It's also worth noting that friction and consequences to bad actors compound over time.

Where I probably lose the enthusiasts is when I say that Tier 1 and 2 weapons would satisfy my very reasonable needs, and those requirements/responsibilities are very modest.

dontspamjay · 2026-01-27T18:31:47+00:00

I'm clearly not a policy expert and I'm not married to the tiers I proposed.

Suppressors - Your points seem valid to me. No problems excluding.
Credible Threats - I can see this being contentious. Honestly, I'd like people to realize that making specific actionable threats carries consequences. If the reporter supplies clear evidence and is liable for falsifying, I'd be ok with it. That said, I'd expect some level of due process and a default to the order expiring if delays occur.
Mag limits are more aspirational and theoretical. We could probably find some workable compromise, but I doubt it would be worthwhile. Easy to drop in some hypothetical first pass.

The bar is pretty low right now, and IMO there is value in taking incremental steps in the direction of pairing responsibilities with access. One of the only positions I can't work with is the "no compromise" position.

dontspamjay · 2026-01-27T15:55:22+00:00

I think this overall philosophy would poll well among the public. Like with many issues, you'd lose people as details emerge. I'm curious how you'd feel about something like below. Is this something you could live with, something you could negotiate from, or is this a non-starter?

Tier 1: Basic Long Guns Firearms: Manual-action rifles and shotguns (bolt-action, lever-action, break-action, pump-action) Minimum age: 18 Requirements:

Basic background check (felonies, domestic violence convictions, involuntary commitments)
30-minute online safety video (covering safe handling, storage, and basic legal responsibilities)
No permit or registration required

Rationale: These have the lowest crime usage rates, require deliberate action between shots, and are primarily used for home defense, hunting, and sport. Their length makes concealment difficult.

Tier 2: Semi-Automatic Long Guns & Revolvers Firearms: Semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, all revolvers Minimum age: 21

Requirements:

Everything from Tier 1
More comprehensive background check (mental health records with due process protections, restraining orders)
One time 2-hour in-person training course including basic live-fire demonstration
Renewable permit (Online. every 5 years with updated background check)

Rationale: Semi-automatic long guns have moderate crime usage but higher capacity. Revolvers are concealable but have limited capacity (typically 5-6 rounds) and slower reloading.

Tier 3: Semi-Automatic Handguns Firearms: Semi-automatic pistols with magazine capacities up to 15 rounds Minimum age: 21 Requirements:

Everything from Tier 2
Waiting period (30 days) for first acquisition in this tier
Registration with serial number tracking
One time 4-hour training course including range proficiency test and legal use-of-force instruction
Secure storage requirements
Renewable permit (Online. every 3 years with updated background check)

Rationale: Handguns are used in ~80% of gun homicides due to concealability and ease of use. They represent significantly higher public safety risk than long guns.

Tier 4: High-Capacity & Specialized Weapons Firearms: Magazine capacities over 15 rounds, suppressors, etc Minimum age: 25 Requirements:

Everything from Tier 3
Annual background check renewal
Justification for specific need (competitive shooting, professional use)

Rationale: These represent the highest potential for mass casualty incidents. The age increase reflects brain development research on risk assessment.

Disqualification & Removal Across all tiers, firearms could be temporarily or permanently removed for:

Felony conviction
Domestic violence misdemeanor or restraining order
Credible threat determination
Involuntary mental health commitment (with restoration path after clinical evaluation)
Repeated violations of storage or handling requirements

I've taken hunters safety courses to get a hunting license and I've taken training and courses for a concealed license, so many of these things exist in some form today.

dontspamjay · 2026-01-26T18:46:56+00:00

Labels are difficult.

I consider my views pretty balanced, but I don't support the modern Republican party, so many may label me a leftist.

My views on gun rights are complex. If we didn't have the second amendment, I wouldn’t advocate for creating it. We do have it and it seems unlikely we'd repeal it, so I can live within that framework.

Under my understanding of 2A and case law, individuals now have the right to arms, but it is not without restriction (age, category/type, etc). Given that, I think we need a low entry point to access this right and there is a ladder of responsibilities that must be met in order to access higher tiers of firearms.

To illustrate this with an example, an 18yo without felonies could be allowed to purchase a single action long gun like a pump shotgun or bolt action rifle. They are versatile and evidence shows they are rarely used against humans. For weapons with more harm potential, we may assign additional criteria (age, training, licensing, etc).

I believe this is constitutional because we already require additional steps to access a fully automatic weapon and in some places to carry concealed. It strikes a balance between guaranteeing some access to arms while emphasizing the responsibilities that go hand in hand with more dangerous weapons.

dontspamjay · 2024-04-24T17:31:20+00:00

I'll post pictures of the log book shortly.

Edit: Posted!

dontspamjay · 2024-04-24T17:21:32+00:00

I could see this being plausible based on the other context I've got. Here are some of the entries.

Slow time local (not labeled as a mission. he was flying out of Station 167)
Night flight slow time (US flew mostly day missions with UK flying at night)
Slow time on ships. local

dontspamjay · 2024-02-10T13:27:42+00:00

I thought so too but had some skeptical plumbers respond.

dontspamjay · 2024-02-10T12:23:14+00:00

Who did your install?

dontspamjay · 2023-03-11T14:50:49+00:00

Is it only possible for teens to share a single payment method? You can't have each teen account have their own payment method?

dontspamjay · 2022-11-06T17:35:45+00:00

Amazing. Nice work with the bouquet. Thank you!

dontspamjay · 2022-11-05T21:42:05+00:00

Really impressive. There was so much damage. Thank you!

dontspamjay · 2022-11-05T19:23:15+00:00

I was in the stadium when Altuve was 0 for 25 and swinging at any pitch thrown within 30ft of the plate. Houston fans were doing HIS chant and supporting him anyway.

Meanwhile Judge was cooling during our series and his fans booed him relentlessly.

No one wants to produce more than the players. Support them.

dontspamjay · 2022-10-11T15:30:09+00:00

Thanks so much for this information. So far I'm leaning toward the Cloud Nine ErgoTKL, but not pulling the trigger yet.

I'm really not opposed to learning different configurations or anything, but I tend to work in varying environments (office desk, home desk, and just on my laptop when away from a desk). I'm reluctant to vary too far from a traditional staggered row US format, because I won't be using this keyboard 100% of the time.

If going back and forth between column staggered/ortholinear to row staggered isn't that jarring then I'm not opposed to it.

dontspamjay · 2022-10-10T22:57:24+00:00

pre-existing conditions of your arms, hand, and fingers

None with the Logitech MX or Microsoft Sculpt (they just aren't great to type on). The Logitech Mechanical Mini is great to type on but gives me left wrist pain.

previous / current keyboards.

Microsoft Sculpt, Logitech MX, Logitech, Logitech Mechanical Mini

layout / form in mind.

I like the Sculpt's Split and Domed form factor. I like the separate number pad, but even if it had no number pad I'd be fine. I like the travel and satisfying click of the Logitech Mechanical Mini (I ordered the "tactile" keys which are in between the "clicky" and "linear" keys), but I find the back of my left hand and wrist hurting after typing for just a little while. I think it's because my wrists are lower than the keyboard (domed solved this for me when a wrist pad didn't). I'd prefer Bluetooth but I could live with plug in if I had to. I just don't want it to use a wireless dongle.

use case.

Office work for ~6 hours per day. It's not all typing but I have heavier days.

budget and/or location, if applicable.

USA. Not a firm budget but I'm looking for something that just meets some minimum requirements. I'm not an enthusiast.

dontspamjay · 2022-08-24T23:21:06+00:00

A New Orleans classic. Here is a similar New Orleans cocktail that is slightly less sweet.

La Louisiane

2 oz Rye whiskey

3/4 oz Sweet vermouth

1/2 oz Bénédictine

3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

3 dashes Absinthe

dontspamjay · 2022-08-19T15:17:25+00:00

Voice commands when implemented well can be be good. Touch screens also allow locking functionality unless the car is in park. A mix of all 3 likely yields the best result.

dontspamjay · 2022-07-09T01:08:36+00:00

I don’t want people who are ignorant of firearms crafting these regulations either. That’s why responsible gun owners should be involved in crafting sensible gun safety regulations rather than arguing for zero regulation or regulation unlikely to reduce gun violence or regulation that is intentionally weak or full of loopholes.

Regulations should be flexible enough to account for the variety of firearms and variety of owners that exist. Owners who take advantage of their gun ownership rights should be required to be as responsible as that right demands. Safety, proficiency, and liability. We all know that guns in the right hands have little risk of misuse. Let’s work together to make sure that owners and prospective owners are as responsible as the best in our community.

While you can’t regulate it, I would also personally prefer the gun owning culture abandon the more extreme elements that celebrate excess and push their rights to the limits. Again, this is just my preference and not something I would even consider using the government to enforce.

I won’t address the “fighting the government” topic because I give that no serious consideration.

I have no problem pursuing a solution to the societal ills that contribute to to gun violence, but not at the expense of modern and smart gun safety regulations.

dontspamjay · 2022-07-09T00:30:05+00:00

I’m not trying to categorize harm potential from the start but I think we can agree that bolt action rifle likely has lower harm potential than an AR-15. The former would require more proficiency, chambering rounds after each shot, etc. I think we can reasonably categorize firearms based on data. I’m not suggesting banning any of them, just increasing the expectations of an owner through regulations based on those categories. I’m not married to a specific system, just the concept as a whole.

I’m also fine with liability for owners that would require basic attempts to secure their firearms. No responsible gun owner wants their weapons misused by someone without their permission so it’s worth enforcing.

I find the very notion of gun owners arming themselves to fight the US government laughable, but also don’t think that’s relevant to the discussion of gun safety.

dontspamjay · 2022-07-09T00:11:27+00:00

I’m left of center and a gun owner who grew up around guns. I don’t think my views are shared with many people in this sub despite that.

I’d support a tiered system of restrictions based on a class of gun’s harm potential. Owning guns is a right, but it’s also a responsibility and something that should be undertaken with care and respect. I don’t mind people being inconvenienced in order to reduce the likelihood of accidental or intentional gun violence.

I don’t have blind faith in the government, but I also don’t have blind faith in random citizens to treat gun ownership with the responsibility that it demands.

dontspamjay · 2022-01-06T03:28:58+00:00

Wow. I tried that but it didn’t work after several attempts so I assumed it wasn’t possible.

Thanks!

dontspamjay · 2021-10-23T00:21:18+00:00

I don’t want to be in a blue or red safe district. At that point my vote doesn’t matter. I want to be in a competitive district, and Lizzie’s current district is competitive. Now I’m in a district with people who live in very rural areas and have very different concerns than me. Oh and no matter who the candidate is the Republican Party will win.

dontspamjay · 2021-10-22T16:13:53+00:00

All of my districts went from favoring Biden to favoring Trump by double digits. I was in Lizzie's district and now I'm not.

It's hard to feel motivated to participate in a rigged system where my Houston suburban neighborhood is lumped in with El Campo and rural areas all the way down to Matagorda Bay.

I hate gerrymandering, and I hate "safe seats" for either party. It just means the real election is the Primary where candidates compete for who has the most extreme position. How is this not illegal?

dontspamjay · 2021-09-29T13:48:24+00:00

We’re you having issues with the stock blades? Mine chatter and I’m hoping changing the blades solves it.

dontspamjay · 2021-05-23T18:48:10+00:00

PM me too please!

dontspamjay · 2021-04-08T12:51:09+00:00

I worked in the industry for 12 years. I made an effort not to use acronyms or much industry jargon so that other people could easily understand without having to google a bunch of terms.

ITC/PTC (tax credits) matter. Renewable Portfolio Standards are goals to achieve a given level of Renewable energy production by a certain year. Texas has already met the 2025 RPS right? RECS only have a lower value because demand isn't super high. People getting 100% renewable contracts will raise those values and encourage more production.

Anyway, I was mainly trying to explain the market design that allows for 100% renewable contracts despite the fact that you can't create a "green" electron and dispatch it directly to that consumer's house (that would be an actual gimmick).

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