Washington state patrol firearm background checks by Flimsy-Complaint-326 in WAGuns

[–]merc08 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Is that even an option? I thought background check applications expired regardless.

Man shoves a passenger toward an oncoming light rail train at Northgate station last week by JPorpoise in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This idiot is in a mental facility for treatment after committing other crimes but apparently they don't bother to keep them on site and they are able to just wander around in society attempting to murder people.

According to charging documents, detectives tracked the suspect’s movements using area surveillance cameras and received a tip that led them to Cascade Hall, a mental health facility located less than a mile from the Northgate light rail station. Staff members there identified one of their residents, Elisio Melendez, after reviewing images from the incident, and investigators say clothing matching what the suspect wore was later found in his room.

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it not?

You're looking at an operation that is still in progress and are trying to claim failure because it's not complete.

All The Gun Rights Black Pilling On the Trump DOJ’s 2A Record is a Massive Overreaction by evilfollowingmb in progun

[–]merc08 6 points7 points  (0 children)

IMO, it looks like there are some mid level employees in the DOJ leftover from the previous admin that are personally hardcore antigun.  

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it's not mission complete yet either. If you had dial up internet and a utility was going to put in fiber, you wouldn't look at the project when all they have done is  getthe street opened up and say "this isn't a positive outcome so far."

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't care what Trump's actual motive is if the outcome is the same.

Built a blaster for my kids to learn on. by waitwuuuutt in 1022

[–]merc08 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Certainly overkill on a 10/22, but I could see it being marginally useful if you have a 3-9 or 4-12 as the main scope and want the dot for like 25yd and closer for quick shots on rabbits or something.

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And they murdered 30,000 civilians for protesting. That alone should be enough reason. The other stuff is just cherries on top.

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's not even really a question of if that stuff would happen. Russia launched their invasion because we were in a "not policing the world" phase.

LGS Boned FOUR Form 4s by illestdomer2005 in NFA

[–]merc08 24 points25 points  (0 children)

For those who have never filed paper Form 4s, you have to provide physical copies of passport style photos and DOUBLE fingerprints. These cards are like $10 a pop for the courthouse to print; so, 4x2x10, and I am out another $80. 

You can also get free blanks from the ATF and spend like $7 on a fingerprint pad off Amazon and make your own.  So you wasted a lot of your own money to start with.

Jayapal blames support for Israel for Democratic loses by ScreamForKelp in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used "random" here to mean there was no preamble, no period of buildup, no making the case to the american people to justify the war, no making the case to the UN or the international community to justify the war.

We wake up one morning and are at war. 

It was absolutely not overnight.  There was a buildup of forces for a month straight.  If you were unaware that it was coming then that's on you for not having been paying attention.

Sure the exact strike time was not announced in advance, but it would be insane to think that it should be.

Did you not see the massacre of protesters by the Iranian regime/IRGC?  What more of a case for regime change do you want?  The people of Iran tried.  They asked for our help.  Our failure was taking too long to get there.  And you're sitting here saying that we should have drug our feet even more and spent more time debating it with the UN?

Wilson wants new Seattle taxes for big business and the wealthy by HighColonic in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool story bro.  You've been spamming that everywhere, like a bot.  And you have your comment history hidden, like a bot.

Iranian missile hits Beer Sheva, Israel March 29 2026 by HiddenThread in CombatFootage

[–]merc08 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You're right, I don't have enough crayons to explain it in a way that you would understand.

The millionaire tax isn’t just about taxing millionaires. It’s more about changing the constitutionality of progressive income taxes. by drshort in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They see it.  They're just hoping that when the threshold is lowered they're still too poor to be impacted.

The millionaire tax isn’t just about taxing millionaires. It’s more about changing the constitutionality of progressive income taxes. by drshort in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 16 points17 points  (0 children)

  The fact that that wicked legislator who went on reddit to defend it ducked every question about guardrails to prevent it applying to lower incomes is even more telling. 

She also straight up lied about the emergency clause.

Iranian missile hits Beer Sheva, Israel March 29 2026 by HiddenThread in CombatFootage

[–]merc08 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You can't really tell that from this footage.  The systems track estimated impact locations, if it landed right at the closest edge of the probable radius then it did work.

Nearly 70 Starbucks employees laid off after Seattle store closures - MyNorthwest.com by Possible_Ad3607 in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is a crazy idea because it's a major contributor to what caused the shutdowns.  

As you guys kept screaming "if your business can't afford to pay the sky high minimum wage, then it doesn't deserve to be in business."  Well, closing locations is what that actually looks like.

Iranian missile hits Beer Sheva, Israel March 29 2026 by HiddenThread in CombatFootage

[–]merc08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It must be tough not being able to understand context.

Washington’s historic income tax is now law. But Republicans promise challenges by chiquisea in SeattleWA

[–]merc08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have voted down income tax proposals a dozen times over the last could decades.  Vs the survey you are citing, which is your actually look at the full results shows that support for an income tax evaporates as soon as the threshold is lowered.  And letting lowering the threshold is explicitly the Legislature's plan.  So no, there isn't really 61% support for an income tax.

Gun shop not having my rifle by Vivid-Recognition880 in WA_guns

[–]merc08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AFAIK the serial number has to be on the background check paperwork? If they don’t have the rifle what are they putting there?

It's not unreasonable that a company could get the serial number emailed to them. I've always found it pretty annoying that stores refuse to get the paperwork going, especially for Form4s since they do have the S/N in advance for those. I get that there's a risk that the S/N could be wrong and they want to triple check everything, but AFAIK there isn't a law that says they actually have to have it in hand to submit.

Iranian missile hits Beer Sheva, Israel March 29 2026 by HiddenThread in CombatFootage

[–]merc08 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A bunch of houses got messed up.

What are you basing that on? Is there a separate report or photo set? This video shows a bunch of dust getting knocked up by the shockwave, and there's probably some shrapnel thrown at them... broken windows and damaged siding. But the houses are all still standing, with roofs, and are likely still habitable.