Somebody should've told that to Cheney.

What makes you think Cheney didn't know what he was shooting at? It is Cheney, after all.

Because the guy he shot was a wealthy land baron and corporate attorney. Republicans fellate guys like that, not shoot them.

Yeah, but once they hand over their money, they just get in the way when you're doing something important like shooting ducks. Besides, Cheney hadn't killed anyone lately and was a bit out of practice.

So Democrats fellate wealthy donors who happen to own ski areas in Colorado which give exclusive privileges to spouses of Chiefs of the Executive branch too, right?

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/all_dow … BcpShdZ80K

But they don't shoot them.

Stay on topic, Skippy. This is about shooting irresponsibly.

Remember, 15 or 20 years ago, Jerry Solomon (R, NY) who said something about his wife needed an assault rifle to defend herself when he wasn't home. Of course he lived in a nice suburban neighborhood but it sounded good. However, it made more sense when someone like Solomon said something like that because (a) he was Republican, (b) he was an ex-Marine and (c) he was insane.

Agreed, but he rarely does...

Yeah, and dems never do....way to redirect.
Biden is a wonderful exhibit of how the left thinks they know more than they do.
Regardless of your politics, the current VP of the US just told 300 million Americans it was a GOOD idea to go outside and shoot "in the air". An act that in a LOT of the country is a CRIME, not too mention a stupid ass idea. It is a violation of basic firearms safety rules (that most 12 year old Boy-scouts could tell you).
This is why libs don't like guns....they are afraid their guys will get guns?....

thats what he says anyway

You mean to look at? So would have Farrah Fawcett or Jenna Jameson.


But... it's a job that takes more then that...

If Biden can do the job, it is obvious that it doesn't require much at all....

I wonder if your neighbors would be comfortable with you shooting your high-capacity weapon towards their homes... and them?

Do they trust you can hit your intended target with every round?


" A 2003 study by the Police Policy Studies Council reports that shots fired by police officers that hit the intended perpetrator range from as low as 25 percent to approximately 50 percent. The article cites Baltimore County Police as being one of the "best trained police departments" with regards to firearm use. This study reports that this best trained Baltimore County Police Department's overall gunshots fired-to-hit ratio was 49 percent. In daylight conditions, the ratio was 64 percent and that dropped to 45 percent in low light conditions.

Additionally, the study reports when more than one officer is involved, called bunch shootings, not only are more police gunshots fired, but the gunshot-to-hit ratio is even lower. The number of shots fired increases at a range of 45 percent to 118 percent. The range of gunshots fired-to-hits ratio when one officer was involved was 51 percent, when two officers involved the hit ratio dropped to 23 percent and more than two officers were involved the hit ratio dropped to 9 percent. Additionally, the study reports that semi-automatic weapons had lower gunshots fired-to-hit ratio.

The study also reports that an estimated 70 percent of police shootings are what are called "point-shootings." Point shooting is where the shooter does not aim with the gun sights but, merely points the gun in the direction of the target. Upward of 70 percent of police shootings are reported to be point-shootings. Additionally, most "targets" are not standing still and may be firing back at the shooter so the shooter may also be moving, all factors that reduce the shots fired-to-hit ratio.

In addition, the study reports that the data of various studies regarding the target range scores to actual hits in real life live fire incidents is inconclusive. However, the indicators are that proficiency of range shooting has no correlation to proficiency in real life live fire incidents. Furthermore, the study reports various data and findings anywhere from 18 percent to 43 percent were "mistake of fact shootings." This means that the officer or officers erroneously interpreted the facts and misjudged that they were in imminent danger and needed to use deadly force.

While I was not able to find any data or findings regarding innocent bystanders being shot, I note that the nine innocent people wounded last August near the Empire State Building were hit by police gunfire.

From this report, I conclude that allowing citizens to have high capacity ammunition magazines is absurd."

I'm certainly not going to pull a Joe Biden and step out onto full view of the balcony to do it.  I'm going to be concealing myself in the house.  Since I'm not limited to a hunting rifle for self defense, my rounds are unlikely to penetrate my concrete block walls.  My rounds are self-defense rounds, intended to have the energy fully absorbed within the bad guy.  Yes, I'm a decent shot, with or without the laser sights, and my laser sights make it a point-and-click operation.

If you had been in the Aurora theater, would your prime concern have been for the aim of a good guy in the dark?

I only want as many rounds as two or three home invaders might be carrying.

Speak for yourself.

To wake up the Secret Service officers that are ringing your house?

Due to recent significant price increases on ammo, do not expect a warning shot! Sorry, but times are hard right now

lol

A couple of warning shots with a double-barrel shotgun yet.  Doesn't that leave you empty?  I guess Washington folks can handle deficits better than I can.

It's not his fault really.  They don't have to play by the rules us commoners live under.

He just makes me cringe.
The only good thing is thanks to him, Dan Quayle and Sarah Palin look good by comparison.

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Maybe an assault rifle would have worked better.

That's a Thompson Submachine Gun. Not an assault rifle.

It's an assault rifle, at least by NY definition. It has a detachable clip and a pistol grip. You might also consider the recoil reducer to be a flash suppressor.

eYeah.

We know what you want, but as your neighbors, we don't want the same thing you want.

lol

I don't worry about about the cop across the street from me - Why should he worry about me?

yea, that's a felony in New York.