Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@suetanvil @Daojoan Eh, it's definitely more than a fad (I can hardly imagine working without it at this point), but it is a square peg that's currently being stuffed into a bunch of round holes.

@Bam Nah, that's been happening at every thanksgiving table since history began.

These days we just have the internet which enables us to call them on their crap.

@kegill Yep, most of us do, which is why automatic weapons require very advanced permitting for civilians to acquire.

But many responsible gun owners are opposed to bans based on arbitrary shape or model restrictions, because they're a difficult-to-enforce waste of time.

The better way to tackle gun control, that you can get moderates and even gun owners to sign on to, is not keeping guns out of law-abiding hands, but rather making sure they don't fall into the wrong hands. Universal background checks and red flag laws should be the focus instead of the more-polarizing and less-effective bans.

@w7voa In other words, somebody didn't check the NOTAMs and is gonna end up paying a fine for their mistake.

@admitsWrongIfProven Well, sure, but you can replace the X in "we should not be X 24/7" with just about anything and that sentence still holds true.

Even objectively good things, like exercise or charitable giving, become bad without moderation.

@tripu @admitsWrongIfProven Nonsense. Nobody can bear the weight of the world on their shoulders 24/7. We all need distractions from time to time.

@kegill You might be surprised how many folks left of the aisle are packing too.

@bruce Fwiw, it showed a popup when that update was installed on mine. That allowed me to go to the settings with a single click and disable them.