Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Date: 6 Dec 2024 20:33:24 GMT Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <6c4a9443-f9d0-888a-7355-bfe306738f85@example.net> <_5ucnQlvKefrCtP6nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@earthlink.com> <9902a776-3f62-5586-2aa6-be2f1267d40a@example.net> <6TSdnVEoz8HGB8_6nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net bKSmdrGc6Rj+3Tyari/xcQBg5zEKX6j1nD0h+SfeLBQf/BGQfj Cancel-Lock: sha1:UmSnU8Jp56z+fBd1M979ojYoQVM= sha256:7KGa11WSI7OQwdPm67OrR6RmG7QlNSHfhWeGDrlNjhg= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:61787 On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 13:09:34 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > Legal firearms range from 12 gauge and even 20 gauge shotguns down > through 410 'crow guns' to game approved rifles. .22 is allowed for > small game like rabbits, but a .25 is mandatory for deer and many people > use larger. Over the years .223 has become acceptable in more states. Part of that has been the NRA promoting AR-15 style rifles as the 'modern sporting rifle' as a counterweight to the ignorant leftists screaming 'assault rifle'. I have a bolt action .223 which is very accurate and pleasant to shoot but if I were deer hunting I'd go with the 7.62 x 54R. The traditional deer rifle where I grew up was the .32 Winchester Special. That was a regional preference over the more popular .30-30 one the theory that .32 trumps .30. The ballistics are similar however. Some of the more populous counties were restricted to 12 gauge slugs or buckshot. In this state anything up to .50 caliber is legal. There was an attempt to supersede Federal laws for firearms manufactured in state that would allow up to 1.5" for man portable smokeless powder weapons. It was actually as 10th Amendment states rights challenge more than a 2nd Amendment. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/firearms-freedom-act- constitution-gary-marbut/