re: #148 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Yeah, you just assume the pilot knows what he’s talking about I imagine. When I flew into Shannon Airport in Ireland some years back, we had to wait a couple hours to land because it was a bit cloudy that morning. So I got to my hotel a little later than I would have thought but safer. Aircraft are a great example of how federal regulations do in fact work. Tragic as this is and it most certainly is not just for the sport of basketball but for humanity as a whole, crashes have gone down because we see that regulating aircraft safety in fact works. There’s no reason why the same logic can’t be applied to firearms which I know is another story.

No kidding. I own 6 guns. I bought them with no concession to regulation other than a perfunctory background check. Even that wasn’t required on one of them ( a gift from my brother) though we did it anyway. Contrast this with the training, vetting, physical examinations, check rides, reviews, renewals, updates and sundry other hoops I have jumped through to become a pilot and remain one for 53 years. Nobody begrudges that, since reckless or incompetent pilots still kill themselves and others from time to time. Suggest even an extension of the firearms background check, though, and mobs of armed fascists literally swarm into the street.