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On 8/14/2024 2:44 PM, floriduh dubmass wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:33:45 -0400, Frank Krygowski
> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 8/14/2024 7:52 AM, John B. wrote:
>>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:39:31 -0400, Catrike Ryder
>>> <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ... your repetitive, obsessive, anti-gun rants,
>>>> which I don't believe has convinced anyone to soften their stance on
>>>> the issue.
>>
>> Meanwhile, yours and John's pro-gun rants have apparently convinced
>> nobody that they should be carrying a gun while they ride. So far,
>> there's been only _one_ person here so timid as to carry a gun while
>> riding.
> 
> I haven't seen any attempts to convince anyone to carry a gun, and
> it's somethung I'd never do. Other than you, I've not seen anyone
> trying to change anyone's opinions about anything.

lol...sure, you've never tried to change anyones opinion on something....

> 
>> Even John does not carry a gun while riding. Despite his attempts, he
>> hasn't convinced even himself.
> 
> What attempts >
>>>> In fact, we're planning a visit to Wisconsin soon and I'm
>>>> thinking of borrowing my daughter's AR15 and doing some target
>>>> shooting with it. I've never shot a pistol grip rifle and all the
>>>> hoopla about them has made me curious.
>>
>> :-)  Get your testosterone up however you can!
> 
> That's from a guy who made up a story about asking a friend if he
> could shoot his .45.

That's from a guy who made up stories about his allegedly vast cycling 
experience.

> 
>> On a club ride last week, a hot Corvette with very loud mufflers roared
>> past us, pedal to the floor, then its exhaust crackled loudly as it
>> rapidly came to a stop at a stop sign. One of my friends said "I bet
>> that made him feel two inches bigger."
>>
>> I think that applies to your shooting as well.
> 
> "Am I qualified to talk about such things? Yes, by virtue of attending
> multiple classes at various levels for each of the programs described
> above. I've also acted as an editorial consultant on two well known
> books dealing with those matters. I've written many articles on those
> and related topics, and had some of them reprinted by publications in
> other states and one other country. I no longer maintain the teaching
> certification, but I've taught many cycling classes, I've written
> scripts for and appeared in televised instructional spots, I've been
> interviewed for newspapers and TV on such matters, and I've spoken (by
> request) at city, regional and statewide gatherings."
> --Frank Krygowski

All true...are you just practicing your cut-n-paste skills? That must be 
is since it doesn't contradict anything Frank has ever written here.

> 
>>> Well, lets see here. As of July 2023 you can legally catty a gin in
>>> the state of Florida so basically Frankie is waving his arms and
>>> shrieking about something that is perfectly legal where you live.
>>
>> Of course it's legal. There's a famous phrase used for analyzing
>> legislative trends: "Follow the money." Gun industry lobbyists can
>> afford to fund right wing lawmakers who cater to gun fetishists. Sadly,
>> there's little money to be made by promoting sanity.
> 
> Legislators respond to citizens' right to own guns, and I think that's
> a good thing. Gun owners don't need anyone to tell them to own guns.

More willful ignornace on display
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/us/kennesaw-georgia-gun-ownership/index.html

"In Kennesaw, Georgia, local law says that “every head of household 
residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.” "

> 
>> And speaking of legal: It's also legal for a man to don a feminine wig
>> plus a dress, and prance around pretending to be female. Actions can be
>> legal, yet still be silly and stupid.
> 
> <shrug> I don't see anyone on RBT arguing against that, but you might
> geet some objection if you claim that those males shoulod be allowed
> to compete in women's athletics and hang out in women's rest rooms and
> changing rooms.
> 
>>> As someone put it, "Clean your own house before you tell me how to
>>> clean mine"
>>
>> Tell us about your own defensive use of a gun while riding before
>> telling us how justified it is.
> 
> Krygowski continues to demand that others give him personal
> information that's none of his business.
> 
> I remember when I suggested that I might have more bicycling skill and
> experience then him and he imediately demanded that I provide him a
> detailed account of all my bicycling skills and experiences.

That's because your claims were undocumented bragging, and remain so, 
dumbass.

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