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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@gXXmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Most significant advance in bike technology for speed?
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 09:35:31 -0500
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On 2/4/2025 5:11 AM, zen cycle wrote:
> On 2/4/2025 12:48 AM, John B. wrote:
>> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:18:05 -0500, Frank Krygowski
>> <frkrygow@gXXmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/3/2025 9:04 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 2/3/2025 7:55 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>> On 2/3/2025 12:55 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Noone "wins" an argument about opinions. Is that what you think
>>>>>> you're doing by arguing that Catrike shouldn't be carrying a gun
>>>>>> despite a Constitutional Amendment giving him the right to do so?
>>>>>> Your opinion appears to be counter to the Constitution and you
>>>>>> believe that you're winning something? Murder rates tend to be lowest
>>>>>> in areas with the most highly rural populations so zsparate people
>>>>>> and you don't have violent confrontations. Gun laws make little to no
>>>>>> diffrence.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm just pointing out that almost all people who carry guns do so
>>>>> because they are afraid. In nearly all cases, they are afraid of
>>>>> things that never happen. That's phobia.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I'm aware I'm violating my resolution to stop responding to, um, a
>>>>> certain type of person. I'll try to do better.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I post enough current successful defensive use videos to show that 
>>>> risks
>>>> are real (although situationally more or less) and that preparation and
>>>> training may well be dispositive /in extremis/.
>>>>
>>>> Fear? OK, perhaps. Rational risk assessment is another equally valid 
>>>> term.
>>>
>>> Or is it irrational risk assessment? Hey, let's see what the NRA says!
>>>
>>> https://www.mediamatters.org/national-rifle-association/nra- 
>>> commentary-admits-odds-needing-gun-defend-yourself-are-infinitesimal
>>
>> Wet another Tommy Trick... changing the subject.
>>
>> Or does your latest post explain fear and loathing among those who
>> elect to carrying a gun - a perfectly legal act in most? <many)?
>> States today.
> 
> FFS...
> Andrew mentioned he posted numerous examples of guns being used for self 
> defense, Frank responded by posting a link showing the odds for needing 
> a gun for self defense are "infinitesimal".
> 
> It wasn't a change of subject, asshat.

John has trouble following conversations.

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- Frank Krygowski