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Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker

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What matters most is how well you walk through the fire. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.

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Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hoped to never have to post this, but here's a quick "rules of engagement" rundown:

I only block accounts if I see they're solicitation scams. Disagreement is welcome.

If I don't follow you, please don't take it as an insult. If you follow I might be more likely to check in on you, but that's it.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 10h

@sammonson.com A thought just occurred to me. Since you and Steve are no longer tethered to PFF, you're no longer obligated to live in northern Kentucky. There's plenty of places in the country that aren't known primarily for racism and "chili" atrocities, so why not move to one of those?

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 10h

Great new for the bearded. Those "military events" are boring as fuck, and I'd gladly take any excuse to avoid one and spend the time on self guided r&r instead.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 11h

Horribly unfortunate but understandable, not knowing the response time of the proper authorities. A monkey could absolutely wreck even a fully grown adult.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 11h

Both too old to be president. Seriously, there's already an age minimum and I think it's overdue to have an age limit.

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Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, and what an ugly face it is. Like, if I was at a restaurant and served food by someone who looked like that I legitimately doubt I'd eat it. Honestly.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 15h

Actually the murder rate is much higher in many places with a far lower rate of gun ownership. They just use machetes and such instead. Either way is unpleasant. Deep wealth inequality and deification of the undeserving might be good starting spots in examining commonalities between the two.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 15h

I suppose those would be great for mass murder, but you just ran down a list of things that are extremely difficult to control and therefore are horrible ideas for any sort of self-defense unless you're targeting a whole area, and I'd hope you didn't do anything to piss THAT many people off.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you, and to you as well. I'll leave you with the most overarching of themes: there's something culturally happening that's making people snap, and identifying and addressing what that is should be the priority in such cases.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

Ramones fan, or just a fan of the term?

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

Actually you're heading exactly where I'm aiming, no pun intended. There's a cultural problem, and that needs to be identified and addressed. Otherwise it's just triage applied after the harm has been done.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

There's no "yay guns!" In fact, I wish there was never a need for them in any situation. I even wish animals would suicide to feed carnivores, too. I'm just pointing out that guns are inanimate objects, nothing more nor less until they're put to a use.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

Not any more. He wants to sell it, but now can't due to a change in the law. But yes, that's what it was originally intended for (it was legal at time of purchase). It was a fine choice at the time, because shotguns don't require much accuracy and added weight would help counteract any shaking.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

Yes. They're not very heavy, and hopefully the person is likely at least competent enough to be firing in the direction of the threat. But, the more shots you have, the better your odds. Personally my first shot would be in the dirt anyway if time allowed, in hopes the sound would scare it off.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

As for "full tyranny mode," there's much more to get to that point. But just in general I'd rather not have gun access be restricted to only the government and ultra rich because they've been so highly regulated and monetized that only the government and ultra rich can afford them.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 16h

I'll set a scenario. Hiking with loved ones you come across an angry bear with bad intentions. What do you do, negotiate with it? And, should you need to use a gun, do you trust your accuracy when your adrenaline will be spiking so high you'll be shaking like a dog shitting razor blades?

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 17h

Restricting magazine capacity also has other unintended bad effects. Where I live passed a law restricting capacity to 10 rounds. I know a guy who wants to sell his shotgun but now can't because it holds 12 shells (no magazine). So his options are keep it or donate it to an untrustworthy government.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 17h

I'd keep magazine size to whatever the factory standard is. The lighter the round, the higher the capacity because capacity is just decided by a combination of balancing convenience vs. back strength. Producing different capacities alters pricing, which disproportionately affects the poor.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 18h

Removing the tools from homicidal maniacs, absolutely yes. Removing access for everyone else, no. Notice how ICE hasn't disappeared any armed people even though there's plenty of immigrant "bad guys" fitting that description that deserve attention? Meanwhile, good people fret about being vulnerable.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 18h

I'm glad you liked the limerick. I got too hung up on making both syllables rhyme, and "tomcat" or "mom fat" didn't seem to apply, while "dot com chat" seemed too clunky. Huge assist by the man from Nantucket also. Anyway, it is what it is for a first try composed during a movie commercial break.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 18h

Actually, I think the intent is precisely what needs to be fixed. Something culturally is causing people to randomly get up and decide mass murdering is a neat way to spend the morning. That ain't right. There's places with way higher murder rates yet way less guns; what's the commonalities?

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 20h

Sounds like he has quite an impressive grasp of the remarkably obvious.

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Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 20h

As an aside, you'd be surprised how many people well into adulthood I've seen struggle with trying to figure out how to operate a gun. But it's like that thing where kids can often figure out video games and whatnot faster than adults. Maybe it's because they have less biases and less expectation.

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, and instead of blaming the implement we should be looking at the reason(s) why people suddenly decide spending the morning murdering people is a swell idea. It's a cultural thing, not a gun thing. Plenty of places have way higher murder rates yet way less guns; what's our commonalities?

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 20h

On the other hand, a really intricate comb-over provides hours of entertainment to others...

Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker @staggermctipsy.bsky.social · 20h

Au contraire again. Many people (for whatever reason -- challenge I guess?) hunt with handguns. Enough so that there's a magazine dedicated to it. Also, WAY more with semiautomatic rifles. Plus longbows, crossbows, etc. There's even kooks who hunt small game with slingshots. Freaking weird, I know.