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Thank you! Finally, someone admits it that a feeling or emotion they have is just that, a feeling or emotion. It really isn’t backed by anything.  But you and I are just arguing on a message board.

There are idiots burning this country down based on feelings that, when you really start looking into them, aren’t based on anything substantive.

Sadly, our attorney general has lost the confidence of more than half of the population. I find zero comfort in anything he says. That is atypical.

Sadly, what is going on has turned into viewing things universally through a political lens. That is atypical. We are as far apart from a united country as we have been in my lifetime. That is more than sad, it's distressing.

Badge: your definition of terrorism (and I agree with it) is not rioting. It is the "calculated use" of violence, which rioting isn't. That doesn't make rioting ok, but it is fundamentally different. Now, instigators--those who plan and intend to incite rioting--they may be fairly accused of terrorism. Even in this situation, that is a very small group of people--and reports from non-politicized government agencies appear to view the problem as coming more from those opposed to the protesters than those who align with them. That's not universal, but in the aggregate.

As I said a few pages back, this whole thing sucks.

But I'll add to that: as long as our leaders fan the flames of division, it will get worse.

My "feeling" is based on working in criminal justice for 18 years, looking at statistics, police handbooks, statistics, and countless eyewitness reports.

The forerunner was the Sturmgewehr 44.

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/gearscout/tacticool/2019/12/12/tbt-the-real-story-behind-the-legendary-stg-44-sturmgewehr-rifle/

Sturmgewehr literally means assault rifle.

If shooting dogs HAS BECOME more common, it's a concern.  One might want to investigate any reasons for that TREND.  If it has stayed constant over time, perhaps adjusted for population etc., then it may be a concern, but perhaps it less of one because it is status quo.  One might wish to change status quo, but it's a different kind of issue.

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was inartful, to say the least. The phrase assault weapon is rightfully mocked. The law did, however, limit the proliferation of many rifles that are the spiritual descendants of Kalashnikov's revolution--such ownership has exploded since the law expired. That may be good, it may be bad. Again, right or wrong, weapons ownership (both rifles and handguns) has changed dramatically in this country. The citizenry's arsenal is more powerful than it used to be, though fewer people, proportionately, are armed.

I think this has made a difference in how the police approach their work. Frankly, I'd be surprised if it didn't.

Looks like a bad shooting, but is obviously not a routine traffic stop.