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It depends what they do - I seriously disliked when they jiggered the bar scene in the original Star Wars to not have Han Solo shoot Greedo first - hey after all he is a rogue and criminal. I also dislike it when it is just flat out lame - the explanation as to how Chekov recognized Khan in Wrath of Khan was amazingly pathetic.

I did think it was a bit of a stretch myself...............

How many times do I have to tell you - get it through your thick noggin that Zelda is not a g.d. rpg! https://news.yahoo.com/7-old-allegedly-punched-uncle-145743033.html

Part 2! https://news.yahoo.com/bear-sweet-tooth-breaks-refrigerator-233825333.html

Captain Obvious here! https://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-shattering-mcdonald-drive-173713651.html

There are some big differences - Frank and Jesse James rode with Quantrill's Raiders (and later Bloody Bill Anderson (who was a lieutenant of Quantrill's until that group broke up)). While supposedly part of the organized Confederate forces they (along with other groups on both sides) committed enough atrocities* that eventually the Confederate government disowned them. They were really nothing more than brigands as opposed to a military unit. This part of the James history became largely overlooked/forgotten and the pair eventually became folk heroes of a sort. (They also had links to the Knights of the Golden Circle (who were largely responsible for the formation of the KKK) - a rather nasty lot of pro-slavery twits who,even though underground, were fairly influential in the post war south and the attendant anti-black policies/activities.) *One of those was a raid on Lawrence, Kansas (an anti-slavery Union town) where they killed somewhere north of 180 civilians

I have about 180 PS1 games (includes a few Japanese imports - and a Japanese PS1 to play them) -includes pretty much all of the RPGs. I also have a neat store display sign in a metal case that is about 10" by 48" that has the color logo and is backlit by a flourescent bulb.

I got a pleasant surprise - I have been waiting on this from Playasia: https://www.play-asia.com/tasomachi-behind-the-twilight-english/13/70f65z They sent it via Quantium which has taken forever. It got here today and it included a soundtrack cd and a softcover artbook - neither of which was listed on Playasia as being part of the package. (And this is the only version listed.)

We will have to see what the US release will offer - and what other Sega CD games are up on it - they put Snatcher on and it is going to be an instant seller IMHO - I am hoping for Dark Wizard, Third World War and Vay . Rise of the Dragon and The Secret of Monkey Island would be nice too.

So far just announced for Japan - and the list of games is not complete. It is supposed to have Popful Mail and Shining Force CD on it. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/sega-announces-the-mega-drive-mini-2-boasting-50-genesis-and-mega-cd-games

This goes into the WTF file: https://news.yahoo.com/two-women-sought-swimwear-desecration-142945661.html

This was a spoof on this: This one was based on a real incident from the Old West.

If only the Shining Force games would have had bushrangers!

This is up for pre-order at Special Reserve Games: https://specialreservegames.com/games/card-shark/

Or maybe Switzerland or Mexico!

I know - I was commenting that I don't think we need conscription since our goals would be different. Having lived through the inequities of the Vietnam War and draft I would hope any future drafts would be truly universal - with the caveat that the offspring of the rich and powerful be sent off as cannon fodder before anyone else for a change.

I don't think forced conscription would be necessary - an organization between the police and the national guard could likely be formed and filled out by voluntary means. It wouldn't have to be as huge as the IDF (in all of its stripes) since its function would be much more focused.

At the time of the revolution most towns/villages would have local militias responsible for defense and they would train locally (training anywhere at a distance wasn't at all practical). The militias would be comprised of all able bodied men in a certain age range and would be expected to provide their own weapons. (There was generally a provision for poor people who couldn't get an adequate weapon) They generally mustered in cases of need or the odd day of training. They were often incorporated into state militias and generally didn't function well in larger aggregations simply because they weren't trained for it. Despite their flaws the militias were recognized as being important during the revolution - and some of them performed well - especially if they survived long enough to become seasoned.

Israel seems to have clamped down on school shootings (I believe there have been 6 since 1974) in an environment where there are far more dangerous weapons floating around in (likely) far greater quantity per capita. And they face an ongoing organized threat unlike the various loose cannons (as it were) we wind up with here. Maybe we can learn from them.

Rifling in muskets was invented in 1498. Rifled muskets were available but for a variety of reasons not used much in the Revolutionary War. Kentucky long rifles (actually first made in Pennsylvania) began appearing in about 1740. Again for a variety of reasons they were not used militarily very much at first. The frontiersmen took to them though and it wasn't unusual for members of those militias to use them - in fact two riflemen fired at the British general leading the land attack on Baltimore during the war of 1812 and one of them potted him. The land forces fell back and with the successful defence of Fort McHenry the British were repulsed on both fronts. There were a few battles in the Revolutionary War where rifles were important but it escapes me which ones right now. There were also really primitive hand grenades (dating to about 1500 - which is where the term grenadier comes from) that were about as dangerous to the user as the enemy. Mostly used during ship battles they were sometimes used by land forces if the circumstances were right. The point is that militias would be expected to use contemporary weapons - so a militia today would be expected to use contempory weapons rather than muskets. And a colonial militia would be expected to use muskets/rifles rather than claymores.

The key is not what was used but what a contemporary militia used (or would use today). And well regulated in those times meant more in the lines of trained/effective. It only took the Allthing 985 years to give women the vote (and even then it was somewhat proscribed). Some of the Islamic countries (who practiced slavery (which was in many ways more horrendous than the horrendous European slavery) much longer than western society) couldn't be bothered to abolish it until the 1960/70s. Bad US.

You can own a bazooka if it is disabled*. You can own a panzerfaust (or any of its progeny) if it has been fired. While machine guns are mostly barred gatling guns/mitrailleuses/et al are perfectly legal because of their mechanics. I wouldn't mind having a mitrailleuse** simply as a conversation piece. *The ammunition (with or without a bazooka) is illegal without paying a tax. **Oddly enough the mitrailleuse could use a typical rifle bullet for use against Christian enemies and a more rectangular (which would do more damage) ammo for use against non-Christian enemies,

That wasn't exactly a militia weapon when the constitution was enacted. Again I ask what other enumerated rights we should have to pay to practice?

The auto ownership is just that - a privilege as opposed to a right. And you are dodging the question - which other enumerated rights should we have to pay in order to use?