Or California.

Also, the Countach wasn’t drawn by a four year old.

Somewhat related: The apperance of the Lamborghini Countach was originally a piece of concept art that Lamborghini decided to make into reality. The designers of the actual car were given the mission of “Make a car that looks like this,” and went from there.

Early on and up to at least the start of the war, I believe things got better for the “average” German - because the State was operating on stolen wealth and fraudulent loans, while serving the needs of fewer people (read: not “real” Germans).

Not sure what made you ask that, but yeah, thanks for asking. You?

Yes! Thank you for that reminder and clarification/correction!

They’re often also paying the same payroll taxes as citizens, just with false documents. And then not being able to take advantage of many of the services those payroll taxes provide for.

It’s hard, I know. I know.

There are plenty of things you can do to support resistance that don’t involve weapons. Information gathering, having a place to shelter people who need it, at some point preparing meals/rations - lots more. In your situation, it will serve you and the community well to build networks with people, so that you can support them and they can support you, especially when things go sideways.

Oh oh oh - I have a fantastic loader. I can load my 6 round mags in about ten seconds. Yes, hand loading mags at the range is kind of awful.

Keep several mags loaded ahead of time. Empty mag, drop it, pop another in. And depending on your pistol and caliber, your mag can hold three or four times what a revolver would. That’s my logic - not busting you for your choice that works for you.

The range I go to doesn’t check anything, and it’s a “clean, well-lighted place.” But they have an RSO on the line at all times, and they definitely watch you.

The time I went to sketchy possibly fascist industrial park range, they didn’t even have an RSO on the back line where I was but once every fifteen minutes to peek in the door and then close it again.

You could probably get away with it at a sketchy range, but I wouldn’t do it the first time you go. Even then, I might add a “I was curious, have you ever had anyone come in with a 3DP gun?” and see what they say.

The best time to buy a gun is before you need a gun.

If you have any inkling that you might need a gun, you need to have one right now. It will take a little time to get, it will cost a bit of money. You’ll need to buy ammo, cleaning supplies, holster, safe storage, range bag, extra magazines. You’ll need to go to the range and practice with it, regularly. You will need to learn safety through that practice. You’ll need to learn how to field strip and clean your weapon. You’ll need to learn how to handle malfunctions quickly and safely. You’ll need to become familiar with gun laws where you live. Depending on where you live, you’ll probably want to get a concealed carry license (not applicable everywhere). Then maybe you’ll want accessories like better sights, light, magazine loader, scope.

Before all of that, you’ll need to decide what gun(s) will satifsy your own needs. Strictly for home defense, shotguns would be great, and they’re the cheapest option, too. Some have detachable magazines, some are tube magazine, some are single or double shot break action. Rifles are quite accurate at distance, but they can be on the expensive side.

Semi-automatic pistols come in various sizes; larger have better accuracy, and smaller are more concealable. Revolvers don’t leave shell casings on the ground, and should be less susceptible to malfunction, but a malfunction will take more time to clear, and loading is slower. They also hold fewer rounds, generally speaking. Pistol caliber carbines are out there, but they can be quite expensive. If you match the caliber with your pistol, you only need to have one kind of ammo, and the carbine will bring greater accuracy.

With regard to caliber, there are so many options. 9mm for pistols is readily available, and a good choice. 22lr/22 is dirt cheap. I’m not personally versed on shotguns, you’ll have to dig into that yourself.

So yeah, there’s a lot to it. To repeat, if you find yourself seriously thinking that you might need a gun, the best time to get one was two months ago. The second best time is right now.

Depends on tone, for sure.

“You can ask.”

Might be Anderson Cooper.

No, that’s Susan Powder.

I find that the air crew for the plane knows way more about what you need to do for a connection than a gate agent. The gate agent will tell you, but they’ll have to look it up, you’ll wait in line while they look up things for other people.

Flight crews on the plane just know. which baggage claim, do I need to deliver luggage to the connecting flight myself, what gate is my connection at - they just know.

You can even ask the flight crew before you deplane, they’ll know.

We’re doing fine, better than most, and my son has a friend whose family is just plain rich. They know the difference, and it’s occasionally a weird space to navigate.

But as long as they talk about it openly and honestly, they’ll figure it out.

I said exactly what I meant: It is a valid criticism.