"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
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>>
>> If they were a block distant, they were not a threat.
>
> Right... five people, converging on your location, obviously following
> you, not a _threat_? Jesus.
>
>> If they *were* a
>> threat, in your opinion, there's nothing you could have done about it
>> anyway,
>
> I did the sensible thing. I ran.



>
>> since this is all in your imagination, and in your dream, you've
>> armed yourself with weapons which you cannot obtain,
>
> Have I ever claimed to have owned a smoke grenade? Didn't think so.

You've suggested that they would be good choice for defense. But, since
we're discussing reality, as opposed to movies, your suggestion was
pointless.




>>> Would you rather I say mortar fire? There are quite a few neighborhoods
>>> in D.C. that have buildings that still haven't been repaired from the
>>> last
>>> mortar that hit them.
>>
>> During what period in history did mortar fire hit buildings in DC? Give
>> or
>> take 10 years is close enough.
>
> 1990's. Near the park where the dead people are always buried (like the
> lady from Florida). Nice park, except for the corpses.

Can you point to any other circumstances of mortars being used by bad people
in American cities since, say, 1865? I didn't think so. That means you can
now eliminate mortars from your list of threats. Statistically speaking, the
threat does not exist.

Incidentally, what were the circumstances surrounding this mortar attack in
DC? A Google search comes up with 151,000 hits. Maybe you can point to
specifics.



>>> Cannons are unlikely anywhere, but only because mortars are far more
>>> portable.
>>
>> But, you're not going to say that any more because we're discussing
>> threats
>> which may actually exist in today's society. Mortars are not in that
>> category.
>
> You gonna tell me next that the Mafia doesn't exist either? Mortars are a
> rather extreme example of urban violence.

The Mafia exists, and functions on a daily basis in the U.S. Mortars exist,
but you do not hear about mortar attacks in this country. By "you do not", I
mean it's statistically irrelevant.



>>>> Question: How much time have you spent practicing with a handgun? What
>>>> kind?
>>>> How much time with an instructor? What were the results?
>>>
>>> None.
>>
>> None. I see. Then, where do you come up with the information to discuss
>> their effectiveness?
>
> Let's see...
> 1. Discussions with people who have been trained in US Army-like training.
> 2. Discussions with people who have been trained in paramilitary training.
> 3. Discussions with master tactitians and strategists.
> 4. My own knowledge of metallurgy, physics and chemistry.

I doubt all of this. There are a dozen senior citizens at my gun club who
can put 6 rounds into notebook-paper size targets in under 10 seconds, with
all rounds hitting within a 6" circle, from 50' away. This is with calibers
of .38 or larger, 4-6" barrels, using iron sights, no scopes or laser toys.

You've never spoken to any of the people in your list.