awa was the deciding vote in committee for the .50 cal ban
he voted yes because he made a deal with rhoads to do it in exchange for his ban on foreigners buying real estate bill getting a hearing
so the bill advanced to the house where they amended it to it's current state...

Hopefully he learned his lesson after this

Russia started the war.  Period.  We have evidence on this,   just like the world is not flat.   We literally have video and audio evidence.   There is a reason why I'm posting less.  I grow tired interacting with people like you.   You can't convince everyone.   You pass a mentally ill homeless person on the street,  you don't try and communicate with them.   You walk past and move on.

If they are losing, why is Ukraine increasing forced conscription "recruitment" of men in non-combat regions, while also begging other countries to send their own soldiers?

Forced conscription, particularly the way they are doing it in Ukraine, is not necessitated in a conflict a country is winning.

And no one is telling you, let alone forcing you to interact with anyone on this forum. You can keep to yourself on topics or delete your profile and go to whatever other echo chamber forum will cater to your perspective.

The transgendered kids thing is rapidly declining in popular opinion. Pretty soon it's going to be one of those "what the hell were they thinking" moments in history.

The legislature are a bunch of cowards and have caved time and again to public pressure. It's not their opinions we to be concerned about, but the firestorm of backlash they are beginning to see on the horizon.

If a law encourages kids to engage in risky behavior that doubles their suicide rate, then that throws the whole "keep kids safe" argument right out the window.

You're looking at it from a point of common sense and logic. The state legislature has clearly demonstrated it doesn't operate on logic or common sense, instead operating by their own rules and focusing on their own political priorities instead of the priorities of the people and the responsibilities and limitations of their office.

Correlating firearms to what is largely mental illness will not highlight mental illness, but rather incentivize their priorities towards disarming the populace. They could care less about safety or helping their constituents unless it's suits their needs and goals.

I'm sure by now you'd have noticed that instead of cracking down on crime and holding criminals accountable, while at the same time addressing the culture that promotes criminal behavior and activity (i.e. what's happening in the Westside), they placed the emphasis on firearms. Why would this issue be any different?

But they aren’t mature enough to own or operate firearms

https://www.kitv.com/news/gender-affirming-healthcare-bill-passes-in-hawaii/article_6e88ad16-e9d3-11ef-a79d-47453a058cc7.html

Comparing this to firearms is apples to constitutional oranges.

A good comparison is they can mutilate themselves and destroy their endocrine system, yet can't get tattoos without parental consent because it's a "permanent, potentially life changing decision" that is also considered a health risk.

I've avoided getting into 3D printing, mainly because of startup cost.  Cheap printers take more work and time to get decent results, and the better printers are not cheap.  Prices have come down, but I know how i am,  Good enough is never good enough!

I've purchased printed items for woodworking, like a dust collection hood for the miter saw.  I was impressed by the quality, but that guy uses a print farm with high-end printers and filament. 

I also bought a replacement cog wheel for a pencil sharpener for $8.  A new sharpener would have been $80+ for the a comparable replacement sharpener, and a factory replacement part is not available anywhere.

There are people who will print what you need for a fee.  Just send the files, specs and whatnot, and they will charge whatever they think is reasonable.

I've encountered many situations where printing a part would be so much easier and cheaper to do than trying to find and buy the part, but as you said, you need the setup.

And don't forget: Rep Kila wants to add you to "a list" and force you to get a background check if you intend buy or possess a printer.
 

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/westside-lawmakers-push-for-all-hands-on-deck-effort-to-make-the-community-safer/

Are the goalposts being moved?

As a self-considered Hawaiian that you proclaimed in a post to me earlier then, you must be in favor of the restoration of the Hawaiian nation state that was illegally annexed and still currently being illegally occupied by the US empire since 1898.   

Just curious about something off topic.


How many Hawaiian nationals who have been "forcibly" bestowed with US citizenships have officially renounced them? I ask because Keanu Sai dodged answering the same question and neither he nor any of his followers accepted my challenge to officially renounce their US citizenship. Even when I offered to pay for their trip to initiate the process, not one if them has accepted.

Part time Gov Green said we will be fine...we are different than the rest of America...
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/gov-green-on-trump-win-were-gonna-be-fine/

When he was Lieutenant Governor prior to 2022, Governor Green worked with the Trump administration even during the pandemic.

“All of these guys, you know, can be worked with, but we have to remember a couple things. One, we have to fight for our own values here in Hawaii. Our values of ohana, and aloha, are very, very important. We’ve always done better than most of the country. We’ll keep doing that.”

Among the issues important to Hawaii’s voters are abortion access, public education, and climate resiliency, which are policies that could come under heat under President Trump. Governor Green says he has protections in place.

“So reproductive rights, we protected and locked down right off the bat in my 1st year as governor,” he said. “On climate change, I think there probably will be a lot more oil drilling in America. There’ll be a lot, more pressure to, move toward rather than towards renewables. We’re focused on renewables for the most part, but we can use technologies. We can make a difference with, lower carbon, energy, I guess, I would say. We have to move towards hydrogen, and we can do those things, but there probably be will be less support for that from the federal government.”

"Our values"

Gtfoh

... you cannot always tell about how someone will perform under fire.

Anyone can tell within minutes, if not seconds, how someone will react under fire in a training scenario.

Awesome win.

What bearing does this have on veterans impacted by similar discrimination in other counties, particularly C&C of Honolulu?

Voting is a right.  Regardless.  Unless you are a criminal or non citizen. 

I know of a few Trump voters who are clueless.

Voting isn't a right. It never was and neither the original nor the amended Constitution state anything about the right to vote, outside of restrictions based on race, gender, age or income, all of which are covered under the 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th amendments.

We should start a school called "school for people who can't read the Constitution good" so they stop making stuff up when it suits them.