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General Discussion / Re: Firearms International Indoor Range
« on: July 18, 2024, 09:07:07 AM »
They should ask HPD if they could do CCW qual with a half-size target to simulate 15 yards.  I expect the answer would be “no,” but never hurts to ask, right?
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General Discussion / Re: Illegal replicas
« on: July 12, 2024, 06:11:25 PM »
[quote author=oldfart link=topic=54031.msg484693#msg484693 date=1720841975]
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I was wondering about that.
Did he really make a threat or is that some kind of legal BS?
First degree implies he intended to terrorize people.
We may never know.
[/quote]

Hawaii law on terroristic threatening includes when a person “threatens, by word or conduct, to cause bodily injury to another person or serious damage or harm to property… in reckless disregard of the risk of terrorizing, another person; or… in reckless disregard of the risk of causing evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation.“ (emphasis added)

I’m guessing they’re relying on one of the “reckless disregard” clauses.

HRS 706-715
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Legal and Activism / Re: Hunter Biden Conviction
« on: June 15, 2024, 09:08:25 PM »

To not lie he would have to admit to doing illegal drugs, thus self incriminating.

Are you talking about when he filled out the 4473?  I don’t think that counts as “being compelled… to be a witness against himself.”
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Legal and Activism / Re: Hunter Biden Conviction
« on: June 15, 2024, 06:39:41 PM »
Hunter should appeal.  The charges are against his constitutional rights.   Self incrimination.  And the use of drugs shouldn't take away your constitutional rights.  Imagine if you smoked pot and no longer have freedom of speech.

Where was his right to not be forced to incriminate himself violated?
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General Discussion / Re: What do you keep next to your bed?
« on: June 04, 2024, 06:47:47 PM »
WML vs. handheld obviously involves trade-offs. WML lets you put both hands on the gun, but handheld gives more options.

One option with a WML is point it up at the ceiling and activate… the light disperses through the room remarkably well, provided your light produces a reasonable amount of lumens.  Clearly a different story if you’re outside, but that seems pretty unlikely in a home defense situation.
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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: June 01, 2024, 08:11:40 PM »
please show me where i was implying you don't admit you are wrong...

I didn’t know if you were implying I don’t admit when I’m wrong.  Hence the question. 

“Please show me where I said you’re implying I don’t admit when I’m wrong.”  :crazy:
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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: June 01, 2024, 05:18:10 PM »
so you were wrong?

Yes, I was wrong.  I had forgotten about the statute of limitations in this case, which takes the misdemeanor charge off the table.

Are you implying I don’t admit when I’m wrong?

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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: May 31, 2024, 08:56:47 PM »
mostly correct, but not "generally accurate"
the bolded line is incorrect
if 1 person says no to B1 B2 and B3, trump would be innocent on that one count
the statute of limitations has already expired on the misdemeanors, so he couldn't be found guilty of the misdemeanor
that's one of the reasons it took so long for this case to come up, they needed to have the handpicked DA and handpicked judge to make it work

Good point about the statute of limitations.  I’d forgotten about that.
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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: May 31, 2024, 08:39:31 PM »

Thats a bit of a stretch



Just saying what I think the law in New York is.  Not making any value judgement.
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There's different versions of the drum magazine, where the magazine part is different lengths.  The PCC version won't fit a pistol, but the other longer variants will.

Got it.  As long as that magazine is not “designed for or capable of use with a pistol,” it’s Hawaii legal.
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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: May 31, 2024, 08:05:28 PM »
i remember it was a NY thing
but i cannot recall if it was the 3 theories thing or the misdemeanor to felony thing...

I believe it’s both.

Falsifying business records (crime A) in NY is a misdemeanor, unless you do it with the intent to further another crime (crime B), in which case it’s a felony.

The People in this case offered three possible crime Bs: crime B1, crime B2, and crime B3.

For any given count, to reach a guilty felony verdict, all 12 jurors have to agree that 1) the defendant committed crime A, and that the defendant did so with the intent to further any one of crimes B1, B2, or B3.  They don’t all have to agree on WHICH crime B the defendant intended to further, just that he intended to further one of them. 

As I understand it, 11 jurors could say “he committed crime A with the intent to further crime B1,” and one juror could say “he committed crime A to further crime B2” and get a felony guilty verdict. 

If 11 say he committed crime A in order to further crime B1, and one juror says he committed crime A but NOT with intent to further any of the crime Bs, the best they could do is a misdemeanor conviction.

Based on what I read in the jury instructions, that’s a bit of a simplification but generally accurate.
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Off Topic / Re: Always Do This at Night
« on: May 31, 2024, 07:39:08 PM »
You forgot to include Navy SEALS.  “Navy SEALS say do this if you’re home alone at night!”
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Large format pistol is a pcc or ar pistol type. Full size pistol is like a g17.
This drum fits rifles like the ruger pcc. It won’t fit formats that take full size mags like a sub2000 or vector.

Thanks for the actually helpful response. :shaka:
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or you could just read what they wrote literally...

I am.  They call it a “magazine… for many-large format pistols.”  Can you name a pistol, large format or otherwise,  it will fit into?
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the glock 26 is a subcompact...

That’s my point… if it won’t even fit into a subcompact, why would they describe it as being “for many large-format pistols… that feed from double-stack 9mm GLOCK® pattern magazines”?

Doesn’t it typically work that a magazine for a larger Glock will fit in a smaller Glock (like you can use a G17 mag in a G26).  If this mag won’t fit a G26, what pistol would it possibly fit in?
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It's complicated.

There's nothing in the Constitution that prevents a sitting President from issuing himself a pardon against a federal charge/conviction.  More likely, the subsequent president would be the one to issue the pardon, like when Ford pardoned Nixon.

As for state charges, almost all states have laws that prevent the state from pressing charges for the same crime either convicted or forgiven at the federal level -- i.e. double jeopardy protection.

That implies that the presidential pardon has to be issued for the federal crimes prior to the state convicting for the same crimes.

https://thepoliticswatcher.com/pages/articles/white-house/2023/7/20/president-pardon-state-crime-examining-legal-implications

From the FAQ of the Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney:

“Does the President have authority to grant clemency for a state conviction?
No. The President’s clemency power is conferred by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which provides: “The President . . . shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” Thus, the President’s authority to grant clemency is limited to federal offenses and offenses prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in the name of the United States in the D.C. Superior Court. An offense that violates a state law is not an offense against the United States.”
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Reviews say it won't fit in a Glock 26, so probably won't fit into any pistol making it legal in Hawaii.

Could use it for fun.  I wouldn't use it for self-defense or competition though, might be unreliable.

Item description says “… our PMAG D-50 GL9 - PCC is a highly-reliable, 9x19mm Parabellum, 50-round drum magazine for many large-format pistols and pistol caliber carbines that feed from double-stack 9mm GLOCK® pattern magazines.” (Emphasis added)

If it won’t fit in a Glock 26, what kind of pistol WILL it fit in?  ???
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Political Discussion / Re: trump guilty on all 34 counts
« on: May 30, 2024, 04:57:50 PM »
Can someone confirm or correct the below:

Trump's guilty of B, because he's also guilty of breaking A. 

But he has never been to court or had a hearing for breaking A.

Not sure that’s strictly true.  As I understand it, the situation was “he’s guilty of A; by itself, A is a misdemeanor.  If A is done with the intent of furthering another crime (crime B), A is a felony.”  I don’t think there needs to be a conviction on crime B for the felony charge to attach, just the intent.
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No rule against having a convicted felon for president. It would be hilarious to see Secret Service set up shop inside Rikers. It's not a closed possibility by any means, at least until he pardons himself.

I don’t think he can pardon himself from a state conviction.
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is that Hawaii legal?

Fairly certain the answer is “no,” unless you modify it to take no more than 10 rounds… and then what’s the point?
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