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Gun Control & RKBA

spin

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6. What happens in a major disaster when your power is out for a week or more?

Reply to yagotme (Reply #3)

Sat May 13, 2017, 04:37 AM

May 2017

I lost power for a week last year when Hurricane Hermine pushed through my area. Many people lost power far longer than me.

Hermine was just a marginal cat one storm not a monster by any means. Still I had no way to recharge my battery powered devices. If I had a "smart" firearm for self defense and it needed a recharge it would have basically worthless. I would have been better off with a baseball bat or a can of tomatoes to throw at an attacker.

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Legislative Update: Governor signs law barring 'smart' gun purchase requirements [View all] TupperHappy Apr 2017 OP

Instead of forcing the public to adopt this HeartachesNhangovers Apr 2017 #1

Some of the best news I've read in a week discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2017 #2

Can you imagine the technology involved, yagotme Apr 2017 #3

There would be plenty of room for a huge battery in the handle... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2017 #4

LOL yagotme Apr 2017 #5

What happens in a major disaster when your power is out for a week or more? spin May 2017 #6

That's what them there solar chargers are for... yagotme May 2017 #8

The hurricane comes and the hurricane goes. Then the sun come out. ... spin May 2017 #10

Yes, I know, but just before and during... yagotme May 2017 #11

I am real old fashioned. You might call me a dinosaur. ... spin May 2017 #12

I understand, and agree with you pretty much, yagotme May 2017 #13

Only the rich will be able to afford smart guns. ... spin May 2017 #14

Someone sent me a picture a while back, yagotme May 2017 #15

Crime involving knives is common in the U.K. spin May 2017 #16

To some people, that's a feature, not a bug. krispos42 May 2017 #7

They tried the high permit price here, yagotme May 2017 #9