Agreed. We have it in CA (not mandatory, but you can check the “always vote by mail” box and get each ballot in the mail), and I love it.

Probably are; Canadian laws are stricter than US laws in many ways. You still can’t drive one without a license here, but the dealer doesn’t care if you buy it without one (presuming you don’t test drive it). I bought my last car without test driving it (had driven an identical one at a shitty dealer, and bought it…

Meh, I would, but I know Orange county well enough to believe that it’s not a false flag, sadly.

Eh, the judges hands were tied by simple legal precedent; even if the PLCAA didn’t exist, this lawsuit would be doomed to failure (in any sane court). The lawsuit basically alleged that the gunmaker knew its products were “too dangerous” for mere commoners to possess, which is quite frankly a bullshit argument. …

You can’t buy a gun without proof of age, residency in your state, whatever your state requires, and a background check (assuming you’re buying new, or in a UBC state), so your comparison really falls apart here.

You don’t though? I’ve literally never had to show a valid DL to buy a car (sure, to test drive one, but not to buy it). Hell, I bought 3 motorcylces without a valid license to ride one. That was all perfectly legal, BTW.

If you actually want to reduce deaths, there are about 10,000 measures more effective than an AWB (safe storage, handgun permits, actually giving half a shit about felons having firearms, etc). If you want to piss off gun owners, there are ~0 measures more effective. All depends on your goals, really.

Kinda; Ford was liable because they recommeneded underinflating the tires to improve ride quality. IMO, that was also largely bullshit, if you can’t handle a blowout without flipping a vehicle, you shouldn’t be driving. Then again, I’m in favor of vastly increasing our standards for driving in the USA.

We do; eg: open-bolt semi-autos are banned (federally, because they’re “easily” converted to full-auto); firearms must have either a manual safety or a heavy trigger (eg: older revolvers rely on the 12-15lb trigger pull instead of a manual safety + 4-6lb trigger; this is also federal regulation), loaded chamber…

The Caddy was not the first use of fiber-optics in a mass-produced car; my 1974 Jaguar had fiber-optic distribution of light for the dash/cabin indicators, all from a single light next to the floor-mounted shifter. Why? Ask British Leyland, because the rest of us are clueless.

They have friction brakes for safety (in case they lose a regen controller, for example), and likely for additional stopping power. If you only do regen braking, you lose a lot of your brake “bite” at low speeds, and your zero-speed holding can be a bit shaky (unless you spend a fair bit of time tuning the drives).…

That’s probably what they’ll do; or just rely on drivers to not be idiots (spoiler: that won’t work, but they won’t care).

Yes, though typically more luxury models than the bro-SUVs we get here. The X5/6 are in huge demand there. They also have a ton of “breadbox vans” that are similarly tall.

Did it actually increase faster than demand though? My city (of only 12k people, though in a major metro area) has added ~300 units recently and rents still rose, as those units were immediately full with a waiting list of ~700 more people.

In CA, she quite possibly wouldn’t have been able to, unless she owned it already. 10 day waiting period, no matter what. In MA, she could’ve simply had her permit arbitrarily denied (that’s what “may-issue” means, though I strongly doubt it’d happen in this case, as she’s white). NYC has a ~90 day waiting period to…

He was at the time we talked; he was working for us as a foreman. ~20yr experience, good guy, but he was only getting ~$50/hr as a foreman. Still not bad money, but $92/hr as a journeyman is ridiculously good, even in SFO.

Those jobs are incredibly hard to find; the actual common wage is more like $20ish. Prevailing wage jobs are only for city/state owned property, or federally-financed buildings (eg: I worked for a landlord who had to pay PW rates due to favorable loan terms from FHA). Good tradesmen snatch them up as soon as they’re…

You do realize the GAO, the FBI, teh BATF, and basically everyone who knows anything about it said the AWB was useless shit, right? All of the reports on effectiveness were basically “meh, it’s a wash, they’re using less of the banned guns, but the same number of people are dying, also the rifles were never the…

Fair enough, I was debating whether you meant that (as I’ve seen people who were actually serious about such statements), sorry for not giving you the benefit of the doubt. And I’d be shocked if the MCX couldn’t actually do much more than 45/minute, though I’ve no experience with it; a good shooter with a revolver can…

Indeed, all DV convictions and ROs are disqualifying for firearms possession. But that didn’t get reported (unless I missed something?). The system can’t act on information it doesn’t have.