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  • Pedantry incoming!

    That is a swing cylinder revolver. It has a double action. There are also single action revolvers with a gated cylinder, (think cowboy movies). There are break barrel revolvers with single or double actions. There are bolt action rifles and shotguns where the bolt seals the breach. Semi auto rifles, shotguns, and handguns also generally have a bolt that seals the breach. Pump action shotguns and rifles are also a thing, kind of halfway between semi auto and bolt action.

    I don’t know of a “breach action.”

    Pedantry ends.






  • Not the OP, but I appreciate your ethical explanation.

    I agree partially with you. I don’t have a moral issue with the killing of individuals who have engaged in particularly heinous acts: murder, rape, torture, extreme child and spousal abuse, white collar negligence/willfully allowing death to occur through inaction for pay, etc.

    I just don’t trust the US or the states to ethically carry out executions, especially given their track record of executing innocent or low IQ individuals. So I’m anti death penalty. Life is cheaper than execution anyhow.

    That being said, I don’t have a problem with certain kinds of vigilante justice or vengeance either. Especially vengeance for a loved one. FWIW, I’m not seeking vengeance, but I absolutely get it. Jury nullficaton should always be a right.

    Anyhow, the news isn’t in, but I’m rooting for an ethical vengeance situation. He killed a fucking vampire, I hope he’s a hero with respectable views. Even more, I hope they never catch him. Either way the fucker is dead, and good riddance. I hope the other CEOs squirm, they need to either get right or go to prison.

    We should be having this discussion in News.