DS also displays the generated invite link when you submit the request so you don't need (and imo shouldn't ask for) someone's email address to send them an invite. I don't think their form does anything more elaborate for validity checking than seeing if there's an "@" symbol but when I was giving out codes I just entered the requesting person's "username@serveraddress", clicked the button, and then copy->pasted the url to the user
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Just sent you the last one :)
np, enjoy!
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One of Mel Tormé's best songs.
You're certainly free to have your own opinions but most of your assumptions shouldn't be trusted by anyone else reading this.
It is possible to purchase and own firearms without a permit - typically just limited in form-factor and features (i.e. shotgun, no handguns or semi-auto rifles). And even when a (purchase) permit is required, that doesn't necessitate there being a registry and frequently one is explicitly disallowed. It's also possible to buy/trade firearms with private citizens (or 3d print/mill your own if especially crafty) which wouldn't provide a record to anybody but the included parties. When you aren't legally required to disclose you have a firearm it's always better not to make that known. Besides the potential worries about a fascist government coming for them, there's the concern that a list of firearm owners going public is a prime target for theft and break-ins.
Rifles aren't necessarily "slower to load," are you speaking specifically of bolt-action rifles with this? It's about the same amount of time and steps to load a magazine into an AR15 rifle as it is a semi-auto pistol. Unfortunately that also makes them effective in an unlawful mass shooting situation.
If you feel a firearm is the proper solution to the situation you NEVER aim to wound or fire warning shots. It's (presumably) always a life or death situation so you're hoping for the most effective "fight stopping wounds" which is basically center mass of whatever you can see. Same thing with rock salt in a shotgun, it's going to legally be seen the same as if you were firing shot/slugs so you shouldn't treat it like something you can use just to scare something off. In close range, shotguns will have practically no spread unless you're using an extremely cut-down barrel (typically cut to an illegal degree) - you still need to (and should be) direct aiming it and not wildly firing from the hip.