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No doubt. Nevertheless, per the study, reducing magazine size has a noticeable effect on mass shootings. I think this is one case where actual experience with an "assault weapon" ban is important to consider, and overrides theoretical considerations on how one might get around it.

More room to flat pack but less bulk in your pack. can also PRO-Flat Pack. The WFPA organization is looking for new members young and old to start new chapters (Word Flat Packers Anonymous).

Properly manufactured risers don't fail at the grommet. They fail between the middle and the small ring. Most manufacturers have the RSL ring integrated in the confluence wrap

Nope. Only one anti-Christ. Big Nose Kate. Just ask Doc Holliday.

FYI heart failure and myocardial infarction are both proper medical terms that mean different things. Either or both could be listed as a cause of death. Myocardial infarction (MI) is the technical term for a heart attack, when you have a blockage in one or more of the arteries feeding the heart muscle. Heart failure means the heart is doing a poor job of pumping blood. One can lead to the other.

1/4 of the 28 day lunar cycle.

This didn't age well: Tweet Dan Diamond @ddiamond · Mar 26, 2020 White House coronavirus coordinator DEBORAH BIRX touts Trump’s response in Q&A yesterday on Christian Broadcasting Network. CBN HOST: How would you describe the job President Trump is doing? BIRX: He’s been so attentive to the scientific literature and the details and the data.

Well The Beatles tried promoting the 8-day week, but it didn't catch on.

Your point is intact and, for myself, the answer is no. My issue with Christianity in the USA is that it is on a mission to insert itself to the point of domination in every facet of our lives and it does so unapologetically. As an American atheist I am very much opposed to that as it is actively happening to me on my home turf. There is zero live and let live involved where religion is concerned. Now, if I were living in a country dominated by Islam and was opposed to it I just might take a swipe at those assholes there instead of the American assholes here who don't really affect my daily life. And that is why I have a box of demerits for blasting Ron and not a single one for opposing adherents of hot yoga.

A few days ago I was working on a crossword puzzle that had as a clue "an animal that only lays eggs once a year." Took me awhile to figure out it was the Easter bunny Wendy P.

Easter EGGS!! We have Easter EGGS!!!

I think what many people miss about this is that there is a difference between what priests say and what people believe. If someone here said "this mullah declared a fatwa against all Americans! Islam is the religion of violence!" you would be quick to point out that one mullah does not represent all Muslims. Likewise, VERY few Christians believe in (for example) the laws of Leviticus. Even Ron, one of the biggest believers here, has an explanation as to why those aren't _really_ laws to be followed. Most Christians do not believe in all the precepts of the Pope, or their Archbishop, or their Primate, or their Patriarch, or their Cardinal, or whoever their leader is. (They have a lot of leaders.) It's just their religion. Most of them are not trying to make you follow their dictates.

I heard that the people killed during 9/11 were all either overweight, had taken illegal drugs or had asthma that was aggravated by smoke. But for some reason everyone blames Osama bin Laden for their deaths.

Very true. But that has nothing to do with the 'fairness' of the trial. Issues with evidence, issues with witness testimony, issues with jury impartiality. Those would affect the 'fairness' of the trial. Again, just because it's pretty clear he's guilty and will be convicted doesn't mean the trial won't be 'fair'.

Just because he was scared doesn't give him a pass on sitting on someone's neck for 9 minutes. It is very hard for him to get a completely impartial trial, but, frankly, his victim didn't get one either. Wendy P.

I just hate everyone talking down to each other. I can think of few better ways to lose any possible chance of actual dialog. Wendy P.

That issue has also been addressed with the placement of the RSL. When risers fail due to excessive loading they typically fail at the grommet stamp since that process removes about 25% of the material from the riser making it thinner there. Manufacturers started placing the RSL connection below the grommet, basically as low as they can go, so that any failure that does occur likely occurs above the RSL placement.

I'm going to agree with this. (Short summary of the patent process follows for those not familiar with it, ignore it if you wish) The patent process protects 'intellectual property'. It gives the patent holder control over manufacture and use of the item. The patent holder can choose to (or not to) allow others to manufacture and use the design, either for a fee or not (licensing). Often, people not willing to obtain legal rights to use the device will develop work arounds. Many times those are designs that are fairly close, but not close enough to constitute an 'infringement'. Patent lawyers make a lot of money in this area. For the Collin's Lanyard, gear manufacturers found ways to make the gear work safely and correctly without it. I don't see anyone taking a 'step back' and adding it on.

Expired or not, I dont see lots of manufacturers rushing to use the Collin's lanyard design. It's not a great design in the first place and it's largely a solution in search of a problem in my opinion. The issue of a single-riser cutaway leading to RSL deployment and subsequent reserve entanglement can very easily be solved by ensuring the RSL-side cutaway cable is noticeably longer than the non-RSL side. In that case, it ensures that the RSL side riser is always last to disconnect. That is some that all manufacturers require anyway, even those without MARDs. When it comes to basic safety, simpler is almost always better and adding in extra lanyards does not really solve any actual problems, but it can create problems for sure.

Do most students learn to Flat Pack first or do they generally go to PRO first. I learned to Flat Pack first and still prefer to see it laid out for a quick inspection.