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Remarkable. I was in Tampa, Orlando and Miami quite a lot last year and didn't get mugged or shot once. Must have just dodged that bullet.
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I think I suggested this in post #1904: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=4748733;page=77;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25; ***You can own any gun/firearm that you want. However, it can only hold one bullet and a time. I think it is a great idea that is in compliance with the 2nd amendment. Jerry Baumchen It could be, until you're facing multiple armed robbers. Then you'll just have to say "okay motherfuckers, which one of you gets it? Make my day!" Easy, Rambo. How many times in your life has this ever occurred to you? No, wait, how many times has this happened to anyone you know? Actually, let's make this even easier - how many times have you ever even HEARD of one person with a gun fighting multiple armed robbers? Take that number and compare it to the number of school kids murdered in just the last couple of years. Is it worth it?
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Yup. Much respect.
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Not to invoke a nanny state here but do we really want to create a life event that combines buying your first gun and your first all-night drunken bender? I wouldn't worry about it. Our legal age of drinking is 18 in the UK. Most people go on their first drunken bender at about 14 or 15.
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The post made me Google it and read the Wikipedia article. By the way, it's Krytron, not Kryton. Apparently a common error. I want one of those too.
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Now I want a Kryton tube... Just because it sounds cool.
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You do not really understand what being an American means. An enemy is anyone who attempts to impose his will on me, my family or my community in such a manner as to make me feel threatened. Why do YOU get to define what being an American means?? You were born into it. Some of us had to WORK to become an American.
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I've long said that people should pass a test before being allowed to publish anything on the internet. I honestly believe that. I've also said that people should pass a test of basic knowledge before being allowed to vote on a particular subject... So there are two rights I'd curtail right off the bat. I suspect we could argue for a while over those as well! While I'd agree with your suggestion, are there any stats that show guns used by people under 21 are one's THEY bought, rather than ones that are either owned by family members or given as a gift? I'm not sure how much of an issue this would solve. FWIW, I think 18 or 21 is a fine minimum, but when I look at myself I don't think I was responsible enough to have real guns in the house until very recently. I think an age limit (while a good basic idea) is more of a feel-good change at this point.
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It's all in your definition of 'best'. They won Trump the election. Can't argue with that. If you're purely results driven as Mr. Trump claims to be he totally had the 'best' people in his campaign. That they're lying, criminal scumbags doesn't matter.
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What I notice around here on the old v-twin guys: They are typically wearing a bandana wrapped around the head, no gloves, and denim jacket & jeans; But they always wear massive leather boots. Cool. After a big spill there'll just be a pile of jelly and some really good lookin' feet on one end.
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Well done Dick's Sporting Goods! *Applause
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Same here.
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Where's that video of the plane full of skydivers with hypoxia? I've taken a ride in a pressure chamber and seriously doubt it would even cross your mind to get your rig, let alone be able to put it on.
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The title of this thread speaks volumes about your attitude. I am NOT your 'enemy', Ron. Nor are most Americans... that you need to classify people who disagree with you as enemies is unhealthy and paranoid. It's the action of someone trying to find a threat to justify something about their world-view. I agree with Wendy's post, 100%.
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Wow. Just. FUCKING. Wow.
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Nope But you are too emotional... I know you are but what am I? Stop taking the troll bait.
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Oh yeah. Ann Coulter spouting off that the problem is all about immigration from "shithole countries". This garbage makes me puke. Edited to remove "f" word. Considering the quality of some posts I have to assume Marc is letting children use his account. Stop replying to him. He's trolling the shit out of you.
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If you wouldn't jump it you shouldn't put it in an instructional video. It sends the wrong message. It's great you're excited about skydiving, but personally I don't think videos like this are a great idea unless you're an instructor and you're absolutely certain about the information you're imparting. The routing of the bridle not being to manufacturer specs is a good example. You need to have a good reason to suggest an alternative. We've seen people come through here who are absolutely certain that either they can learn skydiving from stuff they've read online, or that their instructors are wrong because of similar. What's your goal of creating this channel?
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Stop taking the Troll bait.
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Incidence of mental health issues is no greater in the US than other western countries. I never claimed otherwise. But that seems to be the route Trump is taking at the moment - trying to solve the issue by tackling mental health (which, while laudable is only part of the issue IMO) rather than going to the root cause. It's a tougher problem to solve because there are so many variables, it;'ll require so many systems and types of communication, and it's a people-based problem rather than an object-based one.
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No. Derek V cool. Which is why change always has to be forced upon you instead of inviting you to be part of the discussion. 'A database would work but I'm not doing it!' YOU effectively just said that. Bill's right. You pay lip service to wanting more safety but are unwilling to accept any change at all or propose any of your own. It's very easy to sit there and say no to everything, but the cost of that is that at some point people are just going to bypass or ignore you. Basically, it's already been proven that the kind of records that you think we need here don't work. Not that that makes any difference to you. Hush. Adults are talking.
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No. Derek V cool. Which is why change always has to be forced upon you instead of inviting you to be part of the discussion. 'A database would work but I'm not doing it!' YOU effectively just said that. Bill's right. You pay lip service to wanting more safety but are unwilling to accept any change at all or propose any of your own. It's very easy to sit there and say no to everything, but the cost of that is that at some point people are just going to bypass or ignore you.
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If you could ensure that 100% of the guns in the US were outfitted with this technology and couldn't be bypassed, I would be all for it. But that just isn't possible. Derek V Precisely. As nothing can ever be 100% certain all of this discussion is pointless. Your stance is 'unless it's instantly and 100% perfect I'm not willing to accept any change'. Therefore you're just the noise Wendy was talking about.
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***No matter how many times you say this it doesn't make it any more likely that I'm going to get depressed and go and kill a load of students with my Cypres. And no matter how many times you say I want the "right to be able to shoot in a school", doesn't make it any more true. Derek V You won't accept any restrictions on where you can shoot. Therefore it is true. I could add malls, cinemas, supermarkets and whatever to it. Let's put it this way - would you accept a revision to my idea that stops guns from being fired in schools? All guns must be fitted with an auto-off system which prevents them firing in those locations?
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You must be a really bad, paranoid, and fearful skydiver to have a Cypres in your rig. Derek V No matter how many times you say this it doesn't make it any more likely that I'm going to get depressed and go and kill a load of students with my Cypres.