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(bold paragraphs are my responses) http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~27772~2825605,00.html witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I suppose statistical evidence from thirty-some states is not enough... I suppose the fac tthat all benefit because some are armed isn't good enough... I suppose the fact that CCW license holders are more law abiding than the general public isn't good enough... I suppose only continuing to pass general gun control is good enough, even though it doesn't work... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

And people wonder why gun owners don't trust the government and the BATFE. It's because they don't trust us. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I suppose I should have defined activist judges. The problem I saw with that is the old "defining pornography" paradox. I suppose the best way to start is by stating that when judges "find" new powers for the government or their court, that is activism. Roe v Wade was activism. No where in the constitution can you find "power to decide who gets abortions and when." Next, it is activism when courts look to foreign law and precedent to rationalize their decisions. Their job is clearly to interpret US laws, not to compare US laws to everybody else's. Intervening in elections where no question of law truly exists, or deciding to exclude clear law in favor of "a better idea" is activism. See 2000 presidential election in Florida, or the Torricelli/Lautenberg candidacy for US senate. "Judicial editing" is a good phrase for it, and I agree that it is just as despicable as creating law out of thin air. ------- Yes, Marbury Madison was activist, but there was no avoiding it. The role of the court had to be defined. They used that case to do it. I've always found Miranda to be a little over the top, but prior to it there was too much leniency for law enforcement. Maybe that pendulum is finally losing momentum and will settle in the middle rather than continuing to swing. It's also funny how so many "broad construcitonists," who border on "judicial editors" don't see things quite so broadly with the second amendment. They don't look at intent, don't read the plain language, so what do they see there? An accidental addition that should've been blotted out? edit: maybe the short version is when a judge consistantly finds new powers for his court over other branches and new powers for the government over civil/private actions. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

1911 Exploded View Mauser Broomy Exploded View Luger Exploded View Believe you me, the 1911 is a dream compared the to German pistols. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

pee - tah spelled PITA: for Pain In The Ass; written as PETA (1) a group of lunatics and terrorists who value animals over humans After knowing people who work at NIH, and hearing about the constatnt threats to researcher's lives and labs, this really shouldn't surprise me, but it still does. http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20050420-085928-8527r.htm witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050420-085928-8924r.htm Other than suggesting to the politicians that judges should be questioned on the constitution and law rather than ideology, I'm out of ideas. (I oppose FDR "Court Packing," and don't like the idea of judges subject to too easy of an impeachment process) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Have you ever tried field striping the mauser and putting it back together? I don't know about the nubmer of parts each had (you showed a modern 1911, not the orignial Army issue pistol), but I can tell you that the broomy was a bitch to put back together. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Tools? Me gots lots o shiny tools. Pretty new wrenches. And me guns is only tools, and anti-gunners is tools, and... dang, lost that train of unter-thought... oh, and one thing us "lowly SC posters" can agree on:Bite Me!! ps - like Tink said, this is crap. It isn't protecting business from government, it's protecting big business from better business. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Ah. In that case I am very much "feeling your pain." witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I never experienced the failure you describe in the Mossberg 500 or any other pump gun, rifle or shotgun. (of course, I've had plenty of other problems with some of them...) I specifically know that the Mossberg I used didn't have that problem. I know because we used it in a demonstration (ne DEA agents allowed) and had a volunteer rack the slide to throw a dummy shell to another audience member. The next dummy chambered normally (a.k.a. correctly). witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

(A) I'm jealous, as I on precisely zero shotguns at the moment. (B) SureFire is on a very, very short list for me. They rank right up there with L&B (pro-track). Both of those far outrank Cabela's and LLBean, even though I think both catalogers are spectacular. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I recommend the Mossberg 500 to anyoen and everyone. They are absotively posilutely 100% no questions asked reliable. They're not all as smooth as some 870s, but that can be worked on by a competant smith. Love that SureFire. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

So what do you think? Should fillibusters be allowed on judicial nominees and the other "advice and consent" positions? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You may hate to hear it, but I still have no plans to pick up any version or brand of 1911. My next handgun purchase will probably be a pair of Glocks- a full size and a sub-compact to match. Of course, those will be put on hold if I can find an AWB leftover "LEO only" marked AR10 with all the goodies. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/filibuster/index.html That's right, that says CNN up there. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

[hijack in progress] Do you have any recommendations for speedloaders? Just about all the ones I've seen on shelves are either those huge "fistful" competition things or the small black cylinder with the silver knob. I was looking in this month's American Rifleman and I saw the Safariland Comp I speedloader (page 78). It seems like it would take up a lot less space, but I'm wondering how positive the load would be... Not that I can actually carry right now - twenty some states trust me to carry, but not my own home state of New Jersey - but I was looking into a convenient way to carry five extra. [/hijack] witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It's called common courtesy, and some people just don't get it. (and it's becoming a little less common every day) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Ho did I know you were going to pop up and say that? What, no mention of training? Nice choice, Nightingale. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

If you read the articles I posted, you'd see that activists and lobbyists are the problem and the bureaucrats who bow to them. This is a state issue. It doesn't even relate to the federal government (except that federal money should be withheld until things are set right). We can debate Bush policis and turn this into another useless "Bush is evil vs. Bush is the savior" thread, but I don't want to go there. At least the presidency comes up for re-eleciton every four years. The situation I brought up with this thread is bureaucrats changing the rules when science suddenly doesn't support their stance. GD paper pushers think they run the world. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

OK, I think it's time we start a list of people kallend demands apologies from. (deceased omitted) the President the Pope Bill Gates Charlton Heston anyone else? Should we add Jesus Christ or God himself, maybe? (ok, so JC is out, that whole deceased thing) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It's called an analogy. Should army units been permanently banned from names used during the "manifest destiny" timeframe? Should the office of President be closed because a few hundred years ago he sanctioned atrocities? See post #134 for someone willing to spend more time explaining things that should be obvious. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Nice shootin, Tex! I'd post my most recent target, but it's embarassing (even when you keep in mind that it's a two inch snubbie with gutter sights). Still haven't figured out why I have so much more trouble with that thing (past 15 feet) when other sidearms don't pose any problem. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*