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So Washington DC is wealthy, white, and conservative? Is Richard M Daley conservative? I'm sure he'd love to pass such a law (if he doesn't have one already). Since when do conservatives want to pass gun control laws? (instead of criminal control, the two are mutually exclusive in most instances) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Balls of any description can't be used to kill people Tell that to the guys who died in your last soccer riots. Yes, I called it soccer. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Turn sleeping tiger hidden dragon into Swiping Tiger, Breathing Dragon witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Does the phrase "Selection Bias" mean anything to you? What about "group-think"? When I talk to people in the news (or from NYC or LA or DC) they are more than happy to talk to me about the right. You know, the far right, the religious right, the radical right, the unapologetic right, etc etc. But there is no Left. There is only enlightened thinking, progressive ideas, and so on and so forth. Anytime a place thinks being called a conservative is the worst insult they can throw at you, that place is probably just a bit biased, aka slanted. Oh, and to answer your question, the brightest shining example of "progressive thought" is the final paragraph. The reporter interviewed one person and called the DEA? There's journalism at it's finest? You say "offical report." What official report is mentioned in the article? The end of the fifth paragraph mentions a report, but WHAT REPORT? Police? DEA? "Reports" by other reporters? You say "eye witnesses." I see only one witness named in the article, a 52 year old woman who is very anti-gun. That wouldn't make me not want to have anything to do with guns, that would make me not want to have anything to do with armed DEA agents. Remember, gun safety is between your ears, not resting between your hands. It's the user, not the tool. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

A longer a slightly more detailed article (with just a hint of liberal slant). From the Orlando Sentinel (subscription required, so I'll post the article here) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Good for you going back and doing it if you want to. If they want my respect, they'll have to get down on hands and knees and beg for it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

well, I'm sold. Wonder what the matinee price is tomorrow... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, gee, here's a tough one...it might have something to do with the fact that these three countries (A) were most heavily against action, (B) were most heavily involved in trade with Iraq, and (C) have officials involved in the UN scandal. Why list three third world, turmoiled, violent nations? You insinuating something about Russia Germany and France? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It is impossible to "slam fire" most firearms issued to federal LEOs. They simply will not fire without pulling the trigger. You are, however, correct that he is an idiot for trusting someone else to tell him that his own firearm is unloaded. One should always check the chamber himself, then offer it to another. edit: offer it to another with the action open. Jeffrey is correct. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Sure, and there's no chance that maybe he meant the sentiment of the picture is "so true," rahter than saying the picture is real, right? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I suppose it's possible, but I think most pistols require the trigger to be pulled after the slide has completely returned to rest. I'm pretty sure Glocks and Sigs are like that. I don't know about 1911s, H&Ks, or anything else. Too bad I don't have a sufficient supply of pistols to go test out the theory. Range session anyone? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

What ever happened to "Never point the firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy," good old rule # 2? I hate to tell him, but if he dropped the magazine and then racked the slide, as he claims, there there was no cartridge in the chamber to even be fired. Did anyone else notice his scenario makes it impossible to get shot? I'm thinking he pulled the slide back a bit, but never checked himself, and so he never saw the cartridge he left in the chamber. Then he releases the slide, tries to get a louder "clack" sound, has his finger inside the trigger guard, starts to loose his grip, and grabs with all five fingers. Presto...one gun shot wound to the "trained law enforcement officer." edit: oh yeah, I left out the part where he's pointing the gun at himself!! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I didn't know that the media was limited to covering topics that only center around people acting in an official role. They are not limited in anything. They are the one group allowed to say anything they want and spend anything they want. They are only limited by the requirement to offer each party an equal amount of advertising space. My point was that the only coverage he's getting is the campaign coverage because that's all he's doing. Bush on the other hand is the president, so he's dealing with a few hundred hot topics, and getting press because of it. (A) MoveOn.org is not a political party. Neither is medicaire. You made my point for me. Bush aired his ads concerning medicare. Kerry didn't. MoveOn.org wanted to air their ads, but they are not a party, so there is no equal access law for them. You said yourself they are a separate group. Didn't you just say they weren't a political party? Campaign finance laws DON'T apply to them. They don't endorse any candidates. They aren't dodging anything, they're following the law. You're wrong on this point Kev. McCain Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform is aimed largely at political parties, but have you forgotten the Supreme Court challenge filed by ACLU, NRA, and a hundred other civil rights groups? By your logic, the NRA should be able to advertise whenever and however they please, They cannot. Neither can the ACLU. Both, and all others, are limited, and are completely gagged 30 before primaries and 60 days before a general election. Why do you think MoveOn should be allowed to advertise anything they please while NRA and ACLU and everyone else is silenced? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=801911#801911 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=802198#802198 If you want to look at who is trying to evade the law, look into anyone trying to claim "527s" are exempt. (hint: George Soros and all the anti Bush groups composed of democratic electioneers) No one is allowed to run ads that even mention a candidate for office. You can't campaign for or against a candidate. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Shyster, I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love you, man. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

a consumer reporter had a special called "are we scaring ourselves to death" a while back... the answer was yes. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, ok, you can call it whatever you'd like. The facts remain that Ted Kopel is about as middle of the road as Al Franken. For them to pick and choose what parts of the news they will or won't broadcast based on thier political views is, in my opinion, a breach of the public trust. Face it, it happenes everyday, and it usually goes the other way. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You think paper clips are mean? I remember some kids would put thumb tacks through the front of the paper folds (we called them wasps). One of those things would stick in you if it hit you right. THAT was lunchroom warfare at it's finest. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Does Kerry HAVE a running mate yet? Do you think maybe the president gets more time because he IS the president right now? You know that whole running the country making news and whatnot, separate from the campaigns. What has Kerry done in his official role? As far as I know, he made it back to DC for one whole day (to vote for the AWB, against gunshows, and against protecting legal commerce -amendments and the bill) (A) MoveOn.org is not a political party. (B) They deemed the add offensive and inappropriate to the SuperBowl. - maybe if Kerry had aired his own ads with a lower 'Stern value,' they would have been played. (C) This is the same MoveOn.org attempting to dodge Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform laws by claiming the laws don't apply to them? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

That's nice, except you left out what you would do differently to avoid grossly mismanaging the entire affair. ps - "our boys" have been in Iraq since Desert Shield. What would you have done to bring them home? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

The picture says it all.... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

...damn high taxes....oooh, a new ID card....at least I don't have to pay for it....why are my taxes still going up?....oh well, at least I don't have to pay for anything.... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

And maybe someday they'll learn the lesson of Joel Myrick, Luke Woodham, and Pearl High School in Mississippi. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

So it's inconceivable that someone might retrieve a firearm after a person breaks into their house? I wish the "Armed Citizen" page from this magazine were posted online somewhere. I'd love to link you all to it so you could see just a sampling, and get the idea that this is in fact possible and does happen. I guess you don't hear about it all that often because a butchered family is bigger news than a scared off perp. "If it bleeds, it leads," remember? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

4-5 million illegal guns and about 60 million people. One illegal gun for every tenth or twelfth citizen. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, if most of your criminals don't have guns, then 20% of your residents must be criminals. Newsflash for you: when a government prohibits something, a black market springs up to fill the void. From drugs to guns to anything you can think of, it's available if you really want it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Oh, this is going to be just too much fun picking apart..... So in the last week, I've met a mischaracterize Che and Mao, I've introduced myself to Mousolinni, and now I get to meet Bruce Lee reincarnated. I hate to break it to you, but you haven't got a prayer of saving your own life against 5 thugs. Sure, maybe you can keep them back for 15 seconds, but then what? Are you going to curl up in a ball and hope they don't hurt you? I have an exercise for you. In all these idle daydreams of yours, why don't you try tilting the field in their favor. Maybe have them get the drop on you, or surround you and your partner. Now what? FYI: Not every situation begins with the best possible circumstances. So how is it that if you have a gun you get killed? You think so highly of yourself that you can hold them off hand to hand, but if you pull a gun they will take it and shoot you with it? Or are you thinking they will pull their own gun? If that's the case, why wouldn't they only shoot a person with a gun, but not a person kicking their ass with hands and feet? How can you possibly say the option of self defense is not there? If that option is not there, what is? Here is a brochure you might find useful. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*