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That's what we use. And we still run and promote FJC. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The appearance of justice is very important. You don't want "bring the administration of justice into disrepute". So yes, it is very much about the appearance. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

That is what Canadian DZs who for whatever reason can't or won't affiliate with CSPA do. There are a few of them and USPA will not only provide them with credentials, they will issue FAI credentials to Canadians. As a CSPA supporter it kind of pisses me off that USPA would do this. But on the other hand, it does provide a kind of a safety relief valve for the discontented. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Reality check. She was unwise to publicly state her feelings. But.... she is a lifetime appointee, she alone will decide whether or not to recuse herself if a Trump case comes up. That is her privilege as an SC justice. She has made an error, but other than suffering in public opinion, she will face no real consequence for it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Yes, I see the impracticability of fixing the problem quickly. I don't see any of this happening, due to the politics. But I can see at least one long term path. First, clarity around the meaning of the 2nd amendment is needed. I don't see it being repealed, but I could see a future SC looking at the words and deciding that "well regulated militia" is a key part of it. In the end, reasonable controls, even Canadian type controls, maybe ruled legal. As long as the citizens are afforded an opportunity to form and belong to well regulated militias. It would then be possible to regulate sales of new weapons. Leaving the hundreds of million still out there. It would be nearly suicidal to require they be turned in, and I would never advocate for that. But how and when they are stored and used and resold could be regulated. Along with voluntary programs to turn them in. It would take decades to reduce the stock, but it took decades to get here. Once that happens, those who have guns will be much more careful with them. They will become more valuable and difficult to replace. It will slowly become harder and harder for criminals to get them. When the rival gang no longer is fully armed, the local gang will not need to be either. Soon the police will no longer be so fearful of being shot. Fear of those violent people in the inner cities is often cited by you and others. I'll say it again, those are criminals and most of them are stupid. In a society where guns are not available nearly everywhere, these will be the first, not the last people to disarm. Some may get there hands on weapons, but they won't have the resources to hold onto them for long. We have violent gangs in Canada too. And sometimes they shoot each other. Especially in Toronto, which I'm sure you know is not too far from both Detroit and Buffalo. But they do not have EASY access to guns. And it is hard for them to hang on to them for long. And very few would dare, or feel they needed to, walk around with one daily. There are a host of road blocks in the way of this plan. Not the least of which is there is still a majority that would not vote for it. And the people who make and sell weapons would have a pretty predictable reaction. But just saying that because you can not solve the problem overnight, you can not do anything about it is, well, madness. Finally your point about the death rates going down since they peaked in about 1981. I'm sure you know, correlation is not causation. All crime in general has been in decline since then. Some say it is related to an aging population. I don't know the complex causes behind it, but it is not reasonable to think that it is because there are more guns. None of this is possible till a majority of the American voters wants it. And there are still too many of you who would rather keep things as they are. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The only real tragedy in the plan is the red states that decided to cut off their noses to spite their faces. I mean the ones that turned down the medicare expansion plan leaving many of their people without healthcare and costing their own state industries 100's of millions. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Good idea, and yes, it is a house on fire. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

It would not be quite that easy. CAA may comply, but the Royal Areo Club probably would not admit the new organization as a member. This matters because it is through the Aero Club that BPA gets FAI privileges. This means that any licenses issues by the new organization would not be internationally recognized FAI documents. Although other countries could choose to honour them anyway. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I'd like to debate any point you would like. One at a time. Pick one, post it here, or in a new thread, and let's see what comes up. For the record, Bill is correct, not once have I suggested banning guns in America. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Of course they have. No doubt DZOs demanded it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

So then, this is not a prediction? It is a report? I ask again, wanna bet? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Why doesn't Obama make the needed changes? As you know, politics is the art of the possible. Nothing will change until the system crashes down and it MUST be changed. That has not happened yet, it won't until sometime in President Clinton's second term. At its current rate of collapse, it will be dead in ten days. Wanna bet on that? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Why doesn't Obama make the needed changes? As you know, politics is the art of the possible. Nothing will change until the system crashes down and it MUST be changed. That has not happened yet, it won't until sometime in President Clinton's second term. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/cleveland-convention-guns-event-zone/index.html Madness Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

As I thought: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-i-regret-making-donald-trump-remarks/index.html Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Are you (and Ryoder) feeling better about your holdings now? It's a mere 3 weeks since the vote and the headline today reads that the DOW is at a new all time high. Is the panic over yet? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

This is from their website and explains the source of their powers. It seems that over regulation of skydiving in Britain long predates BPA. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

ahhh the tobacco defense I love it Wrong, not defense, offense Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

My understanding is that BPA is charged with regulating skydiving, not promoting it. The government there has giving the organization the power to require all jumping to be done under their rules. That is the key difference that has allowed it to become a hidebound bureaucracy. In Canada and the US, you don't need to be under the USPA or CSPA to operate a DZ. You can run a pirate DZ legally. That keeps them from becoming heavy handed like BPA. If USPA rules had the force of law, they would become just as bad over time. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Really? That is messed up. No wonder no one is speaking up to defend the organization. And no wonder so many jumpers go elsewhere. Brexit indeed! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Pretty much what I would expect to happen. Don't worry though, soon Hillary will make the needed changes. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

It will be alright. Hillary will soon take over. She's white like you. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I know, there is no use talking sense about guns to Americans. You gotta have 'em. You need them to protect your freedoms. Blah, blah, blah. You are more or less right about one thing. The ship has sailed. I see two opposing angry groups are planning on being in Cleveland this weekend. Both making a point of exercising their right to carry loaded rifles at the demonstration. Madness, America's love affair with guns is madness I say. Long live freedom. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

No, I don't believe it. Someone tell me this is not true. Not even BPA would do that. It's probably mostly run by men much older than that! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

But there is racial bias regarding police use of non-deadly force. And you wish to ignore that fact. Deadly and non-deadly....what are the other options? What don't you get about the force part of law enFORCEment? Some of use would like to see more emphasis on "protect and serve". What are LEOs suposed to protect us from? Yourselves Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.