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Of course it is, well mostly anyway. I know what you mean about being a volunteer. I've served my time on both national and local boards. BPA seems to be uniquely disliked by British jumpers. The tale of your rigging committee throwing up as many roadblocks as possible to the guy sewing canopies is a good, and comical example of why. I'm kind of waiting to see if any of your members do "jump" to the defense. Anyone? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Jim Crow has been gone longer than the draft, you need to visit more. Yes, I know. That is what I meant when I said: I visit your country often. I spend about 1/3 of my days there. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

In the case of Canadians I was referring mostly to our mistreatment of the native population. In America you can add Jim Crow to that. I'm partly guessing at the meaning of your question. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I agree with most of that. It is a form of racism. Racism is within all of us. We all perceive people who are racially different than us with at least a little more caution than we would those who are the same as us. This effect becomes lessened when we spend more time with each other and develop trust. Which is another way of saying the same thing you did in the last sentence. We, including Canadians, still live in a racist society. But we no longer tolerate officially sanctioned apartheid type policies. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

It does seem BPA is disliked by British jumpers. Except for you, and you are a senior bureaucrat within BPA, no one seems to be defending the organization here. Perhaps it is a little clubby in the boardroom? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

She is being very partisan, and will probably regret it. Kind of makes you wonder if there should be a mandatory retirement age for SC judges. There is in Canada. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I'm basing this on very flimsy evidence. Namely the racial makeup of professional sports teams. Positions of strength and size are dominated by black men. I'm guilty of stereotyping. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Now it's Trump V Ginsburg. It looks like she started it. Maybe she's a schoolyard bully herself.... http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/opinions/ruth-bader-ginsburg-trump-toobin/ Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fbi-closes-b-cooper-case-lack-credible-leads-article-1.2707826 Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

If it's not in a pocket on the rear on a mudflap behind one of the three rings, then it's in a pocket behind the warning label on the bottom of the back pad. Look for a small opening either at the top or the bottom of the big orange warning label. And let me know if you find it. It can be a real challenge sometimes. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

You bring up good questions with tough answers. There are several issues going on here. And I don't have answers either because these are all intractable problems. That is partly true. But it is also true that the crime rate in poorer areas is higher than in richer areas. It's not hard to understand that when you have less to lose you have less reasons to follow the rules. If you live where there is more crime you will see more police. Black on black violence is more common than other violence in large cities. And that means that law abiding peaceful black men look like people who are involved in violence. White America has long had a fear of black men. They are on average bigger and stronger than white men. And they have historically had good reason to resent white society. Civic authorities have long felt that spending money on law enforcement in black areas is a good investment. While in the meantime property value based school taxes ensure that only in richer areas are schools fully funded. But, be assured, there is plenty of money to fund the insanely large prison system. So yes, the police and other authorities do unfairly target black society. This has been going on forever. All that has changed is widespread video evidence. We have always believed what the police said about killings they did. And most police killings are completely justified. But a significant number are at least questionable, and a few are pretty much extra judicial executions. There has long been a code of honor among police that caused them to almost always look the other way when a brother did wrong. This removed accountability from the few who use violence inappropriately. Now video is bring some change to that. We don't know yet how many of these killings are really crimes, but we do know that some are. Until we do know, there is going to be some distrust when deaths occur. Trust has been broken, and now it must be earned back. Anyway, that's my take on it. It's not really an answer, it's just how it seems to me. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I notice that no one here wants to address the moments by Obama, comparing Hillary to Bush. Why is that? Apparently politicians will say things about opponents in the middle of campaigns. I did not take the time to watch the vid. But you will note that BHO thought enough of her Owed her enough to ask her to be Secretary of State, and is now strongly endorsing her. FTFY.

I notice that no one here wants to address the moments by Obama, comparing Hillary to Bush. Why is that? Apparently politicians will say things about opponents in the middle of campaigns. I did not take the time to watch the vid. But you will note that BHO thought enough of her to ask her to be Secretary of State, and is now strongly endorsing her. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Yes, of course. Liberals are biased. Conservatives are not, they are just correct. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

There seems to be a fair amount of attacking the story because we don't like the message going on here. Except of course for Wendy. The study is likely valid, as far as it goes, no matter who is reporting it. It is limited in scope, and some of what it found is indeed surprising. What I take from it is that although people of color are more likely to have interactions with police by whites, when they do they are equally as likely to end up dead. The study in no way addresses the fact that black men get more attention from the police. Since we are fairly sure they do, and often for no good reason, they should actually end up getting killed less often. When white men get stopped, it tends to more often be for a reason, therefore if all other things were equal they should end up being killed more often. See, it's all in how you spin it. In the end it is a small study. But the results are both surprising and interesting. It could be that many LEOs are trigger happy on an equal basis. Some from fear, and some from loathing. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Change for the sake of change is not always, or even usually good. Trump's version of change is possibly the very best example of this. You must be a truly desperate man to think it could be good. Or your mind isn't open enough to see the possibilities. Enlighten me. All you've said so far is change is good. What good change? Changing the leader of the free world to a self aggrandizing blowhard rip off artist with the morals of a carnival barker and misogynistic tendencies does not seem like a good idea to me. Maybe you could open my mind, but all you ever do is sit in your corner and chirp. Like a troll would. Edit to add my sincere apologies to carnival barkers. They actually have far better morals than Despicable Donald. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Nice. Maybe should be in the new Bonfire thread too! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Change for the sake of change is not always, or even usually good. Trump's version of change is possibly the very best example of this. You must be a truly desperate man to think it could be good. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Yes, putting the weapon within the reach of the prisoner is just plain stupid. Prison guards never carry weapons. Something is wrong with the system used in that courthouse. Edit, Kallend's original post appears to be wrong. The gun was taken from a deputy by the prisoner. Not from a bailiff. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

If you search you will find a RWS produced instruction sheet for making a closing loop for the military version of the Sigma. The finished length is 7 1/2 inches instead of 8 1/2 though. It's not that hard to adapt it to the correct length. http://www.cpsworld.com/tech_pdfs/RWS/WI-038_Rev.0-Sigma1290.pdf Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Wondering what BHO may do next, after he loses his current job? Maybe more of this: http://time.com/4402329/obama-publishes-scholarly-article-obamacare/ Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Good news for Donald fans. The GOP is working up an excellent and very popular platform for him to work with. Complete with endorsing "conversion therapy". http://time.com/4401600/gop-platform-contemplates-anti-porn-provision-embrace-of-conversion-therapy/?xid=homepage Meanwhile, in a dark cave somewhere, evil Hillary is chortling away and plotting against America..... Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Why here? 'Cuz Billy said so, that's why. Shut up and get in the van. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh_5HZt5NzA Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

And then there is this. I don't know, someone thought it up. http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/15/technology/pornhub-visually-impaired/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer Apparently the purveyors of porn felt they were missing a small but vital market segment. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.