DaVinci

Huh, the usual bashers are not posting...... Guess they can't spin this to make Zimmerman a racist so it is not worth their time.

That is exactly what the ACA is doing. You do not have a choice. On a personal note, my 2014 HC from my work has just been changed to something pretty damn crappy. Why? They claim the ACA. Now I think they might just be using it as an excuse a bit... But my HC costs have gone UP, not down.

According to the transcripts... He did not. "It’s a home. It’s 1950 – oh, crap, I don’t want to give it out – I don’t know where this kid is [inaudible]" [3:40]

Pure speculation on your part. GZ's story is he lost sight and TM confronted him. The police tapes show GZ saying he lost sight of TM and heading back to his truck to meet police. From the tape: "It's a home it's [house number removed], (knocking sound) oh crap I don't want to give it all out, I don't know where this kid is." Now that your speculation has been pointed out.... According to that same tape GZ said that the person was walking around looking at houses, and appeared to be on drugs. "Hey we've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy, uh, it's Retreat View Circle, um, the best address I can give you is 111 Retreat View Circle. This guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about." Add that behavior and the neighborhoods history with break ins... And GZ's thought that this person might be "engaging in thuggery" “There is nothing more painful to me … than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery, then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved.” - Jessie Jackson. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/articles/960318/archive_010008.htm#sthash.TK45DhX8.dpuf

Total hogwash. She was not sentenced because she was black, she was sentenced because she *admitted* to a crime. It is ILLEGAL to fire a weapon for intimidation. In fact, just showing the weapon will bring a charge of 'brandishing'. Florida Criminal Code §790.10 Sorry, but your 'facts' are FAR from true. It is people like you that ironically brought these laws. Your hatred of gun owners led to mandatory gun sentencing. And in-spite of Biden's advice, it is illegal to fire a warning shot. When you do fire a warning shot, the prosecution can prove that you were not in fear for your life... Since you took the time to 'warn'. This is the same reason 'shooting to wound' is stupid. As for her not being protected because she was 'black'.... A pure race baiting comment. "But approximately one third of Florida “Stand Your Ground” claims in fatal cases have been made by black defendants, and they have used the defense successfully 55 percent of the time, at the same rate as the population at large and at a higher rate than white defendants.... Additionally, the majority of victims in Florida “Stand Your Ground” cases have been white. African Americans used “Stand Your Ground” defenses at nearly twice the rate of their presence in the Florida population, which was listed at 16.6 percent in 2012." http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/fatal-cases So, you are 100% wrong in your claim. Further, she LEFT THE HOUSE, got the gun, AND WENT BACK. So she had zero standing to use self defense since she pressed the situation. Yes, some claim Zimmerman did as well, but he says he did not, evidence could point that he did not... She ADMITTED to it. Now, do I think is is a good ruling? Of course not. But it was people like you who push against anything gun related that brought about the draconian system of 10-20-life and made it so that anything other than true self defense is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. She made a stupid move, people like you made it illegal and with mandatory sentencing. I think she should be set free.... But people like you pushing and anti-gun agenda made that next to impossible. I in fact have written Gov Scott and asked that he look into a pardon.

All those whose families have had a history of being presumed to be criminals as they walked on a public street solely due to their pasty, freckled complexions while wearing pastel Izod shirts and khakis. Care to answer the question now? And I have been judged buy my race more than once, and actually attacked twice over it. When the attacker was questioned why he attacked me, his answer was 'Little white guy'. So I ask again... Care to actually answer the question?

YOU don't buy the military equipment, the govt does using tax money. Not even close to the govt making you buy something. You do not have to buy insurance.... You can take a bus, you can ride a bike. You can opt out of buying car insurance by not driving a car and there is no penalty imposed by the govt if you do that. How can I opt out of ACA without paying a penalty? You do not have to run a business, you can opt out of buying the insurance there as well.... How can I opt out of the ACA? A swing and a miss..... I also noticed you didn't respond to my post where I showed many other states are saying HC costs are going up due to the ACA.

100% true.

Trolling, trolling, trolling.... Get those trolls a trolling..... Someone has a - raw hide!!!!

You think the govt should be allowed to force citizens to buy a product from a company?

Yes, very sad Treyvon attacked Zimmerman.

Wow...... How many whites rioted over the Zimmerman verdict? It is not racist to point out facts.... No matter how much you personally dislike the facts presented.

You'd best hope not, as they are paying the way for the red states. Don If they were 'paying the way' then they would not be gong broke..... Sheesh

It must suck that after hearing ALL of the testimony any seeing ALL of the evidence that the jury does not agree with you. I guess we should just trust you rather than the people that saw every piece of evidence and heard every word of testimony.

I'd rather look at the data than make up some reason.

You are assuming that your robbers and Martin are the same people with the same motivations. That is false. Your robbers wanted your money, and when they got what they wanted, in THIS case, they stopped beating you. 1. Martin was not robbing Zimmerman. So to claim Zimmerman would not have been beat to death is a false claim. 2. People die from being hit. Happens more than you would think. Even if you don't like it.... A guy bashing your head with an object is lethal force and it can kill you. And no one has the right to beat someone up for their wallet, or because they are mad at them for some reason.

Instead of posting your 'least expensive coverage option', which supports your argument against the plan, how about you post your REAL LIFE option that you will actually buy compared to what you have now. That would mean something. Comparing apples to apples means something to most people who understand statistics. http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/06/23/even-in-over-regulated-washington-state-obamacare-will-increase-individual-market-premiums-by-34-80-percent/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/30/rate-shock-in-california-obamacare-to-increase-individual-insurance-premiums-by-64-146/

I'm guessing the 45% was a SYG defense against someone white who was killed. Your guess would be wrong..... Read the report before you make uneducated comments that support a bull shit race divide. If you count Hispanics as 'white' there are 10 cases of black shooter, white 'victim'. 2 were convicted, 4 were released and 4 are still in the system. Black/black has 26 cases with 16 being justified. And the data is not very good... They consider 'Nadim Yaqubie' to be a 'white guy'

I'll start by saying that this woman should not go to jail. It is illegal to discharge a firearm unless you are in fear for your life. If you have the ability to fire a 'warning shot' or 'shoot them in the leg'... Then you do NOT have reasonable fear of death or bodily harm. Biden's advice to fire a warning shot is illegal and it has been judged illegal time after time. (Never mind that in most cases a warning shot is also tactically a really bad move). Add in FL's mandatory sentencing..... And you get what you have here. A woman making a bad choice now being forced into jail for 20 years. Also, any comparison of this to the Martin/Zimmerman case is 100% wrong. Zimmerman didn't use stand your ground. Any claim that stand your ground is racist is also wrong since recent reports have shown that more blacks have claimed stand your ground and successfully used stand your ground in Florida than whites. You want to blame someone.... Blame over zealous prosecutors that want to charge anyone they find with a gun.... There was no reason for this woman to even be charged.

Kallend..... Hello? Care to answer?

It does not work if it prevents pilots from self reporting.... And I know several pilots that will not go to mental health professionals for mental issues for fear of losing their job. If a person is 'sane' enough to think they might need help.... Then they should not be treated the same as a person who is forced to seek help. And there is ALREADY a process in place to report people who are deemed a threat.

You would be correct if he had not signed it.

Care to not act like a child with the lame insults? Chicago saw homicides jump in 2012.... So the SAME city you claim has great gun laws has a RISE in gun murders. And I see you skipped answering 1-4.... Here they are again: 1. Why are men more likely than women to engage in violence? 2. Why are black men 8 times more likely to be killed by firearms than white men? 3. Why do blacks make up 55% of the victims when blacks only account for 12.8% of the population? 4. Why has gun crime gone DOWN when there are more guns in circulation and the AWB was allowed to sunset in 2004?

This was a secondary parade, called a "second line" parade. Not the official parade. It was not officially sanctioned by the city. This would be no different than a group of folks outside a football game playing football. They are not the Patriots nor the Giants. Yes, they are playing football, but the NFL didn't sponsor them. MUCH more important to focus on: Akein Scott and Shawn Scotts history of drug offenses (making them not allowed to own a firearm since 1968). And Akein Scott ALREADY had another weapons charge before this...... Best said: "The real gun control, ultimately it comes here, (pointing at his heart)" - The Dalai Lama.

The DOJ.... the link is already in an earlier post. Which is already illegal and the DOJ and the executive branch said it was not worth going after the people who lied on 4473's. “And to your point, Mr. Baker, regarding the lack of prosecutions on lying on Form 4473s, we simply don’t have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody who lies on a form, that checks a wrong box, that answers a question inaccurately.” -- VP Biden. In 2010, 72,600 people were caught lying on the 4473. There were 62 cases looked at by the DOJ and prosecutors considered just 22 cases of information falsification. So out of 72K cases they bothered to bring charges in 22. And your solution is to require 1M more 4473's? https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/239272.pdf