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I understand the sentiment (and didn't find the delivery particularly offensive). After all, they likely require the most effort to enlighten (for lack of a better word), and have most of their lives behind them. However, I would that the long-lasting influence they have on their grandchildren is sufficient reason to not ignore them, but to help them learn better. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

It's not as easy as you might think to "lie with statistics", except maybe to those largely ignorant of that particular branch of mathematics. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

"Mr. President, I have a few thoughts on making the Benghazi committee permanent so that future generations can investigate it. But first, let me comment on what we've just heard here. … "Once again, this chamber is subjected to pleading from a special interest. It's this kind of entitled whining that has bankrupted this country showering favors on people who think they're owed something. … "This brings me to Benghazi." Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

As long as teacher, Peace Corps, etc. counts as service, just as military does, I think it's a good idea. I oppose compulsory military service, but not necessarily compulsory service. Not everyone who is capable is well-suited for the military. Also, the military bring out the worst in some people, just as it can bring out the best in some others. (For clarification, refer to Adam and Caleb in Steinbeck's East of Eden.

It would seem that when conservative WASPs do not receive special treatment, that constitutes discrimination in their minds. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Benghazi! Benghazi! Somebody should investigate Benghazi! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Those would be details to work out as a system is more completely designed. I'm just brain storming at this phase. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I understand both sides here. Perhaps there should be a tier of training that allows in-home and range possession, but outside the home/range the weapon must be locked in a case. A second tier could provide much more advanced training that more appropriately prepares people for public carry. Agreed. If they possess the skillset, the course should be a piece of cake. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That makes as much sense as calling faith a mental disorder. Much less, actually. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Wow. Just. FUCKING. Wow. Yeah, that's Team American World Police cartoon level understanding. And a great example of how some people adamantly claim to be Christians while remaining completely oblivious to the teaching of Christ. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Focusing on schools misses the larger problem of mass shootings. They don't just occur in schools. Las Vegas and Orlando come immediately to mind as recent examples, though I'm undoubtedly missing some. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I've found that to be the case nearly everywhere I've been in the US, even places about which well-meaning locals will offer warning. The streets are not nearly as dangerous in reality as they are in some people's fantasies. (By "some people" I'm not referring to christelsabine, rather the folks who are afraid to go to the store without being armed.) Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Again, reinstating the assault weapons ban is an excellent starting point. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's an interesting debate tactic you keep using. Pointing out that a bad idea is a bad idea does not carry with it any obligation to offer a different idea. You ignore the most obvious solutions, anyway. Armed guards are a reactionary response; we need prevention. If a student attempts to harm other students, but is killed by an armed guard prior to harming any additional students, it's still a failure. We have to figure out how to prevent desire to harm their fellow students, not just react to it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

And, yet you had to perform armed guard duty for physical assets while in the military. The civilian world should not much resemble the military world. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Responsible gun ownership indeed implies responsible gun storage. If someone isn't ready to meet minimum security requirements, they aren't ready for gun ownership. It was with good reason that the best locks in the entire barracks building were always on the arms rooms, at least when I was in. We have different opinions about this subject, so I would like to remain on topic regarding the proposal. It is on topic as a reason that we need to find a more effective and less superficial solution than "armed guards". Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

1-4 are reasonable, except the overly vague definition of "mental" (which, as is, could easily and reasonably be interpreted as having the desire to carry a gun). 5b needs work: I'd suggest that all firearms, current or future, are registered, and such registration is requisite to any claim of ownership. All sales go through licensed dealer; no individual sales, which would be a felony for both parties. Any unlicensed firearms are treated by authorities as unowned, are confiscated, and subsequently destroyed. I'd add a point that if a gun is easier to steal from the owner's home than it is to remove a big-screen television, then that gun is not sufficiently secure, and, if stolen, the owner shares responsibility for any unlawful use, with any claim of sufficient security requiring an affirmative defense. Suggestions 6a and b are no better than the status quo. Any need for guns in school is a huge problem. Kids have a right to learn in gun free spaces. Bringing in more guns on purpose makes the situation worse, not better. 6c risks unconstitutionality, and neither students nor teachers could be required to sign any authorization in public schools. School related suggestions imply that America's gun problem is a school problem. It's not, and school-centric solutions offer little potential benefit to underlying problems. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm not suggesting that it is a good goal. Something has to give, sooner or later. And the longer it takes, the more drastic the action will be. There will come a time, if the problem goes long enough unsolved, that the action will effectively be elimination of the 2nd amendment. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Check the supremacy clause. It wouldn't require an amendment, only an international treaty. There is legal precedent for the workaround. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

As I said, reasonable restrictions are a good first step. They are known to be highly effective, even if not perfect, whether you're willing to acknowledge that absolute act or not. Or you can continue with the intellectually dishonest claims that you've been making. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Those aren't close to absolutes. There's nothing inherently different about the US, except that we have so many cowards afraid to go to the corner store unarmed. The second amendment will almost certainly eventually go away, sooner rather than later if reasonable gun restrictions aren't enacted. Check with the Constitution you swore to defend to see how our friends in Britain and Canada could help make that happen. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Right. A non-solution that works in virtually every other developed western nation. Being armed to the teeth is the feel good solution. It allows scared people to feel safer without being any safer (but that's okay because the fear was manufactured, anyway). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, more yahoo wannabes with guns making challenges to troubled teens who feel desperate and need help. Not everyone thinks it's a good idea to have the police state you describe. Escalating he situation is rarely a good idea in the civilian world. And yet again; you offer no solutions only target what I've said. What is YOUR suggestion? As you've seen in my previous posts; what can we do to prevent future occurrences while adhering to the second amendment? To start with, let's have some reasonable restrictions on assault weapons. They have near-zero legitimate civilian purpose that isn't performed equally well by a gun that isn't designed to rapidly kill people in close quarters. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!