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  1. DanG
    There is a difference between giving him access, and requiring he be armed at all times, which is what has been proposed here. - Dan G
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    Thank you for being honest. Access to guns makes it easier for suicidal people, especially men, to commit suicide. To all the kneejerkers, I'm not saying soldiers shouldn't have guns, or all soldiers are suicidal. I'm simply pointing out that the suicide rate would likely go up if servicemembers were required to be armed at all times. It's not a value judgement, it is a statement of fact. If you're okay with that as the price for making recruiting centers "harder" targets, then at least be honest about it. I personally don't think arming all soldiers in garrison would solve anything, but would create a whole host of other problems. - Dan G
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    How do males tend to do the deed, statistically? - Dan G
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    Um, that's exactly what everyone here is arguing. If the targets are "harder" then they will be less likely to be attacked. Of course, the terrorists will just attack somewhere else, so the only real logical conclusion isthat we need to become a fully militarized police state to prevent a nutjob from killing people every couple years. Sounds like a great America. True, people who are really intent on killing themselves will get the job done somehow. Most suicide attempts, however, are more a cry for help then a true desire to end it all. Not having a gun on your thigh 24/7 will make those attemps less successful. Yes, in fact, it will. - Dan G
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    I didn't get caught at anything. I haven't tried to backpedal, in case you haven't noticed. I find absolutely nothing wrong with anything I've said. The reason why the suicide rate has skyrocketed is that we've been involved in the longest war in US history. You can't compare the atmosphere in the early 90s to the atmosphere today. If someone could explain to me why I should be ashamed of explaining why the DoD is unlikely to forces all servicemembers to be armed on US soil, and why I think it's a stupid idea, maybe I'll feel the shame you all think I should be experiencing. - Dan G
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    Why wouldn't I own my previous statement? You want servicemembers to be armed all the time to prevent terrorist attacks. I was just pointing out that the result of that will likely be more tragically dead servicemembers. Yes, restricting access to guns does not solve the mental health problems experienced in greater frequency by military personnal. We, as a nation, need to address that in a concrete way. But in the meantime, a kneejerk reaction to the tragic killing of five servicemembers that will result in the tragic death of even more doesn't make much sense. - Dan G
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    I think the people who pick Trump in the polls would never vote for him in a real election. I take his poll success as a sign that people are unhappy with the rest of the choices, and pick Trump to express their disappointment. I don't think anyone, including the people responding to polls, takes him setiously. - Dan G
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    Care to compare the number of dead servicemembers through suicide vs those killed by homegrown terrorists? Good luck. - Dan G
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    That oped piece is from February, you know. I understand the criticism. I'm not saying the deal is perfect, but there are two reasons I disagree with a lot of the criticism. One, it is not a US deal, it is an international deal. This isn't Obama making a deal with Iran, it is pretty much the whole world making a deal with Iran. Two, the whole point of the sanctions was to get Iran to the negotiating table. It worked. Everything I've heard indicated that Iran wishes to normalize relations with the rest of the world. This deal could be a good first step in that direction. - Dan G
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    As usual, the old, "so what you're saying is..." technique fails. I think it is obvious what I was saying, because I said it quite plainly. No spin required, thanks. - Dan G
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    Of course you can hide the details. The fact that you have heard of Area 51 means that you can't hide the existence of the program. If Iran had an Area 51, the US and international partners would know about it, and ask to inspect. My point was that you can't just put Area 51 in a box and hide it within a couple weeks. If you do, as soon as you set it up again, you'll have to dismantle it. We're not talking about some basement meth lab here, we're talking about significant research infrastructure. - Dan G
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    My point was that the "Gun Free Zone" was not in place because the Marines are anti-gun lefty nutjobs, which is the common place people are getting ready to go when they bring up the gun free zone thing. Most likely, the Marines decided that having recruiters armed would not lead to the welcoming atmosphere they are trying to promote at a recruiting station. On most military bases, soldiers/sailors/airmen/Marines are not allowed to have privately owned weapons in their residences. The DoD has decided that the risk of suicide/accident/fratricide is higher than the risk of the base being attacked. So far, they are right. - Dan G
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    Ah, you're one of those people that believe Iraq had an active WMD program, even though no concrete evidence of it was ever found. Well then of course you believe that Iran will develop nukes while being monitored. In fact, they'll probably do it in a complete invisible building, just like Saddam did. I get it now. - Dan G
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    You can't just pack up a high tech development program in boxes and put it in the back of your mini-van. And if you think the US, Israel, and the UK aren't going to be doing the same level (or higher) covert minitoring, then you're just being naive. We'll know if they are doing real development behind the scenes. - Dan G
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    Do you think the United States Marines are gun-o-phobes? - Dan G
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    This is pretty sad...

    DanG replied to RMK's topic in The Bonfire

    My mother never learned to ride a bike. She only learned to swim because her college made all students learn to swim to graduate. She was born in 1941, so pretty sure she wasn't a video-game addicted Millenial. - Dan G
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    Uh, yeah. You can access the texts of the Constitutions of the US and the Confederacy pretty easily. Unless you think the victors have gone back and rewritten them. And yes, I believe them when they tell me that the US succeeded in breaking off from England, and the South lost the Civil War. Do you have some inside intel to suggest that's not what happened? - Dan G
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    So do you believe that the US Constitution is an equally admirable document to the Confederate Constitution? Do you recall the respective outcomes of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War? - Dan G
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    "Dubya" was Bush's own nickname for himself. It was used to differentiate him from his father, who was George HW Bush. But you knew that. - Dan G
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    There is so much bullshit in that post, I don't even know where to start. If you want to fly the Confederate flag, then do so. No one is stopping you. Frankly, no one gives a shit. The government, on the other hand, shouldn't be flying it. It is just that simple. - Dan G
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    I watched ER. - Dan G
  22. DanG
    Interesting. I didn't know that about the Hellfire propelant. My company doesn't buy propellant from China, and we make missiles similar to the Hellfire. We make our own damn propellant. The computer chips seem to be a case of fraud in the supply chain. - Dan G
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    Are you under the impression that military hardware is bought from China? - Dan G
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    So then what's the point of this thread? - Dan G
  25. DanG
    Adding a signoff to the C license application that the applicant has received camera training, and including camera related questions on the C license exam would seeem to address the training issue, to at least some extent. It can be up to the Instructor signing off the C license application how much camera training they require. - Dan G