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Seems to be a lot of that going around these days. Chuck It starts when someone begins fearing inanimate objects. I sincerely hope a person like that is not able to purchase a gun, cordless drill or materials to make a pipe bomb. In fact I really hope they will recognize their irrationality and voluntarily refrain from voting. Wouldn't that be swell!? They don't see that gang bangers, whack jobs and every day criminals need to be dealt with. In all my years and of all my guns, I have yet to see any one of them jump out of that gun cabinet and shoot-up a work place or playground or a mall or any other place. Chuck

Sounds to me as if there is some disconnect from reality going on. Seems to be a lot of that going around these days. Chuck

rhaig and I got that worked-out. All I can say is, God forbid you are ever the victim of a home invasion or some other violent crime and don't have something to defend yourself with. Hint: never take a knife to a gun fight. Chuck

I think, that's pretty 'stand-up' of you. I appreciate it. I would take a wild guess that every hardware store throughout the country sells the components for a pipe bomb. I was bum-fuzzled by the comment because guns seem to be the weapon of choice and we don't hear that often of pipe-bombs being used. Personally, I am a big supporter of our second amendment and love the smell of gunsmoke in the morning. This must've been a big thing to our fore-fathers, in that it was listed second after freedom of speech. The thing that really gets me is the way people give knee-jerk reactions to this subject. I wonder... where is the sanity? Banning guns for 'good guys', when the 'bad guys' will still have guns just doesn't make sense. I think, we need to pay more attention to crazy talk or actions of people who just might be a 'problem'. Reporting it after something happens doesn't work. Chuck

That's your answer? for one thing, Law abiding citizens don't keep pipe bombs. They know they are illegal. Why, are you adding 'pipe bombs' into this topic. How often are pipe bombs used in home invasions, car-jackings, robberies, rapes, kid nappings... Looks like you're comparing apples to hand grenades. Chuck

stop being obtuse. Of course it's harder. (unless you use a high quality carbide bit and a drill with high torque) But can you also understand that the same place you buy that cordless drill sells all the materials needed to make a pipe bomb? The problem isn't with the tools used, it's the violence that is accepted in our society as an acceptable way to get acknowledgement. Reduce the reporting about individuals that do these things. (cut off their 15min of fame even if it's posthumous) Work to reduce violence in cities across the country (start with highest concentrations of all violent crime). Bring back personal accountability. All these are steps that would help more than further firearms restrictions. there we go, a reasonable answer. Of course it is MUCH MUCH MUCH harder to mass kill with a cordless drill than a gun. Of course pipe bombs are bad, and they are already banned. No pipe bombs allowed for "home defense" No "right to bear pipe bombs" I agree pipe bombs are also tools that make killing easy. They are banned, and should stay banned. Guns should be banned also. Will people still use pipe bombs even though they are banned? Sure. Is that a reason to NOT BAN them? No. Just how, do you propose to get guns out of the hands of gangs, the 'mob' and other bad guys? Banning guns from good, law abiding citizens would make them easy targets. Chuck

That quote is the bottom of page 7...this is page nine. I'm going to predict that in Page 8 or 9, someone will say something snarky like "well, there were used in an assault and they are weapons, so we can say the media was correct in calling a shotgun and a pistol as 'assault weapons'" edit: nope, prediction not confirmed - nice job guys. next experiment in the works. I am amazed! Chuck

For those who want to ban AR-15s, it sure seems to matter, even though rifles are rarely used for crime. Now if we can just get Kallend to agree that it doesn't matter to victims if they're killed withguns or knives or bats, then we'll really be making progress. When we can get you gun nuts to agree that it is way easier/faster/more effective to shoot 12 people than it is to kill them with cordless drills and ping pong balls we will be making progress. When we can get you gun nuts to agree that a crazy person like this man would be much less dangerous if armed with baseball bats, hockey sticks, and samurai swords, than with a shotgun and handgun, then we are making progress. When we can get you anti-2nd Amendment Gun-o-phobes to realize that when someone is bent on a mass killing, that the gun is only one tool. If you take it away, they will use pipe-bombs, swords, IED's or whatever else they can ge their hands on at the time to kill, then we will be making progress. When we can get you to understand that the problem is in our society and not in the availability of guns, then we will be making progress. #1!! Chuck

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I have a buddy named Jesus! Chuck

You bet! As a lawyer... few customers. As a politician...few votes. Chuck

Poor guy. Chuck

That is 'chuckle' worthy. Chuck

Strange way to get free beer! http://www.thedailymeal.com/man-accidentally-brews-beer-his-gut

For years, I saw a family practitioner doctor whose first name was 'Life'. I found that a bit comforting. Chuck

Get a rope! Chuck Or a chain and a pickup. That'll work!!

Get a rope! Chuck

Oh, now it's shotguns? I thought it was "Assault Weapons". I think that was the media, screaming 'assault weapons'. Everything I've read or heard on the news was that police said there was no assault rifle involved. A shotgun and a semi-auto pistol. Sounds to me that the media is promoting Feinstein and Pelosi and other anti-gunners. Feinstein, as we all know, holds a concealed carry permit. Chuck

It must be the chemicals there! Chuck

Please feel free to Guinness my house up :-) Be glad to do it! Chuck

I saw that on GMA, this morning. Those guys are good!! Chuck

This may shed some light... http://home.myhughesnet.com/tv/3/player/vendor/Fox%20News/player/embedded/asset/fox_news-how_did_the_nav%3Ahow_did_the_navy_yard_shooter_get_securi-gnrc Chuck

I heard this morning that his discharge was "General". That's not the same as Honorable. The options for discharge are: Honorable Dishonorable Other Than Honorable General Bad Conduct I think there are some other, less common ones, but those are the usual ones. A General dischange indicates that he didn't finish out his committment, but his problems didn't rise to the level of Dishonorable or Bad Conduct. It's complicated, and I'm far from an expert. Just heard.. the shooter's original discharge was a 'General' discharge, later up-graded to an 'honorable' discharge because he was (at the time) applying to a civilian security company. Chuck

The way I see it, folks are tried and convicted in the media. People tend to believe the worst. Recent big trials in Florida, for example. The media got hold of them and look what happened. Jody Arias trial in Arizona was a huge media 'event'. I really believe, the media should not be allowed in any courtroom. I believe, some can be helped and there are that few who you cannot help, no matter what. It's difficult to sort them out but Ya' gotta try something. Our prisons are about to bust at the seams. That's another argument. Chuck

Just saw tis... http://home.myhughesnet.com/news/read/category/Top%20News/article/ap-navy_yard_gunman_visited_range_day_befor-ap Chuck