The Assault Weapons Ban
POSTED BY: AnthonyT
UPDATED: Friday, December 5, 2008 17:22
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Originally posted by nvghostrider:
The great thing about CCW's (at least the way I've seen generally) is that the persons posessing one is constantly being checked. Once a week, once a month, whatever has been determined by the municipality issuing the permit. Not at all a bad thing.
Not here. I've never been checked on anything, apart from the 3 times I've been pulled over since I've gotten my CCW. I was never asked to show or surrender my weapon during those stops. I don't thing my info is given to the municipality, either (though they did get a call during the background check).
In Texas, at least, once you have a CHL you get to bypass the Instant Check when purchasing a gun. It saves a good deal of time and hassle for the buyer and the seller.
Mercy is the mark of a great man.
Guess I'm just a good man.
Well, I'm alright.
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Actually my primary weapon is intelligence and eloquence.
I used to, till recently, drive a cab in detroit, and was able and willing to go into areas others would not, picking up and dropping off because of the ability to effectively communicate and relate to even very bad people on the low end of society.
I never got robbed or hassled cause I managed to insinuate myself into their monkeysphere, and being the only driver willing to travel there, was an asset to them worth protecting, any of them who got ideas would be jumped by half a dozen others for even considering messing with me.
And knowing how to de-escalate a situation is critical, you did right Anthony, although I doubt it was a pleasant experience, there's the way the world should be, and then there's how it is, which is unfortunate, but cannot be denied.
Most folk unknowingly give off victim-vibe to the low element, and learning not to do that is crucial to survival although it's not an easy thing to teach or learn, or even explain, I KNOW Rue knows how not to, or she'd not still be here posting to us, perhaps she could give some insight when she has a chance cause my explaination and perspective on it prolly won't make as much sense.
My edge comes from being able to walk up to and effectively relate to and communicate with, everyone from an upright businessman to a wacked out crazy who'd loaded to the gills on some mindbending drugs - and walk away not only unmolested, but in fact leaving them with positive feelings towards me.
As for those rare few who cannot be swayed in that fashion, a strong control presence (see also: Marc Macyoung's work) is crucial to not becoming their victim, and the ability to shadowdance right back at them leaves them without the ability and opportunity to engage you with enough of an edge to make it worth their while.
I've rarely ever had to draw, and the few times I have were from such overwhelming advantage that the situation was resolved without popping caps, and knowing how to handle the machismo factor and let them save face, instead of leaving an insulted and vengeful aggressor, has on occasion even resulted in good relations with the person who did get a gun barrel in the ribs as a stern warning of what could have been.
That being said, I have a very different ROE to anyone crossing my doorstep with hostile intent, but the same reputation and rapport that protected my cab also protects my home - my concern is less for the low end criminal element than the high end (that being the State) cause my greater concern is a bunch of rocketjocks from SWAT all pumped up on adrenalin misreading a house number and bashing my door by mistake.
An apology means nothing to a corpse.
-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it
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Originally posted by Geezer:Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
Gun locks save children's lives. Making them mandatory makes sense.
How about filling in all the swimming pools? More children die of drowning in pools than in firearms accidents.
in 2005, 75 children 14 or younger were killed by the accidental discharge of a firearm (789 for all ages). 810 were drowned (3582 for all ages). In fact, almost every other type of accidental death is more likely to kill children than firearms.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf
http://www.poolalarms.com/pool_drowning_statistics.htm
In 1992 bicycles killed 260 14 and under. maybe we should ban bikes while we're at it?
http://www.helmets.org/cdcstats.htm
"Keep the Shiny side up"
In 2007, over 1-million children were murdered by medical doctors in USA. But that's part of the PLAN. Over 50-million genocided in USA so far. Gotta make room for 50-million illegal aliens.
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"The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year. Using Leape's 1997 medical and drug error rate would add another 216,000 deaths, for a total of 999,936 deaths annually. It is now evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the US."
—Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; Dorothy Smith, PhD, Life Extension Magazine, Death by Medicine, March 2004 (plus 1.5-Million annual aborticides in USA)
www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.htm
Planned Parenthood Abortion Gift Certificates for Christmas:
www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Abortion%20is%20Murder/gu
ilt.htm
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What the...!? Did anyone else see that?! Who was that poster??
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Speaking of wacked out crazies...
How was your thanksgiving, PN ?
Find any good dirt on Biden yet ?
-F
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Lol This is GREAT!
Libs and the weaklings can get Zoloft/Weed on prescription....
But grandma and grandpa (from the Greatest Generation) can get something that will make sure those stupid hippies stay off their lawn...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20081205/twl-guns-on-prescription-for-elder
ly-3fd0ae9.html
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