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Where do the majority of our gun crimes come from? The overwhelming majority? Gun-obsessed NRA members? Gun collectors? CCW instructors? No, inner city minorities and drug violence. You want to change the culture but you're focused on the wrong culture. You have a hangup with people who own and enjoy guns, namely those who are reacting to the politicization of their rights....completely avoiding that you're much more likely to meet violence from a 17 year old black kid with a stolen gun than from me with a legal AR15. Majority of guns used in crimes? Stolen. Most frequent type? Cheap 9mm. The real ill, the real danger, is the shit culture and failed WOD that skews the debate and everyone is afraid to tackle because it involves the sacred cows of welfare and race. Remove those peaceful folks from the national statistics, and our gun violence rate is right there with the European countries everyone holds up as a beacon of sensible gun laws....and us without the need for such gun laws, because with a country awash in guns and "gun culture", we're as peaceful and non-violent as industrialized countries can be....all except for the drug and gang violence fucking it all up, and that has shit all to do with me and my AR15. As long as more people use guns to protect themselves than harm, and that's been the case for the last 100 years (even to include women, minorities, the elderly and gays), the "gun culture" is no such thing. It's a culture of victims and predators, and you're asking for us to abandon the most effective means of keeping a predator at bay and relying on fists, knives, and cell phones. That doesn't work so well for women, elderly, the diminutive, etc. Guns ain't the problem. The ghetto is.

Not sure why I'm just now registering here... I'm Pete, I have an 04 R6 that's all tracked out. A few of you might know me from R6Live/Central/MessageNet. I've ridden with a bunch of you at track days over the years, as well. Just thought I'd drop in and see if I could connect with some of the guys/gals I've seen at the track. Glad to be here! Here's me and the bike: And my other bike:

Hello all, I just started riding and really like it so far. I bought a 2004 Honda CBR600rr and have put about 500 miles on it, in 3 weeks riding time. I am really starting to get the feel for the bike now. I need to buy a manual so I know what the oil change cycle is and so on. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated! Thanks ! Jesse

Ellsworth Blosser would be 85 years young today. He grew up Mennonite on a farm in North Lima, Ohio, went to undergrad at Goshen College in Indiana, and attained graduate and post-graduate degrees at Ohio State. Worked as a chemist and metallurgist at Battelle Laboratory in Columbus and then in the same capacity at Worthington Industries. The man could grow one hell of a garden and could fix anything (and I do mean anything) with a motor or an engine. He also was mean with a stick welder in his hand. Sang a pretty good baritone/bass in the church choir at All Saints Lutheran in Worthington, Ohio, where he and Mom were founding members. Never missed a single baseball game of mine, from neighborhood games at age 9 to the American Legion World Series in Carson City, Nevada when I was 18. I haven't, and have vowed not to miss any game my son plays in - it's something Dad did that sticks in my memory. He doted on his only grandchild (my boy) for the 4 years that he knew him, and was married to my mother for 2 months shy of 46 years when death took him. Extremely frugal, he never earned what one would deem "a lot" of money, but when he died (and mom, less than 6 months later) he left 7+ figures to their church, their schools, and a couple of other charities. I buried him on my 40th birthday, nearly 7 years ago. I heard this song for the first time ever the day after he died, and I damn near rear-ended a semi on Rt. 3 in Westerville because I couldn't see. Happy Birthday Dad! Me and Jr. miss you a lot! Sorry for being long-winded, and perhaps boring, but it's something I wanted to do.

What activity a man uses to bond with his daughter is not for you to judge. It is YOUR opinion, just like your views on guns. My father taught me to shoot at an early age, I remember those times fondly. Never once do I say "golly gee, I sure wish we were tossing the ole pigskin around instead". To this day my father and I go shooting together, usually for competition. Not once do I look at him and say "sure would like to use this thing to blow someone's head off dad". That's ridiculous.

So in a home invasion situation people should... A. Sit and watch, maybe lend a hand. B. Pull a Chuck Norris Moment and get shot by the criminal. C. Bend over and take it like a liberal. D. Have a plan of where to make a stand and have a loaded gun available. E. Call magley to come rescue them by talking the criminal to death with peace and love. Because as we know, if I don't have a gun the criminal will throw his away. Your view = skewed.

Here's a relevant article for ya'll to herp derp about... http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-most-meaningless-arguments-against-gun-control/ ...aaaaaaaannnnnnndd go!

For fucks sake. Its not the gun that kills anymore than its the spoon that makes you fat. I carry a gun everyday and its never killed anyone. My gun has one purpose; to defend. Its the bad guys choice if I fire. You people and your twisted views. Do you have any idea how many concealed guns you pass and never know it? You cannot uninvent the gun. You can make all the laws you want but criminals will find a way just as people still drink and drive. I keep a fire extinguisher in case of fires. I could beat you over the head and kill you but that is not my intent therefore it is not the object at fault but the person. The key is knowledge, training and safety. The gun is the great equalizer. Granny and the gang Banger just out of prison. I suppose we should take away grandmas right to defend herself and allow the felon who will always find a way.

What problem? I've never committed a gun crime, shot anyone, aimed my gun at anyone, nothing. My guns have never been in the hands of criminals. They're locked in a safe, never had one stolen. I'm not part of any problem. The problem is violence, and I'm not violent. Could you two get together and come up with a cogent fucking point? Why not just agree that guns scare both of you and leave it at that? I'd accept that. I wouldn't try to talk you out of it either. It's the delusion and prescription for society that I'm gonna tell you is fucking loony tunes. Be honest with yourselves first. Let's try that.

That's quite a smackdown...do you want to take the obvious shot? The penis-compensation one or are you saving that for a grand salvo? You're an internet gladiator, I'll give you that. Would you like to explain to everyone who has saved themselves or their families from violence that they should be dead? Works both ways. You see guns as inherently imbued with evil, I see them as tools. I suppose you think people who have medical insurance and fire extinguishers are pussies too...living in fear. Oh, but guns are weapons. So, then people who die at the hands of their abusive husbands fists aren't dead because only weapons kill. Hands, afterall, can never be used for anything malicious. Hands and blunt objects kill more women every year than guns, btw. Those dick-beaters of yours are the tools of pussies. Based on our interactions, I have formed a complex mental image of the thoughtful warrior I'm locking horns with. This is generous, you might not be this smart looking but I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt. You have an awesome evening, sport. You're everything I've come to expect in an Obama voter.

This should amuse the military guys. http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/07/gay-infantry-marines-protest-female-grunts/

tell your side to all the families of murdered family members killed by guns. you only want a gun because 1. you're a pussy and can't fight 2. you think it makes you cool

True that. Speaking of perception, here's my daughter when she was about 10 during a plate match. To the uninformed, the gun-fearing, the emotional idiot (you know who you are)...it's a little girl shooting a dangerous "assault rifle". That's some people's default, because they see a small girl holding a scary black gun with vertical grips and tactical optics. The truth is, and what's really happening is she's shooting a semi-automatic .22lr rifle that she is very safe and proficient with, absolutely the same in function and lethality as this: Actually, that Marlin is more deadly...as it has a bigger capacity...but I digress. My kiddo is also not there alone, she was surrounded by adults and children under strict supervision on a closed range, and all of the children are taught strict gun-handling rules and closely monitored for safety. Their targets are foam plates, their goal is accuracy and fun. Their reward is satisfaction, competition, relaxing time spent with their mothers and fathers on a nice fall day. (proud papa says she came in 3rd that day in ages 10-12, out of 15 kids...on her first match ever). Why does she use an AR15 style .22? Because it's ergonomically great for kids. Small grips, collapsible stock, light and adaptable...quickly switchable for many configurations, even for me to use. It's a great tool, that does everything well. I suspect that's why it's the most popular weapon sold, not because it's being bought for millions of spree shootings. It's fun. My daughter is now 16, and is an accomplished smallbore shooter. Ask her what guns are to her, and she'll tell you they're her sport. She's not got a violent or reactionary bone in her body...she still has teddy bears on her bed, but she enjoys the discipline and focus of shooting. It's her zen time, where she gets to do something she excels at. That's all, she has no interest at all in defensive or combat shooting, and that's fine she's still a kid she's got parents who watch out for bumps in the night. For her, and most gun owners, the joy of owning a gun isn't in the destruction or potential violence it's just a fun hobby...that also serves a very old survival instinct that was so important that our nation was built upon it and included it as the second most important right for the government to never impose upon. It's not even really about militias, it's about survival. The oppression of tyranny, even by the own words of the men who wrote the constitution isn't just from the King of England. It can come from the police, from a criminal, from a mob. Ask the blacks of the KKK south about tyranny. Ask Matthew Shepard about tyranny. It's not just for shooting at armies, and that's why the 2nd says "the right of the people" and not the "right of the militia" or the "right of the standing army". It was meant so that all of us can survive, if we have no other means and have exhausted all other methods of obtaining freedom from an oppressor....whether that's a corrupt local police force, or a criminal, or even a kid with red hair and a joker obsession. If you look at my daughter and see violence, or future criminal, or anything other than a little girl having fun with her dad, your lenses are broke and your bias is seeing something that isn't there.

It's the victory bell in Monroe, it's from the 1800's If this is good I'll name the next challenge

I think he want to school with Cuc Umber.

:welcome: Hope you don't ever go over 55 mph rural and 65mph on highway. If so, I'm sure you never write tickets because that would be hypocritical and shows a lack of honestyintegrity to the public you protect and serve.

Any of various marine cephalopod mollusks of the genus Loligo and related genera, having a usually elongated body, ten arms surrounding the mouth, a vestigial internal shell, and a pair of triangular or rounded fins.

I prefer peanut oil, but I'm open to suggestions. Maybe I should start a new thread.

I Love AFT Ranger!

If anyone knows anything else that may be fun in columbus please let swinger know so that he can put an end to it.

So England traded all their guns to Iran for their gays?

I don't know, some of those biker titties are pretty bad. I mean National Geographic bad.