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How do I sign up for that job?

http://i48.tinypic.com/11llaty.jpg Seriously though. That's a good looking yote. And great pics.

Out of here with your common sense. :masturboy:

I carried an AR around in New Mexico and Texas all the time, though I was wearing camo as well. I wonder if that would make a difference in people's perception.

Oh....Muslim.

I honestly do not know much about the current Immigration stuff that's going on, but wonder if this will affect it.

well now....:masturboy:

*Numbers indicate total firearms-related deaths, 2007-2010. To me, this doesn't indicate firearm violence (just homicides), but rather accidental deaths and suicide as well. It's reasonable to believe that those states with the most guns are going to have more accidents and suicides. Again, laws will do nothing for this. Do you have a graph of strictly homicides vs. gun laws? Also, though your other graphs point out that America has a high number of homicides and violent deaths compared to the other countries, I also do not feel that this is due to the guns. That's like saying when ice cream sales increase, so does crime. The true correlation is that when the temperature increases, so does crime and ice cream sales. Just because you can show two things trend together, does not mean that one causes the other. What we really have in the country is a culture problem. When we can figure out why that is, we can get on with how to fix it.

And the truth is that online sales, and sales through a dealer at a gun show already require background checks. Used/face-to-face transactions do not.

That's my initial reaction to the polls posted. I guess I will concede that the polls do, in fact (or according to that site) show ~80-90% of Americans who took the polls feel that the legislation would have helped. Granted, polling is the only real way to gather this kind of data, however, I do not feel it is always completely accurate. I can only speculate on why these inaccuracies might occur. None the less, I still don't buy that 80-90% of Americans even come close to understanding the gun culture or laws in this country.

That's honestly very surprising, especially from the Fox poll (which one would obviously think would be skewed the other way). Of those who support it, I would like an honest explanation of how it would truly help the situation. I'm also surprised that mental health was the lowest on the list of concerns for those who voted. People apparently still think that guns are the problem, and that's a problem IMO.

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So they conducted a poll in the northeast corner of the country, giving no further specifics as to where exactly in those states the poll was conducted. And that equates to 90% of Americans? C'mon man... I'm not doubting that they did conduct the poll, only as to how it was carried out. They should have went to Chicago, NYC, and San Fran; then their numbers would be more like 100%.

I love how Obama keeps stating that the Repubs were lying in order to drum up support against it, while at the same time, keeps throwing around this "90% of Americans support it" horseshit. I hate politicians from both sides.

The music really sets the mood

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Why in God's name would you want one of those pieces of shit?

I've answered this same question on CR before, but am too lazy to dig up my post. In short, they are not designed to kill. They are designed as a force multiplier. It puts those who might not be able to overcome an adversary on their own on a level playing field (or sometimes on higher ground). "God made men, but Sam Colt made them equal." If all I have to do is draw a gun to get you to stop doing whatever it is that you are doing, then it has done just exactly what it was supposed to do. If that does not work, and you continue, then I put a round or 6 in you. If that does not work, I continue until you stop. If you stop because you are dead, that is your own fault.

Sure. I, too, felt that nothing would come of it. However, I feel a major reason why nothing did come of it is because the pro-gun side is very loud when it comes to their opposition of any further laws. Being vocal about it is what gets you what you want. Had everyone just quietly sat back and said, "Nothing will happen", I'm sure this would have passed.

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/516d7d506bb3f7d24500000e-1024-1365-620-/si-boston-marathon-cover.jpg

If they are free after 4, just let me know where and when to pick them up.

Yikes.