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Remster

Just imagine how much worse it would be if there wasn't mandatory testing, insurance, and licencing...

not if used on private property.

removing guns from the citizenry (sounds like what you want to do) will (and has elsewhere) result in a rise in violent crime.

The CDC published study (in 2012) about gun violence estimated between 500K and 3M defensive gun uses each year (DGU defined as showing, brandishing, or firing to stop a violent crime). In the US in 2011 (stats available at the time of the study) there were 1,214,462 violent crimes. Extrapolating, guns in the hands of the citizenry possibly prevented between 6,000 and 37,000 murders, between 35,000 and 208,000 rapes, between 146,000 and 875,000 robberies, and between 313,000 and 1,879,000 aggravated assaults.

Where is the tradeoff a good one for you?

kallend

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http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/072015-762541-medicaid-enrollment-and-costs-are-far-above-forecasts.htm

In California, almost 2.3 million enrolled — nearly triple what the state planned on. Today, 1 in 3 Californians are on Medicaid.

Wow. No wonder California is broke.

Why do you hate poor sick people?

Because they're poor. And sick. And people.

Be an equal opportunity hater.

I buy organic when it tastes better.

Bananas. That's it.

Anvilbrother

They disallow amateur radio operators to encrypt any transmissions other than satellite commands, RC code, and Telemetry data. Everything else has to be sent by means not to obscure the message being transmitted.

Yes, but the reasons behind that are more about identification of the transmitting parties and not the access to the data. Otherwise things like broadband hamnet would be illegal.

The FCC allows encrypted transmissions on licensed frequencies. (thus identifying the party in question)

yes, it's picking a nit, but the 5th is the saturday before the election. Did you mean the 8th perhaps?

And I don't care who wins on that day. They've all gotten so far away from what's good for the country, and are concentrating on what's good for the party. We're fucked.

use of belts in a bus was mentioned in post 5.

kallend

They knew full well from whom they were accepting it in the first place. It's only now become an embarrassment.

So when can we expect Hillary to order the return of the money that foreign governments donated to the Clinton Foundation (aka, the Bill & Hillary's bribery slush fund). Or at least the donations that came from countries that support stoning of women? Or the ones that fall outside the foundation's ethics agreement with the state department?

brenthutch

I think it is an illustrative and accurate representation of the discussion we have been having here on SC for the last ten years.

No it isn't.

Yes it is.

http://www.those-who-serve.com/2015/06/07/very-un-pretty-police-interaction/

An officer's opinion on the incident.

TX law says you aren't required to provide ID unless you are under "legal arrest" (I think that's the wording). Yes, this applies to traffic stops.

It is a crime to provide false ID (be it physical or verbal) to an officer.

The Austin police chief doesn't seem to like those rules, but that's not on topic.

I will certainly take corrections on the above. It's from (sleepy) memory, and I know we have more than one TX LEO in this forum.

Andy9o8

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We're all assholes and angles

Obtuse angles?

well I can't say if he's a cute angle, and while he's right sometimes, like all of us, not all the time. So I guess that leaves being obtuse.

Boomerdog

We have open and concealed carry in Virginia. I've seen men and women open carry. At times, I carry concealed and only concealed. I fail to see the utility of open carry. First it tells a potential assailant what you are carrying, second it scares the shit out of a lot of people and third, it's also perceived as flaunting or a deliberate act of "See what I can do, it's legal and there's nothing you can do nah nah nah." Too many You Tube videos of cops confronting open carry idiots. The cops want to flex their muscles and the idiots want to confront with the law or is it the other way around. Whatever, it's STUPID.

Conceal, be humble, be quiet. Be nice to everyone, know the law. Speak softly, use large caliber, many rounds! Use as a last resort.

They're in the process of passing licensed open carry here in TX. To me it's a matter of convenience. I sometimes concealed carry under a jacket or long shirt. Less worry about accidental exposure now. That's the only reason I can see the utility of open carry. Convenience.

jakee

Or maybe even the worst of the power tripping, ill trained, unworthy donut munchers that pollute the ranks of the police would realise that opening fire on an organised protest of gun holders was a bad call.

so not all police are bad. Are at least not all stupid. :)

JohnnyMarko

I have a question. Why open carry a rifle?

some people thing just because it's legal, they should do it. It's hard to fix stupid.

Some people think that by doing this, they're helping people be less afraid of guns. There has been so much hype about the evil black rifles that are killing machines, that people are afraid of guns. They should be afraid of actions, not objects. While I understand the point of these types of open carriers, and at some level agree with them, it's an execution issue. The way they're executing on this idea isn't accomplishing their goal.

two different departments. Likely two different levels of training and awareness.

Aside from that the only thing I can see is that the second man had the rifle in a position that could be more easily deployed for immediate use.

What's interesting is that in this open carry display
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140820-huey-p.-newton-gun-club-leads-open-carry-rally-in-south-dallas.ece
Some of the members are clearly violating TX law in the way they are carrying the firearms. They are clearly brandishing. But if your all police are bad mentality holds true, they would have been shot at.

This is a difference in awareness of open carry laws and training in response.

Amazon

Or the Legion of Tea Baggers who think Obummer ....

You may have intelligent points to make. I'll never know. You continually use slang derogatory terms for the people you're discussing. I can't respect that. Nor care enough about your opinion to read your posts.

looks like that sheriff's dept needs some additional training.

However, both of these fall under the heading of "just because it's legal, doesn't mean it's a good idea".

kallend

Jon Stewart on the Lone Star Loonies:

www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/05/05/watch-jon-stewart-rip-reaction-to-jade-helm-15-the-military-exercise-spawning-conspiracy-theories/

Saw that earlier today. That was a good bit.

Amazon

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I know zimmie didn't claim SYG . . . but the ignorant still think he did.

I guess if he was in Tejas.... the shooter could use the "He needed killin" excuse instead of SYG.

yeah... well sometimes (though admittedly rarely) that's just the case
http://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-texas-father-beat-death-daughters-molester/story?id=16612071

SkyDekker

According to the defence attorneys.

Looks like it isn't that easy to determine the legality of a knife. My personal opinion is that in those cases, maybe a confiscation until legality is determined is more appropriate than arrest (and a rough ride and a killing).

Really it's an officer education issue. Can't have an officer walking up to a law abiding citizen and saying "Hey, I'm not sure if your knife is legal. Give it to me until we're sure."

That may be the way you guys roll up in kanukistan, but not down here.

I was just addressing the knife as I offered info on knives earlier in the thread.

Was his name Lincoln Sternn?
http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Lincoln_F._Sternn

So as it turns out, the knife in question was a spring assist blade.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/06/us/freddie-gray-knife/

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Court documents say it was a "spring-assisted, one-hand-operated knife." Mosby has said the knife was not a switchblade.

Switchblades are illegal in Maryland, but the law is even stricter in Baltimore.

"Baltimore City has a law that says it's not only illegal to have a switchblade, but it's also illegal to have a spring-action knife," said Andrew Alperstein, a defense attorney.

So the blade was legal under state law, but not city law.

airdvr

Everyone hates the HOA until Festus tries to park his double-wide next door.

I wouldn't mind if they kept to regulating visible things.

I'm not "allowed" to put up a ham radio antenna (or actually any antenna) on my property even if it's not visible from off my property.

I have to pay $20 to apply to be able to paint my house the same color it is right now.

Yes, I signed the contract after I read the restrictions. I fully expected to be able to get an exception for an antenna that isn't visible.