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This discussion reminds me of an old Steve Martin bit from the album Comedy Is Not Pretty, about trying to impress women (paraphrased from memory): UPDATED TO ADD: Here's a blog post from Unclutterer about keeping cardboard boxes.

OK, I'll bite. Not necessarily dispute, but question... Without citing sources, because I don't have time to dig through boxes of old gun rags that are going to the recycle bin anyway, I recall some tests done with painted bullets shot into ballistic gelatin mixed with sand. Only the tips...

If your budget is "up to $1,200," then I would suggest getting one of the $700-$900 guns, and spend the rest on quality magazines (about $100 for 5 Chip McCormick's), ammo, and holster and training (depending on your experience level and intended use). Based on my browsing gun shops in my...

Simple Economics In a capitalist system, the market will supply what the market demands.

Python Anaconda Cobra Any others?

The same first handgun as for a small, male college student.

Here is some more information on the original story in question, to meet some of Art's requirements. It turns out that the guy had been operating another home based business for 7 years, without any objection...

Cite me a law, cite me a regulation, cite me a court ruling, that prohibits HOA corporations from banning guns in their privatized common interest communities.

In addition to the common areas (which could be a single tree), the assets of an HOA corporation are the right to collect assessments (HOA dues), impose fines and fees, place a lien on the homes, and to foreclose on the homes. See here -- your home is forever collateral to whatever debts and...

From the information in the stories, the HOA corporation is being more restrictive than the zoning laws. If it was a zoning issue, the municipality would be dealing with it. Getting the proper zoning permits from the municipality has been a requirement for an FFL since 1993 or 1994 (which is...

How's that keeping and bearing of arms at the office working out? I'm sure your boss appreciates the "This Cubical Protected by Smith & Wesson" sticker. Or, if you live in an H.O.A., display a "Don't Tread On Me" flag and see what happens. They will "Molan Labe," and send you the bill for...

They used to, with Catholics and Jews being excluded from certain neighborhoods. I'm going to speculate -- and speculation is all it is -- that the current body of legislation and court rulings that prevents discrimination based on race sex religion age national origin disability etc...

The following from Evan McKenzie's FAQ sums it up (Professor McKenzie used to be an HOA lawyer): Instead of being some type of civic club for homeowners, HOAs are corporations created by and for the developers before the first homeowner -- who is forever bound by the corporation's governing...

Did Shelley v. Kraemer address the Second Amendment, or just the 14th in regard to race-restrictive covenants? The Supreme Court ruled that such race-restrictive covenants are unenforceable, not that they are invalid. This is why such covenants still exist, even though they cannot be legally...

The same as you do at work. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think so. In the absence of any legislation or court ruling, such as those that have prohibited the enforcement of race-restrictive HOA covenants since 1948, I am not aware of any protection for gun owners in HOAs. It's very scary...