Recent content by Skibane

Re: Chicago Tribune's article - Oh, nice one!

Or, as a legal fallback measure, perhaps three separate, staged triggers (somewhat like the dual triggers on some over/under shotguns)...

Hmm, this line of reasoning has a powerful appeal! After all, given enough time, my travels on foot almost always put me in eventual contact with my vehicle...

Thursday, September 06, 2007 By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) - California would be the first state to require that every semiautomatic handgun cartridge be stamped with an identifying mark if the governor signs a bill that has now cleared both chambers of the Legislature...

And I say "that is quite possibly the stupidest slogan in the entire history of human civilization"...

Not exactly an encouraging sign, if you're a gun-owning Democrat: The only viable alternative to Hillary is no less repulsive than Hillary... Worse yet, regardless of which candidate prevails in the Dem primaries, the other one will end up in the VP slot!

Gun ownership in Mexico is strongly discouraged. Most Mexican citizens have little hope of obtaining a firearm legally. Furthermore, both the Mexican police and court systems are corrupt, and can't be relied upon to protect the average citizen. The media is pushing the premise that most guns...

*who needed killing...

I'm just surprised they haven't attempted to claim it already! The argument could be made just as easily that ALL "broadcast mediums" (including satellite services and the internet) are publicly-owned resources, and thus subject to "affirmative action". (Technically, even the audio spectrum...

Translation: "A Republican President is the only thing that's keeping us from restricting free speech." :scrutiny:

Kim du Tois is firmly in the Fred camp (and has been for some time!): My Guy

On my vehicle (and I suspect many others, too), the ignition switch has to be in the "run" position in order for the power windows to work - the "accessory" position won't cut it. So, as soon as you comply with an officer's request to turn off the engine, you can no longer roll up the windows.

Sarcasm. He said it to point out the absurdity of Wittes' argument.

Livestock and family pets seem quite content without freedom. Some folks seem happiest without their freedom, and tend to divest themselves of it at every opportunity. Perhaps it's a genetic trait.