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But then it gets in the way of the trauma plates... :D

At the risk of diverting further... It makes him a fool. A hero helps others without regard to himself. McCandless sought his own solace without regard to his loved ones. He was too caught up in his own life to see what he did to his parents and to his sister. People who want to call...

No offense, but the fact that you do not remember a mention of the cabins does not change the fact that they existed. One cabin, clearly marked on topographical maps, was six miles due south of the bus in which he was living. Rangers and others who frequent the area have described the trip...

- He was within 0.25 miles of a cable bridge that would have gotten him over the river. - There were 3 survival cabins within a few miles of the bus, filled with food and supplies. - He deliberately chose not to bring either a compass or a map with him. It's one thing to have something...

Mosin M91/30. Even if I run out of ammo it will still make a damn fine club. :P

I would agree with those who say to tell them that you have the rifle already sold to someone else and are just waiting for the money to arrive. Then perhaps explain that it would not have been a good choice for home defense and offer to take the guy to the range with you sometime so that you...

I agree about the joke. The misinformation really was in the comments he posted.

Sometimes it's just too entertaining to resist. And it's better that than getting snippy with the co-workers who are screwing up my project right now. ;)

Blame Youtube's servers. The link gets you there, the servers just aren't serving. :P

The, "I'm just a comedian" defense. Pointed out an error in reasoning (claimed that crime went down in states where people were allowed to carry because the population when down, I corrected him saying that crime went down on a per-capita basis) and the guy goes nuts. Is this what we have to...

There are two places where I disagree.

WA has open carry (and an active group educating people about it) with full state pre-emption. The only places you're forbidden (aside from the usual places like courts, etc) are places in restaurants that are off-limits to people under 21 (in practice this means that you can carry in most bars...

Very honestly, short of implementing airport-style security it's not going to happen. I'm not suggesting that be implemented, but other than actually allowing people to arm themselves the only real option is to increase security to a near-oppressive level.

This is either an intentional red herring, or you're tragically unable to understand the difference between objects that can easily be used for harm and those that cannot. In and of itself, a firearm is no more dangerous than the mouse attached to my computer (that is to say, without any human...

Flight 93. Charging the shooter is viable only in very limited circumstances. Notably, circumstances where it's essentially certain that you will not survive regardless of your actions. I'm sorry, but suggesting that unarmed people mob a psychopathic person with a firearm is a recipe for a...

Ahh, yes. The old, "If we have 50 people walk in front of the tanks, we can go right through a minefield without worrying about damaging the tank" theory. Just rush the shooter with enough people, eventually he'll run out of bullets and the few students left standing can take him out. I mean...

Wouldn't Federal "Peaceable Journey" law cover this? Sounds like his arrest would have no standing if the firearm was truly inoperable and was not accessible from the passenger compartment.

For my own $0.02 on the sheep/sheepdog/wolf, I'll take a line from Rudyard Kipling. "I am the cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me." I have little or no use for the herd of sheep. They follow one another for reasons without logic. They worry over the latest exploits of...

Logically, I never said a degree precluded originality; merely that it doesn't prove originality. Your thesis may well prove originality, but the degree does not.

Colleges are awarding degrees, even degrees with honors, to millions of people who are good at nothing more than regurgitating what their professors want regurgitated. People who actually know how to think are as rare as hen's teeth, and while college can help, generally these people are not...