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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The filibuster wasn't for nothing, as such. It delayed the victory of the deny medical care to women bill, and forced its sponsors to be open about their determination to pass it over the objections of the people it would affect. Calling a second special session of a state legislature is very rare, and shows desperation.
It also gave Wendy Davis national media exposure, mostly favorable, which is like manna from heaven for a politician.
What the hell kind of friend is he to let him have a gun when he's in that state, especially when there are people in rooms right next to yours that could get hit? Even if there wasn't anybody else around the guy could have blown his own hand off if he used it like a cane.
I have a feeling this man would have sworn up and down that he was a "responsible gun owner."
edited 13th Jul '13 9:58:57 AM by Kostya
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) doesn't want to bring back the Gas Chamber.
edited 13th Jul '13 10:05:41 AM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016edited 13th Jul '13 10:36:03 AM by NativeJovian
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Assault rifle can mean one of two different things.
The first is fully automatic weapons, which all but the most extreme circumstances are already banned.
The second is completely ordinary semiautomatic weapons with X number of features that apparently make gun control advocates pee themselves despite being cosmetic.
The two are often used interchangeably by lawmakers to make it seem like a pistol grip or bayonet mount actually turns your rifle into a 15 rounds per second death machine.
Oregon has fairly loose laws about the latter sort, and full-autos have been illegal for decades and almost nobody has them anymore, so it's unlikely his weapon was illegal.
edited 13th Jul '13 12:47:37 PM by Pykrete
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It's been a while sense and I'm not sure where the article is, but I've read that in Florida if the person being shot was black stand-your-ground was considered justifiable 75% of the time, while if the person being shot was white it was only ruled as such 57% of the time. I suppose there are always different circumstances, but it's still something to think about.
I read this on Dailykos, so if any one wants to take a crack to find the diary ( I no longer visit the website).
Edit: yeah, I had that wrong and changed it.
edited 13th Jul '13 12:54:31 PM by KBSL
rollin' on dubs
The prosecution didn't try Zimmeron under "Stand you ground" in fact that law may have nothing to do with the case at all
. And before anyone singles out Florida, California has one as well
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Nancy Pelosi: No virtue in delaying health law's individual mandate
edited 13th Jul '13 3:11:30 PM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016The article you link is correct in as much as Stand Your Ground isn't necessarily causing more deaths than would have otherwise occurred, but it does let people not be prosecuted for killing people more often, which is a cause for legitimate concern.
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Nope, you'll notice that all the behaviour described appears to have happened after he got his guns, plus background checks only show up felonies, so you can be a crazy drug addict stalker and as long as you've avoided prosecution you will pass the background check. As for the sort of gun, "Assault Rife" doesn't actually mean anything, it's a term that simply encompasses whatever the speaker wants and has no legal weight behind it in most places. I'm pretty sure the places it does have legal weight behind it only differentiate an "Assault Rife" from a regular rife via features that in no way effect the amount of damage the gun can do.
edited 13th Jul '13 3:06:40 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Or ergonomic. Pistol grips are more comfortable, barrel shrouds prevent the user burning themselves, a flash hider stops one hurting one's eyesight in low light conditions, a telescoping stock allows the user to adjust the weapon to their needs. The AWB just comes off as spiteful; "If we can't ban guns, we'll make them more dangerous and uncomfortable for the people that use them." Of course, one should never attribute malice to what can be better explained by sheer ignorance:

What's the point of continuing with all of these anti-abortion bills? it just seems like these guys are forgoing national relevance and dignity of their party, just to hold on to their local seats in the state senate a such (which I suppose, is probably being a true politician). Still they really should rein these guys in.