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I think I was saying that the person filling out the report carries a lot of discretion and interpretation. IIRC but then again, I've had more kids since this thing started so my memory isn't that great.

Don't know why you think there is some personal thing with you. Point is you can't have your cake and eat it too. The way i choose my candidate is no different than yours. The fact I prioritize other things does not negate my approach nor yours. However, the "magical" middle ground that is commonly understood is not a reality. It, like communism, is a fantasy of feel good theory that has never worked. The idea that someone can be a blank slate who objectively listens to politicians debate and then make a choice is fantasy, naiveté, or ignorance. Anyone who in this day and age doesn't know what they are looking for going into an election cycle is the most uniformed fence sitter there is. You are not middle ground. The fact you have made decisions means you have sided if nothing else by definition alone. My point is we are far more alike than we are different. Those who do believe in the "magic" middle ground are the ones I refered to. Lighten up lucy.

It's not our thin emotional skin, its our thins external skin and easily broken bones! I got hit at 25 mph by a guy on his cell phone and the doctor said I looked like i got my leg hit by a sledgehammer!. Just sayin!

ONly becasue I have a engine now!

We've had this discussion before and no insult intended. That being said there has been just as much inferrence here as well as every other political thread that if you align with anything (right or left) you are a brainwashed party liner and the only open minded true thinkers are those "enlightened" middle grounders. It just ain't so. Riding the fence just leaves you with busted balls.

Ever ridden 50 miles at 25 miles an hour on a sidewalk with tires that are .5" wide and no suspension? Are you serious? BTW - all roads have "designated" bike paths. They are called roads.

As a former cyclist and current motorcyclist I think it bears rembering that those who posses the greatest power have the greater responsibility to control it. I see FAR too many people who forget in the isolated atomosphere of their cage that they are essentially sitting behind the wheel of a 2500+ lbs missle traveling at incredible speeds. Let's see who bears the most responsibility .... the guy who will dent a car (bicylclist/motorcycle) if he hits it and will more than likely be severly injured, even at low speeds, or the cager who will get out and whine about the little dent that was left. I've been hit once and had to dodge a great many people driving on our fair roadways and it never cease to amaze me that the people who nearly hit me usually start hollering at me for being in their "way".

That's a feel good statement and sounds good but I grieve for the person standing in the "middle" waiting to be swayed by a political campaign of any persuasion. Anyway, to the OP: Sorry for getting off topic. You post is a good one to think about and I agree in principal. Good post.

That's what I answered. The State charges $10 for each background check and each background check can have total of 5 guns on each one. If a dealer charges more than that it is their own policy not the states. The transfer fees are purely the FFL's discretion.

Some people know just enough to be dangerous ... like the old guy. The two verses you used are often used and usually completley out of context. As far as the murder verse, the Hebrew is very clear about what constitutes murder. Killing, war, death penalty etc were all different words and would never be confused with the term for murder. It is an English translation "error" that is not often addressed that casues the problems. The forgiveness principle in the first verse had to do with a cultural understanding dealing with the Romans in Jewish culture and how a slave with spiritual "freedom" should respond to a culture that had not embraced their new found spiritual freedom. IT was bridging the gap between being spiritually free while being culturally enslaved.

Come on Webster! I wasn't giving the definition but rather the constitutional principle of amendments the constitution lays out. They are a way to make changes but were never intended to change the original principles. BTW - My spell check at work doen't work as well as at home. Grammar Nazi!

I am proudly on the right and the words you choose were wrong even though your intentions were right. It makes a difference. The so called "middle" is a place for people who don't know what they believe or why they believe it. I care as much for the super rich as I do for the lowest as I do for the middle. If you tend towards a specific group you need to re-read your post about the solid principles of the contitution. It affords the same rights for all. Regardless of position, race, belief, or any other subjective stance. We have as much representation as we have choosen to give up. It wasn't taken from us, we gave it away becasue of complacency. Ammended means added to - not clarified, not reinterpreted, not a change of original thought. The contitution also allows for ammendments.

I understand that, but common usage has those terms meaning the complete opposite of your intentions. The leftist use those terms to mean that it is ever changing and evolving (or growing) as we out smart the generations that came before us. Just saying.

The Constitution is not a living breathing document. It is a solid statement of principles that do not change with the desires or cultural wishes of a particular generation ..... Thank GOD! There is one principle that we apply to where we are but not the other way around. The "living/breathing" mentality is why parties can claim polar opposites of the document as "right". BIG mistake on the authors part. Other than that I agree with most of the rest.

The state only allows 5 guns on one BC and then you have to sumbit another BC for the next five and so on. The transfer fee is ca conveinece charge from the store doing the transfer and I told that varies in this area.

I've got 8 coming (4 kids four adults). I think my membership has lapsed anyone know what the cost is going to be and do we have to buy memberships? Looking forward to finally making it to one of these.

They did, but Mr. Kazner is reorganizing and planning to reopen at Shot 2012. At least this is what he indicated on AR15.com. It will be a welcome back for a lot of good imports. I hope they bring back the CD HiPower as well as the Tavor! I've been watching this thread over on ar15 and I could almost see Charles having a heart attack getting so excited!

Yep, small accounts are where a lot of the car, refinance, personal, LOC, etc loans origninate but buisness and large loans need large acoounts to make those possible. So big loans need large accounts so that small buisness can get the loans to pay employees who use smaller accounts to fund the smaller loans. It is a nifty little circle working there. I just don't understand why some folks can't see the forest for the trees. Sure there is abuse on both ends. The welfare and the rich end. However, the rich abuse still puts out net positives in our economic system. The low end .... all they can do is take.

Yes. It can still work at certain times and is really cool when the enviromental factors are right. It works by evaporation cooling the air. If it is too humid then the moisture can't evaporate fast enough to cool the air.

Blaming Facebook for unproductivity and the decline of our students academics is like blaming guns for killings and spoons for Rosie O'Donnels fatness. Again, nobody is forced to speculate in the market. The market for the most part is fairly stable untill the feds pump out monopoly money. That is the real problem with the market ... the government, not buisness and investors.

Earp, what exactly are "they" supposed to give back? It is business and the reason America has prospered beyond the rest of the world. Workers work and get paid in return. They are then able to buy and "earn" more than they produced by investing. The risk is directly tied to the reward. Nobody put a gun to anyones head and the money is easily liquidated at the customers convenience. IN fact if you look back to the Great Depression, statistically speaking, if people had left their money in the market they would have not only made back what they lost they would have gained 10% in as little as 5-10 years after the collapse. The vast majority of millionaires in this country are 1 generation millionaires. It is that reinvested money that makes it able for you and me to get a loan and buy a house or start a business and have the potential to become the next millionaire in the richest, nicest, most prosperous country in the world. I'd say "they" have given back. As far as the "attacks", near sighted revolutionary anarchist are how Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Chavez, and Obama got in charge.

This works ... if you're in Arizona. There is a reason we don't use swamp coolers except in arid regions

I'm told you can call S&W and they will send you one for free.

I used a Vortex SPARC and really liked it. It comes with multiple mounts and a magnifyer all for >$200. Hard to beat for that money.

I wish. I sold my AK to pay bills so the only one I have is the Mosin! Man, I miss that gun!