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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2014, 11:03 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,064
Posted By rikzilla
meh. still not as bad as being slowly...

meh.

still not as bad as being slowly roasted by a crowd of rowdy xtians in Uganda because
witch.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2014, 10:39 PM
Replies: 2,452
Views: 400,366
Posted By rikzilla
I'm 55 years old. NOT Giamo Casanunda, and yet...

I'm 55 years old. NOT Giamo Casanunda, and yet not exactly inexperienced with one-nighters. I have snuck out of a few rooms...freely admitted. I have however never experienced a distraught, leglessly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2014, 01:43 AM
Replies: 2,452
Views: 400,366
Posted By rikzilla
A couple observations; Smith sought help...

A couple observations;

Smith sought help after leaving Shermer's company. She also called it rape at the time even though nothing more official was attempted.

Shermer has changed key...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th April 2014, 04:33 AM
Replies: 4,704
Views: 557,826
Posted By rikzilla
I can't say that I know much about who is most...

I can't say that I know much about who is most likely telling mostly the truth and who is mostly obfuscating. But I can say that women who suffer sexual abuse are not witches or unicorns or any other...
Forum: JREF 9th October 2013, 02:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 22,459
Posted By rikzilla
Thanks RemieV! I've already got a line on a...

Thanks RemieV! I've already got a line on a local restorer to make those two posters pristine!
:)

-z

PS: and the book is a welcome addition as well!
Forum: Skeptical Events 13th August 2013, 12:17 AM
Replies: 4,841
Views: 366,445
Posted By rikzilla
There is much speculation and hand-wringing over...

There is much speculation and hand-wringing over these accusations, but should there be? Really? Is Shermer's usual behavior so above reproach that we should scorn PZ for casting such aspersions?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st January 2013, 11:28 PM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/15/graphic-31...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/15/graphic-31-days-later-u-s-gun-deaths-since-newtown/

919.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st January 2013, 11:25 PM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
'Horrific' New Mexico shooting leaves 5 dead;...

'Horrific' New Mexico shooting leaves 5 dead; investigators arrest 15-year-old

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/20/justice/new-mexico-shooting/index.html
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2013, 03:39 AM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
Oh we understand. Your ability to purchase...

Oh we understand.

Your ability to purchase heavy weaponry is really just an exercise of American culture and freedom. We have a rich tradition of freedom and the second amendment combines both a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2013, 03:08 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,150
Posted By rikzilla
the bullet, being endowed by its creator with...

the bullet, being endowed by its creator with freedom, shall not be infringed on it's way outta the barrel...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th January 2013, 10:34 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
Born in San Antonio, raised in northern Arkansas....

Born in San Antonio, raised in northern Arkansas. Live in northern Virginia. But what does it matter? Does it make my opinion count more or less than someone in Europe say or Australia, or Canada?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th January 2013, 03:02 AM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
As a nation, America has already said that the...

As a nation, America has already said that the Newtown kids are acceptable losses so people can continue to cuddle their guns. Far better that we kill hundreds of small children, far better that we...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th January 2013, 02:40 AM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
In 1934 we enacted the National firearms Act ...

In 1934 we enacted the National firearms Act

What I can't figure out is what has changed between 1934 and today? Somehow the NFA is fine, but any attempt to bring the law into this century is an...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd January 2013, 01:11 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,987
Posted By rikzilla
All of this is very nice, but if we are to not...

All of this is very nice, but if we are to not address the secondary sales/gunshow loophole then it's a totally moot proposition. You can register all the crazy, terrorist, felon, ugly, mean, nasty,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd January 2013, 12:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,168
Posted By rikzilla
yeah, just like all the restrictive new laws that...

yeah, just like all the restrictive new laws that were rushed through after Virginia Tech, and Aurora...

oh wait, the NRA told us that "now is not the time"... all hail the NRA!

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd January 2013, 12:52 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,168
Posted By rikzilla
...also shoot me a note when there's a...

...also shoot me a note when there's a mass-stabbing.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd January 2013, 12:45 AM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
The introduction of the all volunteer Army pretty...

The introduction of the all volunteer Army pretty much wiped out any trace of the "citizen as soldier". We now have a professional warrior class, and the brunt of these two latest wars have been...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 11:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,279
Posted By rikzilla
I'm betting it's number 2

I'm betting it's number 2
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 11:41 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
yeah, it's why they built the Matrix to dish out...

yeah, it's why they built the Matrix to dish out misery...humans are a virus and Utopia is not only unattainable, it's ultimately undesireable.

so say the machines...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 11:32 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 10,567
Posted By rikzilla
I've been swayed! Guns are way more than simple...

I've been swayed! Guns are way more than simple hurty-killy things!

The gun is a symbol, it's part of the national identity for many Americans. Without it, apparently, they'd not know who they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 11:06 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 10,567
Posted By rikzilla
and file down that front sight! 0_o

and file down that front sight! 0_o
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 10:50 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
It's pretty clear to me that we will never be rid...

It's pretty clear to me that we will never be rid of these things. So you guys have convinced me. If the government ever did clamp down we'd be inundated with scenes of Waco and Ruby Ridge every...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
I never said you would be denied anything. I...

I never said you would be denied anything. I simply asked how your life would change if you no longer owned one. It's a fairly simple question. It would be pretty easy to answer too if you could...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 10:33 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
So basically you guys agree that you life would...

So basically you guys agree that you life would not change appreciably, except for Tri's terminal boredom.

It's not a clown question. Guns are simply not necessary to your standard of living. And...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
:v: Seems to me that gun owners are well...

:v:

Seems to me that gun owners are well represented here,...more so than they once were back in the before time...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
Personally speaking I can think of a lot of ways...

Personally speaking I can think of a lot of ways to continue to offer myself and my family protection enough from most dangers. Actually I have been doing this since about 1986.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 05:26 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
http://i.imgur.com/QNRXO.jpg BTW; a t-shirt...

http://i.imgur.com/QNRXO.jpg

BTW; a t-shirt available at a gun show. 0_o
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 05:16 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
This is a religion to these people. Canada also...

This is a religion to these people. Canada also won their west at the point of a gun, and yet...

I would pose this question to the gun "enthusiasts" on the board; "How, or in what ways would your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 05:10 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 72,913
Posted By rikzilla
that didn't stop the architects of the "drug war"...

that didn't stop the architects of the "drug war"

and BTW, personally I'd feel much easier living next door to my neighbor the pot smoker than I would to my neighbor the weapons hoarder.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 04:52 PM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
Well said. ...and I really wish folks would...

Well said.

...and I really wish folks would stop using the "criminals don't care about laws" argument. They certainly care about those laws when they are caught and facing jail. The argument is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 02:43 PM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
Because there are not enough conservatives and...

Because there are not enough conservatives and the demographic trends do not look good for them unless of course the progressives manage to screw things up.


You're welcome.


Nor did the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 04:41 AM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
Really? We have to "invent" a gun nut for you? I...

Really? We have to "invent" a gun nut for you? I don't think so. One need only rewatch the last public speech of Wayne LaPierre. You know, the HEAD OF THE NRA?? There my friends is your irrational...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2012, 04:18 AM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
Stare decisis in the former. Justice...

Stare decisis in the former.

Justice Roberts' desire to uphold the perceived integrity of the court, and curtail the use of the interstate commerce clause by the Feds in the latter case.

This...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th December 2012, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,389
Views: 83,570
Posted By rikzilla
In 1787 all rounds were spherical. and...

In 1787 all rounds were spherical. and interestingly this is when the 2nd amendment was ratified...as well as the 3rd. There is no controversy about the 3rd, we all know how laughably obsolete it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th December 2012, 04:04 AM
Replies: 95
Split Thread: Militia vs Military
Views: 5,568
Posted By rikzilla
I was just remembering some small part of the...

I was just remembering some small part of the order of battle for 11th ACR. They guarded the Fulda Pass back in the day. If the Russians and E. Germans had attacked they'd have had to bring their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th December 2012, 12:35 AM
Replies: 95
Split Thread: Militia vs Military
Views: 5,568
Posted By rikzilla
I was at V corps HQ in Frankfurt and then TDY...

I was at V corps HQ in Frankfurt and then TDY with 11th ACR in Fulda. (1978-81) The guys there had quite a few prepared positions for anti-tank teams to supplement the armor, so what you said about...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th December 2012, 12:13 AM
Replies: 526
Views: 27,865
Posted By rikzilla
Very well said. Speaking of Mr....

Very well said.

Speaking of Mr. Zimmerman...I seem to have missed when the NRA came out and said more young black men and boys should pack heat to keep themselves safe from deranged vigilantes......
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th December 2012, 11:21 PM
Replies: 280
Views: 14,821
Posted By rikzilla
That's not at all what the article said. They...

That's not at all what the article said. They never "burst into (the) home" it was a gun battle outside the home and the 3rd person may have simply been a bystander. This story has way too many blank...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th December 2012, 01:38 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 14,984
Posted By rikzilla
Our Aussie friends have this right. Objectively...

Our Aussie friends have this right. Objectively so. In the USA we have people who have fetishized guns. Guns are their gris-gris. Therefore guns will never be seen as the problem, but more guns will...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd December 2012, 12:29 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 39,117
Posted By rikzilla
What can a guy do in this situation? It's his...

What can a guy do in this situation? It's his business so HE'S not the one going anywhere. He could have lied to her and made up some other reason for her firing. That would have been an easy way...
Forum: USA Politics 20th December 2012, 03:59 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 9,187
Posted By rikzilla
I think it's very likely the reason the...

I think it's very likely the reason the government makes rational, sane citizens remove their shoes and get scanned before flying. We can restrict access to the tool, but there is no easy way to see...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2012, 12:23 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 5,930
Posted By rikzilla
You mean "hand" don't you? BTW; have you heard...

You mean "hand" don't you? BTW; have you heard there's an internet? :p
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2012, 12:19 AM
Replies: 694
Views: 36,927
Posted By rikzilla
True. It will be hard, but if the American people...

True. It will be hard, but if the American people make it a priority it can happen.
I've already called my Congresscritter...(Gerry Connolly) his people say he's
on board.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2012, 12:06 AM
Replies: 2,369
Views: 100,982
Posted By rikzilla
"We"?? You've been on this forum a few months and...

"We"?? You've been on this forum a few months and in a few more months you'll probably be flouncing off to make straw sculptures elsewhere. dude.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 11:27 PM
Replies: 2,369
Views: 100,982
Posted By rikzilla
So did every other "rich" nation. I don't fault...

So did every other "rich" nation. I don't fault other posters here from wondering out loud what's wrong with Americans...I'm a US Army veteran....and I wonder every day how things got this bad. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 11:00 PM
Replies: 2,369
Views: 100,982
Posted By rikzilla
It's not abortion,...it's not children...maybe...

It's not abortion,...it's not children...maybe next time it'll be in your local mall, or your home? It's a bit like the Spanish Inquisition only it's not nearly so fun and there are no comfy chairs....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 11:29 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 14,984
Posted By rikzilla
you could collect stamps. if any fell into the...

you could collect stamps. if any fell into the wrong hands it'd just be sticky instead of bloody.

-z
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 11:11 AM
Replies: 694
Views: 36,927
Posted By rikzilla
Would that be the same SCOTUS who gave us Bush v...

Would that be the same SCOTUS who gave us Bush v Gore and Citizens United? I'd like to remind folks we have a POTUS who will not be appointing RW justices in these remaining 4 years of his...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 2,369
Views: 100,982
Posted By rikzilla
However,...our friends to the north are clearly...

However,...our friends to the north are clearly onto something good when you look at crime stats between places like Detroit and Windsor, or Vancouver vs Seattle. I agree that scary looking guns are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2012, 10:14 AM
Replies: 2,369
Views: 100,982
Posted By rikzilla
That is about the best post I've seen on this...

That is about the best post I've seen on this subject.

Thank you for that.

and welcome to the forum!

-z
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