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In response to Beavah's claim about no one suggesting confiscation: Sen. Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns December 21, 2012 | 3:39 pm | Modified: December 21, 2012 at 3:45 pm Joel Gehrke Commentary Writer The Washington Examiner Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said that she and other gun control advocates are considering a law that would create a program to purchase weapons from gun owners, a proposal that could be compulsory. We are also looking at a buy-back program, Feinstein said today in a press conference. Now, again, this is a work in progress so these

Anyone who can't see the President as hyperpartisan is definitely NOT in ordinary reality -- not sure if they're in any kind of reality. Like him or hate him, you have to be intentionally blind and deaf to NOT see his hyperpartisanship. In 2009 he said "elections have consequences" and "I won, get over it" in response to requests for negotiation. This year he doubled down on his request for tax increases without naming any significant reductions in spending (reductions in preplanned growth are NOT the same) then called for "balance". There aren't a lot of people reaching across the ais

Ban light sabers. Darth Vader carried one and he destroyed a whole planet just to get a girl to talk. Ban fertilizer. Do I really need to mention Timothy McVeigh? While we're on Timothy, ban Ryder trucks. Ban radio and film. They enabled Hitler to spread his hate-filled propaganda, took the world to war and ended up getting millions upon millions of people killed.

Source: http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/an-opinion-on-gun-control/ I didnt want to post about this, because frankly, it is exhausting. Ive been having this exact same argument for my entire adult life. It is not an exaggeration when I say that I know pretty much exactly every single thing an anti-gun person can say. Ive heard it over and over, the same old tired stuff, trotted out every single time there is a tragedy on the news that can be milked. Yet, I got sucked in, and Ive spent the last few days arguing with people who either mean well but are uninformed about gun laws

I'll see your arithmetic and raise you with facts and analysis. You made the same mistake many do by confusing marginal tax rates with actual tax revenues. Your arithmetic is off because it doesn't account for how tax rates affect economic activity. The CBO shows tax revenues were declining as a percentage of GDP since the high of 2000 when the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act was passed in 2003 and continued to decline for one year as the new tax rates took effect then grew again dramatically until 2007. In terms of actual total revenues, the Federal Government took in ap

As I said, most of what newspapers or outfits like the CDC call "accidental discharge" is NEGLIGENT. In fact, Safety is one of the first things we teach in Rifle Merit Badge. "Cleaning" the firearm before positively checking for an empty chamber is negligence, not an accident. Pointing the firearm at someone except when you mean to use it is negligent. "Dry firing" when you haven't verified the chamber is empty is negligent. Most CCWers AND Scouters using firearms I know are aware of that. "I've no doubt that there are stories, eh? I could make one up right now. Now, how about a cita

I'll go you one better Beavah. Before we retreat from the rates that kicked off the enormous 2 decade growth spurt, how about we return to federal government spending as a percentage of GDP from that era? That's right, cap total federal obligations at what they were in 1999 or 2000 (1992 would be better but I'll settle for 2000) plus a reasonable inflation rate (2.5-3%). That's all they get, divided however they wish. Get rid of all the legalisms that force us to let foreign companies bid for US federal contracts. President Obama is the biggest nutter out there when he talks about fin

Beavah said: "If yeh get and maintain professional credentials as a LEO, then I don't reckon anybody has a problem with yeh carryin' firearms for which yeh are trained and proficient. Even G2SS is OK with it. Yeh also are subject to a much broader range of regulations, as well as professional liability." I don't know where you get this from. Hobbyists and CCW holders are much more likely to be proficient with firearms than the average LEO. You realize most municipalities have very limited firearm practice and qualification programs? They don't all train like the FBI (in fact, very fe

Basementdweller, our campouts usually have me and the Scoutmaster and the boys (and neither the Scoutmaster nor I have kids). Our level of parent participation is ... less than I'd desire. I certainly wouldn't suggest the situation for most volunteers; it can definitely be emotionally draining at times. I mention our situation only to let JoeBob and others know they aren't alone in this -- and perhaps to commiserate on how much attention the boy(s) require and how they are the ones who benefit the most from this program of ours. The Super Scouts are gratifying to have and can be much m

I find it quite comical to have charges of paranoia and ridicule coming from a bunch of people who are irrationally afraid of a group of people that has the safest demographics in the nation. Some of you are expressing outright fear of being outdoors with some others who have admitted to carrying firearms when you likely would NEVER know they were carrying if it weren't for this unscientific survey. I would have to have very good reasons to violate the G2SS and carry on an outing with you but if I did I would give long odds that you would never ever know. Just in this thread we've had s

Basementdweller said: "So HICO if you had a handgun what would you have done????? Popped momma bear? What about the cubs popped them too???? What caliber is appropriate to kill a bear?? What happens if you wounded it and it got away????? You going to spend the entire weekend chasing a wounded bear thru the woods??????" I guess you didn't bother reading the part where I said "Our first response to seeing said animal (like the mama bear and 2 cubs that invaded our campsite last summer) is to carefully move back away from the animals so as to not be threatening." However, sometimes

Hmmm ... let's see, we have two in our troop with mild Asperger's, one being evaluated for depression and a couple more with their own (diagnosed) emotional issues. It has been quite a challenge the past couple of years as the first two boys will occasionally fly off the handle -- just when we think they're getting it under control, we had both of them go into rages this past weekend. The SM, COR and I have discussed this before precisely because of the first two but we have to think about it because of the other three as well. Our first and foremost responsibility is the safety of the

acco40 said: So my question to those that disagree is this. If arming the citizenry is a good thing, why limit a good thing. Why can't I have 0.50 cal gun turrets mounted on the four corners of my house to stop home invasion? Why can't my high school age daughter carry an Uzi to school? Why can't I take my Glock to mass on Sunday? --- Carry, store and use them responsibly and I have no problem with any of that. Of course, that very condition means you're wasting your money with the .50-cal turrets since you can't fire them without severe risk of overshoot -- but it's your mone

What's reasonable? Not selling to convicted felons or proven violent mentally disturbed people. Oh wait, that's already in the law. The fact of the matter is that NONE of the laws being proposed by Feinstein, Schumer, the Brady Campaign, etc. would have made any difference at Columbine, Aurora, Clackamas or Sandy Hook. In fact, they very well might have made things worse as the Klebold and Harris would likely have set off the propane bombs they'd made, Holmes probably would have set off firebombs at the theater exits, etc. One of you said fewer kids would have died if Lanza had a

It's not the rifle, it was the mentally disturbed person wielding it. For some reason, a segment of the population doesn't like to blame people (except when they can focus their vitriolic hate on someone like Bush or Rumsfeld) so they focus their paranoia on the tool. packsaddle says he quit the NRA because "they became a political organization" -- really, you quit it back in 1934? The NRA has always been political when groups or people have proposed to nullify or violate the Second Amendment. Basementdweller says this terrible tragedy "may open the door for some intelligent gun la

As has already been posted, carrying a firearm is a violation of the G2SS. Having said that, this is just one of many points where I disagree with the G2SS. Frankly, I don't much care for the G2SS -- I recognize the need for it in today's litigious society but many of the points in it are just ridiculous. I laughed for years when it prohibited anything resembling a firearm while the top prize for selling popcorn was a marshmallow shooter. I will still argue bitterly with the morons who want to eliminate "no adult" patrol campouts as they were some of the best campouts I ever had as a Scout

Its not really the amount of the registration fee which really isn't an unaffordable number but rather that there is one at all. Anyone who goes through this process every year knows just getting any amount of money out of people is a challenge and in some units takes months. What I believe is that most people simply don't get any benefits from giving national this money. Their units certainly get no benefit, none of this money goes to unit camping/activity fees. For the occasional scout/leader who may attend one or 2 events a year they simply get to be subjected to fees they don't want a

Lots of things you could do: - compass - headlamp or flashlight - tent light - first aid kit - hydration bladder or water bottle(s) - fanny/lumbar pack - TrekTek tee shirts - hiking pole (especially the plain ones he can stain and carve and personalize himself) On the higher end, - tent - sleeping bag - backpack - hiking boots Be careful on the last four. The tent you buy now may not be well designed for the activities he gets into later (backpacking tents are usually not good for winter camping and vice-versa); same goes for sleeping bags. It's easy to o

All my boys know who Mike Rowe is by name. I don't even have to mention the television show. He'd be a great choice but probably not politically correct enough for the current crowd in Irving.

FScouter said: "That over the last 5-10 years merit badges contain "politically correct fluff"... Anyone?" No, I said that National has issued politically correct fluff over the past 5-10 years. I think some merit badges have been watered down but I'm including things like the new bilingual medical form, changes to the Guide to Safe Scouting, etc. in the list of politically correct fluff. If the Sustainability merit badge turns out to be more marketing for "green" garbage then I'd add it to that pile.

Stupid move. Cub Scouts had its own traditions and migration to the new oath and law when Cubs bridge over helps provide a mental and emotional demarcation. They aren't Cubs anymore, they're BOY Scouts.

National's track record the past 5-10 years doesn't give me a lot of faith that this badge won't be some politically-correct fluff. It's too bad because the concept of sustainability fits right in with the traditional Scout focus on Conservation but it's a term loaded with socio-political context in contemporary society. Having said all that, I'll reserve judgment on the merits of the badge until I see specifics on the curriculum.

Thanks for the info. I have been incredibly frustrated by the extreme stupidity of many recent changes and wondered who got to have a voice on them and how I could express an opinion when it counted -- before lunacy was inscribed into formal final edicts. I'm happy to sign up and I'll be happy to be one of their official thorns in the side -- and they can compile a file on my membership number the size of Encyclopedia Britannica if they wish.

ANOTHER flipping change to the form? That makes 3 changes in a row that IMNSHO haven't helped at all. There are times when gridlock is a good thing -- and right now, I'd rather have some gridlock at National than most of the changes we've received in the past 3 years.

I'm with Scoutfish here. You were right (IMNSHO) up to the point where you decided to print the flyers and contact her boys and parents on your own. I don't know why the CM wasn't prepared for Back to School night but she may have had her own plan for recruiting. I call foul if her thought was just that she's overloaded and doesn't want to deal with more kids as CalicoPenn intimated in his second sentence but she may well have had her own plan to give boys in district A the chance to join. Of course if she DID have her own plans she could well have responded to your message but that has no