Supreme Court Ruling On D.C. Handgun Ban

[Bengal]

Fine craftsmanship in Mexico? Wha? Seriously?

OK, I've played a few MIM Fenders that were pretty decent.

[rjohnstone]

Hey... I have no problems with a Brazilian made Taurus.

[joelayres]

Fair use was the former ability of people to take something they bought and use it in different formats (for example taping their records to be able to listen to on a walkman or in their car.) With the DMCA all that needs to be done now is place a little bit on encryption on it and it now become illegal to even attempt to do this. I'm all for artists being compensated for their work, however I feel that once I purchase their art I should be able to do what I want with it.

I agree with you on that. I like to burn MP3 CD's for use in my vehicle, but the latest CD's prevent that. Do what you want with it - no - not if that includes distributing or sharing it, but I see nothing wrong with duplication for personal use.

[shreder13]

You know who the lobby is? Your fellow citizens.

Vass

and Ted

[Bengal]

I'm a fellow citizen. Does that mean I'm in the Gun Lobby?

[Vass]

I'm a fellow citizen. Does that mean I'm in the Gun Lobby?

Yes.

[Bengal]

Yes.

Then how do I get out?

[Vass]

Then how do I get out?

Only one way out. Gotta get on a space ship, come back to a future earth, and fight the damn dirty apes.

EDIT: I've ALSO heard, in the alternative, that if you wear the Motor City Madman's loin cloth, on your head, for an hour, while screaming "WANG DANG SWEET POONTANG" you'll be in good shape.

Vass

[Bengal]

I hate those damn dirty apes.

"He can talk. He can talk. He can talk.... I CAN SING!"

Simpsons reference for those not down.

[Vass]

Totally down. Didn't they go into "Amadeus"?

OH wait...Dr. Zaius to "Amadeus"? Lol, wtf can't believe I remember that.

[thetroy]

GoR you are a very angry person!

I think I agree with the crazy European on this. Then again I wear socks with sandals, drink wine, and speak French.

[Bengal]

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zauis Oh oh Dr. Zaius.

What's wrong with me?
I think you're crazy.
I want a second opinion.
You're also lazy.

Love The Simpsons.

[442w30]

Mexico has ridiculously restrictive restrictions on gun ownership. I don't believe there are any non-gov't manufacturers there either.

Even ammunition is strictly controlled. There was a guy in the past few years that did some time for having a couple of .45 auto bullets under his seat with no gun present just south of the border.

Their gov't is pretty lame overall - between corruption worse than ours, the drug problem (worse than ours) and restrictions on citizens, and a poor economy it's not that great - hence our illegals.

Our imported arms come from Eastern Europe and South America, Italy, and Spain for the most part.

China can't play because of import restrictions.

BTW, in my lifetime, you will see people brainwashed into thinking lead is as dangerous as plutonium, HazMat licenses required, etc. That is already happening and will raise the price of ammunition to levels you can't imagine.

It's a lesson learned on Drugs, Guns, Alchohol, and Gasoline.

You can restrict posession, manufacture, use, or its care and feeding.
Manufacture and posession of weapons is now no longer taboo. Use restrictions are in place to some degree.
Legislating the "care and feeding" of an item people don't like is the last resort - and highly effective.

It's ridiculous that we can't fix the problem by tacking enormous mandatory sentences onto a crime committed with a gun instead of harassing law abiding citizens. It would be too easy and effective to work though.

We can get stupid "hate crimes" defined and enacted, but not something useful. When did you see someone bludgeoned to death and dragged behind a car and there was no "hate"? I am thinking the motivation for the crime doesn't mean anything to the family unless it was an accident.
That right there is one of the big things that will bring the downfall of the 1st ammendment.

[shreder13]

Mexico has ridiculously restrictive restrictions on gun ownership. I don't believe there are any non-gov't manufacturers there either.

Even ammunition is strictly controlled. There was a guy in the past few years that did some time for having a couple of .45 auto bullets under his seat with no gun present just south of the border.

Their gov't is pretty lame overall - between corruption worse than ours, the drug problem (worse than ours) and restrictions on citizens, and a poor economy it's not that great - hence our illegals.

Our imported arms come from Eastern Europe and South America, Italy, and Spain for the most part.

China can't play because of import restrictions.

BTW, in my lifetime, you will see people brainwashed into thinking lead is as dangerous as plutonium, HazMat licenses required, etc. That is already happening and will raise the price of ammunition to levels you can't imagine.

It's a lesson learned on Drugs, Guns, Alchohol, and Gasoline.

You can restrict posession, manufacture, use, or its care and feeding.
Manufacture and posession of weapons is now no longer taboo. Use restrictions are in place to some degree.
Legislating the "care and feeding" of an item people don't like is the last resort - and highly effective.

It's ridiculous that we can't fix the problem by tacking enormous mandatory sentences onto a crime committed with a gun instead of harassing law abiding citizens. It would be too easy and effective to work though.

We can get stupid "hate crimes" defined and enacted, but not something useful. When did you see someone bludgeoned to death and dragged behind a car and there was no "hate"? I am thinking the motivation for the crime doesn't mean anything to the family unless it was an accident.
That right there is one of the big things that will bring the downfall of the 1st ammendment.

I fully agree with you

[Bengal]

Chris Rock had it right.

He said something to the effect that guns should be cheap but bullets should be expensive. If a bullet cost $5,000 you'd actually think about killing someone.

So you are saying that bullets will no longer be made of lead? Is that to protect the people who make them? I think it's been quite proven that lead is bad for your health. I don't see how you can argue that point.

But if they change the way they make them to protect the workers, I have no problem at all with that.

If it's to protect the person who is shot, that's a bit odd.