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TSRFParticipantNobody is going to win? Connecticut just won…
Supreme Court lets stand law banning some semi-automatic assault weapons
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Updated 9:45 AM ET, Mon June 20, 2016
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(CNN)The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a constitutional challenge to a Connecticut gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.The law bans certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
Although the decision comes days after the Orlando shooting, that event probably didn’t move the justices either way. In recent years the Court has declined to take up a major Second Amendment case. In 2008, 5-4 Supreme Court held in District of Columbia v Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear arms, and except for a follow up decision two years later, the court has not weighed in again.
Since then, a raging debate has developed between gun rights supporters who say that lower courts are not heeding supreme court precedent and gun control activists who say they are pushing for what they consider reasonable restrictions.TSRFParticipantbtw, today is Father’s Day.
Just as a hypothetical, do you think you could attend a forum on gun control with members of Sandy Hook Promise who may no longer be fathers because their child had been slaughtered and give the same glib responses you post?
Please really think about that before you post things like, “We already have enough restrictions.”
It is obvious to me and painfully, heartbreaking obvious to Sandy Hook Promise that we do NOT have enough restrictions.
TSRFParticipantI’ll stop the world and melt with you…
-Nick Foles 2015
TSRFParticipant“Freedom? Freedom is a worship word, you shall not speak it.”
TSRFParticipantowh, Mom!!
I think we’re all adults here.
I have moved past the point of attacking people about their views; I’m now attacking the views.
If you ever disagree, please move the post, but I think it is important to continue a dialog on such an important subject, especially when we are getting input from someone who thinks differently than most of us do.
TSRFParticipantBecause it should.
TSRFParticipantHow bout the “posting on this here site” part?
Did that make you feel uncomfortable at all?
Thanks and regards,
TSRFParticipant“I’ll have to wait for that pity party”?
Not if my gal HC gets elected.
She isn’t just gonna ban them, she’s coming for them!
That’s right, Billy Bob. And you too, Slim Jeans Pete: She is coming for your mother fucking guns! Every single hell spawned one of them!
Glad I don’t have any: just posting on this here site probably puts you right to the top of the list.
TSRFParticipantI’m optimistic for a future where we have common sense gun regulations.
Even Trump came out and said we shouldn’t sell guns to people on the terror watch list.
Can’t wait for the NRA pity party when semi autos are banned…TSRFParticipantbnw:
Have you ever known someone, or several someones, who were slaughtered with a semi automatic rifle?
Have you ever tried to explain to crying, screaming, unconsolable children why people important to them had just been snuffed out like a candle, and had to explain to them why one little scrawny fuck was able to kill 26 people in such a short time??
If your answer is no, consider yourself lucky, because if things stay status quo, your luck, and everybody else’s luck is going to run out.
TSRFParticipantI saw sound bites from several “Baptist” preachers after Orlando. Unbelievable and totally disgusting that there are people alive in this country in the 21st century that can actually spew out that type of vitriol, especially after so many fellow Americans were just butchered.
BNW: I find it highly ironic that you are telling other posters that they are being too negative when it is the very policies you support that have made them so world weary. Can you see that?
TSRFParticipantRight on, bnw!
I want to exercise my 2nd amendment rights. I want a 40 mm grenade launcher. Better yet, I want artillery, 155 mm. What, I can’t? But why, don’t I have the right??
Please understand, to me, your argument of exercising your 2nd Amendment right with regard to long guns just makes you sound silly.
TSRFParticipantThis is a very sore subject for me. I personally have gone through several of the Kubler Ross stages after Sandy Hook.
Worse, my daughter, who attended Sandy Hook Elementary and knew most of the adults who were butchered has had several anxiety attacks at school in Boston, imagining there were shooters in all the tall buildings around her. She was diagnosed with PTSD. She has always been a very open, caring, empathic kid, and was really ship wreaked after Sandy Hook. She seems better after a year plus of therapy, but I’m not sure we’ll ever be the same again.
To be clear, I consider any gun that will fire every time you pull the trigger and has a magazine of over 10 bullets an assault weapon. Why the fuck would any law abiding US citizen need something like that?
Compensation issues (i.e. little dick)??
TSRFParticipantMy heart goes out to all those directly affected.
America has a sickness, and one of the symptoms is that assault weapons are sold to the general public.
TSRFParticipantThat’s a bit too simplistic. Turns out the RD-180 was first used by us in 2000.
From Wikipedia:
The roots of the RD-180 rocket engine extend back into the Soviet Energia launch vehicle project. The RD-170, a four-chamber engine, was developed for use on the strap-on boosters for this vehicle, which ultimately was used to lift the Buran orbiter. This engine was scaled down to a two-chamber version by combining the RD-170’s combustion devices with half-size turbomachinery. After successful performance in engine tests on a test stand and high-level agreements between the US government and the Russian government, the engines were imported to the US for use on the Lockheed Martin Atlas III, with first flight in 2000. The engine is also used on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V, the successor to the Atlas III.[1]
No idea what Obama was doing in the late 90’s, but I’m fairly sure he had no influence on whether or not to purchase rocket engines from the Russians.
It just blows my mind that less than 10 years after the end of the Soviet Union, we started buying the main rocket engine needed to launch MUOS, SBIRS and GPS satellites from our “good friends” the Russians.
TSRFParticipantYes to Windows 10.
I finally broke down about a month ago and clicked “Download” on the “Upgrade to Windows 10” tab that was popping up every day.
I have all the files backed up on CD. I’m gonna reload them and see what happens.
June 10, 2016 at 7:15 pm in reply to: leave Hillary out of it in THIS thread…in his own terms, what is Trump #45844TSRFParticipantTrump is to the Antichrist
What John the Baptist was to ChristOK, I don’t believe in either, just being hyperbolic…
However, I truly do believe many artists, especially musicians can glimpse the future.
I think Mr. Frank Zappa was in such a state and nailed The Donald to a Tee with the following:
“I’m The Slime”
[backing vocals Tina Turner & The Ikettes]
I am gross and perverted
I’m obsessed ‘n deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I’m the tool of the Government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate youI may be vile and pernicious
But you can’t look away
I make you think I’m delicious
With the stuff that I say
I’m the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I’m the slime oozin’ out
From your TV setYou will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don’t need you
Don’t go for help . . . no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are soldThat’s right, folks . . .
Don’t touch that dialWell, I am the slime from your video
Oozin’ along on your livin’ room floorI am the slime from your video
Can’t stop the slime, people, lookit me goI am the slime from your video
Oozin’ along on your livin’ room floorI am the slime from your video
Can’t stop the slime, people, lookit me goTSRFParticipantWay back in the early days of this thread, WV stated, “Show me a sword in a movie, and I’ll show you a bad movie.”
Is that so? How about a bunch of swords and some axes too?
One of my favorite movies growing up, and I always watched it when it was on “The 4:30 Movie” was “The Vikings” in all its Technicolor glory.
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine… movie magic.
TSRFParticipantThank you, all.
52 years young (don’t feel a day over 51 99/100’s…).
When I feel old, I just think of my dad. He is 93 and is in an Assisted Living facility. They are recognizing him tomorrow for being a vet. My son and I will go there tomorrow for the 10AM service.
Thank you all for being here to talk with. Although I have never met any of you in person, I consider you all friends in spirit and partners in crime.
Sto Lat!
TSRFParticipantWow, Pink Floyd cake!
I am honored, sir.
TSRFParticipantI have this sick feeling… haven’t had it since the morning of the Rams – Pats Super Bowl…
Can The Donald play a fiddle?TSRFParticipantFunny (not funny ha ha, funny ironic) debate. Depending on how I do the math, we (the USA) have been in a constant state of war since 2001 or 1941.
Pick either date, it really doesn’t matter. I don’t see us getting out of this war without end any time soon. Do you?
Life During Wartime
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway,
A place where nobody knowsThe sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I’m getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto,
I’ve lived all over this townThis ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco,
This ain’t no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain’t got time for that nowTransmit the message, to the receiver,
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
You don’t even know my real nameHigh on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
Everything’s ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime,
I might not ever get homeThis ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco,
This ain’t no fooling around
This ain’t no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain’t got time for that nowHeard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up thereI got some groceries, some peanut butter,
To last a couple of days
But I ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones,
Ain’t got no records to playWhy stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can’t write a letter, can’t send no postcard,
I ain’t got time for that nowTrouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
We blended in with the crowd
We got computers, we’re tapping phone lines,
I know that that ain’t allowedWe dress like students, we dress like housewives,
Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don’t know what I look like!You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
We make a pretty good team
Don’t get exhausted, I’ll do some driving,
You ought to get you some sleepBurned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won’t help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
The burning keeps me aliveRead more: Talking Heads – Life During Wartime Lyrics | MetroLyrics
TSRFParticipantDon’t know if they are more spoiled or not; that is a common knock of an older generation (I was told how spoiled I was by my older siblings repeatedly. I was the youngest of seven).
I will say that kids are a lot more expensive these days; especially when it comes to higher education….
TSRFParticipantMine is:
Bean Roma II
From Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company (RareSeeds.com)
The description is: “This is an improved Romano, bush type, green bean that produces loads of 6″ to 7″ wide pods that are very flavorful”
This is my fourth or fifth year planting this variety. Haven’t been disappointed yet.
TSRFParticipantBilly f’n T…
Glad you finally found us! Please, don’t be a stranger.
Who’s next?
My money is on Leslie….
TSRFParticipantI think draft picks are over-rated. Look at what we did with our “king’s ransom” for RG3…
If Goff is the real deal, it was worth it.
I do have a character concern. If you re-watch the Chuckie QB camp segment, Goff kind of seems to be a douche bag.
Maybe I’m more sensitive than most, having had to work for and with big douche bags for several years now… thank gods the biggest one, my ex-boss, is no longer with my company.
I also agree with the people who think this move just bought the Fish a few more years. I don’t think he is in a playoffs of bust situation, but I do think there needs to be signs of QB growth this year. That’s why I think Goff starts Game 1.TSRFParticipantWV.
I admit I know Bowie’s music much better than Prince’s.
Bowie had several protest songs. “Repetition” about wife beating; “Valentine’s Day” about school shooters, “Heroes” about Communism, etc. I’m sure Price has many too.
However, you can’t just judge Bowie or Prince on their songs. You need to look at how they both broke down so many social barriers. They both spoke to the outsiders who felt alienated and strange.
Listen or read the lyrics to Bowie’s “Rock and Roll Suicide”. This gave a voice and a feeling of community to unknown numbers of outcasts throughout the world.
Prince was on the same vibe, I’m sure.
I honestly believe this world is a better place because they were both here. For instance, I don’t think we’d have marriage equality without them. Both are very high in my Pantheon.
TSRFParticipantButt hurt Bernie…
TSRFParticipantGood news!
Isn’t it almost worse when a loved one needs surgery than when you do? And it’s almost like the build up to the surgery is worse than the actual event / aftermath.
I’m glad you two have that behind you.
TSRFParticipantbnw wrote:
What a bunch of greedy ass rubes. The Rams and Los angeles are the gateway to Asia because Inglewood is only 4 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport! It is a new level of stupidity which is stunning in scope. Should be crystal clear that winning is not a priority with StanK.This should be interesting. I disagree with your last statement; the Rams have to win if they are going to be the Face of the NFL in Asia, so Stan has to care about winning.
That being said, are they going to start winning because they have assembled a winning team, or are they going to start winning because that is how it was scripted…
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