Another question might be, "Are you a total imbecile?" but they won't answer that one honestly. This is a surrogate question to get closer to that answer.
It's a bullshit non-issue. Nixon was smart. Clinton was smart. GW Bush not so much so. All three of them were highly divisive and the country would have been better off without the animosity. Reagan wasn't very smart either, but the country stood behind him and he did get some important things done. Personally I couldn't stand Reagan, but you have to give credit where credit's due. A potential president's intellect isn't the main criterion for assessing his/her ability to run the country well.
At this point, I don't care what your beliefs on evolution/creation, gay marriage or climate change are. I want to know will you raise my taxes? Under what circumstances will you bring our military home from Iraq? How do you plan to slow the tide of legal and illegal immigration?
Isn't there a fifty cal handgun these days? Would a bullet fired from one of those not pierce a kevlar vest?
Yes and maybe. There are different NIJ levels of certification. A Level II or Level IIA vest would most likely not stop a 50AE or.500 Mag bullet.
I was always under the impression that kevlar vests didn't even stop 9mil bullets ALL the time, just most of the time.
There are weak points in many vests. Every once in a while you'll hear a story about a cop getting shot between the panels of a vest.
You seem to be intimating that they are impenetrable, which really doesn't jive with the impression I've gotten from people who use them.
Perhaps I wasn't being clear enough. Maybe, I was too ambiguous. I also forgot to mention that a steel core is one of the requirements for being banned under the anti-"cop killer" legislation. Back in the early 1990s a company made a few.223 caliber pistols and as soon as the BATF got wind of them it became illegal to import certain steel cored.223 ammunition. If I remember correctly, that is no longer the case though.
A Glaser Safety Slug is a fragmenting bullet. It's LESS LIKELY to penetrate a kevlar vest than a standard FMJ. Hence it couldn't possibly be a "cop killer".
From your source:
The extremely light weight and fragility of the projectile make it unsuitable for long range firing or against protected targets.
Secondly: There is no such thing as a "cop killer" type of bullets.
Jackass.
One of these kids is not like the other ones. One of these kids just doesn't belong.
I've seen "cop killer" type bullets, they're just Kevlar piercing rounds.
If that's the case, then nearly every hunting rifle in the world fires "cop killers". The "legal definition" is more like a round that is capable of being fired from a handgun that is capable of penetrating a kevlar vest.
They're an urban legend. One with an artificially ominous name.
People who only know what they see in movies really have no understanding of firearms.
Hiding behind a car door won't protect you from an AK-47's or M-16's bullets. You can't just find any old ammunition and put it into your revolver. Glock doesn't make porcelain or plastic guns that will pass through metal detectors. There is no such thing as a "cop killer" type of bullets. You can't remove a gun's serial number by simply filing it off. "Ballistics" isn't some sort of magic, it's possible for them to not match a bullet to a gun.
It's misconceptions like these that make it easier for cranky American Protestants to think of 'Evolutionism' as just another faith.
It takes just as much faith to believe that the vast wonder and splendor of the universe came about because of random chance as it does to believe that a big invisible man in the sky created it all.
The same software could also solve the Libertarian/Republican crisis as well as the Green/Democrat crisis, so I see no point in arguing that it's one sided.
There is no such crisis on the right. Libertarians and Republicans have a huge schism because of abortion.
Libertarians need to court Democrats because they will never make a dent in the Republican base.
Maybe he thought he was engaging in fantasy cyber sex with another consenting adult pretending to be a minor.
Perhaps, but I'm sure that we all know that isn't likely the case.
You know, since that was what he was actually doing, and all he apparently had any intention of doing.
Neither of us knows what his intent was.
The only thing we really know about this guy is that he enjoyed fantasies about sex with underage girls, didn't care to translate these online fantasies to reality (he didn't show up at the house), and was so upset at being labeled a child-molester on national TV that he killed himself.
He wasn't John Q. Public. He was an Assistant District Attorney. HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. He works in an office where they prosecute people for doing the kind of thing that he did.
Sounds like a guy with issues, not a guy the world is better off without.
I won't lose a wink of sleep tonight. I know that my girlfriend's daughter won't be propositioned online by him tonight.
Let's not forget that this woman's "victim" brother was an Assistant District Attorney. He should have known better than to engage in a sexual chat with someone that he believed to be a minor. I'm sorry for his family that he's dead but if he hadn't been online trying to sex up children, he'd still be alive.
In all my years of having sex, I have never had a condom split. Somebody must be doing something wrong.
Some of us have big penises. I have had two break. Once it was early enough in the process that I had ample time to stop and get a replacement. The second time was after the point of no return.
A full 1 million Americans are HIV+ out of a population of 302 million. So there is a 1 in 300 chance that that hot chick you picked up at the bar is HIV+, give or take.
Take a lot off of that. A significant percentage of those who are HIV positive are gay men. I know that internationally this isn't the case, but in the US that's how it is. The number is less than half. I'm not going to try to remember the exact percentage because I could be off by 5-10% but it's a lot.
Just nitpicking a bit, but your overall point is correct. So if you're not picking up drag queens and wearing condoms, the odds are in your favor.
A majority of american voters who actually care about issues and other citizens (ie they don't choose vote blindly on partisanship or popularity with friends) have major issues with most candidates of both parties and are resigned to the belief that that only one of those two parties stand a chance at winning.
It depends on the issue. For some issues, you are pretty much locked into one party or the other. The issues that I vote on have determined which party I joined and which party I usually vote for.
I'm sure if no one responded that some people wouldn't be sued, but who wants to take that risk?
It's a modified prisoner's dilemma. If you cooperate you get a smaller penalty than if you don't cooperate and others do. If noone cooperates, then you have a chance at getting no penalty but you have no way of knowing what everyone else is doing.
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Everything is easy once someone else does it.
That's what I say about female college Freshmen.
LK
Another question might be, "Are you a total imbecile?" but they won't answer that one honestly. This is a surrogate question to get closer to that answer.
It's a bullshit non-issue. Nixon was smart. Clinton was smart. GW Bush not so much so. All three of them were highly divisive and the country would have been better off without the animosity. Reagan wasn't very smart either, but the country stood behind him and he did get some important things done. Personally I couldn't stand Reagan, but you have to give credit where credit's due. A potential president's intellect isn't the main criterion for assessing his/her ability to run the country well.
LK
At this point, I don't care what your beliefs on evolution/creation, gay marriage or climate change are. I want to know will you raise my taxes? Under what circumstances will you bring our military home from Iraq? How do you plan to slow the tide of legal and illegal immigration?
LK
Point taken but still debatable. Do you go to the sporting goods store to buy a box of bullet? No.
I know, but you were casting aspersions while making a mistake of you own. I just wanted to point that out.
LK
ap ammo is what cop killers were in the die hard movie, Teflon coated brass rounds. Might want to learn about what you're "debunking"
Which "Die Hard" movie are you referring to?
LK
I've seen a clip loaded with them.
Was that clip hooked to Santa Claus's waist when he rode past you on a unicorn?
Never seen em fired through body armor, but that is what armor piercing rounds are designed for.
AP ammunition is not the same as the mythical "cop killer" bullet.
LK
Isn't there a fifty cal handgun these days? Would a bullet fired from one of those not pierce a kevlar vest?
.500 Mag bullet.
.223 caliber pistols and as soon as the BATF got wind of them it became illegal to import certain steel cored .223 ammunition. If I remember correctly, that is no longer the case though.
Yes and maybe. There are different NIJ levels of certification. A Level II or Level IIA vest would most likely not stop a 50AE or
I was always under the impression that kevlar vests didn't even stop 9mil bullets ALL the time, just most of the time.
There are weak points in many vests. Every once in a while you'll hear a story about a cop getting shot between the panels of a vest.
You seem to be intimating that they are impenetrable, which really doesn't jive with the impression I've gotten from people who use them.
Perhaps I wasn't being clear enough. Maybe, I was too ambiguous. I also forgot to mention that a steel core is one of the requirements for being banned under the anti-"cop killer" legislation. Back in the early 1990s a company made a few
LK
From your source:
Secondly: There is no such thing as a "cop killer" type of bullets
Jackass.
One of these kids is not like the other ones. One of these kids just doesn't belong.
Yes, and that kid is you.
LK
I've seen "cop killer" type bullets, they're just Kevlar piercing rounds.
If that's the case, then nearly every hunting rifle in the world fires "cop killers". The "legal definition" is more like a round that is capable of being fired from a handgun that is capable of penetrating a kevlar vest.
They're an urban legend. One with an artificially ominous name.
LK
This is one of my pet peeves.
People who only know what they see in movies really have no understanding of firearms.
Hiding behind a car door won't protect you from an AK-47's or M-16's bullets. You can't just find any old ammunition and put it into your revolver. Glock doesn't make porcelain or plastic guns that will pass through metal detectors. There is no such thing as a "cop killer" type of bullets. You can't remove a gun's serial number by simply filing it off. "Ballistics" isn't some sort of magic, it's possible for them to not match a bullet to a gun.
I could go on for an hour, but I'll stop there.
LK
About what her platform is based on, it's been pretty consistent even though I disagree with some of it.
Consistent? Women's rights! Strong laws against sexual harrassment and sexual assault, well unless it's her husband that's accused.
Pro war! Until things start to go poorly then she's anti-war.
She's a windsock. Her politics lean in whatever direction the wind is blowing. Her one core belief is that she should acquire more power.
LK
That's because the ruling came out *after* trading hours.
Short sell. NOW!
LK
It's misconceptions like these that make it easier for cranky American Protestants to think of 'Evolutionism' as just another faith.
It takes just as much faith to believe that the vast wonder and splendor of the universe came about because of random chance as it does to believe that a big invisible man in the sky created it all.
LK
The same software could also solve the Libertarian/Republican crisis as well as the Green/Democrat crisis, so I see no point in arguing that it's one sided.
There is no such crisis on the right. Libertarians and Republicans have a huge schism because of abortion.
Libertarians need to court Democrats because they will never make a dent in the Republican base.
LK
As long as this gets resolved quickly, I don't think that there will be much of a problem.
Hopefully this will make more people realize that GPL doesn't mean "Do whatever you want".
LK
Maybe he thought he was engaging in fantasy cyber sex with another consenting adult pretending to be a minor.
Perhaps, but I'm sure that we all know that isn't likely the case.
You know, since that was what he was actually doing, and all he apparently had any intention of doing.
Neither of us knows what his intent was.
The only thing we really know about this guy is that he enjoyed fantasies about sex with underage girls, didn't care to translate these online fantasies to reality (he didn't show up at the house), and was so upset at being labeled a child-molester on national TV that he killed himself.
He wasn't John Q. Public. He was an Assistant District Attorney. HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. He works in an office where they prosecute people for doing the kind of thing that he did.
Sounds like a guy with issues, not a guy the world is better off without.
I won't lose a wink of sleep tonight. I know that my girlfriend's daughter won't be propositioned online by him tonight.
LK
Let's not forget that this woman's "victim" brother was an Assistant District Attorney. He should have known better than to engage in a sexual chat with someone that he believed to be a minor. I'm sorry for his family that he's dead but if he hadn't been online trying to sex up children, he'd still be alive.
LK
In all my years of having sex, I have never had a condom split. Somebody must be doing something wrong.
Some of us have big penises. I have had two break. Once it was early enough in the process that I had ample time to stop and get a replacement. The second time was after the point of no return.
A full 1 million Americans are HIV+ out of a population of 302 million. So there is a 1 in 300 chance that that hot chick you picked up at the bar is HIV+, give or take.
Take a lot off of that. A significant percentage of those who are HIV positive are gay men. I know that internationally this isn't the case, but in the US that's how it is. The number is less than half. I'm not going to try to remember the exact percentage because I could be off by 5-10% but it's a lot.
Just nitpicking a bit, but your overall point is correct. So if you're not picking up drag queens and wearing condoms, the odds are in your favor.
LK
A majority of american voters who actually care about issues and other citizens (ie they don't choose vote blindly on partisanship or popularity with friends) have major issues with most candidates of both parties and are resigned to the belief that that only one of those two parties stand a chance at winning.
It depends on the issue. For some issues, you are pretty much locked into one party or the other. The issues that I vote on have determined which party I joined and which party I usually vote for.
LK
I guess it would be lost on you if I were to point out that the one serving member of the US Senate who was a known Klansman is also a Democrat?
LK
Somebody just got pwned.
LK
WiiII
That being said, I haven't seen any sign of the Nintendo faithful ditching Nintendo.
What you mean is fanboys.
LK
I'm sure if no one responded that some people wouldn't be sued, but who wants to take that risk?
It's a modified prisoner's dilemma. If you cooperate you get a smaller penalty than if you don't cooperate and others do. If noone cooperates, then you have a chance at getting no penalty but you have no way of knowing what everyone else is doing.
LK