one person can't attack another (a fistfight or worse)
I think you're confusing "can" with "is allowed to." Self-defense is a fundamental right.
So, the state must supply a police force (to protect against people)
Which works great, until it doesn't. Every day.
In that case, the state would be in violation of its obligations, and would lose its right to a monopoly on violence.
And that, historically speaking, happens well before the population is convinced to give up their means of violence, right?
Not really an issue. In a revolver, it can be a problem during rapid fire because you cycle the gun manually. In a semi-automatic like the AR-15, the gasses from the propellant cycle it. Thus, if you get a squib, it's not going to cycle the action. Part of cycling the action is ejecting the spent shell and putting a new one in the breach. Not enough gas to push out the projectile means not enough gas to cycle the action means no cartridge in the chamber after a squib means the next time you squeeze the trigger after a squib round, you get a "click" instead of a bang.
Obviously, as I said earlier, this does not hold true for revolvers.
Greece went broke and their healthcare system utterly collapsed. And they're somehow a shining example of how to run things. I'll never understand it, as long as I live.
Actually, the overwhelming majority of defensive firearm uses are carried out without a single shot fired. But yes, people more than occasionally need to defend themselves with lethal force.
Fair enough. PNW seems like it has its shit together pretty well from the way you tell things. Bit far from all my family, though, so I'm more inclined to make my way to Indiana once it's financially feasible. They don't recognize same-sex unions/marriage, and members of their legislature actually regularly try to push a bill outlawing it. But, Since I'm not interested in a same-sex marriage/union, that's not my battle nor a cause for concern for me. I'm all for it, mind you, I'd vote in favor of it on a ballot. But it's not something that's going to make or break my decision.
I generally operate under the understanding that "liberal" equates to "far-end democrat." And with the combination of the gun control plank in the democratic platform and the tendency of places like New York, Chicago and California that take liberalism to full-retard extent, I would hesitate even to refer to the politics of the Pacific Northwest as "liberal." Living in downstate Illinois and being at the mercy of the Chicago Democratic Machine tends to put a sour taste in my mouth when it comes to ponies who identify themselves as "liberals." I'm "liberal" myself when it comes to various social issues, gay marriage and mj among them. But I'm quite uncomfortable with the democratic platform in its entirety to wear the label "liberal," or even assign it to somepony such as yourself whose desire isn't a nanny state.
Godwin's law is such a crock of shit. Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to draw legitimate parallels between current events and Nazi Germany. "Those who cannot learn from history" etc.
Invoking Godwin's law is not humorous, not clever and definitely not indicative of winning an argument. All it really does is make you look like a massive douche.
That depends on how it was done and where the keys were stored. Could be something as simple as SQL injection. Doesn't mean their entire server cluster got compromised.
I run a debian core + lxde distro on my old netbook (1.6GHz atom + 512m ram) that takes me a few minutes to get running the way I want it to once core is installed.
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Smart people will, and the low-hanging fruit will continue getting plucked. More or less, business as usual.
one person can't attack another (a fistfight or worse) I think you're confusing "can" with "is allowed to." Self-defense is a fundamental right. So, the state must supply a police force (to protect against people) Which works great, until it doesn't. Every day. In that case, the state would be in violation of its obligations, and would lose its right to a monopoly on violence. And that, historically speaking, happens well before the population is convinced to give up their means of violence, right?
It's almost like "something for nothing" only works until you run out of people actually willing to do something.
Not really an issue. In a revolver, it can be a problem during rapid fire because you cycle the gun manually. In a semi-automatic like the AR-15, the gasses from the propellant cycle it. Thus, if you get a squib, it's not going to cycle the action. Part of cycling the action is ejecting the spent shell and putting a new one in the breach. Not enough gas to push out the projectile means not enough gas to cycle the action means no cartridge in the chamber after a squib means the next time you squeeze the trigger after a squib round, you get a "click" instead of a bang. Obviously, as I said earlier, this does not hold true for revolvers.
Bet the people of Greece would consider it for a moment or two.
Greece went broke and their healthcare system utterly collapsed. And they're somehow a shining example of how to run things. I'll never understand it, as long as I live.
I think I just heard the sound of the Brady bunch having a collective stroke.
Actually, the overwhelming majority of defensive firearm uses are carried out without a single shot fired. But yes, people more than occasionally need to defend themselves with lethal force.
That didn't take long.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Not sure if you're joking or European.
Fair enough. PNW seems like it has its shit together pretty well from the way you tell things. Bit far from all my family, though, so I'm more inclined to make my way to Indiana once it's financially feasible. They don't recognize same-sex unions/marriage, and members of their legislature actually regularly try to push a bill outlawing it. But, Since I'm not interested in a same-sex marriage/union, that's not my battle nor a cause for concern for me. I'm all for it, mind you, I'd vote in favor of it on a ballot. But it's not something that's going to make or break my decision.
I generally operate under the understanding that "liberal" equates to "far-end democrat." And with the combination of the gun control plank in the democratic platform and the tendency of places like New York, Chicago and California that take liberalism to full-retard extent, I would hesitate even to refer to the politics of the Pacific Northwest as "liberal." Living in downstate Illinois and being at the mercy of the Chicago Democratic Machine tends to put a sour taste in my mouth when it comes to ponies who identify themselves as "liberals." I'm "liberal" myself when it comes to various social issues, gay marriage and mj among them. But I'm quite uncomfortable with the democratic platform in its entirety to wear the label "liberal," or even assign it to somepony such as yourself whose desire isn't a nanny state.
Better make sure they're not lead-based.
He'll purr like a walrus.
Did I miss something? Since when is ability to code not inversely related to ability to spell?
Godwin's law is such a crock of shit. Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to draw legitimate parallels between current events and Nazi Germany. "Those who cannot learn from history" etc. Invoking Godwin's law is not humorous, not clever and definitely not indicative of winning an argument. All it really does is make you look like a massive douche.
That depends on how it was done and where the keys were stored. Could be something as simple as SQL injection. Doesn't mean their entire server cluster got compromised.
Sadly, this is probably very close to what would actually happen.
I run a debian core + lxde distro on my old netbook (1.6GHz atom + 512m ram) that takes me a few minutes to get running the way I want it to once core is installed.
I don't think SuSE is a maybe, thanks to Novell.
I'm still only at 7.99. I dropped the DVD option since I never used it anyway, and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone on that one.
So the sugar had no such effect on the vast majority of children to whom it was administered then?
Seems to me that spamhaus should be allowed to destroy its own credibility without law enforcement intervening.
Al Franken, Ron Wyden, shit I ran out.