A perfect example of a type of item that is regulated by the government for safety. The gov't regulates, restricts, and bans consumer items on the grounds of safety all the time.
My first suggestion would be for her NOT to have several guns and associated ammunition kept in the house. Or, if she insisted, kept under lock and key with her having the only key.
And thus why I limited my comment to Americans. Our history, especially that of the Wild West, is fairly unique and ingrained in our culture.
The Brits have almost a century head start, if you begin counting with the 1920 Firearms Act. That is what I'm saying it'll take here in the U.S. -- about 2 or 3 generations to get serious change.
I understand film is escapist. Violence is common in films, but there is a difference between things like "Transformers" and "Lord of the Rings" where the violence is more fantasy, and "Reservoir Dogs" or "Inglorious Basterds" where the focus is on realism.
My point was the ease at which people escape into violence and the common acceptance in film reflects the attitudes of society as a whole. Yes, sex is pervasive, but I just find it perverse that kids watching slasher films doesn't raise an eyebrow, but flash a nipple on prime time and people want to get out the tar and feathers.
It is a reflection of the societal norms. Yes, people are not interested in the all the violence affecting their lives. But they compartmentalize and don't see the connection to personal gun ownership. It is the bad guys, see. Not the law abiding citizens like themselves.
I think society will have to start thinking of violence with the public disdain they do for explicit sex before you'll see the acceptance of a total gun ban.
The problem is the general American mentality is unstable and, essentially, backwards.
Look at the frothing-at-the-mouth reactions you get from "Christian Conservatives" regarding sex. Sex Ed in school gets people up in arms, but Junior ROTC where the kids shoot once a month, or summer camp with its own.22 range are not only normal but prized.
When was the last time a movie in this country earned an "X" rating for *violence*. Hell, for *anything* other than sexual content? Looking at the latest -- hell, ANYTHING, from Quentin Tarantino -- should answer that question.
I remember when "Red Dawn" and "Rocky 4" were banned in Germany because of the violence back in the 1980s.
Americans REVEL in their violence. Just look at the box office success of the likes of Tarantino and Michael Bay. I *still* haven't been able to sit through more than about 20 minutes of "Inglorious Basterds" without getting physically ill, and most of my friends think I'm nuts.
The problem isn't the guns, it is the American way of thinking. We have our attitudes towards sex and violence backwards. We need to change our culture from the inside and the gun ban will take care of itself.
Capital punishment is not a deterrent because the criminals are either acting out of passion, insanity or just don't believe they will get caught.
Torture is no better. Most people committing the crimes aren't thinking logically to begin with. None of them really think of "once I'm done, what happens when I get caught".
In this case, and many other similar cases, the shooter committed suicide. Your attempt at deterring them by making an object lesson of one won't affect these people.
Explain to them the Streisand Effect. Then explain Babs is a Jew, and they are using Jewish tactics on the banks. Sit back and watch the circular hate shut them down.
Exact OPPOSITE of my experience. I had a child diagnosed as learning disabled and the school bent over backwards to accommodate him. It seems the schools are allocated funds based on headcount, and anyone classified as "special" gets them extra money.
Teachers were fighting over who would get him, as he really wasn't "disabled" just mildly dyslexic and smart as a whip.
I would question your assumption that any house constructed after about 1970 will last 90 years. More like the 30 or so they're willing to give you a mortgage for.
New tract home construction quality just doesn't impress me as being durable over the long haul.
Well, VW has what they call a Media Device Interface (MDI). I just got a new Jetta TDI and it came with the iPod adapter cable.
I'm tempted to get the USB cable adapter and try it out with my phone, but I use the maps/nav feature of my phone and that isn't going to help if it is in the glove box.
"The Media Device Interface (MDI) offers support for USB devices (memory sticks and hard drives), iPod integration and Aux In along with displaying ID3 tags over the CANbus to the MFD and the RCD310, RCD510 and RNS510 headunit. The unit is available for the Jetta/Passat which mounts in the glovebox and the Golf which mounts in the centre console replacing the 6 stacker cd changer. It is possible to mount the unit elsewhere in the car."
Having lived for years in Kellogg, ID and seen the damage done in "the box" and the surrounding area by the mining companies careless disregard for lead, arsenic, asbestos and other toxic waste products I can say with certainty that you are dangerously full of shit.
"Out of sight, out of mind" was not the problem. You're answer seems to be "point it out and they'll fix it" but the reality was they just found another rug to sweep it under. Downstream too obvious? We'll just build a longer disposal pipe so you won't see it when it comes out.
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No problem. I'm a gun owner myself and will fight tooth and nail against a full ban.
A perfect example of a type of item that is regulated by the government for safety. The gov't regulates, restricts, and bans consumer items on the grounds of safety all the time.
High capacity magazines are no different.
What, pray tell, is the legitimate use of high capacity magazines? Other than pure laziness and convenience they serve no legitimate purpose.
You can't hunt with them, as most (if not all) States place limits on the number of rounds in hunting weapons.
If you can't hit what you're shooting it with the first couple of rounds, you need to go back to the range and practice until you can.
My first suggestion would be for her NOT to have several guns and associated ammunition kept in the house. Or, if she insisted, kept under lock and key with her having the only key.
We can do both. It isn't an all or nothing solution. Reducing the availability of guns will reduce the number of fatalities.
China school knife attack leaves 23 injured
..Sandy Hook Elementary school, which took the lives of 20 children and seven adults, including the shooter's mother.
Are you telling me you don't see the difference in those two incidents?
And thus why I limited my comment to Americans. Our history, especially that of the Wild West, is fairly unique and ingrained in our culture.
The Brits have almost a century head start, if you begin counting with the 1920 Firearms Act. That is what I'm saying it'll take here in the U.S. -- about 2 or 3 generations to get serious change.
I understand film is escapist. Violence is common in films, but there is a difference between things like "Transformers" and "Lord of the Rings" where the violence is more fantasy, and "Reservoir Dogs" or "Inglorious Basterds" where the focus is on realism.
My point was the ease at which people escape into violence and the common acceptance in film reflects the attitudes of society as a whole. Yes, sex is pervasive, but I just find it perverse that kids watching slasher films doesn't raise an eyebrow, but flash a nipple on prime time and people want to get out the tar and feathers.
It is a reflection of the societal norms. Yes, people are not interested in the all the violence affecting their lives. But they compartmentalize and don't see the connection to personal gun ownership. It is the bad guys, see. Not the law abiding citizens like themselves.
I think society will have to start thinking of violence with the public disdain they do for explicit sex before you'll see the acceptance of a total gun ban.
The problem is the general American mentality is unstable and, essentially, backwards.
Look at the frothing-at-the-mouth reactions you get from "Christian Conservatives" regarding sex. Sex Ed in school gets people up in arms, but Junior ROTC where the kids shoot once a month, or summer camp with its own .22 range are not only normal but prized.
When was the last time a movie in this country earned an "X" rating for *violence*. Hell, for *anything* other than sexual content? Looking at the latest -- hell, ANYTHING, from Quentin Tarantino -- should answer that question.
I remember when "Red Dawn" and "Rocky 4" were banned in Germany because of the violence back in the 1980s.
Americans REVEL in their violence. Just look at the box office success of the likes of Tarantino and Michael Bay. I *still* haven't been able to sit through more than about 20 minutes of "Inglorious Basterds" without getting physically ill, and most of my friends think I'm nuts.
The problem isn't the guns, it is the American way of thinking. We have our attitudes towards sex and violence backwards. We need to change our culture from the inside and the gun ban will take care of itself.
No, he wouldn't.
Capital punishment is not a deterrent because the criminals are either acting out of passion, insanity or just don't believe they will get caught.
Torture is no better. Most people committing the crimes aren't thinking logically to begin with. None of them really think of "once I'm done, what happens when I get caught".
In this case, and many other similar cases, the shooter committed suicide. Your attempt at deterring them by making an object lesson of one won't affect these people.
Explain to them the Streisand Effect. Then explain Babs is a Jew, and they are using Jewish tactics on the banks. Sit back and watch the circular hate shut them down.
Considering the article is behind a paywall, your pithy attempt at humor is more insightful that I'll bet you intended.
Uh...Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower were both after Lincoln and both principled conservatives.
How are apps installed? I am under the impression it is via iTunes store and that is it.
If nothing else happens other than he doesn't appear in a kilt, I am grateful.
The link in the summary is invalid. Here is the correct one:
http://eugene.kaspersky.com/2012/07/25/what-wired-is-not-telling-you-a-response-to-noah-shachtmans-article-in-wired-magazine/
I think you're confusing Kaspersky with Broderbund.
I don't mean the article, I mean all the "jokes" in the replies.
Exact OPPOSITE of my experience. I had a child diagnosed as learning disabled and the school bent over backwards to accommodate him. It seems the schools are allocated funds based on headcount, and anyone classified as "special" gets them extra money.
Teachers were fighting over who would get him, as he really wasn't "disabled" just mildly dyslexic and smart as a whip.
Extra cash.
Uh, questions are asked of prospective jurors by each side's attorneys when picking a jury. So, yes, the lawyers ask the questions.
I would question your assumption that any house constructed after about 1970 will last 90 years. More like the 30 or so they're willing to give you a mortgage for.
New tract home construction quality just doesn't impress me as being durable over the long haul.
Well, VW has what they call a Media Device Interface (MDI). I just got a new Jetta TDI and it came with the iPod adapter cable.
I'm tempted to get the USB cable adapter and try it out with my phone, but I use the maps/nav feature of my phone and that isn't going to help if it is in the glove box.
"The Media Device Interface (MDI) offers support for USB devices (memory sticks and hard drives), iPod integration and Aux In along with displaying ID3 tags over the CANbus to the MFD and the RCD310, RCD510 and RNS510 headunit. The unit is available for the Jetta/Passat which mounts in the glovebox and the Golf which mounts in the centre console replacing the 6 stacker cd changer. It is possible to mount the unit elsewhere in the car."
Uh, the regulations that don't kick in until you have more than 50 employees? Those regulations?
Having lived for years in Kellogg, ID and seen the damage done in "the box" and the surrounding area by the mining companies careless disregard for lead, arsenic, asbestos and other toxic waste products I can say with certainty that you are dangerously full of shit.
"Out of sight, out of mind" was not the problem. You're answer seems to be "point it out and they'll fix it" but the reality was they just found another rug to sweep it under. Downstream too obvious? We'll just build a longer disposal pipe so you won't see it when it comes out.
Which all can be summed up as "Kill All Humans!"
Bender? Is that you?