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301,654,567 as of 14:42GMT today, 82 per...that's one in 3,678,714 people...I don't know that many people, so my original statement stands. (and lets not forget that accidents do happen and not all of those deaths are violent crime related) Don't know any of those, either. I do hear that the...

That is EXACTLY the point. 95% of the guns in my locked and secured cabinet were most certainly NOT designed to kill people. They are hunting rifles, shotguns, etc. Their designs are a matter of function and differ substantially from military or asssault type weapons. I also have several guns...

sounds like certain craniums...:rolleyes: And nuclear fission was originally developed to vaporize Nazis and Japanese. Most modern technological advances were developed in one form or another by or as a byproduct of the military from microwaves to nuclear power, but they also find...

Actually it is specifically designed to propel a projectile at significant velocity toward an intended target with a (hopefully) high degree of accuracy. People like you are convinced that means to "kill" something. I have, Brian. Several times.

You keep missing the point. Yes, one of the reasons people may cite to own guns is for protection. I do not own guns for protection. I don't know anyone that does. Guns have many uses, ONE of them is indeed protection. This does not equate to every gun owner sitting in their home, drenched...

From the interplay between he and Col, I was perceiving it as yet another tired vituperation so I was trying to ignore a question that I thought I answered through sarcasm. Against my better judgement, I'll retry. There are certain places you just do go. They're not on the usual list of...

of course you are...

The NRA would quote Dante if they thought it would help;) I'm sure you're right, I'm merely pointing out that the whole "militia" preface to the "right to bear and keep arms" in the 2nd Amendment is irrelevant when they point out the common law precedent upon which it is believed the Amendment...

Yeah, but his points all come from a Sociological instead of a Psychological point of view so we ignore him:p :D

There is precedent which establishes that Madison did not invent the "right to bear arms" by Amending the Constitution, but that it was a derivative of common law established in England: Apparently, that part of your judicial system, we kept:D

For once (ok, maybe twice:D ) we agree on something. The NRA got all huffy when the whole ban on assault weapons went into effect and unleashed the lobbyists. The argument being that they don't need to own an assault weapon or hunt with a fully automatic, but they might feel the desire to...

If you stay away from the crack houses in DC and the Bronco's linemen, you should be fine...:rolleyes:

as with most perpetrators of such offenses, illegally obtained automatic pistols, serial numbers filed off, untraceable. These guys don't go to the local gun shop and browse the bargain bins, they buy them on the street for $25, use them for nefarious purposes and sell them to the next punk for...

If you actually went with a real hunter, I believe you would find the experience to be nowhere near as brutal as you make it out to be. And nothing like that crap they put on TV for the rednecks to enjoy, either:rolleyes:

Everyone has different circumstances. Some say home protection (and some neighborhoods, I'd agree with them). I used to own a business and make large cash deposits every night and carried a concealed automatic (with the permit). I have a brother in-law who used to be the Cooler in a local bar...

Hunting, collecting, protection... Fear of imminent death of self or the safety of your family EDIT: upon further consideration, I would like to point out that normal, law-abiding citizens are not the ones shooting people...

he was upset about global warming, too?:confused:

easy there, Bub... "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied – it chains us all, irrevocably."

But that's not the end of the check. During the wait period, the applicant's background is screened and double checked. Although Cho was institutionalized, he had gone willingly, which, since it was not institutionalization at the demand of law enforcement, didn't show up on the check. That...

The more that comes out about the VT incident and the twisted nature of the gunman, I would actually submit that due to it's pre-meditated and planned nature, it would actally qualify as an act of domestic terrorism. According to the US Department of Defense, terrorism is ...and from the clip I...