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Notice how we went from: "If someone was throwing things at my house:" to "now he is threating my life" How is damaging your property threatening your life? Either you're not explaining yourself very well when you make up your analogies, or you realize how insane it sounds and thus you...

Is it legal where you live to respond to damage to your property with deadly force?

Oh, I didn't make the connection between ostrich and blindness. I thought he was implying something different entirely. You actually think that's the case? You think anti-gun people would rather get shot than pick up a gun and defend them self or their family? Most people do not feel the...

Way to go Bob. Now we're going to have to read months worth of forum posts demanding you explain your qualifications for diagnosing mental states. I can't help but picture Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau when I think of you and Colin getting into a scuffle. Up to this point, I can understand...

I think this pretty much sums up all of Dick's arguments.

It seems the bottom line is that you believe what you want, regardless of facts, expert opinion, etc. And that's okay. Just don't be surprised when your input is not taken seriously.

Dick, there are 2 separate thoughts here. I should have separated them with a new paragraph. As for the first thought, I think your own admissions clearly label you as such. As for the second, I imagine you to be a Fox news viewer. If I am correct in that, you should take this quick survey...

I think this comes with old age. The truth doesn't matter anymore. You get so set in your ways, and so angry at how you perceive the world, that you just keep fighting regardless of what is happening. It is why the media has such an easy time convincing these people of the most insane things.

But the thing is, you have probably passed this story on to other people that you know. Even if you said "I'm not sure if this is true", some of them will assume it is true. Then people wonder why the country is so divided.

"one time". I've lived here all my life. Yes, Detroit is a dangerous city. Its pays to be extra cautious when traveling there. It doesn't mean everyone's trying to get you. As far as all these other places you have experienced criminal activities, have you ever wondered if there is...

Your intention is simply to add your .02, just like everyone else. I don't think anyone is automatically assuming that the reporter is 100% accurate. We are all reading this article through the lens of our personal experiences. Dick, for example, is certain that a lot of people are out to get...

I live 1.5 miles outside of Detroit. I don't have that "knee jerk American paranoid attitude". It really all comes down to culture, as the quoted article states. Some Americans simply cling to their guns and religion, as it has been said.

So, the sky isn't falling? What a relief :p

It is definitely very exciting. It will be interesting to see what kind of information they are able to obtain from this mission.

Can you give an example other than guns? I'm very liberal, I could care less what other people do. If you want to do drugs, that should be legal, IMO. But should you be able to drive while under the influence? No, of course not. Whatever religion you want to be, fine. I don't care. Where...

This is not directed in anyway at who you were directing this quote to (I'm not informed enough to have any kind of input into that foray), but when you figure out the above, let me know. I can think of a few people who need to question what they believe before they present it as fact.

Yeah, these are the kind of people we have to try to debate and take seriously. It is very difficult to do so in the USA. Any tact you take, they will try to slam you for it. For example, trying to point out how a specific poster seems to get most of his info from the extreme right, has...

So, is your contention then that if the American government turns on its citizens, you are going to take them down? Gun control doesn't equal 0 guns. You're fighting against a straw man. Maybe I missed it, but was someone advocating removing all guns from citizens? Most gun control efforts...

No, I am not mocking. Simply trying to get you to agree or at last understand that since the language of the Qur'an (or any religious text) is so ambiguous, there will be different interpretations. What is the truth to you, is not the truth to everyone else. You interpret the text based on...

A tool that is specifically designed to maim and kill. My father is a hunter, has owned several different rifles and other weapons for hunting. Even he thinks that guns have gotten out of control. My experience with "gun people" has been mostly negative, and I am sure that has shaded my...