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Redbaron

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  1. Faaark! I didn't know that! Another reason not to fly to America. Just my luck I'd be on the plane where some pilot goes Clint Eastwood with some Rapper who thinks he owns the world and there's the big shoot out in the sky....

     

    Think about it coss, if a pilot "goes troppo" does he really need a gun to do more damage than what we saw on Sept 11th?

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  2. Found this quote online somewhere - food for thought

     

    In the 16 years from 1980 to 1996, there were 21 gun massacres in the US and 13 in Australia. In 1996, the world’s strictest gun control laws were passed in Australia. In the 16 years since, there have been 41 gun massacres in the US, and in Australia – zero.

     

    Having said that, my dad (farmer) owns guns, and doesn't have trouble buying them - needs to be able to put animals out of their misery. Friends of mine are "Sporting Shooters" and either hunt with guns, or shoot targets - some at an international competitive level. They have no problem buying and owning guns, but from memory they need to be locked away and most are kept at the gun club safe.

     

    Surely if lives are saved by making a few laws/amending the old ones it's worth it? Isn't it?

     

    If I had a dummy spit and decided to shoot my neighbour, down here it would take a month(?) to get a license and maybe be able to do it. IF I knew people who could get me illegal guns it would probably take hours, or days? Plenty of time to calm down and ponder the ramifications of my actions..

     

    If I was in the US, where AFAIK in some places it is easier to buy guns than cigarettes, I could have shot my neighbour in less time than it has taken to post this reply...

    OR I light up a cigarette in a Californian public place and get shot by the Police, and others get injured in the crossfire?

  3. Time to ask some serious questions and look at the constitution. Bearing in mind it was written when there was no, or not much of a US Army 200 odd years ago. It's simply happening too often.

     

    Dreadful time of the year for the families, friends, staff and neighbours etc over there.

  4. So 25,000 people in one or each state signed a petition. Out of how many million in each state? 10-20? Peanuts.

    There was another splutter of garbage on social media from people saying if Obama got back in they'd leave the country and give up their citizenship. Anyone on the ground witnessing mass migration from the US? Where are they going?

  5. Fishing, agriculture, tourism, whisky, manufacturing, etc

    Right munch, same as a lot of recently independent and financially struggling Eastern European countries. If the Scottish people want to be independent good on them, but to compare Scotland to the Scandinavian countries is a bit foolish IMO. Other than the weather and the sea there is not a lot in common.

    Scotland if they do this have to be smart about it, and not get carried away with the short term financial attractions of the North Sea. A lot of things will need to be smartly negotiated with the rest of the UK. What portion of National Debt Scotland takes on board - for there will be some, ship building contracts, what part of the "British Navy/RAF/Army" can Scotland "keep". Medium/Longer term arrangements so Scotland won't just become another struggling new country. Will an interim term be appropriate - a few years where the country is "sort of" independent, but the Brits supply the defence forces wittled down over time. Lots of conundrums to look at.

     

    Europe is full of countries who have become "independent" only to fall on their asses. It would be dreadful is Scotland was to be another, and unfortunately blaming Britain or England won't count for squat when you are cut loose.

  6. As I understand a major part of the therapy of the A.A. (Anonymous Alcoholics) is based on Christian beliefs...

    AA is part of a Christian organisation, or at least used to be. Not sure how much they preach the religion whilst helping people though. I think not a lot.

  7. Some countries just don't want them back.

    If the home country doesn't want them, then where do you drop them off?

    One would assume the country to which the prisoner holds citizenship would not need to be consulted - they would simply be notified, "One of your citizens is coming back." They can then choose to either let him be free, or arrest him. That's what we do.

  8. Their party IS America so what the party does or rather its candidates is what America should be doing. They are more loyal to their political party than to America.

    Unfortunately CS, this problem is not exclusive to the US, we have plenty here and I don't doubt most countries face the same problem. Imagine how productive these people would be if they focused of running the country instead of "politics".

  9. Why did GWB appoint a communist/socialist?

    When it comes to appointing judges, the prez in power generally appoints "some" who would be considered "from the other side" - ie Republican president appoints a token number of Democratically inclined judges, so they can say they are being fair and equitable. At least that's what I read somewhere. They wouldn't want to *only* install their mates, could look corrupt.

  10. During a second term, the "lame duck" President loses a lot of his power

    My point exactly, without the carrot of a prospective third or fourth term, and the threat of him and his party losing power, there is little or no pressure (for the president himself) to perform.

  11. In a system where the most terms a president can get is two, why wouldn't a second term prez just do what he wants during his second round? I like the idea pf "giving someone else a go" after 8 years, but when it's close to the end and there's nothing to play for, one would be very tempted to "do whatever you like" and enjoy the ride towards the end.

  12. Because one of the two major parties are in part run by religious zealots and its against their religious beliefs. I recall some one (probably a liberal...haha), who had this article (gotta find this thing), where he posed a scenario about what if the clerics in a Middle Eastern country advocated this and that would you call them extremist or fundamentalist moslems? Turns out it was things done in the good 'ol USA.

    And yet, both of our wonderful countries are supposed to (by law?) separate the church and the state. Sigh... I think as a species we are fucked. Really.

    In this day and age there should be no problems like this. But no.

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