Pythagoras

13/13, but I'm a physicist. I think this thread is slanted towards high scores because people who score poorly probably wouldn't want to post about it. The chart at the end is scary. What I find most interesting is that 18-29 beat 65+ on 11 questions, matched on 1 question, but lost by a fair margin (15%) on the issue of fracking. It makes a lot of sense, though: most of my generation has no clue about it, while the other three demographics are homeowners I used to see on the news speaking out against fracking.

Glad to have you in the community!

+1, even simpler than what I had said.

You're aboslutely right that we need some offense to see favorable legislation, but I don't see how we can score when we're so deep in our own red zone. I think NJ2AS's Operation Establish Compliance is a great way to get us back to the 50 yard line, so to speak. I agree, CCW is a longterm goal. In the short term, maybe we can get rid of the pistol permit system by arguing that the federal NICS check is good enough. Of course, right now even NICS is a pain....

....yeah.....you guys are right

+1 for a third party

Amputation as a medical necessity is a far cry from amputation as a means of punishment. If he's found guilty of a capital punishment-worthy crime, then put him to the death. But if we turn into the same type of monster he is, we're no better than him. He's an American citizen for crying out loud!

Isn't that funny? I settled on the Remington 1911 R1 basic from this guide...

Found the bill text at http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1097__.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1097&Session=2013 Lines 28-30 say " 'school' means any preschool, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary school, career 30 center, or postsecondary school, whether public or nonpublic" which gives me hope, but the language of the rest of the bill sound very k12 focused. Anyone care to weigh in with your interpretation?

Can't wait to move down in a few months! Since you say principal, I guess this is only k-12...any word on colleges that you're aware of?

That petition is disgusting. He's still an American citizen, innocent until proven guilty, no matter what he's accused of. He's not guilty until the jury issues a verdict, and even then, amputation is definitely cruel and unusual under the 8th. I don't know what the heck is happening to this country...

Listen to this guy There's a lot of variation in the 1911 world. Here's the buying guide I used to figure out my first 1911 purchase. http://www.1911addicts.com/showthread.php?511-Buyer-s-guide-for-all-you-1911-addicts...

No, I'm glad too. Her willful ignorance of the Governor's evil was so frustrating! I constantly found myself thinking "Dale's gone, but we still have to put up with her crap?"

Seconded!

Howard and ryan_j are of course right about needing 66 votes for the 2/3 supermajority. Hard, but still possible...I will hope and pray and dream about this...

Count me in

Sorry, in this situation no one's coming inside my house unless I know and love them. Given this scenario, I would be on high alert and with a pistol on my hip and shotgun in hand. No one is welcome inside my house except the people I know, love, and am willing to die protecting. (Sorry if that seems melodramatic, but as others have said: this is why I own a firearm)

You're right, that is brilliant execution. We definitely need to emulate that style.

Like I need another reason to stick with Guinness ....

Obviously we oppose 1,2,3 and support 7,8,9. I'm reading up on 4 and 5 now....but the bill text of 6 hasn't been released (only a summary). I'm utterly glued to CSPAN right now.

Just watched Sen. Joe Machin, D-West Virginia. Sometimes he seems reasonable in that this is the only piece of legislation that actually gives something to us, other times he's a snake just like the rest. He actually quoted a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist (can't remember the name) who claims anyone can buy a full-auto at any gun show without background check and tried using it as justification for his bill. Are you freaking kidding me?

Yowza

Truth. Bump because still available and such a good deal!

mipafox totally called it. Saw them say this on CSPAN today right before the Senate finished for the day. Vote happens tomorrow at 4 pm.

Me, too. Immediately followed by a FN-PS90, with a SBR stamp so I don't need that stupid extra long barrel on it.