Someone PLEASE Explain This To ME.....

[floridayankee]

Jan 17, 2011 8:40:22 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

A gun is used to kill people or animals. An automatic weapon is used to kill people. Outside of the armed forces, militia and police, there is no legitimate use for this type of weapon, except by collectors.

A gun is harmless unless used for killing just like anything else. I'd imagine more people kill paper targets with their firearms than living creatures.

[billisonboard]

That paper target was once a living tree.

[rockon]

So was toilet paper but plastic toilet paper has never went over very big and trees are a renewable resource.

[floridayankee]

Jan 17, 2011 9:15:23 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

That paper target was once a living tree.

Outlaw chainsaws!!

[billisonboard]

Jan 17, 2011 9:21:13 GMT -5 floridayankee said:

Jan 17, 2011 9:15:23 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

That paper target was once a living tree.

Outlaw chainsaws!!

Good idea. Not only are they a danger to living creatures and their appendages, they are loud and smell bad. If people want to kill trees, make them work harder and use a saw.

[rockon]

Do you live in a house made of wood, or use paper products? Even if you don't most do and science proves that the new growth of trees helps clean the air that we breath and provides benefits for animal habitat.

[floridayankee]

Jan 17, 2011 9:30:09 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

Very true. But a gun's purpose is to kill. An automatic assault weapon is made with the purpose to kill people. The average joe doesn't need a Kalishnikov nor does he need a 30 round clip. They were restricted for a reason.

And I don't really think the average joe has any interest in owning a Kalishnikov or a 30 round clip.

Personally I never saw a need for a high capacity clip simply because of the holes I'd be putting in my walls if I needed that many to stop somebody breaking in to my home.

True, guns were invented to kill. Understandable since that was how a lot of people used to feed their families.

These days though, not many have to hunt to survive and a firearm is more of a deterrent that can kill if need be. My old man was a part time police officer in RI. Thankfully, he never once had to pull it (or so he says) because the threat of it always took care of the problems he dealt with.

[billisonboard]

Jan 17, 2011 9:42:39 GMT -5 rockon said:

Do you live in a house made of wood, or use paper products? Even if you don't most do and science proves that the new growth of trees helps clean the air that we breath and provides benefits for animal habitat.

But they also provide hiding places for big bad wolves to huff and puff in. (and yes I forgot to include one of these in my posting about the chainsaws - sorry )

[rockon]

These days though, not many have to hunt to survive.

In Michigan there are plenty who have hunted to survive the last few years..... Actually I heard opening day of deer season in Michigan is the worlds largest manned army with close to a half a million hunters in the woods although 30 round clips are of course illegal for hunting...
The more likely reason for having multi shot clips would be for manning a militia or for providing for the defense of our citizens in the event of a foreign invasion. So the question becomes should the citizens be able to form a militia if ever necessary or be equipped to form a defense if necessary. The Supreme Court seems to have said yes.

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=politics&action=display&thread=1708&page=2#ixzz1BIzWMsxm

[floridayankee]

Jan 17, 2011 10:13:46 GMT -5 rockon said:

In Michigan there are plenty who have hunted to survive the last few years..... Actually I heard opening day of deer season in Michigan is the worlds largest manned army with close to a half a million hunters in the woods although 30 round clips are of course illegal for hunting...

But out of all of them, how many have to hunt to survive.

The more likely reason for having multi shot clips would be for manning a militia or for providing for the defense of our citizens in the event of a foreign invasion.

Half million michigani's running around chasing bambi sounds pretty close to a domestic invasion.

[rockon]

Like I said the last few years more have to hunt then before.... unless they applied for additional government assistance. ( the economy has been pretty tough up here)
Actually I'm pretty sure venison is the most expensive meat in the world when one considers the license, ammo, time & other expenses. But many Michiganders do it just so they can provide the best for their families!!!!!

[sanityjones]

Are you saying there is a possibility dyslexia is soon to be classified as a mental illness or are you saying schizophrenia is soon to be no longer considered a mental illness. Not sure of your point.

I think they are saying that dyslexia is the gateway to homosexual behavior............

[sanityjones]

Jan 17, 2011 9:18:29 GMT -5 rockon said:

So was toilet paper but plastic toilet paper has never went over very big and trees are a renewable resource.

So are people. LOL

[rockon]

What classification would Optical Rectalitis fall into? It's when the optic nerve gets crossed with a rectal nerve and gives one a crappy outlook.

[jkapp]

Jan 16, 2011 20:10:20 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

(Jkapp) - Someone with dyslexia has a mental illness - but it wouldn't affect their capacity to own a firearm.

And that's because dyslexia is not a mental illness. It is a learning disability. Schizophrenia is a mental illness.

Yes it's a learning disability...brought on by mental illness. The mind is not functioning as other minds - hence it is abnormal. Abnormal brain activity is most often associated with mental illness. Hence, my reasoning stands that dyslexia is a mental illness - and someone with dyslexia has an abnormal brain.

[jkapp]

Jan 17, 2011 13:54:10 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

Einstein had abnormal brain activity. Did that make him mentally ill?

Yes...most geniuses lean towards madness, you know

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Jan 17, 2011 8:40:22 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

Jan 17, 2011 7:59:49 GMT -5 floridayankee said:

I remember a wreck head on killing all in both vehicles because one was driving the wrong way on the interstate. It was ultimately ruled a suicide but, I don't believe cars should be banned. I simply don't believe that one person's abuse should cause a ban for the millions of others that do not.

There is a difference between a car and an automatic weapon. A car, like many objects, can cause harm, but it's normal use is for transportation. A gun is used to kill people or animals. An automatic weapon is used to kill people. Outside of the armed forces, militia and police, there is no legitimate use for this type of weapon, except by collectors.

BUT, a car can be considered a deadly weapon depending upon the circumstances.

[Deleted]

Jan 17, 2011 13:51:30 GMT -5 jkapp said:

Jan 16, 2011 20:10:20 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

And that's because dyslexia is not a mental illness. It is a learning disability. Schizophrenia is a mental illness.

Yes it's a learning disability...brought on by mental illness. quote]


So, those who are austic are mentally ill then?

[handyman2]

Dyslexia is a visual problem. The eye sees the words all jumbled. Want to be able to read with dyslexia? Do what teachers do for kids in school. Get some various colored sheets of paper larger than the page they are trying to read so when put behind the page it forms a color border. Strangely enough you change the colored sheets till you find one that makes the letters they see show in correct order. They cannot explain it but it works. My wife used it in school for 20 years for dyslectic children

[Deleted]

Jan 17, 2011 22:30:20 GMT -5 handyman2 said:

Dyslexia is a visual problem. The eye sees the words all jumbled. Want to be able to read with dyslexia? Do what teachers do for kids in school. Get some various colored sheets of paper larger than the page they are trying to read so when put behind the page it forms a color border. Strangely enough you change the colored sheets till you find one that makes the letters they see show in correct order. They cannot explain it but it works. My wife used it in school for 20 years for dyslectic children

Dyslexia is a broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or accuracy in being able to read, write, and spell, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, and/or rapid naming. Dyslexia is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction. It is believed that dyslexia can affect between 5 to 10 percent of a given population although there have been no studies to indicate an accurate percentage.

There are three proposed cognitive subtypes of dyslexia: auditory, visual and attentional Although dyslexia is not an intellectual disability, it is considered both a learning disability and a reading disability.Dyslexia and IQ are not interrelated, since reading and cognition develop independently in individuals who have dyslexia.

Accomplished adult dyslexics may be able to read with good comprehension, but they tend to read more slowly than non-dyslexics, and may perform more poorly at nonsense word reading (a measure of phonological awareness), and spelling.[18]