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That video has nothing to do with the 2nd amendment. No more that posting an idiots musings would be a 1st amendment "fail".

James Hood, one of two students who desegregated the U of Alabama, died today

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/19/world ... .html?_r=0

Link fail.

OOps, sorry.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-575 ... -u-of-ala/

Everyone always mentions James Hood and Viv Malone. Neither were first. Autherine Lucy was. Classy lady. Met her a few times.

RIP Earl Weaver. One of baseball's greatest characters

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/0 ... ation-day/

UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day

By Adam Peck on Jan 19, 2013 at 4:16 pm

If the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year.

Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after a gun accidentally discharged and shot two people at the show’s safety check-in booth just after 1 pm. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, and the Raleigh Fire Department announced that the show would be closed for the rest of the day.

Gun Appreciation Day is the combined effort of dozens of far-right organizations who have been vocal opponents of gun control advocates’ efforts to reduce the number of dangerous weapons on our streets and prevent them from ending up in the hands of people with criminal backgrounds or a history of mental illness. In response to a renewed push for sensible reforms of gun laws after the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, groups like the National Rifle Association and the founders of Gun Appreciation Day have instead advocated for an increase in the number of guns in public places like elementary schools, arguing — falsely — that more guns will mean more protection for individuals.

But today’s unfortunate accident, which took place at a safety check in surrounded by hundreds of people who presumably have at least some training on how to properly handle a dangerous weapon, undermines that case. Earlier this week, an armed security officer at a Michigan charter school accidentally left his gun in a restroom that is regularly used by students as young as five years old.

A representative from Political Media, the group responsible for organizing Gun Appreciation Day, was not immediately available for comment.

Update

Two similar incidents occurred at entirely separate gun shows in the Midwest, one in the Cleveland suburb of Medina, Ohio and the other at the state fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. In Ohio, the local ABC affiliate reports that one individual was brought to a hospital by EMS, and in Indiana Channel 8 WISH says that an individual shot himself in the hand while trying to reload his gun in the show parking lot. That brings the tally to 4 victims of gun violence so far at three different gun shows during the country’s first Gun Appreciation Day.

Update

CNN is reporting that three people were injured at the gun show in Raleigh, not two as originally reported. All were victims of a shotgun that fired while the owner was removing it from a case.

Accidents= "gun violence" now? Is that what we are trying to prevent now? Accidents? That's the second time today (the 2nd amendment fail video) that I've seen this semi-argument made.

Gun Appreciation Day is the combined effort of dozens of far-right organizations

Of course every one who has a gun is extreme far right (as opposed to far right or extreme right). Only gun shows and people with guns (most of us) have accidents. Thanks J'sD. BTW, the PAH has as much chance of becoming president as Obama if he looked like Satchmo.

Im not supposed to own a gun but I do. Not sure why I would need an automatic weapon though. Its not gonna take more than two shots to take down Bambis mom. Why would I need 20?

I don't own an automatic, either. I do own several semi-autos, though.

I had to sue the state to get my carry permit back. The original judge had to recuse himself because his wife is my lawyer.

How did you lose it?

10ac wrote:

Gun Appreciation Day is the combined effort of dozens of far-right organizations

Of course every one who has a gun is extreme far right (as opposed to far right or extreme right). Only gun shows and people with guns (most of us) have accidents. Thanks J'sD. BTW, the PAH has as much chance of becoming president as Obama if he looked like Satchmo.

Of course not. I have a Sig (in a vault - memorabilia from a famous movie and I hope to sell it to support my grandchild's college fund) and few people want to outlaw all guns.

Interesting to note is this piece of history involving noted gun-hater Ronald Wilson Reagan:

Enacted California's first gun-control law in 1967 (well before Alzheimer's kicked in) with NRA support- of course that was to stop the Black Panthers from carrying guns. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... /308608/1/

Enacted an assault weapons ban as President http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinion/ ... ntrol.html

While still president in 1986, Reagan signed into law the Firearm Owners Protection Act, which was hailed by gun-rights advocates because it included numerous protections for gun owners. But it also banned ownership of any fully automatic rifles that were not already registered on the day the law was signed.

Supported one after he left office http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/reaganak47.asp

As for the PAH - go out tomorrow and count the number of non-Hispanic adult white women you see who are not swimsuit-model worthy. 65%-70% of them will be voting for the PAH. Add in 97% of African Americans, 80% of Latinos (70% if Rubio runs), 80% of Asians (including Asian women married to white men) and 75% of Jewish people not listed in the prior categories. Add in 25% of white males (traitors/cuckolds/commies/gays, etc.).

Now tell me if there are enough remaining white males/Stepford wives/Barbie dolls to elect anyone else, especially a Republican.

The only ways that Hills doesn't win are:

1 - she doesn't run (decides she's too old/tired) . . .
2 - some sort of provable horrid personal scandal (Benghazi won't do it, needs to be a videotape of her strangling Vince Foster with a nylon stocking during sex or similar)
3 - Bill gets caught with his ding-a-ling in the wrong woman (wrong meaning underaged hooker, Michelle Obama or Chelsea). If he gets caught under other circumstances, Hillary may get a "Stand By You Man" bounce.

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Wow. Awesome stuff there dsl. I'm sure. Can't find about 1000000000000000 times more videos of idiots in cars.

Sheesh.

Jungle Rat wrote:Im not supposed to own a gun but I do. Not sure why I would need an automatic weapon though. Its not gonna take more than two shots to take down Bambis mom. Why would I need 20?

Ummm you can't unless you have a class III permit which requires a much more thorough FBI background check.

I wouls have voted for the PAH in 08 if she had been the nominee. but alas we were on some kind of guilt trip to show th e world we wer3e whatever.

AlabamAlum wrote:How did you lose it?

Ummm cause they filed a restraining order per standard operating procedure in divorces. This is what led to the 5th circuit decision regarding 2nd as individual right as a ruling Ina divorce as a lax automatic restraining order led to a doc having guns and permit revoked for no reason at all.