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In response to "What motive?", from below. by ER December 19, 2012 7:16 am

It's about ignorance. by TB 2012-12-19 10:31:05
- You're obviously not up to date on your ghetto crime stats. by ER 2012-12-19 13:09:00
  - "The assault rifle has become the weapon of choice in drive-by shootings." by TB 2012-12-19 14:00:05
    - No Tom, the car and the victims are both stationary. by ER 2012-12-19 14:57:53
      - You're making this stuff up. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-20 10:13:56
        
        You just noticed that? by TB 2012-12-20 10:16:51
The subject. by RobVG 2012-12-19 09:23:55
- I'd feel safer if my neighbors did not own guns. by alcaray 2012-12-19 14:11:10
- No, YOU want to talk about murders only because it fits your narrative better. by ER 2012-12-19 13:20:01
  - Because in this context, only murders are relevant. by TB 2012-12-19 14:08:38
    - No, Tom. You don't get to pick what we're going to talk about. by ER 2012-12-19 14:49:01
      - Look very far for what? by TB 2012-12-19 21:31:25
- More on violent criminals as the problem: by TB 2012-12-19 11:11:28
  - Right off the top of my head I can think of 27 who don't. by ER 2012-12-19 13:10:13

Eagle grabs baby! by Jody December 19, 2012 10:01 am

The eagle was too ambitious by mcfly 2012-12-19 22:06:35
- OMG! What a hoot! by Jody 2012-12-20 06:09:31
I was just testing you guys. :) You passed. With flying wings...er um...colors. by Jody 2012-12-19 19:48:23
I saw on TV where a huge eagle took a grown woman and a barrel of whiskey by FrankC 2012-12-19 18:12:32
- Man that bird is gonna die happy! by Jody 2012-12-19 20:07:13
  - Well, we don't really know... by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 20:38:10
Or not... by podrock 2012-12-19 17:16:31
I'm skeptical. by alcaray 2012-12-19 14:19:25
- You're correct. by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 17:39:27
- Its possible. Babies are yummy, although they are heavier than they look. by ER 2012-12-19 15:56:04

First impressions of "Straighttalk". by bowser December 17, 2012 8:46 pm

Hope it works well for you by mcfly 2012-12-18 12:35:15
- Hey! by bowser 2012-12-18 20:06:28
  - Thanks Bows! by mcfly 2012-12-19 11:33:56
    - The place has calmed down a bit. by bowser 2012-12-20 00:20:31
    - Can't beleive I missed alcaray on that list by mcfly 2012-12-19 15:27:10
      - You've always hated me, I know. by alcaray 2012-12-19 20:04:53

Tau Ceti has a planet in "habitable zone." by TB December 19, 2012 11:54 am

Tau Ceti has always been at the top of our list of suspects. by ER 2012-12-19 13:46:13
- What would the radius need to be... by FrankC 2012-12-19 16:59:46
  - I'm showing my reasoning so you guys can follow along and check my work. by ER 2012-12-19 20:04:59
    - As for your other question... by ER 2012-12-19 20:15:48
      - Planetary radius as a function of mass by ER 2012-12-19 20:27:44
- Well duh! :-) by mcfly 2012-12-19 14:56:58
  - At 11.4 light years, Tau Ceti is one of our nearest neighbors. by ER 2012-12-19 15:46:54
    - A pinball system by mcfly 2012-12-19 21:52:46
      - Multiple star systems aren't a good place for life. by ER 2012-12-19 22:18:20
        
        PS. - Wouldn't this be a great way to teach astronomy to kids... by ER 2012-12-19 23:05:19

China gets asteroid photos by TB December 15, 2012 4:53 pm

Close encounter by SteveS 2012-12-17 11:15:13
- But no cigar by ER 2012-12-18 06:58:49
  - The Chinese might disagree by SteveS 2012-12-19 08:48:25
    - The Chinese pulled off an impressive mission. by ER 2012-12-19 20:46:55

Trick question- Which nation built first successful hydrogen bomb? by bowser December 19, 2012 4:01 am

A fascinating period by mcfly 2012-12-19 14:45:08

Just what is an assault weapon, anyway? by ER December 18, 2012 7:40 pm

A man-portable, solid projectile firing weapon of mass, rather than individual, destruction. by bowser 2012-12-18 21:18:48
It's like "fair share." by TB 2012-12-18 20:11:32
- I can think of one incident of machine guns being used in a crime. by RobVG 2012-12-19 11:05:06
  - There's certainly been more than one. by TB 2012-12-19 12:50:05
- Not so. by ER 2012-12-18 20:46:48
  - Hiring experts, simple rules... by TB 2012-12-18 20:53:11
    - So your solution is to give more power to the market? by ER 2012-12-18 20:56:55

250 years of school shootings by RobVG December 16, 2012 11:10 am

People are going to get sick no matter what we do, so why bother building hospitals? by alcaray 2012-12-16 14:00:49
- If you're suggesting there is nothing we can do to stop gun violence, I disagree n/t by RobVG 2012-12-16 14:50:07
  - I'm not suggesting any such thing. by alcaray 2012-12-16 15:01:11
    - Funny, I was't trying to make a point. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-16 16:01:20
      - I noticed that by Robert 2012-12-16 20:46:40
        
        The pornography analogy is apt. by ER 2012-12-16 23:36:36
        
        and by Robert 2012-12-17 15:35:12
        
        My girls are all markswomen. by MaryAnne 2012-12-17 17:25:52
        
        Mass murderers are almost always men by Robert 2012-12-17 19:39:08
        
        "I’m sure you can guess where I think gun violence comes from." by TB 2012-12-17 10:11:59
        
        Please proceed. by ER 2012-12-17 10:50:49
        
        Black on Black or gang related for starters. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-17 17:36:55
        
        Citizens are citizens. by alcaray 2012-12-17 23:34:32
        
        I don't consider violent criminals "citizens". by RobVG 2012-12-18 08:45:01
        
        "I can’t think of any other reason why blacks would be killing blacks." by ER 2012-12-18 14:38:11
        
        My god you are so off base. I expect an apology. Don't care if I receive it. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-18 18:37:16
        
        "I can’t think of any other reason why blacks would be killing blacks." by ER 2012-12-18 20:07:42
        
        Guess I should have added 'in such numbers'. by RobVG 2012-12-18 22:26:47
        
        You're missing the point. Deliberately. Again. by TB 2012-12-18 14:41:49
        
        You obviously didn't read my post. by ER 2012-12-18 16:14:29
        
        Oh, I read it. I read everything. by TB 2012-12-18 20:22:06
        
        So tell me, Tom. What's my motive? by ER 2012-12-18 21:16:10
        
        What "motive?" by TB 2012-12-18 21:47:59
        
        See above. by ER 2012-12-19 06:27:57
        
        Some statistics: by TB 2012-12-18 09:13:39
        
        Gangs of New York by ER 2012-12-17 19:12:21
        
        See? Thread's already dead. by TB 2012-12-17 10:56:46
        
        Maybe the problem is the underlying premise that something can always be "done." by TB 2012-12-16 21:21:01
        
        Humans do things to make things better. by alcaray 2012-12-16 22:58:41
        
        Licensing surgeons and airline pilots doesn't guarantee they won't make mistakes. by ER 2012-12-16 22:50:47
        
        Cooler heads. by RobVG 2012-12-16 21:08:10
        
        There are things to talk about by Robert 2012-12-17 13:36:04
        
        Tasers figured in a local case of wrongful death, decided against the police. by MaryAnne 2012-12-17 18:38:36
        
        Lethality is a statistical concept by Robert 2012-12-17 19:45:24
        
        Simple question. Why do you want to bring the 2nd amendment into it? n/t by RobVG 2012-12-17 17:33:44
        
        Because it's frequently cited as preventing any attempt to control guns. by Robert 2012-12-17 19:43:11
        
        Fair enough by RobVG 2012-12-17 21:13:49
        
        Connecticut still has an assault weapons ban. by TB 2012-12-18 07:27:51
        
        right you are by Robert 2012-12-17 22:24:37
        
        Monster porn by RobVG 2012-12-16 21:38:15
        
        There's more to it than just pro and anti gun sides. by ER 2012-12-16 22:36:56
      - And yet, you did. by alcaray 2012-12-16 20:44:57

Why the gun is civilization by TB December 18, 2012 3:30 pm

What a noble and carefully reasoned sentiment. by ER 2012-12-18 16:24:46

Why the "24 hour" rule is a good idea by TB December 18, 2012 8:54 am

The same thing happens in all fast-moving, remote incidents. by ER 2012-12-18 12:23:00
- News, 24-7. by TB 2012-12-18 13:49:07

Some thoughts about race. (Continued from below). by ER December 18, 2012 9:57 am

I'm double-posting a comment here from below. by TB 2012-12-18 10:20:25
- I did some edits while you guys were responding. You might want to re-read my post. by ER 2012-12-18 10:32:49
No one said anything about DNA! by RobVG 2012-12-18 10:11:21

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