Lot to respond to, agreed, that "extra" is a terrible way to see things, just trying to make a point of how, as you say, this is bad, confusing, tough stuff. But again, you fixate on digging into examples, we are all not trying to write books here.
If you think Giffords are for a total gun...
No and no, because do you know where boogey men live? Where you believe they live. I don't want or need to go looking for them, because boogey men don't threaten me.
And here's the deal man, if all of these fears of taking my granddad's shotgun or my ability to defend myself are taken away...
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That quote is in of its essence a path to the solution of evil. The quote is of dubious origins but a foundation for many great acts, including many of Teddy Roosevelts efforts at social and environmental change...
There's the rub, you live in a society, at the end of the day, in the actual world, you do not get to ignore the laws, rules, social mores, common sense, good ideas, or whatever that floats your boat but causes problems for others. And here's the thing, you certainly enjoy the advantages of...
Very sad to hear that for them and you, that is a tragedy. And I would support trying to do something to prevent it from happening to others. Those efforts would be very imperfect. Doing nothing would be much worse.
I didn't gloss it over, I didn't even think about it. I'm glad you brought it up. Because YES, any social worker, law enforcement officer (who's thinking right anyway), doctor, judge, whoever would say YES, she does need to wait, because if she thinks leaving the place where the terrible...
And another common go no where debate technique. When arguing the factors fails, when disparaging the character of the main players fail, find the peripheral characters to disparage, then that proves ALL of your stances!!!! And hey, I don't freakin know, maybe you are right about all of that...
You continue to use a common and basic ineffective technique of debate that I learned from the famous Physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Its called reductio absurdum. Though he is a fictional character in a sit-com I learned alot from it and some weaknesses in viewpoints that I carried.
A leader...
Just to be clear, not so much advocating for the Brady Bill, that was just what was going on in this debate at the time of my example. But lets also be very clear about a few things. First, in keeping with that example, law enforcement organizations were 100% against the Brady Bill going away...
Nope you sure didn't get that correct, but you got it exactly as I expected. Because that's all you can do, you can't actually discuss so you have to disparage. And you can't seem to see that if I'm guilty of diminishing someone's opinion then you are equally guilty and you are who said things...
Irresponsible people have used guns to take away others ability, children in schools, to "live their lives." Leaders don't sit back and just accept that and let it happen.
I have sold thousands of guns to thousands of people. I have also refused to sell guns, at risk to my job, at times. I...
You might be that kind of parent, but some, too many are not. The kids who died at the Michigan school died because of parents inability to make those best decisions. If your kid was one of those kids you can better bet you would be seeing depending on other parents decision making ability...
If a PETA board member who used to be say for example (these don't really exist anymore but for the point's sake) a commercial market hunter who killed tens of thousands of animals and who now was still a hunter but now hunted, and killed much less and more care-full-ly for personal pleasure and...
I have heard rumors that part of this Merriam's genetics being possibly present in some isolated populations of existing elk is being, pretty conspiracy theory here, squelched by a very powerful private land elk lobby here in Texas.
Whether that part is true or not, what is the case is that...
Thank you, I'll give them a look. I'm hoping to use these points I've been buying to do a combo antelope hunt with Yellowstone NP trip with my kids next fall. Even though I've guided antelope hunts in Texas and New Mexico, it will be my first personal antelope hunt and first time to Wyoming!
I'm an optimist disguised as a cynic sometimes, but I'll hope his negotiation is helps them feel heard and he then does what we'd think is the right thing after hearing them out. Maybe have to throw them a bone as is often just unfortunately necessary in negotiations, and then maybe throw a...
Hey Big Bore, thanks for reaching out. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is nationwide and you can check them out at www.backcountryhunters.org. BHA's primary focus is public land stewardship and access. As for the Texas chapter, we are sort of in a unique situation, Texas being well known for...
Hey, is this Cody? I can't tell for sure from that tiny picture! This is Mickey. I was just sending out a feeler out of curiosity. Here ya on the involvement and leadership turnover, kinda set us back. To your question, I sure would hope to help more folks get more active, especially those...
Well folks, here's an example. A non profit children in nature network reached out to me yesterday and I am interviewing for a position with them tomorrow as a community and partnerships liaison. And just now in preparing for this interview with this environmentalist organization, I noticed on...