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Forum: Off Topic - General 02-27-2018, 12:39 AM
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Posted By thaskalos
Are you disagreeing with the above article which...

Are you disagreeing with the above article which tells you AR-15 users to "rest assured that it is extremely similar to the military M4"?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-25-2018, 12:50 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Some are fearless even when they are...

Some are fearless even when they are unarmed...and some are scared to death, even with a machine-gun in their hands. It isn't the steel in his hands that defines the "hero"; it's the steel in his...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-25-2018, 04:39 AM
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Posted By thaskalos
Where did I get "lack of training" from? I got it...

Where did I get "lack of training" from? I got it from this link that JustRalph submitted earlier:
...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-25-2018, 01:11 AM
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Posted By thaskalos
Ex-NYC Police Commissioner Kerik is wrong...IMO....

Ex-NYC Police Commissioner Kerik is wrong...IMO. Cowardice isn't the same as "lack of training". When you shoot a gun during "training"...nobody is shooting back at you.
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-24-2018, 08:19 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Of course the civilians should arm themselves....

Of course the civilians should arm themselves. WHO cares about us more than WE do?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-24-2018, 08:05 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
And when they get there...they wait outside until...

And when they get there...they wait outside until the shooting stops. :ThmbUp:
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-24-2018, 06:53 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Come on, I was only kidding...as my smiley face...

Come on, I was only kidding...as my smiley face clearly indicated. :)
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-24-2018, 06:29 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Doubtful. I've read enough of his posts to know...

Doubtful. I've read enough of his posts to know that sarcasm isn't a part of his repertoire. :)
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-24-2018, 05:36 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Come on...you DO use sarcasm in Australia, right?...

Come on...you DO use sarcasm in Australia, right? :)
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-23-2018, 08:52 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Why do the state and local government officers...

Why do the state and local government officers carry guns then? Strictly for their OWN protection? Don't the police department vehicles have a "We Protect and Serve" sticker on them?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-22-2018, 11:20 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Deputy Scot Peterson is 54 years old. Hardly the...

Deputy Scot Peterson is 54 years old. Hardly the "older person" who might have been expected to hide from a shooter who was targeting school-children.
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-22-2018, 03:25 AM
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Posted By thaskalos
I don't know why people commit the heinous acts...

I don't know why people commit the heinous acts that they do...but I do know that man's evil nature has been on full display since ancient times. The ancient Spartans used to throw their infirm...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 10:24 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Had I seen this post of yours...then I wouldn't...

Had I seen this post of yours...then I wouldn't have written mine.
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 10:23 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I might easily be wrong about this...but I am not...

I might easily be wrong about this...but I am not seeing people killing each other in order to settle disputes. I see deranged people taking innocent lives...or killing to appease their...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 07:05 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I mustn't be as observant as I thought I was. I...

I mustn't be as observant as I thought I was. I haven't noticed that killing innocent people has become a more "accepted" means of venting one's anger. To "accept" something means to condone it...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 02:41 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
If I don't carry...then I don't feel protected....

If I don't carry...then I don't feel protected. Whatever "danger" I've ever encountered in my life has always been "on the road"...at "home" I feel safe. A weapon would be of no use to me if it sits...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 02:12 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
The difference between us is that I would only...

The difference between us is that I would only consider shooting at something that looks to do me harm.
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 02:04 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
When you buy your semi-automatic rifles...is it...

When you buy your semi-automatic rifles...is it because you feel that you need protection against whatever U.S. Armed Forces may descend upon you?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 01:38 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
How about not blaming the parent for the behavior...

How about not blaming the parent for the behavior of the "child"...has this ever occurred to you? Do all the "great parents" raise "great kids"? Is our world THAT "simple"...in your experience? ...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 01:17 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
My gun-law arguments have always been with the...

My gun-law arguments have always been with the folks who think that it's "normal procedure" to sell military-style assault rifles to anyone who request them.
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 01:08 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Oh...so keeping rifles out of the schools isn't...

Oh...so keeping rifles out of the schools isn't something that you would recommend?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 01:04 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
My friend...you have me confused with someone...

My friend...you have me confused with someone else. I carry a handgun on my person on a semi-daily basis...and I have no qualms about using it, if the situation demands it. But I know that I carry my...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 12:48 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I am a liberal...and I readily admit that society...

I am a liberal...and I readily admit that society and the parents are part of the problem. But our "Teacher of the Year" was particularly tough on the parents...who both have to go out and work so...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-20-2018, 12:28 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
IMO...the "Teacher of the Year" is full-of-shit....

IMO...the "Teacher of the Year" is full-of-shit. No matter how "disciplined" the kids are raised to be by their parents...there will still be a tiny percentage of them who will grow up to be...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-18-2018, 06:18 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
That's what I've been telling Boxcar all along....

That's what I've been telling Boxcar all along. :ThmbUp:
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