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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 02/05/2013 11:29:24
Good Morning.
Today is our 4,139th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,177
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,080
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$ 1, 420, 366, 325, 000. 00
So, women are headed into combat and other jobs that have been traditionally 'closed' to them. Just think for a minute, those brave ladies that drive in convoys, or work in other supporting roles for our frontline guys, when they come under fire, they are somehow not "in combat" like the men. But I digress. I'm a little more concerned about women being in combat with our own soldiers. The military has long been dominated by men, and you know how men can act in a closed society. Here's to hoping that the old "strength in numbers" adage might start to turn things around a bit. But for a historical perspective...who remembers the Tailhook Scandal? It's been well over 20 years now, but there's an alarming article out there suggesting that little has changed.
Changing gears radically, as we often do here at AAV, let's take a look back at some voting. With the election some months in our rear-view mirror now, the Overseas Voting Foundation has run their statistics and found some disturbing trends. Despite many changes to the absentee voting procedure for our troops, almost 14% of those who wanted to vote last time were unable to do so. It must be curious for those "fighting to preserve our freedoms" when they are unable to access those same freedoms they defend for the rest of us.
Disparate things perhaps, but it still all comes down to human rights, doesn't it? Women in combat should have the right to expect that their fellow soldiers won't be assaulting them....and all our soldiers should expect the same rights and duties guaranteed to us all by the Constitution, shouldn't they?
Today is our 4,139th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,177
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,080
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
So, women are headed into combat and other jobs that have been traditionally 'closed' to them. Just think for a minute, those brave ladies that drive in convoys, or work in other supporting roles for our frontline guys, when they come under fire, they are somehow not "in combat" like the men. But I digress. I'm a little more concerned about women being in combat with our own soldiers. The military has long been dominated by men, and you know how men can act in a closed society. Here's to hoping that the old "strength in numbers" adage might start to turn things around a bit. But for a historical perspective...who remembers the Tailhook Scandal? It's been well over 20 years now, but there's an alarming article out there suggesting that little has changed.
WASHINGTON — More than 20 years after the infamous Navy Tailhook scandal that awakened the public to sexual assault in military, too little has been done to reverse an epidemic of sexual violence within its ranks, lawmakers and sexual assault victims said on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
And with last year’s scandal erupting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Air Force’s sole Basic Training Center -- in which Air Force instructors allegedly preyed upon new recruits -- the public outcry for change has grown too loud to ignore. In response, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the scandal Wednesday, after more than 78 members of Congress and about 15,000 people signed an online petition demanding hearings to get a full accounting of the scandal.
“I find it extremely disturbing that despite the collective work of Congress, the Department of Defense, the military services and the dedicated groups who advocate on the part of the victims of this heinous crime, sexual assault and sexual misconduct remains a problem within our Armed Forces,” said Committee Chairman Buck McKeon.
So far, at least 32 instructors have been investigated for rapes, sexual assaults, criminal offenses and other inappropriate relationships involving 59 female and male trainees at Lackland over the past three years.
Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff, testified before Congress that in the wake of the scandal, the Air Force had completed six court-martial cases against military training instructors, all resulting in convictions, and two instructors received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for having unprofessional relationships. Four more trials are scheduled, and 20 more instructors are under investigation, he said.
“We can’t accept this. It’s horrible,” he said. “But I don’t believe that it’s the entire Air Force that has this culture of sexual assault ... We have pockets of it,” he said, which the service was working to erradicate.
Changing gears radically, as we often do here at AAV, let's take a look back at some voting. With the election some months in our rear-view mirror now, the Overseas Voting Foundation has run their statistics and found some disturbing trends. Despite many changes to the absentee voting procedure for our troops, almost 14% of those who wanted to vote last time were unable to do so. It must be curious for those "fighting to preserve our freedoms" when they are unable to access those same freedoms they defend for the rest of us.
The absentee voting process has improved in recent years, but many service members and their families still face hurdles in casting their ballots, according to a new report from the Overseas Vote Foundation.
The foundation found that compared to overseas civilians, a higher percentage of military voters — 13.8 percent — tried to vote but could not finish the process, compared to 11.2 percent of civilians with the same problem, based on an OVF post-election survey of overseas citizens and military personnel and their family members, as well as local election officials.
But overall, there have been improvements in the voting experience for overseas military and citizen voters since the passage of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act in 2009. The 2012 election is the first presidential election and first full-fledged test of the impact of the MOVE Act.
“While we acknowledge the tremendous progress and positive trends now visible, continued improvements can still be realized,” the report stated.
More than one-fifth of military voters, 21.6 percent, did not receive their ballots, while 17 percent of overseas civilians did not receive them. That rate represents an improvement: 27.5 percent of military voters and 22 percent of civilian voters surveyed by OVF after the 2008 election didn’t get their ballots.
Military voters also were more likely than civilian voters to report getting their ballots late. Just over 4 percent of military voters got their ballots after Nov. 1, compared to 2.6 percent of civilian voters.
Disparate things perhaps, but it still all comes down to human rights, doesn't it? Women in combat should have the right to expect that their fellow soldiers won't be assaulting them....and all our soldiers should expect the same rights and duties guaranteed to us all by the Constitution, shouldn't they?
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Comment by 
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 13:44:33
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 13:44:33
Morning 
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 14:23:42
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 14:23:42
Howdy all.
Comment by 
TriSec on 02/05/2013 14:43:34
TriSec on 02/05/2013 14:43:34
*whistling wind, tumbleweeds*
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2013 14:50:15
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 14:50:15
sorry - still in trade show mod - 90% will be done by tomorrow
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 14:51:56
:swinging doors of saloon flip-flapping in the wind:
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 14:51:56
Quote by TriSec:
*whistling wind, tumbleweeds*
:swinging doors of saloon flip-flapping in the wind:
Comment by 
Raine on 02/05/2013 14:53:11
Good morning!
Raine on 02/05/2013 14:53:11
Good morning!
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:02:35
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:02:35
:fixes a steely, blue eyed gaze on the assembled bloggers: Morning Miz Raine, Miz Mala. Tri.:
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:20:33
TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:20:33
Listening to some Prince today. (Working from home this morning.)
"Sign O the Times" is just as relevant today as when it was written. Funny how some things never change.
I'll be off to PT later....it remains to be seen if it's physical therapy or painful torture.
"Sign O the Times" is just as relevant today as when it was written. Funny how some things never change.
I'll be off to PT later....it remains to be seen if it's physical therapy or painful torture.
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:20:58
Maybe he should have children and not shoot guns?
TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:20:58
Quote by Raine:
It's tuesday, so it must be ridiculous analogy day.
Maybe he should have children and not shoot guns?
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:22:53
It'll be both!
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:22:53
Quote by TriSec:
Listening to some Prince today. (Working from home this morning.)
"Sign O the Times" is just as relevant today as when it was written. Funny how some things never change.
I'll be off to PT later....it remains to be seen if it's physical therapy or painful torture.
It'll be both!
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:28:58
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:28:58
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:33:35
ooooh! Ooooooh! (raises hand, sweathog-style)
TriSec on 02/05/2013 15:33:35
ooooh! Ooooooh! (raises hand, sweathog-style)
Comment by 
BobR on 02/05/2013 15:33:50
PT?
Was this because of the chemo, or is it unrelated?
BobR on 02/05/2013 15:33:50
Quote by TriSec:
Listening to some Prince today. (Working from home this morning.)
"Sign O the Times" is just as relevant today as when it was written. Funny how some things never change.
I'll be off to PT later....it remains to be seen if it's physical therapy or painful torture.
PT?
Was this because of the chemo, or is it unrelated?
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:40:55
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 15:40:55
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 16:00:05
TriSec on 02/05/2013 16:00:05
Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.
My hands hurt, diminished fine motor skills, walking with great difficulty right now (highly unstable). Doc thinks some PT might help, in any case it will do no harm.
My hands hurt, diminished fine motor skills, walking with great difficulty right now (highly unstable). Doc thinks some PT might help, in any case it will do no harm.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 16:07:50
He's got three boys. Step-father to one, with autism. He's my friends son and she is married to him. He has another child by his first wife who died in childbirth. My friend and he got married and had a third boy.
They are all in Scouting. This is what I was saying that something really has gone off the rails here. He was not like this a few years ago.
Raine on 02/05/2013 16:07:50
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Raine:
It's tuesday, so it must be ridiculous analogy day.
Maybe he should have children and not shoot guns?
They are all in Scouting. This is what I was saying that something really has gone off the rails here. He was not like this a few years ago.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 16:17:13
Raine on 02/05/2013 16:17:13
Oh caller.
Comment by 
clintster on 02/05/2013 16:18:16
clintster on 02/05/2013 16:18:16
Mornin' everybody! So South Carolina is still making me "proud": former SC GOP director decided to tweet about Trayvon Martin, Jim Nabors and dead babies during the Super Bowl. Idiocy ensues.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 16:21:16
Wow! Tell us what a racist a-hole you really, Sparky. Wow!
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 16:21:16
Quote by clintster:
Mornin' everybody! So South Carolina is still making me "proud": former SC GOP director decided to tweet about Trayvon Martin, Jim Nabors and dead babies during the Super Bowl. Idiocy ensues.
Wow! Tell us what a racist a-hole you really, Sparky. Wow!
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 16:40:30
Raine on 02/05/2013 16:40:30
Obama to Urge Lawmakers to Delay Automatic Spending Cuts
He'll be giving a statement at around 115 this afternoon.
He'll be giving a statement at around 115 this afternoon.
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 16:44:08
He really tweeted that? It's not a spoof account?
<< sound of cranial detonation >>
TriSec on 02/05/2013 16:44:08
Quote by clintster:
Mornin' everybody! So South Carolina is still making me "proud": former SC GOP director decided to tweet about Trayvon Martin, Jim Nabors and dead babies during the Super Bowl. Idiocy ensues.
He really tweeted that? It's not a spoof account?
<< sound of cranial detonation >>
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:14:40
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:14:40
New Boy Scout oath:
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty toGodthe spirit of Judy Garland and my country totally gay countries like France
and to obey theScout whatever Unnatural Law floats my boat;
Tohelp other indoctrinate people into the homosexual lifestyle;
To keep myselfphysically strong buffed up and impeccably coifed,
mentally awake, andmorally straight queer as a 3-dollar bill.
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to
and to obey the
To
To keep myself
mentally awake, and
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 17:32:11
Raine on 02/05/2013 17:32:11
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:43:10
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:43:10
Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
Comment by 
livingonli on 02/05/2013 17:44:13
livingonli on 02/05/2013 17:44:13
Good day, folks. This working and going to bed late is really cramping my lifestyle.
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 17:44:27
TriSec on 02/05/2013 17:44:27
Quote by Mondobubba:
New Boy Scout oath:
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty toGodthe spirit of Judy Garland and mycountrytotally gay countries like France
and to obey theScoutwhatever Unnatural Law floats my boat;
Tohelpother indoctrinate people into the homosexual lifestyle;
To keep myselfphysically strongbuffed up and impeccably coifed,
mentally awake, andmorally straightqueer as a 3-dollar bill.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 17:48:19
If he wasn't such an ass I would feel bad for him.
Raine on 02/05/2013 17:48:19
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:49:56
This pretty much sums up my feelings:
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:49:56
Quote by Raine:If he wasn't such an ass I would feel bad for him.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
This pretty much sums up my feelings:
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:51:19
I pulled it out of this here alternet article.
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 17:51:19
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Mondobubba:
New Boy Scout oath:
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty toGodthe spirit of Judy Garland and mycountrytotally gay countries like France
and to obey theScoutwhatever Unnatural Law floats my boat;
Tohelpother indoctrinate people into the homosexual lifestyle;
To keep myselfphysically strongbuffed up and impeccably coifed,
mentally awake, andmorally straightqueer as a 3-dollar bill.
I pulled it out of this here alternet article.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2013 17:54:51
couldn't have happened to a nicer person
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 17:54:51
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:If he wasn't such an ass I would feel bad for him.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
This pretty much sums up my feelings:
couldn't have happened to a nicer person
Comment by BobR on 02/05/2013 17:57:41
I'm sure somehow he'll try to blame it on President Obama or illegal aliens
BobR on 02/05/2013 17:57:41
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:If he wasn't such an ass I would feel bad for him.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
This pretty much sums up my feelings:
couldn't have happened to a nicer person
I'm sure somehow he'll try to blame it on President Obama or illegal aliens
Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2013 18:16:51
He can't deviate from the bullshit script that he spouts.
livingonli on 02/05/2013 18:16:51
Quote by BobR:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:If he wasn't such an ass I would feel bad for him.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
well, this is unfortunate. Shartiff Arpaio apparent victim of credit card fraud.
I'm trying to be not snarky...it's not working. You the elderly are at a greater risk for credit card fraud than other segments of our population...
This pretty much sums up my feelings:
couldn't have happened to a nicer person
I'm sure somehow he'll try to blame it on President Obama or illegal aliens
He can't deviate from the bullshit script that he spouts.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2013 18:42:50
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 18:42:50
I think my brain is leaking out my ears..................
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 18:48:27
What is the cause of your leakage?
Mine is too -- I just heard a Ravens player singing 2 tickets to paradise at the celebration -- he sounded JUST like the Eddie Money Geico commercial.
Raine on 02/05/2013 18:48:27
Quote by wickedpam:
I think my brain is leaking out my ears..................
Mine is too -- I just heard a Ravens player singing 2 tickets to paradise at the celebration -- he sounded JUST like the Eddie Money Geico commercial.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 18:57:53
Raine on 02/05/2013 18:57:53
Tri --- I know you may not be in our Area, but I would really like you to respond to a question WTOP is asking:
as of now there are 2 responses. The second is just pure bigotry -- and unfortunatly WTOP wants to talk to him as they say they want *both sides* of the story.
Ugh.
Are you a local parent of a Boy Scout? Willing to talk about possible change in ban on gays in the Boy Scouts? Comment here or email alozano@wtop.com
as of now there are 2 responses. The second is just pure bigotry -- and unfortunatly WTOP wants to talk to him as they say they want *both sides* of the story.
Ugh.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:07:26
I find the whole lets make guns girly so chicks will buy them disturbing for a lot reasons, now I have a new reason.
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:07:26
Quote by Raine:
He thought it was a toy. Now he's dead.
I find the whole lets make guns girly so chicks will buy them disturbing for a lot reasons, now I have a new reason.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 19:10:16
If you know me, you know I love pink -- but for gawds sake -- guns are no an accessory! That is the part that bothers me --
Raine on 02/05/2013 19:10:16
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
He thought it was a toy. Now he's dead.
I find the whole lets make guns girly so chicks will buy them disturbing for a lot reasons, now I have a new reason.
If you know me, you know I love pink -- but for gawds sake -- guns are no an accessory! That is the part that bothers me --
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:10:59
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:10:59
Full disclosure, I have a friend who owns a pink framed .38 special revolver. She keeps in unloaded in a lock box.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2013 19:18:11
everyone waited till last minute to get trade show and chain proposal stuff done and its all piled on my desk and in the conference room - never seem to get any help assembling crap either - just overwhelmed
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 19:18:11
Quote by Raine:What is the cause of your leakage?Quote by wickedpam:
I think my brain is leaking out my ears..................
Mine is too -- I just heard a Ravens player singing 2 tickets to paradise at the celebration -- he sounded JUST like the Eddie Money Geico commercial.
everyone waited till last minute to get trade show and chain proposal stuff done and its all piled on my desk and in the conference room - never seem to get any help assembling crap either - just overwhelmed
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:19:01
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 19:19:01
Donald Trump is breath takingly stupid.
Bill, you had me at syphilitic monkey!
Maher mocked Trump and â€the syphilitic monkey that runs his Twitter tweet,"
Bill, you had me at syphilitic monkey!
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 19:58:08
This is important.
Raine on 02/05/2013 19:58:08
Quote by Mondobubba:
Full disclosure, I have a friend who owns a pink framed .38 special revolver. She keeps in unloaded in a lock box.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 20:19:35
Raine on 02/05/2013 20:19:35
Mala you listening to Randi? -- It is amazing to me that the NRA is further to the right than Scalia wrt the second amendment
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 20:21:51
Sometimes I like to say I'm an expat. 
This is cloud cookoo crazy land. What happened to common sense and pragmatism?
Raine on 02/05/2013 20:21:51
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Oh Virginia...
I'm sorry.
Sometimes I like to say I'm an expat. This is cloud cookoo crazy land. What happened to common sense and pragmatism?
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 20:22:28
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 20:22:28
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2013 20:23:51
PWC is the cookoo land of NoVA - can't stand Marshall or my rep Miller - there both asshats
wickedpam on 02/05/2013 20:23:51
Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Oh Virginia...
I'm sorry.
This is cloud cookoo crazy land. What happened to common sense and pragmatism?
PWC is the cookoo land of NoVA - can't stand Marshall or my rep Miller - there both asshats
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 20:50:57
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 20:50:57
Raine the Florida legislative session is just gearing up. I expect some loony toons bill really soon.
Rick "Skeletor" Scott wants the legislature to undo their voter suppression bill from two years ago, you know the one he signed! The one he refused to use executive authority to extend early voting last year. He wants it changed back to early voting system prior to the voter suppression scheme hatched 2 years ago.
Rick "Skeletor" Scott wants the legislature to undo their voter suppression bill from two years ago, you know the one he signed! The one he refused to use executive authority to extend early voting last year. He wants it changed back to early voting system prior to the voter suppression scheme hatched 2 years ago.
Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2013 20:58:39
livingonli on 02/05/2013 20:58:39
I think I need a nap.
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 21:20:18
TriSec on 02/05/2013 21:20:18
Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2013 21:26:13
Replied, but there's many comments now.
TriSec on 02/05/2013 21:26:13
Quote by Raine:
Tri --- I know you may not be in our Area, but I would really like you to respond to a question WTOP is asking:
as of now there are 2 responses. The second is just pure bigotry -- and unfortunatly WTOP wants to talk to him as they say they want *both sides* of the story.
Ugh.
Replied, but there's many comments now.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 21:42:13
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 21:42:13
My brother has come up with what I think is a simple, elegant gun control solution.
There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. What my brother suggests is that AR 15's etc be reclassified as class 3 weapons and the cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. What my brother suggests is that AR 15's etc be reclassified as class 3 weapons and the cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 21:43:09
No, they give a fuck, but is about making sure there are chick colored guns available.
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 21:43:09
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Raine:
He thought it was a toy. Now he's dead.
Number of fucks given by NRA = 0.
No, they give a fuck, but is about making sure there are chick colored guns available.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 22:44:55
Thanks Tri.
Raine on 02/05/2013 22:44:55
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Raine:
Tri --- I know you may not be in our Area, but I would really like you to respond to a question WTOP is asking:
as of now there are 2 responses. The second is just pure bigotry -- and unfortunatly WTOP wants to talk to him as they say they want *both sides* of the story.
Ugh.
Replied, but there's many comments now.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 22:46:47
See, this is a rational solution.
I may put that out there on the book of faces.let's see if my friend, the boy who compares Planned parenthood to the NRA gets it.
Raine on 02/05/2013 22:46:47
Quote by Mondobubba:
My brother has come up with what I think is a simple, elegant gun control solution.
There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. What my brother suggests is that AR 15's etc be reclassified as class 3 weapons and the cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
See, this is a rational solution.
I may put that out there on the book of faces.let's see if my friend, the boy who compares Planned parenthood to the NRA gets it.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 22:51:16
Raine on 02/05/2013 22:51:16
Mondo is this a decent post?
So how about this? There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. Why not classify that AR 15's as class 3 weapons? The result would be be this: The cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 22:56:03
Yeah, that is pretty much as BroMo explained it to me.
Mondobubba on 02/05/2013 22:56:03
Quote by Raine:
Mondo is this a decent post?So how about this? There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. Why not classify that AR 15's as class 3 weapons? The result would be be this: The cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
Yeah, that is pretty much as BroMo explained it to me.
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2013 23:30:41
DANKE to you and BroMo.
I fully await pushback from a certain fellow...
Raine on 02/05/2013 23:30:41
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
Mondo is this a decent post?So how about this? There are certain classes of firearms (short barreled shotguns and rifles) and accessories (silencers) that are in what is called class 3 weapons. These require a tax stamp to own. Why not classify that AR 15's as class 3 weapons? The result would be be this: The cost of the tax stamp be raised to about $1500-$2000 dollars.
Yeah, that is pretty much as BroMo explained it to me.
I fully await pushback from a certain fellow...
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Will in Chicago on 02/06/2013 00:46:00
Will in Chicago on 02/06/2013 00:46:00
TriSec, thanks for a great blog.
Honestly, I fear for our women in combat as too many of our men in the armed forces have proven to be rapists. I think that we need to make a lot of changes to our military culture.
As for myself, I subbed today and I am preparing for an interview tomorrow.
Honestly, I fear for our women in combat as too many of our men in the armed forces have proven to be rapists. I think that we need to make a lot of changes to our military culture.
As for myself, I subbed today and I am preparing for an interview tomorrow.
Comment by TriSec on 02/06/2013 01:27:37
My friend John Melick has also commented...he's spearheaded the "Inclusive Scouting" movement here at Boston Minuteman, and he's our local rep. Got me in back in October.
I need to order a few more of these.
TriSec on 02/06/2013 01:27:37
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Thanks Tri.
My friend John Melick has also commented...he's spearheaded the "Inclusive Scouting" movement here at Boston Minuteman, and he's our local rep. Got me in back in October.
I need to order a few more of these.
Comment by Raine on 02/06/2013 23:28:39
Raine on 02/06/2013 23:28:39
Apropos of today's blog: I appreciate the concern,
I do.
But here is a reality: Women have been raped and asualted all along.
This is about equality. Things like equal pay: combat pay.
I do.
But here is a reality: Women have been raped and asualted all along.
This is about equality. Things like equal pay: combat pay.