All categories - 30 May 2007

2007-05-30 07:06:26 · 4 answers · asked by Robin 1 in Military

2007-05-30 07:06:25 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

can you name a item a 1960-1970 graduate may have that reflects the important changes of that time period? items that represent civil right movements, hippies, politicians etc

2007-05-30 07:06:22 · 13 answers · asked by Jojomon 2 in History

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns.

2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun
control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the
lack of gun control.

3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics
showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."

4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into
effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates,
which have been declining since 1991.

5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting
spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a
lunatic is paranoid.

6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals.

7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot
with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.

8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking
gun and a dead rapist at her feet.

9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense -
give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete
Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p. 125).

10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about
guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.


11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil
engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer
programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.

12. The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which
was created 130 years later, in 1917.

13. The National Guard, federally funded, with bases on federal land, using
federally-owned weapons, vehicles, buildings and uniforms, punishing
trespassers under federal law, is a "state" militia.

14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of
the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain
rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people,"
and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states
respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of
the people to keep and bear arms" refers to the state.

15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban
and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to
that Constitution.

16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the
army has hundreds of thousands of them.

17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't "military
weapons'', but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles'', because
they are military weapons.

18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, fingerprinting,
government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is
responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's,
anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations,
variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no
fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings.

19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling
guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch"
campaign is responsible social activity.

20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them
properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.

21. A handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical
adult to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20.

22. Women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a gun
is "an accident waiting to happen" and gun makers' advertisements aimed at
women are "preying on their fears."

23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering butchers
but revert to normal when the weapon is removed.

24. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings at gun
shows.

25. A majority of the population supports gun control, just like a majority
of the population supported owning slaves.

26. Any self-loading small arm can legitimately be considered to be a
"weapon of mass destruction" or an "assault weapon."

27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which
most people will abide by because they can be trusted.

28. The right of Internet pornographers to exist cannot be questioned
because it is constitutionally protected by the Bill of Rights, but the use
of handguns for self defense is not really protected by the Bill of Rights.

29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and
typewriters, but self- defense only justifies bare hands.

30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of
the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the
Constitution.

31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap
lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a
representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is
entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit.

32. Police operate with backup within groups, which is why they need larger
capacity pistol magazines than do "civilians" who must face criminals alone
and therefore need less ammunition.

33. We should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns
because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too.

34. Police officers have some special Jedi-like mastery over handguns that
private citizens can never hope to obtain.

35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self- protection because the
police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the
police are not responsible for their protection.

36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police
chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with
cops, need a gun.

37. "Assault weapons" have no purpose other than to kill large numbers of
people. The police need assault weapons. You do not.

38. When Microsoft pressures its distributors to give Microsoft preferential
promotion, that's bad; but when the Federal government pressures cities to
buy guns only from Smith & Wesson, that's good.

39. Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for
defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their
duty weapon.

2007-05-30 07:06:17 · 15 answers · asked by Csbbot 1 in Hunting

2007-05-30 07:06:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have a friend that is pregnant and she says she fills the baby moving did any one out there fill theres move at this age

2007-05-30 07:05:56 · 15 answers · asked by c_wilke22 3 in Pregnancy

My year old Panda was very recently written off in an accident.
I have been offered the above price by my car insurance people. The offer was taken I have been led to believe from the Glasses Guide, but this is this a trade guide, unfortunately I can not buy at trade price, I must buy a replacement vechile at the normal retail price. How unfair is that? Can I refuse this offer? What stance should I be taking? What might be the result if I refuse this offer?

2007-05-30 07:05:46 · 4 answers · asked by Mayomaiden 3 in Insurance & Registration

I take meds during the day to treat my anxiety but, sometimes it is so bad right when I want to sleep that I find myself at least once a week not being able to sleep at all.

2007-05-30 07:05:37 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2007-05-30 07:05:19 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2007-05-30 07:05:05 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-30 07:05:05 · 15 answers · asked by Junior 4 in Polls & Surveys

i need to know the milage for this car

2007-05-30 07:04:58 · 1 answers · asked by backlashwave 1 in Buying & Selling

2007-05-30 07:04:52 · 8 answers · asked by sumitbaran 2 in Botany

2007-05-30 07:04:40 · 7 answers · asked by DJ E 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-05-30 07:04:37 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Snakes or spiders?

2007-05-30 07:04:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Let f(x) = (x + 1)^2/(x – 1)^3. The f “(x) = 2x^2 + 20x +26/(x – 1)^5. Over what intervals is the curve concave up?

a) x < -5 - 2√3 and -5 + 2√3 < x < 1
b) -5 -2√3 < x < -5 + 2√3 and x > 1
c) x > 1
d) -5 - 2√3 < x < -5 + 2√3

2007-05-30 07:04:25 · 4 answers · asked by Model Beauty 1 in Mathematics

I AM A SPORTS TRAINING @ A LOCAL COLLEGE AND I AM ATTRACTED TO ONE OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT I TRAIN. HE COMES IN EVERY DAY N I TRAIN HE MAKE SURE EVERYTHINGS ALRIGHT. THEN HE GOES AND TAKES A SHOWER AND COMES OUT IN A SMALL *** TOWEL. HE HAS A NICE ***, NO GIRLFRIEND, AND A GREAT APARTMENT. I WANT TO GO FOR IT BUT I DONT WANT TO BE SHOT DOWN!

2007-05-30 07:04:24 · 1 answers · asked by Andre L 1 in Singles & Dating

2007-05-30 07:04:21 · 8 answers · asked by duni 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

please , i need to get the answers as soon as i can . thank you !

2007-05-30 07:04:18 · 2 answers · asked by m-always-there 2 in Other - Social Science

Argument for viewing yourself in negative way:
Some people say that How can you change your weaknesses if you do not admit that you have them.
Isn’t there a rehab program where drug addicts introduces himself "My name is - and I am a drug addict"? It makes sense to admit your weakness so you can get rid of them.

Argument for not viewing yourself in negative way:
In 1776, Franz Mesmer unveils a device called a [baquette?] at the court of Louis the XVI of France. It is an oak barrel filled with iron filings that gives off an almost imperceptible magnetic charge. Mesmer tells the assembled guests that the charge is very powerful and that if they touch it they will have pleasant convulsions. And in fact, when members of the court touch the baquette, they collapse in convulsive fits and faint. What Mezmer has discovered is the power of suggestion

So when we suggest to ourselves that we have negative characteristics we start to act accordingly

How should a person perceive himself

2007-05-30 07:04:15 · 7 answers · asked by Wind203 4 in Psychology

2007-05-30 07:04:09 · 3 answers · asked by Teacher 1 in Personal Finance

I was just notified that I owed 1k to a utility company back in 2004 and since then a collection agency has bought the debt and has been mailing letters to me (no phone calls yet) asking for payment. I recently moved to a different state but the debt was accured in WV which has a 10 year SOL for written aggrements. Does this mean they can sue me for up to 10 years? Should I pay all of this off at once or let it go? If I do pay it all will it help my credit of should I jsut wait 7 years for it to be cleared? Only $333 of this debt is actually what I owe - the rest should come from my 3 other roommates who split the bills but they wont pay up so I got screwed...

2007-05-30 07:04:07 · 8 answers · asked by jwvu2004 2 in Credit

For example, if I eat something with a high amount of saturated fat, does it affect the cholesterol reading the next day? Will it affect readings for a whole week? I want an idea of how quickly changes in diet are reflected in cholesterol readings.

2007-05-30 07:04:02 · 6 answers · asked by DM 1 in Diet & Fitness

pisces -female and a capricorn -male

2007-05-30 07:03:59 · 5 answers · asked by Miss D 1 in Horoscopes

hi, i am thinking of buy a 96 miata, but the car is set very low. would this be a problem in the snow, because i live in kansas?

2007-05-30 07:03:59 · 8 answers · asked by bav_man 5 in Mazda

2007-05-30 07:03:58 · 10 answers · asked by BrittanyJDP 1 in Newborn & Baby

i need an essay 4 my project..
the topic is "only earth: share and care"
about 1000 words....
thanx

2007-05-30 07:03:48 · 1 answers · asked by Hajira 1 in Homework Help

What mass of oxygen is consumed by the complete combustion of 23.0 grams of ethylene?

C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) → 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O(g)

a.8.75 g
b.69.0 g
c.78.7 g
d.26.2 g
e.60.5 g

is it answer a?
thanks

2007-05-30 07:03:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry