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CT already has very strict gun laws, this is no surprise.

Nice to see you continuing to properly research your articles, Brian. Much respect for your efforts to actually present the facts for your readers to decide, unlike many in your field. Thank you.

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Yah, I was just screwing around.   I believe Jefferson would have led a revolt when the Federal Reserve was created in 1913.

I suspect they'd be awestruck by the presence of an automobile.

Got it two days ago, didn't make it past the first run-on sentence before trashing it...

So you'll suggest some media influences us but not others? I take it you've never been emotionally moved by a media production? A song, a movie, nothing?   Most everything we brush up against in our lives influences us in some small way or another, to claim otherwise is, well, you just go on believing that if you wish. Maybe you're the anomaly.   You said "If entertainment is really the cause of this, then why don't you stop working in the industry that is causing it?" - I never said entertainment was the sole cause of it, and I in fact specified what types of negative influence are likely a part of this in our society, yet you chose to act as if I was blaming the industry as a whole. Not sure if that's willful ignorance or a straw-man, I chose to believe it was the latter.    Again, you can argue until you're blue in the face that media doesn't influence us, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Go right ahead, I'm not going to argue with you - I've made my point. Hopefully some folks have an open mind and are inquisitive enough to seek out the info that's freely available.   Have fun, I'm out.

Companies pay billions to influence us - that's the point. You can deny it all day, but if you've never left a movie theater emotionally effected (excited, angry, somber, etc), then you've not been to very many movies. No one is suggesting the rampant violence is the ONLY cause, but to deny that our society's exposure is a non-issues is silly.   No, I'm not a producer, but I do work in the recording industry. The industry as a whole is not evil or prone to promoting violence, misogyny, etc, though there are definitely aspects of it that do glorify that sort of stuff. Same with the motion picture industry. And just as any other business that operates in an industry where there is a seedy underbelly, mine stays above that stuff - we refuse to work on things that contain that sort of glorification of violence or degradation. And for the record, your straw man proposal is ludicrous - it's akin to the gun-grabbers wanting to ban guns from all people because of the actions of a few.   The point is we, as a society, have screwed up in a lot of ways. Much of it is simply unavoidable - in a world where individual liberty is king (which is should be, imo) there are associated dangers that simply cannot be avoided.

Different cultural entirely, compounded by a totalitarian-like band on ownership: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/

I work in the entertainment industry, so if I may...   Anyone who thinks media doesn't influence them is a fool. The advertising industry spends almost $300 BILLION dollars annually because it WORKS. I know everyone wants to believe it only affects others, but media has an effect on all of us.   Now I'm not saying that someone playing violent games or watching violent movies is instantly more prone to violence, but to argue that our society as a whole - which glorifies violence - is somehow immune to the influence of media, when study after study has shown that advertising absolutely affects people, is simply denial. To what degree it influences us as individuals is up for debate, but we're all affected in some way.

I'd kick him out of my place, too.

Oh man, just refreshing that page every few seconds the number of 'likes' is climbing rapidly.    Looks like CTD screwed the pooch on this one.

Bud's Gun Shop now has an IP scanner (I assume) that checks for a DDoS attack - I bet some of those sites have been hammered.

Powerful article.

This is horrible. Just horrible.

Picked this up earlier this year, my dream ride - after a teeny bit of work it will comfortably go anywhere I want.

For those who haven't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCl_mYIUBE

He was ridiculously skilled, RIP.

[quote name='Lumber_Jack' timestamp='1354927126' post='856678'] I doubt Sumlin is better than Saban. I was certainly being sarcastic.[/quote] I doubt he is, either, but I never expected the success he has already seen at ATM. He could turn out to be the best coach in history, hard to say at this point. [quote]I'll be the first to say I'm not super excited about Butch, and am not confident in his ability to beat Bama. But I think he will have some level of success. Certainly a step up from Dooley. [/quote] We'll see, I'm not convinced. He's ridden Kelly's coat-tails to this point, we'll see how he does in a MUCH tougher conference when he's not inheriting a solid foundation, but has to rebuild it. I suspect in three or so years Tennessee will be doing this again...

[quote name='Lumber_Jack' timestamp='1354922349' post='856653'] If that's the measuring stick, I guess Kevin Sumlin is superior to Nick Saban. [url="http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=323150333"]http://espn.go.com/n...ap?id=323150333[/url] [/quote] Maybe he is. Either way, this hire is awesome for the rest of the SEC.

I like this hire! http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312532633

What do you think is going to happen? Is the cop going to shoot you at random after he disarms you? Or at that exact moment will you be attacked by a roving band of baddies who decided to attack you with a cop standing there? I understand ideologies, but why get bent about this? I don't get it.

[quote name='laktrash' timestamp='1354545412' post='854203'] Northern Illinois in a BCS bowl? Florida vs Louisville ? Florida will kill em and I'm not a Florida fan No georgia in the BCS ? I guess its just more of the BCS [/quote] [i]'Everyone gets a trophy'[/i]

[quote name='Mike.357' timestamp='1354419419' post='853675'] All I can really count on in the BCS title game is that ND will suit up and take the field. I just hope I don't have to work that night so I can watch the game. This season has been nothing but a win for ND ,the outcome of the next game won't change that fact, [/quote] Fans like you deserve this. Glad you get to see this. RTR

[quote name='Oh Shoot' timestamp='1354403921' post='853539'] Just heard the stat that when 'Bama gets 155 yards or more rushing over the last however many years mentioned, they are 48 and 0. They're at 152 starting the second half, so the Dawgs would really have to cheat fate big time to overcome that.[/quote] Since 2008, Bama is now 49-0 when they rush for 150 yards or more...