This deserves to be modded up.

The only thing that that video has to do with gun shows is that it was at gun shows that the "private collectors" sold their guns. Dealers are required to get a federal background check. Private collectors are not required to do a background check before selling a gun. A private collector can sell you a gun with or without a gun show. Meaning that this is not a "gun show" loophole. This is simply the right of a property owner to sell his or her property.

But your average Texan isn't half as smart as he thinks he is.

Your average Texan thinks that he is at least 4 times smarter than everyone else. So, even if we are only half as smart as we think we are, we are still twice as smart as everyone else. ;)

It is hard to "demand" invasive practices if you can not find any one will to do them. Furthermore, as to the idea that the wrong employees will be the ones who stay, I say let them then sew the TSA for every time their employees get out of line. We the people have the power to fix this problem, but we are too cowardly and affraid of our own government. :(

What exactly is this "gun show loophole"? I have gone to many gun shows, and I can tell you first hand that all dealers at gun shows will still require you to do a federal background check just like when you buy a gun at a store. Private citicens might be able to sell you a gun without a background check, but that can happen with or with out a gun show.
As a Texas resident, I can assure you that the opinion of what constitutes a "retarded" state is exactly the oposite here. It is most likely just a cultural difference, however when you compare the actual crime rates the differences are only a fraction of a percent between Texas and New York. This would seem to indicate that criminals will be criminals with or with out strict gun laws. I personal would rather have the ability to defend myself if I ever had the need.

it encoded the knowledge into its genes.

If it is a learned behaviour then it can not be "encoded ... into its genes". Some spider species care for their young. I do not know about this species in particular, but it is posible that the knowledge could be passed from one generation to the next through example. At any rate, this is either instinctual, a sign of generational (cultural) learning, or a demonstration of the intellect (reasoning skills) of these spiders. All the comments on this forum about how this is a sign of the wonders of evolution are simply wrong. It would be like saying that we are evolving everytime we create a new type of transportation.

I was typing in a hurry. Thank you for taking the time to proof read my comment for me. In truth I have the day off and was enjoying "The Last Command: Star Wars (The Thrawn Trilogy)" and wanted to get back to enjoying my book. Leia has just figured out that Luke and Mara are in trouble because C'baoth is hidden in the mountain surounded by ysalamiri.
Any way, its a great old book, and I have better things to do than to worry about spelling on an internet forrum. Besides, I do not have to worry about spelling when I have "Anonymous Cowards" to check it for me. ;)

Speding fines are nothing more than a tax. If we realy cared about the safety of drivers on the road then speeding violations should be delt with using some kind of points system that will eventualy suspend your licence for a while. Instead we have a tax that encintivises harrassments of good citicens by cops. I have seen in many areas where city limits are extended for miles outside of any reasonable resemblence of a city just so the city can garner extra funds from speeding tickets. The use of financial punishment for these sorts of violations only leads to a more controling and harrassing atmosphere from those who reciave the funds (ie our local governments).

Interesting,
The right to bear arms has a lot less to do with hunting and personal defence, as it has to do with keeping an opressive government at bay. Of course, none of the weapons that we are allowed to have come close to what our modern millitary posesses. Even though, I do not want my neighbor to own a nuke, there should be a limit to the quantity of any certain type of weapon that the millitary can have, and after that quantity is reached then non millitary people should be allowed to purchase them. This would have the added benifit of giveing the millitary a natural incintive to limit the quantity of nukes and icbm's that they possess.

Hey everyone,
Anonymous Coward has officially left. Now we go back to discussing things that do matter. ;)

2000 years. Are you certain?

I seem to remember that there was something called Rome 2000 years ago. Muhammad was born @ 570ad. It was in the 7th century ad when militant Islam spread into the area that was before and is now known as Israel. The Dome on the Rock, built in the latter part of the 7th century, was arrogantly established on the Jewish temple mount. Though, I admit that the islamic palestinians have lived there for multiple generations, there is no need to exagerate their history in a lame attemp to make a point.

I, too, am confounded by how difficult it is to open doors.

I do not know who modded this as interesting, but it is funny. Buy the way no self respecting bsd user would have tux on their desktop. I believe they prefer demons.