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I think I'm a five digit. I don't post much but I've been reading since I was twelve.

Get off our lawn!

From TFA:

One Harley Davidson motorcycle that had been reported stolen passed license plate scanners a total of 59 times between Oct. 19, 2012, and March 13, 2013. It was often recorded on sequential days or multiple times in a single day, all by the same scanner and almost always within the same half-hour span in the early evening.

The issue here is not cyclists driving like assholes.

This riddle is amusing. Took me a half a minute or so. Thanks for the grin :)

Perhaps less glorious, but there is a use for EEs in the Music Equipment biz. Hell, Randall Smith (while not an EE to my knowledge) still designs amplifier circuits by hand, without the aid of a computer.

I'm 190cm and 105Kg. I have something like a 120cm shoulder measurement, a 100cm waistline, and size 48 (uk) feet.

Not everyone who is large is fat, bub.

You are sort of out of the loop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_microstamping

This is not in place on currently manufactured firearms (that I'm aware of) but it is definitely a real thing.

You are terribly wrong.

Because it's an invitation for violence, which is something most gun owners are not actually about.

Also, it says to your criminal, "Stake out my house, wait until I'm gone, and you've guaranteed yourself $1000 worth of black market gun sales."

For the millionth time, it is not difficult to get a CCW. They are not 'strictly limited' except in certain locales (NYC, Chicago come to mind immediately.)

i don't know any 'gun guys' who feel this way.

Training, information, and knowledge, as always, is useful in this regard. From the moment I ever laid eyes on a rifle (I was 8 maybe?) the following was DRILLED into my skull (and this was from an Uncle - I was not raised in a household containing firearms):

1) ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED AT ALL TIMES
2) Do NOT point a gun at something unless you are prepared to destroy or kill it
3) Do NOT place your finger on the trigger unless you are prepared to pull the trigger to discharge the weapon.

Firearm "accidents" are EFFECTS that are CAUSED. A firearm does not magically go off. It is a mechanical device just like any other. Police and Military have no term "accidental discharge", they use the term "negligent discharge".

To receive a CCW permit in my state, I am required to fill out a form, get two references to sign it, and write a check for $20 to the County Sheriff (to him personally, not to his department, which I find amusing, but I digress.)

Where I live, not being black helps a lot, but that's also beside the point.

Most states have similar requirements.

Of course, a high school degree (maybe a GED?) is all that's required of a police officer, and I've read that higher-scoring individuals and college grads are often NOT chosen for policework as they don't follow orders as well.

You generally do not need any sort of permit to openly carry a pistol. I know where I live I can holster a pistol and walk my dog at night, for instance.

As a general rule a state must make open carry explicitly illegal, since (IIRC) it has been discussed by courts.

How is this odd? The last thing I ever want to do with my pistol (Or, hey, my AK-47 style rifle, for that matter, but I own that rifle mainly for kicks) is to end a human life.

The fact that I own a gun for self defense does not imply that I actively want to kill an intruder breaking into my house.

I wouldn't post a sign outside that said "rob me" and I wouldn't place my $2000 guitar and $2500 computer in the front fucking window of my house for this same reason. For that matter, I can't do anything about the possibility of theft while I'm not at home.

(See also: the reason I threw away the box to my 50" television in a dumpster instead of leaving the box on the street in front of my house for a day)

Protecting oneself is not an invitation for an attack.