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Tom 1860

I would like to be in this if someone could explain very slowly what I need to do...

Tom 1860

This is kind of my point... I don't even know the terminology around guns. I think a handgun has 6 or more bullets and a shotgun is either single or double shot. I just don't need to know really and I don't get why anyone would need anything other than that. Semi-automatic, automatic, self-loading,...

Tom 1860

I have no understanding of people wanting machine guns and automatic weapons, it just makes no sense, there is no argument for it. Both of those (one in the same, really) are illegal here and have been illegal since 1934. If you alter a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon and you ge...

Tom 1860

As an aside, I remember all the names of the mass killers in the UK and I will remember the name Anders Breivik for the rest of my life... I honestly cannot remember the name of the kid who killed those people in Santa somewhere. I typed 'Shooting in Santa' into google and got too many different San...

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I cannot begin to convey how nuts some of the stuff the NRA come out with and how much the media and Government ramp this stuff up... I kind of get why someone might own a gun to protect themselves (and his/her family) in their own home. I understand the hunting argument. People hunt in Europe etc.....

Tom 1860

You understand that if I owned a gun with the last bullet on planet and could travel in time with Howard, I would still be going after Elway right? Now, THAT comment brings me back to my understanding of the intelligence level of a man from Bristol, England, who, after surveying all the NFL franchi...

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Tom, I thought your points were eloquent. I agree with you. I don't get the American love of guns, either. You understand that if I owned a gun with the last bullet on planet and could travel in time with Howard, I would still be going after Elway right? Not Howard? Color me surprised. I think Howa...

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sancarlos wrote:Tom, I thought your points were eloquent. I agree with you. I don't get the American love of guns, either.

You understand that if I owned a gun with the last bullet on planet and could travel in time with Howard, I would still be going after Elway right?

Tom 1860

Jerloma wrote:Oh with a fake gun I could get myself shot in the Hamptons. That's completely different than being unarmed.

I deleted the fake gun post because whats the point in having a fake gun, I may as well have a real one right?

Tom 1860

Would you also yell "I'm starting to shoot this gun now!" and "hey, everyone, shoot me with your gun or I'll do likewise with this one here!"? If so, I think we're up to about 1% of the US. BY LAND AREA OF COURSE All I am saying is that if you go looking for trouble you can find...

Tom 1860

Maybe so, but when I to the States I am always told where it is safe to go by locals.

So they obviously believe the hype and the media do make things so very scary.

Tom 1860

I think there are different levels of rough. I work in the most deprived area of Bristol which is a major UK city. I could buy any drugs I want there if I chose to. I could pick a fight in any bar and could get myself in hospital for a long time, but I am pretty sure that I would have to try pretty ...

Tom 1860

BSF mentioned that he lives in a good neighbourhood backed-up against a not so great one. It this an exclusively US issue? Korea, Germany and UK have been mentioned in this thread, is the distinction of neighborhoods as great? I'm in Calgary which is a small city of 1.25 million. There are really n...

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Oh yeah, with regard to how we are brought up and understanding that guns are part of our history etc... I think on memorial day weekend, of all weekends it might be a good idea to explain that whilst guns have helped your troops win great victories, there are always losses. The British empire did i...

Tom 1860

BSF, I understand why people have guns in the US and definitely get the 1st two points... The third point, not so much. I think the majority of people who kill others while driving are not doing so deliberately (I mean you guys have guns for that!). Most road accident deaths are caused by other fact...

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The fact that you guys have a day specifically to honour the military dead, means that it is almost a duty to remind people of the service provided by those men and women.

Tom 1860

Regarding that retribution video, the whole pick-up artist club thing is really, really creepy. Not so much as creepy as the kid himself with that sadistic laugh. There's obviously a mental illness in play here. Not getting laid probably sucks but this kid obviously needed some major therapy. Not m...

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Culture, Tom. Yeah. America has been a violent gun loving place for a long ass time. I started thinking about the English history in Ireland, how that related to the gun violence of the mid 20th century in Ulster. But, yeah history is long and stubborn. You should watch John Ford's 'The Quiet Man' ...

Tom 1860

Tom: Don't take my comments personally. This was not a measured, formal answer to your post, point by point. Just a post on the internet, not a deconstruction or a debate response. Of course I can do that if you like (but no one wants to see that.) Some points I see as more relevant than the bs peo...

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How is heroin and methamphetimine restriction by the government working out? The practicality of gun restriction is never rationally considered. The fantasy idea that guns can be retroactively eliminated from society in the USA is powerful and overwhelms reality. The guns are not going anywhere. Th...

Tom 1860

I have written about stuff like this in the past on the Swamp and I still don't get it.... Living in the UK and has given me a different perspective on guns. For example, the UK Olympic shooting team has to train abroad because our gun laws forbid them from doing so in the UK. This is a cultural iss...

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Charles Haley has 5 rings and he is not in the HoF, so entry should have nothing to do with winning SBs. It does have hell of a lot to do with winning SBs, but it shouldn't. I'm sure you know this, but given that statement on Haley it should be thrown out there that QBs are judged differently from ...

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I can also think of three of others who likely don't make the HOF (Eli Manning) HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAA!!!!! Wait. You were serious? http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/68725/201109/5-26-201412-37-41PM_zps7ff5e8ff.jpg DSG was just talking comparative stats from different decad...

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My father always said that namath was one of the greatest QBs he'd ever seen. Compare his stats with others of that era and then think about what he symbolized to the league. That would be an intangible asset. I mean, if you were to just look at stats, than why is Gale Sayers in the HOF? Or Marion ...

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Hello all, I don't get this, he predicted a famous win (and then led his team to victory), he gave the AFL some hype/credibility... I can think of a few retired QB's who will never make the HOF, but led their team to a SB victory (Hostetler, Rypien, Brad Johnson, Dilfer, Plunkett) and just about all...

Tom 1860

The rule of thumb with sports is always... If in doubt, pick the Germans. Therefore, I am going with Steffi Graf

Tom 1860

SAF was there for about 26+ years. Four years in, he was a loss away from getting the sack, but Mark Robins got a goal in the cup and that, as they say is history... Except was is not, four years in for SAF was 1990, before the money that came along with the new EPL. He spent those four years buildi...

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Was looking for Chicarito on Tom's list. Where does he go? He is gone from Manchester right? An EPL team down the table? Liga MX? How about an MLS team with a desire to draw some fans from South of the Border? MLS has not had a major Mexican player since Blanco left. Pineda and Bautista just don't ...

Tom 1860

De Gea has been the least of this team's problems. Kagawa didn't mesh with Moyes for some reason, despite performing well when he was on the field. De Gea is a really good keeper, but you put him behind 2 CH's and a LB with a combined age of 100, then you throw in a Brazilian RB with little or no c...

Tom 1860

I take issue with No. 4. People outside the team seem to love what Kagawa does when he gets to play. Jones has been exceptional and De Gea hasn't been bad at all. Bronto, I wrote they were never going to get it done this season. I think all the players listed in point 4 were expected to carry too m...

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This is harsh indeed for Moyes, for the following reasons: 1. SAF left Moyes with an old squad in vital positions (Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Giggs, Carrick and Fletcher) and it was pretty stunning that SAF was able to win EPL last year. 2. Paul Scholes finally retired at the end of last season and he...

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Lots of the media have issues with Donald's size (6-1, 285), but I see him as a guy who you can put anywhere on the line and create mismatches. I think if you ignore the size stuff, he is a top 5 pick, maybe top 3.

Tom 1860

The Titans have new staff, they need a RB, but have no major holes if Locker pans out. He is in the final year of his rookie contract, but they also have a 5th year option ($15M). Therefore, they take the best player available and give new defensive coordinator (Ray Horton) a fun new weapon to lineu...

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I am surprised that we have not received any pick reviews from media experts... They know this is the place to look at mock drafts!

Tom 1860

Lots of so called draft experts have TE Eric Ebron going to the Bills at #8, but we all know that the real experts work the Swamp. Therefore, the Buffalo Bills stick by their recently drafted QB and select a player to get his back... With the #8 pick in the Swamp 2014 NFL draft, the Buffalo Bills se...

Tom 1860

Rass, your youtube clip does not play in the UK, therefore it does not exist until you provide a clip that plays over hear... It's a clip from a show called Spaced . I'm not sure the humor would translate across the pond anyway. Nice. Was it Tom or Zumba that had a quote from Spaced in their sig li...

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Rass, your youtube clip does not play in the UK, therefore it does not exist until you provide a clip that plays over hear...

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Sabo wrote:
Tom 1860 wrote:I'll double up on either Buffalo or San Diego if that helps?
Take Buffalo since they're the first open team to come up in the draft. That way we can get some picks in before a possible delay.

I'll take Buffalo too then...

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rass wrote:

Their time will come!

Far far better...

Tom 1860

I'll double up on either Buffalo or San Diego if that helps?

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