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It was proposed in the text I taught from and while it is hard to prove it is harder to disprove. The founders had to be aware of their social order and how well it worked; also recognizing how colosely it followed enlightenment thought. Part of the Nobile Savage myth as well?
Interesting that we have such different spins on the methodology… I follow the line of one of my mentors (a former Ranger in the Pacific); he was never afraid of sustanined fire as the shooter likely was in the spray and pray mode, the shot, pause, shot mode was what scared him. According to him, “That SOB was looking right at what he was shooting at!”One shot; one kill.
The thing is that only about 13 states actually still are victim to this; the others have somehow “fixed” the situation. BTW my retirement is state not federal and I'm a bit miffed that formers officials that term out of multiple offices get 100% benefit for each. 😮
Not one “who”; check the thread Origins of WWI (reply#3, I think)… these considered just about anyone that would have been in power would have been saddled with the same result.
Totally insufficient Wally--you are outgunned and if you try to achieve parity ATF will lock you up!....
Not my intent...
....You want to see what a bunch of meagerly trained dedicated individuals can do? Look at Iraq and Afghanistan. I am here to tell you that there are not many American servicemen that will fire on our fellow citizens and those that do will only get off a few shots to begin with.
Society is saver when the criminals (and the government officials) don't know who is armed.
That is what I'm talking about… I paid in my quarters at a much reduced rate of pay so have a very small benefit anyway. As a retired teacher that will be reduced by 60%. How about No Senior Left Behind? >:(
Does NY require a reduction your SocSec because you have another retirement? Ca does but not all states do, so I understand.
....I learned this years ago and found it to be true--Every profession is a conspiracy against the laity. This works for cops, firemen, soldiers, teachers and plumbers.....
Mark me down as a conspiracy theorist in most thing; not this... perhaps because I came to teaching late (through no fault of my own ::)) with an attitude rather like the some members of the First Estate in pre-rev France. I was, if you will, of the lower clergy, by this I mean I was one of those kids that grew up encouraged by a widoed mom that when I went to coolge I'd get a good education and do something. Good teachers (and a couple of poor ones) provided examples of what to do to get there (and not do when I did). Painfully average I plugged along. Teaching had gone the way of the liberal arts major and I had two academic majors, hence, no job. Years in private industry and public service passed and the chance to teach arrived. I side with partents like scout but mostly dealt with the other kind, the ones that show up only to complain or try to bail their kids out of consequences... if they show up at all. Oh check that... they show up the night of Open House if there is free food.BTW, think this (below) should be my new avatar? ;D
.... I for one have no idea what a Constitutional Convention would do. ....
I do; witness the health care debate onr the California budget process. This is what it would be like.Sorry guys... Garand, 12 gauge, and a good .22; lots of fodder for each.
