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Which doesn't change the FACT that the AR-15 is modelled on the M-16. A military killing weapon. I was trained on the M-16. You? You still haven't answered me on which Military Branch you served. So you go after the messenger to try and change the (factually correct) point? I find your obtuse behavior and stream of lies despicable Archie Bunker. Contemptible. But that's just me.

Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton wrote on Twitter: “Let me state unequivocally — For all intents and purposes, the AR-15 and rifles like it are weapons of war.” “It is a very deadly weapon with the same basic functionality that our troops use to kill the enemy,” Eaton wrote. Eaton broke down the differences between the M16, M4 and AR-15 in the thread of seven tweets. He said those opposed to assault weapon bans were playing with semantics, when they claimed any meaningful difference existed between military weapons and AR-15 rifles. “...The AR-15 is ACCURATELY CALLED a ‘weapon of war.’ … Don’t take the bait when anti-gun-safety folks argue about it,” he wrote. “They know it’s true. Now you do too.”

And that was my point. Desperation to score a couple runs is causing desperate moves. Like sticking Willi frickin'-no-glove Castro in CF.

I agree 100%

That would be my preference. But they're scoring close to 0 runs per game and Hill doesn't fix that. So they're forcing a round peg (Willi) into a square hole (Runs Scored) despite the shitty glove because they're desperate (for runs) and have only bad options. That's what I mean...

Nope. That ain't working either...

That or they KNOW he's so frickin' bad in LF that they think he can catch up to any mistakes in CF by just covering enough ground...? I don't know, I'm just fishing. And Willi doesn't have the glove for any position on the field, anywhere, so... He just can't be for much longer in MLB. He just can't. Stick him in Toledo where he belongs as soon as we can get back Greene and Meadows.

And what are his "good" choices? Anybody? Anyone?

Reverse psychology doesn't seem to be a motivating factor in this game... we might be stuck with that...

What the heck is a Sunday 11:30 AM start time?

Not going to matter as Gerrit Cole is pitching a no-hitter.

I think Archie is full of hot fucking air and would piss his pants.

So in other words... And put succinctly and in politically correct word usage: REPUBLICANS and their SUPPORTERS are the FUCKING problem.

The key will be what weapons the West (US & EU) sends to Ukraine and when. If we send artillery pieces that can outdistance and out-accuracy Russia's... then Ukraine's chances of re-taking territory increase dramatically. They're (the U.S.) talking about HIMARS. If that actually happens, the conversation will change...

You've just shown your own lack of IQ. This is open source information. Try again. The only liar, as usual, is you Archie Bunker. Oh... and which military service did you serve in? Which unit? The AR-15 is based on/ modeled on/ or basically a copy of, a military weapon. An M-16. I've used an M-16, have you? BTW: I know it's not used on a battlefield. But an M-16 is, and that's what an AR-15 is modeled on. And last point: The only scary thing in America is all the lying Republican fascist white trash scumbag MF'ing bigots out there training to overthrow the Constitution of the United States and commit other acts of murder/ violence. They and all their ilk can go fuck themselves.

Him and Wenceel both... A fan of both...

I swear... There has to be something in the Tampa Bay water...

"Oui, oui". I meant "we".

Ok... I'm on board with that. But I still want to move Grant as a move for the future and pick up a second prospect even if it's in the 12-16 range... I mean #7 pick is better but I'll take what I can get...

I think they should be treated like cigarette ads. I don't have the exact definitions but... Camel (and all cigarette makers) were outlawed from using animation to advertise its product as it was deemed that it was a direct attempt by Camel ("Joe Camel") to entice underage smoking or new, teenage smokers. Ergo: no animation allowed. I think quite a lot of other restrictions popped up around that time as well... (Early '90's IIRC?) Not certain what limitations should be used on gambling but lets just call it "sin advertising" for arguments sake. Any types of ads for sports gambling are OK between the hours of Midnight and 6AM, and in print ads (with print ad limitations), but during "waking hours" they are restricted to... __________ advertising?

I'm going to add in annual registration fees. Make it cost restrictive to own more than one gun. A normal annual registration fee for the ownership of one gun (let's say a handgun for personal protection, under lock & key in the house), but rapidly rising annual fees per each additional gun owned. To help pay for the annual "mental health checkup" on ALL gun owners. To include an IRS audit (to make certain said gun owner is financially healthy and not ready to go off on people because of a pending bankruptcy or similar), FBI audit (to make certain someone hasn't been radicalized by online extremists and also to do a checkup on proper lock & key). And a mental health checkup by a professional. In fact, I believe all of these should be required PRIOR to the purchase of ANY gun by ANYONE. Also, an automatic 10-year Federal prison sentence for the ownership of military-level equipment by non-military personnel. To include body armor, armor piercing rounds, any magazines with a greater than 8 round capacity, bump stocks, and any weapon with a muzzle velocity higher than 1,200 feet per second. This last one eliminates AR-15's and any similar military quality weapon. Does anyone know what the muzzle velocity of a hunting .22 is? Roughly 1,100 feet per second. Does anyone know what the muzzle velocity of a 9mm is? Roughly 1,200 feet per second. Does anyone know what the muzzle velocity of a 44 Magnum is? Roughly 1,200 feet per second. Does anyone know what the muzzle velocity of an AR-15 is? Roughly 3,300 feet per second. This causes, on the battlefield, sonic damage in the wound area; in other words, inoperable wounds. Certain death. Downgrade muzzle velocity and high capacity magazines and you downgrade all of these mass shootings. PS: Republicans don't want you to know that...

"Off with his 'ead!!!"

And cut 10% of his work force with that comment (Musk's original comment I mean...). I think that comment was just an excuse to do the 10% cut.

I don't think it will be a problem for the Ukrainians to retake Kherson... it's on the west side of the Dnieper and the Crimea and everything else the Russians have take is on the east side. One bridge for the Russians to re-supply Kherson and that is easily accessed by Ukrainians to include blowing it up. But the Ukrainians have no access to Mariupol, the bridge to Crimea, nor a great ability to cut the land bridge. Aside from sabotage. And sabotage is limited in scope. It can't retake anything, it can only do the limited and direct damage of that act. Ukraine is at a severe disadvantage retaking any of the land bridge to Crimea except at the inner fringes...

"It WORKED!!!" Awesome phone call.