Ah. Figured out the confusion (I think) by the US army definition, you are correct: semi auto does not count. By the definition used in legislatures, semi auto does count. Moral of the story: language is a funny thing.
I could be wrong, but as I understand it just because the ban was lifted 10 years ago doesn't mean the categories disappeared. Semi auto does count under the "selective fire" option that is used in the classification. Civilian availability has no bearing on the classification. Again, if I'm wrong then kudos, but I'm…
Didn't mean to start the 2nd amendment debate. I have no problem with owning that rifle (in fact, I'd really like to). I was just pointing out what the current classifications are.
It is an assault rifle. It also counts as an assault weapon. 2 different meanings, but this one qualifies as both.
An assault rifle has to be, well, a rifle (meant to be fired from the shoulder, good up to a certain range), have semi automatic, full auto, or burst fire capabilities, have a certain amount of power (this…
I haven't seen an alcoholic respond to your post yet, and I feel a view from the other side might be helpful. I'm a 28 year old alcoholic. In meeting with other alcoholics, I see all kinds. There are people who drank less than you who are alcoholics, and there are plenty who drink more and aren't. It's less about how…
You may have been thinking of River Oaks. The property value there is still through the roof. Not sure Vince would have liked it there, though. How can I put this?
60% of us can't, and with the Astros being...well, the Astros there's not a lot of demand for CSN right now.
The Oklahoma accent and the southern accent are the same in the same way an Australian accent is the same as a British accent. That is they sound the same only to people too lazy to learn the difference whose thought process stops at "that sounds different than me."
Fortunately, most of us in Houston can't see the Astros anyway. Still unavailable to 60% of the population. The inability to see these things happen in real time takes a lot of the bite out of it. I mostly laugh. It's better for my health.
Casey Jones' t-shirt said I'M THE FREIGHT ONE
I'm really pulling for Tebow to get a shot in Jacksonville. Not because I like the guy, but because I'm a Texans fan and would love a quarterback even worse than Gabbert to play twice a year.
...is the sky blue in Cleveland, though?
Reasons that make sense to me to be glad the Browns cut McCoy: a) he never made the jump from college spread offense to the NFL. b) new coach, new owner, trim the fat of the old regime.
This is his subtle way of asking to be traded to the Knickerbockers.
Thanks for the response. The percentage of revenue stat is telling. My only response would be that I guess when you don't have to pay your workforce, you can pay the CEO more. (Side note: CEO may be a better description of Mack Brown's job than "coach.")
Before Mack Brown got to Texas, a guy by the name of John Mackovic was the coach. The stadium capacity was significantly less, and it was rarely full. Mack Brown was instrumental in reinstating the passion (and by extension profitability) of UT football. He essentially gets the gate receipts of one and a half home…
My mind goes at a different speed than my writing. This may help clarify my opinions, or it might just tick you off more:
Reasonable people can disagree. I guess what I'm finding out through some of the responses is I disagree with the very definition of what people keep referring to as guilt. I do think that a person's ancestral past is important. All of it. There are things to be proud of, to be sure, and there are things to learn…
For what it's worth, I used to work at a high end clothing store, and I actually sold a suit to a guy who worked private security. He was contracted, not Secret Security, but the way he described it was pretty similar. He intentionally bought the suit a good 2" too large in the shoulders. He spent a good deal on…