"So the most obvious rational defense for "no ban on assault weapons" is
that the past ban, and various state bans, all use a definition of
"assault weapon" having little relationship to any particular reason for
banning them."

"So the most obvious rational defense for "no ban on assault weapons" is
that the past ban, and various state bans, all use a definition of
"assault weapon" having little relationship to any particular reason for
banning them."

There's also the issue of ammo. The Virginia Tech guy used hollow-point bullets, which inflict much more severe injuries than traditional bullets, and although he shot far fewer people than that fucker in Aurora, the death toll was considerably higher. That type of ammunition was not developed so that you can inflict…

Dude. Mao was a batshit fucking crazy sadist. Any progress during his rule was in spite of him, not because.

Dude. Mao was a batshit fucking crazy sadist. Any progress during his rule was in spite of him, not because.

Goddamn straight, Scruffylove. I never particularly wanted a tattoo, but whenever I did consider it, I could never get past how it would invariably clash with something I'd want to wear at some point, or make me look stupid when naked. This has been reinforced through watching porn—a woman who has Chinese characters…

Is Anne Hathaway officially washed up? Kate Hudson, of course, has been a joke since the hype from Almost Famous faded, but Hathaway has made a career as an almost-serious actress that doesn't seem to have entirely fizzled out yet. I'd suggest Katie Holmes, but that might just be cruel.

Is Anne Hathaway officially washed up? Kate Hudson, of course, has been a joke since the hype from Almost Famous faded, but Hathaway has made a career as an almost-serious actress that doesn't seem to have entirely fizzled out yet. I'd suggest Katie Holmes, but that might just be cruel.

Okay, it's tough to say that Rex Harrison was better than the competition, but he was pretty fucking awesome in My Fair Lady. It's a Shaw classic de-fanged with cheesy music and tacked-on romance, but Harrison managed to keep Henry Higgins a total entitled fucking asshole while making him charming and hilarious enough…

Okay, it's tough to say that Rex Harrison was better than the competition, but he was pretty fucking awesome in My Fair Lady. It's a Shaw classic de-fanged with cheesy music and tacked-on romance, but Harrison managed to keep Henry Higgins a total entitled fucking asshole while making him charming and hilarious enough…

Reginald Hill is awesome. That is all.

Reginald Hill is awesome. That is all.

Yeah, her kid is still autistic, so what's a few dead strangers?

Yeah, her kid is still autistic, so what's a few dead strangers?

Yeah, I never had to do anything like that shit in health class. I admit that the teacher gets a lot of ridiculousness points for showing us the gang rape seen from The Accused. To, you know, teach us about gang rape. And the joys of outercourse.

Yeah, I never had to do anything like that shit in health class. I admit that the teacher gets a lot of ridiculousness points for showing us the gang rape seen from The Accused. To, you know, teach us about gang rape. And the joys of outercourse.

A pan-sexual imp, if you will.

A pan-sexual imp, if you will.

I'm pretty sure book says explicitly that she's lying when she says she's twelve.

I'm pretty sure book says explicitly that she's lying when she says she's twelve.