I'm not clear on what you are advocating. Most of the mass shooters passed background checks. The current standard is that you have to be adjudicated mentally ill to be a prohibited possessor. What more can we do? Are you suggesting something that would endanger patient/doctor privilege? I'm all for making sure…

The spread? A shotgun at close range will give you a few inches of leeway, tops. They don't work like in video games.

Depending on the ammo, overpenetration isn't an issue with an AR. They weigh less and have substantially less recoil than a shotgun (no small considerations for people of smaller stature). And "not aiming"?

Yep, it goes back to the notion of suicidal people being "selfish" instead of being sick. And the pro-gun people (and I consider myself a pro-gun liberal/progressive) who dismiss suicides are fucking horrible.

The real tragedy of the gun control debate is that by concentrating on absurd edge issues like "assault weapons" and such, progressives (and conservatives of course) are ignoring the real problems.

I was thinking more along the lines of a plain old deer rifle.

I'll link to this, as he puts it better than I can. http://www.vuurwapenblog.co…

They aren't the most powerful.

It's not just that, most guns period are semi-automatic, whether long guns or handguns.

What you understand is incorrect. An AR has tons of advantages over the typical pump shotgun.

Again, "well regulated" doesn't mean what you think it means. And the national guard is not the militia.

I'm not going to type up the whole thing for you, but do a search on why Reagan banned open carry. It has nothing to do with gun control and everything to do with being scared of black activists.

Lea Michelle was the first to pop in my head too. I think the studio would want someone more marketable than Hilty, however good she is. I could see Kristen Bell doing it well.

Oh fuck off on the terrorist watch list. Either you are in favor of due process or you aren't.

Sorry, just badly broken.

I worked as a tech at a major park some years ago. I happened to be near the log flume type ride when some dipshit teenager decided it would be a good idea to stand up while the car was going up the lift hill. He fell, got his leg pinned between the outside of the car and the fiberglass wall and SNAP. I carried a…

Please read the link that MellieOleson posted. That diagnosis came from the author, not a doctor. He's nothing more than a conspiracy nut, he's just chosen the O.J. case instead of JFK.

I'm amazed at how people still think that violent criminals walk around acting like silent movie villains 24/7. Ted Bundy was a great guy if you weren't one of his victims.

My favorite in Aliens is the "portable terminal" Bishop uses to align the transmitter dish. "Portable" being the size of a small briefcase. If it was shot today, it would be, "Someone's has to go out there with their iPhone and a USB 51 cable and align the dish."

Nine times out of ten, the former star of a franchise that is asked to comment on a reboot/remake that he was not asked to participate in will shit all over it. Good on Englund for complimenting this one and making a solid point about its shortcomings.