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Interesting information about mass shootings, including recommendations. https://efsgv.org/learn/type-of-gun-violence/mass-shootings/ MEDIA COVERAGE OF MASS SHOOTINGS The media plays a significant role in how the American public discusses gun violence. The media focuses primarily on mass shootings and other high-profile homicides, even though suicides make up three in every five gun deaths in the United States. In doing so, the media may lead the public to believe that mass shootings contribute to a large percentage of gun deaths in the United States, while in fact, firearm suicides comprise the majority of gun deaths. In fact, dying in a mass shooting is about as rare as being struck by lightning. Media coverage following a mass shooting also has implications for gun sales. For example, one study found that media coverage of mass shootings is associated with an increase in the number of firearms sold, as indicated by the number of background checks run. ... FALSE NARRATIVES There are often two false narratives that emerge in the media after a mass shooting: that mental illness causes gun violence that if more people were armed, there would be fewer firearm-related deaths. ... RECOMMENDATIONS ...We recommend the following policies: Banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines: Research has found that banning large-capacity magazines is effective at reducing mass shootings. Extreme risk laws: allow law enforcement, family, and household members, among others, to petition a judge to temporarily limit an individual’s access to firearms if they are at elevated risk of violence. Universal background checks with licensing: Background checks should be required on every gun sale and transfer in the United States, including private and online sales. Domestic violence firearm prohibitions: Many mass shootings are related to domestic violence. Laws that reduce abusers’ access to firearms are associated with reductions in intimate partner homicide and may also prevent mass shootings.

no, but the number of meaningless deaths would be at a fraction. no one needs that horsepower.

The two most important rules in your life: The Golden Rule and the Carnival Rule.

The following are guaranteed: 125: Ramos dec Noto 133: Latona dec McGonagle 141: McNeil dec Carlson 149: Parco dec Van Ness 157: Haines dec Teemer 165: Hamiti dec Olejnik 174: Starocci dec Lewis 184: Keckeisen dec Truax 197: Brooks dec Sloan 285: Hendrickson dec Kerkvliet no bonus points in any matches. and all chalk other than 149 and HWT

Greetings Gents... thought this would be cool/intersting to look at. For argument's sake, I am only going to look at Semifinals and on to see how things might have shaked out. 125 SF1 Old: Suriano over Cruz via 2-0 Decision New: Suriano over Cruz via 2-0 Decision SF2 Old: Lee over Tomasello via Pinfell at 6M5S (Up 8-2) New: Lee over Tomasello via Pinfell at 6M5S (Up 10-3) Final Old: Lee over Suriano via 5-1 Decision New: Lee over Suriano via 7-1 Decision 133 SF1 Old: Gross over Wilson via Pinfell at 7M18S (OT) (Up 12-10) New: Wilson over Gross via 15-11 Decision SF2 Old: Micic over Pletcher via 8-4 Decision New: Micic over Pletcher via 10-5 Decision Final Old: Gross over Micic via 13-8 Decision New: Gross over Micic via 14-12 Decision *Not sure how a Wilson-Micic match would have went. 141 SF1 Old: Meredith over McKenna via 1-0 Decision New: Meredith over McKenna via 1-0 Decision SF2 Old: Diakomihalis over Eierman via 6-4 Decision (OT) New: Diakomihalis over Eierman via 8-5 Decision (OT) Final Old: Diakomihalis over Meredith via 7-4 Decision New: Diakomihalis over Meredith via 9-5 Decision 149 SF1 Old: Retherford over Heilmann via 10-4 Decision New: Retherford over Heilmann via 14-4 Major SF2 Old: Perry over Kolodzik via 5-3 Decision New: Perry over Kolodzik via 6-4 Decision Final Old: Retherford over Perry via 6-2 Decision New: Retherford over Perry via 8-2 Decision 157 SF1 Old: Hidlay over Pantaleo via 10-2 Major New: Hidlay over Pantaleo via 11-3 Major SF2 Old: Nolf over Jordan via 16-0 Tech (4M28S) New: Nolf over Jordan via 18-0 Tech (4M28S) Final Old: Nolf over Hidlay via 6-2 Decision New: Nolf over Hidlay via 8-2 Decision 165 SF1 Old: Martinez over Marinelli via 5-2 Decision New: Martinez over Marinelli via 7-2 Decision SF2 Old: Joseph over McFadden via 3-1 Decision New: Joseph over McFadden via 4-1 Decision Final Old: Joseph over Martnez via 6-1 Decision New: Joseph over Martnez via 7-1 Decision 174 SF1 Old: Valencia over Amine via 7-5 Decision New: Valencia over Amine via 8-7 Decision (Amine gave up 2 points via stalling) SF2 Old: Hall over Lewis via Pinfell at 6M22S (Up 8-2) New: Hall over Lewis via Pinfell at 6M22S (Up 11-2) Final Old: Valencia over Hall via 8-2 Decision New: Valencia over Hall via 11-2 Major 184 SF1 Old: Nickal over Abounader via 6-3 Decision New: Nickal over Abounader via 8-3 Decision SF2 Old: Martin over Zavatsky via 8-4 Decision New: Martin over Zavatsky via 10-4 Decision Final Old: Nickal over Martin via Pinfell at 2M30S (Tied 2-2) New: Nickal over Martin via Pinfell at 2M30S (Down 3-2) 197 SF1 Old: Macchiavello over Conel via Pinfell at 4M19S (Up 6-2) New: Macchiavello over Conel via Pinfell at 4M19S (Up 8-3) SF2 Old: Haught over Darmstadt via Pinfell at 5M41S (Up 4-2) New: Haught over Darmstadt via Pinfell at 5M41S (Up 6-2) Final Old: Macchiavello over Haught via 3-1 Decision New: Macchiavello over Haught via 4-1 Decision 285 SF1 Old: Snyder over Kasper via 10-5 Decision New: Snyder over Kasper via 14-6 Major SF2 Old: Coon over Dhesi via 4-2 Decision New: Coon over Dhesi via 5-3 Decision Final Old: Snyder over Coon via 3-2 Decision New: Snyder over Coon via 4-2 Decision

Spencer Lee disagrees...

That is one helluva insightful takeaway from the slaughter of 18 people and counting. Leave it to social media to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I think she is thinking of a bazooka or grenade or mortar. Talk about a moron. AR-15 shoots a 0.223 inch diameter bullet. I'm thinking a deer is quite a bit bigger than that. Heck I shot a deer with a 12 gage slug (0.729 inch diameter) in MN on a farm and we had plenty of meat leftover. mspart

Kind of weird to showboat like this when beating your teammate...

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And yet, just like on here, time and effort is wasted arguing back and forth about AR's because they look scary and yet no time and effort is spent on addressing mental health issues and all the associated gun ownership legislation. Typical emotional responses...."blame the AR!!!!" "It's a weapon of war!!!" And people sure love to argue semantics as well as claim people say things and mean things they didn't say.

So let me get this straight. If you kill civilians, that is a war crime? Which war has been fought in the last 100 years that has not resulted in civilian deaths? Civilian death and property destruction is the main consequence of modern war. Israel is not targeting civilians. There is no other armed force that I know of that tries to avoid civilian deaths like the IDF. Perhaps US troops do similar. Certainly not Russian troops. So when Israel attacks, they have warned everyone what they are going to do. If civilians are present, they either were prevented from leaving or they are not really civilians. I see this as Israel having done their due diligence to prevent civilian deaths. Please show where Hamas has ever taken this tactic with regard to Israeli civilians. This is just one way to differentiate the tactics used and the intent of the two sides here. In my opinion, Hamas did not go to all out war, they went as far as to initiate an initial skirmish with civilians, not against armed forces. That is a war crime. Mowing down 270 youth at a music/dance get together is a crime, not just a war crime. Burning alive civilians in their houses is a crime, not just a war crime. What did they think would be the response from Israel? Did they think that Israel would roll over? I don't think so. I think they knew the response would be punishing and swift. I think the calculus was that other entities would come to help the fight. Hezbollah is certainly answering that call in a small way. But they were roundly condemned for their brutal and inhuman actions. And now Israel is prepared to take out Hamas as an entity. Is there a reason not to? Hamas' attacks have been constant over the years from Gaza. They had a sort of truce going on and apparently we and Israel relaxed about any violence. Then came 10/7. Israel is understandably incensed and their intent to eliminate Hamas now is also understandable. If Israel wanted to destroy civilians in Gaza, why have they historically provided, food, energy and fuel to Gaza? If Gazans and Hamas disarmed, what would be the result? Peace. If Israel disarmed, what would be the result? Annihilation. This again shows the disparate intent of the two. mspart

IMO, Hyping winning a 5th title is a little disingenuous. He just career just happen to fall during an unprecedented event in NCAA history. Does anyone think any of the pervious 4Xer wouldn't have won their 5th title had they magically been granted a 5th year after winning #4?

I think that is what delayed his last fight. As far as now, I think he is ok. However, he also talked about feeling like he has been in training camp almost non-stop for a couple years and he wanted to step back a little. I think he wants to work on refining some skills without the pressure of "a fight coming up in 8 weeks." I don't think athletes get a lot more skilled in camps. They get in better shape and they lose weight.

Not entirely true. Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership and low homicide rates comparable to countries with the strictest gun laws. I'm all for more regulations but we can't deny that America has a mental health crises

No civilian should have access to an AR or other rifle/carbine capable of high capacity. They are designed for the sole purpose of efficiently killing humans. Any other argument is being deliberately dishonest. The US has an unhealthy fetish for these weapons.

So now you're agreeing that we can restrict access to some inanimate objects, but just not these particular ones. Ok, we're getting somewhere. You pushed back on nuclear weapons and tanks, but didn't mention regular cars. Why should we restrict access to cars but not guns? As to your last question, because we literally have evidence (see: EVERY OTHER "DEVELOPED NATION") to show us that, if the access to these particular inanimate objects was restricted, the numbers of people killed would be dramatically reduced.

If you ever find yourself north of Santa Fe, go to Abiquiu early in the morning. Go to the gas station and get a breakfast burrito. Sausage, bacon, it doesn’t matter. Just get one red and one green. You’ll thank me later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We should do away with fossil fuels...eventually. The EV and other technologies are unfortunately nowhere near ready to handle all of the transportations/travel needs of modern human society. Largely this is due to the fossil fuel lobbies efforts to hinder advancement in that area, but it is what it is.

No clue if it’s still there or owned by the same people but Taqueria El Paso in Christiansburg, VA was the best taco truck I’ve ever been to. I actually got James Green to try it when he was at VT. I don’t know how or why those guys made it to that area, but it was amazing. And I’ve lived, worked and traveled in plenty of agricultural areas where I had to speak Spanish to get by. CA, OR, WA produce and orchard country. Currently live in CO and go down to dusty towns in CO and NM all the time. Been to plenty of hole in the wall joints all over the Midwest and the western US, dozens and dozens of them, and that place is still the best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I misread and thought you said the best taco was from Connecticut. I can 100% believe you had an all-timer in Michigan. Midwest immigrants don't play. New Mexico/ hatch food is almost an entirely different species than the rest of the country but good god everything tastes so f'ing good and the scenery is breathtaking. That state overall is 9.1/10.

Best Pizza I have ever had? A hole in the wall place called Roma Pizza in Torrington, CT. It isn't even close. The tacos? That one is close. This one isn't. What is interesting is that there is a Roma Pizza here in Miami. The owners are childhood friends with the Roma Pizza up there. They have the same exact recipes for everything. I like the pizza here. The pizza up there is all-time. It's the water, or so both owners say.

tanxs, nhs67, for your PXP + results. Even though, I don't put a lot of stock w/ USA greco, I do appreciate these guys giving it a go, none-the-less. cheers for Friday morning! D3

For MGR we have five (5) gents up today. Floarena is being a bitch today and doesn't have the MGR brackets as of right now. I am having to go through the results tab to see them. 60 KG - Phillip Moomey lost his R16 match to a gentleman from Kazahkstan via 9-0 Tech in 1M58S. Jury is still out on Repechahge. 67 KG - Robert Perez lost his R16 match to a gentleman from Turkey via 2-0 Decision. Jury is still out on Repechage. 72 KG - Justus Scott lost his R32 match to a gentleman from Spain via 6-0 Decision. The gentleman from Spain then beat a gentleman from France via 5-1 in the R16. Scott is still alive for Bronze. 82 KG - Tyler Eischens won his R16 match to a gentleman from Serbia via 10-3 Decision. Eischens is still alive for Gold. 97 KG - Cade Lautt won his R16 match to a gentleman from Venezuela via Pinfell in 1M22S while up 4-0. Lautt is still alive for Gold.

A good point. Truly unfortunate that we live in the only country with so many mentally ill psychopaths.

https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1850961776 Thoughts and prayers, though.

I tell you I support same-sex marriage. You project that I am against same-sex marriage. I tell you religious people (that I once represented) support people's rights. You project that those people are against rights. I tell you I am not religious. You project on me for being religious. I answer your questions. You ask the same question again. I tell you my experience. You tell me I am wrong. I am disappointed in your idiocy but not in your views. Enjoy your win. Tell me where to mail the plastic trophy.

I kind of feel like we have a mental health problem, a coping problem, a human decency problem, a respect problem, a glorification of weapons problem, an access to weapons problem, a refusal to acknowledge all and just focus on the one or two that fit our bill problem……. All of which contribute to what is going on.

I wouldn't mind seeing how they qualify their terms. I'm sure there is some skewing going on there. But the point remains.

Feldman was amazing! His attack and score rate was off the charts. I thought Geog looked like a full 197 but kind of was hoping for a little more quickness since he was coming up and Masita was coming down.

I saw red. My apologies - you did have it covered. Appreciate it. Like how Feldman looked? Geog didn't grow as much as I had hoped... he looks like a regular 184lber to me.

So what war? And sure they were, educate yourself.

What war?

I haven’t seen anything to indicate that. I have seen convictions and mountains of evidence that held up under cross examination. We all have. Why do you think Epstein reveals leftist corruption? It doesn’t make any sense to me.

I suppose this mentally ill psychopath would have just stayed home and watched tv if he didn’t have his AR? He probably had a cabinet full of weapons.

Let's address the second paragraph first. I find the whole what if / hypothetical stuff to be a massive waste of time. The accusation-through-leading-question is an awful technique, as well. If you then follow it with "what? I was just asking", that is worse than blaming the ref for your own shortcomings. As for the first paragraph, the vast majority of the time a loss is not attributable to a ref mistake or a biased ref. That is what losers tell themselves so that they do not have to admit that they were second best. Failing to recognize your shortcomings is a sure path to not getting better. As for how Trump fits in this, I lost track of how many Trump nominated judges pointed out that there was no basis for overturning the election. Not exactly biased refs. At least not biased against Trump. Trump literally refuses to admit that he lost when every referee, biased for him and biased against him, says he did. Hence he refuses to get better. And it saddens me that he drags down my Republican party with him. While I am skeptical that a case in NY would have ever been brought had Trump not attempted to block the peaceful transfer of power, he did attempt to block the peaceful transfer of power. And that answers your question with regard to what happened. He has brought this upon himself. I am pretty sure he lied about his net worth to finance his businesses. I am also sure many others have done the same without getting prosecuted. But like in investing, hope is not a strategy. Hoping to not get indicted for your crimes is not a strategy. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

National Singlet Day being the day after Halloween is perfect timing. Go door to door in our singlets and collect all the undispersed candy. Double win for everyone involved!

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Endless possibilities with NIL.... A 5th ....

So you don't think the NIL he could get as the one and only 5x could be more than UFC? Wanta bet?

Apart from the first sentence, none of this is remotely true. It is fantasy.

Something priceless is worth less than a monetary contract now? Cool beans.

But it is an all-purpose excuse. If we fail to convict it is because of weaponization against us rather than a failure to make our case. If we are convicted it is because of weaponization rather than our guilt. It is the political version of blaming the ref when you lose. Its a losers argument.

I believe he is 6 foot 10.

Truth. I have yet to read or watch any coverage as pretty much is all speculation at this point. But getting us foaming at the mouth is good for non-WKN ratings.

Well said . Thank you. Side note. Maybe the media should not broadcast 24/7 the horrific deadly crimes when they happen. Some if not most of these individuals actually want ( in a very sick evil way) this attention.

He is a drunken lout. Nobody seems to like him and she, in particular, doesn't look like she likes anybody.

Certainly possible, but very dangerous. According to the video at sentencing, she's already given a proffer of what her testimony will be. If she deviates from that, it would likely void her deal and she's back to facing the seven felonies or whatever it was she has. So, in theory, the prosecutors already know what she's going to say, and if she doesn't, she's f.u.c.k.e.d.

I have my doubts about how credible a witness she can/will be. Do not underestimate her ability to whack-a-doodle her way into being useless to the prosecution.