What I hate is that the very question of access to guns has turned into such a divisive political issue for so many Americans. It seems to me that the Democrats could have found a way to present mandatory background checks in such a way as to reassure the vast majority of gun owners that their access to owning weapons was not being threatened. However, the right has done an amazing job in taking a single, relatively unimportant issue and using it to sway people who no other reason to vote for them.
Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hayden - Apr 19, 2005 12:56:38 pm PDT #7155 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Dana - Apr 19, 2005 12:57:29 pm PDT #7156 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Aims - Apr 19, 2005 12:57:44 pm PDT #7157 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My favorite thing about gun control was said on the West Wing:
"I don't understand why the Democrats don't all join the NRA."
Katie M - Apr 19, 2005 12:58:09 pm PDT #7158 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Dana: Ha! Wrong, and yet funny.
Maria - Apr 19, 2005 12:59:02 pm PDT #7159 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Dana, OMG that is quite possibly the funniest damned thing I've ever seen. Bwah. Hah.
Susan W. - Apr 19, 2005 1:01:05 pm PDT #7160 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
More help wanted from the hivemind:
My POV character is being slapped, hard, by someone bigger, stronger, and fully intent on dealing pain and humiliation. (The slap is just the opening round.) What does that feel like? What I've written is "he slapped her so hard she tasted blood and felt dizzy from the impact." Allowing for that being shitty rough draft writing, does that sound right?
brenda m - Apr 19, 2005 1:02:19 pm PDT #7161 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The thing about people carrying guns for self protection is that some of them believe that just seeing a gun will scare off a prospective attacker. Not always so. And you end up with people who are either not prepared to actually fire the gun (REALLY bad if the gun gets taken away and used against them) or not properly trained to use them. I'd just as soon those people carry mace.
Yes, this.
I'm worried about a) those that want to kill and b) those that don't want to, but just might by mistake. The how (plastic knife, fist, car, gun) doesn't concern me.
Ah. It does to me. Not being able to kill someone with my pinky, the survival options do change along with the how. Guns, IME, left me feeling like I had far fewer choices.
Aims - Apr 19, 2005 1:02:35 pm PDT #7162 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
What I've written is "he slapped her so hard she tasted blood and felt dizzy from the impact." Allowing for that being shitty rough draft writing, does that sound right?
It does. You might also want to put something aboutit feeling like her eye or cheekbone felt like it was exploding.
tommyrot - Apr 19, 2005 1:03:33 pm PDT #7163 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or maybe how her cheek continued to sting after the slap...
brenda m - Apr 19, 2005 1:03:46 pm PDT #7164 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Sounds about right, Susan.
Dana, OMG that is quite possibly the funniest damned thing I've ever seen. Bwah. Hah.
Ok, what am I missing?