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I do not own a handgun, and I'm not planning on getting one any time soon. But if I got one, it would be a 9mm. I want to train with any firearm I own or may carry, and a hand cannon like a .44 or .45 is just too much gun for me. Plus I don't like the idea of spending a mortgage payment every month for ammo.

Please keep in mind that there will no longer be any free elections in the US. Never again. Free elections are a thing of the past. This we know absolutely to be true, because every prominent Democrat clearly said so in the weeks and months leading up to the election.

Such a stunt draws attention to the event (movie, in this case). The few reviews I have read on this movie have been somewhat negative, and the movie itself is not likely to be highly popular. Fewer eyes = fewer being misled by this sophomoric representation of the Church and its missionaries. With "The Book of Mormon" musical, it had already become a notable event with many positive, even rave, reviews, before the Church chose to distribute copies of the actual Book of Mormon at its show locations. That was simply making the best of a bad situation. I would prefer not to give this ridiculous horror flick that kind of publicity.

I sincerely hope not.

Two more days...

I'm not sure about when that rule was implemented. I'm thinking it was sometime before the rule about getting brachial IUD implants.

This is the heartbreak. Either we bribe people to have children and remove many of the responsibilities (and joys) of parenthood, or else people will just kill their children to avoid having to get up at night, miss out on clubbing, and not be able to afford that boat.

We only used the plinking range, so handguns and a .22 rifle were all we shot.

Raw bovine milk is a sort of nectar. I used to believe that pasteurization was all that and a bag of M&Ms. I'm starting to disbelieve that, for several reasons.

Note to self: 16 rounds from a .44 revolver makes your wrists and shoulders hurt. Plus the heavier gun is hard to aim accurately past about 30 feet if unsupported.

The idea of bribing people into having children is so repulsive that I'm not sure what to think of it. Except that it's repulsive.

I remember BYU getting an invitation to an international symposium or discussion on the family, based primarily on the name of the "Kennedy Center". As I recall, BYU presented an outline of family that went very much against the grain of what the symposium organizers wanted, but very much supported by the representatives of many countries, especially African and other poorer (and we may presume humbler) countries.

That actually makes sense, and partially explains why Roald Dahl was so weird.

At first, this seemed a non sequitur. But I think it is not. Heaven help the country and the culture where "thrashing [people] with sticks until they ble[e]d" qualifies as sexual abuse.

Any forum where politicians are able (or more likely expected, or required) to explain their position on issues and defend those explanations from reasonable, well-thought-out criticisms would be greatly welcomed. One-on-one so-called debates, in-depth interviews, whatever. I care less about the format than about hearing something more substantial than slogans or empty platitudes. Both political sides engage in such chicanery, but the Democrats seem to rely on it almost exclusively. At least Trump squeezed some actual policy ideas in between his quips and insults. I don't remember Harris offering any solid policy points on anything at all. Mainly she just exulted in how she wasn't Donald Trump, and apparently expected to coast to victory based on that fact. I'm so, so glad that such a soulless, cynical, vacuous strategy did not work. (This time, at least; I rather suspect that it was the winning factor in Biden's candidacy. Because let's be honest, what else did Biden offer? At his best, he was never particularly intelligent, and his "policies" were Democrat talking points. His presidency really exposed his apparent utter lack of any leadership skills or any real policy ideas beyond what his advisors and echo chamber offered.)

I've heard this quite a bit, but I don't buy it. This is the kind of thing eagerly lapped up by those predisposed to hate Trump. Here's something relevant I stumbled across, something that won't convince the haters (it wouldn't convince me if I were a hater), but certainly speaks in Trump's favor.

In a more ideal world, Ramaswamy, not Trump, would have been the Republican nominee. How fun that would have been, watching the Democrats and their lapdog media trying, and failing, to eviscerate Ramaswamy without appearing to be the unmitigated racists they really are.

Full disclosure: I say /ˈmaʊn.ʔn/, where the ʔ represents a glottal stop. So essentially "moun'n", almost like in Utah.

How much time have you spent in the moun'uns?

He's a fool. Aside from the foolishness of his politics, he inserted himself personally into a contentious issue by scolding those of his students who voted in a way he didn't like. That was a 100% self-inflicted wound. He could have just left his mouth shut (figuratively). Shame on him for inflaming the issue, but honestly I put almost no blame on him. He should not be grandstanding with the word of God, but I find his reaction a great deal more understandable than his professor's.

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You can build a city on rocks, but not on rolls.

Congratulations, @Phoenix_person! You have shamed me with your graceful and polite response. Though we may disagree on a great many social and political topics, you have taught this old man some important truths today. I will try to follow your more mature and Christlike—how about that!—example from this exchange in the future, on this forum and in my life generally. (I said I'll try. No promises.)