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...athletes and non-athletes alike, engage in activities for the pure enjoyment of them, not because people are cheering in the background. Of all the sporting events that I have witnessed as a Harvard student, some of the most impassioned have been those of inter-mural sports. These athletes, and yes they are athletes despite their lack of a major H, battle it out for themselves and their team/housemates. An empty MAC or QRAC does not hinder their enthusiasm...
...Burden of Proof" suggested this incident was preventable if Congress could pass the tougher gun control legislation he wants . The latest anti-gun bill would require safety locks on new guns, ban the import of large-capacity ammunition clips and require a three-day waiting period for background checks before buying weapons at gun shows. Makes you feel completely safe, doesn...
...truth, this latest attempt to regulate America is nothing more than feel-good legislation. The boy took the gun from another resident criminal in his house. While a safety device might have been helpful in inhibiting him from ever getting a shot off, a background check and three-day waiting period do not appear terribly effective given the acquisition process. And this is the practical problem with most gun control legislation...
Among the compromise bill's more contentious items are the regulation of gun shows and background checks for gun sales. Polls indicate that more people favor stronger gun control and that more are willing to make it a voting issue in the coming elections. But the atmosphere in the Republican Congress remains inhospitable to any effective bill. A proposal to have background checks for a mere three business days barely passed the Senate last year after the killings at Columbine. The day after the President appeared on Today, a representative of the National Rifle Association repeated the equally true...
Perhaps it took an American to beat the Yanks at their own game, but Leahy downplays any national typecasting. The most significant thing about the sales staff, he says, is not his American background but the team approach that he has fostered. "There are no divas here. This is not about me or [Airbus CEO] Noel Forgeard selling planes over a 2 1/2-hour lunch. We have built a team from the ground up. Salesmen, contract specialists, finance specialists, airline analysts and pilots all work together...