Bama

Freakin' Mayan's.. no wonder their civilization collapsed.. they can't even get their calendar right.

Where do you put the BB's in? Nice weapon!! Who made it?

I started playing multiplayer online games a long time ago, I think the first one I played was Ghost Recon. I had to come up with a screen name, and Bama was natural because I'm a big Alabama Football fan. Those that have been around here a while knew me as PTBama, because my first clan (of like 5 guys) was Project Treadstone. All those guys moved on, and I played almost exclusively on XI servers for years, so when I became a member the PT stayed in my name for a long time. I finally got around to dropping it a year or so back, and that's why I'm BAMA. Thats BAM-AH (as in Alabama) not BOM-A (as in Barrack OBAMA).

That's a nice pistol.

Congrats and Welcome Giggles. Glad you finally took the plunge

I tire of this. Please, all those who wish to bait for rants, return to the political forum where the hunting is good.

Actually Sob you are wrong... Gollum WAS a hobbit and the Ring turned him into the being he was in Lord of the Rings... lol I read the trilogy 5 times b4 it even came out in a movie... so yea you actually can get educated by a bunch of idiots... lmao!! Going to try to see it between xmas and new years. Either you are being sarcastic, or you missed SOB's sarcasm all together. He said that a GOLEM was never a hobbit, not that the Gollum was never a hobbit. [ Golem = an animated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter. Gollum = smeagol ] OMG!!! I feel like such a nerd!!!

I had read some so-so reviews too, and was worried that this movie series wouldn't be up to par. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't think everyone will like it, but I don't think a lot of people have the patience for epic's or long stories.

Yes, my daughter and I saw it last Friday in IMAX 3D.. was worth the extra bucks. We both loved it!!! I'm a Tolkien fan from way back!!!

So light on his feet.. little light in the loafers!!!

It was a blast, as always!!! Nice to play with all of you. Killa would have had a lot of fun!!!

So sorry to hear, yet in some small way I'm sure there is relief.. for her and her loving family in such a difficult time. My prayers are with you and Lorie. God bless you both.

That was, for the most part, a healthy and civil discussion, between parties of differing viewpoints. I appreciate everyone, for the most part, not devolving into silly name calling and belittling one another. I think we have tested the limits of such a discussion as far as we should, and so, I will now close this topic... which has largely gone off topic from the main point of the original poster, who did not question gun control but questioned why many people automatically assume that gun bans will be enacted after a tragedy like we just experienced, and why it would be the first thing thought of instead of the loss of life and tragedy that has taken place. We may have inadvertently come closer to answering that question, however, than any questions concerning the gun control debate itself. Thank you all, be well. As a post script, if anyone is interested in continuing this topic, or other politically related topics, feel free to approach a Senior Admin about access to the Political Forum.

AND YET, Canada and USA's per capita homicide rates are very close. The latest homicide rate, per 100,000 citizens, in Canada is 1.6 and the US is 4.2. Not so drastic a difference as comparing hand gun deaths, since Canada has banned handguns. The homicide rate still remains similar to your southern neighbor. I believe that proves that humans will manage to figure a way to do what they want. I do not take joy in these statistics, I only mean to point out the greater issue.. an issue even larger than weapon of choice or weapon of necessity.

No one said we want access to any and all firearms. She spoke correctly to say that automatic weapons are 'banned' for normal ownership. We do not currently have carte-blanche access to any and all types of guns. We have limits now, such as special (very expensive, exhaustively difficult govt oversite) licensing for automatic weapons. We have had more stringent limits in times past, that had no effect whatsoever to reduce gun crime. What you do not comprehend is that some Americans believe that we already have reasonable limits. I will, however, concede that some Americans believe further regulation is warranted. The limits that you suggest would require constitutional amendment. If 2/3rds of the states agree, then it can pass. Some Americans have also seen that any and every emotionally charged issue is exploited for the eventual disarmament of the citizenry. That is why many speak of such things in the aftermath of a tragedy such as just took place. Walk a mile in our shoes before you speak of our journey. Training, licensing, and taxing vehicle owners has not stopped traffic accidents or acts of intentional violence utilizing vehicles. We can continue to make ridiculous comparisons that sound cute, but have no bearing on the issue of the proper regulation of guns in American society. However, It is obviously a very complex issue, full of opinion, that cannot be solved here.

While I certainly value your opinion, and realize this is a touchy subject for many.. I have already stated that if this thread takes a political slant that it will be moved. Until then, it will remain in the general discussion.

I won't move it unless it starts to take a political slant, hopefully it won't.

Very nice rig Acid. I love the crosshair mobo's. Have two running in mine and wifes gaming rigs. That rig should do you well for a while.

I do not think that this thread will be very productive, since most folks have very definite opinions on it. I think it is better served in politics, since the issues governing weapons ownership are most definitely political in nature.

The XLRstats are down at the moment. Sorry for the inconvenience. is working on it.

All but your XI membership and country badges, which are default for members, have been removed. Hope you were serious.

Not to my knowledge. As long as he goes through Rockape and it's processed properly on the website. I suppose if someone was doing it every day or two we would have to have a talk

So sad to hear the news Pman. You and the family are continually in our prayers. If I can help you in any way Ron, please feel free to call.

I appreciate you coming here and posting what you did. Apology accepted, as far as I'm concerned. However, I hope you understand that while we may empathize with your principles of respect, and appreciate your desire to keep Mom on a pedestal, we CANNOT have non-members (or even members for that matter) throwing around the ' I'll have you banned ' threats in our servers for ANY reason. I think you understand that now, but to be clear... It must stop if you expect to continue to enjoy our servers. If you, or anyone else, witness actions in game play or communications in an XI server that you believe do not comply with the XI server rules, contact an admin and let them do their job.

Congratulations Kush!!!!