[fabsroman]

Don't get me started on this whole 50 caliber thing or affirmative action.

Everybody wants to be treated equal, so they say, but they are still looking for a handout. TheBadOne posted a discrimination case on here several months ago wherein a police department was found liable for discriminating against 17 white men. The chief of police, a minority, passed over white men time and time again. The judgment was in the millions. What I want to know is why it wasn't all over the national news. I could go one for quite a while on this one because I do not think that a person should be given any preference based upon race, religion, sex, or whatever else have you. With that said, I think a preference should be given to those who are poor and in a bad place. Since I am white, I will say white trash, trailer park, or their equivalent under different terms for different races. A child in those circumstances should be given a break to get out of where he is. Then again, I would hate to have a less intelligent person be my attorney, doctor, or accountant. Affirmative action just bugs the hell out of me.

As far as .50's are concerned, I agree that people should be able to buy them just because they want them. I compare them to Ferraris. The Ferrari can break almost every speed limit in the US in first gear, so why do we allow them here? Because the rich want them. Now, if the .50's were starting to be used for terrorist things, then tighten the reins, just as if Ferraris were involved in a majority of the crashes. This all boils down to some idiot that bought a bunch of them and allegedly shipped them overseas. Nothing wrong with the .50's, but there is definitely something wrong with the ATF and FBI.