That is application for citizenship, not applications for permanent residence. You're looking at the second level of screening for immigrants, where the first is much stricter. The reason there is a … (View Post)

I have no idea how effective they would be to be honest with you. I know nothing about guns. However, as a value judgment I would say that if they are less effective, either due to their effect on th… (View Post)

Also, the cop who shot him was deemed unfit for duty on account of emotionally instability by the police department he worked in before, but that was not disclosed to his new employer due to some rat… (View Post)

@Mathsorcerer This is not true, the Second Amendment applies to the states (the SCOTUS case in question is McDonald v. Chicago). However, Scalia's opinion for the majority in DC v. Heller made it cle… (View Post)

@semiticgod That is completely true, but its also true that handguns are also (in addition to shotguns) the most common gun used in self-defense. Luckily, a lot of handgun violence is gang-related, a… (View Post)