CCW thread closed due to politics

[sseelhoff]

I can remember some athletic-looking guys sitting in the back row of college classrooms, this is around 1970, who never said a word. They would just be present. It wasn't common but certainly happened back then too.

I haven't really looked into it but I have the impression that some universities have created majors designed to keep academically weak athletes eligible.

Right or wrong, whose to say? It is a sweet deal for the NFL though. MLB runs baseball academies here and there in Latin America and the Caribbean to feed their farm team system.

I remember in college the teacher called the roll on the first day of an econ course. The professor would periodically call the roll. The starting QB was on the roll and didn't drop. Despite this, we never met the guy, if you get my drift.

 

[300UGUY]

I remember in college the teacher called the roll on the first day of an econ course. The professor would periodically call the roll. The starting QB was on the roll and didn't drop. Despite this, we never met the guy, if you get my drift.

Back when Bo ruled Ann Arbor, I had a friend who was a employee of the UM athletic department. He had one job: get a certain high profile running back thru his classes. My friend was a teacher, working on his masters.

 

[sseelhoff]

Back when Bo ruled Ann Arbor, I had a friend who was a employee of the UM athletic department. He had one job: get a certain high profile running back thru his classes. My friend was a teacher, working on his masters.

My story happened at Michigan State. Go Green.

 

[Threepoint]

Since we've now veered completely off Roy's original topic, I thought I might as well jump in with this link :
UNC athletics report finds 18 years of academic fraud - CNN.com

 

[MossRoad]

Thread pruned again.

 

[murphy1244]

Thread pruned again.

I self pruned.

 

[Loren49]

I just skimmed the closed thread through post #156 where it was suggested the thread should be closed and found nothing significant posted by anyone questioning carry laws. There were derogatory comments about some states, politics in those states and people who favor different rules. #180 and 181 clearly headed to a political challenge followed by #183. #184 is first comment another side of this topic and then the discussion went south.

If people stayed with the topic without adding comments of a political nature it would still be going. I also prefer if improper comments (outside moderator guidelines) are deleted. When they are allowed to remain another view will often appear. #116, 117 and 118 were clearly political views which could be disputed. We need to be careful when we throw stones.

Loren

 

[MossRoad]

I self pruned.

Much obliged. :laughing:

 

[houstonscott]

Since CCW are issued by government all CCW threads should be moved? Can't discuss them without politics. The subject alone is political. HS

 

[RoyJackson]

Since CCW are issued by government all CCW threads should be moved? Can't discuss them without politics. The subject alone is political. HS

It was non-political for the first couple dozen posts and it didn't need to go into issues beyond possession of a permit, type of firearm and how long one has had a permit.

 

[Loren49]

The question was " How many have CC permits?" It should be possible to answer and discuss requirements in different jurisdictions without making political comments. Most of the first 175 posts stayed on topic while a few made policy comments which led to the problem.

Loren

 

[tnjind]

I have my lifetime CCW permit. I'm a bad bad person

 

[aczlan]

To quote the post from RoyJackson:

The thread was not in the Friendly Politics forum, therefore political discussions are not allowed...TBN rules, simple as that. Nothing about being a Milquetoast or any other derogatory description.

If you want to discuss the politics of carrying a concealed weapon, see the thread I created for that purpose in the Friendly Politics forum: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/friendly-politics/325749-politics-ccw-permits.html
Lets keep political discussions in the political forum please.
If you cant access those forums, click on this link: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/profile.php?do=editusergroups and click "Join Group" for the "Friendly Politics" forum.

Thanks

Aaron Z

 

[Sigarms]

Gun ownership for better or worse, IS a political topic.

I didn't read the CCW thread, but ultimately IMO for a thread to be closed, it takes two to tango.

By the way Roy, in laws are all settled in NC. For some strange reason, even though my FIL spent 68 years in Vermont, he's not missing the weather LOL