"You're in luck, Ed.  Today is National Pie Day.  *Not to be confused with Pi Day which is March 14."

"What?  No nuts?"

"I gotta hand it to you, Dr Bob. Your methods and ability to avoid answering questions are extraordinary and very impressive. An ordinary person would have accidentally said something direct or concrete in all these pages and pages of comments. So my…"

"So, "the new reality" is just "like they have always done"?"

"Nah, Virgil. I'm not in law enforcement. My tiny contribution to society is helping mentally less-than-stable people cope with their issues and emotions in healthy and constructive ways. It can be tangentially related to this issue in that…"

"Certainly better enforcement of existing laws would be another important facet of a comprehensive gun plan."

"Yeah, imports would be one of those lax legal channels that should be tightened to constrict the flow of guns. Changing the mentality of the people through PSAs and whatnot should definitely be one facet of any comprehensive plan to reduce the…"

"If those saturday night specials were used and thrown away, or even confiscated and destroyed, they would eventually disappear from the streets.  The problem is the never-ending stream of guns that move through (lax) legal channels and end up…"

"Yes, and psychology is slow-going because of the pesky ethical considerations when experimenting on actual live human beings.  Can't just drop them off a tower and measure their acceleration like in "real" science.  That…"

"Some gun control measures are intended to stop illegal sales of guns but have the unintended effect of restricting legal gun owners.  One method of illegal gun sales is when people posing as gun "collectors" go to gun shows and buy,…"

"Congratulations on your marriage. I see some red flags in what you said. Nothing conclusive though. You made it a point to say a couple times that you don't have a drinking problem; could be true or could just be denial. You said you drank…"

"@Dr Bob Ok, so the existence of god is a foundational assumption. So why do you believe it? You have said it is useful. For what? To explain what? It seems to only explain the gaps in scientific knowledge, and the gaps are shrinking. You said all…"

"Perhaps.  If this islamist terrorist attack doesn't have what you're looking for, wait 5 minutes.  Another one will be along directly."

"Amen, brother."

"@Dale Headley Aren't you the one who recently on another thread named some everyday things you would make illegal if you were in charge? Do you think that would raise or lower the incarceration rate?"

"Anyway, I think it'd be much more fun to have a porpoise."