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I don't think he was carrying "because" he was a neighborhood watchman. He sounds like he always carries. I have several friend who always carry and I live in one of the safest neighborhoods in the country. Also, people living in that neighborhood describe him as frequently strolling around...

Read it again. The account that I posted is what supposedly happened after the 911 call you refer to. Zimmerman goes back to his car. Martin confronts him while in the car. Martin runs away. Zimmerman exits the car and follows Martin a second time. As Zimmerman rounds a corner...

Not legally. Any permit holder can carry a LOADED gun. Also, according to the only account we have, Zimmerman didn't make a move for the weapon until he was being beaten. His move was for his phone to call police again when he was hit. Also, given the length of the screams for help, that...

BTW, this is Martin's dad's version of Zimmerman's account as told to him at the police station by an investigator. This is also the same time that he identified the voice on the 911 call as not belonging to his son. “He told me Zimmerman’s story was that Zimmerman was of course...

Legally... if memory serves. But I could be off base, because it is not illegal to carry a revolver, and it always has one in the chamber if fully loaded. So I am probably wrong. But handgun safety does teach something like 3-4 distinct actions to fire a weapon.

I'm a decent shot. I like guns as sport. I don't hunt much though. Too much work for little reward. I don't take pleasure in killing things. I take pleasure in marksmanship. Anyway, I don't personally believe in carrying a loaded weapon around with me, but recognize a person's right to do...

I don't have a CCW permit, but several friends and relatives do. AFAIK, carrying a round in the chamber is a big no-no until you are intending to use the weapon. Although, the sequence of events as reported by Zimmerman, has TWO confrontations. I guess it is possible that Zimmerman prepared...

I have a 357 and a couple shotguns. I've shot my share of handguns too. 22 long rifle 9mm Luger 357 magnum 38 special 44 magnum 45 acp Then of course typical hunting rifles and shotguns. Never shot a person though, and have no idea what to expect.

How do you know what chest wounds do? JK

Actually, that couldn't have happened. The two other witness came out immediately after the shot and saw Zimmerman standing over Martin, then holding his head and pacing until police arrived. There was no time at which Zimmerman could've sneaked away and banged his head against something...

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What?!? Every time I see a gun shot in the movies at least a pint of blood gushes out of the entry wound. Really though, the police report describes the shot as pushing Martin back but also spinning him to the side, after which he fell forward. That was the initial description of events, and...

It is interesting to me that anyone even mentions the "witness" who says the man on top got up after the gun shot. Have you heard the testimony? In a nutshell it sounded like this; --It was really dark, and I was really far away. So far away, in fact, that the shot sounded more like a...

I'm not a Republican. I'm a statistician, and I can recognize sloppy sampling when I see it. Like I said, it is really easy for you to disprove my point. Just use those reputable polling companies that you refer to.

Anyway, this is really easy for you to disprove my point. Find any poll conducted during that last few months that was specifically polling party identification (not registration) and national demographics. We want to know which party people throughout the nation claim to support. Then show...

Yes they do. That is exactly why some polls include a likely voter question. Often times less than 80% of participants plan on voting on election day.

Not talking about how people are registered. I'm talking about polls of what party people claim. Registration is not an accurate gauge. Some states require registration to a party in order to participate in the primaries. Other states don't. This skews the registration. What matters is...

Also, a poll of likely voters would be much more accurate. Simply taking anyone over 18 is also very sloppy given that only about 55% of eligible voters turnout, and they aren't necessarily the ones that can be reached on a home phone during the middle of the day.

You've obviously never been in charge of sampling for research. The idea isn't to just randomly call 1,000 people. This will not get you a representative sample and will lead to erroneous results. There are many things that effect your sample that result in misrepresentation. For example...

I understand that, but I will not vote for a person who honestly believes that their dog is on equal footing with their children. So i ask, which is it? Is Romney's dog equal to his children, or is it in fact a possession? If you say equal, then you are unfit to be president. If you say...