nadinbrzezinski (113,267 posts)
96. The bushmaster was bought across state lines
And this is an NRA talking point...in reality there is a direct correlation between more strict laws and less violence.
Sorry if now I will call talking points for what they are.
People want to have those riffles...JOIN THE GUARD, that was the original intent of the founders.
In case know-it-all nads is lurking....
riffle |ˈrifəl|
verb [ intrans. ]
turn over something, esp. the pages of a book, quickly and casually : he riffled through the pages | [ trans. ] she opened a book with her thumbnail and riffled the pages.
• ( riffle through) search quickly through (something), esp. so as to cause disorder : she riffled through her leather handbag.
• [ trans. ] disturb the surface of; ruffle : there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair.
• [ trans. ] shuffle (playing cards) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile.
noun
1 [usu. in sing. ] a quick or casual leaf or search through something.
• the rustle of paper being leafed through in such a way.
• a shuffle performed by riffling playing cards.
2 a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river with rough water.
• a patch of waves or ripples.
ORIGIN late 18th cent. (sense 2) : perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle , influenced by ripple .
Riffle
For the card shuffle technique known as "riffle", see Shuffle.
wikipedia:
A Riffle is a short, relatively shallow and coarse-bedded length of stream over which the stream flows at higher velocity and higher turbulence than it normally does in comparison to a pool.[1] As a result of the increased velocity and heightened turbulence, small ripples are frequently found. Riffles are usually caused by an increase in a stream bed's slope or an obstruction in the water.[2]
Riffles are instrumental in the formation of meanders, with deeper pools forming alternately. Although simple fluid flow suggests slower flow in deeper water and faster flow over riffles, the true flow pattern pool and riffle waters is often helicoidal flow or turbulent, which permits more rapid erosion of the wetted perimeter. Nevertheless, the coarse-grained bedding of riffles suggests erosion of smaller particles, according to the Hjulstrom curve. Riffles are typically found in the middle course of rivers, and are theoretically found at intervals around 6 times the width of the river, although local conditions cause this to vary.
Gold mining
The term is also applied to strips of wood or metal laid across the washing tables during gravity separation of gold in alluvial or placer mining.
