“Shame on Congress for allowing yet another year to pass without action. Shame on Congress for allowing this tragic anniversary to be followed by so many more—in Sutherland Springs, in Las Vegas, in Orlando, in Charleston, and in our communities each and every day. Each day that passes marked by inaction, Congress turns its back on the will of the American public–complicit as 90 more lives are lost to the scourge of gun violence.” – Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal in Newtown Plans Private Reflection To Mark Five Years Since Sandy Hook Shooting [via courant.com]
Wait till a Fed Ex or UPS guy gets injured , that’ll be a nice payout .
Shame on that stolen valor prick!
trying to have a mature, rational conversation on today’s social media is a trail of futility. i do not talk on social media. i post things i think are interesting and don’t ever look at comments.
He’s right about inaction on the Hearing Protection Act, but the House did at least pass the National Reciprocity bill.
The founders in the framers could never have imagined a day when a elected official in such a high position would electioneer, campaign, and promote the disintegration of rights that they vehemently fought for.
It is really hard to believe that there are candidates that campaign on platforms that promote the restriction of liberty and freedom.
Technology is only good when it works.
The NICS supporters and enthusiasts have yet to explain how they plan to force all of those “people who shouldn’t have guns” to buy their weapons at an FFL, or to fill out any paperwork at all. A NICS check before they steal a gun? Aww, gee whiz…
Or did I miss that somehow? 🙂
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Family. Then friends (who are the family you choose). Then guns.
God doesn’t exist.
I live about 3/4 mile from Wesport. Any concern of an uptick in crime is unrelated to Missouri relaxing carry laws. The area has been getting worse for several years. There was a time when I visited those establishments when I was less cautious (aka a bar patron). Now I steer clear of the area especially at night. I know someone who was robbed and shot just outside the area earlier this year. She survived. I doubt privatizing the area is going to change anything. The streets are already shut down on weekend nights to allow foot traffic only with check points at all entrances. A police or security presence does little good when the surrounding area is not patrolled. This is an inner city bar district. High foot traffic of inebriated people around the area make easy targets. The shootings do not originate in the bars. It is typically from people who are not bar patrons, but loiter around the area. No one responsible for the gun crimes is carrying or owning firearms legally.
Those checks for violating rights? That will be a common thing when HB38 passes. Call your senator!
Yes I hunt. Finally have some acreage in a remote part of my state that’s full of game animals. Deer, elk, cougar, bear, pheasant, turkey, grouse, quail, geese, ducks, you name it.
With big game, gutting immediately and getting the hide off as quick as possible (cool the animal off), along with a quick clean kill has prevented that “gamey” flavor nobody cares for. My venison and elk roasts taste like lean beef, backstrap and tenderloin as well. The less desirable cuts can have a little sharp flavor but not too bad.
You get high quality meat and gain valuable skills. What’s not to like?
When you dial 911 you’re calling the clean-up squad.
Seriously the video does NOT work. Thanks for the list. I would get 2 mebbe 3 of these. Del-Ton 1st and Windom. DPMS closer to $400. Anderson under 400(or less)…and ATI never. SEE:TTAG review a few years ago. But I’d still go Ruger or S &W…
My theory is that the cops are afraid of the response to the AAR, not because they screwed up really badly, but because people will blame them in order to make sense of what were possibly the most shocking murders since 9/11. The citizens of the United States demanded the blood of those responsible, but there was none to be given. They demanded answers, but those answers were all lost when Lanza killed himself.
There was no one for the masses to scream blame at after Lanza killed himself. Blaming a dead body doesn’t give people the righteous indignation and smug anger that a public witch burning does. People wanted to blame his mom, but she was dead too. They tried blaming his dad, but the shooter had purposefully estranged himself from the guy. They tried blaming autism, but predatory agression like this is so rarely seen in autistic people, that whole argument fell flat. Tried (and still try) blaming guns, gun owners, the NRA, gun companies.
Even the smallest of errors, things that could have saved seconds, will be subject to a public flogging for all first responders involved. The fact is that the closest cop had pulled into the school 60 seconds before the shooting ended, and 3 1/2 minutes after the first 911 call. The response time was picture perfect, but there was nothing more to be done besides heroically (and suicidally) hurtling himself into an unknown situation with unknown numbers of gunman in unknown positions with zero backup.
Sadly, the media will demand heads roll when they finally read the AAR.
So apparently we need to go the Notorious B.I.G. route and post the 10 Craigslist Commandments here.
1) Location. Know it. Google Street view that shit if you can. Know your areas. Nice neighborhoods vs. bad ones.
2) People. If they won’t actually talk to you on the phone, walk away. Also be alert to changes. You talk to a guy who sounds Asian but a white guy shows up? Make contact by phone, see if when you call the guy you’re watching picks up. If not; skedaddle.
3) Especially for high priced stuff like cars, boats, motorcycles etc. do NOT show up cash in your pocket. Have it on your friend/buddy/wife or in your car but NOT ON YOU. If the first question is “You got the cash?” and your answer is “Yes” trouble is probably about to pop off. I don’t care if it’s $20 or $20K. With larger items like this, bring a Bill of Sale and sign it then go get the money from the bank after your test drive. You don’t have to really go to the bank, the dough can be hidden in your car but FFS don’t let anyone know that up front.
4) Show up early and, as others have said, scout the area. Use some good judgement. If you don’t have good judgement go to Macy’s.
5) Consider what you’re buying and what makes sense under those circumstances. You’re not going to meet in a well lit public area to do a transaction for a large item like a fridge or a motorcycle in most cases. But if someone is super insistent on treating the transaction like it’s for, say, a motorcycle which has to be ridden to/from or trailered and it’s for a small item that’s a red flag. You don’t need to meet them at their pad for a laptop they can move that around pretty easily.
6) Never go alone but make sure the person going with you isn’t going to freeze like the kid in this story. The bigger and more biker-ey looking the person you can bring the better. No one wants to fuck with you if you bring a couple guys who look like Opie from SOA.
7) Know your area codes or look them up. Most scams come from out of your locale area codes.
8) Never accept anything other than CASH. If it ain’t cash it’s a scam. I don’t care how big or legit looking the cashier’s check is, you’re about to get fucked. There are lots of money shuffling scams out there and the one thing about every single one of them that’s true is this: you end up holding the bag. Bring a counterfeit detecting pen too and use it on EVERY bill $20 or larger.
9) Know your valuations, and use proper judgement about them. Like most other things if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. $2500 worth of NIB Makita power tools for $300? At best it’s stolen merchandise but you’re also more to be walking into a robbery. Ditto that guy selling a $8000 bike for $1200. Unless he’s got a legit story about a divorce (this does happen) it’s not legit. Even if the story does hang together, be extra careful about “amazing deals”. Keep a sharp eye out for “baited hooks”.
10) Use your situational awareness and your judgement. Other people hanging around and watching you is a no-go. The guy in front of you may not be the one to watch, keep your head on a swivel and make sure your friend(s) do too. Guy standing in the front yard like this when it’s cold? Sketchy.
I agree with what some of you have already said. This wasn’t cause of national figures weighing in. This was simply the Media and specifically the entire DNC initiating a smear campaign. In my opinion, Moore was a poor candidate. He was set on running that is technically legitimate. Allegations are just that allegations and nothing proven. Therefore, the allegations in legal speak is a “he said, she said” scenario. Yet, the Democrats, Jones and the Media treated it as if allegations = conviction. That is disgusting!!
1. Treatment of those allegations as factual aka criminal is tatamount to pronouncing guilt without a trial. Violation of 7th Amendment and the preface of U.S.A law which is Common Law. Which stipulates that an accused in innocent till proven guilty in a court of LAW.
2. Smear campaign by Jones and the Democrats satisfies most definitions of Slander and Libel. Could be considered malicious. Which would make it illegal (misdemeanors).
I am sure I could think of some more if I tried. Yet, already we have what amounts to one violation of a man’s constitutional right to justice. And we have one party utilizing hearsay for political gain. Which I admit is not exactly new. What is unacceptable is the use of hearsay as if criminal-conviction to gain leverage. That is just wrong!! I hope that karma pays the Democrats and their base a thousand fold for their dishonorable nature.
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Best course of action would of been Moore stepping down. At least till the issue was resolved in court or out of court. Then running for a seat in 2019. That would of left Jones against a much stronger Republican Candidate. And would of avoided giving the Democrats any smearing capability to use in that or any other election.
Several family members, including my wife, are hunters. But not me. I guess I’m too pragmatic, or lazy, or both. Too much boredom and work on either side of the momentary adrenaline rush. And the cost of a guided hunt in some distant locale is money I would rather spend on something else.
Game meat is ok if it’s cooked right, but I was raised on corn-fed beef and pork and it suits me just fine.
Not sure what all the hate is about. It is NOT a $600 carbine. It does however, put 2 inch groups @ 50 meters all day long. Gun snobs have been hating on high point for years. It isn’t as pretty as the yuppy ar 15’s that a bunch of wanna be’s like to prance around at gun clubs with. Yeah it is a bit heavy, but I do not find it awkward. As for pretty? Who gives a f-ck? If your gun club is more like a fashion show, then you are hanging out with the wrong people. Last I checked, when I aim and squeeze, the end result is favorable. Isn’t that what really matters? Granted, the 45 handgun makes a better paperweight than carry weapon. That being said, modern year high point weapons do the job. A gun is a tool, and this one gets the job done.