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I hate to say I told you so, but...

Had Obama said “take their guns first and worry about due process later” violence might have erupted and the GOP would have tripped over one another trying to vote for articles of impeachment.

It's awfully early for Trump to have begun campaigning for whichever actual conservative runs against him for 2020.

I wish you could still kick someone's asz when they've earned it. That would take care of a lot of our social ills.

Made me think of this. The whole series was great.

You know what I would find real supportive in an animal? A monkey that will fling poo on command. I need to work on getting one.

Other than 4 special interest message boards, I eliminated my social media presence this past year and I literally feel healthier. I’m much less stressed out and I almost completely miss the latest outrage of the hour. I strongly encourage anyone and everyone to kill Facebook, instagram, Twitter, etc. and if you’re worried about losing touch with family or friends that live elsewhere, I have a simple suggestion to overcome that. Take your smartphone and make a phone call with it!

I keep telling myself we only had 2 choices, we still made the right one.

Nope. The first time I see a leashed cat at WM, or any store that sells folding chairs and beer, some quick purchases will be made and I’ll start live streaming.

At least she wasn't walking around with a support peacock, ferret or some other such nonsense.

Thanks for posting this, I hadn't read the whole thing. Gee, with "2nd Amendment Supporting Friends" such as this, who even needs enemies? To me, the icing on the cake baked mostly with irony, the statement "If even one life is saved, it will have been worth it" regarding gun restrictions has always infuriated me the most. Does that mean that if by allowing "assault rifles sales" saves even one life nationwide, it would be worth it? What if by legalizing machine-guns nationwide it saves one life, would that be worth it? I guarantee you if every state in the nation allowed for concealed carry it would save "At least one life" (not an endorsement for national reciprocity). And then I go down the rabbit hole of thinking about all the things they could ban and it would actually save thousands of lives (cars, swimming pools, hammers, , cell phones, marbles, etc). Would anyone consider banning those to save "even one life" and consider it worth it? No, people would consider that preposterous and a violation of freedom. But careful manipulation and now loads of people jump on board with "even one life" regarding firearms. Bullarky!

Boys, there's a reason it's named Dicks. This has happened before...

I find this very troubling.

I have a dope sniffing service dog. Thanks to him I've " confiscated" some extraordinary pot......

I've been watching lots of gun shows lately with bullistics gel test so it seemed like allot of fun to do some testing myself. Made it myself and I have been remelting it and using it for more tests. Here are my first test results. Each block is 12 inches thick. Left top is a 9mm Hornady Critical Defense hollow point. (i don't remember the weight or speed). Threw the box away. It stopped 6 inches into the second block. Shot from a Kahr PM9 3 inch barrel. Left bottom is American Eagle 9mm 147 grain FMJ. Velocity is 1000 FPS subsonic. (normally I shot these suppressed). It went all the way through all three blocks. Shot from a Sig P290 3 inch barrel. Center top is a Federal 44 Mag. 240 grain JHP. Velocity is 1230 FPS. It stopped at the back of the second block. Shot from a S&W 29 with a 4 inch barrel. Right is a Federal 357 Mag 158 grain JSP. Velocity is 1240 FPS. It went through all three blocks. Shot from a S&W 19 with a 4 inch barrel. The 44 Mag is awesome!!! 44 Mag on top. Hornady 9mm

Noble beasts they are.

Here's something to make with your well-expanded hollow points. Send them to your favorite snowflakes

I've said that "service animals" are now becoming a fashion accessory, and most don't have them for any other reason than just to have. Don't have an issue with ones people have for a legitimate issue like diabetes or strokes. But knock it off with the German Shepard or Malinois with tac vest on.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/feb/28/police-responding-report-shots-fired-dalton-high-school/464838/ By all accounts, no-one was shot but perhaps a few injuries from trampling in the hallways. It will be very interesting to see where this goes, but I could very much see an anti-gun teacher thinking "They think it's a good idea to arm teachers? I'll show them how horrible that idea is!". That, of course, is just a theory.

A spare mag or two is always a good plan, not just from the spare round point of view but also a mechanical failure of the magazine.

The real enemy here CZ is the Social Media and the Cable news. Mass killings like these are not new. The ability to make sure every person on earth knows about them at light speed!!! Then every one has an opinion and a comment about it, good bad or indifferent. Charles Whitman was a mass murderer and killed people from the Clock Tower in Austin. He began by killng his family and then just killing strangers 14 in all and wounding 31 until they finally killed him. I would be willing to bet 1/2 or more of the people in the country 3 days after it was over could not tell you who Charles Whitman even was. If that happened today Social Media and Cable news would have it for weeks and everyone would know who he was. The only reason you don't hear more about the Vegas massacure is because no one can find out anything about the shooter or a motive. All that is mentioned now is the Bump-Stocks. Take away Social media and cable news and about 90% of all of the sinsational reporting would be a blip on your computer or TV screen...........jmho

I would describe it exactly like that, perfect middle ground on bourbon and scotch. Bourbon up front, scotch on the back

You can alternatively do this with the "Gun Owners of America" by selecting "Gun Owners Foundation" instead.

I can think of some folks I'd send a box of poo to.

Just left Walmart, I know I am a glutton for punishment, and a young lady, obviously a millennial, had a dog with a service dog vest on. I will say I am generally not one to say anything but this dog was definitely not a service dog. What clued me in was the fact the dog was struggling to climb on everyone. As well as the fact it lunged at a young child. But I bet if you said anything she would flip her lid crying she needed an “emotional support” animal to go shopping. BTW, “emotional support” is not recognized by the ADA as a use for a service animal. I wish they would require some sort of ID that retailers could verify.

Fight At Night : Defensive Concepts for Dark Environments Date: Saturday March 10 Time: 4PM - 11PM Location: The Ridge Dayton TN. (http://www.theridgeshooting.com/) Price $180 cash or check. ($90 Deposit to hold spot / balance due night of class). Instructor: Randy Harris This rarely offered class will cover some critical skills which include shooting with and without the help of flashlights in low or no light. We will work both proactively challenging unknown potential threats and also reacting to unexpected close range attacks in low light settings. You will see just how much light you really need to accurately shoot by and how much light you actually need to ID targets. We will also cover manipulating the pistol in the dark both with and without a light in our hands. We will load , unload and clear malfunctions with and without flashlights. A fair amount of time will also be devoted to using the flashlight as a tool to help you get deselected in the "pre fight interview" , use the light as a distraction device and impact weapon, and as a bridge from less lethal to lethal force. Range Gear and requirements : Handheld flashlight (Surefire 6P, G2, Streamlight Scorpion or similar). Extra batteries. Pistol and holster designed to be worn on the belt. Two spare mags (3 total minimum) and a mag pouch. Range Safety gear (eye and ear protection) . Clothing appropriate for weather. Snacks and drinks. Ammo: Approximately 250 rounds. If you have a weapon mounted light for your pistol and want to use it for some drills then please bring it too. If your carry pistol has a light that is fine too just make sure it fits your holster. If you have a "blue gun" or airsoft gun and training knife or inert "trainer" pepper spray you want to bring feel free to do so. We will be doing some interactive exercises where students will play the role of both good guys and bad guys to get a better feel for just what each experiences when the techniques are applied in low light. If you don't see it from both sides you only know about half of what is going on. A $90 deposit will hold a spot for you in this class. Balance due at class. You are also welcome to pay in full in advance too. We are limiting it to 16 students so you might want to get your deposit in soon. To register or for more info either PM me here at TGO or email me at Cruelhandluke2000@yahoo.com. Hope to see you there! Some Bio info and some of my training resume.....http://www.suarezinternationalstore.com/instructor-randy-harris.aspx

I truly hope you are 100% wrong. No matter what the rides going to be bumpy for awhile. Well, considering that ultimately the only "anti-gun" thing that was ever accomplished under Obama was that trusts changed a bit. If I recall correctly, that's about it. So in my opinion, something as simple as getting "bump stocks" banned is already shadowing Obama by my counts. I'm more curious the methods that are tried in all of this. If they try and garner support for legislation and do it that way, at least maybe we stand a chance in either the House or Senate. We shall see, I suppose.

I wish we could look back at some of those threads from 2016. You really did warn us, repeatedly.

I still stand by my statement, None of them can be trusted.

I think we might actually see more damage done to the 2nd amendment under Trump than we did under 8 years of Obama.

That was a disturbing statement to say the least.

From the committee meeting

I wish I could like this 3 times.

That is an excellent idea. He (or she) could just ride around on your shoulder at the store. I would have to make sure mine ate as much as monkeyly possible before entering the store to pelt those asses driving the mart-carts around who are perfectly healthy.

I also heard a story on the radio this morning about a custodian that reported a box of ammo in a (Chattanooga, I think) high school bathroom. Turns out he put it there! I thought the same thing... anti-gunner looking for social media or news hype.

If it is the call to restrict magazines to 5 rounds will be right around the corner.

Just over 2 weeks to go!!!!!

I also believe there's a lot to this. Our awareness of the passage of time has grown exponentially in the last 100 years as technolgy has advanced at an incredible rate. My wife's grandfather is 91. In his lifetime, he's gone from not thinking TV was possible, to rich people having one TV, to almost everyone having a smart TV. From slide rules, to calculators the size of a school bus, to smart phones. It's astounding when you think about it. We were talking about something similar in my Sunday school class related to several of the exceptionally long-lived people in the Bible (Moses, Abraham, Lazarus, Methuselah,...) and how even though they lived hundreds of years, very little changed during their lifetime. Their food, water, shelter, way of life, method of travel, form of communication... all that remained the same for many hundreds of years. Simply keeping up with the pace of life today takes a great deal of time and effort. We've worked very hard to make life physically easier, but it seems we've made it much more difficult mentally.

Supposedly Japanese whiskey is the next big thing. Was up at our corporate hq in Long Island a few weeks ago and the bartender at the Marriott I stayed at had two separate bottles to try (for the life of me, can’t remember the names of them). Good stuff, almost had a perfect middle ground taste between bourbon and scotch (sweetness but with an almost peaty aftertaste). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have been thinking this after working with HS students at church for the past 15 years and just looking at the world in general. I know a big thing is that we are supposed to care about so much around the world but I don't think we can really process that the way we are supposed to. Heck, until the past 100 years most people didn't know much of what happened further than a few miles from where they lived. And when they did find stuff out it was just a tiny amount, not the 50+ top stories we get every day.

I haven't seen a deal at a gun show in 20 years.

On the flip side, meet a hero. Meet Sgt. Jeff Heinrich of the Coral Springs Police Department. Sgt. Heinrich was off duty and unarmed at the time of the attack last week at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., but he was on campus watering one of the school’s athletic fields in just shorts and a T-shirt. Sgt. Heinrich’s wife is an assistant athletic director at the school, his son is on the football team. When he heard the shots — remember now, he’s unarmed — he dropped the hose and ran toward the sound of gunfire where he immediately helped a student who was wounded. Minutes later, he met up with a Coral Springs PD SWAT team member who gave him a vest and a backup weapon and the two of them then entered the school to help clear classrooms. Get some tissues handy as Sgt. Heinrich gets emotional toward the end when he talks about not knowing if his wife and son were OK while he was busy saving others: https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/02/23/stop-what-youre-doing-and-watch-this-coral-springs-pd-officer-talk-about-responding-to-the-stoneman-douglas-hs-attack/

I have been sitting back reading some of the generalized comments on this thread that are painting LEOs with a very broad brush as a result of the despicable actions of this Officer. There may have been some extenuating circumstance driving his inaction, but I cannot honestly imagine what it would have been. I retired from my Law Enforcement career after 25 years and yes, I have run to the gunfire on many occasions...and still do today as demonstrated last year in my community. I entered my career in LE as a public servant, I swore to Serve and Protect the citizens, and did to the best of my ability. I don't care what some court may have determined, it was my duty and I readily accepted such as do 99% of the Officers wearing a badge. Yes, there is the 1% still out there that were hired and should not have been, and then retained through negligent retention. Some of that 1% may well be "good people" but not cut out to be Officers for they are not of the "Sheepdog" mentality. Let's take care and condemn the actions of the individual when warranted, not the profession. Do not let the actions of a few soil the reputation of the whole. We as gun owners in general fall prey to this every time some nimrod skins his ignorance with a firearm and anti-gunners lump all into the same pot. Much as though some of the comments have done regarding LEOs. With the information available, the Officer disgraced himself and the profession at a insurmountable cost. Prayers for those lost and their families, prayers for the 99% to endure and prevail, and the 1% to find another profession.

I am not an NRA member for the discounts.

Mamba, from personal experience "hopefully it will be handled" is not a solution to your problem but is a sure progression to bigger headaches. Whatever way you chose to resolve the issue be sure it's 100% in place and done before signing any closing documents. Just my 2 cents.

I honestly have been saying this for awhile. Pick and age that a teen becomes an adult and stick with it. But it has to be across the board, don't ask an 18yo to join the military, get issued a weapon and go and fight and die for his/her country if they can't enjoy the same privileges back home. If they decide 18, 21, 25, then so be it, make up your freaking mind about what makes an adult already.

Kilchoman is an Islay distillery and most, if not all of their scotch is peated. If you haven’t worked your way up to liking peat smoke, you may not like any of their stuff. Caol Ila is a bit milder peated scotch that you might like better, but you may just want to give Johnnie Walker Black a try to see if you like lightly peated whisky. JWB is a blended scotch, so it’s not the same as a single malt scotch, but I believe it has a small amount of Caol Ila in it to give you a sense of peat without it dominating the taste profile. I believe all of the scotches that you indicated that you’ve had and liked are not always aged in sherry, wine etc. I’m pretty sure that the entry level scotches (10 and 12 year olds) for those brands are all just aged in used bourbon casks. However, those brands do all have older or specialty bottles that are finished in other spirit or wine casks. For instance, Glenmorangie Lasanta is the original 10 yr Glenmorangie that was matured in ex-bourbon casks that has been further finished in sherry casks...can’t remember how long it stays in the sherry cask after it’s dumped from the bourbon cask.

[emoji23] I used to think that too, but had one given to me a few years ago that started me down the rabbit hole of scotch exploration. There are a lot of good scotches out there and they are easier to find than some of the more sought after after bourbons.

Glorp 26 with a 15 rd Glorp 19 mag and a xgrip extension!!! 16 rounds in a VERRY comfy and accurate package.