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I have to disagree with you here. Making alcohol illegal gave rise to criminal power. It did not lower crime. Crimes from drugs tends to be from addicts seeking enough money to acquire the illegal drug, and the ensuing turf wars of the suppliers. Make marijuana legal and easy to obtain then the price decreases and thus the addicts are not so desperate to rob people. If it's plentiful, (particularly if the government is the source), then the price drops. You know, the whole "Supply versus demand" thing.

Dave, I don’t think you are far from me. You can come to my place and shoot both and decide for yourself if you want. Mine is a Mark III hunter but close enough. My 41 is a 5.5” Heavy barrel. My Ruger has the Volquartsen hammer and sear. I think you will still choose the 41 if your shoot both. let me know if you are interested.

Didn't see an option to buy both!

Nicotine is a "drug" that's killed millions. Should we outlaw that too? Alcohol is a very powerful "drug" that's killed millions. Should we outlaw that too? If so, how would you expect a different result from the last time that we tried that?

Let's just take those first couple a step farther and anyone that does 1 mile per hour over the speed limit also has NO regard for the law and is probably gonna axe murder everyone they meet.

First, lets just all simply agree to be thankful that nobody got hurt (other than ego). I've thought to myself how I would feel if I had a ND in the house. I would feel so much shame and unease for a long time, in my foreseeing opinion. I hope to never let this happen to myself. Generally speaking, it's the "seasoned" gun owners that I am more afraid of being around when they are handling firearms. I personally humble myself anytime I handle a firearm. Why? I am 100% completely terrified of what firearms can do. Improper use can/will cause immediate death to myself or loved ones. With that in mind, I always exercise extreme concentration and caution when handling them. It's my opinion that complacency can be multitudes more dangerous than inexperience.

I'm with you on the hate crime stuff--murdering this guy should carry the same penalty as murdering that guy. As for the classification thing, if calling them a terrorist organization is a required step in the red tape process before the gloves come off, then I'm all for it. They should have already been off. Or it may be a bunch of hype and nothing new happens.

Pretty sure it was Dave. Doesn't matter though. So many republicans agree with that sentiment.

I have been getting into .22’s more because I think I will shoot them more, I also have most of what I need in centerfires. After a lot of research I decided on either the 7” Smith & Wesson Model 41 or the Ruger Mark IV Competition model. After advertising in several places, I didn’t find any luck in finding anything used. So I’m about to make a decision on new. This would be a range toy, target gun. It would never be carried in the woods, or anywhere else for that matter. I wouldn’t even need a holster for it. The S&W Model 41 is the Grand Daddy of the rimfires. It has an excellent reputation and although it costs a lot; I could probably get my money back if I decided to sell it. The old ones are bringing (or at least asking) more than new. But this gun is still being made and is available for $1030 plus a transfer new. The reviews I have read by those that have shot both say the Ruger Mark IV Competition is every bit as accurate as the Model 41. It is a highly respected firearm and since Ruger changed the disassembly/assembly issues; it is the one I’m leaning towards. I can buy t for $560 plus a transfer. I love me some Smith & Wesson’s and I have the cash for the 41, but I think by going with the Ruger I will have a high quality target .22 and can use the money left over for the single action cowboy gun I don’t have yet. What say you?

Something that I discovered recently was that, surprisingly despite the smaller size of my hands, the Glock 19 platform that I had carried religiously for nearly 20 years really wasn't the best platform for me. Shocker! What I discovered was that the longer grip length of the Glock 17 not only put the grip's palm swell/hump in a location that fit my hand better, but I also benefited from using the the medium back strap as it gave me more surface area to get my support hand onto. More support hand on the grip itself and not overlapping my dominant hand fingers means more actual contact with the gun and therefore better recoil management, less muzzle rise, and faster split times. My world had basically been turned on its ear. While I still wasn't a fan of the additional length of the 17 for IWB carry, especially with a compensator hanging off the end of it, the Glock model 45 suddenly made a heck of a lot more sense to me than it ever had previously. Consequently, I've started to part ways with most of my Glock 19s and have picked up two G45s as their replacement. The added bonus of course is that the G45's slide is the same length as the G19's, so all of my holsters work just fine with them. This gun is my "pimped out" carry rig for when I'm feeling a little extra sassy and don't mind a little extra bulk on me. I sent the slide off to DP Custom Works and had Doug mill it for an RMR and mill the front top of the slide with extra cocking serrations to make press-checks a little easier. While he had the slide, he re-finished it in a tough black nitride, which looks fantastic and isn't as slick as the factory Gen 5 black nDLC. I added a ZEV Gen 5 curved trigger with their tuned ZEV Pro connector, ZEV suppressor height sights, a Crux Ordnance oversized mag release, a Silencerco threaded barrel, a Parker Mountain Machine comp, and hung one of my 1,000 lumen Surefire X300-UB lights off of it. The whole thing rides very easily in a Squared Away Customs "FOXTROT" outside the waistband holster or a Legacy Firearms Company light-bearing CRONUS inside the waistband holster. As for how it shoots, I've got the dot set for a 10-yard zero and stacking rounds in a cloverleaf within a 1-inch circle at that distance isn't a difficult task for me. ** Edited to Add: These photos were taken with an Agency trigger installed, before I swapped it out for the Zev curved trigger to keep things consistent across all of my Glocks **

Ruben's Tailor Shop, 700 Craighead St., Suite 100. This place is great! I found an English Scottish Tweed Norfolk Jacket last year that was too big, but something I wanted to have after losing one years ago. The lady in the shop measured me and the alterations were PERFECT! Give them a try. In the Melrose area off 8th Avenue. I work in the same building.

The P365 completely changed my philosophy on handguns. If I could only own one handgun to protect me and mine... this would be it. And I was a Glock fan boy.... and quite the collector of 1911's...

There is valid reason to think that prohibition and crime are linked. And then your last sentence has as much to do with it as anything. If actual crime is prosecuted and properly punished, crime rates will drop. We need massive criminal justice reform. Start with getting rid of THOUSANDS of laws. An easy way to tell will be is there a victim, other than the state. If the answer is no, then its not a crime, delete it from the books. After that, start actually punishing people convicted of a crime. Give public defenders a chance to actually familiarize themselves with cases and the ability to mount a proper defense. Prison reform also needs to happen. Every prison should be self sustaining. How they make that happen, I don't care. But the prison system should never cost law abiding citizens.

You seem to have issue with understanding the definition of the word “fact” so much so that you declare statements that are not only opinions, but ones not supported in any way by the available evidence as fact. A lot of the “facts” that people know just aren’t so. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/despite-claims-data-show-legalized-marijuana-has-not-increased-crime/article_64dd25c9-bcb1-5896-8c62-735e953da28a.html https://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/drug-policy/marijuana-legalization-crime-driving-research/ http://www.msnbc.com/all/does-marijuana-lower-the-crime-rate

I believe that we as humans have a moral obligation not to infringe on each other's liberty and sovereignty. Your chosen occupation does not exempt you from that.

I’ve had numerous conversations with officers (usually with regards to drug laws) where they make the statement “I don’t make the laws, I just enforce them.” It’s usually followed closely by “if you don’t like it, vote somebody else in who will change the laws.” I’ve been told that here on this board and in face to face conversations. I’ve heard it so many times and always said in almost the exactly the same fashion that it wouldn’t take much for me to believe that it’s from a class in the academy.

I don’t know a single cop that would apologize or make excuses for making an arrest; unless it was a case where their discretion was taken away. (Felonies, DUI, and Domestic Violence; I had no discretion). I had discretion in a misdemeanor drug situation. Usually their attitude directed that outcome. And that’s what I taught my kids, so they didn’t have to catch a criminal charge because they were being an idiot.

“I vas joost following ze orders.”

You made it clear that the GOVERNMENT (your way of typing it) was to blame, and not you. You said that they made it "incumbent" on you to enforce it. Incumbent, or necessary. Most cops I interact with love to tell me they are just doing their job and play like they are victims to the evil legislators. If that's not your position, sorry for lumping you in.

I hate to see that so many fellow old farts are wanting to dump out of their guns. I wouldn't mind selling a few that have overflowed the safe. I probably won't do that until I can get a decent price for them. Now, if a Democrat gets elected president, I may even make a couple of holes in the safe.

For how cheap lowers are, it is not worth the risk. Complete pistol lower $120 https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-ar-15-complete-stealth-classic-shockwave-pistol-lower-no-magazine-black.html Complete Rifle lower $130 https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-ar15-freedom-classic-lower-odg-7779347.html Having one of each around in case you want to build another one is not a huge outlay and you can switch uppers around as long as the rife meets minimum barrel length. Just remember a pistol is a pistol until you put a stock on it, then it is either a sbr or a rifle ( depending on barrel length) and per ATF can't go back. Of course pistols can use braces.... Did I miss anything on the tangled web of AR legality?

lock n' load, I would strongly suggest trying ken_mays' advice above before doing anything else. He probably has more 1911 knowledge and experience than anyone else on this forum.

Knowingly breaking the law, as absurd as it may be, and not staying under the radar is just stupid. I'm sure they could find something on most of us, so why give them the opportunity to look? I am in the pot legalisation corner, not because I smoke it, or want to, but because I see it as no different that alcohol, actually better. But, if I choose to puff on some, in Colorado where I grew up and often visit, I know the risks I would be taking, so I'd have nobody to blame but me if I were to lose my security clearance, job, guns, etc. I would not blame LE for enforcing the law, or my boss for enforcing the rules, it's the law. I go at least 5 to 7 over the speed limit in most places, and even when I see LEO on the side of the road, feeling that since I'm usually going slower than the rest I'll be ok. But if he decides to pull me over and write me up, I've accepted that risk, and while I may feel he should have pulled over the guy that blew past us, I can't say I'm innocent. In his case, him knowing he is a person of interest, for a murder, he only has himself to blame. Do I feel that a pot bust is stupid, you bet, but it doesn't make him innocent. As to the weapons, or any personal property, I think he should be given the opportunity to dispose of them, using a third party. The government has no right to take personal property unless in the case of drug pushers or other illicit business which used those funds to acquire the property. And even then, it should take a conviction and a court order to confiscate it permanently. If the case is thrown out, or if evidence doesn't prove illicit funds were used to purchase it, then it should be returned immediately to them.

You and me. The good law abiding citizens. All drug users are theives and murderers. If you don't believe me, look through some other threads and you'll see that some former cops said so.

That's blasphemy talk in today's climate. My previous carry was a Shield in .40 (almost unheard of) but I recently converted to a Sig P365. The P365 offers 13 rounds in 9mm vs. 8 rounds of .40 in a slightly smaller package. But wait there's more, when you factor in the spare P365 mag which is 15 rounds. My spare Shield mag was a +1 so that gave me a total of 16 rounds of .40 with the Shield vs 28 rounds of 9mm with the P365. I couldn't pass that up.

I tried one a few years back.....returned it. Only works well if you keep the belt loose. Not practical IMO. Plus it takes two hands to draw. No thanks.

No, but I have learned that obeying the law greatly decreases problems like this.

There comes a point in every man’s life where they need to ponder on what they’ve accumulated and what is going to happen to it. Do you start liquidating while you can and recoup or leave it all to heirs who will let it go for nothing?

I really think Ruger erred when they discontinued the SR series. They are really good pistols.

I'm a Ruger fan boy and have never denied it. Between the two, you can't go wrong. It's going to come down to cost at that point. Which are you more comfortable dropping cash on. Depending on what kind of single action you got, you could still have enough money to get an accurizing kit and give the Ruger a better trigger. Or maybe an optic. Or any number of other things. But the Smith 41 is a classic. I tell you want, give me all your gun money, and then I can make the decision for you.

Technically, you can't be charged for 1 mile over the speed limit because the machines aren't that accurate. They certify to be accurate to 1 MPH plus or minus. At least that's the way it is with RADAR.

I said that all drug users are thieves and murderers? I will say that stoned or not "I before E except after C" is easy to remember.

Well….now you gone and done it; my feelings are hurt. And the day before Thanksgiving!