QuietDan

Poor baby! No wife-lunch for you. Reduced to yuppie food stamps!

  True enough. If the government kept track of our purchases the way commerce keeps track of purchases, the next revolution would have already come and gone.

They tried the whole gun confiscation thing at Lexington and Concord a couple hundred years ago and it didn't work out so well. And, now, they're not muskets and black powder . . . .

All the LGS had to do was pull out a mike right then and there with the customer, verify the complaint, and make it right. Facts is facts.

Ain't gonna happen. The burial slots are nontransferable to the unqualified.

  Freakin' awesome and perfect!

One of the most famous situations involving civilians helping police was the 1966 Austin Texas Tower Shooting perpetrated by Charles Whitman:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman   Shooting from the Tower . . . Approximately 20 minutes after first shooting from the observation deck, Whitman began to encounter return fire from both the police and other armed citizens. One Texas Ranger used a student as spotter to help locate the sniper. At this point, Whitman chose to fire through waterspouts located on each side of the tower walls. This action largely protected him from gunfire below, but limited his range of targets. . . .   Entering the tower . . . Three officers who responded to reports of the sniper were Ramiro Martinez, Houston McCoy and Jerry Day. Prior to advancing upon the tower, McCoy had seen his colleague Billy Speed killed. Both Martinez and Day had driven to the University of Texas after listening to radio reports. Accompanied by 40-year-old civilian Allen Crum—whom the trio encountered as they ran toward the tower—they were the first to reach the tower's observation deck. . . .   End of the massacre . . . Martinez later credited the numerous civilian shooters for saving "many lives" by forcing Whitman to take cover; limiting his range of targets. . . .     Of course, this is Texas . . . everything's a little larger than life in Texas.

46,455 background checks a day Slackers! Let's go for 50,000 a day! Come on! We've got three years to catch up!

Regarding the Interstate's far-left-lane "regulators" going 10 mph under the speed limit:   It seems that by passing them on the right and pulling a hard left in front of them close enough to scorch the paint on their front right fender is usually enough of a hint to get them to move into the next lane to the right.   Not that I've ever attempted such a maneuver PERSONALLY -- I mean, I've heard of people doing it. . . .   :cool:

They're both 1911s. Either Ruger or Sig Sauer would work fine as your FIRST 1911. Then, get the other.   . . . And a Springfield, and a Colt and . . . .   I've covered the 1911s by size & ammo, with one from Springfield, a 5-inch Loaded in .45; another Springfield, a 3-inch EMP in 9mm; and a pocket-able Sig Sauer P238 in .380.

They always say not to loan money -- or stuff -- that you ever expect to see again. . . . .   OP -- Sounds like a spoiled child using you to his own advantage, and not a friend per se.

Maybe Walmart ought to counter-stamp ammo from its store with "Walmart - Walmart - Walmart - Walmart" ink.

Jumped on the rainbow and skittles pooped out. . . .

  I'm not doubting you or anything, but is this for REAL?   I too wish you had photos or videos to post! Names names and shut it down!

Ronaldus Magnus

It says "Post a Lie about the Poster above," not a wicked scurrilous evil falsehood. :taunt:

Congratulations!

  He also needs a tingle-ectomy.

IMO.   Well, . . . a Bowie Knife has a blade of at least 8 inches (20 cm) in length, some reaching 12 inches (30 cm) or more. . . .   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_knife     And, a Roman Short Sword (Gladius) had several versions to include the Pompeii version, . . . which is the shortest of the gladii.  Blade length ~45–50 cm (17.7 to 19.7 inches).   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladius     So, that kind of narrows it down a little.     If it's under 12 inches, probably a knife.   Longer than 17 inches, probably a sword.   If it's 13 inches to 16 inches, it would depend, but we're talking only a 3 inch spread here. Call the dividing line 14.5 inches or so and we're done.   IMO.

  Godwin's Law only applies if the comparison is not apt, if the comparison does not tie directly to Nazi techniques. This does.   The law and its corollaries would not apply to discussions covering known mainstays of Nazi Germany such as genocide, eugenics or racial superiority, nor, more debatably, to a discussion of other totalitarian regimes or ideologies, if that was the explicit topic of conversation, since a Nazi comparison in those circumstances may be appropriate, in effect committing the fallacist's fallacy.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

I voted for a lower, but I didn't make a post. I want one. I want one. Testify!

Here's my e-mail to the Mayor of Temple (bjones@templetx.gov) at: http://www.ci.temple.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=55   Recommend a suitable creation of your own be sent, if you so desire.   QuietDan   *******************************************************************************   Subject:  Out of control, ignorant-of-the law, arrogant, hopefully FORMER Temple Police Officer   Mayor Jones: Fix this. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/345714/free-cj-grisham My particular comment: The Fort Hood garrison commander needs to place the entire Temple, Texas jurisdiction on the Off-Limits List for all Soldiers of the installation, with an exception for Soldiers who are Temple residents to travel directly to and from their homes. This Off-Limits note needs to last until this particular case and ones like it are resolved to the satisfaction of the Fort Hood garrison commander. After losing millions of dollars in commerce, the Temple leadership and businesses will beg the soldiers to return. This particular mechanism has been used with great success on any number of occasions. A personal reply is expected. Respectfully, (signed)   ********************************************************   IMO:  It's necessary for a citizen to conduct himself mostly correctly in his interactions with law enforcement; however, it is necessary for a law enforcement officer to conduct himself ABSOLUTELY CORRECTLY in his interactions with citizens. There are flaws in both of their performances; one is a citizen, who is in this type of situation once in a while, the other is an officer, who is in this type of situation on a more frequent basis.   The officer was more in the wrong for not being absolutely correct. It's a bad bust, IMO.   It went south when the officer grabbed for the rifle without verbal or physical warning and without having enough sense to realize the citizen's rifle was around his neck on a single point sling. The citizen pulled back, and the mess commenced.   The Sergeant didn't help matters. Adult leadership will now be required to sort this thing out. No city can long live with a reputation for out-of-control or poorly disciplined law enforcement officers. A few heads ought to be cracked together. Temple, its officers and its elected leadership will be laughingstocks until then.   IMO.

  First thing we do with a new car is take it out into a big parking lot and back it into a light pole, just a tap. Inoculates it against a more serious scratch or fender-bender . . . .

Doesn't like "self help" enemas and always buys the service package. . . . from Sven the Swede.