QuietDan

It's over the top at 25,000 plus.

You can't beat the new Nashville Armory on Sidco drive, not too far from you. State of the art, professional facility.

  They are always messing with the Rules of Engagement. For the time I was in Iraq, it was one magazine and one AK-47 per household, anything over that was confiscated and there was a good chance that the males would be cuffed with a bag over their head and taken off to be detained and questioned. However, I was not a door-kicker -- someone on this forum who was a door-kicker could probably validate this.

  OMG. We have a similar arrangment. It's been mostly unspoken for years, but now it's not, it's a regular "quid pro quo" -- "something for something" or "this for that".

Noon, 20 January 2013, in Washington D.C.   Dawn of the Anti-Christ.   All Hail the God-Emperor Barack Hussein Obama! All Hail! Look upon His Works ye mighty, and despair!   The Triumphal Parade of the Victor and His Review of his subjects will occur on 21 January 2013. If you are Summoned, be sure to bring sufficient tribute, and to bend your knee & tug on your forelock as His Retinue passes by.

  I have a Springfield Armory M1A Socom 16.   The muzzle compensator is so effective that there is essentially no recoil -- it's as if it's almost negative recoil, the compensator almost pulls the gun away from your shoulder.   A lot of rifles go "Bang!"   With it's short barrel, a SOCOM 16 goes "B A N G ! !"  It'll turn heads on an outdoor range.   If you want to intimidate rioters, thugs and other adversaries -- the look, bark and bite of a SOCOM will do it.

What TMF said. In spades.   And it wasn't all huggie-feelie with letting regular Iraqis keep their AK-47 for home and family defense. It kept us from having to pick up that burden, which would have tied up tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand Coalition troops and also put them at risk separating the sects. Iraqis armed for home and family defense also slowed down the inter-sect violence to a grudging, accepting, sullen, hateful acceptance of each other. If we had denied the sects arms for self-defense, one sect would have slaughtered the other given the chance.   I can't imagine U.S. troops under orders being involved in an extra-Constitutional (outside the constraints of the U.S. Constitution) gun grab. An executive order just wouldn't cut it. Congressional shenanigans wouldn't cut it either. U.S. troops are trained to refuse unlawful orders and that would be about as unlawful as you would ever see. It would validate the Founding Father's wisdom in underlining the inherent rights to self-defense and defense against Tyranny that the Second Amendment speaks to.

  I'm going to spoil the fun, just in case Brian Haas or others aren't read in.   The Duffel Blog is a spoof website, like The Onion.   Most of the stuff on it is not true, even if it ought to be.   However,   Regarding the Tactical Beard:   It is true that in some of the more basic cultures, a full beard and/or silver hair are a sign of manliness and/or maturity and garner respect in the culture. In Islamic culture, especially for some of the sects of Islam, a full and uncut beard is an indication of devoutness.   When you are dealing with other cultures, it's not your point of view, it's their point of view that is most often operative.

M1A is more likely to pass the "not a scary black rifle" test.

Paying attention to Instruction from the amazing and gentlemanly Charlie Haffner, Jr - Check Ear protection - Check. Eye protection - Check. Muzzle pointed downrange - Check. Index Finger straight and off the trigger -- DOUBLE Check! (Edit:) Tactical Beard -- PRICELESS!! Build on the basics, and good on you!

Nearly Halfway there.   12,000 plus

Ruger American in .308 is essentially 7.62 X 51, a military caliber, and therefore more likely to have an ammunition supply available through thick and thin, especially with thick apparently on the horizon.

You mean my Personal Protection Device?   My Self-Defense Tool?   My Anti-Burglar Tool?   My Wife Defender?   My Child Defender?

  I'm thinking Tennessee Code makes exception to prosecution in legitimate acts of self defense.

  Proverbs 31: 10 - 31     10 Who can find a woman of worth? Far beyond jewels is her value.   11 Her husband trusts her judgment; he does not lack income.   12 She brings him profit, not loss, all the days of her life.   13 She seeks out wool and flax and weaves with skillful hands.   14 Like a merchant fleet, she secures her provisions from afar.   15 She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household, a portion to her maidservants.   16 She picks out a field and acquires it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.   17 She girds herself with strength; she exerts her arms with vigor.   18 She enjoys the profit from her dealings; her lamp is never extinguished at night.   19 She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle.   20 She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy.   21 She is not concerned for her household when it snows—all her charges are doubly clothed.   22 She makes her own coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing.   23 Her husband is prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land.   24 She makes garments and sells them, and stocks the merchants with belts.   25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and laughs at the days to come.   26 She opens her mouth in wisdom; kindly instruction is on her tongue.   27 She watches over the affairs of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.   28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband, too, praises her:   29 “Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all.”   30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.   31 Acclaim her for the work of her hands, and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.     http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/31

Bait and switch.   I feel cheated.

  No. First person shooter video games need, at the very least, to be M for mature or something. They are not appropriate for impressionable youth. We are training a generation of unstable killers.    The same goes for movies, which at least deal with PG-13 and R ratings. Ultra-violent movies, perhaps, ought to earn X Ratings. Easy enough to culturally adjust.   The first person shooter video-games and movies are very similar in content to the tools used to train soldiers, but without the moral and legal obligation training that surrounds soldier training.   Not all, but enough succumb to this. Some folks advocate for the First Amendment angle on this when in fact they are just video game aficionados or ultra-violent movie lovers making excuses for their own secret vices.   IMO.

Regarding workarounds, a few thoughts come to mind.   Once upon a time, CB radios went from . . . a dozen channels (???) to . . . two dozen channels. It became illegal to sell the older CB radios. Sooo, people would sell the MICROPHONE, and throw in the old style CB for "free."   In Iceland with the U.S. military, the Icelanders thought of dogs as farm animals and didn't want them in the towns. Therefore, whenever there was an ad in the on-base newspaper for 'free dog to a good home' type ads, they always read 'fuzzy pet to a good home.' Fuzzy pets. Everyone knew they meant dogs, and the Icelanders looked the other way. Anybody want to buy a 'spring loaded ammunition box'? How about a 'banana-shaped ammunition storage receptacle'?   I'm thinking that during the previous AWB, they could only sell 'pre-ban' magazines and no new production magazines. However, they could sell 'magazine repair kits' or 'magazine spare parts kits' which surprisingly, contained all the parts for a magazine, just un-assembled -- put the spring and the follower and the floor plate in the case and you were good to go. Stupid sounding, huh?

Something for Brian Haas and others to read:   For a 'A Well-Regulated Militia,' What Firearms, Gear and Skills Should You Own?   http://pjmedia.com/blog/for-a-well-regulated-militia-what-firearms-gear-and-skills-should-you-own/?singlepage=true    

  I did not notice you used the phrase "feds pound sand." Great minds think alike, I guess.

  Posted on another thread:   In a Tenth Amendment move, all the Governors of the various States have to do is declare that all non-felonious able-bodied men and all volunteer women between the ages of 18 and 80 in their State are members of the State Militia, (note it on their driver's license or HCP card) and are authorized military style and quality firearms, ammunition, and related supplies, and the feds can go pack sand.

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In a Tenth Amendment move, all the Governors of the various States have to do is declare that all non-felonious able-bodied men and all volunteer women between the ages of 18 and 80 in their State are members of the State Militia, (note it on their driver's license or HCP card) and are authorized military style and quality firearms, ammunition, and related supplies, and the feds can go pack sand.

Sam's Club affiliates of Wal-Mart exist for this very purpose, so small businesses have a warehouse for supplies and other consumables.

At least Brian got him onto another topic by showing Geraldo a shiny object . . .   I don't pay the slightest attention to self promoting, mustachioed elves.