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LGS today: 80% of the long gun wall racks were empty (~1 black rifle, really a 22 with an archangel kit), 90% of the ammo shelves were empty, showcase were about 30% empty but a little higher priced than usual on common sought handguns with a sprinkling of less common fillers they dug up from somewhere. I took inventory in ~1 minute and spent 10 talking before wishin them well cause they couldn't have no money o mine today! it was depressing. I even stepped foot into walmart today, 1st time in 6 months at least, nothing but shotgun shells in the case, Nothing.

Yes, he will appeal to a demographic that wayne lapierre, david keene & chris cox are not likely to draw in, wouldn't hurt to add Payton Patrone & Jessie Duff & some other women from uspsa/ipsc etc. Maybe Alfonso Rachel from ZoNation too.

It's been more than 5 years since I got my last ticket (thp doing 91 in a 70 on vietnamvet at ~4am on the way to work). I was actually pulled over about 2 months ago in the work truck at 3am for not signaling a lane change. Yeah I know right. Enforcement was out thick on c-detail that night & he told me flat out, 'make sure you're doing it all tonight because we're out pulling anybody over'. Then set me free. No b.s. I saw 3 taxis that night in the blue light showroom. When I'm in my personal vehicle I have a laminate holder on my visor where my registration & insurance remain so I have no need to open my glove box. I got a chewing on my 1st stop many years ago for taking off my seat belt & trying to get into my glove box to have my ins/reg ready for the officer, thinking that kind of cooperation would help my plight. He rather brusquely informed me about my silhouette appearing to be scrambling to get into my glove box for what could have been a weapon & the fact that I was out of my seat belt when he walked up to the vehicle & he could have added that violation on as well. I can retrieve my wallet from my back pocket without disengaging my seatbelt and everything else is up top now. Two reasons, the first.. as highlighted above.. the second.. if I'm carrying on my hip as I usually do I don't want to have it accidentally become visible & alarm the officer just because I'm reaching over to get my ins/reg out of the glove box After he has approached so as not to create suspicion nor get a seatbelt law violation. In my wallet window I have my HCP on top of my DL. If something goes sideways one day I may only be able to use one hand to display it to an officer and don't want to have to dig under the DL to get at it. That all being said I will only provide my DL/ins/reg to an officer in the event of a traffic stop Until such time as he indicates I need to exit the vehicle, when I will tell him "Officer I am complying with your request and am informing you that I have a valid permit for carrying a firearm which is located on my left hip and is loaded." At that point I don't care too much about him getting ramped up because little good comes from being made to exit the vehicle. If the officer has some significant reservations about you when pulling you over and they ask for your DL/ins/reg they will run your DL or call to dispatch to run the info for warrants/stolens 10-28/30 etc. At that time they will become aware that you have a valid HCP anyways. I have seen too many recorded incidents from across the country where too many officers including older ones were abjectly ignorant of Actual firearm laws in their own jurisdiction. With THP & Metro I have higher expectations but even they have incidents of being remiss in understanding, with rural or counties I have neutral expectations for multiple reasons.  I think my biggest current dilemma is that my passenger side window motor died like a year ago, wont roll up or down & frankly I don't feel any need to spend $50-60 for a new core when I don't carry passengers anyways. However, I do keep thinking, if I get pulled over at night depending on location there's probably a 60-80% chance he's gonna come up on that side as many of them do now. I don't want to reach over & open my passenger door.. see above.. plus I can't help but think that kinda throws my ability to refuse a search out the window(proverbially). It just seems rather rude to lower the back window though lol. I have a lot of respect for officers but I prefer to treat it as more of a non-issue that won't require addressing unless it's plainly visible I'm carrying or vehicle exit is required. Regardless I have an NRA license plate so they should have that expectation out the gate  :doh:

with such dwindlin supply before long there'll be a waitin list for 00 shot

I wouldn't dispute your assessment, that's just what was (optimistically) noted in the reports. I dislike crowds too much to have the experience to judge otherwise haha

this is kinda out of my jurisdiction to comment upon really but I thought some of you Hamilton Co. folks might be interested... "In a surprise move, William Brown has been removed from the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, although there were two years remaining on his six-year term."   http://www.nooga.com/160218/hamilton-county-wildlife-commissioner-unexpectedly-removed-from-office/

between 7k-10k apparently showed up in Albany... overhead still shot: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=169514809864052&set=a.148177891997744.34524.148177061997827&type=1 video of protest: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4523944144724

“After we win this election, it’s our turn. Payback time. Everyone not with us is against us and they better be ready because we don’t forget. The ones who helped us will be rewarded, the ones who opposed us will get what they deserve. There is going to be hell to pay. Congress won’t be a problem for us this time. No election to worry about after this is over and we have two judges ready to go.” attributed to Valerie Jarrett last Nov. sourcing is dubious & may be unfounded but she would be my first guess for 'senior advisor'.

that's funny right there

Only in NY would the effects be widespread enough to present a cataclysmic change. If it bled over into the city it would collapse our entire financial system & the federal government would insert themselves with a quickness and precipitate the effects necessary to wake up this population of complacent, apathetic & indoctrinated sheep.

Not to not express solidarity with our northern gun totin brotherhood members BUT.. this didn't happen overnight in NY. Whilest those in upstate may be somewhat victims of circumstance for being in the same dominion as their southern prolific cousins in The City... they too have endorsed all these asinine liberal prerogatives for too long. The state As a whole has made their beds, complete with vermin chewin at the bedposts & lichen under the pillows & roaches skittering all abouts. It's time to face the musique. If we have to sacrifice NY as the new ground zero for the people VS. the state, I'd rather they hurry up and go all out with it. Roll in the fema boxcars, hundreds of drones, dhs checkpoint booths, dhs kiddie killer soldiers & half dozen other 'conspiracy theories'. Unleash all the goodies for the whole rest of the country to see.  Only then, when & if the atrocities actually become known will this country face the cold hard reality of this daydream fantasy of ol uncle baby daddy sam taking care of them for life - that has been Progressively becoming more rampant over the last few decades with a sultry culmination this last few years. All these lib/progressive/lunatic politicians & fanboys/girls are out of the closet now, we know who are the dangerous ones, that means they're ready.. When they come out of the shadows & declare themselves & rejoice in their splendor & expect you to acquiesce to their demands... well in Hollywood that's usually when the final fight starts.

but but all i have left is is my red stapler

Back in the day.. we'd start seeding in a converted closet with lights run to shelving in november. We'd have significant growth by feb/march & moved them to outdoor hothouse until late april. That was new england so grow season was a different zone but point being they were further along to handle the transplant stress & had more defined root structure & we rarely lost any.

Interesting photo blog of some Florida 'survivalists' militia. http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/02/22/an-amendment-revisited/   more pics... http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2013/02/22/training-child-survivalists/#a=1

pole n tacklebox been in the car all winter just in case i encounter traffic & there's more than ditch water standin nearby. i been feelin a mighty good itch to get out there again. come on spawnin!

fast forward 4 months & straight to the backseat of the handbasket full steam ahead.........

just came to see what the paradoxical thread title was about... some of his older blog posts do lean liberal but some are conservative or just middlin libertarian... as a science/military fiction author, veteran, 'editor-at-large' of survivalblog.com (i hate any title *-at large, on a side note) i'm not terribly surprised he holds mutual views but he does make some very salient points. hopefully he can at least spank some of the sheep back into the pen before they realize they could get sheared if they keep on   Update: to the op, neighbors maybe, but SHTF you better find this dude

if i found yard sale prices in the high rent zipcodes i'd expect an atf front shop, jus sayin

you know when the new madrid goes y'all are the next great lake right ;-)

while they don't exactly explain their adjustments for confounding variables in their terribly small sample size (~650 in philadelphia) that indicates a 5% greater probability of being shot if armed, they do acknowledge that elimination of their adjustments would reduce the risk to 2.5%. there is potential omitted-variable bias here as they are extrapolating out conditions of being armed with being proficient in the use of arms. there is no independent variable for situational awareness so pah.  i call weak sauce

well damn & happy birthday to ya

welcome to the forum. wow i really like that maple cloud lighting & the cedar w/vines railing. i could see where you'd be a dangerous fellow when it comes to a man's wallet.

well, technically a 'kettle of vultures' as they were in flight, a 'wake of vultures' is when they're actually aground & eating

plumage resembles a cooper hawk but not the behavior. i don't think you'd see that quantity of hawks except in fall migrations. most likely a wake of turkey vultures, there may have been carrion nearby or they could be getting ready to start courtship, they breed around march/april here i think. you'd be a bit conservative in the wingspan estimate but considering their height that's to be expected, they lack a syrinx & don't really produce noises except grunts.