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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the original post has already made its way into the hands of this SO considering the number of LEOs on this board and the specific information included in the post. This is not conducive to furthering the OPs cause. This will work against you. Get a lawyer and ask nicely to have this thread deleted, along with any other threads on other forums.

Thanks for the link. I ordered the Reisling concentrate from a company on Amazon and it included everything I needed like yeast and fining agents. I was looking to make a simple and cheap white that my wife would be into, and this one came at just over $40. Using the kit as an educational experience I then made the 5 other single gallon batches and have on order the fining and stabilizing agents for later. I'm kinda curious how others did with their hobo wine from Welch's concentrate. I have three different hobo recipes going to see which recipe best suits what I want. I'd be curious how other Welch's batches turned out after sitting in the bottle for a few months.

Thread revival. I was going to get into home brewing but went with wine batches instead. I just started primary fermentation with a 6 gallon batch of Reisling juice as well as a few gallons of hobo wine and two different gallon batches of mead recipes. Any Clarksville/Montgomery people know of a local source for home wine/home brew equipment?

I haven't had a ND yet, but if I did I don't suppose it would translate to me never allowing myself around firearms again. I've been around a lot of NDs. Two of them people were shot. One ND was on full auto less than a foot from me. Yep, it gets pucker factor up. It also provides a lesson you won't forget for the rest of your life. Some folks I know who have had NDs are great people who have done great things, not dummy bubbas. It amounts to complacency. We are all susceptible to it, so that's why we do certain things to overcome the complacency.

I wouldn't say that he bears blame, but certainly if he had followed some of the basic rules of firearm safety it wouldn't have happened. Ultimately, when you pull the trigger on the firearm and a bullet comes out, it is the trigger puller who owns all responsibility. However, there is a reason you don't hand hot weapons to people; this is one of them. No one was killed and a valuable lesson was learned. I doubt the OP or the affected party will ever make this mistake again. This is one if those great cautionary takes that people reading this thread should learn from.

You simply don't hand a loaded gun back to someone. That is standard practice. Lock, clear and demonstrate such when you're handing someone a firearm. It's the same as when you pick one up. Both parties should have done as such. This is exactly why you do that. Hopefully a lesson was learned by both parties and from now on both of you will do this practice.

What he said, personal experience. Besides, I've been to places where there are no laws. Guess what, more people do bad things when there are no consequences. Some people will do things in matter what, but there is a spectrum. It is just common sense to know that.

It was storming hard before then. Tree limb got knocked down, took out powerlineand electrocuted child. It was very windy with tornado warnings. We usually spend those times in the basement, not walking around the neighborhood looking for candy. Trick or treating in the middle of a thunderstorm is just effing stupid, especially if its just because people have some false sense of bravado where they need to prove they are so tough they can walk around in the rain. That is just stupid.

Of course it isn't a gov holiday, but it makes sense for a community leader to make that decision for the sake of safety and continuity. It's not like its legally binding. There was a kid killed on Halloween night due to weather.

And life in prison or the death penalty isn't always a deterrent to murder, however, there are a lot of people breathing right now who wouldn't be if there wasn't a penalty for killing them.

Yep. I find it funny that the perception is that these countries are so "progressive" and "tolerant" while America is the last racist bastion in the world. The opposite is true, but it's all about perception versus reality. We have the American media constantly cramming racist stories down our throats because it sells due to our history. The US is the least racist place I've ever been. I have a whole lotta stories.

It was shifted right 24 hours due to weather.

I'm building an AR for a buddy and just completed the upper with UTG sights and rail. Rail is good, but I wouldn't recommend the sights. They are a little wobbly. I'm sure they'll work okay for 100-200m, but just not sturdy enough for me.

I agree, the fine isn't enough. The penalty should be worse than a DUI. $60 is a starting point though. I do not believe that the argument that these laws do not prevent people from doing certain dangerous activities like texting and driving. Folks do not take into account the number of people who otherwise might do something if it were legal. Texting and driving laws are hardly enforced. If they were then more people would obey that law. By saying that people will still break the law regardless is not proof if anything. We will never have a zero defect society, but we can mitigate it down to an acceptable level with common sense laws. Texting and driving is unarguably one of the mist dangerous things people do on the road nowadays. When people do it they are not just risking their life, they are risking yours. To say that it shouldn't be illegal unless there is a victim is to say it should be legal for me to shoot into a crowd of people, so long as I don't hit anybody. Just stupid.

The problem is texting is such a huge bulk of the distracted driving related to crashes because the nature of the distraction and the prevalence of it. Think through that for a moment to understand why and you'll get the reason it is specifically targeted over other forms of distracted driving.

I have two UTG rails. They are great for the price. The finish will scratch easier than the more expensive stuff, but if you're careful with your rifle or you just don't care if it gets dinged (like me) then they will suit your rifle just fine.

So what does it say about a person who comes along and makes wide ranging generalizations about another person's beliefs for the purpose of being insulting?

Texting while driving has been proven to be worse than drunk driving. People who cause accidents while texting and driving should be severely punished. People who kill while texting and driving should be charged with murder. They are the most dangerous people on the road.

Depends on the shelter. I have done this very thing before with people who let their dogs run "stray". I take them in and then keep track of their progress. The "owners" can't take the dog back from the shelter without supporting documentation, and if they don't have such documentation they're gonna be paying for all kinds if stuff to get the dog, which in my experience they aren't willing to do. We foster dogs who are having a tough time getting adopted out so they can avoid the blue juice. Of course, some shelters will euthanize without effort to adopt out almost immediately, so I guess it all depends. At any rate, if the OP really wanted to he could just take possession of the dog, get it rabies shots and then these trailer trash types could never claim it again. Since they consider it a "stray" they likely have never cared for it beyond giving it food. They could call the Popo all they want and a simple vet bill for shots would end the dispute. It also would hold up in civil court, however, these don't sound like the type of people willing to suffer the expense of court for a dog they barely care for. As for the rock thing, I'd talk to the parents about it or send them a polite, well written letter. If they ignore you or make a stink, have a lawyer write the next letter. I've found that these types of trashy people will respond to that. They generally don't have the money to do anything in court with an actual lawyer, so the threat of you taking them to civil court with actual legal counsel should get their attention. This has also been my experience. I've never had any issue after an cease and desist letter. Of course, that isn't as satisfying as beating the snot outa stupid people, but it is effective.

I disagree that not voting is just as effective as voting for a hopeless candidate. Each vote gets tallied. If people who considered themselves libertarian, or supported libertarian ideals over all others, actually voted there wouldn't be enough to have a significant impact on the current election, but it would send a message to both parties. If anything that there was an unclaimed percentage of society who felt strong enough to show up to the polls but simply couldn't stomach voting for one of the two idiots. Maybe that would make candidates pander more to the libertarian minded folks to get that extra little push in the polls that secured their victory, since they know most people will mindlessly vote for a R or D no matter what. I dunno, I'm kinda in the mindset of where we should just vote out every incumbent until they get the message. They'll never pass term limits, so we could always just keep tossing them out until they get the hint. There are enough voters out there who are sick of the two party system that every election could be swung in favor of the challenger if people just sucked it up and voted for the party they didnt normally vote for (depending on what party the challenger is in). Maybe I'm just being too idealistic, but I think a vote can still send a message, even if it is a seemingly hopeless vote.

Yep, just walked a buddy through buying parts for a cheapo AR he's wanting built and grabbed one of these barrels. After all parts ordered we got it with MOE furniture, FF rail, low pro gas block and sights for $760 before shipping. I'm building it for him since he doesn't have the tools.

[quote name="Oh Shoot" post="1055166" timestamp="1382985676"] main thing was this was probably actually already a "shocking revelation" to a certain segment of the viewing public, who simply have never conceived of a need for any kind of prepping, writing off any hint of "survivalism" as tin foil crazy talk.- OS[/quote] Well some folks do take it to the extreme. I think that is where all the tin foil stuff comes from and how the whole get lumped in there. It used to be normal to keep supplies on hand along with the ability to self sustain.

Not like this. Yeah, there's a break in process, but I can promise you that has jack to do with a 4ish MOA group at 250m. There's something else going on here and you need to start eliminating potential causes. I would be very surprised if this had anything to do with the actual barrel.

One of the advantages of not accepting change is when I'm finally exposed to something that others have had for half a decade I think it's a friggin leap in engineering. Ya shoulda seen me when I got my iPhone.

Y'all seriously need to get some DVR action. It changed everything. With kids and work, my wife and I would never, ever be able to keep up with any shows. DVR changed everything. On anther note, I haven't seen this yet, but it got me thinking about the New York blackout that lasted a week. Amazingly they didnt eat each other. I mean, really. I'm amazed. I didn't have that much hope for humanity, but they did okay it seemed. Of course, a localized blackout with an end in sight is much different than lights out indefinitely, everywhere.