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HOLY ****! $100 for a twisted gas tube?  :stunned: 

What's the purpose of this?

That's what I'm thinking. Based on the article you posted earlier, in order the BSA has been caving in one direction or another for a very long time. And as far as I can tell, much of the caving has been due to religious pressures; from one religion who can't agree with another. You're only angry when it doesn't cave in your favor. 

Put on the jake brake for a moment, please. Now you're saying the south has culpability, or that I live in the south. Go live in Philly for a while and let me know what you think. Go in any region of this country and tell me with a straight face it's worse here with some factual evidence. People extend bias, or discrimination, for many more reasons than you may realize. That doesn't mean it is bad, or it is illegal discrimination. If you get hurt by the crowd you are around, you can always find another crowd. That's my point about the gays, and anyone who wants to force his or her way into another's organization.   I'm simply basing MY opinion on MY life experiences. I lived up north for 18 years, the south for 18 year, and have done a whole lot of traveling. I don't have quite the years under my belt as you do, so there's always a possibility that my views on any given subject will change between now and then. I'm a fairly hard-headed person who has some conviction. I'd like to think I'm a better person than to allow a group of people who I have little in common to brainwash me into being their pawn so I can carry out their dirty work. It appears you think otherwise.

No, the only thing it proved was it's willingness to be forced by outside political factions to bend over to political correctness and further erode one's rights for another's. Private organizations, by their nature, are discriminatory. Now, if you want to call that bad, I won't waste the time to argue. Go try to join the Belle Meade Country Club. Discrimination is also found in other types of organizations like the Sons of the American Revolution, which I am eligible to be a member of. Exclusions of groups are acceptible and are discriminatory. By the way you used the word "discriminatory", you make it all bad. That takes years of hearing crap and believing it, without even realizing it. The word bias is completely discriminatory. Words have meaning. Yes, I was using the word in its broad sense. I figured those of us in this conversation would understand what inwas getting at. And last I heard, the Belle Meade Country Club only recently accepted its first token black member. Oh, how the times are a changin'. Does it always have to be a matter of caving to political pressure or correctness? Can't it just possibly be that people simply change their mind or views on any given subject? Does a person or group who change their opinion on a subject automatically make them a lesser person, or only if they don't coincide with your way of thinking on a subject you are passionate about?

While there will undoubtedly be some children who continue to make fun of gay scouts, I don't think it will be nearly as prominent as some may think. The younger generations are far more accepting and tolerant of gays. Like it or not, it's obviously becoming more mainstream by the day. They are seeing more openly gay students in their schools and circle of friends, on TV, in society in general. Remember, not every part of the country has the same deep-rooted history of prejudice and discrimination as the south. We sometimes get caught up in our own little bubble and forget there's a whole other world out there.

That wasn't my intent. My point was that the BSA has proven its willingness to be a discriminatory organization in the past, yet they survived the changes of the times. I doubt this ordeal will be no different.

Does anyone have proof that the decision to allow gay boys to openly participate in Scouts was based on financial reasons? While I do remember reading that some donors have decided to stop funding the BSA due to their stance, I don't know the actual numbers. Assuming the dollars lost were significant enough to cause concern, I'm wondering why I don't recall seeing some sort of campaign on behalf of the BSA to raise funds to make up the difference. If this issue is truly as important as it appears here on TGO, I'm wondering why more people didn't put their money where their mouth is. Does the BSA have a surplus of money at the end of each year, or are they barely scraping by? The reason I ask is, I wonder if this decision was made out of necessity. If they chose to continue denying openly gay Scouts, would they lose so much funding that they could no longer operate? Would a better option have been to simply dissolve the organization due to lack of funding? Was there this much controversy from the BSA supporters in the mid-1970's, when the BSA finally did away with racial segregation? I recall reading that it took a court battle before the BSA would finally recognize black boy scouts as equals. How about when they finally allowed women to become leaders innate late-80's? I was in the Scouts at this time, and I clearly remember this being a very hot and much-debated topic. The point is, the BSA has evolved with the times, and in order to survive, they will have no choice but to continue doing so. I'm sure there were detractors when they allowed blacks and women to participate, so hopefully they will survive through this ordeal as well.

If you have trouble with the bipod jumping or sliding, try a piece of carpet or rubber mat. If shooting on the ground, the clawed bipod feet work well.

This teacher faces having a "letter of remedy" placed in his employment file, because he warned his students of their 5th Amendment right.   Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water

Damn! That sounds like a pretty nice place. Only if it were a little closer. Congrats to those in that area.   Are the listed membership fees a yearly fee? The daily non-member fee isn't bad. I generally don't go to the range 27 times a year, so I couldn't justify $275 a year.

Either way, I respect the opinions of others, no matter how strongly I disagree. Not that I am assuming anyone cares, but I don't allow these discussions to have an ill effect how much I generally like most folks here on TGO. If I liked you before (which is almost everyone), discussions like this don't change a thing. 

The post you're referring to was posted while my tongue was placed firmly in my cheek.

Why would anyone want to be part of an organization that's willing to forego their morals, religious beliefs and the safety of the innocent children for money? 

If being gay didn't come with so many restrictions that us straights don't have to deal with, I'd be willing to bet we'd hear a lot less about the gays.   Some of the same arguments being used today regarding gays were once used to treat women and blacks as second-class citizens. When the Women's Rights Movement began in the mid-1800's, I'm sure there were plenty of men who thought the world as they knew it was coming to an end.

I must have missed that one too. I use and like Tapatalk2, but I downloaded the beta version to check it out.

Which is better, 9mm or .45?

I am one of those right-leaning Republicans. Maybe I'm not leaning far enough, because I am not buying into the notion that gays wanting to be part of the Scouts is part of some evil conspiracy to rule the world and force me to dress like one of the Village People.  

You know how some folks get after downing some Skittles. Usually how folks start a crime spree. Yep! Especially true with these new-age youngsters who crush and snort their Skittles. That stuff is bad news.

Looks like he's up to no good. Zimmerman probably saved someone from being robbed. Team Zimmerman!

I didn't know there was a 3...

$139 - https://www.fourguysguns.com//store/product/ar15-hd-bolt-carrier-group

I like the 870, but if cost is an issue, the IAC Hawk is a great shotgun for home defense purposes. I plan on buying one, based on the price alone. It is a very close copy of the 870, and most aftermarket parts months 870 will work on the Hawk. I've had the opportunity to fondle the Hawk, and other than the action being a bit stiff, I couldn't find anything about it that I didn't like. Without having done much research, I suspect the stiff action can be fixed without much trouble.

Are you buying these as collectors, or do you plan on using them? I may pick up one of the blemished 300's from KershawGuy.

I am a big guy with big hands, so he 350 is no issue. Honestly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if it were bigger.