Smith

    Don't know what this has to do with my question, but thanks?

Tim that would work with rational people, but if you let the crazies take a little at a time they fly under the radar and are able to stay in the shadows. Look at who we have as a president. In any other time frame he would have been labeled (correctly so) a socialist commie and no one would have supported him ... even for congress. I've watched our side try to "negotiate", find middle ground, compromise, be "reasonable" and all we do is loose.   I am more convinced now than ever that the only way to fight the other side is to put up a rock wall and stand firm. That's how we beat the Russians, that is how they have been beating us, that is how the Vietcong beat us, and it is the only way to beat them. You can't give them anything. They have a weakness ...their arrogance. With their arrogance if you don't allow them legitimacy they will eventually throw a tantrum. Once they reveal their underside you can fight fire with fire. You can't give into their premise or it validates them and they keep going. Lies need constant validation. If you shut off the validation you will choke the argument.   BTW - we are on the same side. I just see a different approach. You're idea would work extremely well with people who actually care about the good of the country and not just their own party ideology.

Biden claims and Obama claimed (at the news conference) that Biden wrote the '94 AWB. That is his stance.

As much as I dislike some aspects of the NRA, I think they are our best hedge against the illogical. Sometimes you have to join on the bonds of commonality and deal with the objectionable issues later. The war is more important than the battle ATM.

So with everything happening at the moment, it got me thinking that being on the NFA registry and opening myself to the search parameters of the ATF is probably not worth the hassle of having one SBR. I'd just rather withdraw my application before it gets any further (No tinfoil :))  and keep my pistol status.  BTW - my app was sent in November and is pending. I was expecting to get it back at the soonest in March.   Two questions: 1. Is it really something to be concerned about or not? 2. What's the best way to go about this if I decide to follow through with my withdraw?   Its not so much a tinfoil issue as a legal issue if things were to get worse. I mean the gun is already the evilest of evil AK's. A short, high capacity, killing machine, Draco! ;)  

"Doing Something" to satisfy illogical people adds fuel to their irrational. That's what has destroyed the Republican Party since Reagan and given rise to the Democrat ideological machine. It's like saying we'll agree with Al Qaeda in principle if they'll just stop hating us. Doesn't work. You can't logically negotiate with people whose premise is illogical; Whether that be Al Qaeda or the Liberals.

Why do we "HAVE" to do something. Nothing would have prevented CT except his mother proactively being responsible. She had many lapses in judgement.   Ride the wave let the emotion die and then respond with thought. You never make good decisions when you are emotional ... especially the government. 

The CCI "AR Tactical" stuff works well. I aslo have some old stuff I got at WM in bulk pack (525) Winchester Western that has worked well. Pretty much anything high velocity and plated will work well.

Funny thing is with 4 kids, this is what I expected to see when I clicked on the thread. ;)

Biggest question is why the sudden rise in "mental health cases"? Sure there is more reported now than in the past, but why the associated violence. If it were just a reporting issue then there would have had to been more cases of mass assault in the past, but that is not the case. I have believed this for some time that the main common factor is a shift in societal response to mental issues. We want to use drugs to alter people who may or may not be chemically altered already and in doing so I believe we are making mountains out of mole hills.   I watched my mother teach the "problem kids" in school who enjoyed learning in her class room. When she taught there was very little class disruption. Her "trick"? Teach each kid at his own pace. Some kids learn faster than others some learn slower. Most teachers can only teach at the speed they themselves learn which is usually in the middle leaving the fast kids bored and the slower kids frustrated. When these kids get frustrated or bored bad things begin to happen. When bad things happen our societal response is medication.    It has been shown that only about 5% of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD actually have a chemical imbalance and most of those children have imbalances due to prenatal drug abuse or some other outside chemical influence ie lead poising etc. However, the vast majority of kids with "diagnosed" ADD/ADHD are on some form of medication often times very strong medications. Chemically altering a child's mind that is in varied stages of development can not be a good thing.   I'm not against medication, but I believe that it is another way in which our society has taken responsibility out of the individuals hands and in turn blame something else. You have behavioral issues? - medicate. Home problems? - medicate. Relationship issue? - medicate. Coping issues? - medicate. IMO, Most of these kids just need structure, discipline, or a little different teaching approach and they can learn and behave as well as any "normal" kid.   Help them to learn that each individual is unique and different and that is is up to them to find a way to make it through. Most will need help along the way, but chemically making them "normal" doesn't seem to be working.

I went to high school with the officer that survived. He is emotionally and physically in pain. Growing up I'm Memphis, I'm not surprised. There is a reason they sit near the top on most negative statistics in the nation.

The round speaks for itself.

While I like the 300, I still really want a 458 Socom.

  Oh, WOW Dave, The SCOTUS is NOT the final interpreter of the Constitution. They are a check and balance in the system that was designed to be checked by the congress and the executive office as well. It is not a linear line up. Ever hear of three separate but equal branches? Just because the libs want to make one office supreme over the others does not make it so. Seems you might have thrown out your copy of the constitution,

Personally, I think it's a combination of a lot of things and I think they all have a common root. We have devalued personal responsibility: physically, emotionally, spiritually, and morally and this is what we get. The idea that humanity has evolved past it's base humanist, arrogant, and selfish nature is foolish. Technology has changed how we mask and/or display that nature, but human nature has not nor will it change. That is what we need to address not the tools employed.   That being said I'm more than a little bothered that the first vocalized emotions to much of this is political and/or societal hedging. Gun control, pharmaceuticals, government, education, etc. have a time and place to be discussed.  I don't think this is the time.

Looks good to me.  I found both news reports not consistent with what I saw on the video. Interesting.

NOt exactly. FT. Cambell is kind quirky. They have dual state residence. However, they have to have a copy of their station orders if they are not already residents of either KY or TN. Also, military can buy in the state they are stationed in even though their ID's are from another state, if they produce their station orders. As to the OP both would be in trouble and they would be breaking federal laws not just state laws. Big NO-NO's. There is no military exemption except what stated above.

Haha! He's had this built for awhile. Thought it was funny when Haley came out with something "new".

I don't get to shoot a lot, but I dry fire a lot. It's a lot cheaper and more practical. :up:

So was mine! :rofl:

Its the original BULLPUP design that the Tavor made arguably perfected. Nostalgia!

Yeah, I probably need to change that back. It's caused some confusion. ;)   As to the Tavor, this thing is going to be a BIG hit. I just hope it brings the AUG's price down.

Yeah, I used to be "Smith" here.

You better send it through D&T so I can see this beast!

[quote name='Caster' timestamp='1355162991' post='857898'] I'll pass on the steel, but it would certainly be good news. ANy support is a good thing. Maybe Wolf will ad it to their Gold line and produce brass cased stuff too. WHile it certainly doesn't help all of us, it's still great news. [/quote] It will benefit everybody. Whether you buy it or not others will and that will mean less demand on the stuff you want that they were buying before. Win win.