Whisper

Hope this officer gets a nice community service medal.

Just found out about this a few weeks ago, and I think it's great. Cheers, Whisper

I have no problems with companies *having* political opinions. I have plenty of family and friends with political opinions, some of which do not match with mine. But a company that wants to start discriminating against customers who have certain political opinions has opened up the door to customers discriminating against them. Once a company chooses a side in any political battle, they should not be surprised when customers on the other side fight back. All these companies severing ties with the NRA have joined the list of anti-freedom organizations that will never see a penny of my money, like McDonalds, Levis, Leatherman, etc. Cheers, Whisper

I think people in FL may be buying more since there's talk of new state laws there in the wake of the Parkland murders, but I doubt it will spark a buying frenzy elsewhere. However, let a Clinton-type ban show up in Congress with significant support, and it will be a different story.

Do the lobbying costs include all campaign donations? Seems to me like the NRA would contribute more than $3.2 million overall. I may do some research on this if no one knows right offhand. Thanks, Whisper

Some people are redeemable, and deserve mercy, but not that guy. Gold star for the kid. The episode could have been shortened to fit the regular one-hour slot; it drug on too long. But it advanced the storyline in a satisfactory way and revealed some interesting surprises about what's in store (although one was a surprise I have predicted). I won't comment further for those who did not see the episode yet.

As I said in the other thread, I believe the answer is in hardening the schools, And but I don't think it takes overwhelming military force at any individual school. Psychos shoot up schools because they know schools are soft targets. The SRO idea is the right response, but there should be more careful selection of SROs -- the position should be treated as serious duty, and not a place to park worn-out officers who are no longer fit for patrol and who need a place to fill out their last year before retirement. It's not a suitable position for an officer who will be afraid to engage a threat, like the SRO in Florida last week. The SRO should be visible at the school throughout the day, should be mobile and not sitting at a desk at the front entrance all day, and should mix with and build a relationship with the students. If kids see that the officer is friendly and concerned about their welfare, that increases the chance they'll say something to him if they know another kid is about to go off the rails. My kids are all past school age now, but at the high school they attended, there was one SRO who rotated among three (maybe more) high schools; some days he was there and some days not, and all the kids knew that he was not there to protect them -- his main interest was catching kids with weed, which was emphasized by the fact that he drove a DARE vehicle. All tactical errors. SROs don't even have to be sworn officers -- we guard nuclear plants with serious well-trained personnel who are committed to the task of protecting the facility where they're stationed. Our schools deserve at least that much. My thoughts, and worth every cent you paid for them, Whisper

One of the thing that strongly concerns me is that school shootings by kids in the US reinforce to our overseas enemies how easily those things are accomplished. I fear it is only a matter of time until we see a Beslan-type assault on an elementary school by jihadists who have some training and who are ready to lose their lives in the process. A school where the SRO is afraid to engage a lone teenager isn't going to fare well in a situation like that. Look at Israel. You see terror attacks there -- with guns, knives, bombs, rockets -- on a regular basis. But the last shooting at a school in Israel was March 2008. Their schools are not soft targets.

I agree this is true of some Republicans, but I wouldn't generalize to say this true of all of them. It's certainly true of President Trump. He was a gun-banning Democrat when it was expedient for him, then he became a Republican when that was more expedient. Now he's moving in the other direction. Trump's only guiding principle is to do what is best for him at the moment. He will help us on RKBA when he perceives it as beneficial to him, but I wouldn't look to him for any consistent help on this issue.

Yep. This whole thing gets more sordid every day. Does anyone know if the mayor's husband and the bodyguard's wife have left them or filed for divorce over this event? I've not seen any mention of them lately, although I've not followed every news report. This story about the secret cell phone pics probably has created some uncomfortable conversations at the two homes....

Yeah, when we get into nude cell phone pics, it's National Enquirer territory. Wonder how soon someone will file a public records request with TBI asking for the photos.... Cheers, Whisper

He's the competitive shooting version of a Fudd -- "As long as they're not banning the kind of gun I like, it's OK." Disgusted, Whisper

It's magnificent. I'm in. Cheers, Whisper

Welcome. If you're selling your gun to a store there won't be any paperwork other than the store recording your name and ID in case the gun turns out to be stolen. But any store will give you less than you could get selling the gun to another TN citizen, which is perfectly legal in TN. You'll see that the classifieds here contain many listings for guns, because it's legal way to sell guns to like-minded people. I'm confident that any question you could think up would be answered accurately and at no charge right here. Cheers, Whisper

I did a double take the first time I saw the name "Camp Guard;" it made me think of some SS scum with a Mauser K98....

Here's something interesting that I wish would get wider circulation http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/14/yes-this-is-a-good-time-to-talk-about-gu Also interesting -- last night on the radio I heard interviews with students and one girl said that if asked who would do a thing like that, kids would have identified the guy who became the shooter. I think that's probably the case most of the time. These people are known. Cheers, Whisper

Agreed. The gun doesn't work reliably; Sig should have some integrity and admit that instead of trying to pretend it's because of operator error. I still think Sig will likely fix the problems -- remember that the S&W Shield and the Springfield XDS were also recalled pretty much immediately after their introduction, and they got those guns straightened out. Making tiny 9mms work reliably is apparently a difficult task. But we know it can be done. When the post-recall versions get down to around the $425 mark, I expect I'll own one. Cheers, Whisper

You are reading it precisely right. Sig uses consumers as their QC testing. Inspires lots of confidence, doesn't it?

No, much later than that. Theodore Roosevelt carried a handgun, during his time as president and afterward. http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2013/06/01/as-president-theodore-roosevelt-carried-a-handgun/ There's a story that I think appeared in the American Rifleman detailing how, years after the Spanish American War, Roosevelt was being presented to the King of Spain, and as he bowed to the king, a handgun fell out of his coat. Yeah, we don't get presidents like that any more. Cheers, Whisper

Fascinating info. I've known about the Starr for a long time but was unaware of its operational differences. Thanks for an informative review. Cheers, Whisper

As I said before, there are forces actively working to ensure that the truth about this story does not get out.

Yeah, it seems unlikely to me that the dropped backpack story is true. The fact that we have no info about the type and caliber of the gun is also suspicious. Somebody in power doesn't want the truth known about this case.

Uh oh. This is the third review I've seen that mentions repeated failure to return to battery.

There are several dealers who are pricing them at $499, but none of them have any in stock. When you don't have any inventory you can price it as cheaply as you want. Cheers, Whisper

There are some on Gunbroker... with "buy now" prices of $899 and up. Yeah, I'm probably not that impatient. Cheers, Whisper