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This is why I feel that Trump wants the issue more than the win. If he was serious about getting the wall, he has to know this is something he has to trade for. The fact that there are no hints of a concession on another topic tells me he's not as serious as he lets on...and why not, he's based a lot of his short political career on calling for the wall, so what would come next?

I'd think Glock could do a PDW style gun with good results before a carbine. The CZ Scorpion and SIG MPX have shown there is a legit market for a quality PDW (even with a "brace" versus a true stock) that slings pistol rounds.

This would have been great to watch in real time. Cops say a would-be kidnapper chased a woman -- into a karate studio. That was a bad move. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/04/us/woman-kidnap-karate-studio-charlotte-trnd/index.html

Yeah, I remember snow coming down once when I was at Fort Huachuca in late 2000/early 2001. Not to mention Nogales is 3,800 feet in elevation. Much easier to get snow in higher areas than at sea level. It's January there too.

It was actually the Republicans who started using the term "Climate Change" at the suggestion of Frank Luntz as a way to soften the conversation. https://www.motherjones.com/files/LuntzResearch_environment.pdf

Kind of surprised it hasn't been tried in a serious way. This kind of cost would be a death blow to NFA numbers.

That's a much nicer, and practical "pistol" carrier than this monstrosity of tacticool.

I like my handguns similar to the way I like women...just thick enough to grip well. These single stack Glocks are way to skinny for me. But I get it, Glock has to make a product to people without the genetic condition known as "man hands".

Nice to see business keeping you busy, Mike. You're not just on the shortlist, you are the shortlist if I ever need more work done in your wheelhouse.

To spend more time talking, texting, and visiting with my father. He's getting up there in years, and the vicissitudes of aging are slowly but surely making their presence felt.

Reverse searing works. Gonna keep experimenting with this technique, very easy and fun. It wasn't as rare as shown in the pic, but it quite a good medium rare. I'm gonna take step #3 up about five degrees next time to see how it goes. Prepped a fillet with large salt flakes and pepper grains as big as my mill would get. Put into an oven set to 325 with a thermometer in it. Cooked it to 135. Rested for 10 min wrapped in foil. Sear one minute each side in a very hot pan (this part got smokey). Sliced the weird way shown here to view how well the color was throughout the meat and lightly sprinkled on some garlic powder. Enjoyed a delicious meal.

Saw this on the evening news last night. Shutting down Gatwick is no small thing, even if it wasn't done at this time of year. Crazy to think one or two people could cause all this economic disruption.

Crenshaw showed a lot of character and grace in this. From lamenting how we've become a society that actively finds things to be offended over, to reaching out to someone in trouble, there are personal examples worth emulating for everyone (certainly myself among them).

All those laws are gone now, sailors are good to go with regards to such "activities".

This one for sure had my attention when I saw the trailers. I think we also discussed it in another thread as well. Will probably wait for it to come for home release, but still plan on popping it to the front of the list when it does.

Anytime anyone asks about the "dangers of marijuana" I ask them when was the last time they saw a news story about a stoner beating their wife and kids. I just can't see a reason to prohibit marijuana when the negatives are available in legal options from tobacco and alcohol. Rep. Massie is spot on when he says Republicans missed an opportunity on this issue.

I enjoy my job. The pace may be a smoker, but the people I work with are great, and the intellectual challenges I face every day keep me on my toes, which is a satisfaction point for me. It would be nice if they back filled positions, instead of just reallocating the workload among everybody else...but companies are into that now. That said, I read the first post of this thread nodding my head all along. This is the pace business goes in America these days. One of the reasons I've been posting a lot less than in times past is the pace of my job. Most of my personal time (especially on weekdays) is spent recuperating and trying to shut my brain off for a rest. It's probably not healthy, and I've yet to seriously contemplate a limit, so burnout would be the next likely step. You can talk about disconnecting all you want, but that will eventually make you less relevant or a drag within the business structure, and at that point, you're seen as a liability instead of a value add, so your job is at risk. The Europeans seem to have gotten a good handle on making corporations accept that a work/life balance for employees isn't an option...but people tend to view anything European as socialism incarnate. Maybe ask how they feel about that in August, though.

I have a calendar pop-up for 11:48 our time on Dec 7th, and have a brief moment. I never want to forget the enormity of how our destiny as a nation was changed by that event, and remind myself how thankful that men like my grandfather were able to answer the call it rang out. But I understand how enough time has gone on that the majority of the population could let it slip by. We have busy lives in the life of plenty it provided, and missing the moment of the day isn't necessarily an indication of ingratitude.

Charlotte's airport handles a lot of air traffic.... including my connecting flight home Wednesday night. I'll be monitoring this, thanks.

Exactly. Let's enjoy the world's supply while it's in good supply, then keep our own resources for American citizens and military needs when crunch time comes in the global supply.

If the alternative is divided government where the GOP will actively push to support gun rights and block attacks on the same, I'll take the alternative. We're not exactly reaping the dividend from having a monopoly in government of "pro gun" politicians.

Already unavailable. Guess not spending some money isn't a bad thing on my end...but at that price, it's an easy call to pick one or even a few up.

Vote Republican, they said; it'll protect your gun rights, they said.

Yup. This kind of "f'ed if it happens" scenario isn't confined to Seattle by any means. A lot of fat and happy people are in for a change of lifestyle should a catastrophic event happening.

Kind of a stretch with the title of the thread...at the end of the letter, Turk acknowledges the contents of the paper are "merely the ideas and opinions of this writer." So, not ATF saying any of this, just one of its members. Plus, when you realize the timing of this paper was at the beginning of the Trump administration, and the actions taken on the subjects listed have been little and less (save for a bump stock ban)...we're seeing just how played for fools gun owners were. We had a top level ATF official writing justification for a lot of the things we wanted, with action steps that could make it happen. The fact that all these good ideas never left this paper is telling.