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I could use a new hat and a TGO polo is one of the few things missing from my closet. How much is the setup cost? I'd be willing to join a pool of interested members to help defray those costs.

This I concur with 100%. It's in the interest of society to have a vetted and armed segment out there for purposes that are axiomatic. The state should support that by not making us pony up a fee for willing to be that needed group.

Not sure I understand the question. Are you robbing the joint? It's also worth noting that laws are equal parts mechanisms to deter crime and punish it after the occurrence. No law will ensure 100% on either end, humanity has proven that as far back as history goes.

The counter argument (not from me mind you) would be that the background check is meant to determine legality at the moment of purchase. I think the 4-5 yr system of permit renewal is good enough...but in a system where we regress to the mean "for the children" it's probably a different story. Even an annual check would work if the system automated it and only sent it up the chain if a red flag popped up. Watson or something else should be able to handle that if needs be.

What makes them redundant in your cases?

Too many replies to do the quote thing tonight as I miserate after dental work... I think background checks need work. They're not perfect, nowhere near, but I'd rather have them in place than not have them. If there was a bill for universal background checks, I'd be neutral on it. As mentioned, I'd support it if it came with trade-offs for items we'd like to see. I think that once you pass a background check, there should be no limits on what you can carry, and where. Proving myself as a law abiding citizen makes me a member of the "militia" as we have it today But to deny that they've kept unqualified people from getting guns is disingenuous I think. Something like 1.5 million background checks have denied a gun purchase since the Brady Bill came into effect, and even taking out the administrative errors, that's a lot of people that shouldn't have had a gun that didn't get one, not to mention the ones that it deterred from even trying. I say keep it and improve it...but this is D vs. R, so it's just another item to fight over instead of using for good effect. I get that's nowhere near where most of you think...but I'm pretty sure I'm much closer to the median of society on the issue. The 10% of gun owners being "gun guys/gals" estimate @Erik88 made seems fair, so keep that in mind on issues like these that hit the general public for consumption.

You have some actual data points in it to rebuff, or do you just not like the results? Don't let the echo chamber here fool you, in the non-TGO world, universal background checks are a popular idea. There's just no kind of index on how many people consider it a top issue they'll base their vote on, whereas gun owners of the mold here will come out against it with rigor.

He's not wrong about how easy it is to buy a gun using his example. He also had a pretty creative outlet to display it. While I wouldn't root for, or push for universal background checks alone...I also have a hard time arguing against them in principal. If I was making the deal for it, I'd get some wanted trade-offs at the state level like campus carry and carry inside state and local govt buildings with a permit. My only real complaint is that he seems to be hawking an AK with a bunch of cheap add ons. The MTSU poll is actually a full fledged public polling effort. It's not just MTSU students or alumni. The Political Science Department doesn't run it, the Journalism Department does.

I think 9mm reaches 180+ sometime after the slide locks back on a .45 since the 9mm isn't done at that point.

So, that legislation I mentioned a few posts back is clear of Congress, and on it's way to the White House for the President's signature or veto. We'll see if he's still wanting to drain the swamp, or sign a bill to help out those poor, beaten down, cable companies and ISP's.

^^^This^^^ I couldn't fathom buying a government surplus HMMWV without having my old battalion maintenance section to go along with it.

It's only official with "Period" at the end if Sean Spicer/Melissa McCarthy says it. As to the debate, you can debate pros/cons of penis size...I mean caliber...all you want. Shot placement is the beginning and end of the conversation. People don't focus on that issue, and I don't mean in a slow rate, no adrenaline rush, controlled fire safety of your lane on the range kind of way. You can have the golden gun from James Bond, but if you aren't ready to put rounds where they need to go, it won't matter much what you're firing.

My condolences on the loss, to you as well as his family.

Oh, fantastic. The one argument that can get more heated than "Trump: Greatest President Ever, or Jabroni?"

I think "developing the situation" is warranted to try and ascertain the info. I still default to a citizen on their property, with their legally owned weapon isn't a threat in and of itself. I think we're getting too comfortable with officers inferring a threat before one is demonstrated. Armed citizens being treated as a default threat where opening fire is justifiable isn't where I want things to be. Not assessing blame on the individual officers in this situation, but bringing up my usual questions about the system and rules they are using in these situations.

I dunno...I can't fault her for wanting to stay away from Washington, or her husband. I remember her saying she wasn't thrilled when he decided to run in the first place, so this could just be her way of coping. The cost of securing Trump Tower full time would still be a decent bit, though not nearly as much if Melania wasn't there in residence. How this is being a burden on the city is something I'd like to know. If I were NYC, I'd tell the Secret Service to take 100% of the security and have the officers back in the precinct. That has to be biting the NYPD budget and officer scheduling pretty hard to support the effort. One semi-gag column I read opined that NYC should use eminent domain (oh, the irony) to seize Trump Tower under the pretext of it being a public nuisance due to how much it's costing the city and how it's turned that part of 5th Ave into a traffic jam since Trump was elected President.

I know this incident was a confluence of unfortunate events...but my mind says a man on his property with his weapon isn't a threat until hostile intent is demonstrated. Not assumed, demonstrated.

Dayum...that's speedy customer service! My pleasure. As much you and I butt heads politically, supporting this site is one thing we are in lockstep agreement on. I actually do annual renewals on the premise that after my renewal in 2018, I'll be past 4yrs, and any renewal after that will kick more to the site than a lifetime membership would have otherwise netted it going forward. So, in other words, you're stuck with me.

Gah, disregard. Found it under Store> Manage Purchases. This is either different since an upgrade, or doing it only once a year doesn't make me remember the process.

@TGO David I saw the message when I logged in that my membership was back to basic and when I tried to get a fresh 1-yr benefactor setup, I got this error message. Please advise.

While I still don't think the Barrett .50cal is the best thing since sliced bread...there is no doubting the awesomeness of the guy who fielded the call for this Marine unit when they needed him. What a credit to the Barrett organization he is. http://tribunist.com/military/barrett-50-cal-wont-work-so-these-marines-called-customer-service-during-a-firefight-video/ Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

That law with the required info on the ticket is nice, but it's missing any clause that invalidates the ticket for not having it. These cameras are pretty much an ATM for local governments, and the contracts with private vendors is a disturbing issue in itself. That said, while they won't come after you for failure to pay...they won't forgive or forget the money you've been assessed as owing city hall. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

If he's lucky, he owns the range...otherwise he won't be allowed to shoot or train there if the proprietor has the common sense this guy lacked when putting his finger on the trigger right before the shot went off.

Doctrine has fallen off as much as the tools. Air Defense has had their advancements and employment, but at the higher support levels. Patriot batteries are actually the most deployed units in the Army from what I heard in a symposium talk from the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations earlier in the week. Another GWOT tool, C-RAM (land version of the phalanx system), is great for fixed sites like large bases and how the Israeli's employ it for Iron Dome...but isn't feasible as an enabler for brigade down to company levels where troops need air defense again. After the Iraq invasion we pretty much ignored any kind of planning and tactical consideration of enemy air assets. I'd hope the Army got back to it as part of full spectrum ops, but I doubt the skill set has been built back up to match the current threat. In combating off the shelf drones, the tech for target tracking is there to put something like a 240 and it into a system that can target and engage drones. That system could be put onto a few vehicles for every maneuverer company and operated by an attached ADA team or cross-trained with infantry or other combat arms units. It won't be a 100% solution, but could help close the gap some.

The air and movement aspects of a drone are the issue here. A jammer bubble only goes so far up and out. Off the shelf drones are already capable of a decent altitude if you get the right model. Even if that limits/negates the attack ability, it still leaves a reconnaissance/surveillance use for the other side to have. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.