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Picked one of these up after reading your post a while back. Great value and quite easy to carry around on my keychain. Thanks for the recommendation.

Not sure if you specifically have the ability to fire employees, but in a right to work state, issues like "showing up whenever they want" sound like a standards issue more than anything else. They might not have skin in the game by your definition, but you apparently need their presence to make things happen or I assume they wouldn't be getting payed in the first place. And sorry if we disagree on governments role in a capitalist economy. But the government is going to have a role, and I want it to be making sure anyone working the equivalent of a full time job receives enough to live outside of poverty with access to medical services that won't break the bank for them. As far as I'm concerned, the economy would be to decide what jobs have value under those conditions, because companies aren't in the business of paying for jobs that aren't needed. Fixing the welfare side of things that enters into the OT issues you raise are valid, but labor reform has to come first, IMO.

I'd be 100% in favor of certain labor friendly laws to cover Amazon's (and every other megacorps) workforce. I'm all about a capitalist process as long as it's regulated with an aim towards protecting the middle class. Companies can't be trusted to do the right thing by their workers on their own, they need rules to force it. As to my choices...I'm really just picking the best of bad options when it comes to dealing with megacorps. Walmart, Amazon, Target...if I need something for the house they all like low cost labor and a system that favors them. Amazon just fits my current lifestyle from an ease of ordering process. It's also worth mentioning their are 2nd and 3rd order effects in shopping through Amazon that support the delivery industry, which I consider a benefit to the working class people holding those jobs.

One of the bigger losses from the rise of big supermarket chains is local butcher shops declining. Easily the better place for good cuts of meat and expert service, and worth the extra cost for the prime stuff.

I read the actual text of the bill, and I concur with you now. For some reason, this thread had me thinking it was any location that didn't have armed guards or metal detectors that would fall under its scope. I'm in favor of government buildings not being allowed to prohibit handguns at all to someone with an HCP. They're public places, and if someone is deemed safe by the process in place to carry a handgun, then the government shouldn't get to limit their ability to carry in buildings open to the public. I'm still fine with criminal charges for those carrying past a sign in private business locations. I think that is an entirely different question that isn't related to this one (now that I know the full situation of it).

This should put all the Patriots haters into a bind...Tom Brady's locker back in September of 2015. I direct your attention to the upper right cubbie slot.

^^^ Hahaha! Falcons fans can't even color a map right. As if Connecticut and Maine would cheer against the Patriots.

I've been using Amazon since 2002. They're not always the lowest price, but they're pretty close 9 times out of 10, and the time/frustration savings at being able to skip the store are a value in itself. It must kill some of you that the free market is favoring more than a few companies owned and run by liberals.

Businesses know the criminal statures are a big force in preventing guns from being brought through the door. They won't want that gone. They see a vigilante type event as a bigger threat than a robbery (which they're presumably insured against). Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

The business/Chamber of Commerce types will oppose this. Maybe not publicly, but they'll get the message to those politicians they pay good money to leverage as needed. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I just looked it up and I was wrong about TFA giving my info, so my bad on that. It was through their emails, but it was asking for people to attend a legislative rally to fight Insure Tennessee back when it was being debated two years ago. They framed it as "harm to your constitutional rights and protections" and that they were "locking arms" with other organizations to fight against the Medicaid expansion. So, not as bad as I mistakenly posted, but still, it irked me. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I think they do a good job lobbying when you consider the resources they have and how the Republican leadership isn't anywhere near pro gun as they campaign on. TFA also has a great finger on the pulse of the legislature in regards to pending legislation assumed well. I was highly put off when my membership info was given to another political issue organization not related to guns and I started getting pinged by them. They just assumed that all gun owners are conservative across the board I suppose. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

People get too caught up in the brand name at times, though I do agree that if you buy from what I consider the holy trinity (Colt, BCM, DD) you won't really have a good reason to regret anything. I do think we're gonna see some market fluctuation on all this for a bit, so that factors in as well. As to the brand in question...to me, some PSA stuff is a deal, and some of their deals are overrated. For example... This bolt carrier group is a good deal, and if I needed an extra BCG, I'd feel confident getting it if needs be. This bolt carrier group would never be used in my rifles, and I'd give my opinion against it to anyone who asks. Reason being...the difference in quality as I insist on it. The layperson sees the price difference. I see the bolt steel is 9310 on the cheaper one, not Carpenter 158 as the slightly more expensive one has. I see the better one (to me) has HPI and MPI listed, while the cheaper one does not. Usually that kind of omission means it didn't happen. To me, an AR needs to be looked at as a serious weapon and judged as such Cheap bolt actions, and .22LR rifles are range toys in my mind, but I get that some people buy an AR for range use as a primary function. Saying a PSA rifle is good to go as a blanket statement is a bit of a stretch considering the variety of parts they use in their assemblies for complete uppers and LPK's. PSA does have good quality at a some friendly prices if you know what to look for. I prefer bring a snob on what counts. It's served me well. That's just my $0.02 (rates subject to inflation due to the impending trade wars President Trump has on tap).

If memory serves, an acting Secretary has the same legal authority, though they do tend to punt as much as possible until an appointment is confirmed and in the office. Though this would be a very low priority indeed. Even if this gets put on the to-do list, the bigger issue will be over who pays for it. Guarantee that DoD doesn't want to eat the operations costs and without an order to make it happen out of their existing funds, would only be as cooperative as opening the arms room door and filling out some paperwork to make a transfer happen.

The most recent one hit my inbox at 9:17am this morning.

There are five more to go along with all these.

So, if we're going to argue semantics, let's at least try to get it right about what the NRA actually accomplished in this election. For my money, the biggest thing they did was give that much earlier than usual endorsement of Trump once it was simple math that he would win the Republican primary. This put a lot of Republicans still opposed to him in a political bind...pick a fight with the candidate the NRA had their arms around, or tone it down and accept the inevitable to stay on the NRA's good side. While the overall effect wasn't what I would call critical, or a deciding factor, it did allow Trump to consolidate things faster than he otherwise would have (though it's debatable if he took advantage of that).

Okay, but how many of those they pushed to the polls wouldn't have found their way there without the NRA? Being able to vote against Hillary was motivation enough I'd say. I just can't see the NRA inspired push being what put DJT into the west wing. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

How was the NRA imperative to this? President Trump won on a jobs message, massive discontent with the healthcare market, and a weak opponent. The pro gun stuff was simply preaching to the choir. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

A pistol like that sure fits in with his gaudy personal aesthetic. I also don't like the idea of a pistol that isn't meant to be shot and maintained...that thing probably wouldn't do well with any standard gun cleaning products. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I sort of wondered if it was a joke, since I doubt my postings are highly sought after or anything. Then after enough times I realized something must be glitchy.

Just got another one. Cam girls aren't this persistent. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I had a small folding knife in my bag that the TSA in Indianapolis found as I made my way home from overseas. Somehow the MPs on customs inspector detail missed it when I went through Kuwait, otherwise I could have just put it in my checked bag during the inspection there. Not sure when, but at one point, it made its way into the laptop compartment of my backpack. Ironically, I had been wondering about it for a bit, thinking I had left it in Afghanistan. The agents in Indy we're quite chill about it, offered to let me pay to have it mailed, but I didn't feel like coughing up the cost.

I've gotten that email sent from TGO four times now, twice in the last three hours. What gives?