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  With Japanese subtitles on the broadcast I trust?

So, I've been having some issues with my 16" AR recently. Basically a mix of failure to eject, failure to cycle properly, and failure to lock back after the last round of a mag. I tried 55gr, 62gr, 20rd mags, 30rd mags, carbine buffer, an H2 buffer at the range to troubleshoot it...and nothing. Today while cleaning it, the bolt caught my eye, and I think I found the problem. So, for those who see distressed AR's more than me, how the hell did this happen? It came new with a BCG in a PSA upper last year, and somewhere between 500-1000 rounds through it (I don't keep round counts, just a wide estimate). This seems way too soon for something like this.

  I've seen it.  But one movie over 45 years ago compared to the litany of books, movies, and TV specials in the last ten years doesn't compare.  Plus, the whole Bin Laden mission is still in the public mind.   Like Spots said, incredible people, but there are guys all over the SOF community doing just as much to keep the country safe, while not getting the same level of PR from it.  And that's how they prefer it.

  They aren't as well published, or Hollywood ready.

Communication breakdown between the source and the people writing the script.  They heard ammo, but what was really said was hair gel. 

Makes sense as I hadn't been to a TWRA range before June. What are they going to do, send an employee to spot check for permits at the unmanned ranges? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk, because I felt that Oh Shoot wanted to know that particular bit of information.

CZ Scorpion, or a .300BLK upper to have for my current SBR. Both pending funds of course, and for the .300BLK, I can only really see doing it if I have the money for a can to go with it. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk, because I felt that Oh Shoot wanted to know that particular bit of information.

I pay $8 every time I'm at Stones River Range. Is that what they mean? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk, because I felt that Oh Shoot wanted to know that particular bit of information.

  I saw more articles from gun sites and the like than any traditional news source by about 10-1.  This was a rumor spun into a tizzy by paranoia.    Whatever he has will come out with the rest of the 2016 last year of his Presidency agenda at the State of the Union. 

Hope everyone on TGO has a great 2016. 

To raise my skill level when it comes to pistol shooting.

  That was in April when the budget is a concept more than it's a reality.   The President's budget submitted a request for $168.8 billion.  Skipping forward past the mind numbing budget process, the final approved amount was, if this article represents the total amount, $166 billion.  Compared to 2015, when the VA budget was $163.5 billion, that's an increase, even if a small one and not what the President, OMB and VA wanted.  Compared to 2009, when the VA budget was $97.7 billion, and it's a hell of an increase.   The devil is in the details, and with the VA budget, it has to be looked at as mandatory and discretionary spending since "the budget" is divided into those two separate items, plus a capital budget for things like buildings and repairs.  The combined number is called the VA budget.  This repeats for every department in the federal government.  Anyhoo...   Mandatory is what gets paid out by law to those who qualify and are approved, like my use of the GI Bill, and is basically an if they qualify for it they get it benefit spending that auto adjusts every year.  The total amount isn't subject to much drama unless there are changes to the amounts authorized, which rarely happens downward.  To say we're spending less if that number goes down without a change in the law would be like saying the VA is spending less on veterans after I'm done with school.  It's not really true, I'm just not taking the money I'm authorized since I don't need it after getting a degree, or the benefit expired and I no longer qualify.   Discretionary spending is what they spend on all the optional items, like how many doctors, nurses, case workers, clerks, ect... to employ, and how many supplies to stock the hospitals and offices with.  That's what shows if they are actually raising the budget or not.  For FY 2016, the VA discretionary budget was approved in the Senate at $71 billion, a rise from $68 billion in 2015.

  I think that the 'right track/wrong track' question is one that is too simple to deal with the complexity of the myriad issues our country deals with.  In my mind, we're doing well on some areas, need to improve in others, and need to overhaul the way we operate on others.    In general though, I think we're doing good, despite the prognostications of doom and gloom that justify shows of which advertising time is sold for.  Having seen a decent bit of the rest of the free world, and some of the oppressed world, America is good to go in my mind.

  Oh, believe me...I could not care less about someone so sick and twisted as to be convicted of felony level animal abuse.  They're stealing nitrogen & oxygen that could be better taken by the animals they abused on top of their crimes as far as I'm concerned.   It's what a precedent like this can bring about once the Social Justice Warrior crowd can leverage it to their wants that has me shaking my head.  Bad laws often start against those we hate the most because "they deserve it" before they are turned against the public at large.

  One conviction database, where you can enter a name and get search results, I can get behind.  Separate "look at what they did" ones based on moral outrage, not so much.

  They're using my tax dollars to do it.  I'll have my say, thanks.

  Big difference between public record where you have to put in a modicum of research, and easily searchable website like they set up.  The former is designed to be a matter of record while the other is meant to be queried by the public with ease.  If this gets challenged, intent will be the focus of if it's out of bounds with the 8th.

  That is a huge problem.  The how to solve it part is where you realize that there is no easy solution.  Government enforcement is out of the question, and government encouragement through things like the tax code is a slippery slope.  You can't just ostracize single parents, or kids from broken homes either.  Once upon a time, it was a financial necessity to stay as a family unit, but a lot of people were trapped in loveless homes there as well.   Like I said, huge problem, no easy solutions.

While I get the intent, I can't see how this is a good thing overall.  The address listing especially.  That's inviting some kind of vigilante justice.   The child sex offender registry I understand as a matter of common sense to allow parents to be informed about dangers in their immediate area.  The need in public interest is there.  But it's not like you let your dog run around the streets with other dogs to play during the day.  This is just public humiliation, and I'm wondering if it would survive a challenge under the Eighth Amendment.

I think we're just changing, and change is rarely accepted by 100% of folks.  Different in action, but not in theory from the changes of the 30s, then the 60s.  Just a cultural shift...as before, the Republic will survive.  But those who feel that "their America" is going away will feel bad about it.       I just go with one consistent standard.  The actions of individuals don't define the demographic for me.  People who obey the law and go about their lives don't make for good news stories, gun owners and Muslims alike.       Social Security (which includes everything under it) accounted for is going up as the boomer generation retires.  It's also the single biggest item in the federal budget at over a trillion dollars, and is funded by the special taxes for it.  All the reasons add up, but yeah, it's running out of money because the funding for it won't be able to keep pace with the payments, which are mandated by law.    As for Food Stamps, the money is there because it's a discretionary spending program and has been reauthorized by Congress every year.  Also, saying that group doesn't work for the money isn't accurate.  My family was on food stamps when I was a kid.  My father was working an honest job driving cross country in an 18-wheeler during that time.  I remember having my apartment packed up the day after the 2012 election, and the movers told talked about how they voted for Obama because they were worried Romney would cut food stamps.  Hard to make a case they aren't working for a living and doing their part for society.  Is there abuse, sure.  But there are also a lot of people using the program to get by while working hard, but necessary jobs.       Show me how we're cutting benefits to veterans?  The VA budget trend line is decidedly up over the last decade.  Just for myself, I'm having about $20k a year in tuition and housing costs paid for by the VA while I'm in school full time.   As to the size of the military, don't focus on the size of the force, focus on capabilities.  The Army doesn't need as many troops unless we plan on more ill advised occupations, the Navy isn't getting into ship to ship battles, and the Air Force has focused more on drones than manned aircraft in recent years.   Force size is a constant refinement.  What really matters is that SOF hasn't taken any big cuts, but has actually grown, as it should for the wars we fight today.

  I don't think the timing is political in any way.  The holiday release schedule this year was pretty packed with Star Wars and the rest, so if I was promoting this movie, I wouldn't want to be lost in that shuffle.  When you look at it from a "when will people notice this movie and come see it" standpoint, waiting until after all the other blockbuster movies died down a bit makes sense. 

  When I was working in Afghanistan, I got back into working out in a big way.  Time and facilities were there for me, so I took advantage of it.  I used this website to study a good bit and put together a workout plan.  Very easily laid out and the .gif's for examples on form are great. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

I call my dental hygienist a dominatrix, that woman takes too much pleasure in torturing me.  But she's great at her job, so I go back for more every six months.

The State of the Union is scheduled for January 12th.  I'd expect anything to come out a day or two before and referenced in the address, or announced first in the SOTU then implemented after.  Either way, I don't see much that is possible via EO.  Maybe more "calls to action" directed at Congress, or a White House Task Force to find new recommendations, or something else that has no real power beyond the initial press release.

If I ever need to show someone how good a place TGO is, I'll just send them the link to this thread.