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I think this might be one of the most awesome posts I have ever read on here.

Correct.

I use a Magpul sling with the SLAP from I KICK HIPPIES » GET YOUR SLAP PLATES HERE!!. Very happy with it. One of the things I like most about it is that it is a single piece construction, no excess parts to rattle or weld spots to potentially break. It doesn't interfere with full collapse of the buttstock either.

Don't sit in the "bar" area or an actual bar and you are ok.

I can't find fault in anything Sgt. Joe said. Back in the late 90's & early 00's I spent my time wearing either kikwear and JNCO's with gigantic pants legs and dayglo colored Adidas visors or some pleather filled goth getup because the raver girls and the goth girls were the easiest lays. As long as you wore the uniform and could talk the bands or DJs, you didn't have to wonder what what you were doing any given night, just where and with whom.

Thank you, but I only made mention of the numbers to show what the TGO donation was able to accomplish. To give kudos to all of y'all, not to solicit kudos for us. (I hope that doesn't sound ungrateful, I'm not always the most eloquent with my words)

The donation made for the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree program via Townsquare Vineyard Church in Collierville, TN allowed us to provide gifts for and additional 15 children of inmates. These gifts were all delivered by members of our church. The Commercial Appeal actually did an article (A1 above the fold!) about the program and interviewed our pastor. During the interview he made sure to tell the reporter that TGO made a donation that allowed us to reach out to more children than we would have on our own. That didn't seem to make it into the story though (why am I not surprised?). I am linking to the CA article below and take note of the number of children sponsored by the church of 250 and the number of children sponsored by our little church of 50. That wouldn't have been possible without TGO's help. Thank you on behalf of everyone at Townsquare Vineyard. Prison ministry program brings Christmas for kids of inmates » The Commercial Appeal *sorry for the delay in reporting back, that was my fault*

I once stored mine in a couch for about 3 months.

The stickers look awesome! WOOT!

Max California: There are some things that you see, and you can't unsee them. Know what I mean? ...If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you.

Considering how dirty .22lr is, what is the level of user serviceability of the suppressors you are looking at? The cost and time associated with having the manufacturer service the suppressor should be factored into the the cost.

For a long time you couldn't get actual absinthe in the US. Products like Absente that were distilled using petite wormwood were as close as you could legally get, though some European firms would ship the real thing to the US. regulations changed in Oct. 2007 and you can now buy absinthe that has been distilled using grande wormwood as long as it contains less than 10ppm of thujone.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/us/politics/19cong.html?_r=1&hp WASHINGTON — The Senate on Saturday voted to strike down the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, bringing to a close a 17-year struggle over a policy that forced thousands of Americans from the ranks and caused others to keep secret their sexual orientation. By a vote of 65 to 31, with eight Republicans joining Democrats, the Senate approved and sent to President Obama a repeal of the Clinton-era law, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,†a policy critics said amounted to government-sanctioned discrimination that treated gay, lesbian and bisexual troops as second-class citizens. Mr. Obama hailed the action, which fulfills his pledge to reverse the ban, and said it was “time to close this chapter in our history.†“As commander in chief, I am also absolutely convinced that making this change will only underscore the professionalism of our troops as the best-led and best-trained fighting force the world has ever known,†he said in a statement after the Senate, on a preliminary 63-to-33 vote, beat back Republican efforts to block final action on the repeal bill. The vote marked a historic moment that some equated with the end of racial segregation in the military. It followed an exhaustive Pentagon review that determined the policy could be changed with only isolated disruptions to unit cohesion and retention, though members of combat units and the Marine Corps expressed greater reservations about the shift. Congressional action was backed by Pentagon officials as a better alternative to a court-ordered end. Supporters of the repeal said it was long past time to abolish what they saw as an ill-advised practice that cost valuable personnel and forced troops to lie to serve their country. “We righted a wrong,†said Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut and a leader of the effort to end the ban. “Today we’ve done justice.†Before voting on the repeal, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created a path to citizenship for certain illegal immigrants who came to the United States at a young age, completed two years of college or military service and met other requirements including passing a criminal background check. The 55-to-41 vote in favor of the citizenship bill was five votes short of the number needed to clear the way for final passage of what is known as the Dream Act. The outcome effectively kills it for this year, and its fate beyond that is uncertain since Republicans who will assume control of the House in January oppose the measure and are unlikely to bring it to a vote. The Senate then moved on to the military legislation, engaging in an emotional back and forth over the merits of the measure as advocates for repeal watched from galleries crowded with people interested in the fate of both the military and immigration measures. “I don’t care who you love,†Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, said as the debate opened. “If you love this country enough to risk your life for it, you shouldn’t have to hide who you are.†Mr. Wyden showed up for the Senate vote despite saying earlier that he would be unable to do so because he would be undergoing final tests before his scheduled surgery for prostate cancer on Monday. The vote came in the final days of the 111th Congress as Democrats sought to force through a final few priorities before they turn over control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans in January and see their clout in the Senate diminished. It represented a significant victory for the White House, Congressional advocates of lifting the ban and activists who have pushed for years to end the Pentagon policy created in 1993 under the Clinton administration as a compromise effort to end the practice of barring gay men and lesbians entirely from military service. Saying it represented an emotional moment for members of the gay community nationwide, advocates who supported repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell†exchanged hugs outside the Senate chamber after the vote. “Today’s vote means gay and lesbian service members posted all around the world can stand taller knowing that ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ will soon be coming to an end,†said Aubrey Sarvis, an Army veteran and executive director for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona and his party’s presidential candidate in 2008, led the opposition to the repeal and said the vote was a sad day in history. “I hope that when we pass this legislation that we will understand that we are doing great damage,†Mr. McCain said. “And we could possibly and probably, as the commandant of the Marine Corps said, and as I have been told by literally thousands of members of the military, harm the battle effectiveness vital to the survival of our young men and women in the military.†He and others opposed to lifting the ban said the change could harm the unit cohesion that is essential to effective military operations, particularly in combat, and deter some Americans from enlisting or pursuing a career in the military. They noted that despite support for repealing the ban from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, other military commanders have warned that changing the practice would prove disruptive. “This isn’t broke,†Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, said about the policy. “It is working very well.†Other Republicans said that while the policy might need to be changed at some point, Congress should not do so when American troops are fighting overseas. Only a week ago, the effort to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell†policy seemed to be dead and in danger of fading for at least two years with Republicans about to take control of the House. The provision eliminating the ban was initially included in a broader Pentagon policy bill, and Republican backers of repeal had refused to join in cutting off a filibuster against the underlying bill because of objections over limits on debate of the measure. In a last-ditch effort, Mr. Lieberman and Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a key Republican opponent of the ban, encouraged Democratic Congressional leaders to instead pursue a vote on simply repealing it. The House passed the measure earlier in the week. The repeal will not take effect for at least 60 days, and probably longer, while some other procedural steps are taken. In addition, the bill requires the defense secretary to determine that policies are in place to carry out the repeal “consistent with military standards for readiness, effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention.†“It is going to take some time,†Ms. Collins said. “It is not going to happen overnight.†In a statement, Mr. Gates said that once the measure was signed into law, he would “immediately proceed with the planning necessary to carry out this change carefully and methodically, but purposefully.†In the meantime, he said, “the current law and policy will remain in effect.†Because of the delay in formally overturning the policy, Mr. Sarvis appealed to Mr. Gates to suspend any investigations into military personnel or discharge proceedings now under way. Legal challenges to the existing ban are also expected to continue until the repeal is fully carried out. In addition to Ms. Collins, Republicans backing the repeal were Senators Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts, Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, John Ensign of Nevada, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Olympia J. Snowe of Maine and George V. Voinovich of Ohio. “It was a difficult vote for many of them,†Ms. Collins said, “but in the end they concluded, as I have concluded, that we should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing to put on the uniform of this country.†Mr. Lieberman said the ban undermined the integrity of the military by forcing troops to lie. He said 14,000 people had been forced to leave the armed forces under the policy. “What a waste,†he said. The fight erupted in the early days of President Bill Clinton’s administration and has been a roiling political issue ever since. Mr. Obama endorsed repeal in his presidential campaign and advocates saw the current Congress as their best opportunity for ending the ban. Dozens of advocates of ending the ban — including one severely wounded in combat before being forced from the military — watched from the Senate gallery as the debate took place. Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Armed Services Committee, dismissed Republican complaints that Democrats were trying to race through the repeal to satisfy their political supporters. “I’m not here for partisan reasons,†Mr. Levin said. “I’m here because men and women wearing the uniform of the United States who are gay and lesbian have died for this country, because gay and lesbian men and women wearing the uniform of this country have their lives on the line right now.â€

woot.

So, This video does raise a question... When did Glock start making tasers?

Especially cameras.

If I were him I would be looking for a new job, preferably one that didn't involve tasers. LOL.

RICHMOND, Va.—A federal judge ruled Monday that a central plank of the health law violates the Constitution, dealing the biggest setback yet to the Obama administration's signature legislative accomplishment. In a 42-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson said the law's requirement that most Americans carry insurance or pay a penalty "exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power." Rest of the story after the jump Judge Sides With Virginia on Health Law - WSJ.com

One this to take comfort in, using the 3% rule, that means if it came down to it, over 9,000,000 people here in the US would stand and fight.

Third on Tiger Direct. If I was going to get a PC, that's the way I would go.

Vulcan/Hesse/Blackthorne <--The general consensus is to avoid these like the plague. Olympic also has less than stellar reviews.

I thought it was funny.

On the surface I would agree with you, but I think negligence is negated by the intentional illegal acts of another. Try this analogy, if say, someone doesn't lock their front door, is in the back yard and someone breaks in and steals a gun. They then shoot someone else with that gun, is the homeowner liable? The were negligent in not locking their door.