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I'll speak as the forensics professional here: 1. A lot of people may use "recreationally" if you can classify it like that. Minor use may not affect critical brain function. It doesn't matter. It's illegal. 2. Your disregard for the laws of the land also calls into question what other rules you may have set aside in the performance of your duties. 3. Maybe most importantly, it opens the examiner up to blackmail. Most marajuana use doesn't happen in a vacuum. People know about it. If the wrong people find out about it, they can influence cases. This guy made a major mistake, and was in the position to know better.

When I first looked at this picture, I thougt "What the - are they shipping these things with prizes these days" Then I realized it was a trigger lock. Looks like a decoder ring or something you would have gotten out of your cereal when you were a kid.

Nice.

Me too. It wasn't bad.

Nice setup! I've amassed a collection of his holsters at this point. David does awesome work. His belts can't be beat, either. I've got a brown and a black one, and don't expect I'll ever need another one in my lifetime.

Good luck and godspeed into the hereafter. RIP

While lint in the weapon is an issue, it is still an issue even with the holster. That said, the holster is good for keeping the weapon oriented and gives an extra layer of protection. Probably the biggest issue with carrying without a holster is the pistol shaped hole you're going to wear in your pocket after a couple of months. I'd spend the $20 on a pocket holster.

Stay away from Lifelock. They aren't necessarily a scam, per se, but you can get a better benefit elsewhere. No one can protect you from identity theft. Most products out there are like a smoke alarm. If they go off, you've still got a fire to deal with. Look for fully managed recovery in a product. The Zander product mentioned above through a provider out of Beaverton, OR is the only one that really does that right now. That is, you experience identity theft, call them, and they fix it. Guaranteed. They also warantee your recovery for a year. This is significant because from a criminal perspective, once you become a victim once, it's likely that the criminal is going to sell your info to someone else when he's done with it. PM me if you have questions. As a forensics specialist, I deal with this stuff on a daily basis. I'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

As a follow up, one of the other co-counsels in Heller, Robert Levy from the Cato Institute also has a great article on Heller and its implications: SECOND AMENDMENT REDUX: SCRUTINY, INCORPORATION, AND THE HELLER PARADOX | North America > United States from AllBusiness.com

Here is a great pro-2A article from an unexpected source - last month's Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. For anyone who has 15 minutes to spare, there is a great article reviewing the Heller decision and previewing the arguments and likely majority decision in the MacDonald. It gives good background into the 14th ammendment, it's historical interpretations, and some missteps in the court's interpretation over the years. It's well worth a read Mr. Neily was one of the co-counsels for the plantiff in the Heller case. http://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/neily.pdf

Nice. I've got the P99 AS, and love it. It keeps getting better the more rounds I've put through it. You'll like it.

I've got no experience there, and really know nothing about reloading. I can definitely see avoiding lead plate inside batteries, but it seems like external connectors might be okay. 56fordguy is right, though. You better have a way to move it; that would be a lot of lead to move by hand.

Saw this on the DRMO site earlier. Don't know what the fees would be, but current bid isn't bad for 1300 lbs. of lead 0001 - Uncategorized at Government Liquidation

I use the 95gr Cor-Bon DPX in my MicroEagle. Seems to work well, even though I haven't dug it out of anything to test its expansion.

Nice plinker. Have fun punishing cans for crimes they didn't commit.

Not in a hundred years. The judge would be impractical for everyday carry. If you want one, then go ahead, but I would keep the 642.

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That's interesting. I definitely think of my multitool as just that, a tool. However, I also carry a Spyderco military or paramilitary, and while those also are tools, I definitely think of them as secondary weapons.. I would be comfortable deploying either of them in a defensive role, but can't think of a situatioin where I would go for a knife over my pistol. I'm interested in where, and how you carry that knife. Maybe those of you who do carry can also include how and where. I don't have the option most days of going untucked, so I would either have to conceal it behind something or broadcast that I've got a knife. I would either have to keep my jacket on or find somewhere else to carry it.

You carry all those? You're like that guy in the beginning of Mad Max III.

The RC3-Mil version is a plain edge. They're shipping now with nice kydex sheathes as well. I picked one up from BladeHQ recently and have been really impressed by it. It's not my get out of trouble knive like my RC5 is, but it is nice for most uses. I really like the finger choil on it. It makes choking up on the blade for delicate work really easy.

I carry one in the truck as well. I'm really interested to see how many actually carry one on their person.

I've been suprised after looking at several of the Everyday Carry Threads and Everyday Blade threads that have been going around recently to see how many fixed blades are out there. I have a bunch of good fixed blade knives, but consider them specialized tools for the most part, and hence don't carry one everyday. How many of you carry a fixed blade knife on a daily basis? Feel free to post pics.

Good to hear you like it. You're right. It definitely doesn't have the best blade in my collection, but it does have a better one than the Leatherman it replaced. Come to think of it, I don't ever really use the blade, but am always using the pliers/screwdrivers. I like that the blade is a sheepsfoot design, but I really wish manufacturers would get over these half plain edge/half serrated blades. They both have their pros and cons, and by combining them, you take the pros of both away while gaining the cons of each. Give me a straight plain edge, or a full serrated one. I'm smart enough to make the choice on my own.

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That dude is the reason your mom told you that you would put your eye out with a BB gun.