peejman

I wouldn't do it either. But it's pretty clear that even though this guy has a gun on his hip, he's in condition white. If someone practiced and could do it super fast like the pros, you'd be walking away before he recovered from the shock of someone snatching it. Remember the video of the Lenior City cop snatching the gun from the guy on the motorcycle? It happens really fast when you don't expect it.

This is an interesting story that I think speaks to some of the issues (anger, isolation, ...) and relatively simple solutions (kindness, compassion, love, ...). The world has grown cold and hard. I feel like it's largely related to the slow decline of Christian values in this country. People have become afraid to give simple outward kindness for fear of being negatively judged or labelled. Everyone wants something tangible in return, when the intangible is the best reward. “If you see someone who looks like they need love, give it to them,” Aaron said. “Even a small hug, a word, or a smile could actually save lives. Compassion is the only real way we can stop this. Love people even when they don't deserve it.” http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/20/man-writes-open-letter-after-parkland-massacre-was-almost-school-shooter.html

Snatch it, drop the mag, lock the slide back, catch the ejected round out of the air, sit it all on a nearby shelf, tell him to have a nice day, and calmly walk away.

This high school is big at 44 acres. It more closely resembles a community colllege with about 10 separate buildings encompassing about 10 acres with 3 street entrances with open gates. Check it out on google maps. There's no way 1 cop could do anything if he didn't happen to be right there.

Clearly you know more about it than I do. I'd never heard of peated scotch before now. I've tried JWB and thought it was terrible. Now I know what to avoid.

So one could argue that in the case of this school (and likely many others) convenience is/was more important than security. That needs to change.

If you value the outbuilding and it's not easily moved, I'd talk to the neighbor about buying the property it's sitting on. Otherwise move it or scrap it.

Lots of municipalities already have "reserve officers" or similar programs. My local sheriffs office has a handful of retired cops and their friends who ride around in police cars and do things like visit shut-ins, deliver paperwork, and just be an extra set of eyes/ears in the community. To my knowledge they're not authorized to arrest anyone or other such things, but they do have radios and can call in what they see. Why not have them show up at the schools at arrival/dismissal times and simply be a presence. Instead of one cop on site during the most vulnerable hours, have one cop and 3-4 reserve officers, simply to be present and visible. Once school starts, they lock the gates behind them and go do whatever until dismissal time. It'd be 2-3 hours/day with all the holidays and breaks built into the school system. They local sheriff also had a citizen's academy years ago with the idea that graduated could become reserve officers, but for whatever reason they discontinued it. Could be a good time to bring that back.

I've said that for years. Gridlock is the best option when it concerns the federal government. No action is usually the best action, at least they can't make it worse. My guess is the NFA will have to be revised to include bump stocks and binary triggers to accomplish the "ban". I also won't be surprised to see a proposal to include "high capacity" magazines as well.

These are what I've had before... stuff aged in sherry, wine, or port casks. Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie,... quite tasty. I've never had a scotch that tasted like Jaegermeister before this one. And for the record, the scotch was Kilchoman and the rye was Few.

One sample (a double shot essentially) of three different whiskys. I'm not aware that I can choose what they send. This one is 2 out of 3. "A" was Breckinridge, which was good. "B" was a rye that I can't recall the maker that was ok. "C" was a single malt scotch that was ... terrible. I don't know how they made scotch taste that bad. Bitter, biting, sour, nasty aftertaste, .... The first sip gave me that cold medicine full body shiver.

Why were the doors unlocked? A locked commercial door with a push bar is easy to open from the inside when it's locked. It's against fire code to have doors that won't let someone out when they're locked.

Sorry, a "please check in at the front desk before you walk through any of the unlocked doors" policy doesn't qualify as "so many security measures". Sounds just like the arguments for gun free zones... unenforceable "policies" that make people feel good instead of fixed requirements that cannot be avoided or bypassed.

My 4th grader brought home a fairly thorough and (IMO) age appropriate study guide for his test on the Revolutionary War. It covered the high points fairly well. The only thing we didn't care for was the characterization of Paul Revere's ride, which has been reasonably proven to not have occurred as portrayed by Longfellow. The nitty gritty details of such things can wait until high school or college.

Probably not. I might stick my head out the window and yell MOO! at some cows though.

My wife got me this for VD. Seems there's s "whisky of the month" club like the beer of the month. The one I've tried so far was pretty good.

Be sure to yell "FORE!" at the top of your lungs as well. We love that.

It's a daily struggle.

Nope. I was in high school at the time. My 3 iron 2nd shot into the 18th hole (parallel to the road) got away from me. The ball must have gone through the tree line without hitting much (yeah, the only time that ever happens). I wasn't sure if it hit the car, but the guy turned around and came back to track me down. The ball hit the hood and bounced off the windshield. I wish it had hit the windshield first as they're cheaper to replace than pulling a dent and repainting a hood.

Speaking as someone who has hit a car while it was driving down the road, it's not nearly as fun as you'd think.

Yep. It just takes that one great shot to keep you coming back. I don't get to play nearly as much as I'd like. It gets expensive and life gets in the way a lot. My kids show occasional interest so time will tell where that goes. What Hozzie said... get some basic instruction now. There's 100 different ways to do it, the hard part is finding the one that works for you. You'd be surprised how much you can learn with a pitching wedge in your backyard and a putter on the hallway rug. Drive for show, putt for dough. You can't make a birdie with a driver, but you can darn sure make a bogey.

When are we going to get serious about school security? If children are our most precious resource, why do we box them up and leave them largely unprotected? Walmart has better security than a lot of schools. It's pitiful. Would a police car sitting in front of the building have sent him somewhere else? Would someone monitoring security cameras be able to call in the cavalry in enough time to catch it before it started? How did someone with no business being there even get within shouting distance of the building?

Doesn't matter either way. They all work fine once you pack them full of Wilson Combat parts.

Prayers for guidance for him and peace for you and your family.

Welcome!