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We have this young lady that works for us whose husband is deployed in Afghanistan. A couple of months before Christmas she let us know that she was putting together a couple of boxes of supplies for her husbands unit for Christmas. She gave everybody a list of common items they needed and asked us to donate if we were able. It was everyday stuff we take for granted like: batteries, magazines, energy bars, jerky, playing cards, juice boxes, gum, games etc... Most of the employees donated. My father, brother and I went to Costco and got a bunch of stuff. She was really surprised at the amount of items everybody in company collected. It took a few more boxes than she expected but she got everything shipped over to husbands unit. Her husband let us know how appreciative the unit was after they received the boxes. Well today at our company lunch she presented us with this flag and certificate her husbands unit sent us. I am going to get it framed and hang it in the office.

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It's still completely acceptable to be prejudiced against white people.

Of course, in true InfoWars fashion, they use creative liberties to make a story.  Unless I missed it, nowhere does it say that DHS is purchasing those targets, just that the same supplier that sells to DHS also sells those targets.  It feeds into this BS narrative that the Obama controlled DHS is preparing to wage war on the American people.  It also proves that when that's the only explanation you are looking for, you are guaranteed to find it.

I almost didnt click on this thread from the title...

Sounds like a pretty useless law, to me.  I still say the best way to handle it would be to declare the interior of a person's car to be protected just like the interior of their home and declare any 'right to search' clauses in employee contracts to be null and void in the state of Tennessee.  Heck, make it illegal for an employer to even ask to search an employee's vehicle.  If the employer suspects the employee has taken company property then let them call the cops, let the cops get a warrant and search the vehicle.  Otherwise, it is no one's business but my own what I legally keep in the interior of my vehicle which is my private property.

My wife's whistle is a .357 magnum.

The way that article ends like that really pisses me off. That cop needs to STFU, because as I see it he is attempting to somehow put the onus on permit holders for gang related crime. If gangs are a problem that are out of control, maybe they need to fire certain sh** bird cops who don't own the responsibility to curb gang related crime as opposed to blaming the LAW ABIDING folks. Are there any cops on here that work with this idiot?

If Christie gets the nom we're done. I've had all the moderate politicians I can stand. I will never vote for him.

Wow so sad to throw away a career and personal honor for what would have amounted to what, $3-5,000 a pop. Although I guess the honor was already lacking. Still, seems really stupid to me.

I would have just saved him all the reading and told him to buy a Glock 19.

It'll last until the SSA,  NOAA and other agencies who have no business purchasing ammo stop buying it just to keep it out of our hands which is exactly what is happening. There's absolutely no reason for the Feds to be buying 2 billion rounds or whatever the total is now. In light of that, I think you're behaving wisely.

I am good to go :up: and I get t tell the wife "I told you so" every chance I get 

supply and demand.   If you put 1000 gun owners in a room...   975 of them would own at least 1 .22 LR 850 of them would own at least 1 9mm more than half would own either 223 or 7.62xAK   so those calibers are in high demand and the price has increased on them.

In the end a thief is a thief.   What the item is, the condition of it or the value of it still doesn't change the fact it was stolen. The actual value might make a difference as far as the charges but it still doesn't change the fact the items were stolen and those that stole it should be held accountable for their actions. Even if the item stolen was worthless it is still a thief that is doing the stealing.   Even if the items were slated for destruction they were still stolen before the destruction was complete.   Dolomite

Same here. I think it will take someone who takes a solid stance on everything. That's what I want to see. I'm tired of these people who talk out of both sides of their mouth. People who stand for everything stand for nothing.

Stopped by "frothy monkey" in Franklin for breakfast and coffee. Free wireless however with any website related to guns or weapons such as this forum "blocked by system administrator" Interesting they do not block violent gaming websites or websites related to alcohol etc. Their system, their dime, so they can set it up any way they want...but I told them they lost a customer and would spread the word.

The two best things a man can own: a good dog and a good gun

  I wouldn't vote for Christie. Which part of the electorate? Democrats?

Cut it all??? So I guess our parents and grandparents who have paid into SS all their lives on the promise of receiving a retirement income should just go ahead and starve to death and decrease the surplus elderly population. We can just forget about the fact that if these people had simply be allowed to save the same amount of money stolen they could easily be millionaires...no, we'll just steel their money while they are working and then say...you don't get anything back; sucks to be you!   And for our soldiers and sailors who are lucky enough to actually server a career without getting killed should just go "f" them selves too.   And let's not forget the truly poverty-stricken who actually can't work or care for themselves...I guess they can just go die in the street...we can send along the meat wagons to haul their bodies off like they did during the black plague.   There are PLENTY of things that need to be cut including entire departments of the government that shouldn't exist at all but just "cutting everything" is about as helpful as saying "let them eat cake".

How do people this profoundly stupid get elected? How do people this out of touch with reality dress themselves each day. Unbelievable!

Thank God there are only white people on those targets. Anything else would have been offensive and racist.

INTRODUCTION -   Hey folks,   Looking through the Survival & Preparedness forum index, I do not see too many discussions on entry level radio communications.   One comment up front (stolen from DaveS) -  "Practicing" for SHTF situations still calls for LAWS to be followed.".  So, if it needs a license to operate....get one. Or don't operate the radio equipment described in this thread.   I'll plan on putting some general information together here in this thread, and focusing on the basics of preparing to "get in contact" when the lines are down.     Most of it will be web links to sources that are a lot better than I can do, but will include at least (in no ordained order, yet)  Getting Started in understanding what you can do to prepare, radio waves, frequencies, operating bands & services (HF, VHF, HAM, CB, FRS, GMRS, Commercial, Government, etc), propagation (gets from point-to-point),terrain,distance, TX/RX - transmitters and receivers (a combination of the two are called "transceivers") modes of operation (analog and digital), power (operating sources and transmitting output), Antennas, feedlines (between antenna & radio), and support structures, Operating & Communicating (home, mobile,portable, and use of "repeaters") Thoughts / Sources on Regulatory Guidance (staying out of trouble, minimizing attention to yourself), Reliability, Sustainability, Efficiency, Economy, Resourcefulness  ("Hints & Kinks" - how to do it cheaper and better) Sources and Vendors (places to purchase stuff) "I can Help !"  (identfy your self (w/callsign if able), and any other useful info on how you can help folks) It will not be exhaustive, or even necessarily precise, but will be close enough to get a new-comer started on learning, and identifying folks who can help. It is not meant to act as a all-in-all, but rather as a starter of learning process and a pointer to other resources.   Contributing OPS, please Title Your Post as top of this post (Antennas, Operations, etc and keep it informational as best we can). Lets try to do lengthy sidebar discussions in new threads, not this one. It is not limited to Ham Radio, although it will be a major contributor.

What's a Dayghter?

    Yeah, I'm with Caster on this one.   David has provided us with a very valuable resource. As a guy who is also pretty much a one man shop I can attest to the fact that it's a full time and a half job. Just make the effort to find him at your local gunshow.   No offense.

bought time! ive been waiting for this one since the "preliminary" lol   im with you though, about finding a way to measure muzzle rise/ kick back on each brake without and kind of human error

I have more than enough to make the average sheeple uncomfortable.

  I get excited to find a box because that means I can go for a while longer before I stop.  There is an amount I will not go below and finding a box replaces and extends my supply.  So even if not OUT, its great to buy some.

I had the same sick thought.

All the sories i can tell of MP's that have done extreamly stupid stuff,  It happens people.  It happens in every MOS some alot more than the MP Corp.  The difference is the amount of news it generates.  Any other MOS and it is likely that what their job is wouldnt of even been brought up.    Thats not saying that they dont deserve to be held accountable for their stupidity.   USCavscout,  its very rare that you find an MP that thinks they are above the law.  Typicall MP units are stricter and hold their own accountable more often than other MOS's

Man, that's a pain to deal with!  Makes you want to find the people responsible and take them out to the woodshed doesn't it?

They said they would email you, but they never emailed me. It took them about 24 hours to get mine in the system. Good luck!

  Ha, no offense meant brother.  My dad and uncle were both MPs, so it's kinda like making the Jewish pizza joke and being like "it's okay, my wife's Jewish."

I have a big problem with this. A gun in no way constitutes a threat on its own. If i'm standing in my house, as depicted by these targets, with a gun in my hand because I just shot an intruder and a cop comes in and starts throwing lead at me, I'm gonna be pretty pissed. These targets program trainees to engage when they see a gun. That is very foolish IMHO.

  That will rarely work for most sties because most web servers will use vhosts to serve many sites on a a single IP.  

Universal background checks = gun registration

SWFA: i've run both. kept the SWFA. not a better scope out there for that kind of money. yes, it's heavy, but for a reason. it's tough as hell and the glass is excellent. jmho...

These a-holes don't wanna fix it. They just want more and more of our money to with as they see fit. This is just another tactic to scare us into thinking more taxes is the only possible answer. The media will make certain that message "sticks" too.

I'm sick and tired of all the fearmongering coming from the government -- "Fiscal Cliff", "Sequester", etc.    I want to see the elephant.  I want to SEE what it is we're supposed to be so afraid of.  I WANT TO SEE what happens after the political apocalypse!   In the immortal words of Johnny Ringo, "OK Lunger, let's do it!"

A cut in the growth of spending is not a cut in spending. The way that is spun drives me bonkers. A cut is spending means you spend less this year than you did last year, not that ou increased your spending by less than you thought ou would.

It's not just new shooters/reloaders many years ago I was at a local range and with an all clear a couple of us was down range changing out targets when boom an old timer had fired his rifle down range at a target near the both of us. This hadn't been the first time I was told this gentleman had done that. Needless to say I don't visit that range any longer and that's why I bought property and built my own range. Just because there's an all clear still don't make any of us safe when down range. That's one day I will never forget.

IMHO the whole "no-hesitation" training policy is an extremely flawed concept, not every civilian with a gun in their hand is a threat that needs to be "shot on sight, without hesitation". George Washington & Thomas Jefferson would be appalled, as should every other free-thinking American, if a pregnant woman has a gun in her hand she probably has a damn good reason for it & she's probably scared out of her mind, how about identifying yourself as a police officer & simply asking her what's going on instead of gunning her down "without hesitation" as if she was some sort of Jihadi on a battlefield.

Indelible ink would fix everything. You dip your finger then cast your vote. Well it would work if the polling stations weren't corrupt. It would be like a lock only keeps honest people honest. Dolomite

Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.

Sounds like he needs to jam a rape-whistle into his sphincter, blow the theme to "Law and Order" and see who shows up.

I feel much safer now:)   He can take that whistle  and shove it.. Until their loved ones get raped and/or violated.. THEN they wish they had a gun...

  I think that over analysis has been running wild throughout this entire situation, it's not a plan to have us turn on any of the companies. They, as always, do not think any decisions out more than a step or two. My guess is that most of those politicians passing the laws didn't even know who Magpul was, much less that the factory was in their own state.   We as consumers have a choice to drive the market in ways that we want, that is capitalism. I don't think anyone wants to boycott Magpul, but if they stay in a state that supports state imposed restrictions, then why should anyone out of the state buy from them? All they're doing is pumping $100mil into an economy that despises them and us. 

Ron Ramsey was on WPLN this afternoon trying to have his cake and eat it too. Claimed ignorance of the loophole, and that Pretty underhanded. Our current Republican supermajority wants nothing more than for gun owners to go away, and are more than happy to sacrifice us on the alter of the precious big business interests that have bought them. I think we should publically name the next Debra Maggert. Edit: link attached. http://wpln.org/?p=45536

Let's be honest.  If a company wants to fire you for a gun, they will, but they aren't going to come out and say that.  They can fire you for any or no reason at all already.  Making a law that says they can't fire you for keeping a gun in your car isn't going to stop them from firing you if they want to.  I am of the opinion that if you are good at your job, no one is going to even think about firing you.  If you're being an imbecile and talk about having a gun in your car, you get what you get.  No one needs to know you have a gun in your car or otherwise.  No one needs to know you have a collection of guns at home. This is better than nothing.  At least you don't have to worry about where you are at every single point while having a gun in your car. I suspect there are already plenty of people carrying and the mass firing's haven't started yet.  

Looks like that would be the only thing. I have yet to see a posted parking lot in Knoxville.   Edit: They are just patting us on the head and hoping we will go away.