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I'm surprised no one has mentioned little Abel putting on his Sons ring that Gemma gave him when they were driving off to Nero's farm.  He will grow into the life, regardless of all that Jax did.

    I believe in the death penalty. I don't believe in the mockery it has become. Twenty appeals, millions of dollars and a circus. If you are tried and found guilty and thus sentenced to death, one appeal, to begin immediately should be enough to ensure a mistake wasn't made. Death within a year. Simple as that.   Someone should not live life in prison awaiting the death penalty. Nor should we spend millions of dollars on an inmate. Prison isn't meant to be a place of television, computers and video games. It is punishment.

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Couple of points....   I had a girlfriend back in the day who was involved in a pretty horrendous car wreck when she was 17. Car flipped and she was ejected. Broke her pelvis in 3 places yet she was able to crawl almost 100 yards back to the highway to flag down help.....Sorry but I'm just not a believer in "pelvic shots are sure stoppers".    My great grandfather was involved in a gunfight in Carbondale Alabama (Mining town north of Birmingham) in 1920...actually it was a rolling series of gunfights....The whole thing stemmed from an argument during a mining strike . He was shot first, but hit peripherally...my great grandfather was tough dude who had been a miner and had served in the Spanish American war in Cuba where he had been wounded so he knew already what being shot felt like. He was not terribly impressed with being shot with a pistol so he pulled his and the other guy was hit multiple times and was dead right there....   After that ANOTHER guy shot him with a rifle. The rifleman jumped behind a tree for cover. Great Granddad yelled for him to "come out and fight fair"...at which point the guy stepped out from behind the tree and great granddad emptied his 1911 into him and pounced on him yelling "you killed me now I'm gonna kill you" (apparently the rifle wound really hurt) and proceeded to cave in his skull with the now empty pistol......after that he got up and ran off with several shotgun wielding assailants in hot pursuit.....they opened up on him with the shotguns and after being hit multiple times he "surrendered". He lived 26 more hours until the wounds got septic and he died of what they referred to as "lead poisoning". During that 26 hour time he was conscious and aware and was able to relate what had happened to the doctors and that is how the story was related in the newspaper... the peripheral pistol shots he received had little effect, the rifle shot was painful but not vital, but the multiple shotgun hits...those got his attention.   So I'm not a big believer in "stopping power" in pistols, not a big believer in pelvic shots or...."seemingly random bullet placement". People shot  multiple times in the "nipple to neck thoracic zone" tend to stop what they are doing and go to sleep. People shot elsewhere...it is a crap shoot and some people will fight on even after receiving painful injuries.....but as with everything YMMV.

So I got curious of how fast the two gut piles would last and who would come to diner, so I put up a game camera to find out. Looks like the only one missing is the bobcat, must of been busy.

With all due respect if you shoot to wound then you have no business carrying a firearm...

I have heard of many people being shot in the head and not stopped. You can stop a bad guy really quick with a 22lr caliber if you know where to put the bullets. I had a buddy's wife get approached by two bad guys in the Rivergate Mall Parking lot on night. She wheeled around with her 22 Cal pistol and pointed it at them. They said you won't shoot and began towards her and she put to fast rounds in the groin area of the first one and he went down fast rolling in pain and screaming. The second one broke and ran. He husband told her where to shoot  and took her out with a shooting dummy and she practiced to where at about 15 feet she was dead on. Bullet placement is priority 1 in my mind..........................jmho

One or two of these I disagree with but for the most part seems like sound advice;   1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. 2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap – life is expensive. 3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss. 4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly. 5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.) 6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun. 7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running. 9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on “pucker factor” than the inherent accuracy of the gun. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. “All skill is in vain when an Angel blows the powder from the flintlock of your musket.” 10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. 11. Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. Have a plan. 13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won’t work. 14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 16. Don’t drop your guard. 17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees. 18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.) 19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH. 20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get. 21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 23. Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation. 24. Do not attend a gun fight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with anything smaller than “4″. 25. You can’t miss fast enough to win. Original link: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/ccw/gunfight_rules.htm

Those are good but I like Clint Smiths better from Thunder Ranch..............jmho   "Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!" "An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity." "A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'" "When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away." "I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy." "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." "You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family." "You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it." "You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language." "Don't shoot fast, shoot good." "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for." "If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick." "Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's gonna be empty." "Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way." "Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something." "The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win." "The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead."  

For me, if the primary purpose is hunting, I would go with a minimum of a 6" barrel, and would recommend an 8". I think 10" is getting a bit unwieldy to carry around, but for the right price, I would certainly consider it. The need for length is of course extra bullet speed. For a backup gun only, 4" or 6" would be ok. I think a scope also goes better on an 8", but that is just me. I may be a little biased. Not a SBH, but it is an 8 3/8 barrel with scope.

It arrived today, beat up as all crap but thankfully magpul has good boxes.

It's called Secret Santa not Public Santa...

Last year I did reveal mine, but I also wrote a letter explaining why I chose what gifts. I did not this year, and I also shipped from a location other than my home. Maybe I'll see if they like the gifts first! lol

I predict the gougers can create this false scarcity for quite some time.  Their margins may begin to fall but when you can buy something for a mere 25.00 and sell it for 40, 50+ it still beats most investments and only costs some time waiting in a line.  I won't do it.  Out of pure dumb luck I scored a bucket of Goldens for less than 60 bucks a couple of weeks ago. I traded it to a young cop friend of mine who has a son who likes to shoot for a breakfast at Shoney's.  He got a good deal for 8 bucks.

Yeah the funny thing is if she had a special deputy commission (which seemed to be common at one time as a permit), she would have been exempt from that law.  We need to find a legislator that is very well spoken and respected and can promote a bill to make the fixes to provide exemptions for handgun carry permits in these situations.    As much as I like Constitutional carry, I would much rather use the effort right now to fix the permit system so the people who have a permit can walk around and not have to worry about these sort of problems.

I think the difference is between who is being taught.  For everyday SD situations COM is the best course or action, if you are a trained professional such as a patrolman, SWAT or Hostage Rescue then it may make sense to give them the option depending on circumstance and target.  We were/are taught COM, body, body, head is the string; this is for the times the opponent may be wearing body armor.  The two body shots will either kill or disable a non protected opponent, or take him off balance if he is, with a follow up CNS shot.  While shooting at the pelvic region is effective and may take an opponent down, even kill him it does not take a determined one out of the fight, specially if armed.  Of course many thieves are not that determined, most will run when confronted with any weapon which they feel may kill or injure them such as a .22, but if they are cranked up on drugs they may feel little to no pain and have no sense to stop the attack no matter what. 

Whew. I'm gonna have to differ with the opinion on pelvic shots, intentionally targeting the pelvis in hopes of incapacitating the aggressor...   I have had many, many patients with fractured pelvic injuries, sometimes broken in several areas, both young and old, that could still stand, and walk. It was painful, but not incapacitating for them.   A rifle round may cause significant pelvic damage...but that's just a maybe. The aggressor may in fact die..but our goal is, should be, to stop the aggressive action quickly.   Please take a look at the below, from Dr. Gary Roberts, a reliable source, imho.   I don't have a dog in this fight as they say, but I also believe that center of mass, torso type hits, are preferable. The occular window for a head shot is tough, and may well be more luck than skill in a lethal confrontation..again, just an unsolicited opinion...     http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2008Intl/Roberts.pdf     "Shots to the Pelvis

Can't show you...cause I'm still the resident non-tech dinosaur; but my Santa did good!   Got a Kershaw  Blackwash 4-piece set with a great looking Tanto blade, flashlight, mini-tool, and dog tag. And even a Winchester Bore LIght!   Awesome!   Kershaw set goes in my glove box, and the bore light...well maybe it too. Never know when I'll need to look at another gun. lol   Thank you Santa!

Just the fact parole was even considered is unconscionable. :(

  That actually makes a lot of sense.   I bought a Gen4 G26 sort of by accident. I really didn't intend to do it. But my buddy the fabled Rabbi was closing his old shop and it just sorta came home with me 

There is also a redundant lock available for around $200 that features both a manual dial and an electronic keypad. You can use the elock for day to day use and the dial if the elock were to fail. We can usually swap this one with most factory installed locks. Also, if you ever find yourself locked out of a safe of any type, we offer professional safecracking services for residential and commercial safes and vault doors AND when we're done, the safe is still serviceable and there's virtually no sign that it was cracked.

My opinion so take it for what it's worth but the best caliber for anyone is whatever you are comfortable with and can shoot the best with it's all about training if it's not fun to shoot or is uncomfortable to shoot you won't practice and you won't be accurate with it -DEO VINDICE-

The key to all of this is to stop growing and manicuring weeds and start growing potatoes.

Taking a page from Willis' playbook, I had these made for all of the FNRA Banquets here in TN. The #1 knife will be up for "donation" after the first of the year. #2 will be at the FNRA Statewide meeting here in Nashville in Feb. I love the 2 tone blade and Dave @ Protech really hooked us up with these :) [URL=http://s296.photobucket.com/user/sprsnk/media/NRATN1_zps25a81bad.jpg.html][/URL]

Or a very short ride and a long fall for an amateur.

Darwin left one, should have taken both!

Buddy, there's always something else to consider when going thru a move or putting a safe down.   Either and both can be a pain in the backside.

SBH, 6.75" barrel, Simons 2x scope, great shooter, loves a 300 gr HP boolit. I cast and reload, have a few diff molds for 44. I am not the best shot but am getting better. [URL=http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/pistols/SuperBlackHawk44Mag_zpsd0e3a7c0.jpg.html][/URL]

If they are looking for mentally challenged they might want to begin at the source of such a request.............jmho

I wasn't speaking of 22LR, BTW; I was speaking of a more realistic protection caliber. If someone is going to charge me with a knife I'm going to rapid fire one to the lower abdomen and then multiples into center mass until dude stops or kills me. I shoot to stop; not shoot a couple rounds and see if it works. :)

We will have a fixed blade next year, but this one will be a very cool TR4

Might?

I read the article as a deputy, (since the Sheriff's department was commenting and this was a county school board), was at the meeting; not called. I also read it that the deputy had previously seen a picture of a concealed carry purse containing a gun on this woman's Face Book page that resembled the purse that she was carrying, (a fact that I find dubious, but that could be because I have nothing to do with FB nor do I follow others people's accoutrements with that kind of interest). Even if this were all 100% accurate, what made the deputy suspect that the purse actually contained a gun at that particular time? How many people disarm before going into a prohibited area but leave the holster or purse on their person? How many purses look similar? Absent any other information here I do not see PC. What I did see from the comments below the article made me suspect the real story: This woman was not liked and therefore targeted, and they either got lucky that she forgot to disarm this time, or she was stupid full of herself thinking that the law didn't apply to her. Either way, they did not arrest her because she turned herself in later after it was turned in to the prosecutor. Why not arrest her? She was caught in a felony, right? Could it be that the deputy questioned the methods and doubted the case, and needed the prosecutor to make the decision? Let's just say that this report has my BS detector going off. Terry Stop: You still must have reasonable suspicion and frisking someone is not a search. I would also opine that a woman has a reasonable expectancy of privacy concerning her purse. If the purse were physically on the woman at the time then I agree that the officer can look in the purse for an easily accessible weapon. If the purse was not on her person I see it as no different than a locked glovebox or trunk because it wasn't easily accessible to her during her "stop" as it were. Either way, the article doesn't say. We both know that the outcome of many cases are heavily determined upon how much money the suspect has to spend on a vigorus defense, and the quality of the BS detectors of the judge and jury members. Most people do not have that kind of money: therefore, they cut a deal, so whatever truth there is in a case never comes out. This little fact appears to me to feed the beast of police deception. I know this because I've privately asked many veteran LEOs if they've lied to win a case, and the many of those said yes followed by their own justification for doing so which usually amounted to, "Hey! If they can lie then so can I!" I have also witnessed LEOs lying or embellishing the truth on the witness stand first hand. I'm not saying that all LEOs lie, (it was something that I wouldn't compromise my integrity over, and neither would some that I knew), but it happens far more frequently than people outside of the process realize. In some ways I think it's the nature of the beast because LEO's tend to be type "A" personalities who are competitive by nature. Personally, I hate to lose, but I feel that I lose even more if I cheat to win.

In this case, never any children taught at this building...  it is an administrative office building which only houses staff employees for the school district.  Also probably clouding the water is the fact she showed up for a 'working session' of the school board as an elected commissioner having oversight over the school board and the schools.   And while this case is bad, the law is so poorly written that if you're sitting in a restaurant carry your pistol... and a group teachers walk in use the backroom for a meeting, you've just become a felon too.  If a cross country team stops at McDonald's on their way home, automatic felon for anybody carrying in the restaurant.   We should all use this case as an example of how bad laws can be applied against otherwise law abiding people, and work to change the poorly worded law.   Clearly not the sharpest knife in the draw, otherwise she would have gone to the Sheriff and gotten a 'special deputy' badge for helping him out (wink wink) on some budget concern...  then she would have been a law enforcement officer carrying on school ground ;)  

  During this whole ordeal I had two decisions to make: Medium, but bigger than the one I have, or big one? Garage or in the house?   Got the first part done, now I'm flipping back and forth. I don't know why, it just seems like I'd be happier with them in the house. If I end up going with the garage I will get a stall pad from TSC. Won't crush or get mushy, and for $50 to keep moisture off the bottom of the safe it's worth every penny.  I've already got a place cleared out in the house so I reckon we'll give it a try and see if it goes. If not, I'll put it in the garage. I'll truly get to enjoy having the safe once it's moved in and I'm loading it up :)

I promise one thing, when you all see the one I have designed, and the price  that damn near all of you will want in, but it will be after the Runt4's are all delivered before I spill the beans I am going to try to get Dave to build me one and I will post pictures of it the same time I announce it

It was a jug a wine and a piece of bread shown after she gave Jax the blanket. I suppose that it was a reference to the sacrament, blood and body of Christ. As Jax also spread his arms wide is if he were being crucified moments prior to meeting the truck.   Some are seeing a plethora of religious references there. The Ghost has been seen not only before important deaths, but life changing events in the series as well. Sutter has said she is meant to be whatever you (the viewer) perceives. I have often felt she was an angel of death, or judgement at the lest.   Some are seeing, and I disagree, that Jax was a relation to Christ, and he died for the sins of the club. Jax died for his own sins. Which were numerous. 

Can we fix it?

Yes, he is a very nice person to meet. I've had the pleasure of running into him twice. And it always amazes me that he has the patience to stop and talk with all us yahoos who just want to say hello, shake his hand, and say how we all watch his videos.    A true gentleman.

Dang Santa is a genius and very generous. It will be a Happy Holiday for sure Here's a better pic :)

I'd be willing to bet it's a problem with USPS and not Primary Arms. I have ordered from them no less than 30 times, all flawless

Or would you guys prefer a Large Auto on this run instead of fixed blade? a TR4 would be much cheaper and they are great knives, just throwing ideas out here, this next run wont be happening until Summer, I will start collecting for it it in May

I wonder if Chris Reeve would do a special Pacific run?

Damn. I don't think I could bring myself to bring that home, let alone put it in the gun safe... LOL

I'm stopping in there on the next K-town trip!   I have been able to get hands on with an auto capable AR in 223 and 9mm, and joy of gun joys...a 1928 Thompson.     The Tommy was bar far the most fun. Also the most expensive to shoot. Those sticks and drums don't last very long. lol

  .357 mag was the reason I bought my first hearing protection :) Still one helluva caliber. It's why the 357 sig has my attention. I'll wind up popping for a real Glock barrel for my 23  before it's all said and done.

I know a guy who was hit directly with an RPG and survived. Apparently all RPGs are ineffective and useless due to my anecdotal experience. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  Yep, and you see where messing with his divine design got them. Straight to the hangman's noose at Nuremberg. Proof that the 9mm ain't ####. If they'd kept the mighty .45 against our own 1911 thunder hammers, the two mighty forces colliding would likely have caused an extinction event like the one that that killed off the dinosaurs. Geologists 100,000 years from now would be referring to the "JMB layer" in the sedimentary time line.

Similar nonsense is said in every gun shop across the country. Eavesdrop sometime and you will hear.

This - the guns are personal property and are part of your estate, to be disposed of per any directions you have left. Just realize that guns are easily moved, so if you have special requests on their disposition it might be wise to let people know BEFORE you die. If cousin wilbur decides he gets your purty gun then sells it and later on its revealed it was a prize family heirloom - well - good luck with that!