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  Yes, but rights apply to all of us.  Even the most undeserving person.  Even the person who abuses those rights the most.  That's why most (all?) of the people you see defending them are doing so.  Not because they agree with the behavior of the MENSA intellectuals you saw on that video, but because of the fact that those rights apply to each of us as well.   The problem with cancers, to borrow your analogy, is that there's no good way to get rid of them without universally applying a poison that affects the healthy members of the body as well.

  So if you were a cop arresting someone and you were outnumbered by the crowd yelling out "F you" "I don't care about that badge" "I'll F you up" and they were to the point of being within arms reach of you while you were wrestling with someone, that everything is hunkydory?   Those people weren't playing youtube freedom fighter, recording the cops from 15 or 20 feet away, they were interfering because the cop had to stop what they were doing and address the thugs multiple times.  I don't care who or where you are, you don't have a right to threaten a cop and then get within reaching distance of them without expecting something in return.

Well said. Another big problem I see is that groups are trying to make this a race issue; it is not. Criminals are trying to intimidate cops into not using the level of force required for fear of being arrested or losing their jobs. It won’t work and the politicians that are participating in that will be out of a job. The color of those thugs in Nashville had nothing to do with it. I have had the same thing happen many times with white people; rich white kids that think they are entitled and don’t know the law are as bad as the thugs. Most poor white kids know they will get cuffed and stuffed and they don’t get to play the race card. Who would have ever thought 20 years ago that we would be having a controversy over a cop shooting a thug that that just committed a robbery, beat the cop in the face, grabbed his weapon and caused the weapon to discharge? Is this where we are headed? I hope not, because if any of you think the cops are bad now, what do you think you will get when cops start getting arrested or fired for using force against criminals that are attacking them? The only people that will want the job will be the ones that you don’t want in there. Many citizens don’t stand for thugs attacking them or pulling guns on them; and neither will cops.

Finally got my MC Operator. This is my first real attempt at building a 1911 that is duty worthy. Added A Nighthawk one piece magwell/mainspring housing and VZ Alien grips. The magwell fits surprisingly flush. Still not sure on future modifications (suggestions welcomed) maybe a Wilson Combat Bulletproof extractor. Can't wait to shoot it. Here are the same pics from my cell that are in the Colt thread.

We usually stay at St. Simons Island on the coast of Georgia and make day trips from Savannah to St Augustine. I have been going to the island with family for 40 years. I never get tired of it.

Respect for the LEO community is down, there's no other way to say it. Both from the average joe to the now almost universally from average street thugs.   I really hate it.   These men and women are in danger of losing their lives every time they put on the uniform. The willingly put themselves in danger. Put themselves between us and every threat imaginable.   Most without comment or hesitation.   Sure, there is the occasional lose of control on an officer's part. It is regrettable, and sometimes unforgettable; both to them and the public.   Are the infallible? No. But neither are we.   Now...referring to the video.   These men and women have about the best emotional control I have ever seen. To stand and be verbally abused, insulted, and threatened and retain composure is amazing.   They dealt with a potentially explosive situation with a kind of control that I cannot imagine having.   These street thugs were agitating the situation, just hoping to get a response that they could use to cause more trouble. In fact I think they went beyond hoping and were actively trying to cause a blowup. The references to Ferguson pretty much showed that.   Foul language and behavior from the crowd and the young man already in cuffs. The female officer went above and beyond in controlling herself and trying to maintain a bit of discipline over the crowd that was obviously baiting her.   The inclusion of the word "if" did not to me alter the fact that several of the people there were threatening her.  I believe the several loud, foul mouthed ones could have been taken in on threating an officer. Maybe I'm wrong on that.   In any event, this video is a testament to those officers of the MPD specifically, and all others in general.    They earn their pay. I could not, and would not do what they do on a daily basis.   I can't do much for them except offer my thanks.

One final thought, on the Rockeye I got number 37, on the godfather I got #10 due to snoozing on the initial order time. I'm fine with anything really, but I would like to get either if those if possible, if not, whatever's clever :up: Thanks again Willis, I was talking to a friend the other day and realized I'm going to have what many would consider a respectable collection from a top maker. Now it's nothing to some of you guys sure, but 4 protech knives for the guy who hadn't spent over $50 on a knife in years... Well anyway, thanks again for putting these together, I hadn't even heard of protech when I ordered my first and I'm glad I did.

Oh no another Husky :surrender: [URL=http://s779.photobucket.com/user/richarddacat/media/CATS/c01c90e0.jpg.html][/URL]

My 7-month old granddaughter, Lilia. I - of course - picked out her outfit! http://

Instead of posting guns to sell, I spent the afternoon polishing some stainless girls that are known around here as "keepers" [emoji106] Figured I'd share the results, might want some [emoji41] "Welcome to Tennessee...the patron State of shooting stuff"

Yep. When I was in high school I was in a Civil Air Patrol squadron which was sponsored by the base Security Police, so we got to do some fun ride-alongs with them. I was riding with a K-9 guy one night when he got a call about a domestic in base housing. A huge steroid-looking dude was going crazy on the family mini-van and yelling at his wife/girlfriend/baby momma. He had stuff thrown all over the yard from the van (baby seats, bags, whatever he could find). I remember a few other officers were already on the scene when we rolled up and dude was going just as crazy as could be. As soon as the dog got out of the car and started barking, Mr. Muscles shut up, turned around, got on his knees and put his hands on his head. That one ended peacefully because of Officer TeethNFur.

Another almost ditto here. I had about 5 $40-60 Kershaws, and a SOG Tanto Aegis before. I generally used to carry my tanto Kershaw Blur, with LG101 becoming my EDC since, but I'm 99.3784167% sure that Tanto Runt and I will soon become inseparable!

Congrats! My best friend has an MC Operator and nearly convinced me to go the same route, as evidenced by my post around Christmas saying I had clearance to buy one. I honestly cannot give you any justification for *not* going with the MC Operator other than the fact that deep down I really wanted to scratch the Colt itch. You can find a thread I did on his MC Operator back a few years ago when we re-finished the slide in a matte silver color, here: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/15660-refinish-job-springfield-marine-corps-operator/ One thing I would at least research doing, were I you, would be to remove the goofy ILS lock. It's a pretty easy modification and would ensure that there's no way Murphy's Law could strike and render your firearm un-fireable. It's interesting to note that Springfield apparently has a new version of the MC Operator coming out this year. I noticed these pics on another forum yesterday actually: The major differences that I notice are G10 VZ "Slant" style grips rather than the ridiculously bulky Pachmayer grips from the previous version, and the addition of some rather interesting checkering on the front strap and what looks like matching checkering on the main spring housing. Another thing that most folks aren't aware of is that Springfield released in 2014 the "Long Beach Operator" which is essentially the MC Operator but in all black Armory Kote finish, a mag well, and different grips. I rather like it.

Based on conversations with a group of friends, all of whom served, defer and delay is still the norm with the VA. What I find to be just as insulting is blatantly ignoring their own guidelines on payment of agreed upon settlements when they choose. While their services to the individual are often very good, obtaining care is apparently still a serious problem.

Well I guess I have found it is time to do what I probably should have done back a few weeks ago. That is let folks here know about health issues I found I have. I went to ER back about 12 days before Christmas for a UTI (urinary tract infection) during the tests I found out that I also have type 2 Diabetes.   I also learned I have an Aneurism 8 centimeters in size in my abdomen that requires surgery.   Before the surgeon would operate she wanted me to consult with a cardiac doctor to see if my heart would survive the surgery. Went in on Thursday for stress tests and a battery of other tests. Not good news. The doctor said I have a couple blockages in my heart according to the tests.    Monday I go in for an arterialgram and the doctor said that if he can locate the blockages that he will more than likely install stints at that time to correct the problem. If the heart fix works I am still facing the Aneurism surgery as soon as I recover from the heart issue if it is successful.      So that is where my life is right now. Everything in my life has done a 180 in the last month. I have addressed the diabetes and now have it under control but right now. that   The UTI is gone are to date the only positives to come out of this.      I don't usually ask for much but if any of ya'll could, a prayer or two would really be appreciated. I have been a bit overwhelmed with all that has happened in my life and being able to spend time here since this happened has been great therapy for me. I could not think of a better place to be right now than here with friends

any ole timer's rememeber Johnnie & Jack?

For starters, the female officer is having to deal with the idiots instead of backing up her partner.  And if they did not rile up the perp, he would of just went quietly. Though it did turn out ok, the potential for something to go wrong goes way up when idiots like that one pull these stunks.  I fully support being able to film, on both sides, but the crowding of the scene is definitely not ok, and egging on someone resist is probably close to being, if not outright, a crime.

Everyone shouid read this...   http://www.allenbwest.com/2014/12/quite-possibly-racist-article-will-ever-read/         About Allen West:   Allen West was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia in the same neighborhood where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once preached. He is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family.   During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was a Battalion Commander in the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and later in Afghanistan. He received many honors including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993 he was named the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year.   After his retirement from the Army in 2004, Allen taught high school for a year before returning to Afghanistan as a civilian military adviser to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007.   In November of 2010, Allen was honored to continue his oath of service to his country when he was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District. As a member of the 112th Congress, he sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees and was instrumental in passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.   He is a Fox News Contributor, a Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, and regularly writes for numerous media outlets.   Allen is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver and motorcyclist. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and Ph.D. and is a financial planner. His older daughter, Aubrey, attends college in south Florida, and his younger daughter Austen, is in high school.

. . . and THEY (the French population) are responsible for the state of their government and nation.  Just like we're responsible for our mess.

Instead of 3 gun, this month we will be hosting an all shotgun match at MTSC. Registration from 11:00 to noon and we will get started shortly after that. 100 rounds birdshot 8 slugs 5 stages of fun and challenging shotgun action.

Went to the Mammoth Sniper Challenge in Blakely, GA at Legion OTG Jan 7-11. Before I start going on this, keep in mind: -when I get to the rucking (running…) part I weighted my pack in at 75lbs before I left and had a 20lb gun. We had to ruck to every stage and campsite. Didn't go anywhere without walking there. -Each stage is 8 minutes long. You have that amount of time to both shoot your targets and get all the required events in the stage complete. Be it lifting the longs in the truck. pulling them up three flights of stairs, changing from the Tahoe to the car. Time was VERY limited. We get their wens night and its FREEZING. Literally 18 degrees and we didn't get a cabin. So, we scramble calling around trying to find a place to stay before the match starts friday so we don't die in the cold. Thankfully we found this amazing little farm 6 miles away with brand new cabins. White Oak Pastures. Let me tell ya, it was great. 150 year family history there and they did a great job with everything. All natural, range fed, all that stuff, it was there. We had to go into one of the pastures to our cabin tucked back in the woods and make sure the gate was locked because baby cows and chickens were roaming freely. It was what you'd think a farm was from the 1800's, legit. Anyways, so we registered Wednesday night for the range estimation, target detection and stalking on thursday morning. Went back to our cabin, unpacked a little, then went for some good local grub and drinks in the podunk town of Blakely, GA. Got back to the cabin and worked on our ghillies and gear a little for thursdays events, drank some more (best way to hydrate right?) and went to bed. Thursday: Stalking; we did great. Simply put. There was 20ish competitors and out of those we both passed. Only team to pass at that. 4 total passed including us. The closer you where to the guys looking for you in a spotting scope the better you did. I tied for 3rd and my buddy was 2nd. We were within I'd say 30-40 yards of each other. Now, the 1st place guy…….. in ACU's of all things, which SUCK. and I mean SUCKKKKKKK. So, he makes a ghille out of those right?… well, the area we did this in was starting in the woods, make it to tall grass thats about 100 yards long, and the graders are in cut grass past that 100ish yards, not even. This dude in ACU's crawled all the way to the edge of the grass probably not even 100 yards away and took his two shots and didnt get found. I mean, good luck on exfil buddy haha, but man that was impressive. Range estimation was great and simple. Target Detection was ran kinda crappy and wrong from how its suppose to be run, but whatever. It was a good day and we passed the stalk so thats all I cared about at that point. Friday: let the freezing cold fun begin! We stepped off at 7:30 in 28 degree weather. And I'll tell ya, I shoulda went down to a t-shirt and ditched the hoodie. 3.6 mile ruck run, timed, running over 11 burms for some of the bays as you go. They ranged from 10-20 feet tall. The last two I darn near crawled up. I still don't regret my choice to hydrate off Coors light though ;). We get to the first stage and here comes the problems. Not hitting a thing. And I mean we can't even see trace. Wasn't a good start. Actually lets get into the problems first. 1) I zeroed my gun after the events thursday and it was dead nuts on. So…… it might have fallen over leaning up against the wall that night, but there is no way it should have lost zero… well, it did. 2) Mikes PMII scope wouldn't allow my buddy to zero the gun. The internal slip ring wasn't set to allow him to go the .5mils down he needed to zero. And we didn't have the time to take the top turret apart and slip the internal disc. So, he played the "lets just factor that into the math as we go" game. 700 yards on the second stage, and man I wasn't hitting a thing still. Aaron kept making corrections and finally we just starting holding more and more and moreeeeee then some more to the right. initial wind call was 1.5 minutes right. NOPE. gun wasn't having that. ontop of that dial, I held two full MILS. yeah, big change huh? so we walked it on, got a couple hits and then after that stage we slipped my rings on the best possible guess we could have made to get it to what we figured zero was at that point. The last stage of the day was a buddy assist stage. Only allowed to touch hands and feet to the ground. NOTHING else. So people got creative. You'll see pics below, and some in further comments. Nothings in order with the pics so just take that for what it's worth. We did great at that stage. We both shot 3 of 4 targets pretty fast and were happy we made up for some points that were lost earlier in the day from figuring our guns out and making corrections to them. Sleep… what sleep? 28 degrees at night, wind, and all I brought was one poncho and it was suppose to rain. No liner for my sleeping bag so the cold wind at night went right under my hammock and kept me awake and violently shivering and shaking all night. 3 hours of sleep later, we started the next day. Saturday: First stage was the barb wire stage. Crawl on up, shoot the primary targets, crawl on down and shoot the secondary off the wood pile. Sounds simple right? Wrong. So cold my trigger finger wasn't happy about touching a freezing metal trigger. Didn't help much. But no excuses, so we pushed on. Didn't do so good on that stage. Trace was still hard to see at that point so making corrections was iffy at best. 3 people ripped their $600 down jackets on that barbed wire. They all had the exact same jacket, and let me tell ya, all were just as happy as the next it got tore up nice and good…. Moving along to the 2nd stage of the day, we had a nice ruck run to warm us up so that really helped. This stage we had to move a big steel sled with our rucks on it to a stake near the porch, shoot off a porch of the house for primary, move the sled to the 2.5 ton truck, climb in the truck with our gear above the stake in the truck so it was nice and up there to climb into it. Thankfully they had a rope you could lower yourself down the bed in. Then the secondary shooter takes his shots and boom, times called. The third stage was the high angle the video is off of. So thats pretty self explanatory. Primary shoots off the berm, both take all gear and run up 3 flights of stairs, hoist 2x 40lb logs up from the ground, primary has to hit one target before secondary can shoot (good to know what your target is and not look like an a$$ like myself) and then secondary shoots all the targets. Quick note on that stage. My buddy forgot to set his watch timer so we lost track of time. I didn't get a chance to engage my last target because he said move to soon, but whatever we hit all but that one target and did great. Remember, 8 minutes total per stage and we finished that in 5:30. Plenty of time…. Shoulda hit that last target. haha. Little ruck run back to a new camp site and we were done for the day. Bed at 6:30? yes please. My buddy remembered he had a spare poncho he never used the 1st night either so I lined my hammock with that to keep the cold wind out and what a difference! slept about 6 hours that night and felt amazing in the morning. Sunday fun day: two stages left, so lets do this! First stage, lift 3 massive longs into a 2.5 ton truck. Get your gear in there and shoot your targets. Primary then secondary like usual. We finished with 20 seconds left but didn't hit many targets. Hard stage for sure. Try hitting a ruler on a moving/falling apart truck bench at 400 something yards. The last stage we did amazing at. Move from 3 different barricades engaging your targets, then run back to the staging point and grab the secondaries grounded gun, run up and shoot the targets. Bonus stage: 12.5" suppressed rifle, H59 reticle, hold 2.8 mils and hit a 4" target at 418 yards. Aaron got a first round hit and I missed :angry:, but thats ok, he got us 5 bonus points for that and we already did good on the stage so heck yeah. He was the only one to do that too so we were happy! We seemed to always do good on the last stage every day. Darn near crushing it no problem…. if we could have only done that the entire match! Then we staged for the 5.2 mile ruck to the finish line. That was fun. Should have kept my phone in my ruck and not my pocket… Had to cross two streams, one being waist deep. Had to carry my cell the rest of that ruck. Only 3 something miles left but thats annoying to carry stuff when you're already carrying all that weight. Free hands are nice to say the least. Oh, did I mention if you don't pass the rucks you get dropped from the division and don't get to win anything fancy like we did? Yeah, motivation to pass, because the prizes rocked. http://youtu.be/S9bDiTyDVoY It was myself as the primary shooter and best friend growing up as the secondary shooter/spotter (couldn't have a better sniper buddy, trust me :D ). Rocking my Accuracy International AE MK3 and Aaron rocking my old Accuracy International AW that is now Mike's (Lawenforcementsales). Also, sporting Mikes company shirt because, well, Mikes a freakin awesome dude and let Aaron borrow his AW for this match. Can't thank him enough! This picture was also taken after the last 5.2 mile ruck run of the match at the finish line. We dropped out packs, took the pic, then proceeded to drink beer, smoke a cigar and take a shot of bourbon to celebrate an awesome match. This stage was designed so you have to throw three massive logs into the back of the truck, then climb in with all your gear before you can start. Shoot all your targets, get your secondary shooter to shoot theirs, and here is the kicker... If you don't get the three logs out of the truck before your time is up you loose your best shot per log that is still in the truck. So, you really needed to watch the clock on this one. My little camp site paradise while the sun was still out and I could eat my tasty maple sausage MRE. Little chicken pasta MRE anyone? Saturday nights camp site when we arrived before we set our hammocks up. Found some good trees so we were next to each other. High angle tower, waiting for our turn. Turned out to be t-shirt weather at high 30's that day. So hot from rucking, there was nothing more relaxing than being in a t-shirt and dry finally. Do you even Law Enforcement Sales bro? IF NOT YOU SHOULD! Staging for the ruck after the stage. We shot off this porch past the road into our targets. After the porch we climbed into this truck. Remember, above the stake on the side then lowering ourselves to the bottom. If your body was outside the bed your hits didn't count. So watch those feet! (definitely steeper than it looks, trust me. haha Barb wire stage. First nights camp site. If you're curious about the cooler, we were allowed a certain size cooler that was brought to us each night after we got to the camp site. 10x14x9. We put most our food in there. Some teams put gatorade or whatever in there but it had to be food and drink only. Another team figuring out what to do for the buddy assist stage. This dude…. he's a flippin machine. "I'm getting shin splints from going so slow, so I'm just going to run for a bit"…. ok, enjoy I'll be back here striding it out. haha. I was suckin, so I took a selfy. We finished 2nd on almost every ruck and 3rd on 2. For a lazy contractor that avoids going to work like the plague I'm pretty proud of myself for being able to still ruck run with that much weight for those distances from stage to stage. There is more in the comments below.

I live on a little country road where we know everyone. There are a few neighborhood kids that ride bikes that live right across the road. My parents live next door and my 20 year old sister is home from college this weekend and thay tend to hang around a little more when she is home.... weird lol. One boy is around 13 and the other is 15 and their father owns guns and they have shot his before and they turkey hunt as well. Well I was out in the yard running a few cheap rounds of birdshot through my ol' Wingmaster when they came over on their bikes. I let them both shoot it. They told me about the 870 their father bought them. Anyway, they started asking different questions about types of guns and so on. So after a chat we went back over to my house and I got one of each out to show them. Shotgun, AR, AK, bolt rifle and a couple Glocks. I was explaining how each one worked and they were eating it up. They were asking some really good questions like how the AR cycles and the differences in shot sizes and so on. So eventually we ended up at the kitchen table with a small dry erase board and a marker. I would crudely draw it out on the board and then we would take each gun apart and I woukd show them which piece does what. They really learned something today and it made me feel good to teach them and them take it seriously. Those are some good kids. Gave me hope yet for the next generation.

is (at last) mostly done & ready for testing (who knows if it will actually run... but finished QA & function testing tonight) Needs optics installed, and adjusting of gas block. Oh yeah... got to install the Giessele National Match DMR trigger post testing, [url=http://s585.photobucket.com/user/HR_TR_2009/media/CIMG2398_zps43a37f39.jpg.html][/URL] [url=http://s585.photobucket.com/user/HR_TR_2009/media/CIMG2400_zpsc1d10301.jpg.html][/URL]

  Probably more likely to have another driveby situation than an MPD call first.

Thanks, just ordered one!!

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Thanks everybody! I'd thought maybe a couple of days in St. Augustine, then move on up the beach to Savannah. She's been to Savannah, but I haven't.     Thanks Leroy. We've been to Charleston many times. I love that old town, but looking for something new to us. Sort of like Gulf Shores; if I go one more time, I'm eligible to run for mayor!   Eric, If you've never been, you've GOT to go to Charleston, SC. Hell, spend a month there. You'll not run out of things to see and do.   I had a great aunt and uncle who lived there. He was in the Navy, and stationed there. After he retired, they just stayed. I used to love to go and spend time with them there in the summer. He hated kids, but for some reason, he and I always got along great.

I bet if they issued police leaf blowers with the hopper ful of fire ants the crowd would stay the hell back.

+1 on Savannah. Great town. St. Augustine has some cool bits, but you'll have to dig. The fort is cool, several lighthouses in the area are fun, also check out the National Guard Armory. It's just down from the fort and is the oldest armory in the country. They also have the distinction of being the first place a militia was raised in what would become the U.S. and parts of the current structure date back to that first muster. It doesn't take long to see it, but I thought it was a neat bit of history. 

We have been going every year for the last 5 or 6 years and plan to go again this year. We always rent a house close to the beach in St. Augustine BEACH. The beaches are pet friendly. We are to the point now where we just go and bum around. The lighthouse is cool. If you like country music ( Thompson Square) that is where they filmed their video Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not. There is definately a lot of history there in the city. It's worth just walking around the old coblestone streets. The tours are awesome such as Flagler College and the hotels. The architecture is amazing. The history behind Mr. Flagler is pretty interesting. They also have a pretty cool cemetary there with some pretty messed up stories. A church where MLK preached, the original Woolworths and cool restuarants. The Santa Maria is a novelty restaurant that sites over the water, the food sucks but they give you a basket of bread to feed the fish from your table. My wife always makes me take her to O.C .White's there in the harbor for our anniversary. Beach Combers in St.Augustine Beach is right on the beach behind The Pit Surf Shop, it's a dive but has great food. Another one we always hit up is Cap's On TheWater. I also believe they have an IDPA club down there. I've been married long enough that I may be able to check it out this year.

Is his name in the video title? I hear it is a grueling event!

No matter where you stay...You have to go to Columbia in the old part of St. Augustine...hands down one of the best Spanish restaurants you will ever go to in your life. Guarantee it. 2 things you have to try...Sangria...Filet Mignon "Chacho". http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/

That fort is pretty cool. And the lighthouse

It's been a good while since I was there, but I really liked the city. There's a lot to do if you get out and look around. There's a dog track not too far away in Orange Park that was always fun. Tons of great seafood, beaches, some great fishing also out of St. Augustine. Castillo de San Marcos is a very old fort like from the 1700's that I really enjoyed.

LOL! I'm too close to Atlanta now.

:shake: Its as worthless as the plastic used with the cards. Just more Career Professional Politicians passing feed-good stuff in an effort to make it look like they are doing something. Note the information that I have boxed in red. Front. Back. All that "does not provide pre-approval" and "authorized" on the card is just how a bureaucracy speaks when it doesn't want to do something. :blah:

I lived in Buford for 4 years and my mom still lives there. I would first make sure that you live close to work. If you move to Gainsville make sure your job is north of Buford. I will not move back only because of the traffic. We lived in Buford and my wifes job was in Johns creek 15 miles away. It NEVER took less than an hour to get to or from work. On most days it was a 2 hour trip. So every day she left 2 hours early and just killed time doing other things if she was lucky enough to make it under 2hours. I was fortunate that we live within 5miles of work and it only took me 30 mins to get to work. We now have kids and I cant imagine spending all that time in a car away from the kids. The housing almost drew us back but my mom advised us against it. She told us that the traffic has gotten worse in the northern area. We were going to move to Auburn, we found a 6 bedroom 5000sq/ft house for under 200k, it would have been great for this family of 6. We looked at our commute to potential jobs and it was just to much of a commute.   As a side not- we went to braves games a lot and it was a 9-10hr event 5 hours was spent in a car. we spent more time in a car than at the game, but we were newly married with no kids and did not mind sitting in a car that long.

  Just in case you run into somebody like TGO David, will your phone transmit the video stream from your ass? :) 

Actually, I'll take the FAMAS. Sent from the future using a flux capacitor.

Here's how I price a holster.   How many hours labor to produce it? =A How much per hour do I value my labor? =B How much did the materials cost? =C   (AB)+C=Price   If it won't sell for that, I may need to revisit the value of my labor.   If I'm beginning to get overwhelmed with orders, again, I'll revisit the value of my labor.

Well...I do have to say it's different. I don't really know what to say about it. But I'm old, so I guess that makes a difference.

Alright alright, I couldn't leave well enough alone and stay out o the thread. :rolleyes: payment sent for 2. One regular, one tanto. :)

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He murdered a kid that was trying to defend himself after being chased down by a nutcase. He also likes to abuse women. He is a punk. Since he obviously also has a death wish; they need to quit putting him in protective custody. Yea sure; he’s being picked on by the press.

  The odds that anyone left in military or even political service in France was there during WWII are astronomically against it.  With that in mind, and based on what I have read of the current generation of France's fighting forces written by members of our own elite forces (Rangers, SEALs, etc), running and surrendering are not in their vocabulary.   I know, the fact that France's political leaders rolled over and played dead for Hitler in WW2 makes for an easy target and a funny joke.  It's also disingenuous to their modern warfighters and, frankly, kind of tired and old.   What we should be throwing jabs about is the fact that France seriously restricts private gun ownership in that country and none of that gun control was worth a hill of beans in these most recent terrorist attacks.  Even the police are given the option to carry or not to carry a sidearm, and many of them reportedly opt not to.  Why in the world?!?   I suspect some officers may change their minds after this.

The French have been a US ally for a long time.  We would have had a harder time gaining independence if the French did not get into the conflict.  They practically went broke helping us fight the British during the revolutionary war.  They gave us the Statute of Liberty and we helped them in WW1 and WW2.

I have had Dobermans, Shepard’s, Boxers and Samoyeds. All have been great dogs. So here are some thoughts.. As far as guard dogs or the “intimidation” factor; burglars will pass on most houses with large dogs making noise. Home invaders don’t care what kind of dog you have they will be prepared for that when they come through the door, a dog might slow them down for a second, but your protection will be up to you. All my Doberman had to do to be intimidating was show up. That’s good and bad. Good that people that came around the house knew he was there, bad that people were afraid of him. Any dog big or small will alert you when something is going on; best security system ever. Hair… When I had a Samoyed everything I owned had white dog hair in it or on it. Dobermans and Boxers aren’t as bad. Liability and responsibility. You are responsible and liable for the actions of your dog…. Period. Unless someone is breaking into your home or attacking you and your dog bites them; you have problems. If you have a large dog you need a fenced yard that can contain them. Training. You have the right idea in getting training. You need to do it immediately with a new puppy. Dogs are pack animals and they have to know you are the leader. All good trainers will do is teach you how to train your dog; they won’t train it for you. It takes time and work at home. Socialization. Your dog needs to be around other people and dogs. Start this when they are very young. Take them out and about with you. If you love your dog and take care of it, its love for you and your children will be unconditional; this is truly a gift. Good luck with your search.