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Rep. Mike Rogers' amendment was included in the House version of the NDAA which passed today. If the Senate passes it (and they probably will) then I think the Army has to release the surplus 1911s to the CMP. http://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/07/cmp-1911-pistols/

I think some folks are oversimplifying the impact. Some bored script kiddy that us tired of crashing PSN and XBoxlive might find it funny to crash the grid. Sure, I am not dependant on welfare. But if the food in my fridge spoils, I can't go to Kroger and buy more milk with my debit card, tied to a bank full of money. When my stockpile of water is gone, I can't go to Costco and buy another pallet. With my debit card... I can't use my fuel card to get gas, to go to work. I can't work as there is no electricity to power my tools. I can't pay my mortgage, because I can't work. I can't pay my mortgage because I can't access my bank to make an EFT. I can't use my phone. None of this at all involves me sucking on anyone's teat. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

I have always been a big fan of the work of Doug Turnbull. He owns Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Co. http://www.turnbullmfg.com His work is pricey but top notch. Recently I came across a deal to good to pass up. This 1911 was produced in extremely limited numbers to commemorate 100 years of the 1911 pistol, these few guns received military style markings, right down to the "ARMY" or optional "NAVY" designations on the slide. Finished in a replica of Colt's "Oil Finish," these replicas were a clone of the mid-1912 military .45 ACP production pistols. Aint she purdy?

Welcome, and enjoy Tennessee. If we find you've brought any of that liberal crap with ya, however, we're sending you back!

The "Old, decrepit grid" problem is a "Red Herring"... The transmission lines are in good shape that intertie between utilities and with local utilities that distribute power to you, the consumer... Some of them are, indeed, "old" but the towers are very well built and maintained... I worked for a time on this stuff... The lattice line towers are old designs, but are quite serviceable... About the only thing that goes bad on them is the insulators, that are replaced as needed... The company i worked for measured their line outage time in minutes/year, and ive sat in several award dinners where that time was less than 10 minutes/ year... The breakers, transformers, and switchgear; as well as the control systems are maintained scrupulously... That's why your lights are hardly ever off... If the lights are off; nine times out of ten, it's the local utilities problem... That is generally due to a bad storm, an accident that knocks a pole down, or lightnin strike on a transformer... It's more obfuscation and hopeful pandering for dollars to pass out to the brothrs n sister crooks... When you pay your utility bill, you are, in fact, payin for infrastructure upgrades... leroy... The "anti-bureaucrat" and "lie detector" curmudgeon...

I am trying to figure it out. My Father's Day gift was suppossed to be a concert trip, but not sure how it will work out. My family will want to go on the trip, but not to the concert. Then I get grief if I am away from them all day. Plus going alone makes for a much less fun time.

All you have to do is study what happened after hurricane Andrew and Katrina to get an idea of what would happen locally. Or the earthquakes, tsunamis etc, etc that have devastated some parts of the world, eventually things right themselves.

I think it is extremely unlikely that we'll ever see the grid go down across the whole country. I'm sure it's possible but very unlikely. I think it's much more likely that we could see a localized grid failure. However, if it's a serious crash especially in a high density area, I think the results could be felt across the country. There would be an immediate elevation in security, awareness and possibly panic in areas not even directly affected. Especially since EMP and grid failure has been talk up so much lately. There would be "refugees" from the damaged area and responders mobilizing to get power restored. There would be looting and rioting in the "dark zone", and resources across the country would be utilized to get things restored. Gas prices would skyrocket, the economy might crash as people across the nation pull out cash, grocery stores might get overwhelmed as people fear their next, and there would be government restrictions imposed. The degree to which the entire country is affected by a localized grid failure would depend on the severity, region affected, duration of outage, cause (terorism, etc.), media hype, government reaction and public perception. So, I don't think the whole nation will be put in the dark, but the whole nation could go off balance due to a regional outage.

Yep I did it, been working on this for a few weeks. Picked up the pan and drippers from ebay. Coolant is cheap wally world fabric softener. Ammo cans stacked so the ramp is just clear of the coolant, large can to catch the over flow of coolant. I am using an electric stove top element and mapp torch to get things going and to keep the drippers flowing. The drippers will cool a bit and the torch keeps them warm. I made 5 lbs in about 30 mins, not bad for 3rd try. Size is 7 to 9 shot, some 11.

Did you see this? http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/honorably-discharged-veterans-will-soon-get-to-shop-tax-free/ar-AAovqQR?li=AA4Zjn&ocid=spartandhp You can verify here: https://www.vetverify.org/index.xhtml The benefit starts on November 11th.

We hired a realtor in Kingsport to help us find the right house and he was great in helping us see the important things in the area and finding the right house. We spent over a week and over 500 miles spread out over two trips with him and by the second day he knew better than us what we wanted. After he found us our house I asked him if I could recommend him to any of my Yankee friends and he said I could recommend him to any conservative friends that I had.

We're not going to get too many more WWII movies - especially not big budget ones. Forget the fact that most of our own population has forgotten or simply never cared to learn. They don't play well in China - and that's pretty much a requirement for the big studios to make them these days. It's a rare movie that recoups its budget in domestic sales alone, so they want pictures that play well globally. The movie business is a sorry business these days... I'll probably venture out to see it.

If all else fails you could trade bullets with someone. You know just the lead, not the case and powder.....

One would be .303 (.311") and the other 8mm (7.92 mm), unless one is some weird French bullet.

I think this is one of those films that deserves the big-screen treatment for full enjoyment. And, concealed means concealed.

Saw a recent statement regarding data breach, 25% are a result of a targeted attack. 75% are caused by the human element, clicking on that unknown link. Might not get access to the critical controls, but what about hvac? Dead of summer, max out that nuclear powered heat in the control room? The city of Alcoa guy remotely reads my meter, it's not too far a stretch to assume a hacker could remotely turn off my subdivision. Self driving cars now, T-800s tomorrow. Leroy, did you hide my tinfoil hat, can't seem to find it.

Withdrawing

I'll probably wait to see what others here have to say about it first. I find that movie critics judge by different standards than I do, and I also like to wait until the crowds die down so that the theater isn't crowded.

I did some reading about the power grid system across the country and it was mentioned many times that the power grids are really old and need to be updated which will cost up into the bilions of dollars to do. I think it might be that the Feds are looking at trying to figure out a way to raise the money necessary to begin to update the grid system. I am guessing that if it comes to Trumps Wall or the Infrastructure of fixing the grids that wall will take a back seat, especially if there is a grid problem. As far as what would happen if there was a grid failure, I hate to think about the riots and damage that will be done depending on what section of the country is affected but it won't be a good situation where ever it might happen............jmho

I think it opened on the 13th and is in theaters now!

I can't remember back that far.....

I wondered about motion activated sprinklers, myself, but dismissed making that suggestion based on the fact that geese are 'waterfowl'. I wonder if the sprinklers would bother them or if it would just provide them with a nice shower.

Sounds like my entire life.

I grew up to the ripe age of 17 in that state and back then it was a great place. Today You will never find me even wanting to entertain a thought of ever going back there. I do feel for those of you that might have to travel there. I still have friends up that and i get horror stories about stuff that goes on up there all the time......JMHO

It's been many years since I made that trip up I-24 to St.Louis but I do know back when I did make the trips I noticed that there are a lot of IHP cars on that stretch of road and every time one would get behind me they would seem like they would follow me for at least 25 to 30 miles before dropping off an exit ramp. I don't know if it is still like that but I think they watch out for out of state vehicles and very likely it take about 25 miles for them to run your tags and get all the info on you before they either pull you over on drop off....................JMHO

Isn't that the definition of marriage?

I have not seen or heard anything that states there Won't be an IDPA match this Saturday. Here is the message from MTSC that I got last week about the schedule...... 1st Sunday is 3 gun. 2nd Sunday is steel challenge. 3rd Sunday is fun match. 4th Saturday is IDPA. Saturday match starts at 10:30 Sunday matches start at 12:30

Well thanks for the greetings, looking forward to moving down there and I am pretty old school definetly not liberal.

It is always a good time. Pretty big deal up here, and always a good line-up.

Faster deer hunting car.

Ditto on Gunbroker, BUT go to the Advanced Search and check completed auctions. This will tell what the guns are actually selling for. I pretty sure you have to register as a member to get that function.

Gas engine is where it's at!

Crap just think of the riots when they realize WiFi is down

I had a landscaping client back in the great white north that used ultrasonic speakers (on a motion sensor) to keep deer out of their garden. Said it was rather effective (and hardly noticeable unless you were up close trimming their hedges.... ) - K

you can set my duck/goose hunting blind out. Ducks and geese traditionally avoid it like the plague

I have said many times that a Federal Government with the power to tell some states that they must allow handgun carry simultaneously gains the ability to tell all states that they cannot allow anyone to legally carry. No, thanks. Also, again, for those who want to bring up driver's licenses think about where many of the federal emissions controls on motor vehicles originated and where the impetus for more/stricter EPA regulations usually come from. Yep, Kalifornistan. Do you really want a National Concealed Carry system with regulations and requirements that originate on the left coast? I certainly do not. This really is an issue best left to the states. Further, even if national reciprocity were in place would any of you actually dare to try and carry in New York or California? Keep in mind that, just as with operating a motor vehicle, you would be responsible for knowing and obeying all the rules and regulations for firearm carry that are in place in those states and cities - and you can bet that those states and cities would place such onerous regulations on carry that nearly anything one did would be grounds for arrest and forfeiture of the firearm. In other words, a TN permit holder might be theoretically legal to carry in New York but it would still be so troublesome and have so many potential legal pitfalls (which could impact the ability to have a carry permit, period) that it would be practically impossible. I'll pass on that. Our current system may be flawed but expecting the federal government to make something 'better' is kind of like expecting Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies to perform precision surgery - it isn't going to happen and, IMO, we should really all know better.

If you have a carry permit you are good in your car; not in public. Illinois only requires you to notify if asked. My wife was stopped a couple of weeks ago by a Farina City Police Officer running radar on I-57. I was kind of surprised when the Officer asked for my ID. It took a little longer than it should have to write the ticket and I was wondering if he was waiting on back-up after seeing I have a carry permit. In Tennessee I would have handed my HCP with my license; I wasn’t pushing it in Illinois. Still too many city cops that don’t know the rules. If it was ISP I wouldn’t have hesitated. But no drama, he gave her a ticket and handed me back my license. He was friendly. But yes, if you don’t have a valid HCP; unloaded ammo separate and inaccessible. That was late at night. When I came back though in the daytime a different Farina City cop was there. I’m a former Illinois cop; that’s just something that we didn’t do. If you aren’t responsible for working accidents on a road; you don’t use it as a speed trap.

Lock it up, unloaded, ammo separate, and don't give them any reason to pull you over. Southern Illinois is much less wacko than greater Chicago area.

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Gunbroker.com is a good place to get an idea of what your mid- to high- end pricing is going to be on a used firearm. Once you are ready to sell them here, pick up a Benefactor membership and I am sure you won't have much trouble selling as long as they are priced fairly.

No, not apples to oranges. Rights are numerated in The U.S. Constitution that were signed off by the states of said union. The Supreme Court is a branch of the Federal Government that is ultimately responsible for upholding The U.S. Constitution; not the state. It's not a state right to remove a right that is given by The U.S. Constitution.