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  1. Not by choice, but everything you listed is by and large overwhelmed by Heller and McDonald, the adoption of Constitutional Carry in a lot of states, and the Bruen decision (which will be more important as time goes on). Legally, we're in far less danger of being disarmed than at any time since the post revolutionary war period. These are salad days for gun owners unless you're fixated on full auto.
  2. He's only 27, so plenty of time. Especially now that he has national attention and a platform.
  3. Given how they handle pretty much everything else as a legislature...I'm thinking option 1, the rules not applying to them, is their motivation. The pace and fury of this legislative session is just different, though. Not sure what is driving it other than the near impotence of the TN Democratic party as a political force, or maybe a governor starting his second and last term. Republicans driving the legislature are doing a lot more and doing it on the more extreme side of their politics it seems. Some of that is good for gun owners I suppose...but like you, I worry about Lord Acton's thoughts about absolute power.
  4. The term mini riot is quite a stretch. Far as I know it was a civil disturbance more than anything. I actually like a reminder on occasion that when they feel like it, the people will visit legislators in their venue. I know a lot of us would support, and probably be among a crowd doing the same thing if a draconian gun control bill was coming up for a vote. Sometimes the minority needs to be forcefully vocal as part of the process. As long as they're not violent and destructive, it's political, indoors or outside. It's not something we can abide every time and on every issue, but politicians should be afraid of some vocal and in your face feedback like we saw here, Even if I disagree with their stance and wishes, I like the passion that compelled people to give their time to a cause and make their feelings know outside of voting and donations or a Thumbs Up button.
  5. What an absolute and complete misread of the board by the TN GOP. They could have achieved the same effective result with censure and revocation of committee assignments done without the public fanfare. But instead they tried to send a message...the message ended up being how petty and vindictive the Tennessee Republicans are. All they had to do was ride this out and let the groundswell taper off. Even if the shootings will change voters minds on gun rights, there are years before it would have any impact at the polls with Bill Lee just kicking off a new term and the legislature in super-majority status. Very strong odds the desire for change on guns being a #1 issue wouldn't last that long unless we (hoping not) see shootings more. What a bunch of power drunk fools. They'll still survive in spite of themselves, but it's embarrassing to be governed by such bewildering incompetence holding that much power. leroy, I would ask why you think that description of them as thugs is appropriate in this case. This was a political act, not a criminal one which is usually the general barometer for thug as a noun. I'm generally not too overbearing on the "words matter" stuff, but in this case, talking about two black men chosen by their communities who tried to give voice to a minority opinion, the words we use absolutely have an impact.
  6. No complaints when I've gone in the past. Standard enough on the layout and rules. As mentioned, bit pricey, but not absurdly so...just enough to make you want to train with a purpose between that and the cost of ammo.
  7. Two centuries later, we're still spinning around in circles it seems.
  8. Dude, c'mon...the apples to oranges of a dedicated everyday security guard on the payroll vs. police answering a call is so far and wide it's not even a comparison.
  9. No, they shouldn't. They didn't pay taxes just to the school then and there for the kid they removed from it in favor of a private education. This is a collective thing. A while back, we decided schools should be publicly funded for everyone...same as roads, libraries, police and fire departments, and anything else along that train of thought. Every parent with a kid in private school knew the way this works, and still elected for the private school. I've got no issues with the way that decision came about because I recognize the value of a private education over a public one in a lot of cases. But that doesn't absolve them from the collective contribution to public education. A better way to look at this: schools are a way to ensure we have an economy a generation later. Everyone who is holding a job today and producing something deemed of economic value to society is doing so because of a school. Yes, homeschooling is responsible for some, private/religious schooling for more, but the overwhelming majority learned to read, write, do math, understand science, and history in a public school paid for by collective tax revenue. This isn't a formulation that can be traced to whomever claims a child as a dependent on taxes...it's a whole effort. We don't keep an economic foundation as a country without a public school system. I'm not one to decide on how people spend their disposable income. But if these private schools want security, it needs to come from their own coffers, not public ones. It'll be up to the parents to decide if the added cost of security is the make or break line in the household budget. I'm guessing it will be minimal...even in the scenario where someone is working 3 jobs to send their kid to a private school. I just saw on Channel 5 one school started someone for security Thursday and the plan is to raise tuition and after school activity fees to pay for it. There is a lot of debate to have on how much we spend for education, how it's used, and what it gets us. But this debate I'm taling about is a binary choice of whether or not to use public funds for private institution security.
  10. Because you chose the parochial education for your kids. That's your prerogative. I'm open to vouchers for kids who couldn't afford tuition to a place like TCS, but this is giving money to a community that doesn't need it. At TCS, tuition for their largest attendance group (K-4) is $16.300 per their website; it's clearly not appropriate for the government to give them the same levels of support public schools get when they have parents with means supporting their institution. Believe me, I'll be happy if private schools source private security. This isn't me thinking those kids don't deserve the protection, it's me thinking tax payments shouldn't cover it. The parents chose to remove their children to a supposedly better educational experience...the cost burden they assume doesn't stop at tuition and fees.
  11. That and Bill Lee is open to grant funding for private school security. I'm all for private schools having guards, but they should fund it like they do all their other operating items. Coupled with a red flag law that's just meant to turn down the heat and we'll have taken some steps backwards.
  12. A death in training is every bit as tragic as a loss in combat. Hoping these families find their way to gentler days.
  13. For a moment I thought it was Bass Reeves, but realized it didn't have his epic mustache.
  14. Some folks are going to take this in a bad way...on either side. I would just ask you to consider the following statement and my reasoning. The guns are why we have some of problems at the level we do, and that's a risk we're assuming as a society for the protection they offer. We can talk about all the other things that can kill, but for the same reasons we want them for our own safety, guns are just efficient for those who want to do evil. Put a modern gun into the hands of someone who is set to attack society, the potential for what we saw Monday is very easy to manufacture. A knife or something else common but deadly can't come close to the ability a gun has to create death at scale. And even some the worst people out there can't or won't participate in arm reach intimacy with violence; they need the simplicity and detachment using a gun brings as a stand off tool to perpetrate the act. Guns may not be the root of problem, but they're the tool of choice for those who embody the problem. American society has enabled that. It's the danger of risk in a cultural philosophy that wants the population to be able to engage a corrupt and hostile government with open force. I'll mourn for those lost in this shooting and every shooting. The random brutality of the is why they are taken is a tragedy with each one gone. I'll even still say the risk we've seen and what may come isn't worth forcibly disarming the population to the point of disadvantage against our government's strength in force. But I won't shy away from acknowledging guns enabled what we saw because we've made them easy to get for our own protection of liberty.
  15. That will just be used as evidence the current system isn't sufficient to keep guns away from the mentally ill, and more control/restrictions are needed. Not sure how comfortable I am with mental health professionals entering patient data into a federal and/or state system. Especially as it might stop people from getting help when they need it, even if they aren't the type that would do this. Where do we draw the line at personal privacy and public safety?
  16. I know the mother of one of the kids killed. Not well, but I know her. I can't even begin to think of how the life for her and her family life is irrevocably changed. It's just an ineffable amount of sorrow that I hope time can heal. Some can berate the Trans community by thinking the shooter was representative of their ilk, but that's as shortsighted as those who would lump all gun owners into a mischaracterization so wide and far. You don't have to accept or appreciate their lifestyle to acknowledge yesterday was an evil act needing no further characterization. Those officers showed what speed in a situation like this can do. A lone shooter is a threat that can be neutralized quickly enough by a few men ready to be brave when the moment calls. I'm thankful the rest of the kids and staff at that school had responders who were found to measure up to all we could have asked while answering that call. This spreads a lot wider than that one school. I can't begin to imagine how many kids and parents had an emotional day as the perception of normal was shattered for a great many across the area. May we never have a day like yesterday again.
  17. The easiest thing to assume usually wins out absent facts. We all wanted to believe it was an unlocked door since that's a easy fix. Putting bulletproof glass in school entrances is less comforting to the human mind (and budget).
  18. Wish I had something more than a platitude to offer. Have a co-worker with kids in the school across the street. Would wonder where his head is today, hoping he and the wife get kids home sooner rather than later.
  19. btq96r

    Bank Run

    Very commonly, we talk about if a homeowner is "underwater" with the value of their home against the mortgage they're in. I think we're going to get more familiar with talking about the owner of that loan being underwater with the return on capital. The banks and Fed have nobody to blame but themselves for this. The ramifications from about a decade of free money orgy via ZIRP is long overdue. It's going to be turbulent as we've seen over the last few weeks, but it's time to take the crap you can't avoid after a night out at the steakhouse.
  20. btq96r

    gun values

    Also worth considering are questions about timeline for getting rid of them through a sale, and if local sales are the only option. I get you don't want your friend to get ripped off, but if holding a lot of firearms and dealing with all the unfamiliar quirks around selling and shipping aren't appealing....this may be more a fire sale compared to retail one price point wise.
  21. btq96r

    Bank Run

    FDIC can borrow from the government, issue debt, and likely have money appropriated by Congress. It's not easy to tap their cash reserves, but it became a conversation during the 2008 GFC. That was one of the drivers behind the Fed and Treasury marrying the banks up making Too Big(ger) to Fail. It saved the question of how far the FDIC could stretch from becoming an operational problem.
  22. btq96r

    Bank Run

    I was watching them back then as well. The risk they took going independent and relying only on subscription and YouTube/Spotify revenue was pretty substantial. But their work is worth rewarding. I don't always agree with their conclusions, but their way of approaching a story is refreshing.
  23. btq96r

    Bank Run

    Krystal and Saggar do a magnificent job of breaking down things to not just explain it to regular folks, but how it impacts regular folks. They have been all over this. Their show on Monday was fantastic, even for folks like me who still like the wonky details. I'm really hoping their independent journalism and populist mindsets catch on.

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