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Here's the only rule the Patriots broke in this game...

While I'll not say the M9 (Beretta 92F) failed to do its job, I think its high time for a change given recent innovations in firearms. The SIG 320 seems like a good pick, but like any other weapon carried into combat, it will come down to the user maintaining the gun as much as anything else. Training will play a big part, but the military never really gives good handgun training to conventional units, only Special Operations.

I consider the Walther P99 a double action striker-fired handgun, as does Walther in the specs. It may not have a hammer, but it can be decocked, and the trigger pull weight and length are cut in half when it's in single action. The patent paperwork clearly shows it's supposed to be over.

If you can sign a petition that at best will be answered by a junior staffer...you can email your representative in Congress if they aren't listed as a co-sponsor of the HPA, and email our two Senators with the same inquiry while they're at it. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/367/cosponsors?q={"search"%3A["hearing+protection"]}&r=2 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/59/cosponsors?q={"search"%3A["hearing+protection"]}&r=1

I know. He should be using a scalpel, but this is President Trump and we all know he isn't a details guy at this stage in life. So the minigun it is with Steve Bannon and friends working the T&E mechanism. The minimum wage is a half assed solution as it stands. Unless you want to argue that $15,080 ($7.25 minimum wage * 2080 hours) is enough of an annual salary to live on where the federal standard is the floor. There are regional cost of living variables, and while some states and cities are active in managing this, others aren't at all. I get that changing the minimum wage will have 2nd and 3rd order effects in the economy, but I'm not too sad about the possibility of super sized meals getting pricier or people not being able to get a new TV or cell phone on a whim. Might get people out of the service industry and needing to find another job where the economy needs more hands. It would also put more disposable income into the economy for business to compete over. Another pillar of this is re-looking any and all free trade deals...one of the few items on the Trump Administration agenda I agree with and hope happens sooner rather than later. I guess you tell me when I'm close enough to the real world for your liking. Till then, I'll just go to my job M-F and do what's expected (and more as I'm able) to justify the pay and benefits I'm fortunate to have.

It can't be pegged to a specific number, because each company will be different. But there should be a minimum wage that puts full time work at a good middle class level, and a benefits package that is at least partially funded by the company for full time workers, and a government administered option that people who have to work 2 or more jobs to get full time equivalence can buy into. Companies should continue to chip into that government benefits system based on how many part time workers they employ, because we know that some companies will cut hours to avoid having workers classified as full time and qualifying for benefits...the ACA proved this. After taking care of workers so we have a strong and sustained middle class, and of course paying taxes, then the company can enjoy profits, distributing to shareholders and partners as they see fit. You can keep saying I want it to be socialist all you want, that's just you applying the word as you see fit. I want private industry to be regulated, strongly, but I don't want government owning the means of industry which is a core tenet of socialism. All the govt should determine is a flat minimum wage and benefits to make sure full time work is properly compensated. Free industry would cull any unneeded jobs because as we both agree, unneeded positions wouldn't be worth the cost. Then, you can index the welfare payments below what a full time job would provide as a means to incentivize work over welfare. I don't see a way the reverse order fixes both problems.

Picked one of these up after reading your post a while back. Great value and quite easy to carry around on my keychain. Thanks for the recommendation.

Not sure if you specifically have the ability to fire employees, but in a right to work state, issues like "showing up whenever they want" sound like a standards issue more than anything else. They might not have skin in the game by your definition, but you apparently need their presence to make things happen or I assume they wouldn't be getting payed in the first place. And sorry if we disagree on governments role in a capitalist economy. But the government is going to have a role, and I want it to be making sure anyone working the equivalent of a full time job receives enough to live outside of poverty with access to medical services that won't break the bank for them. As far as I'm concerned, the economy would be to decide what jobs have value under those conditions, because companies aren't in the business of paying for jobs that aren't needed. Fixing the welfare side of things that enters into the OT issues you raise are valid, but labor reform has to come first, IMO.

I'd be 100% in favor of certain labor friendly laws to cover Amazon's (and every other megacorps) workforce. I'm all about a capitalist process as long as it's regulated with an aim towards protecting the middle class. Companies can't be trusted to do the right thing by their workers on their own, they need rules to force it. As to my choices...I'm really just picking the best of bad options when it comes to dealing with megacorps. Walmart, Amazon, Target...if I need something for the house they all like low cost labor and a system that favors them. Amazon just fits my current lifestyle from an ease of ordering process. It's also worth mentioning their are 2nd and 3rd order effects in shopping through Amazon that support the delivery industry, which I consider a benefit to the working class people holding those jobs.

One of the bigger losses from the rise of big supermarket chains is local butcher shops declining. Easily the better place for good cuts of meat and expert service, and worth the extra cost for the prime stuff.

I read the actual text of the bill, and I concur with you now. For some reason, this thread had me thinking it was any location that didn't have armed guards or metal detectors that would fall under its scope. I'm in favor of government buildings not being allowed to prohibit handguns at all to someone with an HCP. They're public places, and if someone is deemed safe by the process in place to carry a handgun, then the government shouldn't get to limit their ability to carry in buildings open to the public. I'm still fine with criminal charges for those carrying past a sign in private business locations. I think that is an entirely different question that isn't related to this one (now that I know the full situation of it).

This should put all the Patriots haters into a bind...Tom Brady's locker back in September of 2015. I direct your attention to the upper right cubbie slot.

^^^ Hahaha! Falcons fans can't even color a map right. As if Connecticut and Maine would cheer against the Patriots.

I've been using Amazon since 2002. They're not always the lowest price, but they're pretty close 9 times out of 10, and the time/frustration savings at being able to skip the store are a value in itself. It must kill some of you that the free market is favoring more than a few companies owned and run by liberals.

Businesses know the criminal statures are a big force in preventing guns from being brought through the door. They won't want that gone. They see a vigilante type event as a bigger threat than a robbery (which they're presumably insured against). Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

The business/Chamber of Commerce types will oppose this. Maybe not publicly, but they'll get the message to those politicians they pay good money to leverage as needed. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I just looked it up and I was wrong about TFA giving my info, so my bad on that. It was through their emails, but it was asking for people to attend a legislative rally to fight Insure Tennessee back when it was being debated two years ago. They framed it as "harm to your constitutional rights and protections" and that they were "locking arms" with other organizations to fight against the Medicaid expansion. So, not as bad as I mistakenly posted, but still, it irked me. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

I think they do a good job lobbying when you consider the resources they have and how the Republican leadership isn't anywhere near pro gun as they campaign on. TFA also has a great finger on the pulse of the legislature in regards to pending legislation assumed well. I was highly put off when my membership info was given to another political issue organization not related to guns and I started getting pinged by them. They just assumed that all gun owners are conservative across the board I suppose. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.

People get too caught up in the brand name at times, though I do agree that if you buy from what I consider the holy trinity (Colt, BCM, DD) you won't really have a good reason to regret anything. I do think we're gonna see some market fluctuation on all this for a bit, so that factors in as well. As to the brand in question...to me, some PSA stuff is a deal, and some of their deals are overrated. For example... This bolt carrier group is a good deal, and if I needed an extra BCG, I'd feel confident getting it if needs be. This bolt carrier group would never be used in my rifles, and I'd give my opinion against it to anyone who asks. Reason being...the difference in quality as I insist on it. The layperson sees the price difference. I see the bolt steel is 9310 on the cheaper one, not Carpenter 158 as the slightly more expensive one has. I see the better one (to me) has HPI and MPI listed, while the cheaper one does not. Usually that kind of omission means it didn't happen. To me, an AR needs to be looked at as a serious weapon and judged as such Cheap bolt actions, and .22LR rifles are range toys in my mind, but I get that some people buy an AR for range use as a primary function. Saying a PSA rifle is good to go as a blanket statement is a bit of a stretch considering the variety of parts they use in their assemblies for complete uppers and LPK's. PSA does have good quality at a some friendly prices if you know what to look for. I prefer bring a snob on what counts. It's served me well. That's just my $0.02 (rates subject to inflation due to the impending trade wars President Trump has on tap).

If memory serves, an acting Secretary has the same legal authority, though they do tend to punt as much as possible until an appointment is confirmed and in the office. Though this would be a very low priority indeed. Even if this gets put on the to-do list, the bigger issue will be over who pays for it. Guarantee that DoD doesn't want to eat the operations costs and without an order to make it happen out of their existing funds, would only be as cooperative as opening the arms room door and filling out some paperwork to make a transfer happen.

The most recent one hit my inbox at 9:17am this morning.

There are five more to go along with all these.

So, if we're going to argue semantics, let's at least try to get it right about what the NRA actually accomplished in this election. For my money, the biggest thing they did was give that much earlier than usual endorsement of Trump once it was simple math that he would win the Republican primary. This put a lot of Republicans still opposed to him in a political bind...pick a fight with the candidate the NRA had their arms around, or tone it down and accept the inevitable to stay on the NRA's good side. While the overall effect wasn't what I would call critical, or a deciding factor, it did allow Trump to consolidate things faster than he otherwise would have (though it's debatable if he took advantage of that).

Okay, but how many of those they pushed to the polls wouldn't have found their way there without the NRA? Being able to vote against Hillary was motivation enough I'd say. I just can't see the NRA inspired push being what put DJT into the west wing. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk just to give Oh Shoot something to be grumpy about.