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I'm in for term limits on Congress, too.  Even as wise as the founding fathers were, they didn't forsee a voter demographic as stupidly disengaged as the one we have now.

I've got the "monkey gun" in .40 cal with an ATI stock.  So far it eats anything I feed it, even with a 15-round Pro Mag.  I've worked up a pretty good cast bullet load to cut the cost even more.  HP recommends a takedown every 1500-2000 rounds--not even my old Marlin Camp 9 could go that distance without a deep clean.  I'm a little antsy about mounting a cheap red dot.  I had one that eventually shattered its glass with the Camp 9's recoil.  I suppose I could put a good one on and double the monkey gun's value.  :pleased:

I'm okay with the Bull's guns--I even own a couple--but I think Taurus missed the boat here, if not for the simple reason that their offering is little more than an economy Hi-Point carbine in capacity and performance.  I don't knock the pistol-rifle caliber combos.  They make a perfect looter/meth head repellant since you don't need 30 pops to make them change their minds.  I've got the HP .40 for the aforementioned purpose, and it fills the need for a short-range deer getter with more pep than the 9mm. 

  Notice how cleverly they say that property taxes haven't been raised to repair schools.  We've gotten sticker shock every time we've opened the annual notice from the county appraiser since we moved here ten years ago.  I'd love to sell our house for the amount they say it's worth.and live in a houseboat or trailer someplace where no one can find us.  The wife and I are childless so we put no burden on the school system at all, yet we pay the same as a couple with five kids in the indoctrination camps that they call public schools. 

The sinister methods the federal government uses to turn our pockets inside out has trickled down to municipalities as well. I just got a propaganda flier in the mail saying if we don't vote to raise Maryville  local sales tax a half cent, we'll get a 32-cent bump in property tax. Here's their pitch:     So how do they explain the construction of multimillion-dollar schools in the area if they can't find the money to fix the ones we have? I remember going to class in double-wide trailers when the school got too small or the roof leaked.  Kid's needs have radically changed in the last 60 years, I suppose. But we weren't taught by Stalin-loving Common Core geniuses, either. And is their promise of no property tax increase as good as Obama's pledge that we can keep our heathcare plan? They go on to say that they want to beef up security in the schools "because recent events in other communities have reminded us of the need to make our school facilities safer for students and teachers." So we also need to pony up because of the tragic consequences pampered nutjobs have inflicted upon leftist-run schools which teach that a drawing or even a hand gesture of evil guns will warp a child for life. Note to the Maryville City Council: Our town ain't Sandy Hook. Kids here learn to shoot and hunt before they even know the difference of what's between the legs of boys and girls. Thanks for letting me vent.....and if anyone's curious, I'm voting no.

You don't need no stinkin' NSA.....if the one you're interested in uses Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other shared info clearing houses. Watch what happens when people are told personal details of their lives by a total stranger.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P_0s1TYpJU

If I had a tacticool shotgun, it would look like George's.  :)

  It'll take awhile.  The city council members who picked the mayor are on a staggered election cycle.  The MAIG controversy may peter out before Taylor's held accountable.

A judge has thrown out the lawsuit filed against the ATF by the family of Brian Terry, who was murdered as a direct result of Operation Fast and Furious. The reason? They've already received compensation out of a fund for federal employees killed in the line of duty and a workman's comp payout.   http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/15/Obama-Admin-Catches-Terry-Family-On-Technicality-Lawsuit-For-Slain-Border-Agent-Thrown-Out   The family has said they would appeal. Meanwhile, calls for Atty General Eric Holder's impeachment is gathering steam.   http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/13/Congressman-Pete-Olson-introduces-Articles-of-Impeachment-against-Eric-Holder

      I'm not a lawyer but I have argued with a few cops in my day.  I would say a BP revolver is not a breechloader since it's loaded on the opposite end of the primer cap.  In essence, the cylinder is a barrel.

Just as a reminder (or maybe for some an announcement) John Stossel is doing a piece tonight on the Fox News Channel about how the government burdens us with stupid regs, like applying for a gun permit in New York City.  Might be worth a watch.  9 pm EST. [url]http://video.foxnews.com/v/2842780332001/stossel-special-war-on-the-little-guy-sat-on-fnc/[/url]

Are they mad because the hunter kills wild animals for sport or is it because she's a woman with a pink rifle? While it's against my nature to snuff these creatures just for fun, the woman did take a moose's backstrap for supper. And if it's tasty, she probably gave the lion's meat to the South African community. But why kill animals when you can get meat at a grocery store?  :yum:   http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/16/trophy-hunter-enrages-internet-after-posting-picture-of-slain-lion-online/

Oprah calling us racist is like a tempest in a teapot calling a kettle black.....or something.

For seven minutes, this guy let the elk try to goad him into a fight.  It would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.   http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/14/brave-photographer-takes-on-elk-for-7-minutes-and-it-was-all-caught-on-video/

Because Healthcare.gov is a total clusterfark, they had to start up a new alternate:   http://www.obamacaregov.us/index.php

I watched him on Megyn Kelly's show tonight.  For a minute there, I thought she was going to forget she was a lady and do the job for ya, Raoul.

Here's the kind of stories America needs to read instead of accounts of football players getting their feelings hurt or kids kicked out of school for pointing fingers.   http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/09/final-toast-trio-of-surviving-doolittle-raiders-who-bombed-tokyo-in-top-secret-wwii-mission-gather-for-the-last-time/

Not for nuthin', but the Constitutional provision which allows for impeachment of officials is not predicated on what is politically possible at the moment.  It's there because it's a just process for removing corruption in government.  I can't bring myself to believe the writers of the document would advise waiting until the next election to see how the tide turns.  The House should bring impeachable charges against the tyrants whatever their potential for success.  If evidence of crimes against the nation and the people are never brought to that level, how will we will ever foster an appreciation of justice and integrity in our government?

We can all agree that It's really foolhardy to enter into any argument about a subject in which you have no knowledge.    I wouldn't argue with a chemical engineer because I don't know the first thing about the periodic table of the elements.  You won't catch me in a debate with a mule skinner because of my ignorance of skinning and mules.  So why would an atheist, who has no knowledge of God, wage an unending theological debate against Christians, who have come to know Him?  It would be extremely difficult to convince me that a Rolls Royce doesn't exist if I have one sitting in my garage.  But, as it is written, "Let God be true and every man a liar."  We do see Him through a dark glass, but He gives knowledge and clarity to them who would ask Him for it.   The founding fathers were men of an entirely different era.  There were conflicts of opinion, granted, but at that time in history issues such as, "Does God exist?" were not on the front burner of the national stove.  It was widely accepted that their ancestors sitting on upper branches in the family tree came here for the purpose of being free to worship God or to escape tyranny.  Therefore it is logical to accept that they would include mention of the Creator into the foundational documents as the inspirational force of their beliefs of life and how men should rule and conduct their affairs.  But the leaders of our emerging government also recognized that those who disagreed with their faith were entitled to taste the same freedoms as they, given that all humans are made in God's image.  But we are here in the 21st century with a lot more historical and philosophical baggage to cart around.  I suppose this is why we yearn to return to a more simplistic order of reasonable government.  Today's political and social scene is filled with pure madness.  It's best to look outside ourselves and discover timeless rules of wisdom that we all too often overlook.

I went to Farnsworth Firearms in Vonore today.  He had about six or seven 500-round bricks of Remy Thunderbolt for $45 each, plus a lot of 50-round packages of other .22 LR.  I've got plenty saved up, but I'm sure it would be like a cold drink of water to some touched by the drought.

Restaurant chains across the nation are serving up meals to celebrate Veterans' Day and to show their appreciation for our service. :yum:   It's a good idea to check ahead and verify times, places and conditions.  I went to one last year and they served me my meal on a shingle....then I was assigned KP duty.     http://themilitarywallet.com/veterans-day-free-meals-and-discounts/

Years ago my wife went through a series of blood tests which showed overwhelming evidence of bone cancer.  Just to make it official, the doc recommended a bone marrow test which, although painful, would conclusively prove what we all were fearing.  However, we had recently become Christians and read in the Bible that if we would ask the elders of the church to anoint her with oil and pray in the name of the Lord, she would be healed.  With no other scientific alternative, we decided to do just that.  After the prayer, my wife simply said, "Okay, that's it.  I'm healed."   We told the doctor to cancel the bone marrow test as it would not be necessary.  "You're a very sick woman," he answered.  "I don't recommend we spend a lot of time discussing this."  We decided that the best thing would be to undergo the test and settle it.   The doctor called us a couple of days later, hemming and hawing that the test was inconclusive and that they were running the sample again.  When he called back, there was a distinct humility in his voice.  "We don't understand what happened," he began, "but your blood levels have returned to normal and there's no other indication of any disease."   My wife said, "I told you so.  Jesus heals."

Thanks, bersaguy.  I've been meaning to try it out, but I'll take it from someone who knows.  :popcorn:

My candidate for this year's Darwin Award is this pinhead who wanted to find out what would happen if he put 250 rounds of .22 LR into his mom's blender. His name and address have been withheld to protect him from frustrated shooters who may want to find out what would happen if he went into a blender.   http://www.guns.com/2013/11/04/will-blend-250-rounds-22-meet-demise/

Years ago I had a table at the Houston Gun Collectors show.  Somebody lit off a round in the next row of tables and he was immediately surrounded by cops and show officials.  Turns out it was a vendor who had just traded for a bolt-action rifle and he wanted to see if it fed ammo smoothly.    If gun shows want to put signs every 10 feet that's their business.  But there should be at least one hanging over the entrance with big, bold letters:  "YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!"