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    Inclusivity in gun culture will be the only thing that saves the 2A

    The implication folks need to be aware of is that the sort of people who are most likely to be open to pro-gun arguments are also innately pro-personal choice when it comes to things like sexuality, recreational activities, and so on. If you package pro-gun with a platform that tries to dictate...
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    Indeed. Which is why it is fortunate when disinterested parties (which by necessity means civilians) can provide videos and other evidence. Without that, and other evidence from disinterested sources (such as commercial records) we have no chance of developing an objective picture of events.
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    The problem is, if you discount first hand accounts from the people involved, you are left with no credible sources at all. All you have is confirmation bias...if you think that the protestors are obviously wrong then anything that confirms that bias will seem right to you. That cuts both ways.
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    Traveling armed today

    Yeah, that has been me as well. For road trips I would bring my carry gun, and, if I thought the trip could include some recreational shooting, a few others in the hopes I could have some fun with them.
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    Rick glossed over a significant difference between what he was describing and what happened in Portland. Rick was describing “stops”. His examples were people pulled over for traffic violations and being told to wait in place. He glosses over a significant detail: the issue in Portland wasn’t...
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    I'm really thankful these days

    You are not wrong at all. Sometimes the stages don’t follow a set pattern. Sometimes it seems like we’re at several stages at once. And don’t discount training aids such as laser target practice systems and devices like the Mantis X. They aren’t all you need, but they can help you get better...
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    I'm really thankful these days

    Agreed, and that describes me fairly well. I didn’t take advantage of the prices over the last last few years. I was busy getting married, having my first child, et cetera. I chose my priorities and stocking back extra ammo wasn’t one of them. Zero regrets.
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    This should explain it: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/arrest They took the person off the street, against their will, and placed them in custody, under color of law. That’s an arrest. “Detained” is a nice way of saying “arrested.” Also, the headline of the article mentions “Portland federal...
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    The article has quotes from people involved in the arrest, not just observers. It’s worth reading. The main thing that raises questions about the basis of the arrest is releasing the person they arrested without any explanation or paperwork. You say “there must be a violation” but a...
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    Federal Jurisdiction in Portland.

    Well, in the case of one of the alleged protesters that was taken, they were arrested and then released without charges or explanation. “They drove him to the federal courthouse and placed him in a holding cell, ... “Almost as suddenly as they had grabbed him off the street, the men let him...
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    I'm really thankful these days

    Probably worse. The shortage right now isn’t caused by people hoarding. It’s caused by a shift in consumer behaviors that the manufacturers weren’t ready for. But...they were more ready than they might have been. If, over the past few years, people had only been buying what they used, ammo...
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    Slim pickings out there...

    One of the interesting things about this year is how many structural weaknesses have been revealed. Really basic things. One of the first signs that this was going to be a really strange year came in February when paper towel dispensers in public restrooms started running out. Why? There wasn’t...
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    Reliability of a mil-spec 1911 Gov't

    I’ve owned two commercial “GI spec” 1911s over the years. A Springfield GI, and an Auto Ordinance BKO. Both were small sight, small ejection port, vertical slide serrations, arched mainspring housing, etc., but weren’t 100% copies of what would have been issued. Both were series 80 style, and...
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    Feeling kinda left out of these new whiz-bang discussions?

    People tend to see things through the filter of their own interests, but I think that’s part of where some of this comes in. If by “Creed” you mean 6.5 Creedmoor, the issue might be that you are seeing things through your own filter rather than as what they are. 6.5 Creedmoor wasn’t developed...
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    Would you go to the range if you might be sick?

    That really depends. If I had a cancer diagnosis pending, heck yeah. If I’d been exposed to someone with COVID-19? No, I’d be isolating at home to minimize the risk of being a spreader. Even if you don’t care about the health outcomes, the longer it takes to contain covid, the more financial...
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    Glock 40 vs RIA 2011Match 10mm

    Yep. But that’s the thing about bic vs zippo: both do the job with equal reliability. Same with G40 vs UM. The results are indistinguishable. Same effect, same reliability in providing that effect. It’s only when you get into secondary qualities that they are different. The analogy isn’t...
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    Who's had a 'negligent discharge'??

    Nah, when it comes to training, I don’t settle.
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    Glock 40 vs RIA 2011Match 10mm

    The RIA mags are Mecgar and fairly standard. Used by several manufacturers. I have owned a 10mm 1911 but it wasn’t RIA. I have owned a several RIA double and single stack 1911s but none were 10mm. That model is actually on my wish list. I have also owned a Glock 20. I have not owned a 40...
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    Who's had a 'negligent discharge'??

    By that standard, dry firing would count as negligent discharging. It’s clearly not that simple. You are correct that negligence can be prevented, but there are areas where you are perhaps misunderstanding the meanings of the words. First, negligent and accidental are not mutually exclusive...
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    Who's had a 'negligent discharge'??

    My own private rule of thumb is, “It can’t be an accident if you do something that you really shouldn’t have been doing.” What I mean: If a person was doing something like unloading a gun before cleaning, with the intention of being safe, that’s reasonable. Everyone who owns a gun does that...
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