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Give me some time to sort some stuff out. I may be able to help you with 9 and 5.56.

I can't answer that. Congress has different priorities to deal with.

Don't get me wrong. I do too. He's the last of the Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin genre around. Unlike Sinatra he's kept his voice. His album with Lady Gaga is one of my favorites.

I saw him about 10 years ago in Vegas. Great performance. My only problem with him is he refuses to sing the National Anthem because it's a "war song". This is nothing new. It goes back to the 60s.

I've never had any problem with any NATO spec 7.62. Hirtenberger is NATO spec even though it doesn't have the circle in the cross. Some time ago I saw 7.62x51 with a sign on it that said "Nigerian Surplus". I opened one box and recognized it was made by Hirtenberger. Nigeria is where it may have came from but Austria was where it was made. I bought a bunch of it at about 7 cents a round. I still find some around.

Fine print says not valid for residents of NJ.

Ray, I think this is an ongoing campaign.

FWIW I found no difference in accuracy with any NATO spec 7.62 I've fired. I got some Turkish 7.62 NATO from sgammo last year. Reasonably priced, boxer primed, and so far good brass for reloading.

I can't see any problem as long as it's unloaded and in a locked case. Same way as if you're transporting it in the cab of a pickup.

I don't know if that idling time affects engine life that much. Not much stress on the driveline when the engine is just idling. Some time ago I read something in what I considered a reliable source. If you start up a cold engine and drive off immediately on a 500 mile trip, 99% of the engine wear occurs in the first five miles before the engine warms up. If this is true the engine in a taxi or police car that stays warm will last longer. Don't know if that still holds true with tighter tolerances in engines today. Engine "break-ins" used to be 1000 miles or so. I haven't seen a break-in period suggested for some time. I can't think of any car made where the block isn't going to last 200k or more with reasonable maintenance.

Certainly, they are part of the US. The Federal government is the source for about 25% of Puerto Rico's budget as it is. They really don't want to become a state.

I'd stay away from retired police cars for the reasons HE gave. If you want to get him a Crown Victoria look for a low mileage privately owned one on Craig's List or something like that. There are plenty out there in our area with the retirement communities in the area. These are cars that grandpa bought for a retirement car 15-20 years ago because he wanted a full size car. He also wanted reliability so he took care of it. Always driven gently. Now he's in his 80s and can't drive. A friend bought one of these with just over 100k on it a few years ago. He takes very good care of his cars. Outside of normal wear and tear on components he had no problems until the transmission went at about 275k. He rebuilt the trans (because he knew how to do that) and drove the car to 350k when the engine gave up. There is a reason Crown Victorias were a favorite of not only police but of taxi and livery car fleets as well. Grandpa's car may never have chased bad guys but all the kids will refer to your son's car as the "police car". If you find a smoking deal on a police car look for one that was detective or chief's car as 1LtCAP suggested. You can tell these by lack of holes for roof lights, solid colors, and no residue/paint discrepancies from the decals.

Thanks for posting this. Most people are unaware of this incident.

If you look at statutes on how to effect an arrest they all say something like "after exhibiting evidence of authority". This can be a uniform, badge, or other identification (raid jacket, "POLICE" on body armor carrier, etc).

Sunblock means you won't have sunburn when you come down with heat exhaustion.

Exit holes are a bit jagged. That's nice work but I'd be afraid of falling on it

How about my beach umbrella?

To my knowledge "cover" is a Marine term and "headgear" is an Army term. Cover, hat, headgear, cap, headdress, chapeau, or whatever we know what they're talking about.

Title 4 United States Code, Chapter 1 amended with many Public Laws and Executive Orders.

Last time I shot clays was in 1988. I guess we'll find out if it's like riding a bike.

If you are outdoors in uniform one would salute with cover on. If you are indoors in uniform and not under arms you would salute without headgear. I had someone seriously tell me if a cop wasn't wearing his or her hat they were out of uniform and had no authority to arrest you. They found out this wasn't so.

Military when "under arms" do not remove headgear indoors. In addition to carrying a weapon wearing a web belt is considered "under arms". That is why you see a color guard indoors wear headgear.

@Smokin .50 and others, Boy Scouts, Police, Firefighters, EMTs, etc note in the OP, "all persons present in uniform" render the hand salute. Remain covered as that is part of the uniform.

This has been around for a few years but a lot of people, veterans included, are unaware. Thanks for posting it.

@1LtCAP good advice here. To expand on it a bit: Water- you can find water on sale often for as little as $3 a case. No it won't be from tropical springs or Norwegian glaciers but it will keep you alive. Shelf life? I happened to find some bottled water in my garage that was at least 5 years old. Nothing special, not a big name brand and stored at ambient temperature in an unheated garage. Tasted fine, drank it didn't get sick. You can spice up your survival drinking with some Crystal Lite. Small package makes 4 or 5 gallons. No calories but tastes better. Also good for killing the chlorine taste if you wind up chemically treating water. Pre-sweetened Kool Aid worked well in Vietnam. I also bought a few cases of Arizona Iced Tea that was on sale recently. Dated use by 3/2019. I'm sure I'll rotate it out by then. Food- you don't need Wise Foods or MREs. Long ago I learned a can of Beefaroni or Campbell's minestrone soup even cold was a welcome change to C rations. Most canned food has a use by date of about 2 years. Not that it goes bad. As long as the can isn't bulging or rusty it's probably going to be okay. Some foods will absorb the liquid and get mushy or pick up a metallic taste. But it won't kill you or make you sick. Canned food is edible way past the date on the can. I ate C rations that were years old in the 60s. Saw some with Lucky Strike in the green pack they stopped making in 1942. All of this reminds me of something that happened a few years ago. I was involved in a ,surveillance that ran from about 6am to 10pm one day. Started in NJ, went out to Queens, and back to NJ. We had no opportunity to stop and get something to eat as we had to be ready to roll when the subject did. I kept some MRE meals in my trunk and figured this was one of the times to use them. No chance to use the heater so was I was eating it cold. I offered one to the new guy who was with me in my car. He looked at the food and said "I can't eat that crap". I responded "then you aren't hungry enough". Generators- many seem interested in generators that will run their entire house. That's good and will keep you comfortable. But what happens if it breaks down? I have 2 small and a larger generator. Rotating them I can keep my refrigerator and freezer going and have some power left for lights and other stuff. I can still do that if one of them goes down. As long as I have gas. If all my vehicles are full that's almost 100 gallons. If I have to evacuate my E350 can go 4-500 miles and carry enough stuff to keep me going for at least a couple of weeks (if I take all my range stuff out of it). I guess I never considered myself as a prepper but maybe I am.