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That stat is for commercial travel/airline travel. Piloting yourself has stats closer to riding a motorcycle.

There is much to suggest that this is true however. Best I have found before running out for the train is this little essay. http://military-sf.com/Killing.htm I am not sure of the author;'s credentials but he talks about the many things that I was trained on as an NCO in the Army. For me, quite honestly, I believe more CCW holders are likely to do nothing, as was the case in the congressman Giffords shooting. I take that as a positive though, despite those outside the firearms community that think if proves there is no use for CCW.

Read this http://www.amazon.co.../ref=pd_sim_b_4

I agree. The sticker may deter against violent criime or robbery, but burglary is the issue to think about. There is no way your gun, in its safe at home, while you are gone is going to prevent the guy that wants in. If anything it gives him something to look for.

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you can call me bulpup Anyways, stickers on my car have to do with driving safely and making sure people think about motorcycles and texting behind the wheel and such. The other is an Army sticker. I just could not hold back the pride. Gun stickers on a car is one less opportunity to tell someone to stop texting and drive. I can talk about shooting in a parking lot.

Being that I am very quick to talk about the wars and veteran's, nearly anyone will start a conversation about my experience in Iraq, which normally leads to the type of weaponry I used. From there I find everyone just assumes I own a gun. But I don't want to talk about it all the time at work. I wouldn't dream talk as much about guns face to face at work as I much as I read these forums. There are many reasons. These days in New York City even the Fire Department inspectors come around and will talk and teach about "active shooters." How odd is that? The Fire Department uses its time to talk about fire escapes, earth quakes and active shooters. Where the PD is about that is.... nowhere. But I do get the "the only guy I know that owns a gun is ol' Bulpup over there. I'd better pay attention to when he starts showing those warning signs the FD told us about." Anyway, there is talking with knowledgeable people about it and there is talking about it with those that may judge, have an agenda or are just downright scared. I feel I do not need to force the issue. Random conversations about my firearms are never started by me, but I will never not answer a direct question about them. I am frequently answering the question "why does any one need so much ammunition?" I feel I changed more than a few minds by telling them it is the same reason people go to costco, its just cheaper. Then I can talk about recreational shooting, a term I learned on this forum. For me, I am working the the angle of "Yes, I am a gun nut - but that is not the same as a nut with a gun." I also try my very best not to try to answer questions about guns and violence that I have no business answering. I will talk about me, my guns, my experiences and that of a few others. But "closeted?" I suppose if I were hide the fact that I own guns when asked directly that I would be "closeted," but I will answer anyone that asks the question. In doing so, I have taken a few people to the range. One, a very liberal liberal, got his FPID and is now the proud owner of an M&P - Not that it changed his views on anything else, but it's a start

awsome. Thanks. and I will.

ah, see that's the problem

I am VERY interested in this! Thanks so much for the link. It looks like the training is mostly done in Missisippi. Have you heard of it being done anywhere else?

I am loading at 5.5 for 9mm. Maybe my spacial relations are off. It seems like I am in no danger of running out of powder 400 rounds in. I will pay closer attention when I get through my 800th round then.

I look at my box of 9mm rounds and compare it to how much powder I have used and this seems like the numbers per pound of powder are WAY low. http://www.reloadbench.com/gloss/grain.html

Cool. I like the rainbow shot. How do you go about getting licensed for that? I can never find a definitive source for that process.

cancelled

Army Artillery in '93 @Fort Sill. Out of the reserves in '99. Rejoined in 2002. Iraq '06-'07 as a driver/mechanic, fuel transport

crap that thing posted. I take the train home read the forum on my iPhone. I meant to write "it drove her insane until she found out it was a real word." :girlwacko: I guess I hit send in my pocket while I was getting off the train. All the time I write posts on the train, hit send and get up only to have it disappear into the ether and this one posts. sheesh.

My wife's co-worker used to say "agreeance." Like "that's what we will do as long as we are all in agreeance" She's a writer so it drove her insane.

There really is only one appropriate response to that video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3eHG70fiqA&feature=youtube_gdata_player i am no expert, but in my experience if you sit somedown in a room like that and set it up that somethung is going to happen you get a response where a guy stands bolt upright and trades shots. Most combat vets I know tell me they forgot they had a rifle and ran the first time.

Their going to spell it the way they like irregardless.

I have my knife fully in my pants pocket and clipped on the pocket edge. I am guesing you have yours on your belt?

Always had it tip down. I like grasping at the hinge between thumb and forefinger, pulling up to my palm and opening with my thumb. A tip up knife seem like there is an extra step to get the handle situated for opening. The first move in opening is grasping as I said above and a quick rotating pivot of the wrist as as the kife is uncliped, putting the handle in my palm. I should also say that on my knife the blade opens to the front when tip down in my pocket. But I guess it depends on how you want it to be in your hand when open. I open it with the blade out from the forefinger side of the hand, if I wanted it on the pinky side I would have to flip it.

Agreed. And the one thing that we all do not know is what it actually looked like to the oficers involved. The decriptions we are reading are one thing, but we do not have the ability to see what the respondng officers did. That makes all the difference.

And don't forget, if you get one of those quiet ones it is considered a silencer!

Thats the way Iook at it too. When I consider how much time I have at the range and the random times I can actualy go, it is far better for me to pump out 100 the night before instead of buying two boxes at the range or traveing out of my way to pick some up before going to Cherry Ridge. I know I COULD buy 1000 9mm rounds in bulk, and have. However this is just how I prefer to do it.

For me it was those Mach 3 razaor blades. Expensives as hell and always out of stock at the AAFES.