Kaiser7

Could simply be buying them to rent out, or they could be flipping them for a profit.

The one advantage that we have is that we still produce some things in greater quantities than China or India. While most cheap, simple consumer goods are made in these nations, America still has a fairly healthy export market of higher-end more complex goods. Not to mention that even if things aren't manufactured here, a lot of the companies are still American. The main advantage we have is that while we have far fewer manufacturing jobs, we still have a higher overall industrial output than many of these nations where cheap labor rules supreme. Our use of robots, and fully automated assembly lines, and things of that nature mean that we can have greater output with fewer people, which is inevitably far cheaper than low-skilled labor, since robots do not get tired, and their productivity won't decrease due to fatigue, not to mention it leads us to have a more consistent product quality wise. The other issue is that foreign markets are becoming less desireable for manufacturing. With rising fuel and transportation costs, as well as the wages of Chinese workers increasing somewhere around 17% yearly (or some other crazy high number) they are losing their competitve edge, and, since land is cheaper here, and (perhaps surprisingly) there is far less political corruption and red tape than in Communist China, the costs of opening factories here is less. As for the selling of natural resources, that's sort of what all of trade is predicated on. If we didn't trade natural resources, then there would be no trade. People who have access to one resource always trade it to those who lack it. For instance, there was a huge demand in Rome for Chinese silk (Hence why the secret of silk production was a state secret for so long.) The tides could turn in our favor, so long as we manage to loosen governmental restrictions which could eliminate our competitive edge in the global economy. Let business operate as it will, politicians who have no experience in business shouldn't be writing laws which harm a business's ability to operate effectively.

Okay im always in the science building. Let me know whats up haha

At least one, maybe more if i do decide to minor in chemistry. What major are you planning on?

Lol, I was on there too. I pretty much have abandoned ship with this thread... Too much BS for a simple question. Plus, I don't know what it is, but gay guys hit on me all the time, I mean, I don't have aproblem with gay guys, but shit.... XD But I appreciate all the advice guys, many of you had some very good advice, and as always, the NJGF community has come through to help someone out!

...Maybe 00 Buck, I paid $8.95 for 25 shells of game load, which is fine for me for HD. Hell, in my house, with a 28" barrel, I doubt that it'll even leave the wad

Okay, but I have to preface, the first picture was hours after she ruptured my spleen, and I'd been walking around Philly all day, so I look stupid. I was in A LOT of pain. Here's pics of just her. I'm not a virgin, I've banged a "good number" (Not sure if it's lame actually putting a number on there.) But yeah, I guess I just need practice XD. My sister is 12 years older than me, so yeah, her friends are married with 3 kids.

Lol, looks like I tipped my hand. I'm AWFULLY self-conscious, I take shit like that personal, I kinda realize I look like a puss now. Whoops. Hey, I grew up in a house with a mom and sister, it could be worse.

Maybe? But I sure as hell don't want people thinking I'm like that, if people take it seriously, then I have to deal with all the bs. Besides, I was trying to learn how to NOT be shy around people, This stuff doesn't help. Not to mention, he was a creepy looking guy, I sure as hell HOPE I'm better looking than that.

Yeah, honestly, I've slept around, quite a bit, I'm tired of it, feel like I've been there, and done that.

Am I the only one who saw this and thought it was some messed up shit? Like seriously dude? Honestly, this is the reason I'm shy, I'm scared I'll have people say messed up shit like this.

But yeah, my main problem is approaching a girl, and not having it be awkward, and thinking of something to break the ice, and get conversation going.

...If it weren't for the fact my dad is neither an FID holder, and is afraid of guns (despite, somehow, supporting RKBA), I would have thought he made an account. Didn't know there were that many young people interested in repairing firearms, such as myself. It's a good practice though, you can get good guns for an excellent price, and never have to worry about repair costs and stuff. I wouldn't be able to afford much of anything if I didn't buy fixer-uppers. That being said, Ed's in Deptford, though if their walls are bare... I know on occasion Bob's little in Glassboro will have a few rough things, though not as frequently. Winter's gunsmithing in Berlin *MAY* have something, I'd call though, he generally hates anything that isn't a valuable collector's item, BUT, I would imagine he comes across some beaters that people want to sell, or at least he might know where to send you.

Apologize in advance for all the quoting, I was hanging out with my friend midget (No, not available, and more of a sister---it's complicated, and no, she doesn't have any attractive, single girl friends. XD) I am on OKCupid. It's free, but the girls on there, kinda... dumb? Not actually dumb but... well it's hard to explain without outing a friend of mine who uses it to cheat. Yeah, lol, she broke up with me. She had been upset I hadn't seen her much for a two week period, since I was so behind in school from being in the hospital for the first week. It didn't seem to register it was her fault for banging a dude a few days before we went out, got mono from him, gave me mono, and then punched me in the spleen, rupturing it, nearly killing me. Most of you have never seen me, I'm one sexy guy. Who WOULDN'T want to date this guy? (BTW, glad most of you guys don't have wives on here, cause I can't be held responsible XD.) Look at this, pefect form. (Actually, I'm chicken-winging it a bit, and probably have other bad form. feel free to correct, lol.) CHARMING GENTLEMAN. Someone has to rear the next generation of gun-loving patriots. I would expect the same from you guys. Ahh... man, if you've seen some of the girls I've been with, they look like the losers of the Westminster Dog show XD. For a 4 year period between the girl who almost killed me, and the one who left me for some 24 year old from new york, I basically just flirted with any girl.

I'd suggest getting your mags pinned if you plan to be here for a while, otherwise leave them with someone you trust. Oh, and join the NJ Second Amendment Society (www.nj2as.com) we need help trying to fight all this crap. We don't like it anymore than you do. Anyway, I'm sorry to hear you're moving here, but I welcome you nonetheless!

Okay, I apologize if this should be in the lounge, but this seemed to be the best place I could think of to put it, where it was open to non-premier members. Anyway, like I said, I don't really know many of you guys in person, apart from NJ2AS members in SJ, but perhaps due to the shared frustrations of being NJ gun owners, and the fact you guys are all so generous and good-natured, I do look up to many of the members here. Anyway, I'm a pretty shy in person. I'm not the type that can just start a random conversation with someone I don't know, boy or girl. Now, for meeting girls, this is a pretty bad thing, so I'm wondering, what's the best way to go about starting conversation without it being awkward? Like, I feel really weird just walking up to a random person and being like "Hey what's up? I'm Matt". Weirdly enough, I actually do pretty well with the ladies once I do start talking to them, but it's that damn ice-breaking that kills me. I apologize for the totally random nature of this thread, but a lot of you guys are older, been there, done that, so I figured you'd be able to give me good advice.

I was going to bring this up, but had to go to a beef and beer, I was actually thinking about this today. Basically I was wondering this as well, I wonder how many jobs were lost, it seems like firearms are a few of the things where America still produces.

Glad she's okay, you must be so relieved. Also, be prepared to do all your own detective work if you want any chance of the police finding this guy. In my experience, the police will do nothing to help catch criminals. Hell, when my house was broken into, I had the name, age, photos, old IDs, anything you could want of the perpetrator, and the police still didn't do anything.

I'm about to have a beer while studying. Just turned 21, went out On saturday with my family to PF Changs, had some Japanese Beer, which is better than the Miller I have in the fridge now. If I had cash, I'd buy myself some scotch.

This. Pretty much this. I like Asian girls, if anyone on here wants to introduce me to some, I'd gladly accept. But back to the topic at hand, in all honesty, especially if he still hasn't replied, I doubt he's going to follow through. He's probably hoping you'll get distracted, forget about it, and this goes away.

Up until recently, I'd been laughing, since people said I was a moron for reloading .223, I was laughing when the prices skyrocketed. I have hundreds of empty cases (can get more easily) several thousand primers Decent bit of powder ...and I have 75 bullets...whoops... Not like I even shoot, who am I fooling, I don't even have a range membership XD.

Honestly, one of my rifles was built in order to mimic an airsoft gun. I had so much experience using the airsoft gun, the transition to the (forgive the airsofter lingo) "Realsteel" version was far easier. They're excellent training tools depending on what you're doing, and, in some ways, more fun if you go out to a good game. NO, THEY DON'T HAVE RECOIL NO THEY AREN'T AS LONG RANGED, OR ACCURATE NO THEY DO NOT FUNCTION THE SAME (GBBs...meh... closer, but still no) But honestly, how important is that stuff? Airsoft guns allow for a dynamic style of training that's a lot more expensive (and more dangerous) using real firearms. Just playing your average airsoft game, you can practice concealment, as well as dynamic movement/fire techniques. Plus it gives you a better feel for things like reloading, target acquisition, and if you work at maintaining proper aiming technique, you'll be a more accurate shooter too. Case in point, I never fired a gun until a few years ago, and I've only been to the range about 10 times. But for someone with so little practice with real firearms, I'm a pretty good shot. But yeah, you also get used to firing under pressure, and in stressful situations. Sure, your life isn't on the line, but in a good airsoft game, you can panic when you've suddenly got enemy on two separate flanks. Yeah, I know most real gun owners poo-poo airsoft, but honestly there's a lot of skills you can practice with airsoft that translate to real firearms. Hell, most real gun owners don't know dick about airsoft, they see the cheap, crappy guns, and figure they're all like that... ...Yeah, I love airsoft, Kaiser was originally my airsoft handle.

Best way to convert an anti is to take them to the range. It's my favorite date, because, quite frankly, I don't want to be with any girl who doesn't like guns. Too bad it's not the cheaper date it once was.

Just throwing this out there, if it's online, and your time is more valuable than your money.....

The ones I did were online. It was pretty good money for a 13 year old. I had saved half of that for when I turned 21, Initially I had hoped to buy a Luger when I turned 21. Brother stole all that money though, had about $500 saved when he found it...