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I think I did mention it was obvious ;-) I was already mocking myself and my lack of creativity--or motivation, so you need to mock me too?

“The good news is that these are not only recommendations that are well within my legal authority and the executive branch, but they’re also ones that the overwhelming majority of the American people, including gun owners, support and believe in,” Mr. Obama said. Seriously??? Is that like the good news that if you like your doctor, you can keep you doctor? How he can keep a straight face when he says this stuff?

So how many people do you think have now been pushed off the fence, or even climbed over from the anti side? I would bet it is a significant number. I am sure the FPID/P2P wait times are going back up over the next few months.

I somehow missed his address and release of his crowning achievement. I will have to hit the web and figure out what he did. One good thing is, more people are buying guns now than ever before. Just makes it that much more difficult to take them away later--as the gun lobby builds a broader base constituency a larger percentage of the population will either own guns, or know people who own. Passing anti gun legislation just becomes more difficult.

Obviously mine is just my name spelled backwards--guess I am not very creative with names. Every now and then I will think up something new, but too lazy to change it.

The more Obummer anti 2A stuff tries will just drive more gun sales and this will be good for the industry. I believe another effect is more newbies will buy-thinking I better buy while I still can. This means an increase in the constituency, more people with a vested interest in 2A and CCW issues. This will ultimately be good for us.

I think it can be challenged in the court also, as Obummer's immigration EO has been effectively stopped by injunction and will be decided by SCOTUS this summer. If the existing federal statute is pretty clear on what a dealer is (or even if it is vague), then I would think this could be stopped pretty quickly if it is challenged before the court by an affected group. From the WSJ: “I don’t think the president has the authority to redefine what a dealer is because that is defined in existing federal statute,” said Dave Workman, senior editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s The Gun Mag. “He can’t snap his fingers and suddenly say to someone who sells a gun at a gun show is now a dealer. That would take congressional action.”

I would like to believe that, but after reading 'Blue Tent Sky' I would not bet the farm on it.

NJ case law has affirmed the right to stand at your threshold and use deadly force to repel an attack. From State v. Martinez: http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1989/229-n-j-super-593-0.html "one has no duty to retreat from one's dwelling, but that a "dwelling" encompasses a doorway, threshold, porch or other similar appurtenance." "a man need not retreat when attacked in his own dwelling house. A man is generally not bound to retreat from his house. He may stand his ground and resist an attack even to the extent of employing deadly force if he reasonably believes he is in danger of losing his life or suffering serious bodily harm. I further instruct you that the burden is upon the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defense of self protection or self defense is untrue. " With caveat that Martinez was 1989 and NJ court may just ignore this inconvenient case law today.

Just don't forget about it if you go to the mailbox or to borrow something from the neighbor.

And what about section 103 ultralights? My understanding is no registration and no license requirements. Isn't that some kind of disparate impact?

So if I fly a drone over my yard-about 4.5 miles from xyz airport-I should be prosecuted?

I am pretty sure you could not legally shoot down a helo hovering at 300 meters above your land--under most circumstances. A drone at 10 meters? I would feel threatened by that. But in PRNJ I would likely be required to retreat into my dwelling. So shooting it down may not be the best option here, but what if you are playing ball and accidentally had a wild throw?

This pretty much means I cannot fly a drone from my own land! So how long until the FAA establishes licensing requirements to own/fly one of these <sarcasm>dangerous</sarcasm> vehicles? And how does this effect Section 103 Ultralights? My understanding is: NO registration or certification requirements for ultralights and NO licensing requirement for ultralight pilots. Does anyone reckon those rules are going to change to be consistent with the "drone" rules?

I believe the only reason the FAA wrote the regs is because they wanted to look like they were doing something to address this "public safety" issue, and when your only tool is a hammer...

You can do the same thing with a manned aircraft and some decent photography equipment. Like many technological advances,this just democratizes and puts the ability in the hands of everyone, not just the rich.

Pretty sure most aircraft need to be registered--it is not like this is something covered in the BoR. However, this is totally a Govt reaction to the few bad actors who have dangerously interfered with regular/commercial air traffic. Still won't stop a terrorist from using a drone to hurt people.

Said he used a shotgun--does not say what type of load, but I would think birdshot would be the best option with a drone.

They have no such illusions. The only reason they want to limit to one a month is to impose limits on the civil rights of others. Their end goal has nothing to do with crime or violence, they want to deny (not just limit) you and I our civil rights. It makes sense to start with RKBA, because then we can't defend our other rights.

Thanks all. I checked the fuel cap vent today before I ran it. I exercised the mechanism a few times and it seemed to be okay. But about 15 minutes in it lost power and RPM fell off to about 2000 RPM. As always, I immediately pulled back on the drive bar. Was about to disengage PTO, but the motor came right back up to speed. FInished the remainder of the lawn (about 35 more minutes) without incident--although it seems to slow a little more than usual when going into thick grass. I will take a look at the valve lash next, just seems odd that it would cut out just one time, and then work fine for the rest of the mowing time. The valve lash adjustment looks pretty straightforward. But can I do this by rotating the engine (via the pull cord) until I see that each valve is fully open, then adjust the lash on the other. Or do I need to use a gage or mark to get it to exactly TDC?

Yeah, I will start looking into the carb. My first thought was fuel, so I replaced the fuel filter, but that didn't help. Will try to find a rebuild kit. This happens on flat land, and I just replaced both air filters.

Thanks! I will check the gas cap next time. Any ideas on something that would happen intermittently? I rally have not noticed much of a pattern with it yet. It seems to lose power under load. RPMs drop off sharply when cutting through normal grass as if I were cutting into high/thick grass. As soon as I stop forward motion it recovers pretty quickly. Once it recovers it seems like I can resume mowing. However, it still seems like it is not generating as much power as before. I monitor the RPM and It seems to be pretty high, but it sounds like it is slowing very slightly. I typically run it at about 3600 RPM unloaded. When I engage the PTO it will drop to 3450-3500. When the issue occurs, hear and see the RPM drop off into the 3000 range, maybe even 2500. When it sounds to me like it is slightly slowing, the RPM meter still reads about 3450-3500. But it may be averaging many cycles and might not register that quickly.

For anyone with expertise on small engines: I have a Cub Cadet commercial walk-behind mower with a 16HP Vanguard (B&S) V-twin. It is about 15 years old with maybe 350 hours. The last four times I used it, the engine would cut out and bog down during a 50-60 minute mowing period, when under load (i.e. PTO engaged and moving). I stop and it recovers pretty quickly and I continue on. It was happening after about 30-35 minutes. Last time it did it within 10 minutes, and again at about 40 minutes. I recently replaced the air filters, and since it started doing this I have replaced the fuel filter and spark plugs, but no change in behavior. I know that is not a lot of information, but any ideas on what else might cause this or anything I might consider looking at? And if I bring it into a shop, it takes some time to reproduce. Do they have a means of putting it under load to reproduce the issue? Thanks in advance!

I dunno, this thread is pretty funny. Why can't we do both?I will definitely email CC this week if I can continue to waste my time on this thread. But please give an update on the latest count of "investors." If you can get a reality show contract with TLC or A&E or MTV, I am totally in. That would be gold,Jerry! Gold! And I believe TLC may have an open spot.

I don't really think this part of the law is that ambiguous. The part about reasonable deviation, HP, and moving between residences is where I have difficulties.