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So you're an armed robber. You burst into a supermarket with your helmet on, wave your gun around to scare off all the customers, then go to grab the register cash. In fact you're so confident you put your pistol away to grab cash with both hands. Bad idea!

Perhaps the next river crossed by real Americans will be the James?

I have the Dan Wesson Valor in stainless and I really like it. Although I have what I guess is now considered the 'original' and not the Valor 2. So there are a few differences, but I paid $1,575 for it and was totally satisfied. In other words the pistol is more accurate than I am. But it did improve my shooting. GREAT trigger. Personally, aside from collector value or just panache, I can't imagine what spending an extra thousand (or two or three) would do for me.

They look like high-capacity straws, designed for a Big Gulp.

OK, I think this article explains the bill. "Even when lawmakers like Del. Dan Helmer introduce a bill that would change the law to require the NRA’s range in Fairfax, Virginia, and only that range (to the best of my knowledge) to shut down, I won’t hate them. I won’t claim to understand them, and I’ll certainly believe that vindictive and petty pieces of legislation like HB 567 are simply designed to harass the NRA while making it more difficult for gun owners in northern Virginia to have a place to train with their firearms. I won’t hate them, no matter how much they might demonstrate their contempt for gun owners like me." Emphasis mine.

Well that makes all the sense in the world. A range can't be in a high-capacity building.

Penetration guaranteed!

And Epstein didn't kill himself.

I thought about that after I posted, and I thought it would be comparable. Thanks for looking up the math. And now I have to think most of the handguns I bought in the last five years were a bargain!

Not until you get that rib thing straightened out.

Then I guess I'm glad I bought my 6" blue factory-tuned one in 1978 for $400. My very first handgun. Took the Edelmans salesman's advice. Sometimes salespeople are right. I don't have the box. And I don't care.

Well, we bought Dream Bed LX640s for our bedroom and also our guest bed. We like it a lot and our guests (even our super-picky daughter) really like it too. Dream Bed was a Mattress Firm brand, and it looks like it's been discontinued and only overstock queen versions are available. Oh well. Good luck with the search.

This is just a funny true story about a friend of mine in PA. Both he and his wife were out of the house one day recently when both their cell phones went off. Their alarm company was reporting an alarm at their house and the PA state police were responding. Was there a break in of some sort? No. As I heard at Friday night dinner, when my friend installed the alarm system he carefully tailored and timed the motion sensors and their Roomba vacuum so there wouldn't be a false trip. As it turns out there was just one problem. While making its rounds the Roomba snagged on the Christmas tree blanket and started yanking on it, thereby shaking the whole tree and setting off the motion detectors. The laugh came when he called the PASP to apologize for the false trip. The trooper who took the call said the whole barracks got a real laugh out of that, and it was a unique event in their false alarm history. And Merry Christmas!

And not surprisingly, here is Bloomberg's response to the effective defensive effort.

This is a great tool for locating or comparing prices. Just make sure you pay attention to (and adjust if necessary) the search parameters to represent what you're looking for. Steel vs. brass case, new vs. remanufactured etc. Also be sure to factor in the shipping costs. Ammo Seek doesn't give you exact shipping costs, but they do indicate a comparative range. For example Carolina Munitions shows S&B 9mm at 14 cents/round. But with shipping to NJ that climbs to 17.7, which is almost identical to TargetSportsUSA for the same product with 'free' shipping. I also note that TSUSA doesn't even appear on the first search page because they are a shade above 17 cents around on all products. Shipping matters.

Penetrates ballistic vests worn by criminals, and car doors too? Guess what's next on the NJ gun ban list? Or maybe the entire caliber.

Well I can testify to that. I'm one of them. When my aunt died from lung cancer in 1978 my wife and I both quit. Then I started smoking again, but never in front of her. With her family history of cancer there was no way I was going to tempt her to go back. So I basically smoked at work or sometimes when out of the house (at a bar) until 1989. I quit entirely several times in that interval and then started up again. Here's the really weird part. Whenever I was home I had NO DESIRE to smoke.I never smoked at home even when home alone, even when she was away on business trips. And frankly I didn't feel the need. No sneaking outside or into the garage for a butt either. But, when I'd get in the car Monday morning, on the drive in I'd immediately start thinking about that first cigarette with a cup of coffee! So I'd butt up at work (maybe five or six total) during the day, and then be fine not smoking at all back at home. I finally concluded that for me this was nothing but a habit, and not an addiction. So when I changed jobs in 1989 and found out if I was a smoker my health insurance was going to cost me an extra $600 a year I finally quit for good. And it stuck. And with the cost of cigarettes today that in and of itself would keep me from going back. But frankly, once I quit the first time cigarettes never tasted that 'good' ever again.

And now you have an extra $125/month for ammo. Or your gun fund! Good job Ivan.

Hey, one more thing. Based on my experience, I think I was a lot more habituated than addicted. So for me swizzle sticks were a big help. The ones you get to stir your coffee. I kept one in my mouth, took it out and twirled it in my fingers like a cigarette, and then back in the lips. In other words a lot of hand/mouth habits. That may sound really stupid, but it satisfied more than half of my 'cravings'. Eventually I got rid of them too, but it took a while.

Good luck to Scorpio and all who do. I quit for good in 1989 and never regretted it. IMO, if you really want to quit, you will. It is simply a matter of decision. No one can make you smoke. It's all you. The problem is smoking doesn't present itself 'in the moment' as the same threat as, say, Russian roulette. So we can beg off if we're not really committed. Funny story. I was in the fast checkout line at Walmart sometime this year and saw the cigarettes behind the counter priced at something like $8.85. I thought 'Wow, $8.85 a carton. That's expensive!" Then realization hit. 45 cents a piece????? If I hadn't quit, I'd have to now simply on principle of not handing over all that tax money voluntarily!

TargetSportsUSA. If you buy by the case shipping is free and under normal circumstances arrives the next day in New Jersey. If you join Prime Ammo you can buy any amount at around 8% off as often as you like and shipping is always free.

I've watched that video a number of times on a large screen. And I know I have the advantage of Monday morning quarterbacking and replays. But I swear that guy looks so obviously out of place in that congregation, and readily able to conceal a short or long gun, that he's sending out all kinds of indicators. His outfit looks like a black version of a Ku Klux Klan getup! If I remained in my pew (and had not left the premises) I would have been condition Orange and if possible had my pistol out of the holster before he turned back at the door. (If I could do that surreptitiously without creating my own 'alarm'.)