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Amazon considering bringing 2 warehouses in NJ which would eventually result in us residents paying to start paying sales tax. As an Amazon whore, I'm not digging this news. http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20120209/BUSINESS/302090016/Amazon-may-open-N-J-warehouses

That about sums it up. I would still like to see a more competent prepper in an urban environment -- even though if it's a week or two hole up. Megan was too much of a fruit loop to take serious. Apparently, the new boyfriend is the Army.

I agree that a remote area will be better but happens if the SHTF scenario keeps you and your family from traveling to your bug out location?

Aside from the chunky chick with the bad planning & cardio that resulted in joining the military, I would like to see some urban preppers that don't decide to "bug out".

Can't get the Chinese knockoff since it's already made in Taiwan. FAIL#2

Apples to oranges. The whinterviewer didn't go to Ed Brown's establishment, he went to the Shot Show -- a place companies pay good money for rental space to promote their business and products. Ed Brown being the face of his business should have left his arrogance at home instead of treating many people with an attitude that may hurt his business. It defeats the purpose of him being there.

That's too bad because it would make for a far more interesting read.

It's not jealousy, but you're obviously missing the point of the main argument. Judging by the content of your post, it seems your job simply provides you with the loopholes and tools necessary to make you feel like the big fish in the little pond. You should read KpdPipes post in the previous page, maybe you can learn a thing or two.

My post was sarcastic. When there's an accidental discharge of a firearm, the media makes it sound as if the gun is at fault. It's almost always "the gun accidentally discharged" instead of "the idiot gun owner's careless handling of the firearm caused it to discharge resulting in the loss of his left testicle."

My peeve is that gun manufacturers still can't produce a gun that doesn't "accidentally discharge". We hear it on the news and read it in the papers way too often. Even veteran DEA agents that are specifically trained to handle these weapons are not safe.

What a bunch of bull. As a parent, it is my responsibility to make sure there is no potential threat that may jeopardize the safety of my children in another room. If I hear a strange "bump" in the night, I'm damn straight going hunting to make sure my family is safe. Additionally, what may be just a burglary at one point may quickly change into a hostage situation if you dial 911 and the police pull up advertising their lights and sirens. Being nice to your enemies is being cruel to your family and yourself.

Now we know why there's a shortage of permits. <---- I want 10!

Gardall is a good company and I always liked their depository safes. As for their gun safes, they're definitely not on the high end. You need to first do some research, see what features, protection and warranty attributes you would like to get in your budget range and see if this particular safe satisfies your needs.

Kid picked the wrong time of the month to play with the lady's door bell.

I said the Daern Dao is "known as" a broadsword which was to help you visualize the size difference between that and the butterfly knives. When I teach people to use the Daern Dao, I always translate it as a "knife" since I try to preserve and pass down my knowledge as I was taught by my traditional teachers. But to summarize and hopefully reach an agreement with this matter, yes... there are Chinese single edged daos large enough to be classified as swords even though they're translated as knives. Going back to the original argument, you stated to another poster that I "meant to say" butterfly swords when, in fact, I did not. Since I specifically train with those weapons, I was aware of the translation. Just to confuse things a bit more there is a Chinese term for sword which I think is pronounced "gim" and that happens to be a double edged weapon. The butterfly knives can stab but they were designed to penetrate deeply with a chopping or slashing manner. Since there are two, I can parry against an enemy's hand and simultaneously chop or slash with the other. We move high and low with the weapons and often target the joints, tendons, ligaments, etc., to incapacitate different parts of the body. Cold Steel makes a set of Butterfly "Swords" (yeah, yeah) which I'm not too crazy of the design. You can see in their video below towards the end (guy with pig) shows the knives moving together. His technique is off but you can see the amount of trauma that the knives can inflict.

The literal translation for dao is (not "might be") knife. Getting back to the original argument, the proper name for the weapons I pictured is definitely butterfly knives. But, in the good ole USA, since these weapons are larger than than what we're accustomed to seeing, people refer to them as swords -- even though they're quite smaller than a Daern Dao which is known as a broadtail sword. I train with the butterfly knives in my apartment often and I don't have a problem performing the close quarter techniques in tight spaces. Although I have a fancy for knives (I have a decent size collection), the butterfly knives are my tools of choice if I had to choose weapons other than my gun. They suit my needs just as a Ka-bar would suit yours. I searched YouTube but I couldn't find our weapon set. Most were Wing Chun variants or other systems which don't match our techniques.

Read the first line on your Wikipedia link: Dao translates to "knife" I've been studying in the Chinese martial arts since 1990 and my sources are all the fluent Cantonese speaking training brothers and sisters that know Dao means knife. The butterfly knives that I train are, in my system, called Ji Mo Suerng Dao ( mother son double knives) which are also known as Wu Dip Suerng Dao (Butterfly double knives). Since the butterfly knives are Chinese weapons, then the correct English translation is knife. Southern Chinese martial arts are designed for extremely close quarter situations where elbows and knees are common weapons. The butterfly knives are designed to be used for such close quarter situations and can inflict massive trauma quickly and efficiently since they become an extension of your hands and elbows when flipped.

No, they're the real butterfly knives. The Chinese refer to most single edged weapons as dao (knife). The butterfly knives that I train with are called such since they move together a lot -- one follows the other. They're extremely effective and versatile. What the other poster questioned was the balisong knife (Philippine) with the familiar handles that spin around to reveal or conceal the blade.

Nothing wrong with this rifle if you're the type of person that likes a huge wing, coffee can exhaust, and a ton of stickers on your car. Oh, did I just stereotype?

If this was an isolated incident, I would agree that the OP should give them a second chance. Unfortunately for the company, it's hard to disregard the BBB's "F" rating with multiple complaints along with all the eerily similar negative reviews on the company as of late. If TS USA is going through some growing pains, then it's best to wait and see if they get their sh*t together before we throw our money at them. From what I've read, bad customer service is the least of their worries.

Palmetto State Armory +2 Great customer service with very good prices.

Part of my collection Except for the butterfly knives, the rest of the knives are made in the good ole USA.

For home defense, the only knives I would ever consider would be the butterfly knives. It's a weapon set that I've been training with for the last 8 months and they can give you the ability to quickly incapacitate multiple opponents at a time in close quarters. If I had to give up my guns for knives, these would be it.

I've been carrying this S&W knife for the last 15 years and I use it daily. I used it to cut everything and anything, pry open paint cans, remove grout, sharpen pencils, and of course opened thousands of envelopes & boxes. I even broke off about 3/16" of the tip and reshaped it on my sander. It gets used so much that I sharpen it once a week. Yeah, I never expected it to last this long. So, bottom line, a knife is one of the best tools to always have with you.

It's too early in the year for people trying to get the 2012 Darwin Award.