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I have a similar problem. Both eyes , with a lens inplant in left eye. In training we are told to get a sight picture with both eyes open. But , I can't. There is no way to focus on the front sight at all with both eyes open. I have to at the very least hard squint my left eye. If I get reading glasses to get the front sight sharp which is the common advice , then I can't see the target And before anyone says the target does not have to be in focus , I mean I can't see it correctly. It is warped and looks way farther away than it really is. So I aim how I have to aim , and I am doing alright with it. My point is , everyone has different eye issues. One person's astyg is not another person's asyg . Is there anyway you can try a RDS before buying?

Gun For Hire . I have been very happy with them.

We're in again. Will bring my own light this time

Welcome! A safe is a good idea even if kids are not around. You don't want your gun stolen , and if an intruder finds your mag and your gun , and you walk in on them ... There are a lot of reasons to have a good safe , and properly installed per manufacturer's instruction. Again , welcome!

Everytime I see that referenced , I wonder why people think I wax my back.

I agree 100% , and that is what I tell anyone who asks my opinion on it. However , that is not something that is going to happen in the near future . I think it is something we should push for , absolutely..but while we are busy doing that I personally prefer for the solution at my school to be a bit more force meets force than the current " hide" program. I 'm sorry but allowing cops in schools = leads to police state is a bit too tin foil hat for my taste. To each his own , agree to disagree.

Well , isn't that what the armed presence on school grounds are for ? To confront a shooter regardless of how he gets in? I know a lot of schools are not like this , but ..our school we have no glass doors , and no windows on ground level . School is on a steep hill . Gym , basement is the first floor . Zero windows.All solid entry doors ( two have small rectangular peek windows at head level) , no windows. You have to walk up a long ramp to get to the main doors and offices which are on the 2nd floor. Then get buzzed in from solid doors that have small rectagular windows ( a person can't fit through) . When you get buzzed in after identifying yourself you are facing the all glass prinicpals office , which has the LEO in it as well. I like our particular school , for those reasons. Once you have older kids , say 5th grade and up , you have the issue of them opening up the door for just anybody. Happens in Asbury all the time. My friend does Mobile Dentist for them , and the kids are always letting people in despite being forbidden to do so. They have LEO in the schools , locked doors . There are so many angles to secure a school. For my particular town I am satiisfied. Unless ( God forbid) a known parent comes in with bad intentions and everybody has their guard down , that is. There is no end to "what ifs" I guess , I'm just glad my twon is doing something besides run and hide drills.

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We have the same type of deal . LEO and all . My daughter drew pictures of the officers who keep her safe . Armed trained personell is one of the few things I would not mind as a reason for a tax increase in my property tax.

I'm going..husband is going , kids 6 , 4 , 20 months are going. There is an "us against them" mentality developing after this tragedy . People who have small children are assumed to be anti gun , whereas pro gunners are assumed to not care about children. Time to represent. I am not too concerned with there being any danger. Shouting by antis? Maybe. I think my kids can handle shouting . How I conduct myself in front of my kids matters more to me than how other people act.

They still had them at CVS in North Arlington . H&B Pharmacy as well.

You are very welcome Good luck ..their policy at your job should really be looked into. True , some people abuse sick days , but it sounds like your comapny's solutuon to that is to penalize everyone who calls out , real sickness or not. It is probably worth researching , the legality of it.

Yes , both me and my husband got Tdaps when the 1st and then 3rd baby was on the way. They offer it in the hospitals in NJ before you take your newborn home. Newborns , even when vaccinated ( it takes up to 6 months for the series to give them full protection) can die from catching whooping cough from an adult or older sib. And whooping cough ( pertussis ) is just a nasty head cold in an older child or adult. They usually don;t know they had it. I know TWO people who lost newborns to pertussis in the last 5 years. Both under 10 weeks old. Tragic.

Exactly

The mercury autism thing is B.S . The rates of vaccinations now are at an all time low yet the autism rates climb skyhigh. A lot of kids with autism regress right around 15 to 18 months like my son did ( though he is not classic autism..very social , just language delayed and severely hyper) . The MMR is also given around that time. My son regressed after the actual flu , not the flu shot. He did not get ANY vaccines for ike 6 months before he regressed. I think maybe a bad fever or virus is a trip of sorts for these kids with that genetic predispostion ( and that genetic predispotion is just becoming more and more common) . A vaccine like the MMR can give a kid a bad fever. It s probably more the immune reaction to either the actual live virus , or the virus in the vaccine , that sets it off. Maybe if they do not get the MMR , but then get the flu a month later , they disappear anyway. But if they dodge major viruses until after age 3 or so , they are spared. That is my feeling.

Who here gets a flu shot every year? We do , now. My son was developing normally until he was 15 months old. We all got the H1N1 that year , we recovered. He had a bunch of flu related complications , eventually recovered physically , but is just starting to speak again . He is 4 1/2 Is anyone worried about this current strain of flu? Yes , it seems to be one of those very virulent years. How do people feel about being sick but still forced to report to work? I report to work unless I am dead ( home with kids) Is it legal to issue attendance points to me for failure to report to work if I have the flu? If it is , it should not be. Is it irresponsible to go to work and risk getting everyone sick? I think it is wrong. Sounds like you are forced though. Any opinions on this? I do very limited vaccines for my kids. I filed a religious exemption with the school so they can't question me or ask for records. I think it should be an inividual choice , personally I weigh the risk the actual sickness presents against potential side effects and make my decision that way. For instance..whooping cough is still around and can kill a baby under 6 months old. Easily. So we do that one. My kids won't be having unoprotected sex or getting tattoos until AT LEAST the 3rd grade lol ..so we skip the required hepatitus A and B . We do the flu because it damaged my one son ..it could be something in my kid's genes that makes them regress with certain severe viruses . So we do what we can to avoid it. Flu shot , as discussed here in previous threads , is not 100 % effective.

Finally!!! Very very nice We're doing rock paper scissors for this weekend ...

^ what he said. Perfectly legal as long as you do not take possesion of it in CT . Have it shiiped to your local FFL , all NICS and P2P work will be done there.

I make it a point to speak up politely in front of my kids. I would aslo make it a point if the situation need to desculate , to do so . We were at Jenkinson's over the summer , on line for the twister coaster they had. We were first in line to get on the next ride. A little blonde haired girl was right behind us , and she taps my daughter ( they were both about 6 ) on the shoulder and boldly inform her that she can pick any other car except the first one because SHE would be getting that car. My daughter looks at me ..I look back at the child's mother who just shrugs and smiles as if I am suppose to think her little tyrant is just the cutest and spunkiest thing. I look to the little girl and said we are ahead of you in line , so we get to pick a car before you do. Long story short , the mother , instead of taking the opportunity to teach her kid about turns , is actually coaching her to try and push ahead of us when the guy opens the gate. I just kept my back to her..was not going to engage. When the guy came to take the tickets and open the gate , I stopped him , told him the little girl behind was intending to cut in front of my child to get the front car. He said no little kids in the front car anyway..but he did make her choose a car AFTER we did. We picked the second car to make a point. The mother told ME to grow up on the way by . I just smiled at her and waved. I doubt that incident will change anything in their lives , but it did set a precedent in OUR lives and that was to teach my daughter to not let anyone walk all over you , and to conduct yourself with dignity and ask for help from authority when needed. I can't control if that lady goes and kicks her dog or goes on a bender. If my sticking up for myself and my child can cause that , then she is going to do it anyway. I'm not letting my daughter see me or herslef bullied , for any reason. It sets a tone.

Oh yeah.

Boxer briefs , so your wife can wear them too , around the house. Preferebly in a fun print..like a Lucky Charms theme.

My Colt Combat Elite 1911 .45ACP for the handguns..definitely the Marlin 336 lever action 30-30 for long guns . New Christmas gift too.

Thanks! PMing him now

Actually , I would not really want to modify a new gun like that anyway. I don't mind shopping around for it. It isn't like I "need" it lol I have time. I can definitely see the value of the mag disconnect for someone who is careless and complacent.. To explain for myself though ,I don't like the mag disconnect feature because I have seen more than one person..experienced shooters( and I have done it myself) , not seat their mag properly in the heat of competition or stressful training during a tactical reload. Quite embarrassing when your magazine clatters to the ground. IF it were a real life stressful self defense situation you may need that one bullet to buy you time to reseat your ammo and save your life. I don't like any safety features you can't manually/quickly turn off in the heat of it all. I also feel safe enough that I will always drop my mag first, then rack when checking clear . That in combination with keeping the finger off the trigger unless aimed and ready to shoot and always keeping the muzzle in a safe direction IMO is something I have personal confidence in my abilty to execute. I know some careless people have chambered one , then dropped their mag , causing the " I did not know one was in the chamber " incident...I am definitely not one of those people and definitely want nothing that neuters any bullet I put in my chamber. In other words , if you follow all the rules all the time when checking clear , I feel that a mag disconnect offers no added safety and could only be a detriment if God forbid you need to fight for your life. Just my opinion/personal take on it Roland You have a wonderful New Year too! They had plenty of M&P 9s in PA. They also had a few in the BH today. Going back tomorrow a.m ( it was too crowded today) ..I'll ping you if I see what you are looking for as well

huh. should have bought it then and there lol I saw one in the BH...super crowded though. Going back tomorrow.