SgtToadette

On an unrelated note: People should really use imgur more. It's a great image hosting site and is really easy to use. It's fast, streamlined, and reliable unlike Photobucket.

Oh no! I'm in the video! Good thing your elbow covered my face so the government's facial recognition software can't get me. That was a close one!

Thank you. I appreciate seeing a genuine effort to make our positions more palatable, which is quite possibly the greatest deficiency of modern gun owners.

Mcbethr I really liked you testimony. It seemed the panel was genuinely interested in your perspective. I agree that people need to preach less and offer more solutions.

I was literally sitting next to the guy with the anti-gun book. It was pushed largely by Mayor Bloomberg as made apparent by the cover. Overall the meeting went pretty damn well. Some people were off topic and talked too long about issues not relating to the task force, but again, it went well.

I'm confident that as time goes on more information will be revealed. With the Sandy Hook Shooting, it's still being investigated and I can understand why they would not publicly release footage. If I were investigating an event that's receiving such attention, I'm going to be damn sure I take my time and get it right the first time. It's fine to wonder why there's a delay, but understand that without affirmative evidence to suggest a claim of conspiracy, I can dismiss it freely. I also think there's a high standard being set in terms of information that is expected to exist. Do schools have cameras? Sure, but they aren't everywhere, they aren't taping in 1080p, and with school budgets being what they are, I'm sure school surveillance isn't a priority. This expectation that information is simply available on everything is unrealistic, and it is even more unrealistic to take that assumption a step further and assume that the information is being willfully withheld. There's also a fair bit of hypocrisy in those who think there should be surveillance footage of any given event, but who with the next breath draw analogies to 1984 when the idea is proposed to have more cameras installed. I'm generally not pessimistic or suspicious of government enough to think such premises to be feasible. Nor do I totally subscribe to the general conservative ideology, which appears to be introducing levels of confirmation bias into the equation. I also find it humorous that the same people who think that the government is inept at even the most basic tasks simultaneously believe that it is capable of successfully pulling off conspiracies on a massive scale. I'm not directing this at you, I'm just making, what I believe to be, some important points.

You and I agree. Unsupported claims should be dismissed regardless of whether it's coming from the conspiracy theorists or the major media outlets. Claims require affirmative evidence, not merely conjectures and inferences.

All this is quite interesting because I've heard rumors that ammo manufacturers were set to meet demand by the end of February and that most of the tooling is being directed to rifle platforms. I think it shows more than anything that the entire is a sh*tshow right now and accurate predictions, like rifles and ammo, are hard to find.

Sounds like you're moving the goalpost. Snopes at least cites reliable sources which is more than a lot of people here care to do. I see a lot of chain-mail quality sources here and it makes us all look stupid for delving into the deepest and darkest corners of the internet. I can admit that MSNBC has its bias, but so does every other media outlet, especially and empirically FOX News. I highly encourage people to do their own research, but take the time to identify your sources' credibility and follow their metaphorical bread crumbs. One man's laughter being used to support a greater conspiracy is quite the non sequitur. Also: Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.

Thank you!

Please remember guys that the absence of answers does not in itself imply answer.

The battle may be won (soon) but the war is far from over.

God damnit. A hero by all meanings of the word. History will not forget the Devil Of Ramadi.

There are only two things more pathetic than this hide and hope strategy: 1. People actually believe it. 2. DHS thought it would be worth spending money to show us how it's done.

This is comical.

No I don't have a Contego, sadly. I'm currently using a Benchmade 581, which I'm really happy with. $135 is indeed a steal and if I was in the market for a new knife I wouldn't hesitate to grab one. I also should have noted that the flashlight wasn't mounted. I was holding it in my off-hand while shooting a 9mm pistol. That's quite possibly one of my favorite .gifs of all time.

I think the biggest keyword in that album is 'Dreams' lol. I'm not really in a place in my life where getting a new car is a priority, but I enjoy following the new releases from manufacturers and seeing all the new technology that comes out. I had the new 9-5 on my shortlist, but with Saab's death being final, no warranties, and viable spare part supplies being an issue, I'd probably look elsewhere. It's a shame because I think it's one of the best looking cars on earth. I've had the pleasure to see a few in person and I love 'em. On the note of the Fenix TK22, I ran it in a low-light IDPA match earlier in January and had it fail a few times. I'm not entirely sure what the cause was, and I'm going to try a few things and see if I can eliminate the problem. I'm inclined to believe that, under the recoil, the bezel was unscrewing itself just enough to temporarily break the battery contact. I'm going to try to loctite it. Worse case scenario, I grab a Surefire for a weapon light and keep the TK22 as a general use uber-light. In all other aspects, it's a great light.

Oh...yes. That's one of my, err...private boards.

I know... I know... Pinterest is like, totally, the most girly website on the planet. However, as I say to people who don't like Facebook: This website is entirely what you make it. You don't need to have friends. You don't need to share pictures of nifty arts and crafts. You don't need followers. What you can do is organize all your wishlists, collections, and points of interests on the internet into easy to navigate picture boards. Here's an example of one of the boards I have set up: http://pinterest.com.../guns-wishlist/ Aside from simply showing pictures, you can add a description and links to outside sites where you can, say, purchase the particular item. If this makes your tin-foil hat feel a bit tight, you're free to set any board you create to a private setting, where only you can see it. I highly recommend that you guys give it a shot. I'm the forgetful type and I find it really helpful to have a place where I can quickly organize my lists for future references. Anyone who's somehow interested in more of my boards can view my profile here.

Indeed. I've always found the massive surplus of Russian firearms and ammo to be quite the historical irony.

I wasn't able to watch the entire hearing live so I missed Sen. Cruz. I went on YouTube to watch and he did a fantastic job. I'm pretty sure Chuck Shumer threw out the number 48%, the highest I've ever seen it. It would be insanely comical if it weren't for the fact that he's trying to pass it off as legitimate.

To be fair, it's not helpful when Mr. Morgan is allowed to use the same stats over and over and nobody actually addresses him. That's why Shapiro's interview went so well. The problem with talking heads is that they're there to push talking points, not debate. It's a shame, too, because gun-control is one of the easier political points to debate.

I know of a few.