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OOOODDDIIIINNNNN!!!!!!!!!
(and yes I'm one of those danged darwinists... no, I dont care if anyone else is)
edit: wasn't this thread titled democrats and THE POLITICS OF GUNS?
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i got the repros, too, and both my mosins HATE them.
I find it's just easier to hand-load 5 rds than to mess around with them.
maybe if i find some originals, I'll give them a try, but until then they're more trouble than they're worth.
jmho.
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LOL Bvamp!
I know just what you mean about being due for some 'friendly disagreements' in the bars.
but there is one group that I'd gladly mow down.... the goddamn rabbits that ringed my apple trees over the winter!
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...(although i totally reject the line of thought that there is a one-dimensional political spectrum that dictates left or right. as such that the american way of either being liberal (democrat) or conservative (republican) seems utterly and totally silly to me...)
I've said it before and Ill say it again... It's not a Dem/Rep thing, it's an urban/rural thing.
On the state level here in NY we have several rural Democrats who vote against gun control bills every time.
We also have several urban Republicans who vote FOR those very same bills.
It's not the damned Democrats, it's "them damned cityfolk!"
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I don't know about TX, but in NY there's no problem doing a personal shooting range as long as you're not shooting across a road.
I have a 50-75yd range out back, limited by the size of my berm. (could probably use it for 100 yds, but I'd hate to have something happen and send a .308 round over the top and into someone's heiffer.)
I really ought to catch the road crew next time they scrape the ditches and tell them where to dump their fill.
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blah, blah, blah...
...I would also want to politely ask you to refrain from insults, else I will be forced to report you to the moderators.
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i want to clean up my saiga conversion, its a bit rough at the moment(looks wise) due to the holes from the old FCG and the shitty saiga finish... can i fill in the holes with jb weld, then sand flat and repaint? i have a sandblaster so getting the finish prepped is no concern, just want to make sure that jb weld is ok to use and wont come out or crack in those little holes. i dont have access to a welder, please dont say weld the hole... i have no desire to.
should work fine, just be sure to leave a little excess on the inside, to give more bonding area.
and clean the hell out of it with acetone beforehand.
edit: i'm not sure how it would stand up to sandblasting, though...
i was actually planning on sandblasting the whole thing first, adding the jb weld after to bond to the prepped surface then paint. there would be enough on the inside to bond to it. will it hold up to the pressure/being fired? thats my main concern.
i'd say try it, if it pops out, use the little snap-in buttons that indy likes.
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i want to clean up my saiga conversion, its a bit rough at the moment(looks wise) due to the holes from the old FCG and the shitty saiga finish... can i fill in the holes with jb weld, then sand flat and repaint? i have a sandblaster so getting the finish prepped is no concern, just want to make sure that jb weld is ok to use and wont come out or crack in those little holes. i dont have access to a welder, please dont say weld the hole... i have no desire to.
should work fine, just be sure to leave a little excess on the inside, to give more bonding area.
and clean the hell out of it with acetone beforehand.
edit: i'm not sure how it would stand up to sandblasting, though...
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I know people in Russia who are TOTALY broke, barely making the ends meet, but, despite having a pump action shotguns, they are not going on a killing spree. A bunch of good friends, few bottles of Vodka, a good heart to heart conversation and you feel MUCH better.
there are destitute people who dont flip out are here, too. I've been one of them.
a man with a shitload of weapons who slept with a hat and jacket during the winter, and woke to see his breath condensing in the air.
I never went on a killing spree, either.
stop generalizing about americas cultural problems... just stop. you have no idea who the people you're talking to really are, you pompous little shit.
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hmmm... a new quote.
He continued into the mall, where witnesses said he fired several more shots with what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun, but police later determined to be a rifle. -
all they could get was my non-static IP address from my servixe provider.
no surprise.. I'm on a firewalled workstation on a firewalled network behind a firewalled router.
(i like to be careful)
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Shotgun sounds more like it, when I heard it it was jsut coming out in the news.
now the only quote i can find is from a bystander who said he had a "big gun"
but really, it doesnt matter.. it's just another pre-election year shooting that gets the brady bunch all riled up.
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gee, i heard it was a sawed off shotgun.
but it could have been a marlin .22 and theyd still call to ban AK's.
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Wheres the bayonet? Gotta have the bayo
gotta find one on the cheap. but yeah, It looks kinda naked w/o one.
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Hmm, is this the same incident where the trooper might have been killed by friendly fire (as they are now reporting)?
Shit, and they claim the Rangers in Pat Tillman's unit can't shoot worth a damn.
watch your mouth or they'll burn your house down!
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Is it too soon to say that it's a good thing they have such stringent gun laws in New York or somebody might have gotten hurt?
stringent? nooo we need MORE laws!
hell, whatever new law they come up with will be named after the dead trooper, and pushed through the assembly and state senate like nobody's business.
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An Arkville, N.Y., farmhouse that authorities had surrounded in a search for man suspected of killing a state trooper goes up in flames on April 25, 2007. The fire started shortly after sharpshooters began firing and SWAT teams tried to enter. The suspect's charred body was found inside. (AP)
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update for those that didn't see:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/26/...in2730943.shtml
Suspect In Trooper Shooting Found Dead
MARGARETVILLE, N.Y., April 26, 2007
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(AP) The charred body of a man suspected of killing a state trooper and wounding two others was removed Thursday from the smoldering wreckage of a farmhouse that caught fire as police closed in on him.
Investigators used fingerprints to identify the man as Travis Trim, 23, State Police Maj. Kevin Molinari said.
It wasn't immediately clear if Trim died in the shootout with troopers earlier Wednesday or in the fire that broke out when police fired tear gas canisters into the house later in the day. Molinari said an autopsy was planned Thursday afternoon. Fire officials were still searching the home.
"I can't tell you whether he was dead or alive when the fire started," said Preston Felton, acting superintendent of the New York State Police.
The pursuit began Tuesday after a trooper stopped Trim in a stolen minivan in the Margaretville area, about 65 miles southwest of Albany at the edge of the Catskill Mountains.
When Trim failed to provide identification, Trooper Matthew Gombosi told him he was under arrest, Felton said. Trim then pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot Gombosi, Felton said. Gombosi's body armor kept him from being seriously injured, but the suspect escaped, police said.
Police found the stolen Dodge Caravan abandoned on a road in nearby Middletown.
The farmhouse where Trim apparently holed up, in a hamlet called Arkville, was described by neighbors as a weekend residence.
Wednesday morning, state troopers were searching the area when two more were shot, Felton said. Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff, 29, was shot in the head and died shortly afterward. Richard Mattson was in serious but stable condition with a wound to his arm.
The fire erupted soon after an armored vehicle rolled up and police fired tear gas into the farmhouse. SWAT teams tried to enter the home but were driven back by the flames.
Felton said that police used a "non-incendiary type" device containing tear gas and that it was possible Trim set the fire.
The home's owner, Rommel Aujero, was aware that it burned and "appears to be a very understanding man," Felton said. A phone number for Aujero could not be located.
Trim is from North Lawrence, about 10 miles from the Canadian border. He has a 2005 conviction for driving while intoxicated and aggravated, unlicensed operation, but his grandmother said he had tried to turn his life around.
"He wanted to go to college. We talked to his probation officer to help fix it up," Ruth Trim said in a telephone interview from her home in Dickinson Center. "I'm devastated. He was going to go to college to make something of himself. Now, he's really ruined his life."
Trim had been enrolled briefly at the State University of New York-Canton but withdrew in November, said Randy Sieminski, a school spokesman.
He had been arrested on charges of marijuana possession and providing alcohol to a minor while at SUNY-Canton, but his family and officials at schools he attended were stunned to hear he was a shooting suspect.
"It's all so bizarre," said Mark Hill, a SUNY-Canton instructor who had Trim in a freshman class. "He had no bad dealings here. He got along with everyone and worked well in team settings."
Last summer, Ralph "Bucky" Phillips led police on a five-month manhunt throughout western New York after breaking out of a county jail. He shot one trooper during a traffic stop and two others who were searching for him. One of those troopers died.
Phillips was captured in September and is serving two life sentences.
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...I think, it is perfectly legal for me to be a gun loving, democrat who is intolerant to illegal immirgants.:-)
shit, man, you're ALMOST a Libertarian!
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I agree with both parties on things too... I agree with the dem's on health care and killing babies. (no i won't argue that point, no matter what, because peoples mind's wont be changed and people will get pissed off)
I agree with the rep's on property taxes, dividend taxes, and most tennants of TRUE conservatism, the conservatism of small government and non-interference (NOT NEO-CON, and NOT RELIGIOUS CONSERVATISM)
Both parties are lacking in the war on terror (nobody has a good plan and quitting is NOT a plan), the war on drugs (c'mon people... think of the taxes saved if we didn't have to house and feed people convicted of non-dealing drug offenses), and firearms (whens the last time a major party member REALLY stuck up for our rights?).
oh, and legislating morality reminds me of Sharia law.
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but, we're still forced to choose between the least of two evils... usually a non-choice.
yep, guys, I'm the asshole that voted for H. Ross Perot TWICE!
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...Jeez.
Quit taking yourselves so seriously.DocV
point taken.
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that's a strange way to teach kids to respect those in service to our country.
At the very least, the Teacher needs to practice her street theater some more.
and as a purely sophist point, even if the Nazis had won WWII they'd still have desks,
and even if extremist Islam were in charge, the boys would still have desks, where they would study the koran and bitch about infidels.
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Oh yeah, it's definitely a bad thing to arrest someone for writing. No argument here.
I understand caution, after the recent shooting, but caution must be tempered with reason.
If writing that upset teachers was a criminal offense, Id bet many of us here would have been nabbed long ago.
hell, I used to write assignments DELIBERATELY to get a rise out of a teacher. It helped with boredom, and I was usually only dropped to a B+ for messing with them.
Edit: And as I said before, I predict a public apology and charges dropped for the kid.
We haven't slipped THAT far yet.
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link?
edit: found it here http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...ll=chi-news-hed
he wasnt suspended.. he was ARRESTED!
oh, and as for "AMERICA!!! TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON!!!"
don't think this will stand for more than two days. we have a press that doesn't get thrown out of windows for raising a fuss.
Chavez Seizes Last Private Oil Fields
in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
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By Natalie Obiko Pearson
Associated Press Writer
May 1, 2007
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's government took over Venezuela's last privately run oil fields on Tuesday, intensifying a struggle with international firms over the development of the world's largest known petroleum deposit.
Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez declared that the Orinoco fields had reverted to state control just after midnight. Television footage showed oil workers in hard hats raising the flags of Venezuela and the national oil company over a refinery and four drilling fields in the Orinoco River basin. Chavez planned a more elaborate celebration later on May Day, the international workers' holiday, with red-clad oil workers, soldiers and a flyover by Russian-made fighter jets.
The companies ceding control include BP PLC, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., France's Total SA and Norway's Statoil ASA.
All but ConocoPhillips have agreed in principle to state control, and Venezuela has warned it may expropriate ConocoPhillips assets if the company doesn't follow suit.
Chavez is urging the private companies to stay as minority partners. The two sides are locked in contentious negotiations and have until June 26 to negotiate the terms, including compensation and reduced stakes.
The companies appear to be taking a tough stand, demanding conditions - and presumably compensation - to convince them that Venezuela will be a good place to do business.
Chevron's future in Venezuela "will very much be dependent on how we're treated in the current negotiation," said David O'Reilly, chief executive of the San Ramon, Calif.-based company. "That process is going to have a direct impact on our appetite going forward."
The stakes are high for both sides.
After the fanfare of the takeover, Chavez will need outside investment to develop the Orinoco region, which could help Venezuela surpass Saudi Arabia as the nation with the most reserves.
If Chavez scares the big oil companies off, the region could be starved of investment capital and the technical know-how needed to transform its tar-like crude into marketable petroleum. Chavez says state firms from China, India and elsewhere can step in, but industry experts doubt they are qualified.
But pulling out would be damaging for the companies, too.
They have already invested more than $17 billion in their Orinoco projects, which are estimated to have grown in value to some $30 billion. Venezuela has indicated it is inclined to pay the lesser amount for taking over control - with partial payment in oil and, some experts suspect, tax forgiveness.
And there are fewer options around the world. State oil monopolies now control three-quarters of the world's proven oil reserves, so Venezuela may still prove enticing even under Chavez's new, tougher terms.
Nationalization of the oil industry has been tried in Venezuela before, though with a different tack. Venezuela shut private companies out of the oil sector completely between 1975 and 1992 before beginning a series of partial privatizations - a period known in Venezuela as the "oil opening."