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Sorry, that is doctor - government - patient privileged information...

I have had the PT709 Slim and am was very impressed by it. It is was the same size as my XD-S, holds held 7+1 rounds, and has had the "Strike Two" capability (essentially an automatic DA re-strike) in that if for some reason the first pull of the trigger doesn't ignite the round (usually because of a hard primer), all you have to do is pull the trigger again (Taurus claims there is a 93% change the round will fire on the second strike) It also has had a slide lock, which many gun newbies prefer (I don't) and a very short trigger reset which I do like (and wish my XD pistols were the same). Recoil is was very managable and no more snappy than my no longer around PT111 Mil-Pro which is was bigger and heavier. But the two best things about Taurus pistols is that they are inexpensive (the Slim can still be found for around $350), all of mine have been were 100% reliable, and they warranty the gun for life no matter if you're the original owner or the seventh owner. The PT111 I got in a swap had a bent lip on one of the mags, I contacted Taurus CS and was sent a form to return it. About a week later, I got a new mag in the mail which has since been lost to the ages. If I weren't such a big .45ACP fanboy or was on a budget, I would have no problems carrying any of my former Taurus pistols (I also have a PT739 TCP) as a primary self-defense weapon if I still had them. I simply prefered the larger round for increased wounding effectiveness and the recoil characteristic of "pushing" more than "snapping" up until such time as every single gun I owned, plus all the ammo I had stored up, fell overboard in the Gulf of Mexico thanks to a freak seagull attack on our boat! Cheers! M2

Aside from the AWB, one of the proposals that grinds my gears is the potential requirement for a NICS check for all transfers, including private parties face-to-face, in an attempt to get rid of the dreaded "gun show loophole." I'm not necessarily saying in general that it is a bad idea, because there are bad people out there trying to acquire weapons and that does need to be prevented. But the current system of only allowing FFLs to access the database, and subsequently charge people for what amounts to a phone call and a form puts a price tag on what the Constitution says is a right of the people. Now I'm not a big city lawyer type, and many people may disagree with this train of thought, but isn't that along the same line as a poll tax? It may not be the government collecting the fee, but you are still paying someone. There is some precedent with Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections of saying that the public shouldn't be charged for exercising a guaranteed right. Not a direct correlation, but still precedent. One solution could be to open up NICS to the common public, which would not necessarily be a bad idea.

Oh, so your an asshole? Most people that agrue for the sake of arguing are, in my book, big fat stinking shit assholes. I don't believe you based on point A above. But I don't care about your point of view. Just don't go infecting those that serve around you with your spew. Lastly, I like my guns. I enjoy shooting them. Its my "golf." They are also my first and last line of protection, be it bears, coyotes raiding the chicken coop, or thugs. You and your kind don't seem to like that. They live in a bubble where they cannot imagine anyone inflicting harm upon them and thus cannot fathom why I want my rifle to hold up to 30 rounds of 55gr HPBT, or my pistol to hold 15 rounds of 185gr JHP. They see Hollywood portray Joe Citizen as dumb sheep and only the police or the A-Team can protect us. They also think that any self defense encounter should only require 1 shot because that is what TV/movies portray. Lack of proficiency and training, adrenaline, fog of conflict, darkness, etc. all lead to missed shots. Plus, not everyone has a vest or belt with multiple mags on their person at all times, especially in the middle of the night at home. The only guy that is well supplied with ammo is usually the bad guy. So, here are your take-aways. 1. There are bad guys in the world. 2. We don't have a personal police officer to protect us 24/7 from those bad guys. 3. I have the right to protect myself, wife, and kids. If I want 15 rounds in 1 mag to do so, I should be able to. Lastly, the Pres, VP, and any other shouting mouth politician (NY) can parade around all the victims they want. If I'm ever at the pointed end of a gun and I didn't have one to return the favor, I'll either blame myself for not carrying it, or the govt for keeping me from carrying it. I won't blame the police because of response time, I won't blame a mental health law, I won't blame a parent because they couldn't control their evil kid, and I won't blame an inanimate object. Disgustingly, Out!

Huggy/Kuma, for the record, Depends do not count as "lingerie". I'm not sure who I'm making fun of...

A psychiatrist

John Noveske died on 4 January. He made arguably the best barrels and complete AR-15s out there. Thank god his company will survive. I will give them $2000 more when my name comes up on the backorder list. Him him! NSFW! NSFW! NSFW!

Just like it's hard to take people seriously who believe that asking for an ID when voting (to know then who is actually voting) infringes against somebody's right to vote or constitutes a poll tax. Or that the 14th Amendment, as it was originally constructed (to allow the freed slaves to be citizens), should then rightfully apply to an illegal Mexican woman who is 8.5 months pregnant and then who jumps the border in order to have her child be an American citizen. You mentioned 'those types of people' who will not follow a law because they believe it goes against The Constitution and their Rights?...just like Rosa Parks and other Civil Rights leaders? Everybody is allowed to make their own choices, however, they then must live with the consequences of their decisions...whether the consequences are justified or not. And yes, I did compare our 2nd Amendment Rights to Civil Rights...Rights are Rights. Liberties are Liberties.

Yet you take this administration seriously.

I have a sudden urge to shit in a coffee can........

Holy S! I may come out of retirement if this is true. If the reflective belt factory blew up, it would be a done deal.

What is a "CI?" Colon Inspection? Clown Interrogation? Command Idiocy?

Crap, I thought this was going to be more interesting; had read "Air France Strikes Mali."

Yes, they were all mine at various times over the years. I'm a WWII aviation / warbird geek...can't help it. I've actually owned more than those I listed...those are just the ones I've done the washing machine treatment to, I currently have two 1999 Avirex A-2s (both USAF uniform wear - the one I was issued, and another I took off a dude who bought a Pop's jacket and didn't want his issue one anymore) and one veteran 1971 Star Sportswear G-1 (which I wear casually and when civilian warbird flying -- way more comfortable than the A-2). I've endured more than my share of "dead cow" jokes over the years (the A-2s aren't exactly popular in the fighter community...for some obtuse reasons that, unfortunately for most of the haters, they don't even understand or never even affected them). Plenty of, "no self-respecting fighter pilot would ever be caught dead in a bomber jacket." Suit yourselves, dudes, but I know a real fighter pilot when I see one, and I'm pretty sure I see them riding into Hun territory wearing leather.

I bought a fitted and measured, thick cowhide jacket at Pop's 13 years ago, and flew with it every flight since then. Yes, I even flew with it when ACC told us we couldn't. It has as many combat hours and almost as many combat support hours as I have. I am (was) a B-52 guy, and am heavily influenced by tradition, and not that tradition that each CSAF and CMSAF tries to make up every time a new one comes in. My forebears wore leather jackets when they flew and died over Europe, and I wore mine over Baghdad during OIF. My jacket looks used, with leather wearing off in the usual places. It has a few nicks and cuts where my plane bit me. It does not look like it's brand new, like some of the jackets worn by personnel who are in a more comfortable setting that are now issued leather jackets. When I did that job, I did not get a leather jacket, but the blue Gortex jacket they gave me served very well. Every blues day during winter, I proudly wear my leather jacket with wheel cap. On my final day in the Air Force, I will rip the stiffener out of my wheel cap and crush it, and will put on my newly modified jacket with nose art, mission bombs, and old bombardier wings on it. For that, my friends, is tradition.