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    Gun Talk

    Can someone translate the above ruling into plain English? I want to buy a rifle with shorter than 16" barrel and put a collapsible stock (pistol brace) on it. I've been putting that off because I didn't want to go through the registration BS. Can I do that now with no extra paperwork?
  2. I have no doubt someone, somewhere in the test world is/has already started and/or completed the testing of an SDB with a rocket boost. Imagine the amount of highly accurate hate a B-52 or B-1 could deliver from over the horizon...
  3. FIFY. Having worked in NATO...NATO cannot and never will be able to defend NATO.
  4. Apparently they're called superprompts, and the new hotness is software design is building programs that create superprompts. Humans designing software designed to help humans communicate with a computer that will communicate with humans. What happens when you ask GPT to create a superprompt for GPT?
  5. Like i said, agree to disagree. My wife and I are heavily involved in the local public middle and high schools. No woke. No pronouns. No gender ideology. No book banning. No LGBTQ shaming. Top tier academics. Top tier extra-curriculars. Tight integration with the local community, churchs, and public service volunteer organizations. I'm fully aware how unique it is, but it does exist. Bearing in mind that I assume a normal low level of all that stuff that has always, and will always be at the fringes of every society. Just because one kid claims to be LGBTQ doesn't mean it's a main stream in the school. I knew gay guys and girls in my high school growing up. It's normal and not the center of mass. The more people I meet from around the country, the more I'm realizing that the doom-and-gloom-nay-sayers on all sides of every aisle are usually the ones with low real awareness outside of their own community, and form their opinions of what's "happening in America" based on CNN, Fox, OAN, MSNBC or some other outlet that thrives on fear mongering. Reality: There are many local communities in America that are perfectly healthy and not saturated with either wokeism or anti-wokeism. They aren't in major cities. You don't hear about them because they don't make noise. Just because you don't hear about them doesn't mean they don't exist.
  6. That fine print you can't read: "Please know that none of the content in the attached document was produced or validated by UPS. UPS is not, in any way, advising or encouraging any retired employee to contact PSA about this opportunity - nor are we suggesting that you take a new job. UPS has no knowledge of the actual terms and conditions of employment at PSA. Any employment decision between you and PSA must be determined solely by you and PSA." This is targeting the UPS dudes that just took early retirement. Not sure how it'd work for a junior dude who quits UPS to jump ship. My gut says:
  7. Agree to disagree. We're fine here in my corner of the country.
  8. The parallels between this administration and that of Carter are truly uncanny. The biggest difference is that we have no Reagan waiting in the wings to heal all the pain this administration has put us into.
  9. I'm not good enough to be in the army, but smashing the large explosive rocket like that seems unsmart. Where's our local arty dude?
  10. Well then. Seems like this is all going swimmingly. Good thing we have strong, savvy, and decisive leadership in the US. Over-under on real actions in the Taiwan straits before the next US election?
  11. Before reading the rest of this thread, I was going to guess he was in charge of the pilot retention team...
  12. And the FAA's new face for HIMS? They'll probably rebrand it as HERS somehow for good ol' Patty...
  13. ...here comes the dibs meme again...
  14. Of course the Clinton's do Humanitarian Aid. Who do you think was hired to take care of Prigozhin?
  15. I love how none of them can stay in character after that. Comedy Gold.
  16. Off altitude and off TOT? That checks. Standby for the HHQ directed FEBs
  17. 100% of the say. Unfortunately 'the people' largely can't or won't effectively communicate their opinion to Congress. We are a republic 'by the people, for the people' where 'the people' have had physical barriers placed between them and the governing body (note the new security fence around The Hill). Decisions about this conflict are being made behind closed door by people who are not responsible for those decisions. Anyone who thinks that the Joe is setting the policy for our engagement there (which he's not responsible for), or that the Congress is actively involved in determining the direction of our grand strategy, is simply ignorant. Want proof? Try having a coherent and factual conversation about the Ukraine war with anyone over the age of 65. There are some bright and sage exceptions, but the majority of those conversations will rapidly devolve into inaccurate assumptions and unfounded preconceived notions. That demographic is largely who are supposed to be responsible for setting policy in this conflict, because that's the demographic nominally in charge of our government right now. To be blunt, they clearly aren't the ones setting policy for that conflict. THAT should concern everyone.
  18. DIA not wanting to disclose sources and methods regarding information gathered (likely digital or human) in the only other country on the planet that poses a military and economic threat to the US security. Not shocking. Having seen how the sausage is made, I can attest that we overclassify the ever-living crap out of everything. Given very active Chinese efforts to infiltrate every aspect of our society, politics, and military, that's also not surprising. Frustrating as all hell, but not at all unexpected. I have no doubt that espionage effort is definitely a two way street. What is sincerely concerning is the fact that our current leadership is not simply doing nothing at all to bring China to account for creating or at least not containing COVID, but that individuals in the administration are actively engaged in personal gain from Chinese influence, and have been for decades.
  19. You guys smell that? Smells like documents burning...
  20. One eyed pilot safely lands hate box glider in the mud I can only guess that @HuggyU2 was the right seat IP on this one. …meanwhile, all the c-130 guys respond: ‘ok, he did it with one eye…so call it a Q1 with 2 downgrades: t-storm avoidance and centerline control’
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