HeloDude

I have shot the XDS in 9mm and the Shield, both in 9mm and .40. Though the XDS in 9mm feels and shoots well, I would go with the Shield in 9mm, now that they came out a version that doesn't include a manual safety. The Shield in 9mm is a little lighter in weight, shoots just well, if not better, and is also a quite a bit cheaper than the XDS. The Shield in .40 is a nice carryfirearm, but of course the .40 has quite a bit more recoil for that size of a pistol. As for the .380 debate, to me it makes sense if you want a small pocket carry, like the LCP--doesn't get much easier to carry and satisfy the first rule of a gun fight. But if you're not going with something small like the LCP, then I see no point in having a .380...with the small exception that it might be a better option for people who are very sensitive to recoil (even in 9mm). I would rather my wife carry a pistol in .380 than nothing at all. I have shot the Glock 42 in .380 and personally wasn't a fan. I am much better with the LCP, though if I shot the Glock more I'm sure my shots would group a lot better, so to each their own...again, if recoil isn't an issue, why choose a .380 if not in a small pocket carry? I'm looking forward to the single stack Glock in 9mm, but unless a person is a pure 'Glock or nothing' kind of a guy, I think the Shield and XDS more than serve the purpose. Good discussion!

The demand for a product creates an incentive for a business to profit off that demand...the creation of the jobs in that specific business is just a byproduct, but a healthy byproduct at that, which is necessary piece of a free market (which we don't truly have). However, the demand alone doesn't create the job. If the business model sucks, no job (or at least one that lasts any considerable amount of time) will be created. Also, businesses also innovate and start the process of creating a demand for their product/service. I never knew I wanted an iphone until I saw one, but after I did, I wanted one and bought one...and someone had to be there to sell it to me, to make it (in China), to market it to let me know it was available, etc. I get that progressives are upset that successful businesses create a lot of wealth for their investors, but again, that's because there is a demand for their products and services. But riddle me this one--if progressives don't believe that cooporations and businesses create jobs, then why are they so upset that 'corporations and businesses move jobs overseas'? If the demand is what creates the job then those with the demand should be able to keep said jobs here.

Apparently Hillary doesn't believe that businesses or cooperations create jobs...just a little bit of wtf. Pretty sad since I believe the country will elect her to be the next President. And the downward spiral continues.

Reminds me of a classic movie... "Einhorn and Finkle...Finkle and Einhorn"

Nope. Not asking for it. However, she shouldn't be surprised...it goes along with the job. Nobody had a 'Right' to be an NFL cheerleader, and if you want to do it, you play by their rules and accept the terms. Unfortunately those terms (the attire, dancing, show events, photo shoots, etc) brings with it some unwanted attention I'm sure. If it makes anybody feel better, as a huge football, my heart would not be broken if they got rid of the NFL cheerleaders or made it more 'gymanstic'-like, as they do with college. Again, who would be as interested in the Dallas Cowgirls if they did their stint wearing basketball shorts and long sleeve t-shirts? Their sex appeal is what sells. Blame the American culture I guess, but don't feel bad for the girls that voluntarily walk into the job knowing the situation. But here's a fair question: Why can't there be an honest discussion on this topic? Not specific to this one cheerleader per se, but just in general? Why is it wrong to say there's a bit of hypocrisy when women dress to look 'sexy' and then get mad when people make comments about them looking sexy? Even I'll admit there's a fine line, but for the most part, I didn't think it was crossed being that this is supposed to be an anonymous Internet forum.

Does this mean you have a problem with the NFL/the cheereleading organizations who are 'hyper-sexualizing' NFL cheerleaders, including his soon to be wife? Or do they all get a pass? Like I said before (in a now deleted comment), they don't allow dudes or fat chicks to be on the squads, and these girls afe not dressed in 'conservative' clothing for a reason. Ummm...it's no surprise that the NFL/cheerleading organizations dress their girls in outfits that will draw strong attention to men, and will very likley cause men to 'ogle' at them. Last I checked, these women asked and volunteered to wear these outfits. Define 'treated like a lady'? Does the stripper when she is dancing on the pole deserve to be 'treated like a lady'? Now, before you lose your shit, I'm not saying NFL cheerleaders (when performing) are nearly to the level of strippers, but they also aren't displaying themselves as women working in a nursing home either. I'm also not defending people saying derogatory things about this woman, NFL cheerleaders, or any other woman for that matter. However, it's not a secret that NFL cheerleaders dress a certain way/display certain 'dance moves' all in order to attract attention...so what kind of attention do you think they're going to attract a lot of the time? Unfortunate as it may be, the nature of the beast is that this is all true. If a woman can not accept that this goes along with the job then my advice would be for them to not try out for the squad. Now if you understand all these points and your beef is that guys on here (who are mostly active/former military guys) anonymously commented on her appearance (on a random internment forum), then I would ask you why you are surprised?...hell, AAFES used to hand out an NFL cheerleading squad photo with them all in tight shorts/bra type tops. Funny, none of the photos had all the girls wearing business suits. Every NFL cheerleader is either a wife, girlfriend, daughter, etc of someone...just like the girls in the squadron bar thread. Why do NFL cheerleaders get a special pass? Or are they off limits once they are engaged to a member?

"...ice cold, no mistakes"...wait, I saw that guy in a movie once!

Yep--1 weekend a month, two weeks a year...what could go wrong?

Not that anybody should be having a difficult time finding decent prices on ammo these days (except .22LR), but here is 1K rounds of brass .223 (Wolf Gold--good stuff for the range) for $300 shipped. We are more/less back to per-Sandy prices. https://www.targetsportsusa.com/wolf-gold-223-remington-ammo-55-grain-fmj-wg59-p-4316.aspx

Pretty bold statement without knowing exactly what happened. I don't disagree that we need some new hardware, but I have no idea whether or not this was an aircraft malfunction or pilot error. Concur that the best news is that everyone is ok!

How many people in the US have been directly affected by ISIS...or even somewhat indirectly affected for that matter? My guess is that the number is extremely low. Now how many people in the US are being subsided by the governemnt for their food, healthcare, housing, and just overall spending desires? My gusss without a google search is north of 50 million (and I'm sure it's much higher than that). How many people in the country feel that evil cooporations are limiting their freedom? How many minorities are being told that it's 1960 again and if you vote for a certain political party that their Civil Rights will be restricted? Let's see what else...oh yes, war against women, war against inequality, etc. My point is that until people perceive ISIS and border security as a true threat, millions of people are more concerned about what the government can take from you to give to someone else. If you haven't already done so, read up on Saul Alinksy. He had figured out that if you can get a bunch of different groups angry about a central theme then you can appeal to all of those groups and win their support (ie votes)--this is how 'community organizing' works. Why label the Fort Hood shooting as anything but 'workplace violence'? If you call it what it really is then some of the people I described above might start to think that politicians are not strong leaders, and these same politicians want you to buy into the entire grievance industry, not be concerned about a lack of security. And flu disclosure--I'm personally much more concnerned with what is coming across our borders than what is happening in Syria and Iraq (I personally believe that is a war for other nations to fight).

You actually sound surprised--joke is on you!

My guess is that it was on base--otherwise I'm not so certain the squadron commander would be as involved (if at all). Plus if you look at the link below, you can have a loaded pistol in your car in AL, if you have a valid CCW permit (assuming he had one, which most people that have loaded weopans outside their home seem to have). Again, just my guess. I'm not all suggesting that someone should violate base regs, but for those who may forget to 'not' have a firearm when they drive on base, I have never heard of an individual being searched unless they are being detained/arrested...however, I have heard (and personally experienced) many times of cars being randomly searched for whatever reason. Hopefully the guy doesn't get more than an LOC, though in these times, I have a feeling he'll get an LOR or worse. https://whnt.com/2013/07/30/alabamas-new-gun-law-what-you-need-to-know/

Dude, are you drunk? I even posted a video of a white guy (since you seem to be stuck on race, but you must have failed to notice that video) getting out of his car and unloading an AK-47 on cops--all showing that cops have no clue what you are doing when you make sudden movements, and sometimes those sudden movements turn out to be white, black, purple, pokadot (again, since you're so stuck on race) guys shooting at cops. As me, M2, and others have said--it's important to learn to not make any sudden movements when police are interacting with you. So unless you have some awesome and realistic plan to get rid of all the 'sub-par' cops, I recommend that you, me, and others don't do things to give police a bad reason to quickly react in an incorrect manner and shoot you. But since I asked, what is your recommendation to keep this from happening? Different training? Better screening of potential LE officials, and if so, how exactly? I'm a big fan of each State requiring their LE officials wear body cameras when interacting with the public, though I don't think that would have changed much here since it was caught on his own dash cam. Not one person on here said the cop didn't make a horrible mistake/use bad judgement (which is at the criminal level IMO), that he should get to be part of LE ever again, and that he shouldn't be found guilty and sent to prison. Are you suggesting that 99.9% of cops want to shoot people? Because 99.9% of the time people dont get shot when interacting with LE. I am all for not blindly following a cop's directive if you think your Rights are being violated, but even this has to be done in a smart way. You can always argue the details later with a lawyer if need be--below is a great video of a guy not doing what the police ask him, but also not making sudden movements while doing so. But hey, if you think you are above doing things smartly, even if you're in the right, then I wish you luck. They can put on your tomb stone 'But he was right...'

No worries. Do I think she'd be better than Barber--yes (probably would vote to steel less of my money). Do I think there are better people out there to represent that district--I sure hope so. Fortunately (or unfortunately?), nothing really is riding on this House race, outside of the work they will do specifically for their district...unlike the handful of competitive Senate races which will determine the balance of power/control in the Senate. Even in swing districts/States, it's typically really hard to beat an incumbent. I'm a big supporter of amending The Constitution to have term limits, but I don't see this happening in my lifetime. I'd say vote your conscience...there should be more people than just her and Barber on the ballot.

Not at all--hence why I said that this pretty bad, that I hope the cop never gets to be a cop again, that it's good the man is recovering, and that the cop deserves a nice prison sentence. Forgot to add that I hope the man gets a monetary reward for his suffering. I was very clearly insinuating that when a cop is asking you for something, it's smart to not make any sudden movements, especially without letting them know what you are doing first. It's kind of like saying 'but I had the right of way' when driving...and then you get hit by a car and put in the hospital. Yes, you were correct, but you still got hit and are now in the hospital when you could have just let the other car in front of you. The cop was very much in the wrong, however, if the man had shown his hands and asked if he could get it the car for his ID then I have a feeling none of this would have happened. So there's being 'right' and then there's also understanding the situation. The best is to be both at the same time.

Yeah, this one is pretty damn bad. The good news is that he'll most likely never be a cop again, and even better news is that the man who got shot is recovering. This all being said, there's still a lesson to be learned: If you're going to comply with a LE's directive (if you don't feel you need to then that's a totally different discussion, depending on the situation), it's a good idea to announce any of your movements...just like flying a crew aircraft, communication is key. So if you need to get into your glove box to pull out your registration, tell them that first. I am by no means giving this cop a pass (I hope he serves a nice sentence), but at the same time just because I'm not being aggressive towards an officer while making sudden movements, doesn't mean I want to get shot. Just my $.02 Here are a couple examples of people not being so innocent when being pulled over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ililCtp0Bk

Rog! I was wondering, "someone must really hate boobs". Haha.

We definitely need more beheading control...ok, that's too soon. Good to see that the armed owner took matters into his own hands before the other person was also killed. https://news.yahoo.com/police-woman-beheaded-oklahoma-workplace-144459291.html

She really needs a boob job, and bad. Paris Hilton that is, not her dog.

Are you not voting for her because you don't like her/don't want to see her as your Congresswoman, or is it because you don't like her stance on various issues and how she will most likely vote in the House? There are (usually) more than two people to choose from in national elections, and that being said, a person doesn't need to always vote for the 'D' or 'R' candidate 'just because'. Since you told us who you will not be voting for, mind sharing who you will be voting for and why?

Seems this woman in California got a real taste of what those in the federal government are supposed to do when faced with an active shooter situation: Hide and pray that the police get there before the potential attacker does. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/weird/2014/09/25/woman-escapes-intruder-roof/16236141/ https://alerts.si.edu/docs/DHS_ActiveShooterBook.pdf

Here's my take on it: It's a not surprise he's going to get saluted when he walks off his aircraft, so either be ready and do it appropriately or just don't even do it at all. This goes for any President, regardless of whether they have a latte or a silly dog in their hand/arms. It comes down to mutual respect, and yes, even for the President.

Either way, he really, really appreciates the help. Crossing the 'red line' now equates to us doing your dirty work. Didn't the President say mulitple times that Assad's days were numbered?