fire4effect
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10 hours ago, Smokin said: That entire case is complete BS and an abuse of power. I'm guessing they thought he was some anarchist dude that was a legit threat, but once they started an investigation they found out he was just into guns. Then they realized they couldn't look bad for being wrong in front of their bosses so had to press charges with what they found.
There are so many random laws on the books that if you put enough of a focus on ANYONE in the United States, you'd eventually find them doing something illegal that 'justified' the investigation and could put them in jail. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
However, at the end of the day, if I have to choose between having a silencer and an SBR, I'm going with the silencer 100%. Also, silencer rules super easy compared to the SBR legal spiderweb
“Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime”
Attributed to this piece of work.
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I seem to recall a statement online (at least a couple years ago) related to his sentence of 21 months. Most of the SBR prosecutions are add on to things like drug trafficking. This guy seemed to be an otherwise law-abiding citizen which is why it was unusual. I'm sure there was something underlying the government hard on for this individual. Something about Florida and Project Safer Neighborhoods. To me this is the perfect thing to appeal to SCOTUS given the facts but as I understand it plea agreements often require waiving the right to appeal. Trial penalty is real and when you could get 10 years most will take 21 months. Prosecutors love draconian penalties because it's a great way to strong arm a plea agreement. Ironically the CI was in the country illegally. Our tax dollars at work.
and a whole Reddit thread.
FBI Arrest of Florida Man for Short-Barreled Rifle Showcases Absurdity of NFA : r/NFA
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1 hour ago, brabus said: Why not!? You’re missing out, big time
1 hour ago, Smokin said: This 1000%. The biggest downside is that I'm now annoyed when I shoot guns that aren't threaded. Especially now being $200 cheaper, you can get an ok silencer for $500 and a good one for $1K. Your only regret is going to be that you didn't buy one earlier.
I may be a little paranoid, but I understand some have had the fact that they already have a registered NFA item used against them in a subsequent court case involving an unregistered NFA item. Basically, "you should've known better" Mr. Mejia from what I found got the extra smack down for his SBR because he already owned a registered suppressor.
The other lesson is to be careful who you invite to the range to shoot with you.
Let's face it with the pistol brace vs stock and the frankly vague definition of "designed to be fired from the shoulder" the ATF has a lot of latitude to make ones like miserable depending on the administration in power.
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How DOJ Just Ended a 99-Year-Old Gun Law
Great news if it sticks. It's almost impossible to ship a firearm if you're not an FFL anymore.
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I've wanted a suppressor for a while but just can't
40 minutes ago, ClearedHot said: Dems launching another attack on the 2nd amendment. Senator Chris Murphy (D) NY), is pushing an amendment that will raise the NFA Tax Stamp to $4709 per item.
And for reasons that defy my meager intellectual abilities the DOJ keeps defending the NFA in court.
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2 hours ago, uhhello said: Airspace of Iran closed. Trump seems to have softened his remarks but who knows with him.
Trump claims they called off executions because of the threat of force. I'm skeptical but that is the advantage to keep the other side thinking you're just crazy enough to really bring the pain.
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1 hour ago, ClearedHot said: Elon turned Starlink on for free, thought to be difficult to jam until the IRGC rolled out the big jammers yesterday cutting 80% of the flow.
If you look at the intel, this would be a smaller operation than you might think. The IRGC has lost grip and we would not need large scale strikes so we are not looking at big attacks on infrastructure, more likely targeted hit on IRGC and their control mechanisms. I think there could also be a limited ground presence (which is scary), but an effort to secure the nuke sites/material.
I hope so. My biggest concern is maintaining a creditable/sustainable deterrent to the plethora of bad guys all around the world and covering an area not currently overly hot but that we all know can turn on a dime. BOG? Yep scary. No matter who's in charge over there we'll have some who still hate us.
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Trump tells Iranian protesters 'help is on its way' | AP News
I can't see any way Trump can back down now.
I wonder how fast we ramp up cruise missile etc. production because sustainability of a large-scale operation is looking for a lot more than a theoretical/academic discussion at this point.
Remember when Ukraine was THE headline?
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1 hour ago, brabus said: The embassy shut down in 2019, with the same recommendation to US citizens at the time. If an American is still living in Venezuela, I question their intelligence and/or motive. This announcement by DoS is not earth shattering.
Parallel topic - did we just remove someone who is replaced by someone who does nothing different WRT cartels, energy, etc. I don’t envy the current lady, she’s in between the cartel/regime and getting another massive American ass whooping.
I agree it's stupid to stay and great that it was completely closed, and I didn't realize that. Given the whole Citgo 6 fiasco from several years ago would have been all the incentive to stay away I would need. The current administration is probably going to be less susceptible than most to pressure if someone shows up on TV asking for help to get their loved one out, but we all know how that can play out long term. The militia's they speak of would be perfect in my mind to add to the list for the "American ass whooping" you describe.
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Now this is my real fear. Iran of 1979 comes to mind.
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2 hours ago, arg said: Airscan was doing that back in the day. Flying skymasters with an IR sensor. Some retired gunship pilots and sensors were doing it.
Given the availability of current armed/ISR capability I would say it's way easier now. I'll defer to you experts. Definitely require some BOG located away from the oil facilities to act as a QRF in case things get out of hand. Best case it's a deterrent to bad actors. Optics are critical here and the locals will need to feel they're benefitting from the overall deal/setup. I think both sides can win.
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52 minutes ago, ClearedHot said: Senior IRGC and Iran leaders families have fled Iran...to France of all places.
This might really happen.
Very interesting. Short drive to the Hague as well. Given the trouble they've caused over the years all over the world it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they ended up in Federal Court over here. I'm sure we'd have to waive the death penalty but I'm ok with that.
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15 hours ago, ecugringo said: Just to clarify…..yes they have a ton of oil. But…..that oil is dog shit and only a few refineries in the us can process it. It’s worse than Canadian tar sand oil.
cheap oil isn’t good for the oil industry. Just last yr chevron canned 7k ppl in Houston. The projections for 2026 aren’t great either.
I get you and while I've never been in the industry myself, I have family who've been in it across generations and decades. Truth in advertising some of my investments do better when prices are high. I actually know two engineers who started in the industry and went over to the government side because they got laid off and didn't like the boom bust of the industry. That's the Oil Industry for as long as it existed. On your point about refineability and the sweet vs sour etc. I defer to those I know that know better. I've made mention on here before that more than a few on BO make their living burning jet fuel so that's an industry that can live and die on the price of oil. If it makes economic sense to go back to Venezuela, the oil companies will do it. Another side effect of lower oil prices is pressure to go EV is less and whether that is good or bad is a matter of your perspective. I would also think low prices are a part on the equation in Iran unrest going on now. I think long term from a strategic perspective a robust oil production in Venezuela can help give us some leverage around the world that really hasn't existed in the past.
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I saw a really nice throw of a Molotov Cocktail. Maybe bring him over on a football or baseball scholarship.
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21 hours ago, ViperMan said: Better us than Russia / China. Like it or not, this action opens up the possibility of getting things straight in this part of the world and countering negative influence by multiple malign actors.
I admit I knew they had a lot of oil just not the sheer size of their reserves. Way I see it is if they get the output up over the next couple years oil prices should stay down and a lot of our problem children overseas like Russia and Iran will feel the pain and have less resources to make trouble.
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1 hour ago, Prosuper said: I guess he will be a guest of my neighboring town of Florence ATX.
Your view of the mountains will be much better.😁
I'm sure the cockroaches in Central and South America are scattering. With ISR watching.
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I mean damn. Hope he gets a big settlement though the taxpayers are the one's writing the check.
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Related to the drug trade. A car bomb is definitely next level and sounds way too familiar.
Cartels may be feeling some pressure. More (armed) Reapers overhead the better in my book.
Car bomb kills 5 people, including 3 officers, in front of police station in Mexico - CBS News
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2 hours ago, Lawman said: Notice how they keep leaving the submarine out of the photo collections of released drone footage.
Almost like they want to not acknowledge what that vessel would clearly have been because they can’t “allege ” it was a fishing boat.
I stand by my assertion this has nothing to do with concerns about human rights and is a political big game hunt. Anybody that can put Hegseth’s scalp on the wall affords themselves the right to claim leadership of the party, and Kelly knows it.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkA lot of albeit slow submarines head across the Atlantic to Africa where less than respectable types transport it North to Europe. There may be some feigned indignation on European countries part about how these strikes are conducted but not a lot of real heartburn since it's less they have to contend with. Not to mention I'm sure we tip off LE on that side of the pond when we see things headed their way. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm274lmg7m1o
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CDC reports over 80,000 overdose deaths in the US in 2024. Obviously, Opioids are a big part of that, but they are often combined with other drugs including cocaine.
Lot of social costs and taxpayer money get sucked up in this problem not to mention health care.
On a side note, the cartels covert PR machine will do whatever they can to shape the narrative.
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Gun Talk
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Daniel Defense 300 BO. 10.3. Handy "pistol". Also 5.56 upper 14.5 inch upper like my trusty M-4 from the military. My helpful household hint is keep all 300 BO in black mags and the 5.56 in the FDE mags so I don't mix them up.