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My dated data was that the last initial qual would be sometime in 26 and last upgrade early 27 (I think). That is assuming all OA-1K replacement stays on timeline, numbers, etc

I completely understand the distaste for trump, but holy shit, if one votes a second time for this disaster admin, they’re brain dead.

If they do the Covid dance again, I'm going to spike the punch. Fuck government overreach.

There are 5th graders who know more about our economy. Bernstein...with a name that Jewish, you'd think he'd know a little more about money.

22 minute mark is nuts

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We have a great indoor range five minutes from my house and they rent a wide variety of guns including the CZ's. I actually prefer to shoot outdoors and we have several options within 30-40 minutes. My favorite is the Conecuh Shooting Range just to the north in Alabama. It is a public range with several great set ups including a shotgun section, a pistol range and a long-gun range. It costs $21.00 for a yearly Alabama WMA license as a Florida resident. A couple times a year we make a day of it as a family (bring water to wash your hands before lunch). I had a deal in place for 80 acres to build my compound but it fell through, still looking but plan to build a range on it.

Move to Texas. You don't need a license to CC or OC here. Florida just figure that out less than a year ago, we've had it for three years! Plus, open carry is still illegal in Florida (Texas has had it since 2021). 9. Texas As of 2021, permitless carry and open carry are legal in Texas for individuals 21 and older. In many ways, Texas has one of the strongest use-­of-­force laws in the nation, allowing for deadly force to defend “land or tangible, moveable property” in certain circumstances. That said, the law does not protect against civil liability so we did not award full points in that category. The Lone Star State has an enthusiastic shooting, training and hunting culture, and some of the finest ranges in the nation can be found within its borders. Hopefully, Texas’ thriving gun culture is not negatively influenced by its rapid population growth. 22. Florida After passing anti-­gun legislation in the wake of the Parkland High School murders, the Sunshine State is moving back in a more pro-­gun direction. The legislature passed, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed, legislation that authorized permitless carry in the state for both residents and non-­residents alike. Florida’s use-­of-­force laws are a model for the nation and the state received 10 points for its treatment of NFA items. The only restriction costing Florida points is its prohibition on 18-­to 20-­year-­olds purchasing long guns. 48. California California has the distinction of being the top-­ranked state in the anti-­gun Giffords Law Center’s rankings. Still, lawmakers in Sacramento continue to push for more gun control. In the Fall of 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding California’s Red Flag laws. Bills that would have created a firearm excise tax and made legally carrying a firearm more difficult did not make it to his desk. As the legislature goes into summer recess for ’23, no anti-­gun bills have passed; several have been proposed. California received low scores for a difficult carry permit environment, restrictions on many semiautomatics and magazines, and other miscellaneous statutes. The state received 7 points for its use-­of-­force laws, which do not impose a duty-­to-­retreat thanks only to a court decision. Despite having some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, the state had more mass shootings than any other state across a 50-­year survey period, more than Texas and Florida combined. Source: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/best-states-for-gun-owners-2023/488509 The biggest downside to Texas is the lack of public (BLM) land to shoot on (there is some just north of Amarillo with under 12,000 acres and no firearms allowed). Over 95% land in Texas is privately owned (source), so unless you know someone with a private range, public ranges are about the only option outside of hunting or on base ranges (I shoot at Camp Bullis is north San Antonio).

Yup. Nobody gives a shit here. Indoor. Outdoor. Private land. Public land. Offshore. Just don’t be a dumbass. And even that is a low bar in florida.

Anything to cancel student debt....

Meat loaf tonight

Today, May 3rd in perhaps one of the tone def actions taken by the Biden administration (and that is saying something), the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation of Emory University over...."Anti-Muslim discrimination." Seriously, if you voted for this clown, punch yourself in the gonads, repeatedly. Weeks of campus protests calling for genocide and the destruction of Israel...this is the response.

Force Multiplier. Had this discussion years ago with a former military member who was a cop and that's what he called it. Few wanting to fund the cost was and is the issue. Avoid a few multi-million-dollar payouts and I say it's paid for itself. Of course, sophisticated/expensive unmanned systems are another though potentially reasonable discussion. When word gets out you can't outrun it you also have a potential deterrent effect to not run in the first place.

Huge props to the folks at University of Florida. No doubt channeling @M2 when they published this masterpiece.