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It's not over yet. Senator Clyde introduced an amendment yesterday which would basically end the NFA as it related to silencers and SBRs.

There is some context to his statement. Economically Russia is on the ropes, additional sanctions (which I support), could be the tipping point. While their military is viewed as a peer adversary, Russia's economy is far less impressive. Their GDP is 11th on the world list, coming in well below Italy, Canada and Brazil. The have taken massive losses and are unable to rebuild some key capabilities like the bombers that were lost in Operation Spider Web. This week Putin officially acknowledge the economic difficulties, some thing he never does but in this case he has no choice. The offensive expected in the summer of 2026 is likely their last gasp at victory in Ukraine. I understand and respect your opinion, I just think at a much higher strategic level Russia has been removed from the table as a major peer threat to the United States. Their military humbled and destroyed, likely 1 million casualties with as many as 250,000 soldiers killed, it will take them a generation to recover and we didn't lose a single American soldier.

Amen and how about the maintainers getting over half the fleet airborne at the same time!

Today SECDEF and CJCS gave an update brief on the attack on an Iran's nuclear facilities. A comment by the chairman was epic and deserves it's own thread. "I can assure you there is no beach volleyball at the Air Force Weapons School." – General Dan “Razin” Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, June 26, 2025

Sooo he didn't chicken out. And, all the prognostications about oil skyrocketing...well I hope you didn't bet on that. My portfolio was up a modest 1% today...that was after selling some things to make cash (just bought another piece of property).

I think he got lucky.

Not an extension, the standard is 4.5" but they also make a 6", 6.5", 8" and 16" variants. The 8" is much harder to find but fits me better. Shhh....don't tell my wife.

There is a difference between knowing and evacuating a base with a prearranged attack that is clearly an off-ramp and some clown openly calling for an attack on a U.S. base...symbolic or not.

Calling for an attack on a U.S. base is never overblown.

That looks like a great survival gun. Don't tell my wife, but I pulled the trigger on the Sig MPX...came with 15 MAGS! Put my spare EOTECH on it but don't like it. Might try a Holosun. Still need a light, might do the combo with the laser. Thing shoots DEAD on!

The depravity of Democrats and professors at our "elite" institutions. A tenured George Town Professor (who has now deleted his social media presence), HOPES Iran does some symbolic strike on a base. How about GFYS.

Sadly it looks like it is going to spiral...Iranian Parliament approved the closure of the Straight of Hormuz. Additionally, the Iranian Nuke sites were not completely destroyed and they possibly moved the nuclear material. Finally, there are indicators the Iranians are planning an attack on U.S. bases in the region.

Not sure how accurate that depiction is. Cluster munitions on TBMs are usually deployed endgame (inside 20,000'), that would be a very late intercept for many of these systems.

Yeah I think I know what happened. I was watching Tousi TV on Youtube (Highly recommend dude has family including his father in Iran), when it came up as breaking news. I think the IDF confirmed the strike and everyone took it as it just happened when it happened early on. There is another report that Israel set up a hotline for the seniors and they thought it was the Iranian command authority telling them about a safe place to go, it was a trick to get them all in one spot. A few other hanging reports: No comms with for 12+ hours, some believe he was targeted...some say he is dead but not confirmed. Another report says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. No word on if it was Mossad or internal Iranians.

Within the last hour the IDF targeted Ali Khamenei's bunker in the mountains possibly eliminating all of the 30 senior leaders of the IRGC.

Nope....at least from the updated picture.

Hearkens back to the Blitz in WW2. Interestingly Hezbollah has not fired a single shot at Israel! The attack on the hospital may be a tipping point, pictures now show the Iranians used cluster munitions on the hospital.

I think the most impressive item in this entire conflict is how the 4th strongest IADS in the world completely folded. Today IAF tankers are orbiting over Iran...maybe Fat Amy isn't worthless.

Truly freaking EPIC!!! Just as she says with Allah no bomb can reach us.

Al Asad AB under attack.