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Hey I'm currently in Afghanistan but i'm from Columbus! Just showing some hometown forum some love. Def not my first forum and adhering to the rules wont be an issue. Also read the redundant stickies for the morons who break silly forum rules! Thanks for reading this ridiculously boring post just trying to take the training wheels off. pic of my baby http://forums.evolutionm.net/members/awdxftw-187371-albums-bloody-mary-9806-picture-img-3061-36631.jpg

There are advantages and disadvantages to each style. Honestly, when I'm off duty I tend to carry my Bodyguard 380 since I carry an M&P 40 5 days out of the week, It's just easier and lighter. But I have OC'ed quite a bit. I've dealt with criminals bg's Yes there are exceptions, but more often than not, a bad guy isn't going to pick off the guy with a visible gun. Would I open carry while walking down the streets of Chicago at night? Hell No but then again I wouldn't be walking in Chicago at night anyways. I take into account the area I'm going to be in. I've OC'ed because it's my Right, because maybe it'll help ease the "evil gun syndrome" for a few people, because in certain instances I want a deterrent rather than surprise.... I've had this for a while. A good read IMHO. The Open Carry Argument My primary goal when I‟m out and about, besides whatever I went out and about to do, is to go about peaceably and not be the victim of a violent crime. To that end I carry a firearm whenever I go out as well as follow all the other standard safety practices like maintaining situational awareness, staying out of high crime areas, and avoiding confrontation. I also have a larger overall goal of making it through my life without shooting anyone. Simply put, I don‟t want to be responsible, legally or morally, for another‟s death. Those two goals might appear at first blush to be mutually exclusive, and with concealed carry it would be a difficult set of goals to realize. Carry of any firearm or other weapon for defensive purposes is a solemn responsibility. Those of us that do (openly or concealed) are mortified by the idea, constantly promoted by the pacifists, that our behavior is more reckless because we are armed. In other words, because we carry a handgun we take more risks than we would if we were unarmed. While it would be dishonest to claim we are all responsible gun owners, it is my belief that the vast majority of us are. Regardless of what or how you carry, you need to come to the realization that you are setting yourself up to lose. Whenever you are placed in a defensive situation, you will always lose; it‟s only the degree of loss that‟s negotiable. Ayoob hits on this in his book, In the Gravest Extreme. He suggests tossing the robber a small wad of cash and moving off, even if you could prevail with a weapon. There‟s a very good reason for this. Regardless of how skilled you are at drawing your weapon, you are going to lose. It may be only a minor loss, like being very shaken up and not sleeping well for a few days, or it may be a major loss, like becoming fertilizer, or (most likely) it may be somewhere in-between, but you always lose. Your life will not be the same even if you prevail. Carrying a concealed firearm presents to a criminal that I am unarmed. Every study I‟ve ever read, not most but every study, says that criminals will avoid an armed person or home when selecting a victim. That only makes sense, right? Robbers, rapists, or carjackers might be dumb and opportunistic, but they have the same instinctual sense of self preservation we all have. Hyenas don‟t attack lions to steal the gazelle the lions have just killed. It‟s all about risk management; are the potential gains (a tasty gazelle dinner) worth the risks (pain and damage the lion‟s teeth will cause), and does the hyena really need to test the lion to figure out the answer? No, the hyena can see the lion‟s teeth and knows to stay well clear. Deterrent Value: When I‟m carrying concealed I feel like my „teeth‟ are hidden, and thus of no real deterrent value. If I appear unarmed then I am unarmed in the eyes of the robber, I appear as easy a target as almost anyone else out on the street. My probability of being a victim of a crime, violent or otherwise, is completely unchanged by the fact that I have hidden beneath my shirt the means to defend myself. My goal, however, is not to be a victim in the first place, remember? I don‟t want to be a victim that fought back successfully and triumphed; I prefer to not be victimized at all. I recognize that there are some people who (think they) want to be victimized so they can whip out their concealed firearm and „surprise‟ the mugger; that is, in my opinion, foolish immaturity. Concealed carry is good; it throws a wrench in the works for criminals who might see the teeming masses as a smorgasbord of financial gain. This deterrent effect is, nonetheless, indirect and often nil. At some point the thug will weigh the risks vs. the gains; is his current desperation for money/drugs/booze/gold grille greater than the gamble that one of those people might be carrying a gun? If he decides to play the odds, which helped along with surprise tip the scale in his favor, he will attack. Will his attack allow enough time for me to draw my concealed firearm to affect a defense? Maybe, but then again, maybe not. Remember, I don’t want to be a victim and I don’t want to shoot anyone. So how do I realize both goals; or how do I make them inclusive? I can do that through open carry. By making it clear and obvious that I am armed, that I have teeth, I tip the risk scale to the point that the criminal‟s gains are far outweighed by the risk. There is no ambiguity when the thug is doing his risk assessment, there‟s something right there in plain sight that can quickly and painfully change or terminate his life. You may not think his life has much value, but as I mentioned before, he has the same sense of self preservation as any other living creature and to him it‟s every bit as valuable as yours is to you. It would be foolish to ignore this indisputable fact when you develop your overall tactical strategy. The Five Stages of Violent Crime I am a firm believer in this defense theology and urge anyone who carries a firearm for protection (and even those who do not) to follow the link and read it carefully. Please, for your and your family‟s sake, read that. Drill down into the hyperlinks for better explanations; absorb as much information as you can. A violent crime does not begin at the point where one person with ill intent draws a weapon or attacks another.Quote: The Five Stages of Violent Crime: Crime and violence are processes that take time to develop. The attack is not the first step, the preliminary triangle must be built. There are five distinct stages that are easily identified:1) Intent2) Interview3) Positioning4) Attack5) ReactionI do not believe the act begins after the BG has made his intentions known by drawing on you (attack); it began when he formed the intent. Well, there‟s not a lot I can do personally to stop another‟s intent, so I need to look a little farther along in the sequence and try to derail that train before it gets to the attack. For the sake of argument, let‟s remove weapons from the equation for just a moment. A 5‟2” unarmed attacker isn‟t going to choose a 6‟6” victim over a 5‟1” victim, right? He‟s going to attack the easier target. Now let‟s come back to the reality of violent crime and add back the weapons. Concealed carry presumes it is better to wait until the opponent has drawn his knife or gun and then try to „fix‟ the situation. It‟s seems a bit foolish to promote the idea that it‟s better to attempt to stop a violent crime in the fourth stage when you could instead prevent it in the second. A concealed weapon cannot deter an attack at the „interview‟ stage; it‟s completely ineffectual in that role. Open carry is the only method that provides a direct deterrent. Let‟s say the bad-guy missed the openly carried pistol and holster during the interview stage, and has proceeded to the „positioning‟ stage. Chances are pretty good he‟ll see it at some point then, right? Then, let‟s say the planets have all aligned just so and he, for whatever reason, has begun his attack despite your openly carried sidearm. At this point, the OCer is on level footing with the CCer, the attack has begun. Who has the advantage? Well, I‟m going to say that with all things being equal (skill level and equipment) the OCer has a speed of draw advantage over the CCer. First One To Be Shot: There are some who criticize open carry and claim it will make you more of a target or „the first one shot‟ when a robber walks into the 7-11, despite the absolute lack of credible evidence that this has ever happened. If the robber walks in and sees that you‟re armed, his whole plan has encountered an unexpected variable. In bank robberies where he might expect to see an armed guard he will have already factored that possibility into his plan, but only for the armed guard, not for open or concealed carry citizens. No robber robs a bank without at least a rudimentary plan. Nevertheless, being present for a bank robbery is an extremely remote possibility for most of us regardless of our preferred method of handgun carry, so let‟s go back in the 7-11. If the robber sees someone is armed he is forced to either significantly alter the plan or abort it outright. Robbing is an inherently apprehensive occupation, and one that doesn‟t respond well to instant modifications. He is not prepared to commit murder when he only planned for larceny. He knows that a petty robbery will not garner the intense police manhunt a murder would. He doesn‟t know if you‟re an armed citizen or a police officer and isn‟t going to take the time to figure it out. Either way, if someone in the 7-11 is unexpectedly armed, how many others might be similarly adorned and where might they be? Does this unexpectedly armed individual have a partner who is likewise armed nearby, someone who is watching right now? Self preservation compels him to abort the plan for one that is less risky. So we see that the logic matches the history; open carriers are not the first ones shot because it doesn‟t make sense in any common street crime scenario that they would be. If your personal self protection plan emphasizes “Hollywood” style crimes over the more realistic street mugging, it might be best to stay home. Surprise: Probably the most common condemnation of open carry comes from the armchair tacticians who believe it‟s better to have the element of surprise in a criminal encounter. Although this was touched on in the previous paragraph about deterrence, I‟ll expand on it specifically here because there are some important truths you need to consider before you lean too heavily on this false support. Surprise as a defensive tactic is often based on unrealistic or ill-thought out scenarios, and seems to exist only in the minds of concealed carry firearms proponents. The circumstance where several street toughs surround and taunt you for a while before robbing you, like in some Charles Bronson movie, is not realistic; the mugger wants to get in and out as fast as possible. In most cases you will have only seconds to realize what‟s happening, make a decision, and react. Imagine you‟re walking along the sidewalk when two gangsta looking teenagers suddenly appear at the corner coming in the opposite direction. You have only seconds to react if their intent was to victimize you. Do you draw your concealed firearm now or wait until there‟s an actual visible threat? If they are just on their way to church and you pull a gun on them, you are the criminal and you will likely forever lose your firearms rights for such a foolish action. If you don‟t draw and they pull a knife or pistol when they‟re just a couple steps away, your only options are draw (if you think you can) or comply. Imagine staring at the shiny blade of a knife being held by a very nervous and violent mugger, three inches from your or your wife‟s throat and having to decide whether or not you have time to draw from concealment. The element of surprise may not do you any good; in fact the only surprising thing that might happen is that your concealed carry pistol gets taken along with your wallet. The thug will later get a goodchuckle with his buddies about how you brought a gun to a knife fight. The simple truth is that while surprise is a monumentally superior tactical maneuver, it is exclusively an offensive action, not a defensive one. What many internet commandos call „defensive surprise‟ is nothing more than damage control, a last ditch effort to fight your way back out of a dangerous situation. I am not aware of any army that teaches using surprise as a defense against attack. No squad of soldiers goes on patrol with their weapons hidden so that they can „surprise‟ the enemy should they walk into an ambush. It Will Get Stolen: Another common criticism of open carry is that the firearm itself will be the target of theft, prompting a criminal to attack simply to get the gun from you. Like the previous example of being the first one shot in a robbery, above, this is despite the fact that there is no credible evidence it happens. It also blindly ignores the more obvious fact that anything you possess can make you the target of a crime, be it a car, a watch, or even a female companion (girlfriend, wife, or daughter). Crooks commonly steal for only one of two reasons; to get something you have that they want, or to get something that you have so they can sell it and buy something they want. I don‟t claim it could never happen; just that it‟s so remote a possibility that it doesn‟t warrant drastic alterations to our self defense strategies. If you believe otherwise, leave your wife, children, watch, sunglasses, jewelry, and cell phone at home, hop into your Pinto wagon, and head out to do your thing. Very often, someone critical of open carry will cite some example of a uniformed police officer whose gun was taken by a violent criminal, and yes, this does indeed happen. The argument, however, breaks down when they assume the officer was targeted solely to steal his firearm. What is more likely is that the officer was targeted merely for being a police officer and the gun was stolen as a byproduct of the attack. More often, the officer‟s gun is taken during the struggle to get the suspect into custody due to an entirely unrelated matter. However, let‟s suppose, for argument, that a police officer really was attacked just to get his firearm. What actions did the police department take to prevent it from reoccurring? Did they demand that their officers carry concealed? No, of course not. You should, like the police, prioritize your defense strategy for the most likely threat first, and the least likely last. It Scares People: One other statement against open carry I hear is that it damages public perception of firearms owners, or that by carrying openly we are not being good ambassadors to the public. While there are some people who have a genuine fear of firearms, due either to some horrible past experience or anti-gun indoctrination, the majority of people are either indifferent to them or quite fascinated by them. I‟ve never kept track of the dozens of fellow citizens I‟ve encountered who have marveled at the idea of open carry, but I do know exactly how many have expressed displeasure at it; one. People are scared of many things for many reasons; however, pretending those things do not exist only perpetuates the fear. Someone who is disturbed by open carry is going to be every bit as disturbed by concealed carry. The only effective way to overcome a fear is to come to the intellectual realization that the phobia is based on emotion and not on fact. By being a firsthand witness that a firearm was carried responsibly and peaceably, and wasn‟t being carried in the commission of a crime, one who was apprehensive about firearms discovers their fear is not fact based, but emotional. Thus, open carry can be a very effectual way of helping to overcome theemotionally based fear of the firearm. After all, you‟d be much more likely to believe in ghosts if you saw one rather than if you listened to a ghost story around a campfire. In other words, we give significantly more credibility to the things we experience than we do to the things we hear. The bottom line is that this argument is made by people who don‟t, cant, or haven‟t carried openly; those of us who do so on a regular basis have an entirely different experience. I’m Not Comfortable Carrying Openly: This is really the only reasonable argument against open carry for an individual. We all have a comfort zone for any aspect of our lives and we prefer to stay within that comfort zone. We all agree that it‟s better to be armed and never need the firearm than it is to need it and not have it. There is a point where concealing your firearm becomes so problematic, due to conditions like temperature or comfort, that some choose to either leave it behind or carry in such a way that it would be difficult or impossible to draw it quickly. If it takes me five or six seconds to draw my firearm from deep concealment and I had sufficient time before hand to actually do so, I would prefer to use that five or six seconds to avoid the entire encounter. I‟m glad we have concealed carry laws in most of the states; it empowers and protects not only us but the general public through the offset deterrent effect. Some of us, however, choose the more direct deterrent effect of open carry. Conclusion No, open carry is not the be-all-end-all of self defense any more than concealed carry is. The purpose of this essay is not to convince you to carry a firearm openly, but to merely point out the reasoning I used to determine that it is often the best option for me. If you think otherwise, please feel free to write an essay of your own outlining the reasoning you used. I would suggest that you avoid the intellectual mistake of emphasizing rare or unlikely defense scenarios that many of us will never experience. I believe one should prioritize for the most likely threat, not the least likely threat. I don‟t put Hollywood style bank robberies high on my threat list because I rarely go into a bank and those types of robberies are very rare themselves. I live in the most crime riddled city in the northwest; the most likely threat here is some young male with a knife or gun trying to carjack me or mug me on the street, in the park, or in a parking lot. With this knowledge I build my personal self protection plan based on that manner of attack. This may not suit you, especially if you live in Hollywood.

The sear burner is completely different than infrared. It is used to seal the meat, basically heating the outer part and locking in the flavor, especially if you prefer medium or below red meat. I turn mine on when I turn my grill on, toss 2 big steaks on it, and sear each side for 1-1.5 mins each. Then I toss them on the regular grill to actually cook them to medium. But what you want to use the sear burner for is locking in the juice and the flavor which is done at a very high direct heat. My sear burner has a ceramic filter looking thing that distributes the heat evenly as Jbot said. The infrared basically is to distribute the heat more evenly, as you will notice Crazyskull andm yself both said that ours get hotter in the rear of the burner, this is because the burners are rounded there and have more holes than on the other end, meaning more heat. The infrared is like a tray that goes on top of the burners and as it nears the edges of teh grill grate it rounds closer bringing the heat closer to the item being grilled, and farther away where it is closer to the burner. You kinda have to look at the differences though in person b ecause not all sear bruners have the thing mine does, some are just open burners with no tents on them in which case you can make it yoruself on any grill like I had.

I made a whole lot of changes today. There are still a lot more to go, but I wanted to bring it back up so you all can use most of the site. If you find bugs, let me know. If you see something missing that you really want, feel free to let me know. I'll do whatever I can. I'll write up a full thing on what all is new tomorrow. Sponsors: I'll get your banners up as soon as I can. I have to convert them all over to this new software. It might take me a couple days, but I'll add time to your sponsorship to make up for it. ------------------- All bug reports and requests can now be submitted here: http://ohioriders.net/index.php?/tracker/project-1-bugs-and-requests/

Goddamn this thing is cool: I always thought the R90S was one of the best looking classic cafe bike designs, and really like this modern interpretation. I'm not always a fan of the RSD bikes, but this one is pretty damn great. Link to full article and way more pics @ Asphalt & Rubber

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Just got the patched file tonight for a bug we ran into. Albums should be reimported this weekend.

This doesn't involve puppies, so his comments are totally invalid!

Count me in I just got me some new flip flops, and backpacks are like armor right.

@Mags: unless you're unlucky enough to build your PC within a year or two of major changes in standards. IE: my first gaming PC i built about 2 years before PCI-e became the new graphics card interface standard and shortly before DDR2 RAM was the standard. CPU sockets change too. So while you can upgrade components, in reality most new CPUs and RAM come with a new socket requirements, which means you gotta get a new motherboard. If you upgrade a PC after 3 years, odds are your going to be replacing everything but the case, optical drive, and HDD.

The mobile is amazing! Nice job casper

jbot who?

jbot has spoken. No need for any further discussion. Lol.

I generally like it better than the old site. End thread.

I'll make the stickers

I play both pc and console. I have several of the same games on xbox and pc. Black ops, black ops 2, MW3, BF3, Skyrim, MLB 2012. Not one of these games even remotely looks as good on my pc or even looks as good on a pc from the same generation of components. Thats because the console makers must downgrade the qualities of the games for consoles in order to be run smoothly. BF3 on consoles is 24 players max. On pc its 64 players max because the consoles are unable to generate the graphics fast enough for the console to keep up. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

for real? I find this much easier to use the full version on my phone than the last site

If anyone is looking for top quality gun repair, I highly recommend Bill's Gun Repair. I was communicating with a guy on Armslist about 4 months ago about an AR when I saw his signature for his Gun Repair business. We didn't do the AR deal, but I asked him to take a look at my one, true never-sell gun. My 870 was given to me for Christmas when I was 16 by my late father. Not only sentimental, but this gun shoulders like no other. But it had developed a fatal crack in the high gloss stock. I simply could not find the wood to replace it well. Well..... $50 and 9 weeks later, it's perfect. Bill gave me updates throughout the long process of repair and refinish and now I have it back.... The lighting is different, but the stock is the same one. If you are in need of high quality repair, Bill is your guy. terebil@gmail.com

I was just talking to Jewbacca yesterday about it and I wasn't excited til this week. Already starting my what to buy and packing list my 2nd favorite! lucky asshole!

Who the hell is going to corale the rattle snakes?!?!?!

Very good info Anderson! I haven't pc gamed in over a decade and getting somewhat interested in it agin

Don't we have a few stunt guys on here? Maybe they could do a good deed & offer up an invite & some enlightenment. All this guy is looking for is someone to ride with. (& maybe some advice about proper gear)

I use IE on my phone. Once you play around a little you will get use to it. I love the features this one has, you can even buy Casper a beer!Give it some time it really is a lot better and is very simple. Spend a few hours clicking everything and you will see how easy it is. This place isn't as much fun without you, we need our midget!

Any person who is willing to open carry does so because the law allows it. There are those out there that do so as a political statement but the greater majority of open carry proponents do so because they are allowed to. I open carry all the time and I am not out there screaming at the top of my lungs in Walmart, or McDonald's, Kroger's, or even home depot about how i am exercising my rights to carry a gun. Those who think that's what open carry is about need to get a reality check. Most times I do so to incite a dialog for gun curious people who don't know where to turn. Each time I open carry I get at least one person who asks about those rights and they aren't assholes about it and neither am i. I always give them advice to visit a local gun range and to go to buckeye firearms. I advise them to stay away from YouTube open carry videos because that is not representative of most open carry advocates.

I see some serious trolling about to be done.

I definitely can't join I'm too fat to pull wheelies

I gotta get this rear tire swapped pronto.

It may have been him but none of us has. 1 person on here seeing it doesn't mean we all have and until I see a pic I bet she looks like a manatee. Plus if you have a lady on your bike with no gear you give her yourgear and you go gearless tthat's the rule. But I never ride 2 up so I don't have to worry

HEY! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--KHDxFFuQFk/TicUlxorqaI/AAAAAAAAALA/wtbpjQrzelI/s320/will-ferrell-portraying-harry-caray.jpg I'LL BET PIMPIN' IS EVEN HARDER WHEN THAT GUY PUTS IN 60HRS A WEEK ON THE ROAD! IF I WERE A PIMP, I'D AVOID BEING AN OVER-THE-ROAD TRUCKER AS A SIDE JOB!! THAT COULD ADD COMPLEXITY TO A DELICATE BUSINESS OPERATION BACK HOME! TIM TAYLOR...YOUR THOUGHTS?

Nobody mentioned LACUNA COIL? Good stuff. Arch Enemy will blow your mind if you didn't know the vocalist was female.....brutal death metal, no singing whatsoever......but if you met her, you'd never believe she could sound like that OTEP is some mean and heavy female vox work too

and just think any idiot with genitals can have kids....

Use you can buy the wireless adapter for the pc or if you have a wired 360 controller just plug it in to the usb on your pc. Go to the games option and it will say controller or on some games it will just work right away. If you use windows it will download the drivers for the 360 controller right away.

Not to mention the keyboard and mouse are superior when it comes to FPS games.

On a side note you can use the xbox 360 controller on a lot of the newer games if you want to. The original Crysis on ultra beats any 360 game or ps4 game. The programming on that game is on a different level. That game came out in 2007. Also more ram and processing power means you can play Battlefield 3 with 64 people on multiplayer. The 360 and ps3 can not do this.

I like both but I enjoy my pc games better. Depends on your pc specs. If you have a build like mine then you can run ultra on every game at 1080p. The graphics are better and they run smoother at a high fps. You can do 3D gaming if your into that. No slowdowns and more ram allows the games to have more things going on in them. I prefer the keyboard and mouse over any analog controller. A laser mouse is more accurate and makes my gaming experience better. I love to play real time strategy games and the 360 does not have the processing power or ram to run a game like Shogun Total War 2. Seeing thousands of samurai fight each other being to control and see all their animations is the best. There is probably more but I usualy wait till the games go on sale and get them at 75% off with all the dlc. Got Saints Row the third for $11 for everything when my friend paid over $100 for the samething on the 360. I know you can resell the digital copy but I buy that game knowing I will play it a lot. Crap I played Rome Total War for 6 years and I still love. The processing speeds on the ai are amazing.

rep is the green and red arrow buttons at the end of the text in the post

I heard you can put stickers on your motorcycle and it will go faster. Currently searching for all the stickers I can find to make my r6 go over 300mph.

Rep will be on the mobile site soon as well.

god damnit Halestorm and In This Moment were my first 2 ideas as well. Another obvious is Paramore but that might be too poppy, I'm talking first 2 albums the rest were shit. I'm not real big on female rock vocalists unless they are REALLY good. There is one band that is completely obscure that I listened to back in the day and I can't recall the name of course. I'm sure I have them somewhere in my Itunes but don't feel like searching through 15,000 songs right now. They were on a Burnout racing game soundtrack too

Thanks! Oh definitely. I just need to sleep. Over the next few days I'll be working on restoring a lot of functionality. I just wanted to get the bare basics up so you all could get back online. One note as well: Rep comments are being converted to profile comments. I've already written the script to it, just haven't had time to run it.

First, I've decided to keep it for a bit longer. Second, I picked up a rear fairing, off the internet, because mine was cracked. It had scratches in it and you can see it through the plastidip. There is NO prep work with this stuff, other than a real good cleaning. So you can see EVERYTHING. Third, if a buyer wanted to see the paint underneath, I'd write in the contract that if there are any marks or scratches not previously discussed, they would get their money back. Although it would have to be removed at the time of the sale.

Sounds like you're doing something wrong.