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Whether or not I am carrying is my business. No one elses. I have zero interest in advertising. I don't believe a gun should be considered a threat or a deterent or something to be shown off. If I am ever in a sitution where I have no other option, but to display a weapon it would be with the intention of using it. Hopefully, that day never comes. I happen to own a business (car wash). If someone was OC at my business, I would ask them to put it away or leave. I wouldn't want them upsetting other customers and potentially driving off other business even if it meant losing that person as a customer.

IDK I understand handgun laws prefectly well & I call this attention whoring. It's like wearing an Abortion T-Shirt (pro or against...doesn't matter), then pretending to be surprised that you got a bunch of dirty looks in a public place. Or a chick with big jugs wearing a low cut top, then 'wondering' why guys are staring at her tits. You are intentionally trying to get a reaction. Pretending to be surpised that you actually got a reaction is a waste of time. Creating a thread where you pretend to be surprised is also a waste of time.

I have a bull barrel version of a 22A (actually a 22S, but I don't think you can get that finish anymore). The advantage of the bull barrel is that it's heavier and won't jump as much, so you get back to the target faster. This is a good thing for rapid fire, etc. The bull barrel won't last any longer than the standard though. I've put something like 15k rounds through mine. Build quality isn't quite as good as a Ruger .22, but it's still good. In my hands, the S&W is the most accurate of the target .22s in that price range.

First, I am very pro gun. Second, I don't see the point of open carry. You can argue that there is some very (very) tiny tactical advantage. Whether you admit it or not, OC is an attempt to get attention and generate a reaction. So, why be surprised when you finally get that reaction?? For all the people at Wal Mart that saw you open carry, is it more likely that their reaction was 1) I saw someone exercising their legal right, or 2) Some whack job brought a gun to Wal Mart. The answer is obviously 2, and you knew that before you went in, right? The political statement comment above is apt. For the legal right argument...You also have the legal right to rub poison ivy on your nutsack. That doesn't mean you should do it.

Legal or not, I don't see the point outside of law enforcement or military.

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I did static line at a place in Grove City, PA. The poeple that ran it were super cool. They had normal 9-5 jobs...on the weekends they jumped out of planes and then partied at a little campsite next to the hanger. Good times.

I did it once. It was awesome.

2 Podiums for EBR and they were running laptimes close to the leaders (well except Hayes). Filmore was also looking good on the KTM. A little more development and who knows...

Spoiler..... EBR got a podium in race 1. That is fantastic for a company with only 20 employees total.

It doesn't happen often but it does happen. In 10-12 years of riding backroads there have been 3-4 incidents that were bad and could have been really ugly. I think about it as a possibility when I pass. As.mentioned above CCW can give piece of mind for those rare assholes...

Pretty impressive for a tiny American company competing against the super powers! http://amaproracing.com/rr/events/results.cfm?year=2012&eid=2012011215&discipline=RR&class=SB&type=Q&rnum=1&class_sort=all

I may have to rock my Licensed to Ill cassette. Where the hell can I find a tape deck?

Nope, not a challenge. I haven't played serious pool in 10 years. But, I am getting a table at the new house...

I have an early Cuetec that I bought about 20 years ago. Plays great. Although, I find it fun to play someone with a fancy Meucci or whatever and smoke them with a crooked house cue

It's the indian not the arrow I used to play in competitve pool tournements as a younger person. Now I am old & rusty.

Panther is made by Valley/Dynamo. Pretty much all the Valley tables are nice. There are some older coin tables that are just called Dynamo that are also really nice. You can find these used around $4-500. Even if the felt is trashed it's pretty inexpensive to refelt. When it's time, I plan to pay a pro to move/setup the table, while they are there, might as well refelt it.

Funny. I am tyring to close on a house now...when my current house sells I'll be buying a Valley coin op pool table. Check craigslist. Those tables are built to handle the abuse of being in a bar...they last forever.

Body position & counter steering. Because the throttle is on the right side you are probably applying some pressure and counter steering when you turn right. You are probably not applying the same pressure to the left grip when you turn left.

Competitive as in everyone knows how to play? or as in steriods and arguing calls? I've seen both.

That guy should hang out with my ex wife. Man, could she kill a boner.

Just a bit too far for me.