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Could also check the manufacture date on the tires. Being 20s they may have been sitting in stock for a while.

Nice, and thanks. Much needed bill that makes sense. I'm going to start following Buckeye Firearms Association now also.

Has it been passed?

I guess it depends on how many different calibers you have on whether it becomes economical to get the kit or to piece together your own.

Yeah I agree I think they're mostly useless. Patches, old toothbrushes, bamboo skewers, bore snakes and appropriate bore brushes with a segmented brass rod are all I use for rifle, shotgun, and pistol cleaning. The .45 bore brush makes a great .308 chamber brush. For $75 you could buy a supply of what you'll actually use and would last for much longer.

There is no such thing as price gouging.

"Supposed" is used very liberally in that sentence.

What if you just punched a hole in the cat and attached a sufficiently strong one-way valve to let air in, but not let exhaust out?

I don't think it really makes much of a difference between brands and chipsets as they're all so powerful that any can easily handle games designed for 6 year-old console hardware, which the vast majority are. The stagnation of console hardware has also caused a stagnation in graphics card innovation. Just get one from a decent manufacturer.

What is an Incident Manager? Is that a fancy term for "damage control"?

Panzeras, Flyers, Rotolos in that order. Haven't had Panzeras in a while and I've heard they might have changed for the worse.

Does anyone have a plain Visa or Mastercard giftcard that will work anywhere????

It was still over-hyped.

So what keeps a train on the tracks?

I considered a 1911 build project a while ago. I chose not to but I'll share what I researched. First off, building a 1911 isn't like building other things, like furniture or adding bolt-on parts to a car. True "drop-in" parts don't exist, even the pre-fit kits require varying degrees of filing and measuring to get proper fitment. Everything takes some custom fitment work and some parts have very critical tolerances and geometry that must be correct. Some critical parts require special tools to be used. If you have no experience at all I would suggest starting small. I'd recommend getting a cheap 1911, like a basic Rock Island Armory, and then purchasing replacement parts one at a time and working on fitting those to the pistol. The small parts take some sanding, filing or dremel work to be fit. After the small parts, move on to a pre-fit barrel/bushing kit and try to fit that to your pistol. Proper fitment requires a barrel lug cutting tool and measuring instruments and gauges. After completing that you'll have skills and knowledge to be prepared to successfully tackle a complete build. If you're good with learning by yourself, there are many online resources to look for information for one. Various 1911 forums have gunsmithing sections that have a wealth of information. Many builders comment that the Jerry Kuhnhausen books are very helpful and their primary reference. Brownell's website has an extensive 1911 gunsmithing section as well.

I glanced at it and gave up.

Alright I'll give my opinions. I don't think armed guards are feasible from cost or effectiveness standpoints. For cost wise, just 1 per school would be an extra salary (and training, gear) for already cash-strapped schools, and for effectiveness a single guard isn't going to do much; the guard just becomes the first target. If more are added then that many more salaries are added, and to be really effective then the schools need more physical/access security so there are renovation costs as well. From a cost/benefit analysis this would fall apart again. All condolences to every family ever affected by a school shooting, but the fact is that they are very rare occurrences. I read from another article, not sure if the figure is correct but it seems within reason, that there are ~95,000 elementary and secondary schools throughout the country. The number of school shootings per year averages less than 10 (Wikipedia lists 40 in the 1989-2012 period but not sure how inclusive that is). At a conservative rate of 10/year that is 0.0105% - very unlikely, thus the vast majority spent on increased security (for every school as a whole) is to combat an issue that barely even exists. However, the nice thing about our system is that individual communities are mostly responsible for funding their schools. So if a community votes to increase the security of their school, let them go right ahead - I'd rather not have state or federal funds go towards it, however. Now my thoughts on what would be effective prevention: First, repeal the "gun-free zones." They have zero effectiveness at preventing any crime for obvious reasons (if you need to know, those that intend to commit murder aren't going to be stopped by a sign prohibiting guns). The gun-free zones are effective at preventing law-abiding citizens from defending themselves or stopping, or at least slowing down a spree killer. Also, though this doesn't fully apply to a suicidal criminal, but a major deterrent to crime is the possibility of armed resistance - instituting a gun-free zone just increases the lucrativeness to be a target of criminals looking for little resistance. Even a spree killer with suicidal intent will pick a target with lower expected resistance so as they can do more harm before being forced to kill themselves. So back to the point, repeal the gun-free zones for schools and allow teachers, staff to CCW. Those that choose go through the exact same process - all the training and processing. I say not to make it mandatory as CCW would still work at a deterrent even if no teacher at a school chooses to CCW; it is the possibility of armed resistance that works as the deterrent, not the actual arming. However, if an incident does happen a CCW could possibly limit the casualties. Also, it removes the "well, the guard will just be the first one shot" problem. I would still agree that CCW shouldn't be allowed in places that serve alcohol, and government buildings (where assassination/revenge killing of officials is a risk), but where this is a concern the institutions already have armed personnel and physical security. Also, mental healthcare really could use a reform, but also how society treats and perceives those with mental disorders/disabilities. There is still a strong stigma that prevents some of those that need help from seeking it. This issue is beyond the scope of the thread so I won't delve into it.

Yeah I hate the rear of the car resembling the Camaro's.

Yeah. The Beretta feels great and I've considered getting one. Beyond a plinker I don't see a real use for a pistol caliber carbine so I held off. I would definitely if I had more disposable money. Apparently the .45acp version only has 8 round magazines though. Unless you do some janky-ass DIY conversion to accept Glock 21 or whatnot. Edit: I'll give concerns about over-penetration through walls being a reason to choose a pistol caliber carbine for home defense.

Beretta CX-4 Storm Hi Point and a handful of AR-15 versions Can't think of any others that are new manufacture off the top of my head There are older Rugers that I think were quite popular

Thanks for the replies. Decided not to go. More so for the annoyance of driving in 25mph crosswinds for that long, mixed with patches of blown over snow and possibly ice.

How are the roads in Columbus currently? I'm thinking of driving through down to Cincinnati today. Are the road conditions of any concern, or is just like usual the incompetent Columbus drivers over-reacting?

The first storm of the season is always over-hyped.

Agree 100% with this post. CTD's action seemed far too complacent with accepting new control proposals, before any proposals have been made. That is why I'll never do business with them again.

Bought ammo once from them at a good price. Shipped fast and no complaints. After they did this stunt, I won't buy anything from them again, ever.