Men, the books you've read
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Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead0
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Nice article on SA's AR-15. Not dumping anything that I have currently to own it, but worth checking out if in the marketed. Love that it chambers 5.56 NATO or .223 Rem. I shoot .223 mostly. And a good value in a $850 price range rifle. Worth a read.
Gun's and Ammo Article
SA Website
Is this springfields first venture into the AR platform territory.
(anything that chambers/fires 5.56 NATO will also chamber/fire .223 Remington. the cases are literally identical by saami specs with exception of the thickness of the casing in certain areas)0 -
davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
Except when you have politicans using a sum total of 8 brain cells; running the country: there will be regret over handing so much authoritarian power and allowing erosion of speech, privacy and freedom.
The worst of it is - criminals who want to get hold of firepower can easily do so. As police rules change to allow every serving police officer to carry a taser which a recent change I believe is being considered/approved - will be definitely investing in more fire power to counteract possible apprehension. Yes there is a 5 year minimum term and 9 months per bullet (I think) but if the risk vs reward ratio is enough these people will not hesitate to carry and use.
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davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That's pretty funny.....
Although, I haven't attended many Southside Chicago Mensa meetings on a Friday night.0 -
davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
"Intelligence is great. Until no one is using it."
Abraham Lincoln eulogizing JFK via SKYPE from his Delorean.1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That's pretty funny.....
Although, I haven't attended many Southside Chicago Mensa meetings on a Friday night.
You haven't heard? The Mensa meetings are all taking place in British pubs over pints. Then off for a bit of curry after.
I haven't attended a Mensa meeting in a long time.
The regularly scheduled Mensa meeting time conflicted with my Bevis and Butthead re-runs.0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That's pretty funny.....
Although, I haven't attended many Southside Chicago Mensa meetings on a Friday night.
You haven't heard? The Mensa meetings are all taking place in British pubs over pints. Then off for a bit of curry after.
LOL.
At a rate of 25 closing every week and the culture shifting since the millennial generation where alcohol consumption is at an all time low it won't be long for that stereotype to be a think of the past. I think the love of curry will remain; however.
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davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
you dun broke the thread3 -
American Nations, by Colin Woodard.
Great book...puts a lot into perspective.1 -
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davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
I'm not overly zealous about firearms, but I do own some.
I've traveled through Europe and Canada and I've heard people question or say disparaging remarks about the right to bear arms in the US.
I believe the right to bear arms has historically produced a citizenry who is proficient in operating firearms. I would argue that this has allowed for a strong military that has helped save our country, and others, on various occasions throughout our history.
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It's a little different in that it's written like an investigative field journal and--for me--can be a little hard to really get into for more than a chapter or two at a time. It's about Buster "Rant" Casey who leaves his small town for the big city, starts a cult of people who crash their cars for fun, infects hundreds with rabies (which he acquires in a very odd way). The rabies spreads and becomes a plague, with Rant being patient zero.
That does sound quite interesting, tbh. I'll def look it up once I finish this thing I'm going through on the count of st germain. Cheers mate .1 -
lessismoreohio wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
I'm not overly zealous about firearms, but I do own some.
I've traveled through Europe and Canada and I've heard people question or say disparaging remarks about the right to bear arms in the US.
I believe the right to bear arms has historically produced a citizenry who is proficient in operating firearms. I would argue that this has allowed for a strong military that has helped save our country, and others, on various occasions throughout our history.
... plus it makes it a lot easier to bust a cap in some punk's azz.1 -
Cuttently reading The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer and a couple of research articles on strategies for reducing Latinx high school student dropout rates.0
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peppermintpudgy wrote: »Cuttently reading The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer and a couple of research articles on strategies for reducing Latinx high school student dropout rates.
That's easy - just fiddle the numbers or change the meaning. Dropouts? NOOOO - mere transfers from one educational establishment to another - University of Life0 -
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peppermintpudgy wrote: »Cuttently reading The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer and a couple of research articles on strategies for reducing Latinx high school student dropout rates.
That's easy - just fiddle the numbers or change the meaning. Dropouts? NOOOO - mere transfers from one educational establishment to another - University of Life
Noooooooooooooooooo!
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Leave it to men to turn a book thread into a gun thread.1
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Flash Boys by Michael Lewis has me hooked right now. (He also wroteThe Big Short, and Moneyball)0
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davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That didn't work out so well for you in 1939.0 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That didn't work out so well for you in 1939.
Didn't the British win?
With Russia doing the heavy lifting. ..0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That didn't work out so well for you in 1939.
Didn't the British win?
With Russia doing the heavy lifting. ..
But the guns. What about the guns?
I don't own a gun.
I would rather kill some *kitten* with my bare hands.1 -
Here is a great read on the Revolutionary war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War0 -
Another great read on the rise and fall of the British empire, with cool interactive map.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/08/map-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-british-empire/?utm_term=.302d1a51c5501 -
Another great read on the rise and fall of the British empire, with cool interactive map.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/08/map-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-british-empire/?utm_term=.302d1a51c550
I'll definitely take a look at that. Sounds interesting. Thumbs up.0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »davedoubleu wrote: »Thankfully in the UK we don't feel the need to bear arms. We use intelligence instead
That didn't work out so well for you in 1939.
Didn't the British win?
With Russia doing the heavy lifting. ..
But the guns. What about the guns?
Russia did the heavy lifting using 50,000,000 battle rifles produced during war time to specifically combat the Nazis. A large majority of these guns have since been imported to the good ole US of A. God bless gun powder. Even if it is a bit corrosive.
Is that enough guns?0 -
Currently reading Dragon Queen by Stephen Deas.0
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I am going to try to put this back on track a bit:
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Augustine: Conversions to Confessions by Robin Lane Fox
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
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Another great read on the rise and fall of the British empire, with cool interactive map.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/08/map-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-british-empire/?utm_term=.302d1a51c550
@Timshel_
This is a pretty good read about the rise and fall of empires on a more general level with most major empires sited throughout history.
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
Also try War And Peace And War by Peter Turchin. Fascinating how history repeats itself. People think what's happening now is new. When really it's par for the course.0 -
Carillon_Campanello wrote: »Another great read on the rise and fall of the British empire, with cool interactive map.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/08/map-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-british-empire/?utm_term=.302d1a51c550
@Timshel_
This is a pretty good read about the rise and fall of empires on a more general level with most major empires sited throughout history.
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
Also try War And Peace And War by Peter Turchin. Fascinating how history repeats itself. People think what's happening now is new. When really it's par for the course.
I'm putting the turchin book in my amazon cart
Thx0
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