ATF says you don’t need ammo for Non “Sporting Purposes”. And they define ‘Sporting”

Seems that they feel that M855 is now (suddenly) “Armor Piercing” and therefore we serfs must not be allowed to purchase it anymore. Because gun or something.

Is there a decent alternative for this bullet? I can reload cases to make any type of load I care to, but the 62 grain bullet works well for me. I assume that it will soon be unavailable for purchase.

I’m gonna search the couch cushions and see if I can’t come up with a way to purchase some M855 just for fun.

Sporting Purposes, you know.

ETA: Tam has some good advice should you care to comment. 

Of course, the distance is only a millimeter or so but still…Shades of Nikola Tesla .

Got the new Qi compatible charger and adapter for my cell phone a few days ago.

Nice.

No plugging and unplugging. My phone has a small cover over the USB/charging port that makes it “waterproof”….(for some standard of waterproof I suppose?).  But it is a pain in the ass to open and close when I want to charge my phone. 

I bought a wireless charging pad like these, and an insert for my phone like one of these or these

No more cables. So far, I like it.Toss your phone on the charging mat and walk away. Pick it up when it is done.

If ya got a cell phone and they make an adapter for it, (even I-Phones!!) spend the 30 bucks or so and make it truly wireless….

I guarantee my next new cell phone will have this built in.

Don Channing and the boys at Venus Equilateral would be impressed…. 

Or maybe the surviving family are just assholes.

I hope she can counter sue for attorney’s fees and such.

READ.

Makes me glad I don’t live in Kalifornia.

All about race.

Not the fact that the team had members from as far as 25 miles outside of the borders of the area.

No, that couldn’t be the issue. It wasn’t “cheating, cheating” that part of the team was composed of ringers from a very wide area, rather than just the inner city kids. It was just that the rules were racist.

Nope, It must be because those boys were black. Negroes, as it were. Gotta keep the darkies down…..

Jesus, just what are they teaching these kids. Cheating is ok? Lying to gain the end you want is good? Do whatever it takes to win, rules and morals don’t matter?

Now, I am not blaming these 13 year old boys. They, as a team, worked hard and and accomplished their goal and won. The fact that some of their team members were ineligible to play on that team, that they were “ringers” as it were, is not the fault of those boys, but rather the fault of the adults.

The fact that so many people knew and were willing to look the other way is terrible. The fact that so many others are willing to complain that the team was stripped of their title and make excuses for this behavior is even worse. The fact that so many people are willing to use this (and the team) as a way to get their faces in front of the cameras one more time is yet worse again.

The sad part was the media attention that was given to the fact that these boys who won were black, back when they won their games. Like it was something surprising that some inner city black kids could compete against white suburban kids at all. That is the racist part, really.

If yer driving a *White* SUV in blowing snow where the visibility is approaching ZERO (less than tens of feet) and you are no in the lane, but rather in the center of the road, doncha think that it *MIGHT* be a good idea to turn on your lights so the rest of us can see you and act appropriately?

I mean, I could care less if you get killed in a head-on, but you might kill someone else that matters…..

(Yeah, I know, waste of electrons, but it makes me feel better)

So I gotta go to work again like everybody else.

Damn

Bobby Jindal.

He has words that I agree with.

I mean, unlike nearly every other politician, each time he opens his mouth, I don’t immediately decide not to vote for him.

A girl who was into Yoga.

She was fun….And flexible. I dug that.

But Damn!

Brian Williams will be hosting a special  on NBC where he reminisces about leading the Donner Party across Boston during the last blizzard.

Film at 11.

ETA: Sadly, we have no video. It was accidentally stored on the same server which housed Lois Lerner’s Emails and can no longer be found.

ETA: He is actually suspended for 6 months

Ask ’em to look into the case of Maj. Matt Golsteyn…Silver Star recipient. 


The Army, apparently in retaliation for some disparaging remarks, is revoking the Silver Star awarded for Heroism under fire. They claim unspecified criminal acts and violations of Rules of Engagement, but haven’t charged him with any crimes nor violations. Why, if he has done something so heinous, haven’t they charged him?


This is, in my opinion, bullshit, and any officer involved should be stripped of his or her rank and discharged under less than honorable circumstances. 


If the man has done wrong, then charge him. Let a courts martial tribunal decide. 


Anything else is an insult to our troops and them men who lead them. If we allow the upper echelons of the armed services to shaft our military heroes, then how can we expect loyalty from them or the men who follow them? 


I was waiting for more info, but Borepatch pushed me into posting this as well….


I’ve called my Senators (positive response) and Congressmen(waste of time, actually) and asked for them to investigate.. So should you. Ask ’em to look into this a bit. If ever there was a good reason for a Senatorial Investigation (they do so many that are a waste of time) then this is one….I believe that this requires more investigation. If Major Golsteyn has done something wrong worthy of having his Silver Star stripped, then he should be charged and tried. If not then he should retain it. 


Take a minute and call. If you don’t know your Senators numbers, (You should, mine are in my cell phone’s contact list) then you can find them over at the top left column under “How to find your Congresscritters.” or just click the link. 
I thank you for your time on this.