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There is one other point to consider, especially as to why civilians are "significantly more effective than uniformed police at stopping potential mass shootings". The article does mention response time versus being on scene already, but it also needs to take into account that the motivation and ...

You can always claim self-defense, but that doesn't mean you will win. Penal Code section 9.31 says you can use force, but not deadly force in self-defense against the other person's use of force. If the story is correct that the other student pushed Karmelo first, he could have hit back or shoved ...

Thanks. Learned something new. It makes sense that the state does the check for the LTC, but I would think the search would include info from the federal level.

The Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) computers and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computers are programmed to work ...

What are your thoughts on this? Seizing guns of those Civilly Committed and then allowing the cops to determine whether to return the guns or pursue a legal ruling to keep them. They are calling it the Gun Violence Restraining Order.

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As I said, Pam ...

By that logic, your house is a public place if it fronts on a street.

Hypothetical case: You are in your motor home. Let's say you park your RV in a post office parking lot (which is a public place). If you take a shower in your RV, are you committing public indecency by being nude in a public ...

I did not look at the videos or read the full ruling, but the logic seems clear to me that this is a correct decision.

Is a street a public place? In most cases, it would seem clear to me that it is (I know some streets are privately owned, but let's ignore them for a second). If I am walking down ...

There are many, many official state this or thats, but who can remember any more than a few? A few stand out the - Mockingbird, the Bluebonnet, the Armadillo; which is one of three official state animals. Who can name the other two off hand?

Interestingly, you named two (Mockingbird and Armadillo ...

The federal firearms act in its entirety.
The only constitutional part is probably the restriction against ownership by convicted felons, and states can legislate that on their own.


I disagree that the restricted person ban is constitutional either, especially not for non-felons.

But the ...

I’ve never really wanted anything full-auto, but a three round burst might be nice. I doubt I’ll see anything affordable in my lifetime.

I guess you don't agree with the old saying that happiness is belt-fed? I love full-auto for fun, but other than suppressive fire I would guess that the three ...

Any country that refuses to take back their citizens....strap a parachute on and drop them off over their home country.

I have a problem with this, a real problem. No, my problem is not concerning the deportation itself, just the methodology. Mexico refused to allow a planeload of deportees to ...

A peer-reviewed study of 24 top large language models published in PLOS One in July 2024 found almost all of them are biased toward the left on most political orientation tests.

Interestingly, the base models were found to be politically neutral, and the bias only becomes apparent after the models ...

I carry a pistol and spare ammo on me almost everywhere I go. I have considered buying a long gun for my truck, but I am not yet convinced it is a good idea. I don't usually carry a long gun in my patrol car, though there I can see a reason for it.

You have to do a threat analysis of your own, with ...

May you all have a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025.

I want to wish all my Christian friends a very merry Christmas. I hope you had a great holiday.

I also want to wish all my Jewish friends a very Happy Hanukkah.

And I want to point out to everyone on this forum especially, that tonight begins the 2,188th commemoration of a group of armed citizens ...

I still find my Cold Steel Recon 1 folding knife to be the best for me. I chose a 4 inch straight edge blade with a Tanto point, but I have tried the same thing with a half serrated edge.

And Cold Steel stands by their warranty. They replaced the knife for free when I chipped the blade using it to ...