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Thank you. that is very helpful. I know we are getting facts about national health care that are "spun" to fit a narrative. Some of the negative things that are mentioned: (and apologies, we're talking about politicians here, OK? Not sure how you...

You may be right. Our facility will get a big increase in their budget and build offices for more bureaucrats. Meanwhile their MRI machine has been down for over a year. Maybe in Houston there are more eyes on what's going on, more vocal veterans ...

Agree with the above. Bag Balm and gloves over night (and I truly smear my hands) are the only thing that has worked for me. Came home last night with a painful split at the edge of one of my thumb nails. This morning, it's just about healed.

1. Police are only required to have a GED, huh? and a background check. They're relatively ignorant so they have to have the legal system and lawyers to 'splain to them their job. Madam, my profession only requires 4 semesters of post high school ...

I am strongly in Equinox's corner here. A DA who would prosecute for showing a holstered gun in the situation where there is a true threat, is playing back door Gun Control antics. Being dissatisfied that the State's legislative body gave... (no, R...

[I]"Pointing a gun requires one to have it in ones hand. Holding a gun requires one to have it in ones hand. Brandishing a gun requires one to have it in ones hand, showing it with intent" One might be freaked out by seeing someone with a firearm- bu...

OK class, let's review what we know about self-defense. Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not. (Thomas Jefferson) An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject A gun in the hand is better than a cop on ...

I'll take a 12 man jury of my peers over 6 friends become pall bearers any day. Save your life and that of your loved ones and let the legal process do its worst (or best... in my state.)

Yeah, having it snatched was for sure one of the cons we weighed with the pros. I just could not make other holsters work. Different seasons, different wardrobes, dress up, dress down... You know how little old ladies get with their handbags, even...

Check out the Galco website. There is a "purse" which is actually a holster. That's what I use and I can reach my pistol much faster than I could if I were carrying it in the small of my back or under my arm. But you're point is well taken otherwi...

So... you and I BOTH carry guns. With permits. We have quite a lot in common. When I made the decision to get my concealed carry permit... (I didn't want to do it... but an objective threat from a heroin addict, and an oblique threat from his deale...

If you are CURRENTLY being stalked, have an ex-husband that has threatened to kill you, I can understand someone wanting to carry a gun. You know, it must be wonderful to walk in a world of such certitude. When does a stalker stop stalking? And why...

I have never had a job in my life were that wasn't the first or second item mentioned in a company policy, Really! I've been a nurse for over 30 years and it's never... I swear to you I am not making this up... never been mentioned. Hospital parkin...

Just curious. What would your question be? And why does it matter to you what the gun owner "feels". And why should they have to explain their feelings (or anything else pertaining to their constitutional freedoms) to you? After 2 centuries, and ...

Yeah, I think it is a cultural thing. I believe we're the only nation that came into being with the understanding that self-defense is not only our right but our responsibility first and foremost. I think many of the posters on this thread don't re...

Then you make my point perfectly. A shotgun (long gun) makes a horrible mess of a human body. In fact, shotguns are the preferred weapon for home defense in part for that reason and in part because their loads do not go through the perpetrator and t...

Do yourself a favor. Go to your local shooting gallery, rent yourself a Ruger .22 caliber match pistol. This is what my dad taught me to shoot on when I was 8. Dear RedCell, This is a cultural thing. People who fear and loathe guns will not han...

Wait a minute. I just want to revisit the notion of data collection. The data that John Lott used was the EXACT same data that every policy making organization in the United States uses including all levels of government, city, county, state and fe...

It's small, and light and gives your hand a nasty slap when you shoot it. I prefer the 9 mm Sig my dad bought years ago from a Navy SEAL. At 15 yards... I cannot miss. SuhWEEET! But concealment issues preclude it from being my "everyday gun".

Hey, wasn't there a famous case recently where a nurse killed his wife (a politician in NV) with a syringe full of sux? Just proves that nurses are deranged and no one should be allowed to carry syringes. Come to think of it, if government is seri...

Let's be clear...Lott didn't collect any data so his methods can't be flawed. He simply looked at the existing data kept by law enforcement sources. But... if you want the most compelling data, how about this one. Irrefutable. My sister had a cl...

I guess you weren't in Elko, NV a few months back when a stalker husband came into a club and killed two people, wounded four and stopped to reload. His rampage ended when another patron killed him. You weren't in that church in Colorado Springs wh...

Who said it was in my locker? I think it's OK that you feel safer where there are no guns. I feel differently. Thank goodness we have a constitution that recognizes we are both citizens with inalienable rights.

No, no, no.... you are right. Let me stipulate My index finger is extended... resting beside and along (but outside) the trigger guard. The PPK is quite petite. To have my finger resting on the frame is to feel the trigger guard "right there". Th...

1. An armed society is a polite society. 2. Was threatened by heroin addict who was dealing on our unit. A few weeks later, got my concealed carry permit, a nice .380 auto, a swell Galco "purse" that conceals it completely and have it with me ever...