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by Paladin
Fri May 23, 2025 4:37 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Replies: 52
Views: 28384

Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!

When the forum was down I was able to hit Bullseye Pistol Expert on the stage qualification. It's a lot of ammo, but it is giving me good trigger time behind my carry optics, so well worth the ammo spent.

My eyes couldn't do it with irons anymore... but carry optics make bullseye shooting a lot ...
by Paladin
Fri May 23, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: We back?
Replies: 19
Views: 1435

Re: We back?

The forum looks a bit different now.
by Paladin
Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:12 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: What troops really think of the Army’s new XM7 rifle
Replies: 4
Views: 1408

What troops really think of the Army’s new XM7 rifle

This is certainly gun related. It relates to the politics sabotaging our national defense:

What troops really think of the Army’s new XM7 rifle

The weapons were issued to infantry units including the 101st Airborne Division and received resounding praise. Or did they? On the surface, military ...
by Paladin
Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:53 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: Mean streets of Frisco, Texas. Victim’s father swatted now twice
Replies: 4
Views: 1852

Re: Mean streets of Frisco, Texas. Victim’s father swatted now twice


https://www.foxnews.com/us/slain-texas-teen-austin-metcalf-home-swatted-hours-after-tense-press-conference-showdown

Father of murdered teen boy’s home has now been swatted twice.


Swatting seems to be a common thing now-a-days. What are the police doing about it? It should be considered a ...
by Paladin
Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:45 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem Robbed at DC Restaurant
Replies: 0
Views: 982

DHS Sec. Kristi Noem Robbed at DC Restaurant

DHS Sec. Kristi Noem Robbed at DC Restaurant

The secretary’s purse, containing $3,000 in cash, her passport, makeup bag, DHS access card, apartment key, and other belongings was snatched from her table by a masked man, ABC News reported.

So this is proof positive that the DHS can not protect ...
by Paladin
Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:57 pm
Forum: National Rifle Association
Topic: NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
Replies: 35
Views: 28297

Re: NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

Prosecution couldn't happen soon enough to Letitia
by Paladin
Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:29 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Re: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?

The results favor intervention by armed citizens. Unlike uniformed police officers, armed citizens are already on the scene and don’t stand out as obvious threats to a shooter. In contrast, police face significant disadvantages. They rarely happen to be present when an attack begins, and if a ...
by Paladin
Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:24 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Re: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?

the probability of an armed citizen being killed while attempting to stop an active shooter is one percent. The corresponding probabilities for police officers responding to an active shooter incident is 16.5 percent.

There are different estimates for rates of armed citizens getting injured, but ...
by Paladin
Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Re: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?

It's a good read so far. This is good food for thought:

Civilians will inevitably make mistakes and won’t stop every active shooter situation, and most don’t receive the same level of training as police. So, it’s reasonable to expect that, on average, police might perform better in confronting ...
by Paladin
Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:01 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Re: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?

STUDY: Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?

The FBI tracks active shooting cases—where individuals attempt to kill people in public places, excluding those tied to robberies or gang violence. This study is the first to systematically compare how ...
by Paladin
Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:59 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?
Replies: 6
Views: 1104

Armed civilians stopped more active shooters?

https://x.com/mrcolionnoir/status/1911923231440970092

From 2014 to 2022, armed civilians not only stopped more active shooter incidents than police, but they also saved more lives and made fewer mistakes.

https://youtu.be/lLfTDTxL2X8?si=McXDuYSPRSUtDh7R

I haven't read the actual report yet ...
by Paladin
Tue Apr 08, 2025 11:20 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: ATF Zero Tolerence Policy Recalled
Replies: 7
Views: 1883

Re: ATF Zero Tolerence Policy Recalled

Glad to hear sanity is returing
by Paladin
Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:18 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: GA: No place but Georgia.
Replies: 9
Views: 4214

Re: GA: No place but Georgia.

Sounds like a good shoot. 9yo girl walking a pitbull was a recipe for disaster.
by Paladin
Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:15 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: Mean streets of Dallas - fatal stabbing in Lewisville
Replies: 69
Views: 57436

Re: Mean streets of Dallas - Unprovoked attack on woman in downtown


https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/us-news/oklahoma-bride-to-be-canada-rinaldi-attacked-by-random-man-while-celebrating-her-bachelorette-party-in-dallas/

Bride to be attacked by a stranger on her bachelorette party in Dallas


Sounds like a racist attack against this poor girl:

https://en.wikipedia ...

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