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by Mike S
Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: TX: one dead at shooting during police protest in downtown Austin tonight
Replies: 196
Views: 55775

Re: TX: one dead at shooting during police protest in downtown Austin tonight

Are any news organizations providing full courtroom coverage on this trial? I would really like to see the entire trial, including the deliberations at the bench between the prosecution & defense that are excluded from the jury. In both the Kyle Rittenhouse & Derek Chauvin trials it was easy...
by Mike S
Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Cold Bore Tactical training videos on YouTube
Replies: 3
Views: 2293

Re: Cold Bore Tactical training videos on YouTube

Updated original post with links to additional playlists.
by Mike S
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: End proposed to open Texas beaches
Replies: 7
Views: 1543

Re: End proposed to open Texas beaches

oohrah wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:17 am
powerboatr wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:18 pm who is the dumb turkey proposing this bill? let me guess they are from austin
No, he is the representative from Galveston. This smells of high cronyism for developers.

We should all write our Senators to oppose SB 434
:iagree:
by Mike S
Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Cold Bore Tactical training videos on YouTube
Replies: 3
Views: 2293

Cold Bore Tactical training videos on YouTube

It's been a discovery-learning process, but I'm getting the hang of creating educational videos & posting publicly for free onto YouTube. The initial intent was to provide a resource for my students to review as they continued to practice the techniques they had just learned in class. Rather tha...
by Mike S
Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Armed robbery scenario
Replies: 22
Views: 4657

Re: Armed robbery scenario

That would then fall under PC Chapter 9, Subchapter C, "Protection of Persons." But "Protection of Property" in Subchapter D is a different animal. For the scenario, to me, PC §9.42 is fairly clear the requirement is that one reasonably believes the use of deadly force is immedi...
by Mike S
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Harrasment by DPS??
Replies: 10
Views: 3631

Re: Harrasment by DPS??

Brad, This is not intended to be a poke. Since text doesn't convey inflection of voice & such, I wanted to prequel with that. I also understand your frustrations that after a decade the DPS is asking for something that, when you initially disclosed it on your initial application, was deemed as n...
by Mike S
Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Kenosha Wisconsin Shooter discussion
Replies: 464
Views: 103071

Re: Kenosha Wisconsin Shooter discussion

https://news.yahoo.com/federal-judge-allows-lawsuit-against-234038240.html Federal judge allows lawsuit against officers to proceed. Conspired with Kyle to harm protestors. Probably up there it will do well as they are all woke. They served his sister, judge seemed to think that made it ok. Kyle is...
by Mike S
Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: CA: Mass shooting Lunar New Years Eve in LA 10 dead, 10 wounded
Replies: 13
Views: 4647

Re: CA: Mass shooting Lunar New Years Eve in LA 10 dead, 10 wounded

According to this report, it was a MAC-10 with a home made suppressor. Not so clear security camera footage is at the 07:25 time stamp. https://youtu.be/TtlQbzhStXk ((Anderson Cooper's interview with the 26-year old who disarmed the nut when he went to the second ballroom)). As an aside, it may have...
by Mike S
Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: Instructors' Corner
Topic: Time to modernize qual - allow Red Dots
Replies: 29
Views: 22615

Re: Time to modernize qual - allow Red Dots

The Trooper that was the lead instructor for the First Responder Instructor Course said that they are now allowed (made a comment such as "bringing the material up to the 21st Century" or something like that). The use of lasers or scopes are still prohibited for use during qualification as...
by Mike S
Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Holsters, Accessories, Reloading Equipment & Supplies
Topic: Assorted brass-sold
Replies: 2
Views: 2110

Re: Assorted brass

Sent you a p.m.!
by Mike S
Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Question for the attorneys or otherwise knowledgeable…
Replies: 18
Views: 5158

Re: Question for the attorneys or otherwise knowledgeable…

Here's a good, even handed explanation. It also includes case law examples as you asked for:

by Mike S
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: Instructors' Corner
Topic: When should I get notification
Replies: 18
Views: 6547

Re: When should I get notification

Thanks for the update!
by Mike S
Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: Instructors' Corner
Topic: When should I get notification
Replies: 18
Views: 6547

Re: When should I get notification

I just scrolled through my emails from years past, & it seems the trend is somewhere between June to August the RSD will send out the Instructor Renewal emails.

The actual renewal classes usually don't start until around September, when the new laws generally take effect.
by Mike S
Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: Hunting Photos
Topic: Issue with shoot through screen
Replies: 6
Views: 2251

Re: Issue with shoot through screen

Regarding the deviation in trajectory: I believe there was an article about 10 years ago in a professional journal that asserted there was about a 1 MOA deviation when shooting a rifle thru a window screen. When we had our sniper students engaging targets thru screens & ringing steel targets bet...
by Mike S
Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Range time thoughts
Replies: 10
Views: 1484

Re: Range time thoughts

Yup, it was brutal yesterday when the wind blew in. Finished up a three day class yesterday that culminated with multiple shoot / no-shoot scenarios with the student moving between cover. Felt the temperature drop from around 60* to mid-30*'s almost instantly around noon-thirty, then the wind starte...

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