Never does..View attachment 51549That didn't exactly pan out huh?
That's my preferred mag for flock shooting.I've got 30 round mags for my sig
I'm stockpiling stealth jets and Abrams tanks. You know...just to protect my acre.If there isva civil war I think it will be much much worse that the first one.
North Vietnam beat us, Taliban beat us with just AK's, RPG's and goats...That's my preferred mag for flock shooting.
I'm stockpiling stealth jets and Abrams tanks. You know...just to protect my acre.
We weren't in it to win it. Unlike WWII.North Vietnam beat us, Taliban beat us with just AK's, RPG's and goats...
Exactly.Not that anyone cares, but this isn't what I come to this site to read.
Totally valid stance, and I think it goes without saying that you can scroll past it. We're in the very slow months of the fishing calendar, and these topics are important to a number of members, especially since we invite content related to hunting and other outdoor activities.Not that anyone cares, but this isn't what I come to this site to read.
Technically that's not true. We obliterated the Viet Cong in during Tet of 68. And we pretty thoroughly ransacked the NVA during 1972. So much so that it took them 3 years to recover and launch the Easter offensive I 1975 long after we had left.North Vietnam beat us, Taliban beat us with just AK's, RPG's and goats...
1 in 6 would mean over 50 millionAccording to the NIMH, one in six persons in the US has a mental health issue, ranging from moderate to severe. Mental illness in it's more severe forms leads to zero anger control, hallucinations, intense paranoia, deep depression, etc. The shooter in the ballroom had been to the police to complain his friends were trying to poison him. The shooter in Half Moon Bay, my home town for decades, had deeply seated resentments towards his co-workers.
So a population of 330 million = over 5 million with some degree of mental issues, with likely tens of thousands with severe issues. Who wants them to have access to guns, especially if they have a known history that can easily be found within a national background check system? Or a restraining order has been filed by an abused spouse?
Which leads to the falsehood that the majority of mass shootings are gang related. Two thirds of mass shootings are domestic violence incidents, with the majority of them from a disgruntled husband or boyfriend.
in more than two-thirds (68.2%) of mass shootings analyzed, the perpetrator either killed family or intimate partners or the shooter had a history of domestic violence (DV); and second, that DV-related mass shootings were associated with a greater fatality rate. On average, only one in six people survive a DV-related mass shooting compared to one in three people for non-DV mass shootings.
Mental Illness
An overview of statistics for mental illnesses. Mental illnesses are common in the United States. One in six U.S. adults lives with a mental illness (43.4 million in 2015). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe.www.nimh.nih.govStudy: Two-Thirds of Mass Shootings Linked to Domestic Violence - The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence
More than two-thirds of mass shootings are domestic violence incidents or are perpetrated by shooters with a history of domestic violence, according to one of the first peer-reviewed research papers exploring the links between domestic violence (DV) and mass shootings. The paper also finds that...efsgv.org
It's a matter of commitment.My only question is why are there any Taliban members left alive.. or Isis members for that matter. I bet it has more to do with civilian leadership than military incapability.
I agree, but this is in the Cast and Blast section, normally I pass on these topics, even though I do like to discuss them... around the campfire with whisk(e)y and cigars after a long day of fishing is preferrable though!Not that anyone cares, but this isn't what I come to this site to read.
It's a matter of commitment.
The VC were ideological fanatics determined to win at all costs, whereas the South Vietnamese/ARVN had a highly corrupt leadership, less concerned about winning the war and more intent on skimming US dollars meant for aid and supplies. After the war the senior leadership fled to the countries they had sent their skimmed millions to.
No different with the Taliban, vicious idealogues determined to win at all costs, while the Afghan government was all about grafting the endless supply of cash the US was pouring into the country to 'buy' tribal support against the Taliban. After the US pulled out, so did the vast majority of senior leadership, fleeing to whatever country they had deposited their grafted millions in.
Same as it ever was...
US Reportedly Lost $19 Billion To Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan
The American oversight authority noted that the US Congress has appropriated nearly $134 billion for Afghan reconstruction programs since the ouster of the Taliban in late 2001www.voanews.com
In the countries mentioned, it was all about grabbing as much money as possible in an unstable government unlikely to last. So position = graft and run.So you're saying that the leaders of Vietnam and Afghanistan are just like congress?
Which is easily verified by the frequency of bozos one encounters on most any drive in America. 50 million is probably on the low end.1 in 6 would mean over 50 million
I think this has something to do with the uptick in violence, sorta...
Earth's core appears to have reversed its spin. So what does this mean? - The Weather Network
The solid metal core of Earth doesn't rotate perfectly in time with the rest of the planet, and new research suggests that it may have reversed direction.www.theweathernetwork.com
Also moral decay and hopelessness in society.