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    Richard Saltonstall on the Winthrop Fleet arrived...

    Richard Saltonstall on the Winthrop Fleet arrived in 1630. That line has been accepted by three different lineage societies. PM if you're into this and want details.
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    I completely agree that people should follow a...

    I completely agree that people should follow a legal path to citizenship, starting with how they get here. I also don't think I should be blocked from sponsoring my step-daughter and we should be...
  3. Ken, Has it ever occurred to you that there are...

    Ken, Has it ever occurred to you that there are some people we want to immigrate from other countries? Would you be happier if we kicked out all aliens? It sure seems that way from the manner in...
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    I agree. You should not steal, regardless of...

    I agree. You should not steal, regardless of your immigration status.
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    Don't stress over it. The relationship between...

    Don't stress over it. The relationship between the federal and state levels here is complex and a source of contention. Overspending is a problem for governments all over the place and the problem...
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    I think the dynamic is a bit more complex. At...

    I think the dynamic is a bit more complex. At the Federal level the parties cannot agree on how to control spending, or even whether to control spending. One byproduct of that has been to push...
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    All I can ask is why? The 7.62x54R round is...

    All I can ask is why? The 7.62x54R round is available and as cheap as anything else in a roughly .30 caliber.
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    As far as I am concerned you could cut the public...

    As far as I am concerned you could cut the public assistance out and then you wouldn't mix it with the immigration issue. This is no more relevant than the crime issue. We've got 47 million people...
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    Regarding immigration, both legal and illegal,...

    Regarding immigration, both legal and illegal, I'd like to add a bit of perspective. I am married to a woman who was born in Colombia and has been back and forth over the years. She has been a...
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    If by "we" you mean the entire voting public,...

    If by "we" you mean the entire voting public, what makes you think "we" want to get a handle on the deficit? It looks to me like most people are fine with it as long as "we" can blame someone else,...
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    Too true, but the OP brought up fuel. We could...

    Too true, but the OP brought up fuel. We could easily have a thread on each of the items you mention and on some of them I think we have.
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    The example of an EMP is the most obvious one due...

    The example of an EMP is the most obvious one due to the assortment of novels based on that idea. However, I have concluded that regardless of the type of disaster our power grid is aging and...
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    I had that happen last year. This year was...

    I had that happen last year. This year was Hurricane Sandy. I can easily fathom something somewhat worse than what I have recently experienced. My suburban home doesn't have the opportunities for...
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    The 4th amendment is in as much jeopardy as the...

    The 4th amendment is in as much jeopardy as the 2nd, which implies the entire Bill of Rights is going down the tubes. I hope lawsuits follow. The law needs to be clear. You should not be able to...
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    Has anyone figured out that the cockpit doors...

    Has anyone figured out that the cockpit doors have been hardened and you can't bring down a plane with a box cutter any more?
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    Not quite. What I want is not homicides, but...

    Not quite. What I want is not homicides, but crimes prevented, which the FBI doesn't really track. Since most of them do not result in anybody being shot, they are tough to track.

    The idea would...
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    Great post, but the number of crimes prevented is...

    Great post, but the number of crimes prevented is hundreds of thousands into the low millions depending on what study/estimate you prefer. I wish there were stats on that specifically with ARs. ...
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    Check in with some of your local Boy Scout...

    Check in with some of your local Boy Scout counterparts. Your overall plan should be to go in stages: 1) Hiking, 2) "family camping", where you can drive right up to the camp site, so you don't...
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    Since one of them was captured alive, I assume...

    Since one of them was captured alive, I assume more information will come out over time, possibly at trial a few years from now. Unlike Rep. King I am willing to wait to see what happens, just as I...
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    The whole "assault weapon" terminology is a...

    The whole "assault weapon" terminology is a deliberate attempt to get people who are not into guns thinking that fully automatic weapons are available at the local WalMart. I rarely try to get...
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    Check the state laws on that as well, but the...

    Check the state laws on that as well, but the "firearm" is the lower receiver. You could make a replacement barrel for an existing firearm without any legal issues.
  22. I have a couple hard hats and while I use them as...

    I have a couple hard hats and while I use them as protective gear while using a chain saw, etc. I have considered them as survival preps for one reason only. If you consider scenarios like the...
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    9/11 took out a Verizon building with 400,000...

    9/11 took out a Verizon building with 400,000 phone lines next door to WTC as well as 10 cell towers on top of the WTC buildings. Cell service was spotty after each of the hurricanes in the past few...
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    There are multiple issues here: 1) How we may...

    There are multiple issues here: 1) How we may feel about LEOs generally. 2) How we may feel about NYPD LEOs in particular. 3) What sort of response we should have to attempts to strip us of our...
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    I don't think they are here to protect us now.

    I don't think they are here to protect us now.
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