Random Gripe
By · CommentsI’m really tired of paying the salary of all of the people I arrest. It seems that 2/3 or more of my suspects are on disability and getting money from the Social Security Administration. That doesn’t include food stamps or other perks like government provided cell phones. (Since when did having a cell phone become a right??)
But now I understand it. You see, work is for suckers. I got my Social Security statement in the mail today, and here is how the numbers play out.
Without overtime, my take-home pay is roughly $2400/month. If I was to fake an injury and go on disability, my take home would be about $1500/month. But, a big chunk of that $900 difference is made up by food stamps (roughly $400/month), meaning the difference is really only $500. Does anyone think I can’t make $500 in cash labor in just a couple of days, leaving the rest of my month free? And those numbers don’t include any additional cash the government hands out because I have kids. I could be making more money not working.
I have more than 20 years to go to hit early retirement (age 62). If I continue to work full time for the next 20-something years, as I have since I was 16 years old, my Social Security check would be about $1150/month, which is $350/month less than tapping out now, and collecting disability.
Ever get the feeling the wrong people are being rewarded?
Mumbai-Style Attacks: Are We Vulnerable? (part 1)
By · CommentsTen terrorists spread out through the city of Mumbai in the early evening hours of November 26, 2008. It would be three days before all of the terrorists were dead or captured. In their wake, they left at least 165 people dead and hundreds, if not thousands, more injured. What happened? Can it happen here?
In the 2008 Mumbai attack, five two-man teams hit targets that were likely to generate high numbers of casualties. The targets included a train station, a hospital, a restaurant, two hotels and a Jewish center. All of the targets were ‘high-visibility’ locations, with the exception of the Jewish center. The Jewish center was a very low-profile location, and the selection of it as a target clearly indicates the anti-Jewish sentiments of the terrorists.
LuckyGunner.com New Site Sponsor
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Unique Gen 4 Glock in .45 GAP for Florida Highway Patrol
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The Florida Highway Patrol is purchasing unique Glock pistols that are unavailable, for now, to anyone else, according to Randy Pitts, a Glock sales representative at the 2010 SHOT Show. These new pistols will replace the aging Beretta 96 handguns currently carried by FHP.
Recently the Florida Highway Patrol conducted testing for a new duty pistol in Tallahassee, Fla. One of the pistols they tested was the Gen 4 Glock. The problem is Glock is only offering the Gen 4 in 9mm and .40 S&W, and FHP wanted a .45. To secure the contract of “about 3000 pistols,” Glock agreed to manufacture a special run of Gen 4 pistols chambered in .45 GAP.
If you are a part of the law enforcement marksman (sniper) community then any discussion on ammunition selection will almost exclusively focus on the .308 caliber, 168-grain Match King boat tail hollow point (BTHP) cartridge. The 2007 American Sniper Association Annual Report cited the .308 caliber, 168-grain Match King BTHP as being the “preferred ammunition” for police marksmen “based primarily on its accuracy and consistency”. The Federal Gold Medal cartridge has, for many, been the preferred police marksman cartridge. This cartridge produces consistent match grade quality with the convenience of being factory made.
However, with the current state of the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the uncertainty felt by many Americans about the Administration’s views on the 2nd Amendment, a shortage of ammunition of all calibers and types has occurred. This drain on the available ammunition supply has caught many police departments and individuals off guard and has required them to reevaluate ammunition selection and training requirements to accommodate the circumstances faced by all.
Thanksgiving
By · CommentsHere in the United States, we take one day off every year to pause and reflect on those things which we are thankful for.
I am thankful for my family: my wife, children, and parents. Each of them has made me a better person by setting examples and inspiring me to be more than I am today.
I am thankful for my country. Here I am free to pursue my dreams, worship God in my own way, and to live my life free of fear. No other country in the world has done more to foster freedom and liberty in the world than the United States.
I am thankful for the men and women who willingly stand up and walk into harm’s way to protect the citizens of my country. Whether you carry a M4 in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, stand watch on an aircraft carrier, or drive a patrol car through the cities and counties of our own country, each of you stands up every day and goes where others will not, to defend our fellow citizens, asking only one question: If not me, then who?
I am especially thankful for Marcus Luttrell and all of the servicemen in our country’s elite fighting units who are called upon far too frequently to walk into battle, to do the impossible missions that are asked of them. These soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen willingly suffer more, mentally and physically, than we have a right to ask of them. Yet, they refuse to stop or quit because their countrymen still need them.
I am thankful for the medical technology, and a free and competitive market that has given it to us. Our current health system helped my father beat cancer more than 20 years ago, and it is helping my mother beat it today. Our health system saved the life of my wife and our daughter, when she was giving birth and complications arose. Under a socialized form of health care, I would be without these people, and as such I am very thankful for the men and women of the United States who have stood up to fight against the current health care bills in the US Congress.
Lastly, I am thankful for you, dear reader. You have chosen to spend some small part of your day to visit, read, comment, and support my sponsors. Without you, I would not be able to do this.
Thank you.
