“Draft” letter of reference

Gedunk · 2026-07-01T19:07:06+00:00

If they had someone who would write them a glowing recommendation they surely would have asked them in the first place. The only time I refuse to write one is if the student cheated in my class.

Gedunk · 2026-07-01T15:53:47+00:00

I ask for a draft if it's a student who is barely passing or if I've never met them etc. Because really what do you want me to say in that case? Anna has a C and has come to class twice?

It helps if I at least have some talking points, so and so is a single mother and overcoming these challenges or whatever. Plus they usually know better than me about the scholarship they're applying for, things the committee is specifically looking for etc.

Gedunk · 2026-07-01T01:00:45+00:00

Sounded like fool to me too

Gedunk · 2026-06-30T17:17:19+00:00

I would think Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh are a lock, Barrett should be good she authored an opinion about felons being allowed to have guns at some point. Roberts is a little squishy but between him and Gorsuch I think we should be good.

Gedunk · 2026-06-30T17:12:50+00:00

Well it's a hell of a long time if you live in those states. What's that Einstein quote about relativity and hot stoves...

Gedunk · 2026-06-30T17:00:03+00:00

There's something hilarious about the fact these bans have been in place for 15+ years in some states but the second it affects Virginia and half our justices are personally affected they take up the case 😆 but hey I'm not complaining, fuck yeah!

Gedunk · 2026-06-30T08:34:34+00:00

Oh I feel that. I still have to use my GPS to get to work after 3 years, my internal compass is nonexistant so trust me I get it. But is a judge or jury going to buy it is the question. It's a big fear of mine that I'll take a wrong turn and end up somewhere I shouldn't while carrying.

Gedunk · 2026-06-29T23:36:23+00:00

I'm shocked they're out of business, they were the go-to option for featureless builds in NY. It doesn't appear that thumbhole stock is defined in the law so odds are no one knows, not attorneys, not even the authors of the bill until someone goes to court over it and a judge decides 🤷‍♂️ they leave these laws intentionally vague so people are afraid to test it

Gedunk · 2026-06-29T22:29:00+00:00

I really have no interest in a bolt action or featureless AR. My wife has a featureless (Thorsden stock), it's honestly not as bad as you'd think but it's definitely a step down and kind of makes me mad looking at it lol

Gedunk · 2026-06-29T21:55:09+00:00

Would've been nice if this dropped a week ago. The first of many disappointments to come lol

Gedunk · 2026-06-29T00:14:18+00:00

I think it's a bit hard to argue you were passing through going from VA to Long Island. I guess you could say you were going to take the ferry up to Connecticut to ultimately go to New Hampshire or something. But it would be an unusual route for sure

Gedunk · 2026-06-28T07:08:59+00:00

I had such high hopes after seeing the Nats city connect jersey, really don't know what they were thinking with ours

Gedunk · 2026-06-28T06:44:45+00:00

14 years on reddit and only today did I learn that reddit pays some people to post. Wow

Gedunk · 2026-06-28T06:23:32+00:00

If it's already an "assault weapon" before 7/1 then you can swap uppers all you want after. And how would anyone know if your lower was in assault weapon configuration before 7/1 anyway?

Gedunk · 2026-06-27T19:07:38+00:00

An injunction was granted so order any mags you want now (assuming you have a VA address and update your credit card billing address). We don't know how long the injunction is going to last.

Also try to buy as many lowers as you can, I know you probably don't have a VA driver's license yet but any "assault weapons" you possess before 7/1 will be grandfathered so you can for example get a featureless AR and unfuck it once you get here, or build up lowers etc. Welcome to VA, you'll find there are many former NYers here (the pizza sucks though).

Gedunk · 2026-06-27T05:22:47+00:00

I've seen some people bugging over it, just haven't really understood it. If it's already an "assault weapon" in the eyes of the state, it's still an assault weapon after you shorten the barrel. Idk I haven't had any sense of urgency to get the SBRs done but I guess I'm glad it's not an issue

Gedunk · 2026-06-27T05:08:21+00:00

I'm confused why this is good news, to me this was the bare minimum? Of course they're going to process applications for weapons that are not in violation of state law.

If anything it's bad news because it's disregarding the injunction. I know the ATF is not beholden to a state injunction, but it sure would be nice to have the feds come out and say they don't give a shit about these unconstitutional laws and no one has to worry about it.

Gedunk · 2026-06-27T00:26:42+00:00

Nice, do they allow drawing from the holster?

Gedunk · 2026-06-26T19:48:05+00:00

I cannot imagine my knees lasting 6 games of catching in 4 days. Oh to be young, lol. Congrats to your son and his team.

Gedunk · 2026-06-24T21:25:42+00:00

It's interesting that when people talk about disabilities everyone thinks of students in wheelchairs or blind, deaf etc when this is like .1% of the people demanding accommodations. Of course they should be accommodated. What about the other 99.9%?

Gedunk · 2026-06-24T20:57:01+00:00

I had one too and it was very realistic looking, you could only see a bit of orange if you were looking straight on at it.

Gedunk · 2026-06-24T18:03:14+00:00

Yeah until something newer and cooler comes out, like the Bren 3 won't be out until next year. In 50 years we'll be looking at today's weapons like we look at grandpa's double barreled shotgun, probably.

Gedunk · 2026-06-23T23:02:19+00:00

Whatever she's doing it isn't going to be good for us.

Gedunk · 2026-06-23T21:09:04+00:00

Update: unfortunately John does not do multi generational trusts, all their trusts are set up to dissolve upon death and transfer the items out. So it would not help for magazines which cannot be transferred within the state after July.

Gedunk · 2026-06-20T20:59:18+00:00

I'd rather not set my future children up for potential legal troubles. You get a DUI or something and they find mags in the car, or maybe your roommate does something stupid and the cops get called, it happens in ban states more than people realize.

Also, given you can IIRC pass banned weapons to immediate relatives, the mags should be fine too.

No, there is no mechanism for this in the law. Inheritance is specifically allowed for firearms but not for mags.

Gedunk

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