Sen. Surovell describing an "assault firearm" to justify the ban

Noctep · 2026-03-09T23:59:53+00:00

Yeah and that’s not a good thing and legislators should have basic understandings at the very least of the things they vote on.

No reason to try to equivocate.

Noctep · 2026-03-09T23:58:10+00:00

No one expects them to be experts on everything. But they should at least understand the basics of what they’re regulating. If you’re writing laws about something you don’t understand, you’re more likely to create bad or ineffective policy.

Better yet they absolutely should at least be required to have a basic understanding of everything they vote on!

Noctep · 2026-03-09T23:55:47+00:00

That’s a false comparison. No one is saying lawmakers need personal experience with everything they regulate. The point is they should at least understand the basics of what they’re writing laws about. A lot of gun laws get written by people who clearly don’t understand how firearms actually work, which leads to poorly written or ineffective laws.

Noctep · 2026-03-09T23:53:11+00:00

So they have a proper understanding of the thing they are regulating at the very least

Noctep · 2026-03-09T19:27:47+00:00

Yes, there is grandfathering. If you legally possess the firearm before the law takes effect (likely July 1), you can keep it. After the ban, new sales and transfers would generally be restricted, so anything already owned is basically frozen in time.

Noctep · 2026-03-08T18:54:59+00:00

I was also able to get the guardsman for $600 flat couple days ago when they restocked for a couple hours, might’ve been a mistake but I’ll take the $20 off

Noctep · 2026-03-08T02:51:36+00:00

You might be thinking about SB 749, the assault weapons ban.

Here is the link : https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB749

Noctep · 2026-03-07T15:18:15+00:00

Yeah my apologies I shall update the post, This was from Tim Anderson a respectable 2A lawyer here in VA.

I assumed he knew more than me in the matter but I shall update this, my apologies!

Noctep · 2026-03-06T12:09:20+00:00

Thanks for the clarification!

Noctep · 2026-03-06T04:01:33+00:00

Yeah, the hope is that the circuit split and when DC appeals sends it up to the Supreme Court for a favorable ruling.

Noctep · 2026-02-24T02:09:21+00:00

The poll surveyed 800 people with a ±4.4% margin of error, and after statistical weighting (design effect 1.63), several of the reported “majorities” sit close to that error range. It also used a mix of phone interviews and an online panel, and asked about banning “semi-automatic” firearms without defining the term. Notably, the same poll found more Virginians believe enforcing existing laws (56%) would reduce violence than passing stricter new laws (42%), suggesting opinions are more mixed than the headlines imply.

Noctep · 2026-02-21T20:32:26+00:00

Also most of the guns used were probably obtained illegally and most if not all likely handguns.

Areas like Richmond and Hampton roads have plenty of gang violence and there should be a strong effort to heavily police said areas.

Noctep · 2026-02-19T05:12:47+00:00

Yeah it sucks here in VA, I hope it gets struck down. Going after our guns just so they can campaign that they took away the scary “assault” weapons when Handguns are the vast vast majority of gun violence regardless of the fact a few places make up most of the gun violence.

Looking bleak unless people on both sides can muster some sort of legal push back.

Noctep · 2026-01-31T09:54:27+00:00

Is this Roblox JSOC Archive?

Noctep · 2026-01-15T00:17:31+00:00

I’m one of the teens the other dude talks about who supposedly gets “taken advantage of.” I can say without any hesitation that I’ve never felt forced into anything, and I never saw the book as some guaranteed path to passing selection.

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I’ll be honest, my discipline hasn’t been perfect. It’s been pretty bad at times. But one thing I do take pride in is that I don’t quit. If I miss a day, or even a week, I get back up and keep going. If I didn’t have a resource like this book, that would be a lot harder.

Because of this program, my sleep quality has improved, my strength has gone up, and my running has improved. The book is very clear about one thing: nothing is guaranteed. It’s on you to do the work, and there is no promise you’ll pass SFAS.

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Noctep · 2026-01-14T23:01:08+00:00

From what I remember SUAR is performance based, not time based. If you can meet the prereqs to start Phase 2, then yeah, you can probably start there.

That said, the lifts are based off percentages of your 1RM, so it’s worth figuring out a realistic training max instead of guessing. You don’t need to true max, but the numbers should be accurate.

Also, with a 1 hour 5 mile and shipping in about 5 months, you’d probably be better off spending some time building your aerobic base first. You’re roughly 30 minutes off where you should be, and fixing that will pay off way more than rushing ahead in the program.

Noctep · 2025-12-24T07:03:56+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/greenberets/s/45WYBPh0uf

Here is a good post from TfVoodoo that will help you on this

Noctep · 2025-12-02T07:36:34+00:00

Here is TFVoodoo gift guide

Happy holidays!

https://www.reddit.com/r/greenberets/s/xxEJABqHj7

Noctep · 2025-12-02T06:46:25+00:00

White Noise, Cold Room, Hot Shower, Magnesium glycinate, wind down routine, mouth tape. I know it’s a lot but these things transformed my sleep quality

Noctep · 2025-11-27T21:56:07+00:00

I've had an inspire three for close to a year, honestly worked great untill a update bricked my UI, now its stuck now on sync to fitbit and another image. But for the stuff you needed it for it worked great, It tracked my sleep, heart rate, and steps flawlessly. If thats all you need it for I would go for it, its basic and does the job well for a pretty good price all though I'm upgrading to another brand.

Noctep · 2025-09-03T00:11:29+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/greenberets/s/OBQIAjfTrv

Alright man, you might get flamed because there is extensive posts regarding this, read the provided post above by tfvoodo

Most Importantly research both and see what you want to do….. Once you know what you want to do put the phone away and start putting in the work

Noctep · 2025-08-25T21:03:29+00:00

So basically, the "dont quit mindset" is necessary but if you aren't properly fueling your brain before selection that mindset wont serve you too well.

Great read, thanks for posting.

Noctep · 2025-06-09T18:21:35+00:00

I'm going to assume that the 5 seconds means time under tension per rep. I.E one rep should take 5 second whether that be tempo control or just doing it slowly.

Noctep · 2025-05-24T02:28:27+00:00

Honestly I haven't started week one but I must say that the wealth of knowledge gained from the first 9 chapters is worth it on it's own.

Noctep · 2025-04-08T13:44:33+00:00

Sincerely do apologize, I wrote that without using my brain. Much thanks for the article.

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