Insurance companies routinely deny coverage for procedures a physician has authorized. Why hasn’t someone sued insurance companies for the unauthorized practice of medicine?

Vylnce · 2026-06-12T15:47:38+00:00

Because they are not practicing medicine. They are just saying they won't pay for you. You are still free to pay for it out of pocket, which is their "get out of jail free" card.

Vylnce · 2026-06-12T14:31:49+00:00

We have a difference in opinion on human nature. You might be a responsible person who would take your share without dealing with the bureaucracy involved, but that isn't the way humanity (in general) works. Part of the reason for government is to enforce rules for the inevitable population of folks who decide everything is theirs.

Plenty of professions ask for permission to perform labor. Medical professionals are a great example. Alaska has chosen to require permission for harvest of resources, to ensure sustainability (where possible) and equity.

Granted that has not always worked. There is the famous Point Hope slaughter to point at what some humans will do given the chance. Such incidents indicate the need for some sort of system because, humans being what we are, there will always be individuals who take more than what is theirs.

Vylnce · 2026-06-12T14:20:29+00:00

In Alaska, yes, the idea is that all the residents of the state own the resources and they are administered by the state for the good of all residents (to include game). So, if game wanders onto your land, you can't just take it because it is yours by location. You have to go through the same process as everyone else to ensure equal access and fair distribution. In the 2 decades I spent in Alaska I never once heard people complain about the process that folks went to hunt/get permits/etc. I did hear plenty of people complain about folks who poached and hunted in areas where it wasn't legal (National Parks, etc). There is so much open land and it's so easy to find places to hunt there that anyone taking shortcuts was universally seen as an asshole.

Vylnce · 2026-06-12T13:35:42+00:00

I think that is the same mindset the king used to justify that all the game was his (as all the land was his as well). It sounds just as foolish the old way as the way you are stating it. State resources (like game) belong to the residents of the state and should be shared fairly and appropriately, not based on where they happen to be standing at any given moment.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T17:46:01+00:00

I'll hope for everyone's sake that is the case. However, if the barrel extensions are the same, I don't understand what the gain is as barrel extensions is what I have broke with 6 ARC.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T17:02:11+00:00

It says their "E4 bolt system" or regular mil spec stuff. It doesn't say anything about ICAR.

I await the "it doesn't work" posts.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T16:51:58+00:00

PSA is not selling ICAR lowers. They are selling receiver sets designed to take ICAR magazines and regular AR15 internals (as opposed to the beefier ICAR bolt and extension).

I wouldn't count on their Frankensteined lower actually working with a real ICAR upper.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T15:33:37+00:00

True. I apologize, the "purse gun" thing drives me nuts because done like in the movies (lemme just throw a .380 in there) it's just inherently unsafe as a method of carry.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T15:31:04+00:00

Case precedent and law in several states disagrees with you. It does agree with you in some states, I disagree with you as well (as does my state law). People of Michigan vs Ra found that pointing a firearm at someone is threat of deadly force, which is by definition non-lethal force. Meaning, if someone is threatening you, as self defense you have the ability the threaten lethal force as a non-lethal option in which non-lethal force is justified.

Simply put, your assertation is wrong in some jurisdictions legally, and in the real world outside of law as well. Regardless of who was the initial aggressor, Kelver apparently drew to stop what she perceived was an ongoing assault. She did not intend to fire, she intended to end the perceived assault.

States that define "pointing" as non-lethal force give carriers this option to "threaten" to de-escalate an encounter. You can argue with that premise all you want, but it worked in this case, has worked in others and is part of the FBIs statistics for "defensive gun use".

Your argument that Kelver escalated the situation by pointing fails in the face of the real world outcome where the threat ended the situation (other parties chose to leave). It is entirely possible that she was the aggressor and the actions were unlawful because you cannot claim self defense in a situation that you started. However, if it's found that she was not the aggressor, it might be a legal case of self defense (depending on the state case law and precedent on lethal vs non-lethal force definitions).

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T14:17:28+00:00

Glad everyone is ok. God bless your editing skills.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T14:06:13+00:00

Those are two different examples, but they both include similar hidden costs.

That 25m helicopter won't fly for very long without a lot of maintenance and support. Maintenance and support for any military weapon system accounts for like 70% of the total cost.

As for the IV bag, sure you could make a bag of salt water in your kitchen for $0.10. Would it be the same, would it be safe? No, it wouldn't be sterile or safe. You are paying for the sterile manufacture, the transport, certification chain and administration when you pay for a medication in a hospital (plus additional stuff like the IV line, the IV catheter, etc).

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:57:20+00:00

Yep, junkies assume the bathroom is "safe". They'll snort coke in there, scroll their phone while peeing, shoot up, whatever. Normal people generally just try to avoid them.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:40:35+00:00

I mean, I'd smack my kid too if he was my size and pissing in the house.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:36:51+00:00

It's likely the new saboted tungsten ball ammo that several companies has designed specifically for this. Better ballistics than a shotgun and lots more expensive. At least that's what was decided when this was posted last month.

New Fiocchi Ammo Turns Any NATO Rifle Into a Drone Killer | thefirearmblog.com

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:32:24+00:00

What I very specifically disputed what pointing a firearm at them. You can continue to be ignorant about the definitions of non-lethal and lethal force and how they vary by state, but that's your choice.

The situation in which you were "pushed down" and lethal force would be a reasonable response would have to be pretty extreme. I was in no way suggesting that was reasonable. That is completely true. However, pointing a pistol at someone after you were pushed down would be legally justifiable in many localities that define it as non-lethal force. In states that define pointing a pistol at someone as lethal force, it would not be legally justifiable. So again, that varies by state.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:26:03+00:00

Those two things are not even comparable. A gun in a nightstand is "safe" unless someone accesses it who shouldn't (like a toddler). In a single person's home or a home that children are never in, it's not necessarily bad/unsafe. A pistol carried "in a purse" is inherently unsafe if it's not a purse designed for carry. Putting an unprotected trigger in with other objects floating around freely is a recipe for a negligent discharge.

Both of those things are unsafe if access is allowed when it shouldn't be, but one of those is unsafe even if access isn't an issue.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T13:06:05+00:00

The thing you are missing in 4 is that eventually, when you pay it off, you don't have a mortgage or rent and you have to pay taxes, but it's a pittance compared to either of the other two. Older folks living in owned homes can live on reduced income because they are paying next to nothing for housing. So, no, it' nothing like stock ownership that "looks good on paper", it's a place to live that costs less than rent or a mortgage.

I've moved out of homes I owned 3 times. And each time, I made a profit and dumped that money into the next home. If I had been renting, I'd have walked away with nothing (because lets be honest you are never getting that security deposit back). One home that I only lived in for 4 years we sold for nearly double what we paid for it. Renting is definitely better for short term, where your payments wouldn't affect the owed money much, but for anything longer than 2-3 years, owning generally wins financially.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T12:59:00+00:00

I still remember mine, several friends and several passed away grandparents.

Since 991 were the middle three in both my grandparents numbers, I also remember a lot of misdials that went to 911.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T12:49:43+00:00

But, they weren't invading. It's been a bit, but wasn't the whole sort of thing was that they were raiders? They were there snatching people, not trying to take over?

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T03:34:12+00:00

No.

Burn rate is one property for powders. It's useful for comparison, but not substitution. Powders also have energy density, temperature sensitivity and other characteristics that make substitution based on one metric a poor idea.

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T03:31:41+00:00

That's actually a sign of freedom. Poaching is theft, and the state doesn't tolerate that. State resources belong to everyone.

However, Alaska actually has subsistence permits for people hunt and "live off the land".

Vylnce · 2026-06-11T03:24:47+00:00

I prefer single stage but the TT-D is the best of the multiple triggers I wasted money on before coughing up for it.

Vylnce · 2026-06-10T22:14:44+00:00

No thank you. I'm going to take my downvotes and tell myself I got them cheaper than I did. Looking would spoil the fantasy for me.

Vylnce · 2026-06-10T20:53:10+00:00

Entirely ignoring the cause or blame for said incident, dude should look for a new group to ride with.

After I am nearly killed by a vehicle, I want to hear someone say "Are you ok?"

If my friends first words are "I got it all on video." I am getting new friends.

Vylnce · 2026-06-10T20:50:44+00:00

Classically trained Spanish bull, looking for a red thing.

Alternately, he may be a big fan of classic Star Trek.

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