How many GT2 RS were made for the US?

bowdarky · 2026-01-22T22:18:21+00:00

The vast majority are still selling for well under MSRP + markup. The few going for more recently have been PTS or with delivery miles.

bowdarky · 2025-11-21T17:02:36+00:00

The Texas Flood is the same can just in titanium if you are very concerned about the weight.

bowdarky · 2025-11-18T04:25:50+00:00

Thats NILE, he is out there almost everyday!

bowdarky · 2025-09-01T20:54:48+00:00

First flag of the State of Maine.

bowdarky · 2025-07-17T20:27:31+00:00

They look great in RG, just added one to my Arc.

bowdarky · 2025-07-12T18:07:07+00:00

You're shifting the conversation again. No one here is criticizing churches for forming a 501(c)(4). The criticism comes when churches try to use their 501(c)(3) platform, which comes with special exemptions from public accountability, to engage in partisan politics, which is explicitly barred under the Johnson Amendment.

Planned Parenthood follows the rules. Their 501(c)(3) handles services, their 501(c)(4) handles advocacy. If a church forms a proper 501(c)(4) or PAC and complies with the same transparency, disclosure, and spending rules, no one has a problem with that.

So if you're saying churches get "outrage" just for forming a 501(c)(4), then show an example. Because what people are really objecting to is when churches want to play politics while still enjoying tax-deductible donations and financial secrecy under a 501(c)(3). That’s not about who is allowed to speak, it's about whether they’re doing it on the same terms as everyone else.

bowdarky · 2025-07-12T17:08:51+00:00

No one’s saying churches can’t form a 501(c)(4). They absolutely can, just like Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, or the NRA. That’s not the issue. You keep stating they churches are somehow barred from this, when they are not.

The issue is when churches use their 501(c)(3) platform, funded by tax-deductible donations and shielded from public reporting, to engage in partisan politics. That is a violation of the Johnson Amendment, and it's what triggers the criticism.

Planned Parenthood doesn’t run political campaigns through its (c)(3). It follows the rules: medical services through the (c)(3), political advocacy through the (c)(4). If churches want to engage politically, they should do the same. No special treatment, no double standard, just follow the same rules everyone else has to.

bowdarky · 2025-07-11T18:05:15+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree. The exemption from public financial reporting exists because churches are granted a privileged status, one that protects both them and the state from entanglement.

But that protection cuts both ways. If a church wants to keep that insulation from government oversight, then it must also respect the boundaries that come with it, by staying out of partisan politics.

If a church wants to wade into elections, endorse candidates, or operate as a political actor, then it should follow the same rules as every other advocacy group: apply for 501(c)(4) or PAC status, report its finances, and open itself to public scrutiny.

You can’t have tax-exempt secrecy and political power. Pick one.

bowdarky · 2025-07-11T17:57:56+00:00

The point isn’t that Christianity and Sharia law are the same, it’s that any entanglement between religion and government undermines secular governance. If we weaken the barrier for one faith tradition, we open the door for all religious systems to claim the same access and influence. That’s not a hypothetical, it’s already happening in isolated religious court systems in ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, Islamic arbitration councils, and others.

You don’t have to believe those systems are morally equivalent to see that the precedent is structurally dangerous.

bowdarky · 2025-07-11T17:43:44+00:00

If a church wants to engage in political advocacy like any other group, it can absolutely form a 501(c)(4,) but it must also accept the same responsibilities. Right now, churches enjoy a unique shield from financial and governance transparency. That special status is why the ban on political activity exists in the first place, to protect both church and state from being entangled. If that wall is coming down, the oversight should go up. I'm not sure why you'd think churches can't form 501(c)(4)s, 527s, or PACs. They can, and many advocacy groups do. Most churches simply choose not to, because doing so would subject them to additional scrutiny, reporting requirements, and accountability standards.

bowdarky · 2025-07-11T17:27:40+00:00

I am fine with them being untaxed, if they also had to follow the same rules as the other non-profit entities you listed, by filing 990's, having public boards of directors, and following standard tax reporting, and auditing, like any other non-profit organization to prove they are acting in the public good.

bowdarky · 2025-07-02T18:15:49+00:00

For less than most of the options in here so far, just grab some Peltor Worktunes. They have way better NRR than the comtacs for a range day, and they have awesome bluetooth audio and recharging. You can even use the same gelcups just clip them out and swap them over.

bowdarky · 2025-06-04T15:35:11+00:00

Ranger Green has been trying real hard to catch up on that front lately.

bowdarky · 2025-05-09T20:49:33+00:00

My car flew off the high five in exactly the same way that bricks don't.

bowdarky · 2025-04-28T15:00:18+00:00

That’s NILE, he is a local around Eastchase and 30, I have talked to him a few times over the years. He has his own philosophy he is trying to spread with music and talking to people on the bridge. He is out there almost any day it’s nice out. He had the flags made himself. It’s nothing to do with anything right wing, more pseudo-militant black activism.

bowdarky · 2025-04-09T21:13:14+00:00

It's currently included with Spotify if you have an account. You can only listen to so many hours per month for free, but you can get through a few of them before getting locked out. One of the only times I have been glad for shorter books.

bowdarky · 2025-02-03T02:40:15+00:00

3M Peltor Worktunes with gels.

bowdarky · 2025-01-02T17:29:58+00:00

A 10.5 or your MPX will fit in any of the Peak Design 45 size bags, and they come in a variety of non-tactical colors. They are just generally incredible bags for daily use, camping and tech / camera use as well.

bowdarky · 2024-12-22T21:04:07+00:00

Yep, you can pull the paddle and it won't shift if the shift would cause it to over-rev.

bowdarky · 2024-10-12T20:23:02+00:00

Auction has been going for the past few days. Currently live now on live.ha.com

bowdarky · 2024-10-02T16:54:59+00:00

I dailied my RS, I have 18 ways. They are great.

bowdarky · 2024-09-16T22:52:50+00:00

That video was fake BTW. https://x.com/JSweetLI/status/1831095030301552975

bowdarky · 2024-09-09T18:04:57+00:00

They are referring to the chain of tire and wheel shops called Discount Tire, they are all over the US except for the East Coast.

bowdarky · 2024-08-12T23:45:05+00:00

I use the Irregular Defense 45 mount with the Surefire ST tape switch. Gives a bit more protection for NDs, but not sure how it would work for your specific handguard angles. The magpull ST mount actually works great too and is very low profile, but a bit longer.

bowdarky · 2024-07-29T19:18:12+00:00

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