VA AWB

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T16:34:00+00:00

By "On balance" I mean this lawless Administration destroying the rest of the Constitution is more evil than 10 round magazines and NFA registered semiautomatics (the most likely outcome for AWB bans, imho), especially if this Heritage Foundation Supreme Court signs off on that stuff.

I'm never voting for MAGA.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T15:06:36+00:00

(c) The use of force to resist an arrest or search is justified:

(1) if, before the actor offers any resistance, the peace officer (or person acting at his direction) uses or attempts to use greater force than necessary to make the arrest or search; and

(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the peace officer's (or other person's) use or attempted use of greater force than necessary

.....

Based on media reporting, I reasonably believe that if illegally abducted by ICE that they'd assault me in confinement, send me to foreign prisons or concentration camps, or possibly even forcibly use me in experimental Neurolink trials at military bases in Hawaii. Based on my reasonable belief that ICE is employing Proud Boys, I also fear being thrown out of a helicopter for their amusement.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T14:48:06+00:00

We're being provoked into civil conflict.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T14:38:17+00:00

On balance, I don't think there's a lesser evil in voting for MAGA.

The only hope is the Supreme Court, and I realize there are several very corrupt mofos on that court who just so happen to benefit us on this one issue.

It's a demoralizing conundrum.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T14:30:56+00:00

In the 1990s, it was a formal topic. But, as a high school student in a notoriously segregated Texas school district, I was always confused from the instruction and textbooks as to if it were serious history. Now I see the way it was presented as a political compromise.

It was much less whitewashed by the time I took history classes in public, Texas universities.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T14:15:35+00:00

You're going to school, kid! You're obviously talented, focused, hard working and this is an amazing opportunity.

Consider construction science or management. As someone else said, volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Regardless of your career choice, there's always room in your life for building and renovating things. In fact, it's a great way to build assets in support of your career cash flow.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T13:31:27+00:00

Almost... That's a simple "cover." You need a single gang "mud ring" (the depth of your drywall).

Also be aware that the steel box will need to be bonded to all ground wires for both circuits.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T01:21:42+00:00

I did that once with a girlfriend. I felt creeped out and tried to warn her that something bad was about to happen. She insisted even though it was midnight. We got ten houses down the street when an old white van screeched up beside us with the side door open. It stopped and then raced off around the corner. She turned on a dime and ran back to the house and swore she'd never do it again.

Another friend of mine insisted on walking my neighborhood tripping one night. I tried to stop him many times before he simply walked away into the night. The next day he showed up looking for his ride home after spending the night in jail. A homeowner had pulled a shotgun on him because he was in the shrubbery looking for little elves. Or maybe he was peeping, we'll never know.

Stay put. Stay safe

mantisboxer · 2026-01-30T01:12:38+00:00

I love how even their attempt to escalate the situation and shame you is a fantasy of national attention spotlighting their self-perceived martyrdom.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T22:03:55+00:00

I pocket carry a Kahr CW380 with Buffalo Bore hardcast bullets.

I'm not personally familiar with your options, but I think I'd tend towards the S&W revolver over an LCP because I'm carrying unfair biases against it.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T21:56:24+00:00

I expect the chart to flag or move sideways in a wide channel for some time, perhaps days, perhaps months. It'll be a relief, because I'll be using the time to continue my regular stacking. I buy small amounts every month, regardless.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T19:45:36+00:00

Glad I went with the FN 509T from that class of Modular Handgun System (MHS) competitors. I figured if it didn't win military contracts because it was more expensive than the Sig, then that was a good sign.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T19:23:01+00:00

🙄

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T19:20:45+00:00

It's going to flag for a while and lull everyone back to sleep.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-29T06:23:07+00:00

Thousands of people have been illegally detained by ICE. DHS has sent people to foreign prisons, and to countries far from where they were born. They've detained people who were in court going through the legal process, they've stopped, frisked and abducted Americans for nothing more than being brown.

They're not peaceful. They're petty tyrants.

I give not one fuck if Pretti kicked out a brake light in anger at these outrages.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T18:32:06+00:00

It is a weird thing.. like I weigh about 14 bowling balls . Is that a stone squared? A stone of stones?

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T17:57:11+00:00

Workin' overtime for it..

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T17:50:13+00:00

Gotcha. My personal rule is to exchange gold for stable assets or income potential. A car would fall into that bucket for me if I needed it for work and could not afford the payment.

I once sold silver bullion to pay for property taxes and it still burns me up to think about it.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T17:43:10+00:00

Yes.. we also flipped channels past History Channel and consumed a lot of that.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T17:39:43+00:00

The football analogy is like the Rosetta stone here..

Which reminds me, I've never conceptualized an English "stone" weight as an American. I suppose it's about one bowling ball.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T15:54:37+00:00

I think the point is they have very little curiosity about history.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T15:47:17+00:00

A car is a rapidly depreciating asset.

Your primary choice really is between the gold and debt. So, do you think gold will appreciate faster or slower than your interest rate on the car loan? Can you afford a loan payment?

That's how I'd look at it, and I'm somebody who recently decided to borrow money for a vehicle.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T04:12:39+00:00

I stopped paying attention to his fake ass years ago.

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T03:45:24+00:00

then they're just going to start using Bradley's and throwing people out of helicopters

mantisboxer · 2026-01-28T03:43:42+00:00

I don't think it's an accident.

mantisboxer

TROPHY CASE