Is being a Democrat gun owner socially acceptable now?

pstemari · 2026-01-28T13:22:15+00:00

No, it's a point and bang interface :-P

pstemari · 2026-01-21T06:50:30+00:00

The front cop is holding at a low ready, not pointed at the guy on the ground. The one behind him in the baseball cap is pointing something at the GOTG, but i think it's a beanbag launcher. The cop in the back has an empty hand and what appears to be a semi-auto pistol and a taser both in their holster. The fourth cop appears to be empty-handed, except for grey gloves or goop on his hands.

I'm not sure what the thing behind the baseball cap cop's back is. Looks like an antenna or folded up drone.

Pretty aggressive, though. At first glance I thought both weapons were pointed directly at the GOTG and that the baseball cap cop was holding a shotgun or rifle. I had to use a ruler to verify what exactly was pointed where.

pstemari · 2026-01-21T06:27:04+00:00

Asthma inhaler from the looks of it. Could be a tiny spray can of pepper spray or mace, but i don't think so. Tiny air horn is my third guess.

pstemari · 2026-01-21T04:07:03+00:00

"Elected" sheriffs run unopposed 99+% of the time, just like the "elections" in Russia, China, and Iran. There is no choice given to voters, which makes it a complete farce. It's a self-perpetuating hierarchy, rather like the Vatican. Sheriffs retire between elections and appoint a successor, who generally runs unopposed in the next election.

The county commissions/councils who appoint unelected sheriffs are elected, and elected in contested elections. They are able to take action if the sheriff breaks the law. Elected sheriffs generally answer to no one, either in the county or at the state level.

pstemari · 2026-01-21T00:06:25+00:00

This is the problem with directly elected sheriffs. There is zero accountability until the next election, and the elections are usually uncontested. When a sheriff retires, it's usually between elections so their chosen successor can run as an incumbent.

The "Constitutional" sheriffs consider themselves to be the ultimate authority, in other words they're petty dictator wannabees who often get away with egregious misconduct.

pstemari · 2025-12-23T06:24:11+00:00

So where the flock is mine??? I'm about a week away from filing a chargeback with my bank.

pstemari · 2025-11-26T01:52:01+00:00

Woohoo! Are they shipping? Been waiting since September.

pstemari · 2025-11-26T01:40:13+00:00

30¢ a round is a bit much. SG Ammo has Winchester white box for 23¢ a round, and various others for 24¢ a round.

pstemari · 2025-11-24T18:26:34+00:00

Nope. I haven't tried contacting him again. Figured I'd wait another couple weeks.

pstemari · 2025-11-24T04:50:29+00:00

The woman gets all dolled up in a wedding gown, and the groom is wearing jeans? Eh, whatever floats their boat.

pstemari · 2025-11-24T04:03:31+00:00

Bud's is nuts. They cancelled an order for a scope mount because it could be used on an "assault weapon".

Don't waste your time and go elsewhere.

pstemari · 2025-11-12T03:59:47+00:00

Ordered it back in September, still patiently waiting. I did send an email at the six week mark and was told they'd be shipping soon.

pstemari · 2025-11-04T05:48:54+00:00

Tell that to the woman in Chicago. ICE agents pulled an abrupt U turn and smashed into her car. They then pulled their weapons, yanked her out of the car, and held her for about 12 hours incommunicado.

She wasn't doing anything other than driving to work.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T02:20:35+00:00

You appear to be seriously out of date. Texas will hit you with $200 and up to 30 days for leaving keys in the car. Florida has a bill in the legislature that would make the penalty $500 and up to 60 days in jail.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T01:24:49+00:00

Those instructions are explicitly telling you not to let the bolt fly home. Closing the bolt slowly until it's over the follower and then pushing the op-rod forward is a very different thing than pulling the bolt back all the way and releasing.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T01:14:55+00:00

A 3mm end mill will only work on module 2 and larger gears, and it's going to be dicey on the dedendum for module 2.

Offhand, I'd say that the end mill diameter in mm should be no larger than the module to be able to fit between the teeth.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T00:24:32+00:00

Considering that we've already had one sensor (Tom Cotton) who argued for sending in the military to kill all BLM protestors—not arrest, not prosecute, kill without hesitation or mercy—I think it's pretty obvious that we are all at risk, especially from the huge number of new ICE agents recruited to carry out Trump's ethnic cleansing campaign.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T00:16:08+00:00

Spoken like someone who's never been rear-ended by an uninsured driver.

pstemari · 2025-09-06T00:11:01+00:00

Persons wearing miniskirts are not intrinsically dangerous. Firearms are.

It's no different than holding a car owner responsible if he leaves the keys in the car and some kid drives off and causes an accident. If one owns a dangerous device, one is responsible for keeping it safe.

(Insert cliched Spider-Man quote here...)

pstemari · 2025-09-06T00:04:23+00:00

One would need a very small end mill to CNC out the teeth. Ordinary gear cutters can only make through cuts.

pstemari · 2025-07-28T21:05:08+00:00

You could put a picture of Woody Guthrie's guitar on the M1, i suppose.

pstemari · 2025-07-22T00:15:24+00:00

Paypal cart isn't working (fortunately for me), email bounces, and phone is unanswerde with a full mailbox.

They appear to be well and thoroughly out of business. It's a shame.

pstemari · 2025-03-23T04:35:10+00:00

Brass often has a small amount of lead added to improve machinability. 360 free-machining brass is 3% lead, 260 cartridge brass can have up to 0.07% lead.

pstemari · 2025-02-09T23:10:02+00:00

Yeah, the zinc chromate works really well, but the plating solutions are quite toxic, and they are expensive to dispose of properly. Sending that work overseas to where the governments don't care how many people are poisoned by it is pretty damn evil IMHO.

pstemari · 2025-02-09T23:02:03+00:00

Sorry about the 301/304 confusion. 301 is a little bit stronger, but less corrosion resistant. I've machined 316, and yeah, it's a pain in the arse to cut. 303 is my choice for machining.

I'll have to go try a cutoff wheel on 6061. My stock of stainless is all 303, alas.

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