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There's a thing called disparity of force. I frequently ran into people when I was working as a security guard who were a threat to me but they weren't a threat that I could justify shooting. Pepper spray also works on dogs without having to shoot them. Without even having to wait for them to...

Interesting book. I heard about it in a prepping discussion the other day. I actually went and bought a copy off eBay it should be here by the end of the week

First of all who gave the order? William Calley died just last year. He enlisted in the Army in July of 1966, I was 6 months old, He went to basic training as a clerk/typist. I don't know if they called it the ASVAB back then but he scored high enough to go to OCS. After OCS they stuck...

I said this the last time this whole topic came up. The highest rank I ever atained in the army was acting E6 in the National Guard. There is a whole great big, long chain of command and NCO support chain between the President and me. I generally would have to assume that by the time the...

That's why I never take anybody's word. If you can't tell me the relevant chapter paragraph line number all that and where to find it in the UCMJ I'm not going to trust "you" (you being whoever tells me whatever) for my legal advice. I know for a fact that there was (Back when I served under...

Again, please quote the relevant portion of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. I want to read that one for myself. I agree that if you refuse to obey a clearly illegal order, "Shoot that clearly unarmed nine-year-old." "Rape that 15 year old Iraqi girl" (really happened, if I remember right...

Chapter and verse please? When I was in the army and the late '80s and early 90s I remember the SMCT level 1 actually had a section on unlawful orders. And it stated that you were to express that you thought the order was illegal. You were to express why you thought the order was illegal. You...

As far as actual retirees being called recalled active duty, I remember seeing that on the news. If I remember right they were very specialized MOSes. I was stationed at Fort Lewis during Desert Shield and Desert Storm and we were processing people through Fort Lewis that had been recalled to...

I didn't retire from the military but I've been told that once you retire you're not really "retired". You're on the list but they can recall you active duty and if you refuse they can take your retirement. I remember people being recalled active duty during Desert Storm who were on the...

I don't always follow the rules but I always always always follow the law at least with regard to carrying a concealed handgun

I know this is going to sound weird but I use my cruise control even in the city.

Again not me. I've told this story before but my daughter walked a very crooked road. Her first husband was a drug trafficker. We don't know all the details. But there's no possible way she didn't know what he was doing for a living. We suspect that the only reason that she wasn't arrested...

As long as you understand that the fact that I have that option was in no way connected to any success of mine. Our daughter gave us that option because she was successful

I haven't been to Illinois since I was 5 years old but I wouldn't trust that. I mean I'm sure you posted it from a legitimate source and I trust you but I wouldn't trust the Illinois cops to abide by that.

FWIW he actually did say that almost word for word.

You haven't seen me since the dog tore my face up

Every year on New Year's Day I change out the ammunition in my carry pistol. The 2 boxes of Speer Gold Dots that I carried in 2025 got unloaded from my Glock 19 and my M&P9 and it went into my emergency stash and every so often I take some of it down to my range and shoot it. Then I loaded...

I was shocked at how bright the moon was tonight. I walked out on my front porch and I couldn't quite see to read but I could see the mice running around in the grass. Looking straight up from my front yard

I wasn't speculating on how that flag was going to end up. I did security in that Cemetery for a while. Down at the caretakers building there was one of those long construction dumpsters. And I saw it full of those little Cemetery flags on more than one occasion.

I'm sitting in the barn. It's getting cold. I'm going inside and I'm going to eat most likely Mexican food.(This just in, homemade potato soup and grilled Ham and Cheese) And then I'm going to start a fire