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Anyone here in Illinois having trouble with getting their FOID card renewed? I sent in everything that they wanted and still haven't heard from them. It's been over a month now. Every time I go online to check the status, it says under review or something like that. I tried calling only to have some recording tell me they were busy and try again. I tried emailing them and got it returned saying it wasn't deliverable. I know that there was a judge in White county (or somewhere like that) who declared the FOID unconstitutional. It was supposed to go to the state supreme court. Anyone hear how that is coming along? Maybe we won't need them anymore. One can only hope....
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Not in my area.
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There are to many now.
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Here it is... the Off topic section
Scott Lance Smith replied to fixer's topic in Off-Topic - Random Discussions
We have thousands of jails & prisons with millions of inmates in the U.S., why do we have a recycling problem? - Today
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Battle Rattle Additions
Reaper LFM replied to Rev.E.'s topic in Weapons - Guns, Ammo & Knifes - All Weapons
These would be great for crowd disbursement and other distractionary measures. They have a smoke too. Unfortunately they cannot ship to IL because we are governed by a commy king of sorts and his jesters of state congress. - Yesterday
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One reason I have a multitude of accounts. A speak my mind account, a backup speak my mind account, a critical one, a kayaking one and a close friends/family one lol That way if I land in facistbook jail i still am able to be in touch as needed.
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Hello everyone, I work in Seneca county, live in hancock county (for now till I can get closer to work), and spend alot of time in licking counties lol. Looking for an active like minded group with a decent amount of members.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DMcebKrCZk Mankind’s Dilemma: Power is a corrupting force intrinsically associated with greed By Tom E. O’Neil April 22, 2019 1) Fire, oil and technology 2) Politics and the war machine 3) Bourgeois and Proletariat: Recycled Revolutions 4) Joy or Depression which is on the rise? 5) Was God right, Mankind and Sin? 6) Future Martial law State 7) Solution, what to do about it? Preface If a caveman hit the side walk today, he would run wild until he reached a cliff, only to throw himself upon the rocks from his own power. Reverse this, if a modern warfare soldier with all his weapons teleported back to the past, thus finding himself in the midst of Cro-Magnons; he would become God to them and that power would rush to his head. Society and culture including any race has problems with the power paradigm. Somehow we are ill equipped, untrained, unrefined maybe not brought up right to deal with our relationship to this intangible word called, “Power”! Power is behind all our social evils or would you say that humans just cannot live without that aspect in their character. My question is will mankind decline and fall from great heights by hanging on to his ever increasing need for power? Or will we win the day by coming to terms with our relationships involved with our everyday power moves? Fire, oil and technology Even before we picked up a stick lit by fire from lightening, men and woman must have had grievances towards one another. Or as the other story goes Cain slew Abel. The stronger man had sex with more women, usually ruled the clan, and had a greater portion of the hunt. The ladies with the most sex appeal, cunning communication and greater gathering skills ended up with the stronger man! Fire and tools added greater power to the leader of the tribe and manipulation began for dominance over one another. Then resentment sets in as workloads appear unfair in the hierarchy. It’s a vicious power cycle involved with all endeavors of men which lead to corruption and greed ending with violence and endless revolutions. Forward, to the present day and nothing has changed regarding greed, except that it has gone global at alarming heights. Oil dependence the grand tragedy of the modern age, untold lives lost to wars and behind all the deaths this liquid black gooey idol. Mankind’s hurry to go nowhere with its new inventions derived from oil leaves everyone empty and wanting more. Furthermore one word comes to mind, “Power” and what just is its relationship with mankind? I believe it’s our mass illness wrapped up in the minds of men and women a sort of dark addiction left unchecked, that leads to all our problems. It maybe the adrenaline rush associated with power over another and some fundamental desire to climb over our neighbor at any cost. This narcissistic tendency in some humans who think they are better or deserving to take their right of whatever goal over another, because of a flawed ego. Consequently, from fire to quantum computers the aim by a person, group or country is dominance to achieve some need associated with the power paradigm; either borne out of innocence which leads to greed or with the full knowledge of that end. Mankind’s dilemma with power must be addressed on how we treat one another if we ever rise to the occasion of leaving the planet to a new planet via our technology. Socrates may have said, “An unexamined life is not worth living”. I say, “Mankind’s absolute passion for power will wipe him out before we reach a new planet”. Politics and the war machine This terrible left-right ideology makes one think all politicians are bobble heads yet they only bobble to the left and the right not up and down, meaning no to everything that would benefit its citizens. To me Politics should be more about appropriate representation of a nation with the aim to respect the people’s goals of that country. Perhaps the politician’s power paradigm illness is more inherent in these types. I know of a country which is a welfare state for corporations through an unfair tax system and these same corporations own the news media; which spout pure garbage for ingestion by a knowledgeable society who all fear the system. It’s a society awash in Power yet most everyone is so unhappy. The fundamental reason is that this country’s government is a terror machine with blood on its hands. These power mongers, who run the state now days cannot spell, hold a proper speech, negotiate, articulate their needs with foreign governments and probably could not even pass an application test as a trash collector. I’m not slamming that job and any work is respectable likewise more people than ever do need good paying jobs. It used to be that the conservative far right Elephants was for small government and free trade now they are pigs with plenty of pork and graft. Then there are the far left jackasses with their social crusades now bordering on communism. These powers that be cuddle up to super packs with 30,000 a night gala dinners to engross themselves with the orgies of future blood lust in conquering someone else’s rights or property. A really intelligent historian and journalist Gore Vidal in my opinion was an isolationist in regards to war. I have gone back and forth on that issue, but now I’m a firm isolationist too. My country is defended by two oceans and has many resources if a war came this way that is, a proper government should defend its citizens from that aspect alone. Now a crisis exists with a huge amount of weapons on hand in the United States and many people feel disillusioned with the military when it comes to signing on. That’s good but not for Uncle Sam it wants to be the world’s police and the world hates this country even if it has some form of the last bastion of tidbits of freedom and wealth. Simply put Power went to America’s heads with quotes like, “I have become Shiva, the destroyer of worlds”. Bourgeois and Proletariat: Recycled Revolutions To be rich at any trespass or poor and be a door mat that is the question! The class power struggle is like a bipolar ride eventually always ending in some conflagration of revolution in any society throughout the ages. If you think the poor are angry at the rich well my friends the rich hate and detest the poor or some do anyway. The poor envy the rich and the power they hold over them. Yet the same people with power are sad human beings. However, when the masses of poor are far to oppressed, it’s straight to the guillotine for the Bourgeois. Power vacuums arise and new power players take their place only to repeat the same mistakes. Which comes first wealth or power? I would say in most cases wealth when it comes to blue bloods and it’s a means to obtain more power. Furthermore, I said before power left unchecked is an illness and especially with the wealthy. Will we ever be on a level playing field were everyone takes part in realizing that too much wealth and all of the power trappings can be solved? This is a deep question which needs to be answered if mankind can move forward! Joy or Depression which is on the rise Everyone has highs and lows, but it seems in America there is a growing epidemic of depression which maybe associated with opioids, lifestyle and a lack of any power what so ever. I really mean the power to wake up and join society in anything meaningful. It may even go to deeper straight to the core of diet and a social media addiction. The envious jones’s trying to keep up with their outer appearances instead of feeding their minds. Joy is mostly found by what passion your involved with everyday not a cubicle from which you were manufactured at birth to rise up through a pathetic education system, left to die 5 days a week to get back in your cubicle again. In my opinion that’s not a life and it is a swift rode to depression. There’s good working going and not all is lost. CBD’s or cannabinoids offer promise to help with pain, inflammation and depression. So if you’re addicted to Opioids get on CBD’s. Was God right, Mankind and Sin? It’s my faith which has a lot to do with my stability and place in life. In my humble opinion the only true place power can be rightly wielded is at the feet of God. And what I have seen in the last 53 years on earth is that sin absolutely exists. Even children play power games on one another and it truly is an illness, this power paradigm. Future Martial law State A security state presence like the movies “Minority Report” and “1984” is vast and far wide now a day in many leading countries. It’s all based on fear and manipulation. The politicians have stripped most all our rights. There’s even fear of FEMA concentration camps for all the people who the state deems as dissidents. Sure this is way too far as in the power paradigm illness. Its sheer madness the government of the United States wants to RFID chip every citizen. The state apparatus wants to deploy 5g satellites and 5g poles on the ground. It’s just another market scam without testing if it’s safe. 5g technology is millimeter bandwidth technology’s which has distance inabilities on the ground. Well it’s not funny, because we have wifi and cell phones that’s not good for your health already. The NSA listens to you through your cell phone, listens to you through your wifi HD TV and watches and listens to you through your computer laptop. Trust me the police state is coming when the U.S. government suffers its next massive implosion of the stock market. Anarchy will set in after the banks shut down and institutions fail, there will be blood in the streets by the power mongers of the state. Solution, what to do about it? So what is to do about power in the mind’s eye? Will we ever learn from our past mistakes? All I can think is to have compassion and kindness for your neighbor. When you see a poor person who is in need lend a hand. Sure it’s all about faith yet that does not negate good deeds? If you can do something be a rugged individualist, don’t enforce your will on someone else to do your deeds!
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The following is an op-ed from Donald Mihalek, the Executive VP of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Foundation. Recently in Oklahoma, a 2A antagonist — as I’ll refer to him — attempted to perform what he called a “Second Amendment audit” in a local public park. This alleged “audit” included standing in the park with what looked to most like an AR-platform rifle, a pistol permit taped to it and a GoPro camera. RELATED STORY WATCH: Cops Respond to Oklahoma Open Carrier With AR Pistol Of course the expected 9-1-1 calls came in. Officers who responded — in mass and with rifles in hand — were dispatched for a “man with an assault rifle” call in a public park. A park where parents and their children were spending a nice day trying to enjoy the park, until some guy with a “rifle” and the many police officers showed up. According to the man, he was educating the public and police about Oklahoma open carry and Second Amendment rights. However, in my opinion, it was ill-conceived and dangerous. The only thing he did was paint Second Amendment activists as “extreme” in nature. He endangered the public, the police and himself. In reality, he’s lucky to be alive! Legal Use of Force We should commend the officers for their restrained response. Due to the danger, it would have been nice to see an arrest for Recklessness, Disorderly Conduct or Being a Public Nuisance, but I digress. In this situation, as in others where an individual is holding a gun, officers would have been justified using deadly force. A “man with a gun” or “active shooter response” call triggers a response to the incident location where officers rapidly deploy. They then try to find and stop the threat. Due to the current active shooter threat and training most officers receive these days, things like verbal commands may not occur. When they respond to a call for a “man with a gun,” an “active shooter,” or “shots fired,” and find an individual with a gun, the next step may be deadly force. Thanks to the Supreme Court case Graham v Connor, a “reasonable officer” standard is used for use of force incidents and in deadly force situations. If the officer perceives a threat to himself or others, they can and would be legally justified using deadly force. Even in cases where an individual didn’t mean to pose a threat and may have otherwise been lawfully present and in possession of a firearm, a quick Internet search shows that in almost every case the officers are justified in using deadly force. How? Due to the “perceived threat” and rapidly evolving dynamic of a use of force situation. In almost all of these cases, the police got a call for “man with a gun” and responded. Officers arrived, saw a man with a gun — who is usually unsure of what to do since, in their mind, they are a good guy — and shot the man. Tragic in some cases, but all judged lawful. Unfortunate Nomenclature Since we are not in the 1800s anymore, most Americans barely know the difference between a pistol and rifle, but not much else. They definitely don’t know gun nomenclature, which is why most call AR-platform weapons an “assault” or “automatic” rifle. Most Americans certainly don’t know an AR pistol, which is what this “advocate” carried in the park. Add into this dynamic that AR-type weapons are used in many active shooter incidents. In the aftermath, the media splashes the AR image everywhere it can. The media frames the rifle as an “assault weapon that kills people,” then the broader public identifies that rifle as an “assault weapon that kills weapon.” So if someone is standing with what appears to be an AR-platform weapon, in almost every case they can expect the police to receive a call about a “man with an assault rifle.” The Response The impending 9-1-1 call for a “man with a gun” triggers an “active shooter” type response since every police department these days is hyper-sensitive to the active shooter threat. That call goes into the 9-1-1 dispatch center. It causes a cascade of events including: Multiple police units responding to the scene; maneuvering through traffic at a high rate of speed; notifications to the department’s command staff and potentially other agencies; an Incident Command System involves the fire department, while EMS and others may spin up; the community and media receive emergency alerts and inevitably converge on the scene. The community explodes with lights, sirens and Blue Warriors running around with guns, heavy ballistic vests and helmets. In the Oklahoma open carry case, a park evacuated with panicked civilians. A day ruined because some guy holding an “assault rifle” felt it was his responsibility to conduct an audit. The result? Lots of police also running in with “assault rifles” and he created a potentially deadly situation. Final Thoughts on the Oklahoma Open Carry Situation It’s a dangerous dynamic when responding officers confront an individual at gun point; this was the case in the Oklahoma open carry incident. Such a situation elevates adrenaline and the potential for a shooting is literally at the trigger point. The individual, like many others, missed this concept when recklessly conducting his “audit.” As the responding officers said in this incident, they support the Second Amendment. They are the “blue line” that protects that right. However, when an action causes concern and panic, and endangers the responding officers and broader public, you lose the argument and mute the conversation. No one in law enforcement would try to infringe on an individual’s Second Amendment rights. However, when those rights use no common sense, while recklessly and dangerously putting others at risk, the end result could be a hail of bullets in the individual’s center mass. The post An LEO Examines the Oklahoma Open Carry Video Nearly Gone Wrong appeared first on Tactical Life Gun Magazine: Gun News and Gun Reviews. View the full article -
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The Comedic Stylings of Scott Lance
Scott Lance Smith replied to Scott Lance Smith's topic in Off-Topic - Random Discussions
Hope this brightens your day: It had been snowing for hours when an announcement came over the University's intercom: "Will the students who are parked on University Drive please move their cars so that we may begin plowing." Twenty minutes later there was another announcement: "Will the twelve hundred students who went to move 26 cars please return to class." What do you call security guards working outside Samsung shops? Guardians of the Galaxy. On a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon my buddy and I stood on the first tee of our Golf Club. He had just pulled out his driver when a young woman in a wedding dress came running up to him, crying. She slaps him in the face, turns, and runs away. My buddy turns to me and says calmly, "I don't know what her problem is. I distinctly told her only if it rained." Two deer hunters hired a pilot to take them way back into the forest. After the hunt, the pilot returned and saw that they shot six deer. "The plane won't carry six deer, you'll have to leave two of them," said the pilot, trying to be friendly. Unwilling to leave their dead deer, the hunters said "We got six on the plane last year." The pilot gave in, and just five minutes after takeoff the plane crashed into the forest. Lucky to be alive, one of the hunters said, "Any idea where we are?" The second hunter said, "Yeah, right about where our plane went down last year." In order to escape the planet Earth’s gravitational pull, a space shuttle must reach travel speeds of 7 miles per second, or 25,000 miles per hour. The world’s oldest roller coaster is located in Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Leap-the-Dips gave its first ride in 1902. The 'mammoth' side friction roller coaster reaches heights of 41 feet and a 'whopping' speed of 10 mph (miles per hour). 20) Potato chip bags can be used as Faraday Cages, they block EMP/electronic (THEFT) signals. For cell phone & credit cards 21) When on “Patrol” or Escape/overrun rally point choose the *MAIN* Post Office (After the main RIOTS end (90 days). Only one in ALL municipalities. 22) Converting Modern Vehicles to EMP Safe...Using hot rod / racing parts most vehicles can be retroed back to pre-electronic all mechanical set ups. You need an early block tho. After about 1991 Chevrolet eliminated the boss on the block for a mechanical fuel pump. Older blocks are still out there as well as new, racing ($$$$) type blocks. You must remove the electric fuel pump from inside the tank and bypass it. Then a mechanical fuel pump, a carburetor and points type distributor / coil set up and your good to go. Aquaponics - Feel Free To Copy & Share. https:// theselfsufficientliving(DOT)com/diy-wind-turbine-designs-to-generate-off-grid-power/ https://gsmpao.weebly(DOT)com/WE are primarily a Prepper Organization, join us. I very much enjoy reading your comments to my Posts. Scott -
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The Real Militia, Just my thoughts as 1st SGT. Tn
Rev.E. replied to Rev.E.'s topic in Leadership - Qualities That Define Us
First of all, we as a Militia would not be called on to fire on anyone. Our first mission would be to maintain civility among the general population. The Regular Army has the right to fire upon Civilians (Even though they will never fire on US Citizens), We do not. We would only be justified in firing upon anyone if and only if our Military was failing to perform in the field. Then we are there to Supplement the Regular Army. Second, we as civilians not trained in detaining/rounding up other people is not for us unless asked to help out. We would only be asked to watch over those already detained. It would be at that time we would be under Martial Law. If we were placed under Martial Law our Governor would call us to act within the borders of our own state if needed. We do not have the jurisdiction at that point to go outside of our State Borders. Hence the name States Militia. If you were to step outside of the border of your home state you are considered a Felon and will be treated as such. The only time the first two statements do not come in to play is if and when we must take a stand and begin a Revolution against a Tyrant of our own Country. Then the only rules that will pertain to us are the Oath and the Militia Standard Guidelines. Then it would be God Bless us all. -
If the regular army follows these orders they are all traitors. If they are ever given this order, they have a duty to disobey it. If they are wise they will take the CO into custody.
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I totally agree. As much as it infuriates me, I don't see it as our duties to guard the border. Mostly due to the political climate of today and the current connotation of the word "militia". Unfortunately for us, even if standing tall at the border is necessary for your area we will be demonized and if possible charged with a crime. The government hates competition of any kind, so when we do their job for them it doesn't help any. Keep your units trained and supplied. Stay vigilant. Keep a weary eye on the future and your local community. We are much more valuable to our communities as true "first responders" in the meaning of we will beat the police and EMS to any scene since citizens are the ones who notify them in the first place. Being armed to stop an active shooter, knowing advanced first aid and stopping if you see a car accident, or the classic helping someone change a tire on their car. These are the ways we can make a difference every day. Take care of your community first. If you drive 12 hours with your full kit and get into trouble, even if its not legitimate, its easy to convince people you went looking for trouble. BUT- On the other hand, if militia units were called to action by the Governor of the State then I'll be in one of the first trucks leaving for the border.
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so if the regular army is orderd to fire on civilian or round them up, and they need 'backup' to do this you are going to help them. -
An armed militia was ‘detaining’ migrants at the border. Just my thoughts This is Not who we are folks. As they say in the article, alleged militia extremist. We are Not Law Enforcement. We are Not Vigilanties. We are Guardians when called up by the Governors of our States or the President himself. The Militia is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency. We are here to protect our homeland from invading Armed Militant Forces. We are here to defend the Constitution of the United States of Ameria. If you think you have the right to take the law into your own hands you are sadly mistaken. Taking the Law into your own hands makes you a Rogue Group/Individual. Stop being so damned Cocky. There are rules and guidelines for being in the Militia. There always has been and there always will. If you swore an Oath to join the Militia, you better reread what you swore Oath too. The Militia Soldier’s Oath I do swear, before God and the personnel assembled, that I will: - Follow the orders of my leaders to the best of my ability. - Keep the identities of all my fellow soldiers a secret and not give in under threats, torture, or prison to the point of death. - Keep all knowledge of militia activities and resources a secret to the point of death. - Not abuse my authority or the power of my weapons. - Be a friend of the common citizen.
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Pennsylvania - Official Roll Call & Lounge
Grey Fox .338 replied to SPECTRE 6's topic in Pennsylvania Militias
PA Homeland Shield My fellow Patriots, We have experienced a large influx of new members over the past few months here in the State of PA. With the current political climate here , there are many stepping forward. If any of you are interested in more information, please visit us here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/hsnational/ -
My fellow Patriots, We have experienced a large influx of new members over the past few months here in the State of PA. With the current political climate here , there are many stepping forward. If any of you are interested in more information, please visit us here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/hsnational/
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1st SGT, 19th Infantry, 1st Division, A Co. East Tennessee. Checking in. HOOAH
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This morning the news reports the 8 or so churches bombed in Sri Lanka by Muslims was payback for the shooting of the Muslim church in New Zealand. The New Zealand shooter opened fire because he had issues with the Muslims. Appears to be a cycle of terror taking shape. Sri Lanka had roughly 300 people killed, 500 injured without using guns. News media has yet to point that out that fact. What's next???
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