(09-22-2017 10:45 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 08:50 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  I did not know that if you don't have a criminal record, you can legally buy a sniper rifle. Imagine that. Is this a great country or what? Heres the link.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Sniper-Rifles/B...rds=Sniper

Does the word "sniper" scare you or something? I can go to walmart and buy a .22LR off the shelf with a mediocre scope and its lethal to 200 yards. Make that a 7mm Win and I'll push that to almost a mile.

Don't let descriptors scare you. "Sniper" is just a word.

Oh no, a "sniper" rifle. Gun ignorance is really really funny.

(09-21-2017 09:58 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 08:50 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  I did not know that if you don't have a criminal record, you can legally buy a sniper rifle. Imagine that. Is this a great country or what? Heres the link.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Sniper-Rifles/B...rds=Sniper

LOL

You too can own a United States Marine Corps M40 sniper rifle. Just run down to Walmart and buy a Remington 700 in .308 caliber, order yourself a McMillan Tactical A-4 composite stock and a Schmidt & Bender 3–12×50mm scope.

If your local Walmart doesn't have a Remington 700 in stock check with the local gun stores or pawn shops. They've only been making the Remington 700 bolt action rifles since 1962 and since introduction it's been a popular rifle among sportsmen because of it's accuracy.

Hahahahaha

Damn

Will I be able to kill people from atop the Superdome like the American Sniper?

(09-22-2017 01:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Will I be able to kill people from atop the Superdome like the American Sniper?

Why would you want to?

(09-22-2017 01:28 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 01:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Will I be able to kill people from atop the Superdome like the American Sniper?

Why would you want to?

I wouldn't. I was just making reference to something the American Sniper once bragged about.

(09-22-2017 01:29 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 01:28 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 01:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Will I be able to kill people from atop the Superdome like the American Sniper?

Why would you want to?

I wouldn't. I was just making reference to something the American Sniper once bragged about.

Context?


But if you're talking about accuracy, it still takes training.

Do they have a central figure? How do you cut the head off the snake?

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:54 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:38 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:06 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:03 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  A part of me wants to agree. Someone once said, "Let the loonies kill themselves" It might have even been you.

I wouldn't mind except for the fact that innocent people end up getting hurt and property gets damaged.

This is why cooler heads need to prevail. We aren't going to get if from the President so someone is going to have to step up and stop this nonsense.

That "someone" is the police, if only they would, in all cases, be allowed to do their jobs. We saw that allowing the police to do their job works as it did in Berkeley recently.

It's becoming increasingly evident that cops today are either poorly trained or not qualified enough to lead communities to become more united.

They are more and more detached from the communities they are charged to "protect and serve".

More and more people of all walks of life are starting to question their tactics and are seeing them as unwilling or unable to be a part of the community.

I recall several (>10) years ago hearing Rush Limbaugh talk about exactly that.

Departments in LA and Chicago had lowered requirements to entice more recruits.

I remembered that episode when I heard that Memphis PD was lowering their requirements. We've see shortages of people signing up to be officers.


For a long time the benefit of 100% pension was a great lure. But many communities, including Memphis, didn't fund the pensions like they should have and now are facing serious issues.


But, yeah, lowering requirements will bring in less qualified candidates.

Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:54 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:38 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:06 AM)VA49er Wrote:  That "someone" is the police, if only they would, in all cases, be allowed to do their jobs. We saw that allowing the police to do their job works as it did in Berkeley recently.

It's becoming increasingly evident that cops today are either poorly trained or not qualified enough to lead communities to become more united.

They are more and more detached from the communities they are charged to "protect and serve".

More and more people of all walks of life are starting to question their tactics and are seeing them as unwilling or unable to be a part of the community.

I recall several (>10) years ago hearing Rush Limbaugh talk about exactly that.

Departments in LA and Chicago had lowered requirements to entice more recruits.

I remembered that episode when I heard that Memphis PD was lowering their requirements. We've see shortages of people signing up to be officers.


For a long time the benefit of 100% pension was a great lure. But many communities, including Memphis, didn't fund the pensions like they should have and now are facing serious issues.


But, yeah, lowering requirements will bring in less qualified candidates.

Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

(09-22-2017 01:28 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 01:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Will I be able to kill people from atop the Superdome like the American Sniper?

Why would you want to?

He wouldn't, it's just another one of his mindless thread derail attempts.

(09-22-2017 02:12 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Do they have a central figure? How do you cut the head off the snake?

No central figure per se, unless you could those who are funding them like Soros, but that makes them easier to defeat. Leaderless mobs tend to break faster because there's nobody to rally them when they falter.

(09-22-2017 02:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:54 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:38 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  It's becoming increasingly evident that cops today are either poorly trained or not qualified enough to lead communities to become more united.

They are more and more detached from the communities they are charged to "protect and serve".

More and more people of all walks of life are starting to question their tactics and are seeing them as unwilling or unable to be a part of the community.

I recall several (>10) years ago hearing Rush Limbaugh talk about exactly that.

Departments in LA and Chicago had lowered requirements to entice more recruits.

I remembered that episode when I heard that Memphis PD was lowering their requirements. We've see shortages of people signing up to be officers.


For a long time the benefit of 100% pension was a great lure. But many communities, including Memphis, didn't fund the pensions like they should have and now are facing serious issues.


But, yeah, lowering requirements will bring in less qualified candidates.

Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

College does not necessarily provide the skills needed to do a cops job. Some of todays college students are proof positive of that.

(09-22-2017 02:51 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:54 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  I recall several (>10) years ago hearing Rush Limbaugh talk about exactly that.

Departments in LA and Chicago had lowered requirements to entice more recruits.

I remembered that episode when I heard that Memphis PD was lowering their requirements. We've see shortages of people signing up to be officers.


For a long time the benefit of 100% pension was a great lure. But many communities, including Memphis, didn't fund the pensions like they should have and now are facing serious issues.


But, yeah, lowering requirements will bring in less qualified candidates.

Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

College does not necessarily provide the skills needed to do a cops job. Some of todays college students are proof positive of that.

It's not just what is being taught in college that matters It's the experience of seeing the world from a different perspective and trading ideas with people from all walks of life and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What you are taught in high school isn't the same as what you are taught in college.

Most of elementary and secondary education revolves around how to learn and communicate. The real learning about the world around you comes later in college or through years of experience.

(09-22-2017 02:56 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:51 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

College does not necessarily provide the skills needed to do a cops job. Some of todays college students are proof positive of that.

It's not just what is being taught in college that matters It's the experience of seeing the world from a different perspective and trading ideas with people from all walks of life and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What you are taught in high school isn't the same as what you are taught in college.

Most of elementary and secondary education revolves around how to learn and communicate. The real learning about the world around you comes later in college or through years of experience.

Absolute horseshit.

All most colleges are these days is an indoctrination camp for leftist ideals, as witnessed by the rejection and hysterical overreaction any time a conservative viewpoint is presented to them. To suggest in a thread that college provides experience when just a few posts away is a thread about how a college is investigating chalk writings of conservative messages as a hate crime is asinine.

(09-22-2017 02:51 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 09:54 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  I recall several (>10) years ago hearing Rush Limbaugh talk about exactly that.

Departments in LA and Chicago had lowered requirements to entice more recruits.

I remembered that episode when I heard that Memphis PD was lowering their requirements. We've see shortages of people signing up to be officers.


For a long time the benefit of 100% pension was a great lure. But many communities, including Memphis, didn't fund the pensions like they should have and now are facing serious issues.


But, yeah, lowering requirements will bring in less qualified candidates.

Not just that but cops aren't even required to have a degree.

I don't see how anyone without a significant amount of higher education can be charged with protecting and serving an increasingly diverse country such as the United States.

Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

College does not necessarily provide the skills needed to do a cops job. Some of todays college students are proof positive of that.

Schit, many of our HS Teachers and over educated college professors are proof of that.

So a cop gets a degree in music...

That does what, exactly?

(09-22-2017 03:50 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:56 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:51 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-22-2017 02:36 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  Do you feel the same about the military? Majority of enlisted do not hold degrees but rather are trained to do a specific job much like police are. Some get degrees while serving same as some of our military. A degree doesn't equate to ability to do a job.

While I believe that no one should be allowed into the military until they are at least 21, I don't think they should be required to have college hours because they aren't being trained to do what cops do. Soldiers are being trained to handle more specific tasks such as working on tanks or operating artillery.

College does not necessarily provide the skills needed to do a cops job. Some of todays college students are proof positive of that.

It's not just what is being taught in college that matters It's the experience of seeing the world from a different perspective and trading ideas with people from all walks of life and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What you are taught in high school isn't the same as what you are taught in college.

Most of elementary and secondary education revolves around how to learn and communicate. The real learning about the world around you comes later in college or through years of experience.

Absolute horseshit.

All most colleges are these days is an indoctrination camp for leftist ideals, as witnessed by the rejection and hysterical overreaction any time a conservative viewpoint is presented to them. To suggest in a thread that college provides experience when just a few posts away is a thread about how a college is investigating chalk writings of conservative messages as a hate crime is asinine.

I think this is the obvious response a lot of us would've posted. You happened to hit it first.

The "seeing a different view" talking point is laughable.

My highschool daughter started taking dual enrollment classes at the University of Memphis this semester. I warned her of the coming assault on her belief system.

I wasn't surprised when she told me what was happening in her classroom. What did surprise me was that the onslaught was from her English Comp teacher instead of her General Psychology teacher.

The Eng teacher's approach wasn't to discuss alternate views. It's a direct attack belittling people for "archaic views."

Bully pulpit.

(09-22-2017 10:45 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 08:50 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  I did not know that if you don't have a criminal record, you can legally buy a sniper rifle. Imagine that. Is this a great country or what? Heres the link.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Sniper-Rifles/B...rds=Sniper

Does the word "sniper" scare you or something? I can go to walmart and buy a .22LR off the shelf with a mediocre scope and its lethal to 200 yards. Make that a 7mm Win and I'll push that to almost a mile.

Don't let descriptors scare you. "Sniper" is just a word.

I'm not scared trust me. I think people should buy them and use them. I'm just pointing out how easy they are to obtain. Antifa likes violence? They sure as **** wouldn't like my brand.

(09-21-2017 11:56 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 11:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 11:09 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 10:22 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Have you been living under a rock? How many times have we see cops in recent years come to a protest in full military gear?

Never.

Quote:How many times have we seen cops video taped using excessive force?

Several. And the vast majority of them have resulted in charges for the cops.

Quote:For Christ sake, I saw a video where something like 30 cop cars were chasing one car down the road.

So in your opinion how many law enforcement vehicles are appropriate to chase a criminal?

Quote:You can't sit there with a straight face and tell me the institution of law enforcement has to re evaluate the way they are doing things.

So what's your solution Fit? You do an awful lot of bitching and whining but I have yet to see you offer a solution.

Just once take off your troll hat and tell us what you think the solution is.

I"m not bitching and whining. I'm simply asking questions.

Is there something more law enforcement can do to avoid these situations? What about giving a person the benefit of the doubt when they go to arrest someone. If they are truly criminals, they are going to do it again and get caught eventually.

That'll result in more dead cops, but your posting history shows that you are OK with that as long as no criminal dies.

Again....quit bitching and whining and tell us what your solution is.

this is especially true when the cop is white.

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Antifa = Domestic terrorists. Open season on domestic terrorists. They're ripe for liquidation

(09-21-2017 08:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Our misguided Americans are choosing sides and no one here is going to be the voice of reason?


Sad.

You wouldn't know reason if it smacked you in your glass jaw.

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