I also cleaned out the garage, it gets a little cluttered even though I try to clean up after all my projects. Finished getting all the relevant files off of my computer, I replaced it with a tablet, since it can do everything I did on my computer with one exception. Word possessing has not really reached the tablets yet, the apps available are about the same technology as word in 1990. So I use my wife's laptop for that. Say goodbye to the tower computer folks! I managed to paint the walking stones outside before it snowed last night. They were a hideous color and now they are red to match other elements of our yard.
The cool thing I did this week was finish putting together my new rifle. A couple weeks ago I sold my FNAR heavy barrel because it was super heavy. I think the only purpose of that rifle is if you are in a SWAT team and sit with it on rooftops a lot. Certainly it is not useful as a battle rifle (self defense, Chinese/zombie invasion ext..) or for hunting. Here is a shot of it:
I replaced it with a DPMS AR10 Sportical. this is a bit shorter and lighter, useful for home protection, zombie/Chinese invasions and hunting. Here it is as I bought it:
I proceeded to add stuff to it. A quad rail hand-guard for attaching accessories, Magpul magazines which are lighter and better than metal ones, a bi-pod that folds, a folding front grip, a Magpul sling mount on the front, a 550 cord sling mount, a slide fire stock, a primary arms 4x scope, a blue laser, and a Magpul MS3 sling. You cannot see the blue laser, it had not shown up when I took the pictures yet. You can see everything else, I think this is a good addition to my collection.
*******Warning, Rant ahead!**********
Now a short rant, I believe in the Second Amendment, I have written papers on the subject. It boils down to a few points. One, a rifle is not more dangerous because it has more features or is black. The same as a black car is not more dangerous than a white one. This stems from the definition of an assault rifle: mainly there isn't one. It is different every time a law is written for them. Two, make as many laws as you want, your only hurting law abiding citizens. In city after city, country after country, banning firearms leads to higher crime and more murders. How is that possible? Well criminals are called criminals for a reason, they don't follow the law, they will buy things even if banned. Meanwhile disarming law abiding citizens puts them at a disadvantage. If you were a criminal would you attack a place with guns, or without? Reminds me of the guy who held up a gun store and fired a coupe rounds off, ya, he is dead. Make no mistake, if I had been in that theater a couple months ago that guy would be dead too and less people would have died. Three, the Second Amendment protects all weapons for all legal reasons. Not just hunting, not just home defense. If I want to spend every penny I own on the best weapons for killing zombies, that is my right as an American. It does not matter if they are useful for hunting or not. One of the reasons for including the Second was that the founding fathers knew that all governments have the potential to become tyrannical and put their citizens last. Even the government they drafted they knew it was possible, that is one reason why they inserted the Second, another reason is that General Washington did not defeat the British with his right to free speech, he shot them. The Japanese didn't even consider invading mainland America because "there would be a gun behind every blade of grass". I have more points and quotes, but then this wouldn't be a short rant.
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