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Thanks for the replies, i think i might as well go give it a shot again. No need to live out a life on the couch.

OK I dont feel quite as old now. Not sure how others are but id be happy pulling at 10,000 feet, i just like the ride better than free fall. I think thats why i took up flying, i can stay up there longer. At least the plane puts me to where i can jump lot more places. Thanks for in put.

I have been member here long time but rarely post. I started lessons and after 9 static line jumps I quit so I could fly. Wasn't practical to do both at once. So now years later I'm a pilot and fly often but I still stop and watch jumpers. Jumping still holds a lot of fascination to me. Question is at what point do people need to give it up? I'm 55 years old and healthy but I defiantly am not a 20 year old any longer. Opinions are welcome,

We do agree on the point of not talking to them. I told my son that and his response was he had nothing to hide. But its not the cops business why I'm driving on this street or where I'm going. They get a name and an ID, any more questions I get a lawyer.

every woman is beautiful anyway. Well except the X.

Every time I try to grow veggies they turn into this.

To be fair, the title did start the downward trend. Its all in fun, thats why we are here.

Damn this thread took a turn.

I took Stihl training the last few days, through the class we took a tour of the plant. That ceiling fan was so cool, I know its odd the ceiling fan impressed me. It was 24 feet across and amazingly quiet for the air it moved.

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OK maybe I'm missing something. Why would being under canopy at 13k be dangerous?

My phone isn't the best camera out there. Left my camera in the car at work and it got borrowed.

Its a diesel, was right at 160 HP and 440 lb-ft from the factory, its near 400 HP and 900 lb-ft now, it doesn't have any problems pulling. Not to mention in an 1/8 of a mile it will eat a stock mustangs lunch.

I haven't been able to jump or fly in the last 4 weeks. I don't get weekends off and my days off aren't together, so its hard to go and do some things. I try my best not to sit around because I get bored very fast.

I guess if you like trucks you might enjoy the pics, I went from ugly faded blue to the end result in 4 days of actual work. I'll be driving it to wotl in the morning.

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The US Constitution is supposed to be a "living" document and updated to reflect the times in which we live

Are you drinking again? Justice Scalia commented in a speech in 2005, “The Constitution is not a living organism… it is a legal document.

“The condition that an operational leader present an imminent threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future,”

Quote from the article. How can anyone not have a problem with this? It would be different if the person was convicted or if they just had proof.

I was sitting reading in speakers corner and I realized that we spend so much time looking at and dwelling on the evils of our time, that we often over look the joy. We post about firearms, taxes, economic woes only to cover a few. We often bicker about things (usually in fun) but very few of us seem to dwell on the great times. Any time theres a death we all post happy thoughts from the past, but that doesn't last long.

So lets have a thread about the good, the things that make us smile a bit. We all jump (no matter your experience level) to forget woes and to have fun. What has skydiving done for you? Are you happier now? It might be a bit corny but if we can have multiple threads about what an assault weapon really is cant we have as many about things we love?

Hell I'm not shy I'll go first.

Hi my name is James, I am addicted to jumping. What this sport has given me is 1~ I quit smoking to help fund it. 2~ I lost a shit load of weight just so I could jump.

So as of November the 21st I am 55 years old, I no longer smoke and I lost 74 pounds. 225 pounds is nice to see in mirror these days. I no longer have to take meds for blood pressure. I'm still scared shitless of heights but I can deal with it. Its not all bad these days.

Not if you use the very cool gorilla duct tape.

A decent article in guns and ammo on this topic.

http://archives.gunsandammo.com/content/mental-illness-and-gun-ownership

I'm not sure keeping guns out of unstable peoples hands is possible. If more laws were enacted then people with mental issues would probably not seek treatment. As for background checks I don't see a problem with them. I know a lot of people object but seems like a legitimate response. As for fully automatic weapons they are hard to get as it is, not to mention very expensive. They require a rather in depth background check now.

Its not my idea but it may be a workable option, we have so many retired military and police officers, why not use them as security? There be no need for uniforms if that would be disruptive, they could be janitors or crossing guards or any staff member. They could be in most any area, schools, malls anywhere large numbers of people routinely gather. It would be a well trained armed person and cost isn't prohibitive. May not be a perfect idea but doesn't sound bad.

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Research my profile and you'll see for your self I rarely respond to any of the idiots on this site. ie & regarding yourself.

Your search for posts made by rwieder returned 1466 results in 0.59s. your view of rare is a tad off.

And I'm 12 dammit!!!!!!

Are you done now?

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Well, there's a nice impartial post. Clearly you have no agenda.

A view needs no agenda to exist. You could actually contribute to the thread instead of assuming there is an agenda. The post is biased towards firearm ownership, that I do agree with.

If you disagree with parts of the post then which part? Why do you disagree? Do you have an answer to the problem?

I know we all see posts for and against firearms. We have one side that defends them to their last breath and the other side sees them as vile evil tools that have no place in civilized society. So whats the answer, do we ban them or just make it hard to purchase them? In most cases banning and/or registration has not worked. By not working I mean violent crime as a rule went up not down as expected. First I am a gun owner. I will list a few things as I see them, feel free to disagree.


Myths

1~ We do not need firearms, that protecting us is a police job.

While I agree that the police at large do a good job, they simply can not protect us from a crazed person intent on harming us. Its not a matter of them not trying but no one can respond fast enough as a rule to stop every crime. Lets look at the recent elementary school shooting, the shooter still killed many people before the police arrived. Now I was not there but I'm sure the first responders did not stop for donuts. That should tell most people that they can not in every situation protect us. Its simply not possible to go from point A to point B in time to prevent every violent crime. Not to mention that no police officer is required by law to risk his or her life trying to save ours. The ones that do risk it are heroes.

2~Ban all assault weapons.

Probably the most common knee jerk response to any shooting. To those not experienced with rifles lets discuss this a bit. Theres a big gap in what exactly an assault weapon actually is. For this discussion an assault weapon is defined as a high capacity magazine fed weapon capable of either full auto or burst fire. An example is a M-16 which most of us know. However the AR-15 at Bass Pro Shop does not fit that definition. It does have a high capacity magazine but is not capable of selective fire. They may look similar and fire a similar round but are not the same weapon.

3~Only assault weapons can kill a lot of people quickly.

While there is truth that an assault weapon can fire a lot of rounds at a given target, that does not always relate to more deaths. At very close range they are very effective but increase the range and you lose most of that advantage. Case in point the German army in WW2, in the early years they had a distinct advantage over the allied forces. Not because they had a faster rate of fire but had learned to exploit the benefits and avoid the weakness of full auto weapons.

4~Hunting weapons are less dangerous.

In this case the statement is 100% wrong. Look at any hunter or ask one, they do not carry AR15's or AK47's to hunt elk on a mountain in Wyoming. Both weapons are capable of killing a man or an elk but they are not suited to the task. In terms of fire power they are both woefully inadequate in terms of stopping power. I personally own a Weatherby Vanguard in 270, it came from the factory with a target that had been test fired with 3 shots at 100 yards. All 3 could be covered by a dime. The built in accuracy of a hunting weapon is vastly superior to any assault weapon. Common sense tell us that a person can do far more damage by hitting a target every shot than by just spraying lead and hoping he hits a target.

5~Banning all firearms will keep them out of criminals hands.

If criminals observed the law there would be no crime. Drugs are banned yet there does seem to be a drug problem. Murder,rape,robbery,kidnapping just to name a few are all illegal but still happen. Are we as a society so naive and blind that any one of us can actually believe that if weapons were outlawed that no one could get them?

I do not know an answer to the firearm question. There are more than enough laws in effect now that are not widely used. I honestly do not think banning will work, it never has before. I for one take comfort in knowing if I had too that I can defend myself and my family right now.

Not sure thats the entire story, firearm deaths declined in the US during same time as well. Violent crime went up drastically for the Aussies after the gun ban.

http://www.captainsjournal.com/2012/07/23/do-gun-bans-reduce-violent-crime-ask-the-aussies-and-brits/

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=17847

You have to love horse power.

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