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Politics / NC law repealed requiring permit to buy a pistol 

« on: Yesterday at 10:48:58 PM »

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NC law repealed requiring permit to buy a pistol; but you still need one to carry concealed
F.T. Norton
The Fayetteville Observer




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Despite the North Carolina legislature repealing the state’s pistol purchase permit requirements on Wednesday, a permit is still needed to carry a concealed weapon, Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright said.

“The Sheriff's Office will not issue any pistol purchase permits but will continue to offer the services that it has previously provided with regard to concealed carry permits, fingerprinting and other services,” a news release said.

On Wednesday, the sheriff's Gun Permits Office began accepting walk-ins, Monday thru Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the background checks and fingerprints still needed for concealed carry.

Fingerprints required for concealed carry permits are done by appointment only. The release said system maintenance took the online portal for concealed carry permits offline, but it should resume soon.

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General Discussion Forum / Re: Somebody forged their birth certificate

« on: Yesterday at 09:51:39 PM »

That boy has more facial hair than I do.

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Politics / Democrats burn Biden administration's gas stove ban efforts with latest move

« on: Yesterday at 07:31:38 PM »

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The House late Wednesday approved an amendment – with help from several Democrats – that would prevent the Department of Energy from implementing strict new regulations on gas stoves that most stoves on the market today would not be able to meet.

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General Discussion Forum / Re: Why North Carolina is COVERING the ENTIRE State in Interstate Highways

« on: Yesterday at 03:14:42 PM »

Well Strike, you are not that far off in the voice department. Very soft spoken. It's in my genes. Very soft spoken, quiet parents, and grandparents on both side. I don't cheerat games because my voice become exhausted after I yell a couple of times.  If I had to pick  loud people on the board...

I think Que and cee dog might be loud.    You and '87 can't be loud. I mean, you both drink good wine so you can't be too loud. cee dog on the other hand seems to be a little on the Mad Dog 20/20 side of the tracks. I'm sure Neymar is 100% quiet nerd. We got to take up a collect to buy that boy some @#$. When you sexualize the recently deceased  --NERD behavior!

Que is actually pretty quiet.  He's laid back and makes a bass talk.

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General Discussion Forum / Pope Francis, 86, hospitalized in Rome with 'respiratory infection'

« on: Yesterday at 03:12:30 PM »

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Pope Francis was hospitalized after having difficulty breathing recently and tests revealed a respiratory inspection, a Vatican spokesman said.

"The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical therapy," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Wednesday.

Bruni said that Francis doesn't have COVID-19.

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Politics / Re: The gun that divides a nation

« on: Yesterday at 03:06:02 PM »

'Red Dawn' Wasn't About the Cold War; It Was About Shooting People

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/red-dawn-wasnt-about-the-cold-war-it-was-about-shooting-people/265361/

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General Discussion Forum / Re: Harman Kardon Audio

« on: Yesterday at 03:01:32 PM »

MARANTZ.  I ALMOST WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY OVER A SYSTEM I BOUGHT FOR $5K FROM AN ARMY PX WHEN I REALLY COULDN'T AFFORD IT BACK IN THE 70s.

Yeah, but once you hooked it up! The clarity of the sound!! Like you were there in the studio when it was recorded. Listening to Pink Floyd quadraphonic vinyl records Dark Side of the Moon or a Child's Garden of Grass while being tore up from the floor up was off the hook!

soflo..........I have ZERO expertise to comment on the subject matter of this thread. However, it wouldn't be a bad idea to acquire a good sound system to listen to some of my favorite Wagner, much of whose music is written for heavy orchestration and to project a LOUD sound on occasion.  But DID want to make a point about the last clause of your post, where you reference "being tore up from the floor up....".  Homeboy, you dating yourself with that phrase because its old school for being drunk as a muthaf'er.   

I also need to check you on your vernacular because that expression, set forth in South Florida negro patois, is more accurately expressed as tow up from the flo up. 

Soflo has an ejumacation.  He don't be talking like dat no mo.

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Politics / Youngkin signs hundreds of bills, vetoes 3 from Democrats

« on: Yesterday at 02:45:19 PM »

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 738 bills into law, proposed amendments to another 78 and vetoed three, taking action on the legislation ahead of a bill-review deadline this week, his office said Tuesday.

The Republican governor said in a statement that he was "was honored to sign key pieces of bipartisan legislation that bolster law enforcement, cut red tape, make Virginia more competitive, and build on my commitment to restore excellence in education." But he added that the year's legislative session, which wrapped up Feb. 25, left "many big items unfinished."

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Politics / US Marshals were told not to arrest protesters at Supreme Court justices' homes

« on: Yesterday at 02:27:10 PM »

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The U.S. Marshals Service, which was dispatched to protect the homes of Supreme Court justices last year, was advised to refrain from arresting protesters "unless absolutely necessary," according to training documents obtained by the office of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.

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Politics / Nancy Pelosi takes jab at Trump supporters — but she also complimented them

« on: Yesterday at 02:20:24 PM »

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who identifies as a Roman Catholic, on Tuesday lectured Americans on why they should vote not based on their religious views but on how politics will influence their lives.

"Give some advice to those who are frustrated by our politics now," MSNBC host Joy Reid requested of Pelosi.

Reid asked Pelosi to speak to Americans directly and convince them "to vote not on how politics will impact your religion, but how it will impact your life. You’re a religious person," Reid said to Pelosi.

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Politics / Re: Gov. Hobbs' press secretary resigns after tweet suggesting gun violence against

« on: Yesterday at 02:12:47 PM »

And MTG got suspended on Twitter for the same thing  A skillet calling the kettle black

 

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General Discussion Forum / Re: After 6 people murdered at church school, media 'smears' Christians

« on: Yesterday at 02:11:59 PM »

You must mean like Christians on the Fox network have used this tragedy to smear the trans community, right?

https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1640878646960312320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1640878646960312320%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

 

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Politics / Re: The gun that divides a nation

« on: Yesterday at 02:09:31 PM »

The purpose of the movie 'Red Dawn' planted the seed in a lot folks heads on the reason why they should have the right to bear military type weapons.  Nowadays, if Russia had the capabilities to invade the U.S., which they don't, one would have to wonder which side a lot of these yahoos would be on.  People like tRump and his MAGGAT followers have more sympathy for autocrats like Putin than other Americans. Putin is now being put on display as being weak and incompetent by his failed invasion of a much smaller and weaker neighbor (Ukraine).  As a force projection nation, the only thing Russia has left are nukes, and we are not sure if Russia's nukes have the readiness capabilities. Americans don't need military style weapons to stop an invading nation. This country spends $700 billion to $800 billion annually on its military to do such, which is more than the military budget of next ten countries combined.  Politically, when it comes to gun control, the Republican Party's philosophy is way outdated. 'Red Dawn' was just a movie that appeared to have been way off base. Nowadays, the Republicans only argument is to keep America in the hands of its White population, which a great deal of White Americans are sympathetic to a weak and incompetent autocrat/Putin. The sequel to 'Red Dawn' was a box office flop, due to the fact that the United States no longer has an outside threat when it comes to conventional warfare. The sequel to 'Red Dawn' probably would have been more popular if it explored the idea 💡 of American citizens owning and possessing nuclear weapons, since Russia is still a nuclear threat. The  idea of allowing weak and incompetent people to freely own and possess nuclear weapons is extremely crazy, which is what the Republican Party has become.

So many lies. 

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Politics / Gov. Hobbs' press secretary resigns after tweet suggesting gun violence against

« on: Yesterday at 02:07:05 PM »

Why do you people condone such violence?

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The press secretary for Arizona democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs resigned Wednesday morning after appearing to suggest gun violence against "transphobes" just hours after a woman who identified as transgender gunned down six people at a Tennessee school.

"Us when we see transphobes," Hobbs press secretary Josselyn Berry tweeted just hours after 28-year-old Audrey Hale opened fire at the Covenant School in Nashville, killing three children and three adults.

Berry tweet included a GIF of the late actress Gena Rowlands in a scene from the movie "Gloria," where she is pointing two revolver handguns.

"The Governor does not condone violence in any form. This administration holds mutual respect at the forefront of how we engage with one another. The post by the Press Secretary is not reflective of the values of the administration. The Governor has received and accepted the resignation of the Press Secretary," the governor's office said in a statement released on Wednesday.

Arizona Republicans immediately accused Berry of inciting violence and called on Hobbs to fire her.

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Politics / Re: WHAT DOES AN AR-15 STYLE RIFLE DO TO THE HUMAN BODY?

« on: Yesterday at 01:06:47 PM »

It's not the rifle.  It's the round.

I DO NOT TOTALLY DISAGREE.  HOWEVER, MOST AR-15 STYLE WEAPONS ARE CHAMBERED AS 5.56 MM.  THAT ROUND HAS ALMOST TWICE THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER AND LETHALITY OF A .22 CAL LONG RIFLE ROUND, THE MOST POPULAR AND ONE OF THE OLDEST STANDARD ROUNDS IN OUR NATION.  IT IS EVEN MORE LETHAL THAN A 9 MM.   I KEEP A SHOTGUN AND A 9MM PISTOL IN MY HOME FOR SELF DEFENSE.  BOTH WILL EFFECTIVELY PUT A MAN DOWN AND STOP AN INTRUDER.

Nice choices.  No bow and arrow?  No crossbow?

IF AWAKENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I DOUBT IF I WOULD HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND FOR USE OF PRECISION WEAPONS LIKE THOSE.  I AM SIMPLY INTERESTED IN ATTEMPTING TO PUT AN INTRUDER DOWN AND STOP HIS ADVANCE TOWARDS ME.  THE HOME DEFENSIVE WEAPONS I HAVE (ONE FOR UPSTAIRS AND ONE FOR DOWNSTAIRS) WILL DO THE TRICK.

I concur.  The Mossberg 500 short barrel is a great deterrent.