veteranstoday--2020-08-12--US Comedian Seth Rogan Turns Truth About Israel into a Joke

Just how much erosion has support for Israel suffered among Western Jews under the age of 40 ?
The polls are not much help , because they tell contradictory stories .
However , in anecdotal terms , there is a strong sense that the gap is growing between an increasingly rightwing and racist Israeli society and younger , liberal/progressive Western Jews .
The well-publicized recent interview with Seth Rogen , a comedian and filmmaker with an “ ability to capture the Jewish cultural conversation ” , and a fan base among Jewish millennials ( i.e .
those born between 1981 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in point .
On 27 July 2020 Rogen was interviewed on fellow Jewish comedian Marc Maron ’ s “ insanely popular podcast ” WTF .
While on Maron ’ s program , Rogen questioned why those with “ a secular Jewish identity ” should feel “ any cultural identification with the state of Israel ” .
Indeed , he admitted that the notion of a Jewish state made little sense to him .
He said “ Jewish statehood was the result of an “ antiquated thought process ” and was in truth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live in one Jewish state is a nonsensical strategy for the preservation of Jewish peoplehood.
” How did Rogen come to these conclusions ?
He credited his outlook to overcoming an incomplete and deceitful Jewish educational process .
He explained that he had been “ fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my entire life .
You know , they never tell you , that oh by the way , there were people there.
” In other words , the history of Israel he was taught never mentioned the Nakba [ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the occupied territories , and collective imprisonment of the residents of the Gaza Strip and the like .
It was just the story of “ only democracy in the Middle East ” and the “ most moral army in the world.
” As Marc Maron would say , “ WTF ” !
Asked why a famous guy like himself had not previously spoken publicly about Israel , he noted that “ I ’ m afraid of Jews .
I ’ m 100 percent afraid of Jews.
” Presumably not all Jews , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel .
Who can blame him ?
Most of the US Congress feels the same way .
Reaction from the right : Standard tropes A few days after Rogen ’ s interview appeared , a quick retort appeared in the Jewish publication The Forward .
Weirdly entitled “ Dear American Jewish boys , Please , please , take your Oedipal rage and find another outlet for it.
” It was written by Shany Mor , a researcher at , among other places , the Israel Democracy Institute .
Mor ’ s objections to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard Zionist tropes .
Standard Trope One : As Mor ’ s title implies , his initial reaction to Rogen ’ s statements is that they must reflect some form of self-hatred .
The “ self-hating Jew ” is an established , if rather despicable , Zionist trope .
Mor now uses it against Rogen , accusing him of being motivated by “ Oedipal rage ” , that is hatred of his parents because they did not tell him about Israel ’ s bellicose origins .
This is a ridiculous ad hominem attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is probably the case that a majority of Jewish children in the West , post-1948 , were either lied to or left in ignorance about the Palestinians and their fate .
That some of them should now express resentment is not evidence of some personality flaw on their part .
It is rather an expression of their dismay of Zionists ’ inability to admit to their own criminal behavior .
Standard Trope Two : Mor dismisses any lasting moral responsibility for the Zionist state ’ s bellicose origin – for Israel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Jews into the Zionists ’ own near-genocidal treatment of the Palestinians .
He does this by implying that Rogen is singling out Israel and using double standards to judge its policies .
This too is a standard Zionist trope .
Supporters of Israel insist that it is somehow illegitimate to point a finger at Israel ’ s sins when other countries like the United States have similar racist histories – histories that they too are reluctant to share with their citizenry .
Thus , in response to Rogen ’ s critique of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Was the version of American history you got at age 12 particularly critical ?
Did you learn a lot about the Trail of Tears , the Indian Removal Act or the Chinese Exclusion Act , or even the three-fifths rule ?
” Speaking of the history Rogen received about his own nation , it is an indication of just how much thought Mor put into his response that he asks these questions of a man born and raised in Canada .
Though he presently has dual citizenship , Rogen says , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than being American because I grew up in Canada.
” Oddly , this sort of argument , “ that others do bad things too and so why are you picking on Israel , ” is just a poorly constructed dodge – if for no other reason than it is a backhanded admission of guilt .
Zionists can ’ t excuse Israel ’ s guilt by pointing to the guilt of others .
The wonder is that they try this ploy .
Most of us stop using the “ but the other guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time we outgrow the sandbox .
While Mor chastised Rogen for complaining about receiving no information about Palestinians , other Zionists accuse the actor of being ignorant of the events that gave rise to Israel .
They say that his concern for Palestinians indicates that he is “ utterly clueless as to why Herzl and his followers sought self-determination in Israel in the first place ” .
This really can ’ t be true , due to the sort of Zionist youth background ( Hebrew school , Jewish summer campus , family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indeed , these experiences constitute an endless repetition of the telling of the Eurocentric events that brought us Herzl and the Zionists .
Rogen ’ s presumed ignorance of what brought us Israel ( as against information about how Israel has behaved ) allegedly “ show the need for more education about Israel as the ancestral home of the Jewish people ” .
In other words , the Zionist response to Rogen ’ s complaint of being left in ignorance of Israel ’ s sins is to double-down on the old one-sided storyline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are a lot of hardcore Zionist ideologues who moved beyond such palliative tactics .
As we will see , they have a much more aggressive , ideologically abrasive attitude toward a growing number of Jews of the “ millennial ” category who might agree with Seth Rogen ’ s negative reaction to “ the expectation that all Jews should be Zionists ” .
As noted , Rogen has been described as a personality with a unique ability to “ capture the Jewish cultural conversation ” –at least for his generation .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly made him aware of a counter-conversation that has the potential to challenge his status as a Jewish cultural icon .
He confessed to being “ sensitive ” to the backlash – “ I ’ m sensitive to Jewish people thinking I ’ m not a proud Jewish person , which I am ” – and now claims that much of what he expressed about Israel was said in jest .
“ I should not have spoken jokingly ” on this issue and “ I do not want Jews to believe I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This hedging came after a Zoom conversation with Isaac Herzog , chairman of the Jewish Agency .
The one part of his interview with WTF that he stuck by was the assertion that his Jewish education was both incomplete and misleading .
Yet here lies a trap of his own making .
In his conversation on WTF the principal missing part of that education was the fate of the Palestinians .
His complaint in this regard now becomes hollow in the face of his prioritizing , under pressure , the fact that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I think the Jewish state should not exist ” .
The Nakba and the apartheid society that resulted from Zionist Israel ’ s existence are what Rogen is being made to begrudgingly swallow to avoid charges of being a “ self-hater ” and a relentless campaign that can undermine his career .
An opinion piece ( 29 July 2020 ) in the Forward written by Joel Swanson and entitled “ Wake up , Jewish establishment : Seth Rogen speaks for a lot of us young Jews ” , asserts that “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that young Jews who reject Zionism and the state of Israel are relegated to a tiny , insignificant fringe of the community ” .
The “ Jewish establishment ” may or may not be “ pretending ” , but Rogen ’ s experience demonstrates that “ the establishment ” has no intention of negotiating , much less compromising with “ young Jews who reject Zionism.
” The true-believer Zionists have accepted the breach in the Jewish community , and guess what , loyalty to Zionist Israel is more important than Jewish unity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever their number , are not only expendable but must be purged or silenced .
Seth Rogen got a taste of that determination following his “ jokey ” assertion of historical truths .
Those who dare to speak out publicly will face a similarly strong reaction .
There is no question that this is the preferred Zionist tactic .
The only question lies in how much courage and strength those who reject the apartheid state of Israel will muster in the face of such pressure .
Hopefully , a bit more than Seth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such courage and strength is growing , the Jews are making progress .

By Lawrence Davidson
Just how much erosion has support for Israel suffered among Western Jews under the age of 40? The polls are not much help, because they tell contradictory stories. However, in anecdotal terms, there is a strong sense that the gap is growing between an increasingly rightwing and racist Israeli society and younger, liberal/progressive Western Jews.
The well-publicized recent interview with Seth Rogen, a comedian and filmmaker with an “ability to capture the Jewish cultural conversation”, and a fan base among Jewish millennials (i.e. those born between 1981 and 1996), maybe a case in point.
On 27 July 2020 Rogen was interviewed on fellow Jewish comedian Marc Maron’s “insanely popular podcast” WTF. While on Maron’s program, Rogen questioned why those with “a secular Jewish identity” should feel “any cultural identification with the state of Israel”. Indeed, he admitted that the notion of a Jewish state made little sense to him.
He said “Jewish statehood was the result of an “antiquated thought process” and was in truth, counterproductive. “Encouraging all Jews to live in one Jewish state is a nonsensical strategy for the preservation of Jewish peoplehood.”
I’m afraid of Jews. I’m 100 per cent afraid of Jews.
Seth Rogen
How did Rogen come to these conclusions? He credited his outlook to overcoming an incomplete and deceitful Jewish educational process. He explained that he had been “fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my entire life.
You know, they never tell you, that oh by the way, there were people there.” In other words, the history of Israel he was taught never mentioned the Nakba [the dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestimnians], the occupied territories, and collective imprisonment of the residents of the Gaza Strip and the like. It was just the story of “only democracy in the Middle East” and the “most moral army in the world.” As Marc Maron would say, “WTF”!
Asked why a famous guy like himself had not previously spoken publicly about Israel, he noted that “I’m afraid of Jews. I’m 100 percent afraid of Jews.” Presumably not all Jews, just those allied to the state of Israel. Who can blame him? Most of the US Congress feels the same way.
Reaction from the right: Standard tropes
A few days after Rogen’s interview appeared, a quick retort appeared in the Jewish publication The Forward. Weirdly entitled “Dear American Jewish boys, Please, please, take your Oedipal rage and find another outlet for it.” It was written by Shany Mor, a researcher at, among other places, the Israel Democracy Institute. Mor’s objections to Rogen’s positions are reflections of standard Zionist tropes.
Standard Trope One: As Mor’s title implies, his initial reaction to Rogen’s statements is that they must reflect some form of self-hatred. The “self-hating Jew” is an established, if rather despicable, Zionist trope. Mor now uses it against Rogen, accusing him of being motivated by “Oedipal rage”, that is hatred of his parents because they did not tell him about Israel’s bellicose origins.
This is a ridiculous ad hominem attack. It should be noted that it is probably the case that a majority of Jewish children in the West, post-1948, were either lied to or left in ignorance about the Palestinians and their fate. That some of them should now express resentment is not evidence of some personality flaw on their part. It is rather an expression of their dismay of Zionists’ inability to admit to their own criminal behavior.
Standard Trope Two: Mor dismisses any lasting moral responsibility for the Zionist state’s bellicose origin – for Israel’s metamorphosing the near-genocidal fate of Europe’s Jews into the Zionists’ own near-genocidal treatment of the Palestinians. He does this by implying that Rogen is singling out Israel and using double standards to judge its policies. This too is a standard Zionist trope. Supporters of Israel insist that it is somehow illegitimate to point a finger at Israel’s sins when other countries like the United States have similar racist histories – histories that they too are reluctant to share with their citizenry.
Thus, in response to Rogen’s critique of his Jewish education, Mor asks: “Was the version of American history you got at age 12 particularly critical? Did you learn a lot about the Trail of Tears, the Indian Removal Act or the Chinese Exclusion Act, or even the three-fifths rule?”
Speaking of the history Rogen received about his own nation, it is an indication of just how much thought Mor put into his response that he asks these questions of a man born and raised in Canada. Though he presently has dual citizenship, Rogen says, “I definitely associate with being Canadian much more than being American because I grew up in Canada.”
Oddly, this sort of argument, “that others do bad things too and so why are you picking on Israel,” is just a poorly constructed dodge – if for no other reason than it is a backhanded admission of guilt. Zionists can’t excuse Israel’s guilt by pointing to the guilt of others. The wonder is that they try this ploy. Most of us stop using the “but the other guy is doing it too” excuse by the time we outgrow the sandbox.
Other Zionist reactions
While Mor chastised Rogen for complaining about receiving no information about Palestinians, other Zionists accuse the actor of being ignorant of the events that gave rise to Israel. They say that his concern for Palestinians indicates that he is “utterly clueless as to why Herzl and his followers sought self-determination in Israel in the first place”.
This really can’t be true, due to the sort of Zionist youth background (Hebrew school, Jewish summer campus, family trips to Israel) Rogen had. Indeed, these experiences constitute an endless repetition of the telling of the Eurocentric events that brought us Herzl and the Zionists.
Rogen’s presumed ignorance of what brought us Israel (as against information about how Israel has behaved) allegedly “show the need for more education about Israel as the ancestral home of the Jewish people”. In other words, the Zionist response to Rogen’s complaint of being left in ignorance of Israel’s sins is to double-down on the old one-sided storyline and intensify its dispersal.
Still, there are a lot of hardcore Zionist ideologues who moved beyond such palliative tactics. As we will see, they have a much more aggressive, ideologically abrasive attitude toward a growing number of Jews of the “millennial” category who might agree with Seth Rogen’s negative reaction to “the expectation that all Jews should be Zionists”.
Rogen backtracks: I was just joking
As noted, Rogen has been described as a personality with a unique ability to “capture the Jewish cultural conversation” –at least for his generation.
The reaction he got from the Zionist establishment certainly made him aware of a counter-conversation that has the potential to challenge his status as a Jewish cultural icon. He confessed to being “sensitive” to the backlash – “I’m sensitive to Jewish people thinking I’m not a proud Jewish person, which I am” – and now claims that much of what he expressed about Israel was said in jest.
“I should not have spoken jokingly” on this issue and “I do not want Jews to believe I think the Jewish state should not exist.” This hedging came after a Zoom conversation with Isaac Herzog, chairman of the Jewish Agency.
The one part of his interview with WTF that he stuck by was the assertion that his Jewish education was both incomplete and misleading. Yet here lies a trap of his own making. In his conversation on WTF the principal missing part of that education was the fate of the Palestinians.
His complaint in this regard now becomes hollow in the face of his prioritizing, under pressure, the fact that “I do not want Jews to believe that I think the Jewish state should not exist”. The Nakba and the apartheid society that resulted from Zionist Israel’s existence are what Rogen is being made to begrudgingly swallow to avoid charges of being a “self-hater” and a relentless campaign that can undermine his career.
Conclusion
An opinion piece (29 July 2020) in the Forward written by Joel Swanson and entitled “Wake up, Jewish establishment: Seth Rogen speaks for a lot of us young Jews”, asserts that “the Jewish establishment… can’t keep pretending that young Jews who reject Zionism and the state of Israel are relegated to a tiny, insignificant fringe of the community”.
The “Jewish establishment” may or may not be “pretending”, but Rogen’s experience demonstrates that “the establishment” has no intention of negotiating, much less compromising with “young Jews who reject Zionism.”
The true-believer Zionists have accepted the breach in the Jewish community, and guess what, loyalty to Zionist Israel is more important than Jewish unity. Those who fail the loyalty test, whatever their number, are not only expendable but must be purged or silenced. Seth Rogen got a taste of that determination following his “jokey” assertion of historical truths. Those who dare to speak out publicly will face a similarly strong reaction.
There is no question that this is the preferred Zionist tactic. The only question lies in how much courage and strength those who reject the apartheid state of Israel will muster in the face of such pressure. Hopefully, a bit more than Seth Rogen did. To the extent that such courage and strength is growing, the Jews are making progress.


veteranstoday--2020-08-12--Should You Buy a Gun – 2020 Update

Should You Buy a Gun – 2020 Update

I originally posted this guide in March of 2018 and am reposting it now as most of the information is still relevant .
2020 has been a unique year to say the least .
We have experienced a pandemic , legitimate protests over vast differences in policing based on race , fake protests featuring agent provocateurs posing as legitimate protestors but fomenting violence and looting , anti-mask protests , unidentifiable US Gestapo agents abusing citizens , and many other events .
Add to this that this is an election year and the demand for guns has gone through the roof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longtime dealer and on official reports the number of first time gun buyers has increased dramatically .
Also the buyers ’ demographic is rapidly shifting .
I always have had buyers from all across the political spectrum , but more who skewed to the right .
This year , I have had more that skew left , many of these first time buyers .
The number of women acquiring firearms has increased dramatically .
What are the reasons ?
I am not a social scientist , but I see several causes .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic will be .
Many people are out of work and don ’ t ever expect to return to their former jobs .
There have been shortages of normal everyday supplies that we deem necessary to our civilized existence .
I used to joke that people were buying guns to guard their toilet paper supply .
There is a grain of truth in that joke as some fear that when nothing is available they will need to defend themselves from their neighbors who will fight them for what is available .
Fortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility , but it might play out in select areas .
• With all of the civil unrest , both legitimate peaceful protests and the staged riots , people fear that their family or themselves are in physical danger and they feel a need to protect themselves .
• This is a presidential election year .
Every presidential election year creates an uptick in gun sales because people don ’ t know what a new president might mean to their gun rights or other perceived changes .
The purpose of this article is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , political position is true or not but I will state what I perceive as the opposing points of view .
I suspect that the “ truth ” is actually somewhat in between .
Please don ’ t get into a pissing match in the comments over these political positions .
These are just what people perceive and often that is more important than reality .
My perception is that those on the right fear that a Biden presidency will somehow revoke second amendment rights .
( reality : this is way beyond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even if Congress goes along , which is doubtful , there are only very limited restrictions that can be placed on a constitutional right ) Many on the left feel that if Trump is forced from office , his followers will rise up in an armed revolt and they need to be able to defend themselves .
I believe that this may occur in small pockets but the majority of the country , the military , and police agencies will enforce the law .
• Protection from the “ Gestapo ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unidentifiable “ agents ” who overran Portland fresh on everyone ’ s mind , there is a fear of a police state and some people are arming themselves to fight these government agents .
Some people even claim that the purpose of the second amendment is to fight back against an oppressive Federal government , if necessary .
Historians tell us that the original purpose for the armed militia was to capture runaway slaves .
Whatever its original intention was , the Supreme Court has ruled that it means that law abiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those people who think that their civilian weapons , even if illegally modified would offer any chance against the power of the government weapons have a death wish .
They have weapons that we have not even thought existed , plus they have armored vehicles and anyone who attempts to engage them will die .
Though I completely understand these feelings , I urge you to not go down this path of suicide .
The following is my original article .
The only reference that is not currently relevant concerns the bump stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Order banning bump stocks .
Whether the president has this authority or not is still being debated in the courts , but , for now , they are illegal .
Before I get started , I want to disclose that , for those who may not know , I am the same Mike Chester who owns and operates Chet ’ s Firearms which is featured elsewhere on VT .
I say this for two reasons : First , I am a bit biased as I want to sell you a gun , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience in making these recommendations .
Having said that , I believe that not everyone should own a gun .
I will explain this in more detail further along in this article .
There are many reasons that people want to own firearms .
They can be grouped into four basic categories .
Some people may fall into more than one or even all of them .
Collectors – These are people who are generally interested in the history of firearms or hope to make a profit later by buying unique or rare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunting since before recorded history as a necessary source of food for themselves and their families .
In some places this is still the case .
In the US , most hunters now hunt for sport rather than necessity but most still eat what they kill .
Trophy hunting is very controversial and is a topic that is outside of the scope of this article .
With all of the talk about the tragic mass shootings lately , many people have suggested that AR platform rifles are only good for combat situations and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not true at all .
AR platform rifles are very often used by hunters as they offer many advantages .
They are relative light and can be inexpensive .
They are accurate and since they use a modular construction , they can easily be configured to meet the requirements for a particular hunter or hunt .
Various optics can be added or removed from the top rail .
They are available in many calibers and you can swap out uppers to change calibers while keeping the same feel of the trigger by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relatively easy gun to shoot as the buffer system absorbs most of the recoil and modern ARs are very reliable .
Many locales limit capacity for hunting so you are not permitted to use the high capacity magazines , but small capacity magazines are readily available .
The most common round for the AR-15 is the .223/5.56 .
Before the military adopted this as the standard combat round it was used by varmint hunters .
It still is .
Various shooting sports – This mostly involves various forms of target shooting and can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off a fencepost or can involve competitions involving extreme accuracy and/or speed with one or more guns .
Competitive shooters usually spend a lot of money to achieve the extreme accuracy needed for some of these events and to perfectly fit the gun to their hands .
I can only dream about shooting like that but my brother is a nationally ranked bench rest shooter .
He spent more on his scope than most people spend on a rack full of guns , but at his level if your groups are not less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t qualify .
He also has to replace his barrel about once a year to maintain the accuracy he needs at that level .
Most people don ’ t shoot at the elite level and don ’ t need to spend that kind of money to just go to the range on Saturday .
A basic rifle or pistol with open sights or a basic scope is all that they need .
The number of people involved in shooting competitions is rapidly increasing and it is a good clean fun sport for men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teens .
A 13 year old girl has won more than one national 3 gun competition .
She is a highly respected competitor .
I shouldn ’ t need to say this , but I will anyway ; guns are not toys and children should only operate them with proper training and under adult supervision .
Personal defense – This is the area where there is the most disagreement .
Do you really need a gun to protect yourself and your family ?
If so , what kind of gun ?
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can make the decision but you .
I can , however , give you some guidelines .
As I stated earlier , not everyone should own a gun .
Having a gun in your hand gives you an enormous responsibility , that of deciding life and death .
A lot of people make the mistake of believing that by simply showing that they have a gun , the bad guy will be scared off and they won ’ t need to actually use it .
Sometimes that is true but you can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people are killed with their own gun when they are unwilling to shoot it to protect themselves and the bad guy takes it away and shoots them .
Basically , it comes down to this ; You need to decide for yourself if you would be willing to kill another human being to save yourself or a loved one .
While no one knows the answer to this until faced with the situation , you should have a pretty good idea that you could shoot .
Otherwise you are safer without a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small legal detail I should cover .
I am not a lawyer , but as it was explained to me , in a self defense situation , your intent should be to stop the attacker , not kill him or her .
Now in stopping him or her they may die , but that should not be your “ intent.
” This may seem like a small detail , but as it was explained to me it may make the difference between a finding of justifiable homicide and going to prison .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in the movies are fictional .
In most cases , the person does not immediately fall dead when shot .
A phrase is often used in training that says , “ A person is easy to kill , but hard to stop.
” What does this mean ?
Let ’ s say an attacker is coming toward you with a knife .
You shoot him in the heart .
He will die , but after the blood flow to his brain is cut off by the hole in his heart , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This gives him more than enough time to inflict a fatal wound on you .
It is beyond the scope of this article to get into the details of projectile weight and velocity and their effects but you may want to look at some of this information in determining a choice of weapon .
Many people have asked me what gun to buy for home defense or for carry purposes .
Again , this is a personal choice and may be different for different people .
For home defense I usually recommend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts recommend against a shotgun while others suggest one .
I am with the second group .
Load the shotgun with shells with small pellets like used for bird or rabbit hunting not double aught buckshot .
This limits you to a relatively short range , but if you are inside your house , you will be close enough that it will be devastating .
Larger shot or using a rifle can cause the projectile to go through the attacker , through your outside wall , through your neighbor ’ s wall and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aside from not wanting to hurt your neighbor ’ s child there is also the legal ramifications .
If that should happen , you would be guilty of manslaughter .
Legally you are responsible for whatever that bullet does , no matter your intent , even if the first person that the bullet passes through is determined to be justifiable .
If you use a handgun , be sure to choose a defensive hollow point ammo .
It will mushroom out upon impact with your intended target , do more internal damage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough energy to do further harm .
All states allow use of deadly force in protection of your life , but the criteria as to what constitutes a reasonable fear of death varies from state to state .
Study your local laws .
Many states have what is called the “ castle doctrine ” which in simple terms says that if someone has broken into your home , you can legally presume that your life is in danger .
He does not actually have to attack you .
No state allows use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not threatened .
For example , if you see someone stealing your car , you can not legally go outside and shoot at him .
If you decide that you want to have a gun for protection , I can ’ t advise this strongly enough , get professional training on handling it and get practice shooting it .
You don ’ t want to touch your gun for the first time when you need to use it .
This brings me to how to select a handgun for carry or home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or two different ones .
Choose a gun dealer that will let you handle many guns to find one that feels comfortable in your hand .
If possible arrange to shoot several guns prior to purchasing one .
Many gun ranges have a variety of guns you can rent while there and you can try various ones before deciding on one to buy .
The next two options you need to decide are caliber and frame size of the gun .
In general larger frame guns are easier to handle , but less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may need to find a compromise between the two for a carry gun .
The laws of physics dictate that a lighter weight gun will have more recoil than a heavier one , other factors being equal .
The longer barrels will result in more accuracy and velocity but since most defense situations are at very close range and are usually a “ point and shoot ” situation , those may not be major concerns .
For a gun used only for home defense , or as a “ truck gun , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handgun like you see on a policeman ’ s hip .
They are easier to handle than a smaller gun and have lots of stopping power .
For carry , it gets a bit more complicated .
You want to select a gun and holster combination ( never carry a gun without a holster as that can be very dangerous ) that you feel comfortable wearing all day .
A gun won ’ t do you any good if it is left at home because it is too heavy or bulky to carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 9mm though with some of the newer hotter loads , the .380 is now considered a viable option by many .
Try guns of different calibers and buy the largest caliber that you feel comfortable with .
Be sure to try the caliber and frame size combination that you will be carrying .
Load it with high quality defensive ammunition .
Expect to pay about $ 1.00 or more per round for this .
That sounds like a lot but you won ’ t use this except in emergency situations so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One quick note about that , most practice shooting at the range will be with low cost full metal jacket ammo , but you should shoot at least a few rounds of the expensive defensive ammo just so you know how it feels and performs .
That knowledge is worth the cost .
For a carry gun , I suggest one with a fairly heavy trigger to prevent accidental discharge .
This may sound counterintuitive , but I also suggest one without a safety .
In an emergency situation , you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step that you have to remember .
This is where the heavier trigger comes into play ; you want a gun that will only shoot when you really want it to .
For this reason , I don ’ t suggest a single action style of gun such as the venerable 1911 platform that has to be cocked before firing .
This advice is intended for newer shooters .
Many experienced shooters carry and swear by their 1911s .
They have to carry it one of two ways either un-cocked , or “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is cocked , but the safety is on ) These shooters train drawing , cocking the gun , or turning off the safety until it becomes a natural response that they don ’ t need to think about .
Revolver , or semi-automatic ?
Both can be a viable choice for a carry weapon .
Each has its advantages and disadvantages .
Most policemen now carry semi-automatics as they often feature large capacities which may be needed in a firefight with bad guys .
They are also much quicker to reload as you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put in a loaded one and you can continue firing .
Even with a speed loader , the revolver takes longer to reload .
For the civilian , if you are ever in a situation where you need more than 5-6 rounds , you are probably going to die anyway so that extra capacity is usually not going to help you very much .
Modern semi-automatics are very reliable but they have more moving parts and need more care and cleaning to function properly .
A typical carry style revolver holds 5 or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so it is considered more reliable .
Some people mistakenly believe that they are impossible to jam and will work even if caked with dirt .
Though they are more tolerant of poor cleaning and harder to jam they still need proper care to function properly .
Some revolvers designed for carry also have a shrouded hammer so it won ’ t get caught on clothing .
The semi-automatic has a slide that moves back over your hand each time it is fired and allowance must be made for this action .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a coat pocket , for example , you would get off one round but the slide would probably get caught up in the fabric and the gun would no longer function .
A revolver would be more likely to remain useful .
A quality revolver usually will cost a bit more but , if properly cared for , will last for several generations .
Semi-automatics will eventually need replacement of springs and ejectors .
These are relative easy jobs so that is not much of a concern .
The semi will have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a revolver of the same size as in the semi , some of the energy goes into cycling the slide rather than being passed onto the shooter ’ s hand .
The other factor you may wish to consider is the action of the handgun .
Both revolvers and semi-automatics come in three basic action configurations : single action only , double action only , and single/double action .
In the single action Only guns , ( SAO ) the hammer must be cocked before the gun can be fired .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun , nothing happens .
Other than those that carry 1911 style guns as I described above , these are not usually used for carry .
In double action Only guns , ( DAO ) the hammer can not be cocked .
Each trigger pull pulls the hammer all the way back until it reaches the point where it falls to fire the gun .
This is a very good style of action for a carry gun as it requires a determined pull on the trigger to fire and for each shot , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action guns : ( SA/DA ) This style of action combines both of the above .
The gun can be fired with or without being cocked though in the cocked position , the trigger is much lighter and does not require as strong of a pull to fire .
Here , the revolver and the semi-automatic behave differently .
With a revolver , after a shot is fired , whether the gun is cocked or not , the hammer remains down and the next pull of the trigger is double action unless you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the opposite .
When the gun is fired , the slide coming back cocks the hammer so subsequent shots are single action with it automatically cocking itself each time .
Since the trigger is much lighter when it is cocked more care must be taken to prevent an accidental discharge .
Some inexperienced shooters have been known to empty the gun when they are trying to only shoot one round as they don ’ t realize that with the recoil and the more sensitive trigger they keep pulling the trigger .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more versatile .
If you need a more precise shot and have the time , you can cock the gun , get a precise aim , and shoot more accurately with the lighter trigger pull , but it can still operate in double action if needed quickly .
The major disadvantage is that you need to learn to shoot with two entirely different trigger pulls on the same gun .
There is also one other type of action used on some semi-automatic pistols , striker fired .
This type of pistol does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a rod called a striker that is fully contained within the slide .
This striker has a spring around it that is under a partial tension all of the time trying to push the striker forward .
The firing pin is the end of the striker rather than being a separate part as with a hammer fired pistol .
When the trigger is pulled , the striker and spring are pushed back until the spring reaches full tension where it releases firing the gun .
This is considered a double action only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hammer fired DAO gun .
The trigger pull required is less than a hammer fired gun in DA but heavier than a hammer fired in SA mode .
Every trigger pull is the same .
Different components can be installed in this system to lighten or increase the trigger pull , though care should be taken to not lighten it too much in a carry gun .
This can result in accidental discharges which can be disastrous .
Whatever style and caliber you choose , buy a quality gun .
There are many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trusted , but there are some lesser known companies that also build quality guns .
Often these sell for less just to find a place in the market .
Before buying a brand that you are not familiar with do some research .
There are many publications that test firearms and publish reviews .
Some may be tainted by advertising revenue but usually they are fairly accurate .
If you are dealing with a reputable dealer he or she can often make good recommendations , though , again , some less scrupulous dealers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the highest profit margin or up-sell you into a higher priced gun than you really need .
If reading reviews online don ’ t put too much faith into a single review .
No matter how good or bad a product is there will always be a few who love or hate it for no apparent reason .
( this actually applies to all online reviews of products , not just guns ) One other thing I need to mention concerns safe storage of a gun in your home .
Guns used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be kept unloaded in a lockable gun safe or cabinet .
The home defense gun presents a bit of a dilemma .
In order to be of use , it must be loaded and available , but a loaded gun just sitting around can pose a danger especially if children are present .
I usually recommend a single gun safe that is locked and opens by sensing your fingerprint or entering a combination .
The fingerprint system is faster and you don ’ t have to remember the combination while in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not perfect .
The loaded gun is kept inside and the safe is located where you can easily access it .
I have only scratched the surface here , but I hope that this is helpful .
One somewhat related question I have recently been asked is about possible changes in the current gun laws .
I don ’ t have a crystal ball , but experience tells me that there probably will be some small changes like Florida increasing the purchase age on so called “ assault rifles , ” but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of guns to be banned .
There is somewhat of a run on AR style guns now as some people fear a ban .
Even if this were to happen and the US adopted the California and New York restrictions , we can still build rifles that are functionally identical but with a different appearance that are legal .
I have one pictured in my current VT offerings .
It looks odd at first but is actually quite pleasant to shoot .
So far , I am still able to easily get the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but some of the larger calibers and more unusual ones are in short supply .
Want a bump stock ?
Forget it unless you have money to burn .
All of my wholesalers sold out one day after the Las Vegas shooting .

I originally posted this guide in March of 2018 and am reposting it now as most of the information is still relevant.
2020 has been a unique year, to say the least. We have experienced a pandemic, legitimate protests over vast differences in policing based on race, fake protests featuring agent provocateurs posing as legitimate protestors but fomenting violence and looting, anti-mask protests, unidentifiable US Gestapo agents abusing citizens, and many other events. Add to this that this is an election year and the demand for guns has gone through the roof. Based on my experience as a longtime dealer and on official reports the number of first-time gun buyers has increased dramatically. Also the buyers’ demographic is rapidly shifting. I always have had buyers from all across the political spectrum, but more who skewed to the right. This year, I have had more than skew left, many of these first-time buyers. The number of women acquiring firearms has increased dramatically.
What are the reasons? I am not a social scientist, but I see several causes.
Fear of the unknown.
No one knows what the outcome of the pandemic will be. Many people are out of work and don’t ever expect to return to their former jobs. There have been shortages of normal everyday supplies that we deem necessary to our civilized existence. I used to joke that people were buying guns to guard their toilet paper supply. There is a grain of truth in that joke as some fear that when nothing is available they will need to defend themselves from their neighbors who will fight them for what is available. Fortunately, this is only a very limited possibility, but it might play out in select areas.
With all of the civil unrest, both legitimate peaceful protests and the staged riots, people fear that their family or themselves are in physical danger and they feel a need to protect themselves.
This is a presidential election year. Every presidential election year creates an uptick in gun sales because people don’t know what a new president might mean to their gun rights or other perceived changes. The purpose of this article is not to debate which, if any, political position is true or not but I will state what I perceive as the opposing points of view. I suspect that the “truth” is actually somewhat in between. Please don’t get into a pissing match in the comments over these political positions. These are just what people perceive and often that is more important than reality. My perception is that those on the right fear that a Biden presidency will somehow revoke second amendment rights. (reality: this is way beyond what the powers of the presidency are. Even if Congress goes along, which is doubtful, there are only very limited restrictions that can be placed on a constitutional right) Many on the left feel that if Trump is forced from office, his followers will rise up in an armed revolt and they need to be able to defend themselves. I believe that this may occur in small pockets but the majority of the country, the military, and police agencies will enforce the law.
Protection from the “Gestapo”. This one is particularly scary. With the unidentifiable “agents” who overran Portland fresh on everyone’s mind, there is a fear of a police state and some people are arming themselves to fight these government agents. Some people even claim that the purpose of the second amendment is to fight back against an oppressive Federal government, if necessary. Historians tell us that the original purpose for the armed militia was to capture runaway slaves. Whatever its original intention was, the Supreme Court has ruled that it means that law-abiding citizens are allowed to own guns. Those people who think that their civilian weapons, even if illegally modified would offer any chance against the power of the government weapons have a death wish. They have weapons that we have not even thought existed, plus they have armored vehicles and anyone who attempts to engage them will die. Though I completely understand these feelings, I urge you to not go down this path of suicide.
The following is my original article. The only reference that is not currently relevant concerns the bump stock. President Trump has issued an Executive Order banning bump stocks. Whether the president has this authority or not is still being debated in the courts, but, for now, they are illegal.
Before I get started, I want to disclose that, for those who may not know, I am the same Mike Chester who owns and operates Chet’s Firearms which is featured elsewhere on VT. I say this for two reasons: First, I am a bit biased as I want to sell you a gun, and second, I have a bit of experience in making these recommendations.
Having said that, I believe that not everyone should own a gun. I will explain this in more detail further along in this article.
There are many reasons that people want to own firearms. They can be grouped into four basic categories. Some people may fall into more than one or even all of them.
Collectors – These are people who are generally interested in the history of firearms or hope to make a profit later by buying unique or rare guns.
Hunters – People have been hunting since before recorded history as a necessary source of food for themselves and their families. In some places, this is still the case. In the US, most hunters now hunt for sport rather than necessity but most still eat what they kill. Trophy hunting is very controversial and is a topic that is outside of the scope of this article.
With all of the talk about the tragic mass shootings lately, many people have suggested that AR platform rifles are only good for combat situations and are not used by hunters. This is not true at all. AR-platform rifles are very often used by hunters as they offer many advantages.
They are relatively light and can be inexpensive. They are accurate and since they use modular construction, they can easily be configured to meet the requirements for a particular hunter or hunt. Various optics can be added or removed from the top rail. They are available in many calibers and you can swap out uppers to change calibers while keeping the same feel of the trigger by using one lower.
They are a relatively easy gun to shoot as the buffer system absorbs most of the recoil and modern ARs are very reliable. Many locales limit capacity for hunting so you are not permitted to use the high capacity magazines, but small capacity magazines are readily available. The most common round for the AR-15 is the .223/5.56. Before the military adopted this as the standard combat round it was used by varmint hunters. It still is.
Various shooting sports – This mostly involves various forms of target shooting and can be as simple as shooting a can off a fencepost or can involve competitions involving extreme accuracy and/or speed with one or more guns. Competitive shooters usually spend a lot of money to achieve the extreme accuracy needed for some of these events and to perfectly fit the gun to their hands. I can only dream about shooting like that but my brother is a nationally ranked bench rest shooter. He spent more on his scope than most people spend on a rack full of guns, but at his level, if your groups are not less than ½ inch, you don’t qualify. He also has to replace his barrel about once a year to maintain the accuracy he needs at that level.
Most people don’t shoot at the elite level and don’t need to spend that kind of money to just go to the range on Saturday. A basic rifle or pistol with open sights or a basic scope is all that they need.
The number of people involved in shooting competitions is rapidly increasing and it is a good clean fun sport for men, women, and even sometimes young teens. A 13-year-old girl has won more than one national 3 gun competition. She is a highly respected competitor. I shouldn’t need to say this, but I will anyway; guns are not toys and children should only operate them with proper training and under adult supervision.
Personal defense – This is the area where there is the most disagreement. Do you really need a gun to protect yourself and your family? If so, what kind of gun? This is a very personal decision and no one can make the decision but you. I can, however, give you some guidelines.
As I stated earlier, not everyone should own a gun. Having a gun in your hand gives you an enormous responsibility, that of deciding life and death. A lot of people make the mistake of believing that by simply showing that they have a gun, the bad guy will be scared off and they won’t need to actually use it. Sometimes that is true but you cannot count on it. Every year, many people are killed with their own gun when they are unwilling to shoot it to protect themselves and the bad guy takes it away and shoots them.
Basically, it comes down to this; You need to decide for yourself if you would be willing to kill another human being to save yourself or a loved one. While no one knows the answer to this until faced with the situation, you should have a pretty good idea that you could shoot. Otherwise, you are safer without a gun.
There is a not-so-small legal detail I should cover. I am not a lawyer, but as it was explained to me, in a self-defense situation, your intent should be to stop the attacker, not kill him or her. Now in stopping him or her, they may die, but that should not be your “intent.” This may seem like a small detail, but as it was explained to me it may make the difference between a finding of justifiable homicide and going to prison.
One other detail, shooting scenes on TV and in the movies are fictional. In most cases, the person does not immediately fall dead when shot. A phrase is often used in training that says, “A person is easy to kill, but hard to stop.” What does this mean? Let’s say an attacker is coming toward you with a knife. You shoot him in the heart. He will die, but after the blood flow to his brain is cut off by the hole in his heart, the attacker will remain conscious for 10-20 seconds. This gives him more than enough time to inflict a fatal wound on you. It is beyond the scope of this article to get into the details of projectile weight and velocity and their effects but you may want to look at some of this information in determining a choice of weapon.
Many people have asked me what gun to buy for home defense or for carry purposes. Again, this is a personal choice and may be different for different people.
For home defense, I usually recommend a handgun or a shotgun. Some experts recommend against a shotgun while others suggest one. I am with the second group. Load the shotgun with shells with small pellets like used for bird or rabbit hunting, not double aught buckshot. This limits you to a relatively short range, but if you are inside your house, you will be close enough that it will be devastating.
A larger shot or using a rifle can cause the projectile to go through the attacker, through your outside wall, through your neighbor’s wall, and into your neighbor’s child. Aside from not wanting to hurt your neighbor’s child, there is also the legal ramifications. If that should happen, you would be guilty of manslaughter.
Legally you are responsible for whatever that bullet does, no matter your intent, even if the first person that the bullet passes through is determined to be justifiable. If you use a handgun, be sure to choose defensive hollow point ammo. It will mushroom out upon impact with your intended target, do more internal damage and be less likely to pass through with enough energy to do further harm.
All states allow the use of deadly force in the protection of your life, but the criteria as to what constitutes a reasonable fear of death vary from state to state. Study your local laws. Many states have what is called the “castle doctrine” which in simple terms says that if someone has broken into your home, you can legally presume that your life is in danger. He does not actually have to attack you.
No state allows the use of deadly force to protect property where life is not threatened. For example, if you see someone stealing your car, you cannot legally go outside and shoot at him.
If you decide that you want to have a gun for protection, I can’t advise this strongly enough, get professional training on handling it and get practice shooting it. You don’t want to touch your gun for the first time when you need to use it.
This brings me to how to select a handgun for carrying or home protection which may be the same gun or two different ones. Choose a gun dealer that will let you handle many guns to find one that feels comfortable in your hand. If possible arrange to shoot several guns prior to purchasing one. Many gun ranges have a variety of guns you can rent while there and you can try various ones before deciding on one to buy.
The next two options you need to decide on are the caliber and frame size of the gun. In general larger frame guns are easier to handle, but less concealable and heavier to carry. You may need to find a compromise between the two for a carry gun. The laws of physics dictate that a lighter-weight gun will have more recoil than a heavier one, other factors being equal. The longer barrels will result in more accuracy and velocity but since most defense situations are at very close range and are usually a “point and shoot” situation, those may not be major concerns.
For a gun used only for home defense, or as a “truck gun,” I recommend a full-size service style handgun like you see on a policeman’s hip. They are easier to handle than a smaller gun and have lots of stopping power.
For carry, it gets a bit more complicated. You want to select a gun and holster combination (never carry a gun without a holster as that can be very dangerous) that you feel comfortable wearing all day. A gun won’t do you any good if it is left at home because it is too heavy or bulky to carry.
Most experts suggest a minimum caliber of 9mm though, with some of the newer hotter loads, the .380 is now considered a viable option by many. Try guns of different calibers and buy the largest caliber that you feel comfortable with. Be sure to try the caliber and frame size combination that you will be carrying. Load it with high-quality defensive ammunition. Expect to pay about $1.00 or more per round for this. That sounds like a lot but you won’t use this except in emergency situations so it does not amount to a large investment.
One quick note about that, most practice shooting at the range will be with low-cost full metal jacket ammo, but you should shoot at least a few rounds of the expensive defensive ammo just so you know how it feels and performs. That knowledge is worth the cost.
If you find that you enjoy going to the range for frequent practice, you can pick up gun accessories like a powder measure and beam reloading scale to reload cartridges and save yourself money in the long run.
For a carry gun, I suggest one with a fairly heavy trigger to prevent accidental discharge. This may sound counterintuitive, but I also suggest one without safety. In an emergency situation, you don’t want to add an extra step that you have to remember. This is where the heavier trigger comes into play; you want a gun that will only shoot when you really want it to.
For this reason, I don’t suggest a single-action style of gun such as the venerable 1911 platform that has to be cocked before firing. This advice is intended for newer shooters. Many experienced shooters carry and swear by their 1911s. They have to carry it one of two ways either un-cocked, or “cocked and locked.” (the gun is cocked, but the safety is on) These shooters train drawing, cocking the gun, or turning off the safety until it becomes a natural response that they don’t need to think about.
Revolver, or semi-automatic? Both can be a viable choice for a carry weapon. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Most policemen now carry semi-automatics as they often feature large capacities which may be needed in a firefight with bad guys. They are also much quicker to reload as you simply drop the empty magazine out and put in a loaded one and you can continue firing. Even with a speed loader, the revolver takes longer to reload.
For the civilian, if you are ever in a situation where you need more than 5-6 rounds, you are probably going to die anyway so that extra capacity is usually not going to help you very much.
Modern semi-automatics are very reliable but they have more moving parts and need more care and cleaning to function properly. A typical carry style revolver holds 5 or 6 rounds and has few moving parts so it is considered more reliable. Some people mistakenly believe that they are impossible to jam and will work even if caked with dirt. Though they are more tolerant of poor cleaning and harder to jam they still need proper care to function properly.
Some revolvers designed for carrying also have a shrouded hammer so it won’t get caught on clothing. The semi-automatic has a slide that moves back over your hand each time it is fired and allowance must be made for this action. If you were to fire it while in a coat pocket, for example, you would get off one round but the slide would probably get caught up in the fabric and the gun would no longer function. A revolver would be more likely to remain useful.
A quality revolver usually will cost a bit more but, if properly cared for, will last for several generations. Semi-automatics will eventually need the replacement of springs and ejectors. These are relatively easy jobs so that is not much of a concern. The semi will have a bit less felt recoil when shooting than a revolver of the same size as in the semi, some of the energy goes into cycling the slide rather than being passed onto the shooter’s hand.
The other factor you may wish to consider is the action of the handgun. Both revolvers and semi-automatics come in three basic action configurations: single action only, double action only, and single/double action.
In the single-action Only guns, (SAO) the hammer must be cocked before the gun can be fired. If you try pulling the trigger without cocking the gun, nothing happens. Other than those that carry 1911 style guns as I described above, these are not usually used for carrying.
In double-action Only guns, (DAO) the hammer cannot be cocked. Each trigger pull pulls the hammer all the way back until it reaches the point where it falls to fire the gun. This is a very good style of action for a carry gun as it requires a determined pull on the trigger to fire and for each shot, the pull is the same.
Single/double action guns: (SA/DA) This style of action combines both of the above. The gun can be fired with or without being cocked though in the cocked position, the trigger is much lighter and does not require as strong of a pull to fire.
Here, the revolver and the semi-automatic behave differently.
With a revolver, after a shot is fired, whether the gun is cocked or not, the hammer remains down and the next pull of the trigger is double-action unless you cock it again.
The semi-automatic is just the opposite. When the gun is fired, the slide coming back cocks the hammer so subsequent shots are single action with it automatically cocking itself each time. Since the trigger is much lighter when it is cocked more care must be taken to prevent an accidental discharge. Some inexperienced shooters have been known to empty the gun when they are trying to only shoot one round as they don’t realize that with the recoil and the more sensitive trigger they keep pulling the trigger.
Many people carry this action handgun because it is more versatile. If you need a more precise shot and have the time, you can cock the gun, get a precise aim, and shoot more accurately with the lighter trigger pull, but it can still operate in double action if needed quickly. The major disadvantage is that you need to learn to shoot with two entirely different trigger pulls on the same gun.
There is also one other type of action used on some semi-automatic pistols, striker-fired. This type of pistol does not have a hammer. Instead, it has a rod called a striker that is fully contained within the slide. This striker has a spring around it that is under partial tension all of the time trying to push the striker forward. The firing pin is the end of the striker rather than being a separate part as with a hammer-fired pistol.
When the trigger is pulled, the striker and spring are pushed back until the spring reaches full tension where it releases firing the gun. This is considered a double-action-only gun though it feels different than a hammer-fired DAO gun.
The trigger pull required is less than a hammer-fired gun in DA but heavier than a hammer-fired in SA mode. Every trigger pull is the same. Different components can be installed in this system to lighten or increase the trigger pull, though care should be taken to not lighten it too much in a carry gun. This can result in accidental discharges which can be disastrous.
Whatever style and caliber you choose, buy a quality gun. There are many well know name brands that can be trusted, but there are some lesser-known companies that also build quality guns. Often these sell for less just to find a place in the market.
Before buying a brand that you are not familiar with doing some research. There are many publications that test firearms and publish reviews. Some may be tainted by advertising revenue but usually, they are fairly accurate. If you are dealing with a reputable dealer he or she can often make good recommendations, though, again, some less scrupulous dealers will try to sell you the model with the highest profit margin or up-sell you into a higher-priced gun than you really need.
If reading reviews online don’t put too much faith into a single review. No matter how good or bad a product is there will always be a few who love or hate it for no apparent reason. (this actually applies to all online reviews of products, not just guns)
One other thing I need to mention concerns the safe storage of a gun in your home. Guns used for any other purpose than home defense should be kept unloaded in a lockable gun safe or cabinet.
The home defense gun presents a bit of a dilemma. In order to be of use, it must be loaded and available, but a loaded gun just sitting around can pose a danger especially if children are present. I usually recommend a single gun safe that is locked and opens by sensing your fingerprint or entering a combination. The fingerprint system is faster and you don’t have to remember the combination while in a stressful situation, but fingerprint recognition is not perfect. The loaded gun is kept inside and the safe is located where you can easily access it.
I have only scratched the surface here, but I hope that this is helpful.
One somewhat related question I have recently been asked is about possible changes in the current gun laws. I don’t have a crystal ball, but experience tells me that there probably will be some small changes like Florida increasing the purchase age on so-called “assault rifles,” but I don’t expect a whole class of guns to be banned. There is somewhat of a run on AR-style guns now as some people fear a ban. Even if this were to happen and the US adopted the California and New York restrictions, we can still build rifles that are functionally identical but with a different appearance that is legal. I have one pictured in my current VT offerings. It looks odd at first but is actually quite pleasant to shoot.
So far, I am still able to easily get the more commonly used calibers and features, but some of the larger calibers and more unusual ones are in short supply. Want a bump stock? Forget it unless you have money to burn. All of my wholesalers sold out one day after the Las Vegas shooting.


veteranstoday--2020-08-12--Trump’s Finest, a Bloodbath is Coming

Trump’s Finest, a Bloodbath is Coming

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Americans have lost their jobs.
Americans are losing their lives.
Now Americans are losing their homes.
So. Much. Winning. 🤨
It’s time for Trump to lose his job. #AmericaOrTrump#TrumpEvictions #CountryOverParty https://t.co/xNZK49QRUo
— Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) August 11, 2020


veteranstoday--2020-08-12--Reagan to Trump, Which President Did Most for the Stock Markets

Cnn : Millions of Americans are still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn .
But look at the stock market , and you wouldn ’ t know it .
The S & P 500 is nearing an all-time high again , after just 122 trading days since its prior peak in February .
Although the stock market is not the best way to measure a presidency — especially during a global pandemic — for President Donald Trump , it marks a speedy comeback for one of his favorite indicators .
“ Big Stock Market Numbers !
” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ S & P 500 is up 47 % since his inauguration day .
How does that gain stack up to stock performance at the same point in other modern presidencies ?
( 896 trading days , to be exact ) .
Stocks were up 74 % at this point in Barack Obama ’ s presidency , about three years into the recovery from the Great Recession .
And they were much weaker under George W. Bush , down about 19 % as stocks remained low for years after the September 11th attacks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the first year of his presidency .
The Covid-19 pandemic is unlike those other crises in that it started as a global health crisis and led to government-mandated business closures to contain the virus .
More than 160,000 people have died in the United States due to coronavirus complications .
And as of July , 16 million Americans were unemployed .
Despite the turmoil , the stock market has rebounded since late March .
The gap between Wall Street and Main Street has rarely seemed this wide .

Cnn: Millions of Americans are still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. But look at the stock market, and you wouldn’t know it.
Stock market performance by president, from Reagan to Trump – https://t.co/ztVfqhoqjZ Gee, it looks like the stocks do WELL under #Democrats . So the scare tactics by Trumpers are #Lies. Feel free to share! #BidenHarris2020 #StrongerTogether #VoteBlue https://t.co/AsmR6x2TpA — Jitter Crow (@JitterCrow) August 12, 2020
The S&P 500 is nearing an all-time high again, after just 122 trading days since its prior peak in February.
Although the stock market is not the best way to measure a presidency — especially during a global pandemic — for President Donald Trump, it marks a speedy comeback for one of his favorite indicators. “Big Stock Market Numbers!” he tweeted on Tuesday. Overall, the S&P 500 is up 47% since his inauguration day.
How does that gain stack up to stock performance at the same point in other modern presidencies? (896 trading days, to be exact). Stocks were up 74% at this point in Barack Obama’s presidency, about three years into the recovery from the Great Recession. And they were much weaker under George W. Bush, down about 19% as stocks remained low for years after the September 11th attacks and the dot-com boom and bust that occurred in the first year of his presidency. The Covid-19 pandemic is unlike those other crises in that it started as a global health crisis and led to government-mandated business closures to contain the virus. More than 160,000 people have died in the United States due to coronavirus complications. And as of July, 16 million Americans were unemployed. Despite the turmoil, the stock market has rebounded since late March. The gap between Wall Street and Main Street has rarely seemed this wide. Trump loves to brag about the stock market. Guess what? Clinton and Obama have the best stock market performance. So what ARE the GOP good at? 🤔 https://t.co/PUFRKzm7Jk — Bathsheba Dreams in Blue (@Inkling61) August 12, 2020 Source


veteranstoday--2020-08-12--Teen Worker Attacked at PA Theme Park

Teen Worker Attacked at PA Theme Park

Health Editor ’ s Note : Nothing like doing your job , following rules , even rules set by the governor of the state and getting your jaw broken for it .
Here is a seventeen year old who has a summer job .
He was not sitting on a couch , staring at his phone , texting instead of calling , gazing at the TV which right now has no new shows , generally sitting around the house , doing nothing .
We now have humans ( if you can call them that ) in the U.S. who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them that they are required to wear a mask when in public .
What is wrong with these people ?
Oh , you mean why do they act like the ignorant , lowlife scum that they are ?
Find reasons to cause more strife at a time when one third of the U.S. population is suffering from low grade depression due to coronavirus for months on end .
There is no reason to not go along with rules and wear a mask .
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Teen Worker Attacked at Pa. Theme Park
A 17-year-old worker at a Pennsylvania theme park suffered a displaced jaw and will require surgery after he was assaulted by a couple he asked to wear masks, police say. https://t.co/Z8IvouRGNG — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 11, 2020
Health Editor’s Note: Nothing like doing your job, following rules, even rules set by the governor of the state and getting your jaw broken for it. Here is a seventeen year old who has a summer job. He was not sitting on a couch, staring at his phone, texting instead of calling, gazing at the TV which right now has no new shows, generally sitting around the house, doing nothing.
We now have humans (if you can call them that) in the U.S. who are willing to physically harm someone who reminds them that they are required to wear a mask when in public. What is wrong with these people? Oh, you mean why do they act like the ignorant, lowlife scum that they are? Find reasons to cause more strife at a time when one third of the U.S. population is suffering from low grade depression due to coronavirus for months on end. There is no reason to not go along with rules and wear a mask. Could it be that these people think they are immune to coronavirus? So far, I think no one has a natural immunity to this virus…..Carol
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-08-13--Kamala Harris: An Israeli firster

Kamala Harris: An Israeli firster

In his recent article “ 5 Jewish things to know about Kamala Harris , ” Ron Kampeas of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has said that Kamala Harris is “ more AIPAC than J Street.
” [ 1 ] This is not new at all .
Harris sold her soul to the Israeli regime long ago .
Back in 2017 , Harris said unequivocally : “ Let me be clear about what I believe .
I stand with Israel because of our shared values which are so fundamental to the founding of both our nations .
I believe the bonds between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we can never let anyone drive a wedge between us .
“ And I believe Israel should never be a partisan issue , and as long as I ’ m a United States senator , I will do everything in my power to ensure broad and bipartisan support for Israel ’ s security and right to self-defense.
” [ 2 ] What about the poor Palestinians , Ms. Harris ?
Do they have the right to self-defense ?
What if your home , your children , your neighbor , and country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorist state ?
What if the same state continues to expel the Palestinians from their homes through the so-called the annexation plan ?
Do you have a moral right to fight back ?
We keep beating a dead horse , but it seems pertinent to bring in Israeli and Zionist historian Benny Morris in our political equation here again .
Morris declared : “ A Jewish state would not have come into being without the uprooting of 700,000 Palestinians .
Therefore it was necessary to uproot them .
There was no choice but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary to cleanse the hinterland and cleanse the border areas and cleanse the main roads .
It was necessary to cleanse the villages from which our convoys and our settlements were fired on.
” [ 3 ] Will Harris address that specific issue for us ?
Doesn ’ t she know that this liquidation process is still going on under a different name ( the so-called Israeli settlements ) ?
Does she mean to tell us that wiping the Palestinians off the map isn ’ t as bad or wicked as “ anti-Semitic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ No one should have to worry about their children ’ s safety when they drop them off at the JCC .
No one should have to be afraid to put a menorah on their front window or on their front lawn .
And no one should ever have to fear that the grave of a loved one might be desecrated because of their faith.
” [ 4 ] No one should have to worry about their children being raped by Israeli soldiers either .
That is exactly what happened in 1948 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not address those issues because she is essentially working for Israel and AIPAC .
Even the Jewish Daily Forward that AIPAC “ should register as a foreign agent.
” [ 6 ] The journal declared : “ But it ’ s AIPAC that is the registered lobby on Capitol Hill , and it is AIPAC whose clout on matters relating to Israel exceeds the clout of the National Rifle Association on matters related to guns ; while the NRA ’ s sway is almost entirely over Republicans , AIPAC has historically drawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there any place but AIPAC that not only gets Mike Pence , Paul Ryan , Mitch McConnell , Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi in the same room , but also gets to hear them in near total agreement ?
” Listen to the Jewish Daily Forward very carefully here : “ But there ’ s something strange , too , about AIPAC .
Consider Vice President Mike Pence ’ s remarks at last year ’ s conference : ‘ Every freedom-loving American stands with Israel — because her cause is our cause , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight is our fight.
’ “ How can America ’ s representatives declare that any other country ’ s fight — even one as close to us as Israel is — is our fight , its cause our cause , its values our values ?
“ It ’ s precisely this kind of over-identification that George Washington warned against in his 1796 farewell address .
‘ A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils , ’ Washington said .
‘ Sympathy for the favorite nation , facilitating the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases where no real common interest exists… betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification.
’ “ To protect against this kind of passionate attachment , the United States has laws in place that forbid foreign governments from wielding certain kinds of influence or lobbying.
” [ 7 ] M.J. Rosenberg , the author of those words , “ worked at AIPAC from 1974 to1976 and from 1982 to 1986.
” The Israeli regime has been given unlimited access to the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused nothing but misery for Americans and much of the world .
So Kamala Harris is just going to support the elephant in the room .
You can not be an Israeli firster and be supporting the average American .
It ’ s a blatant contradiction , one that continues to destroy virtually every presidential candidate in the United States .
Will Harris be better on the Israeli/Palestine issue than Trump ?
No doubt about it .
Like Obama , perhaps she will call Benjamin Netanyahu or Israeli officials “ chickenshit.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • [ 1 ] Ron Kampeas , “ 5 Jewish things to know about Kamala Harris , ” Jewish Telegraphic Agency , August 11 , 2020 .
• [ 2 ] Zaid Jilani , “ As democrats shift left on Palestine , 2020 contender Kamal Harris gives off-the-record address to AIPAC , ” The Intercept , March 7 , 2018 .
• [ 3 ] “ Survival of the Fittest ?
an Interview with Benny Morris , ” Counterpunch , January 9 , 2004 .
• [ 5 ] See Benny Morris , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Revisited ( Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2004 ) ; Ilan Pappe , The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine ( Oxford : OneWorld , 2006 ) .
• [ 6 ] M. J. Rosenberg , “ It ’ s Time For AIPAC To Register As A Foreign Agent , ” Forward , March 2 , 2018 .

In his recent article “5 Jewish things to know about Kamala Harris,” Ron Kampeas of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has said that Kamala Harris is “more AIPAC than J Street.”[1] This is not new at all. Harris sold her soul to the Israeli regime long ago. Back in 2017, Harris said unequivocally:
“Let me be clear about what I believe. I stand with Israel because of our shared values which are so fundamental to the founding of both our nations. I believe the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable, and we can never let anyone drive a wedge between us.
“And I believe Israel should never be a partisan issue, and as long as I’m a United States senator, I will do everything in my power to ensure broad and bipartisan support for Israel’s security and right to self-defense.”[2]
What about the poor Palestinians, Ms. Harris? Do they have the right to self-defense? What if your home, your children, your neighbor, and country were literally obliterated by a racist and terrorist state? What if the same state continues to expel the Palestinians from their homes through the so-called the annexation plan? Do you have a moral right to fight back? We keep beating a dead horse, but it seems pertinent to bring in Israeli and Zionist historian Benny Morris in our political equation here again. Morris declared:
“A Jewish state would not have come into being without the uprooting of 700,000 Palestinians. Therefore it was necessary to uproot them. There was no choice but to expel that population. It was necessary to cleanse the hinterland and cleanse the border areas and cleanse the main roads. It was necessary to cleanse the villages from which our convoys and our settlements were fired on.”[3]
Will Harris address that specific issue for us? Doesn’t she know that this liquidation process is still going on under a different name (the so-called Israeli settlements)? Does she mean to tell us that wiping the Palestinians off the map isn’t as bad or wicked as “anti-Semitic” slur? Harris declared elsewhere:
“No one should have to worry about their children’s safety when they drop them off at the JCC. No one should have to be afraid to put a menorah on their front window or on their front lawn. And no one should ever have to fear that the grave of a loved one might be desecrated because of their faith.”[4]
No one should have to worry about their children being raped by Israeli soldiers either. That is exactly what happened in 1948.[5] You see, Harris cannot address those issues because she is essentially working for Israel and AIPAC. Even the Jewish Daily Forward that AIPAC “should register as a foreign agent.”[6] The journal declared:
“But it’s AIPAC that is the registered lobby on Capitol Hill, and it is AIPAC whose clout on matters relating to Israel exceeds the clout of the National Rifle Association on matters related to guns; while the NRA’s sway is almost entirely over Republicans, AIPAC has historically drawn its support from both parties. Is there any place but AIPAC that not only gets Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi in the same room, but also gets to hear them in near total agreement?”
Listen to the Jewish Daily Forward very carefully here:
“But there’s something strange, too, about AIPAC. Consider Vice President Mike Pence’s remarks at last year’s conference: ‘Every freedom-loving American stands with Israel — because her cause is our cause, her values are our values and her fight is our fight.’
“How can America’s representatives declare that any other country’s fight — even one as close to us as Israel is — is our fight, its cause our cause, its values our values?
“It’s precisely this kind of over-identification that George Washington warned against in his 1796 farewell address. ‘A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils,’ Washington said. ‘Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists… betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification.’
“To protect against this kind of passionate attachment, the United States has laws in place that forbid foreign governments from wielding certain kinds of influence or lobbying.”[7]
M.J. Rosenberg, the author of those words, “worked at AIPAC from 1974 to1976 and from 1982 to 1986.”
The Israeli regime has been given unlimited access to the United States for years, and this has caused nothing but misery for Americans and much of the world. So Kamala Harris is just going to support the elephant in the room. You cannot be an Israeli firster and be supporting the average American. It’s a blatant contradiction, one that continues to destroy virtually every presidential candidate in the United States.
Will Harris be better on the Israeli/Palestine issue than Trump? No doubt about it. Like Obama, perhaps she will call Benjamin Netanyahu or Israeli officials “chickenshit.” But she is still an Israeli firster.


veteranstoday--2020-08-14--Michael Cohen: Golden Showers, Pedo, Tax Fraud – all true, total Trump (warning, filthy and disgusti

Michael Cohen: Golden Showers, Pedo, Tax Fraud – all true, total Trump (warning, filthy and disgusting…but he is the president)

What ’ s coming ?
Trump drowning in hooker piss at a Las Vegas sex club…private deals selling American secrets to Russian gangsters…and lots of fraud… Forbes : President Donald Trump ’ s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen released the foreword to his forthcoming tell-all about the president , which makes unflattering allegations about Trump ’ s personal life and presidential campaign , including that he participated in “ golden showers in a sex club in Vegas , ” engaged in tax fraud and “ cheated in the election , with Russian connivance.
” “ Both sides were wrong .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more complicated and dangerous .
Trump had colluded with the Russians , but not in the sophisticated ways imagined by his detractors .
I also knew that the Mueller investigation was not a witch-hunt .
Trump had cheated in the election , with Russian connivance , as you will discover in these pages , because doing anything—and I mean anything—to ‘ win ’ has always been his business model and way of life.
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Odd, it seems #GoldenShowersTrump is trending on Trump's favorite obsession website. pic.twitter.com/d0LBh3J9Qa
Forbes: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen released the foreword to his forthcoming tell-all about the president, which makes unflattering allegations about Trump’s personal life and presidential campaign, including that he participated in “golden showers in a sex club in Vegas,” engaged in tax fraud and “cheated in the election, with Russian connivance.”
https://twitter.com/ReesusP/status/1294079725216731137?s=20
“Both sides were wrong. I knew that the reality was much more complicated and dangerous. Trump had colluded with the Russians, but not in the sophisticated ways imagined by his detractors. I also knew that the Mueller investigation was not a witch-hunt. Trump had cheated in the election, with Russian connivance, as you will discover in these pages, because doing anything—and I mean anything—to ‘win’ has always been his business model and way of life.”
Another reason to despise Trump. He has made golden showers part of our national lexicon. I hate that we all have to live through this. #GoldenShowersTrump https://t.co/MEGmAOzfjk — Nate McMurray for Congress 2020 (@Nate_McMurray) August 13, 2020
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veteranstoday--2020-08-14--The Beiruit Nuke: Scintillation and Flash and Rampage

When Israel ’ s new nuclear tipped Rampage missile , launched from the IAF ’ s specially modified F 16s , was tested a week ago on Beirut , Iran saw how a tactical nuclear weapon could zip past Syria ’ s S300 defenses .
The first test was inside Syria but nuking Beirut and crashing her government was a big win for Tel Aviv .
This is what the Rampage is for and why it was used on Beirut at the same time Hezbollah and Iran are marshaling forces to retake Golan , or so Israel believes or , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When we had the missile from every direction on video and FLIR , Israel ’ s army of trolls aided by Brin and Zuck did their best .
Iran ’ s response has been what is either an empty threat or warning in this highly disturbing Tweet : Then came the delightful video of the planes zooming in and launching , inexorable , totally visible as they zoom up and away at 450 knots .
They are “ birds , ” just very very big and extremely fast .
The missile was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s carry the Rampage nuclear tipped missile that , according to their animation , hits targets just like this .
Any similarity between the real video frame and the Israeli military animation is purely coincidence .
We had some questions about the Beirut nuclear attack .
We have since proven that even if fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate existed at the site , it would have burned and could never have exploded .
We had already made a good case for there being no fertilizer at all but even that means nothing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ all but can be used to make explosives .
Now , after exposing this using real explosive experts from the mining business , our Israeli friends are now trying to claim that , while the Israeo-Russian fake ship was docking , it rained fuel oil that day .
We wish them good luck with that and , of course , the full support of Brin and Zuck .
The question , can there be a nuclear explosion with no scintillation : Jeff Smith : Yes scintillation is based on neutron / gamma radiation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you half to be to see scintillation .
Little nukes produce less radiation than big nukes so you must be closer to see it .
If it is a ground penetration burst you will see no or very little scintillation .
The same if it is detonated inside a building such as on 911…..Jeff… .

By Gordon Duff with Jeff Smith
When Israel’s new nuclear tipped Rampage missile, launched from the IAF’s specially modified F 16s, was tested a week ago on Beirut, Iran saw how a tactical nuclear weapon could zip past Syria’s S300 defenses. The first test was inside Syria but nuking Beirut and crashing her government was a big win for Tel Aviv.
Keeping secrets is hard, even for monsters. From the hundreds of comments on the Iran interview:
This is where we began so long ago and it all turned out to be more true than we knew, too true and a nightmare for the decent people of Lebanon.
#Israel Air Force successfully used #Rampage for first time. Due to the danger of #Syria Air Defense Force's S-300PM-2s, #Israel Air Force had to use the rocket to target a rocket/ ballistic missile factory + weapon warehouses of #IRGC proxies in #Masyaf, #Syria on 13/04/2019: https://t.co/4YjD7ySZ5O — Babak Taghvaee – Μπάπακ Τακβαίε – بابک تقوایی (@BabakTaghvaee) April 14, 2019
This is what the Rampage is for and why it was used on Beirut at the same time Hezbollah and Iran are marshaling forces to retake Golan, or so Israel believes or, more appropriately, says it believes.
When we had the missile from every direction on video and FLIR, Israel’s army of trolls aided by Brin and Zuck did their best. Iran’s response has been what is either an empty threat or warning in this highly disturbing Tweet:
Then came the delightful video of the planes zooming in and launching, inexorable, totally visible as they zoom up and away at 450 knots. They are “birds,” just very very big and extremely fast.
The missile was a bird too.
Now experts are telling us that the missiles are real, and that the planes and missile were over the target simultaneously, which only Israel’s superb pilots could do. Examination of evidence will confirm whether ordnance from an F 16 was employed, such as a B61, or how the attack was coordinated.
Thus far it seems to be both an atrocity and a masterpiece of planning as with 9/11.
This last frame would be when the motor shut off after a supersonic burn which accounts for the nose cone heat signature.
Israel’s F16’s carry the Rampage nuclear tipped missile that, according to their animation, hits targets just like this. Any similarity between the real video frame and the Israeli military animation is purely coincidence.
We had some questions about the Beirut nuclear attack. We have since proven that even if fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate existed at the site, it would have burned and could never have exploded.
We had already made a good case for there being no fertilizer at all but even that means nothing. Ammonium nitrate isn’t explosive at all but can be used to make explosives. Now, after exposing this using real explosive experts from the mining business, our Israeli friends are now trying to claim that, while the Israeo-Russian fake ship was docking, it rained fuel oil that day. We wish them good luck with that and, of course, the full support of Brin and Zuck.
The question, can there be a nuclear explosion with no scintillation:
Jeff Smith: Yes scintillation is based on neutron / gamma radiation flux density.The smaller the nuke the closer you half to be to see scintillation. Little nukes produce less radiation than big nukes so you must be closer to see it. If it is a ground penetration burst you will see no or very little scintillation. The same if it is detonated inside a building such as on 911…..Jeff….


veteranstoday--2020-08-14--#UNRIG Video (8:33) Young Pharaoh on CIA Control of Rap, What President Trump Can Do To Make Hip Hop

#UNRIG Video (8:33) Young Pharaoh on CIA Control of Rap, What President Trump Can Do To Make Hip Hop a Force for Good

Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform ( # UNRIG ) and the integration of holistic analytics @ @ @ @ @ and Open Source Everything Engineering ( OSEE ) such that we can achieve a prosperous @ @ @ @ @ % the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers.A former @ @ @ @ @ the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity , he is today the Chief Enabling Officer ( CeO @ @ @ @ @ , a 501c3 and now also CeO of Open Source Everything ( OSE Inc. ) @ @ @ @ @ with non-fiction reading , posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories ; his hobbies include @ @ @ @ @ to his blog at PhiBetaIota.net Subscribe free to videos at # UNRIG @ YouTube

Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers.
A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today the Chief Enabling Officer (CeO) of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3, and now also CeO of Open Source Everything (OSE Inc.). He continues his education with non-fiction reading, posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories; his hobbies include off-shore sailing and racketball.


veteranstoday--2020-08-14--The Drone Killer: Mess With the Eagle and You Get the Beak

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus , Ohio and received her diploma as a registered @ @ @ @ @ Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature @ @ @ @ @ of Toledo , College of Nursing , and received a Master ’ s of Nursing @ @ @ @ @ has traveled extensively , is a photographer , and writes on medical issues .
Carol @ @ @ @ @ Katherine , and Stephen – two daughters-in-law ; Suzy and Katie – two granddaughters ; @ @ @ @ @ – and one grandson , Alexander Paul .
She also shares her life with husband @ @ @ @ @ , and two rescue pups .

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.