I have been surprised at the restrictions there are on knife carry.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
I 've said it before, "Arms" does not refer exclusively to fire arms. At the time of the founding fathers edged weapons were a primary form of armament.
I can keep the SOCP in my hand with some pistols and AR. But, with the 1911, my hand just doesn't the length to secure both and provide a sure enough purchase on the 1911 for me.
Ourdee, is yours double stack? My Kimber 1911 is a single stack number. I like it, but I feel naked only carrying 8 rounds, so I never carry it. Come to think of it I haven't even tried it with the socp. Need to do that when i get home.
If I want a gun & a knife at the same time I want a long gun that doubles as a short pike. Not an aluminum & plastic weapon that can't butt stroke. SKS, AK, FAL, ETC.
But that's because that is my training. Ymmv.
There's also the old saying that a hand gun is for taking a long gun. You should be using the other guy's weapons by the time you need to reload.
Real world the odds are you don't have time for that.
But if you're at the mall and the loud noises & screams begin with some fellow shouting in Arabic how great his god is, you use what you got or can pick up.
The Kimber single stack is a better choice than the Ping #3 driver, but you run what you got. Then you use his AK to take down the rest by the time the SWAT team reviews it's "be polite to Islamic murderers" protocol.
I believe I have enough ammo and gold/silver to last long enough to get more or die quickly. That keeps me in a happy place. Not sure I like this "brave new world".
Truth is if you grew up in the post Vietnam war era you lived through a Golden Age. Reagan ended the Soviet Threat... a period of peace that lasted longer than most in history.
The idiocy & ideology of Carter Bush Clinton Bush Obama has kick started the New Russian Empire and unleashed, pampered then encouraged the Jihad.
War, bloody war, and the struggle against tyranny are the baseline normal for mankind.
Erasing history is a means of enforcing ignorance.
See also the Democrat Party's miraculous change as the Klan Party to champion of Blacks ( as incompetent children incapable of self improvement.... so no actual change ) when the Southern Christian Democrats voted Republican for Goldwater/Nixon/Regan/Trump "because they are racist" or in truth because they are the abolitionist anti racist Christians.
Multiple generations of lies and rewriting history. Even the Christian anti slavery folk are now Pravda'ed as evil religious fanatics. ( by the most murderous religious doctrine on Earth, Intolerant and directly responsible for hundreds of millions murdered in the 20th century alone )
But never mind that, because the same dishonest folk are accusing you of Islamaphobia just because you are foolish enough to notice there's a war on.
ISIS, Obama's junior varsity, has been executing folk in the old Roman theatre.
Just as the Taliban in Afghanistan executed folk in the modern soccer stadium given to the Afghan people by the western world. When this was complained about the Taliban told the world to give them another stadium to play soccer in, they were using the current one as they liked. Aka "screw you".
Thanks to Barry they'll probably be there again soon.
The Taliban also famously destroyed Buddha statues that long predate their pedophile prophet's lifetime.
It's common for evil men to try and erase history. Just look at the legacy of Jim crow laws. And who blames others for them.
Today, a fellow service member showed me a video, on facebook, of ISIS's latest recruiting video (question number 1 - how is distributing ISIS recruiting material NOT aiding and abetting!?) I will not post the video as I am 100% opposed to media publication of anything that could legitimize or in any way promote ISIS, or any islamist terrorists.
It shows a team of 10-12 year old boys, armed with pistols, clearing a multi-story structure. In this structure are ISIS's prisoners, handcuffed, running trying to get away. The boys clear the structure, engage some targets, and then start executing the prisoners. As is SOP for any combat arms soldier who has spent a substantial amount of time practicing and teaching CQB, the first thing I noticed was that their tactics were decent but they definitely needed some work. Then the video suddenly became much more intense. It is extremely graphic. You can see the bullets penetrating the bodies and heads, the hemorrhaging; the cameras zoom in as blood pours from the bullet wounds. I've seen that in real life, and I'm telling you, I don't know how they could have faked that - I believe it's real. I did not finish watching the video; I shut it off halfway through.
Prior to my friend showing me the video, he warned me how much it disturbed him. He has seen even more combat than I have. It had the same effect on me. I was angry for about 2 hours, and I am still frustrated. I feel like I should go do something about it. Right now. Not that I can, and that's the frustrating part. As I said, I've seen this stuff in real life, so I didn't think it would bother me that much. But seeing adolescent boys not only brainwashed, but killing with no conscience (or rather, a totally perverted conscience that leads them to believe that what they're doing is a good thing). That is what bothered me the most. Those boys are the same age as my son. And, in a firefight, some poor operator would have to make the moral decision to neutralize them. I pray I never find myself in that situation, and I pity any man who ever does.
As a caveat, that reiterates my opinion that "women and children" who are so-called "refugees" from these cradles of islamism, should not be allowed to enter the US, without some SERIOUS vetting.
Fairly high-profile given the location. Luckily no one was killed. Condition of the terrorist perpetrator is critical. Hopefully he is in severe agony and will die very soon.
Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2017 - 10:14 am:
Why have all the refugees been traveling up to Germany the past few years? Why don't they stay with like minded people ? With all the money and engineers they have to build camps and safe zones.... why doesn't Saudi Arabia step up and do more for refugees???
Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2017 - 10:54 am:
I read up on Saudi part of the Refugee crisis. In short, the narrative that they haven't done much of anything is not true. They are not part of the Refugee agreement / treaty or whatever you call it that was signed in the 50's. Because of that most of the refugees that they take in are not reported as Refugees. I've seen numbers as low as 500K but they claim they have taken in 2.5M.
That said, there are a bunch of other "rich" Arab countries that have refused refugees and instead chose to "donate" money.
Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2017 - 10:58 am:
Doesn't want to import more terrorists. Certainly don't want to pay more won't work peasants.
But more importantly Saudi Arabia wouldn't be invading Europe. The Jihad calls for all to be in submission. A few more years of rape for intimidation and European women being told by their own governments to cover up and stay out of public...... and they get Sharia.
In other words there's no reason to go to another Muslim country. It is already conquered.
Sorry, I lost track of this thread and didn't reply.
Torquehd, Single stack. I carry magazines.
Gregtonn, If I have both in my hand at the same time, it means I was caught short. That I had to use the SOCP to make enough room to get the pistol out and use it without wasting time to drop the knife.
My son in the service expressed interest in a SOCP. So, it has been donated to a worthy cause.
Environmental change is the real threat to humanity, according to the pope. Not all of those people murdering, torturing, and raping just as their "holy book" commands them to do.
Since the current Pontiff is a member of the cult deemed "satanic" by the last Christian Pope, one can safely assume that belief in a supreme being is non existent. Somewhere in hell a Bulgarian secret police officer is laughing.
So is Vladimir Putin.
The previous President of the United States was endorsed by the Communist Party. Bet you a dollar if you go to their website you will find praise for the Last Pope... the current one...