Posts for: pendennis
Mar 5, 2024 18:42:47 #
KillroyII wrote:
Damascus causes a brain cell to fire...
I once had a couple of very old double barren shotguns that a guy told me had Damascus barrels (if I remember the conversation correctly)... and not to shoot modern 12 gauge shells in them
I once had a couple of very old double barren shotguns that a guy told me had Damascus barrels (if I remember the conversation correctly)... and not to shoot modern 12 gauge shells in them
Absolutely!! There are some specialty 12 gauge shells for Damascus barrels, and we have a couple of guys at our club who take the old guns out on the ranges to shoot clays. They reload to the proper specs.
Mar 5, 2024 09:22:36 #
Frank T wrote:
Maybe an insurrection where our supporters attack the capital, injure 100 police officers and the mob then tries to hang the Vice President while we tell them that we love them.
Oh wait. Trump already did that.
Oh wait. Trump already did that.
Do you ever read a book, or the U.S. Constitution? There was no insurrection; no one was charged with insurrection; no one was tried for insurrection; no one was convicted of insurrection.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution moved power back to the Federal Government. Congress only, has the power to enforce the provisions of the Amendment. Congress voted, in the late Nineteenth Century, to forgive all those who engaged in insurrection during the 1861-1865 War.
What don't you get?
Mar 4, 2024 21:21:45 #
Retired CPO wrote:
I carry a Model 1911 .45 ACP! Don't know if that would be considered unusual??
I carry a LWT Colt Commander in Super .38.
Not unusual if you consider yourself prepared.
Mar 3, 2024 15:50:57 #
Great story, and a great knife. I own a couple of Old Timers in my collection. High quality cutlery, and the size that you have is perfect for the gentleman.
Feb 23, 2024 15:11:52 #
I'm in the process of putting a new Dell Optiplex, with all SSD drives, into use. My old Optiplex was/is nine years old and was running Win10. I wanted to upgrade that one to Win11, but the old processor will not run it, and the form factors have changed. Upshot? It's not just MS. Processors, drives, memory, software, etc., all are changing constantly. I transferred all my apps and data to the new one, and now I'm painfully doing a full back-up to iDrive.
The rate of change is what drives folks nuts.
The rate of change is what drives folks nuts.
Feb 23, 2024 09:25:28 #
SteveR wrote:
Where are you pulling this from? What would you call "common law?" How could a law passed in another state be the basis for a judgment in another? That's ludicrous.
Have you been keeping up with the thread?
There is statutory law and there is common law. Study the definition of stare decisis.
Read a book.
Feb 22, 2024 23:21:39 #
Wyantry wrote:
To flathead27ford: br In reply to “no victims” by... (show quote)
If those individuals believe they were denied loans because Trump got more favorable terms, then they should come forward and have their cases heard by the courts. There's always discrimination when it comes to financial transactions. What you're proposing is Socialism.
You keep grasping at straws. The world of finance is not a zero-sum game.
Feb 22, 2024 20:47:11 #
SteveR wrote:
I think you're wrong. Alabama law has not consequence in Michigan. Your point makes no sense. NOW, if Alabama had ruled based on the Constitution, that might have been a different matter. They did not.
In civil law, common law is frequently cited as is statutory law from other states. Civil law has far more latitude than criminal. Attorneys cite cases found on sites which compile state laws and settled cases. Not every contingency in civil law is accounted for on a state's statutes. For instance, when an offer of settlement is made by counsel, opposing counsel must present that offer to their client.
Feb 22, 2024 11:43:45 #
Triple G wrote:
Not my reasoning -- majority of legal analysts' re... (show quote)
And grand juries indict ham sandwiches. Who runs grand juries????
Feb 22, 2024 10:18:57 #
Triple G wrote:
You are the one who just doesn't get that victims ... (show quote)
By your reasoning, or lack thereof, the banks and insurance companies should also be in court for malfeasance. They all have fiduciary responsibilities to their shareholders, and failing to act in their best interests should be a felony by your citation.
Feb 22, 2024 09:57:20 #
SteveR wrote:
The Alabama judges cited an Alabama law about unborn children that was on point. It was paculiar to Alabama. It shouldn't have everbody in the country twisting things for the purposes of their own agenda.
The principle of stare decisis is used when determining a judge's thought process. It may not be the law in, say, Georgia, but if the Alabama law is logical, and has been upheld before in Alabama courts, then Georgia would be correct if it cites that law. In civil law, this happens all the time. It's one reason why civil law is so complicated.
Feb 22, 2024 09:51:19 #
Shutterbug1697 wrote:
Yet once the final verdict was issued, the Judge chose NOT to pull the trump business licenses, didn't he?
The victims were the banks which would have charged trump higher interest rates, and the insurance companies which would have charged higher premiums if they'd collectively known trump's true net worth!
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trumps-civil-fraud-verdict-appeal-may-hinge-no-victims-defense-2024-02-16/
The victims were the banks which would have charged trump higher interest rates, and the insurance companies which would have charged higher premiums if they'd collectively known trump's true net worth!
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trumps-civil-fraud-verdict-appeal-may-hinge-no-victims-defense-2024-02-16/
You just don't get it! There were no victims!
Banks have the means to conduct their own assessments, and Trump's applications all had the advisory that the lenders should do their own due diligence. Insurance companies retain the right to inspect the property(ies) of their insured, and can use their own property evaluators to determine the risk involved.
The banks and insurance companies also benefited from Trump's name when they sought business from other customers. Trump was seen as a whale by insurers and lenders alike. They also testified to these facts at the trial.
Feb 21, 2024 20:13:42 #
jcboy3 wrote:
Trump will lose on appeal. But he has no appealable issues in Federal Court.
Trump committed the fraud. The banks are incentivized to accept his fraud if they want to do business. But the fraud was illegal, and Trump is a repeat offender.
Trump committed the fraud. The banks are incentivized to accept his fraud if they want to do business. But the fraud was illegal, and Trump is a repeat offender.
Just how was anyone defrauded? While Donald Trump's company provided the values of his assets, the contracts were written with advisories that the lenders do their own due diligence as to asset values. None of the loans were defaulted, and the lenders all wanted him as a repeat customer because of his payment history and his name.
His civil rights based on the 5th and 14th Amendment due process clauses, the prejudicial actions of the judge, and the absolute bias of the DA.
Kevin O'Leary has repeatedly stated that the actions of the persecutors (no, I did not use the wrong word) would cost New York billions of lost investment and tax revenue, and that existing investors were already moving their assets out of New York because they fear they'll get the same abuse as Trump.
See my prior post - Trump has taken up permanent residence in your head.
Feb 21, 2024 14:33:23 #
Wow! The amount of hate in this thread is amazing! I'm no fan of Trump, but you seem to be missing the point. Whether Trump asked for a jury, or did not, is immaterial. The judge and the prosecutor blatantly disregarded the truth of the case. Donald Trump did not commit a crime.
The banks with which he had worked, all agreed that there was no malfeasance, and they all made money from their dealings with him. The question to be asked, "Where is the victim?". There were no complaints filed by any of the lenders.
The prosecutor ran for office on the mantra of "getting Trump". She's obsessed and unhinged. The hack judge hammed for the camera on numerous occasions and had determined the guilt and fine long before the case was finished.
Trump will post the necessary security/bond, and his appeal will go up the appeals route. Even if his appeal fails at the next levels, he likely has appealable issues in Federal Court such as 5th and 14th Amendment violations, and those will likely take a few years to even be heard.
Get over yourselves. He's lived in your collective heads for 8 years, and you are all going nuts trying to crucify him.
The banks with which he had worked, all agreed that there was no malfeasance, and they all made money from their dealings with him. The question to be asked, "Where is the victim?". There were no complaints filed by any of the lenders.
The prosecutor ran for office on the mantra of "getting Trump". She's obsessed and unhinged. The hack judge hammed for the camera on numerous occasions and had determined the guilt and fine long before the case was finished.
Trump will post the necessary security/bond, and his appeal will go up the appeals route. Even if his appeal fails at the next levels, he likely has appealable issues in Federal Court such as 5th and 14th Amendment violations, and those will likely take a few years to even be heard.
Get over yourselves. He's lived in your collective heads for 8 years, and you are all going nuts trying to crucify him.
Feb 21, 2024 09:44:45 #
Texcaster wrote:
Professional shooters, whether they're hotshots or not, are a different class from the ordinary guy with a gun.
You might want to consult a rancher or a farmer about the need for full-auto AK-47s when lambs and calves are thick on the ground and coyotes and hogs are everywhere.
You might want to consult a rancher or a farmer about the need for full-auto AK-47s when lambs and calves are thick on the ground and coyotes and hogs are everywhere.
I don't need to consult ranchers or farmers, because I've been on the stock end of AK-47's and M-16's. They operate on the three-shot principle. After the first three shots on auto, you're lucky to keep the rest of the shots on paper. I've shot foxes and coyotes, and my rifle of choice was a quality bolt action rifle, chambered in a 6mm class and scoped with a nice Leupold.
I've hunted feral hogs with handguns, and unless you nail one behind the shoulder, it's liable to go on its merry way unless you get a lung or heart hit; then it goes until it bleeds out. The best round is a .41 or .44 Magnum. A good shot from a .357 Magnum also works.
Ranchers and farmers don't rely on spray and pray to rid themselves of predators. Unless you hunt at night, you'll likely never see a wolf, and then only with night vision devices. Coyotes and foxes can be seen occasionally, but usually at ranges where it takes expert marksmanship, and an expensive rifle and scope to kill them. And it costs a bunch of money to own a Class III weapon.
I've never met a rancher or farmer who'd dare shoot into a mass of animals and ensuring they only hit predators.
You watch too much TV.