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    From a Forbes article recently...

    "Is .223 M855 ball ammunition currently a problem for law enforcement? Or, more precisely, is M855 ball ammunition when shot from handguns killing law-enforcement officers? According to the FBI’s “uniform crime reports” about 2.5 percent of all murders are committed with rifles of any caliber. The FBI does not break out its statistics by caliber. I was also not able to uncover a single murder of a police officer in a shooting where someone used a handgun chambered in .223—much less one using M855 ball ammunition. (The spokesperson for the ATF has thus far failed to respond to questions.)"

    Remember, Eric Holder's "biggest failure" was to not enact tougher gun control, even through a Democrat-controlled Senate..This ATF move is a squishy feel-good measure that will do absolutely nothing to effect crime and once again only affect law-abiding gun owners . This M855 ammo was deemed obsolete by the US Military and was sold as surplus to the plinking/target shooting crowd.. I agree about the Executive Orders being the real thing to fear. Whats next? One more degree hotter for that frog in the pot... Sheeez

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    Stepjam…don't know if this helps, but..I was on 12 Engine that night. We grabbed a good hydrant off Groshon, and stretched all the way up to the back of the building. We then humped a single 3 1/2" supply line all the way up the fire escape (via a fire escape hook..remember those?..) and broke out an upper window & made entry w/some donuts & S/P kit in hand. Hooked up w/another engine Co. & operated two hand lines off that supply with great effect. Before the fire came in, we did some in-house training and the Capt. that night just had us go over that fire escape hook and what it could do..

    RIP Chief Webster.. he was cool under fire & a great guy...

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    A few years ago I had the honor of driving the old "truck 5" from Cook (Redmond) Field back to Station 12 on Fortfield Ave. (Maybe a mile or so...) Its a gas engine and needs to be double-clutched. It also has a set of wipers on the inside of the windshield. Check the old "screw jack" outriggers. I agree the restoration was very well done . Me , Redtruck75 , Eddy Money & Lt. Triz all had a ball that day...

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    Right on, Antiquefirelt...... Google Dave Grossman's " On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs "- Makes you wonder what you're made of.....

    By LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing."

    Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997

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    Read a NY Times Bestselling book called "On Killing" by Col. Dave Grossman. I believe its required reading now for West Point, Annapolis, and the USMC, etc...This guy Grossman nails it ...Its about why we kill, and the cause & effect of it on the human psyche...Its all about desensitization....Violent video games in the hands & minds of 13, 14 & 15 year old kids is a surefire cause of desensitization & moral disconnect in those young & impressionable brains. No offense, but you cant compare Madden Football with Grand Theft Auto where you get a big point bonus for running over multiple Uniformed Police Officers, and killing innocent people with your bare hands (& with guns & knives). Not talking about casually playing it once or twice...some kids LIVE on this stuff...Add in games like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty where you get weapons training.....You're kidding me, right?

    Add to this an over-prescripition of drugs like Zoloft, Prozac, etc. causing a further disconnect.. There are few common threads in these mass shootings, but one that can't be overlooked is these shooters almost all were heavily medicated, had a history of playing violent video games, and were social outcasts. Another interesting common thread , observed with these shooters is the desire to hit "soft targets" i.e.. "gun-free zones" These guys dont want ANY confrontation....This trait is right out of the terrorist's playbook. Where do they hit? Churces, Mosques, buses, planes, schools? Thank God there was an armed guard at Columbine to take on the shooter with the homemade bomb...The guards actions negated the kid from deploying it....

    Getting back on topic, gun control DOESNT WORK...We had a comprehensive "Assault Weapons Ban from 1994 to 2004, with a 10-year sunset clause wisely built in it. The liberals were screaming how America was soon to be a Utopia, free from gun crime...The "after action" report done in 2005 or 2006 showed NO REAL impact on violent crime. The only thing it did was affect LEGAL GUN OWNERS. Funny how Hollywood stars have all "joined hands" to fight for more gun control and "stop the gun culture of violence".....If you admire any of these Hollywood types, or take heed to any shred of what they ever preach, or think "hey, they're pretty cool..."please do me a favor and watch this...

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    holy cow.....I rode this rig for a long time...(till it came off the line and became a spare) Open back jumpseat..Had a green tarp for a while, but that went missing.,..

    Remember riding the Charlie side in a heavy snow storm and looking over to the Bravo side and we both looked at each other and laughed like hell...we had about 6" of snow on our helmets..

    Hey Redtruck75.....I know you loved this rig..."The Convertabile" remember? Good times....good times...

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