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It seems to me that if the government intends to maintain even a show of fair and equal taxation regardless of location within the state, this plan certainly puts an end to that notion. I don't really understand how this is getting any support at all. I have to wonder if there aren't some details that are consistantly being left out of the story or something I am just plain mis-understanding.

Below is an e-mail that I received from Chris Collins, my Congressional Representative, regarding one possible cause for the aggravation of the ammo shortage. Take a look down through it and see what you think of the purchase preparations of 1.1 billion rounds of ammo by the Department of Homeland Security. It sounds similar to another post that I saw here on this forum quite a while ago. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am reaching out to you to let you know about legislation that I voted in favor of last night to protect 2nd Amendment rights. There has been great concern over the past several months in regards to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) soliciting bids for 1.1 billion rounds of ammunition. This purchase of ammunitions by DHS has raised questions and concerns among many law abiding gun owners and sportsmen and women. Representative Mark Meadows introduced an amendment that would delay contracts for ammunition procurement until the cost and need is known by Congress and the American people. Rep. Meadow’s amendment would require DHS to submit a report to Congress regarding these ammunition purchases by the President’s next budget. I was proud to support that amendment. As your voice in Congress, I want you to know that I will always stand up to protect your 2nd Amendment rights. As always, please let me know how I can help you. With Best Regards, CHRIS COLLINS Member of Congress

No, actually a crossbow is it's own category of weapon which lies somewhere between a bow and a gun. But then, who really cares?

Gotta get that cam tipped down a bit. Smaller critters would walk right underneath without tripping the camera. What on earth is that in the background?

I think that anyone who cannot see that a crossbow is an intermediate weapon somewhere between a bow and a gun, is simply arguing for the sake of arguing. It is not a bow, and it is not a gun. And to all that I say ..... so what? Anybody got anymore insignificant meaningless minutia that they feel the need to argue about?

I have never been drawn into this abortion debate before, because the issues involved are so complex and intertwined with personal values and morals that I have pretty much an impossible time coming up with any absolute decision. To me it boils down to when a life is a viable human being. After all, I assume that no one is in favor of murder regardless of where the life taken resides. But I will say that while people should have the right to control what is going on inside their body, no one really has the right to end a life even if it is one that they created. And so the debate will go on forever as to when a living human being becomes a living human being. I'm not in anyway capable of making that decision, so I will continue to let the debate be carried on by others.

Yes, and that's another thing that has caight my attention. It seems like all you see anymore on TV is Cuomo's ugly face and a bunch of campaign rhetoric that sounds exactly like campaign ads. I wonder how legal all that sort of thing is, assuming it is taxpayer money that he's funding these with. What's up with that and why are Republicans and other parties letting him get away with that?

I think it was more like wishing than joking.

That makes you feel real good doesn't it? God, what ails you people? If there is any truth to your story .... if (and that's a big if) ..... that would totally justify the NYB position against crossbows. It would show that they were right all along about crossbows being a threat to bowhunting. And apparently that kind of tickles you ....lol. It kind of points out the anti-bowhunter attitudes of the crossbow crowd. Not really that much of a surprise.

And so I guess it will be up to us who do not live in those college areas to take up the slack on the revenue end of things .... eh? We will have little islands of tax Nirvana and poverty zones in the rest of the state as we contribute increased funds to finance the government goods and services for the chosen few. Little wealth clusters and screw anyone who lives elsewhere. Real good plan Andy. Do you think the ignorant masses will be fooled by all this smoke and mirrors activity? Well, you just might be right. I can just see the voters bowing down to our state savior as they read only the headlines .... "New York State to be tax free". By the time anyone catches on to the details and the final screw-job, you'll be sitting in the Oval Office. I think this guy has the NYS voters pegged pretty good. Nobody ever said he was stupid ..... just dishonest, corrupt and the morals of a bank robber.

I was watching everytime he pulled that trigger, and there really didn't seem to be all that much recoil.

Yeah, every so often I have to come in here and drop off my two cents just to let everyone know I'm still alive .... lol. It's interesting to see just how long all this fighting and arguing can be kept going. It's fun to watch. Besides, there really ain't that much going on elsewhere in the forums. Might as well get in and join the mud-wrestling once in a while .... lol.

People are hoarding ammo because they figure that they may not always be able to get it. Well, think about it. They're right ..... you can't get it anymore, or at least it is not guaranteed that you will always be able to. So people are trying to lay-in a lifetime supply whenever they can get ahold of it. Sure, I see how this is a self-creating crisis, but who can blame them. I just wish that I had done a little more hoarding myself back when I could. The problem a lot of people are having is determining when they really have enough.

I think that is an internal reflection of the sun in the lense system. Direct sun will cause weird special effects with these cameras.

Are you people still going on about all this? .... lol. Let's face it, you can all say that crossbows are bows over and over in hopes that repetition will make it so. But the fact is that some people want to shoot crossbows, and they are determined to shove them into archery season. That's all it really boils down to. You really don't need all this ridiculous arguing over totally insignificant points. Just simply state that you aren't really all that concerned with what goes into bow season and let it go at that. You know that's really the basis for it. They did it back in the 70's with compounds and now they use that precedent to include crossbows and some time off in the future there will be something else that wants to be included in bow season and the precedents of both the compounds and crossbows will then be used to include that. What is all this nonsense that goes on everytime somebody wants to bastardize the bowseason. Let's face it everytime someone gets frustrated with the demands of becoming an archer, it is simply easier to change the groundrules and take more and more challenge out of the equipment to satisfy those that can't or won't master the weapon. This isn't the first time its been done and it won't be the last. So instead of everybody repeating over and over all the silly arguing points, simply admit to the obvious and get out of the way of the will of the majority. Bow season will become what human nature and the search for the "easy way" wants it to become. We needn't dig out dictionaries, or go on and on and on about each little feature of each weapon. That stuff is all obviously irrelevant, silly, and a complete waste of time and a source of division and angst. It's probably time to simply give it a rest. Bow season will become what the majority wants it to become.

Just got done talking to a relative who is up visiting from North Carolina. The first question he asked is, Are you guys having any problems getting ammunition up here?" Apparently they have the same exact problem as we do. Severe rationing and empty shelves within a short time of deliveries. Interesting.

Anyone finding any changes in availability of ammo or components yet?

I suspect that it is a case of someone thinking that they had found an abandoned fawn and raising him. They probably eventually decided to ditch the thing by turning it loose.

I have never seen an actual venomous snake, and I would really just as soon not. I don't even like non-venomous snakes for the most part.

Weird fish! It's a fish-dinosaur....lol. What on earth did he catch the thing on? How long did it take him to get the thing into the boat?

I have to wonder just where these cradle-to-grave big-government enthusiasts draw the line. Just where do you say that the "nanny-government" is over stepping it's bounds ..... or do you even draw such a line? Do you want daddy-government to set you up with a government approved menu that meets their latest version of healthy eating? Do you want them to tax McDonalds out of business? How about regulated exercise hours to ensure that we all lead a good healthy lifestyle? Should we outlaw hiking in certain areas that the government deems to be potentially hazardous. Should the government demand that Nascar be eliminated and all other versions of hazardous sports? Do you understand where your philosophy of taxing away all activities that might have some impact on medical costs or other costs that the public may in some form have to bear? I mean, stop for a minute and think about what you are saying when you support the weight of government controlling your day-to-day behavior. Sure there are some controls that are needed. I am not an anarchist, but when you start advocating government controls on personal medical behaviors and life-styles, I hope you realize just how invasive a government you are proposing. Frankly it sounds a bit weird to me. The whole premise of the revolutionary war was based on a whole lot less invasive government than that (not even close). Where in the heck do people get that kind of need and desire to be ruled? That is some real strange kind of thinking.

Oh, of course you do. You do know how it all goes right? ..... The one who dies with the most toys, wins. Let's get those priorities adjusted .... lol.

Well, if you mean by "class" the ability to simply nod my head and blindly agree with someone who doesn't understand the concept of personal responsibility, I guess I am not one to do that. I'm sorry if that disappoints you.

Is that a common thing to have trailers coming loose from the truck? I never heard of that before. And then the trailer was loaded with crushed cars. Imagine seeing something like that coming at you.

Our propane grill will undoubtedly last forever .... lol. It's still sitting in the shed .... unused. We have gone back to charcoal, and if there is a lot of time, I prefer a good bed of coals from a wood fire. It's a flavor preference thing.