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Recent content by thunderbolt

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    Improving SA

    Hey all, I'm trying to come up with a few things to help improve my Situational Awareness, and deal with unknown persons getting too close. First, I want to come up with a mnemonic to help assess the potential threat level, either when entering a new location, or, reassessing as the situation...
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    Cops do NOT prevent crime

    Think about it. They drive around, in their cars and RESPOND to crimes that have ALREADY been committed, or are currently in the process of being committed. Or write traffic citations. Rarely, they happen upon a crime in the act. But that is rare. This post is in response to a...
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    OC...Loaded?

    So, I was speaking with a friend today and we talked about open carry briefly. He asked if I had ever been stopped (by PD) and "Chamber Checked". He was under the impression that open carry was legal here in Washington, but that the firearm could not be carried with a round in the chamber. I...
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    New Jersey's finest.

    Way to go boys. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/27/new-jersey-troopers-to-face-charges-after-high-speed-escort/ Amazing that, out of all of them, nobody thought this was a bad idea? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
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    Well, that's nice....

    And for my first post.... Anyway, here in Yakima County, or the East side of Washington State, for that matter, OC isn't a real big deal. However, I thought to get an official opinion. So I wrote off a quick email to YCSO, and got a response the next day. It was a pleasant surprise.... After...
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