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You must be really tired from that giant leap in logic, my guy. Maybe don’t just assume things.

My 9mm is a Ruger LC9s. I have multiple extended capacity mags

Genuinely, why would I need an AR-15 in this scenario? I already have a semi auto .22 and a bolt action .308. I struggle to see the benefit of another rifle.

Very liberal neighborhood in a liberal city in a very red state. I know my neighbors but unfortunately most of them are very old and won’t be much help.

Both my wife and I work in healthcare - we’ve got that covered :)

In a lose-lose scenario, you pick the option that saves your life.

I’ve never really been anti-gun, but I have always been “it really shouldn’t be this damn easy to buy a gun, especially ones designed explicitly to kill as many humans as fast as possible.”

The moment Trump was elected a second time after trying to literally overthrow the government, I knew we were cooked and no one is going to defend us but ourselves. Now I’m glad that I can own the variety of weapons I have. Ive been building up my armory ever since. ICE in Minnesota and the continued escalation is really sending me down the “this won’t end well” spiral and I’m preparing as fast as possible.

He already has. There are national guardsmen all over DC standing around twiddling their thumbs because none of them want to be there, but orders are orders

The officers skew more centrist/left. Enlisted are dominated by conservatives/MAGA, though.

No, I don’t agree with your assertion that “terminal velocity ammunition” means anything.

The difference between JHP and FMJ ammunition is important in terms of lethality. JHP is designed to mushroom and becomes shrapnel and causes far more damage in the target. However, FMJ runs the risk of over penetration: going through one target and hitting another unintended target. There are tradeoffs, but it’s interesting to note that HP ammunition is prohibited in war under the Geneva conventions, so most militaries use FMJ and yet most police domestic agencies use JHP.

Some firearms are designed to be fired two handed, some are meant to be fired one handed. I do not know which specific firearm Jonathan Ross had.

He is a reckless murderer, though. Fuck Jonathan Ross and fuck ICE.

He’s going to find a way to do this regardless. It’s just a question of whether/how the American people will respond in kind

“JHP terminal velocity ammunition” means absolutely nothing in terms of the difficulty of “retaining a firearm.”

All ammunition reaches a terminal velocity (ie its max speed) and it’s usually slower for a JHP than say a FMJ round.

Factors that affect the recoil/retainabilty of a gun include firearm caliber, projectile weight, amount of propellant, barrel length and weight of the firearm.

No rational person wants a civil war.

Because it’s the only legal process we have currently

Trump is a symptom, not the disease. Getting rid of Trump may temporally set these people back, but unless we do a sweeping removal of the thousands of government officials who supported this, couples with a total shift in education and much more robust limitations on the powers of branches and individuals in government, it’s only a matter of time until the next cult of personality arises.

I worked for a long while at a company that had an industrial fridge with sliding glass doors, like you’d see in a gas station, that was filled to the brim with beer, wine and a little bit of liquor. The first day I met the CEO, he was sitting at a table in his office drinking a tall boy and first thing he said was “I hope you don’t mind, this is my third one.”

Best company I’ve ever worked for.

Easy there satan /s

A bidet attachment pays for itself pretty quick

Nobody should ever join the military unless they want to be in the military.

Would it be helpful for you to pursue a position in leadership? That comes with its own set of headaches but may be worthwhile.

Coincidentally one of my former colleagues got a job at a tech company pre-IPO, received a ton of stock compensation, and when the company went public he FIREd to start a hobby company converting vans into campers.

I moved out of sales because I was beyond burnt out on the pressure and the constant grind. I closed the largest deal in my firms history on a Friday and the next Monday they increased the next year’s quota by 50%. That’s not sustainable.

I loved the money and the status of a high earning career, but it’s not worth my mental health.

5M is my FIRE number.

I’m debating jumping into r/overemployment to rocket up the savings rate.

Very happy in the personal aspects of my life, but I’m miserable at work.

As I said in my post, I’m beyond burnt out. I moved from sales because I didn’t want the constant pressure, but now I feel like my job is just one replaceable cog in a massive machine. Can’t imagine having to do this for 30+ years.

I generally agree with you about the car loan, the caveat for me is that the bank requires me to have full coverage which is pricey (and I’ve never had a claim in my 15 years of driving). I could probably save $50-75/month if I paid off the car loan and reduced my coverage.

I don’t have much interest in additional investment real estate. It’s far too active of an investment for relatively low returns. Those returns can go up with leverage, but I don’t really want to take on any more debt.

The only way I think I’d take on another rental property is if I moved, bout a new primary home, and rented out the previous primary residence.

It’s not meant to be a brag. It’s meant to seek advice because I feel stuck. I’m at a position where I’m comfortable, but FIRE still seems far off.

I realize that I’m in a better financial position than most; but isn’t that the goal of this sub?