(05-17-2025, 11:11 PM)727Sky Wrote: It is about time
Quote:A hidden war is being fought by America to totally eliminate the cartel in states no one would suspect. Because The frontline in the war against the cartel has shifted far north to Colorado, Utah, and even all the way to Montana where there is a 50% increase in substances.
Yeah, the gangs and cartels are moving into rural areas where the people aren't. We already have them moving into rural areas like ours. Our closest town about 12 miles away doesn't even have a single stoplight. And just recently they made a major gang and drug bust just a couple miles from us. This isn't the first either. They seized like 400 lbs. of meth and a massive stockpile of firearms, like (60) semi-automatic rifles and 100k rounds of ammo. Luckily, they caught these guys flat footed in an undercover sting operation.
I recently purchased some Level IIIA body armor...just in case. Gawd forbid I ever have to get into a gunfight to defend the place, but the local Sheriff's department has already advised us they are too understaffed to respond in a timely fashion (i.e. maybe an hour and a half if lucky, more likely four hours). And, they won't respond at all until they have 'sufficient' backup (which I have witnessed personally; they hung back until they had about 10 guys). So, we're on our own.
The real-deal body armor ain't cheap (not like the Chinese stuff I wouldn't dare trust my life to). I hope it will be a purchase I never need to use, but that's a heck of a lot better than needing it and not having it. I've seen some tests on the Chinese stuff, and some of it tests out 'okay', but the problem is the quality is all over the place even with the same manufacturer. (Sorry, got a little off-topic there).