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Using Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market platform, they made bets on the fires — how they would grow, how long they would last and how much they would destroy.Using online prediction markets to place bets on wildfires is basically incentivizing arson. This is like the literal definition of a moral hazard.
We are entering a new phase of the war where fighting will primarily occur between Friday evening and Monday morning EDT.
A South Carolina Home Owners Association has sent an email to residents declaring:
Firearms--whether openly carried or concealed--are not permitted in an Forest Pines Common area, including:
a. Pool and pool deck
b. Clubhouse and restrooms
c. Mail kiosk
d. Parking areas
e. Sidewalks, landscaped grounds, and all HOA-maintained outdoor spaces.
The email was shown on WMBT television. The email goes on to say residents may lawfully possess firearms inside their private residences, and may even transport firearms to and from their vehicles, as long as it is not "displayed, handled, or carried" through the common areas more than what is "reasonably necessary". A serious question arises about the HOA authority to do this and/or what is required by state law in order to do this.
HOAs can make rules for people who live in the property covered by the HOA. The HOA cannot impose criminal penalties. They may impose fines or sanctions such as limiting access to HOA facilities.
Private property owners can ban people who are not owners from bringing firearms onto the private property. South Carolina Code § 23-31-235 (2025) concerns signs which are required to be posted in order to prohibit the carrying of concealable weapons, whether openly or concealed. In order to be enforceable by law, the signs must meet particular criteria. For buildings, signs must be posted at all entrances. If there is a door, the signs need to be eight inches by twelve inches tall. The letters on the sign need to be in black one inch tall letters. The sign needs to include a seven inch diameter circle with the black silhouette of a handgun and a diagonal line which runs from the upper left to the lower right of the circle. When a door does not exist, the sign has to be 36 inches wide by 48 inches tall.
From news coverage of the condominiums in question, and from using Googlemaps, there do not appear to be any official firearms ban signs at Forest Pine Condominiums. A resident reported there were no such signs anywhere in the Forest Pine properties.
Forest Pines Condominiums appears to be a fairly new development. The condominiums were built
about three years ago. A Google maps satellite view does not show the buildings. Using Googlemaps street view, Forest Pines is easily seen to the left when taking McCormick Rd from State Rd 26-992. It appears to be a cluster of two-three story buildings with about three to six two-three story units per building. One unit was listed as slightly less than 1,900 square feet. The size of the units are within a few square feet of each other. Because of the lack of signs, it appears the sanctions of fines or limiting access to common areas for violation of the firearms policy could only be applied to members of the HOA.
A Florida HOA was recently warned by Florida Attorney General Uthmeier HOA policies banning firearms from common areas were a violation of Florida law. The Florida HOA announced the policy in May of 2026. Florida law is not the same as South Carolina law. The South Carolina AG does not appear to have issued a statement on the Horry County HOA firearms ban as of this writing.
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The incident happened before 1 p.m. when a male subject allegedly battered his ex-girlfriend and was confronted by her brother, Miami Gardens Police said.
During the altercation, a third man intervened, police said. The subject then pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at the other two men.
The third man also fired his gun at the subject, striking him, police said. The subject then fled the scene but was later located at the CVS suffering from a gunshot wound.
I expect, now that we are again bombing Iran, the price of gas is going to get higher again, very soon.
I like President Trump, I admire he does more of what he says he is going to do, by far, than any other president in my lifetime. I appreciate he is the master of the deal. Now that Iran has recommenced attacks on our allies and has fired on two ships in the Straits of Hormuz, I hope the president will fully realize there is no making any deals with the unmitigated scum who govern Iran.
I an no war monger, I detest violence, but I know when it is necessary from a one on one self defense action and maybe know right up to a full fledged war to ptotect not only a country but also from psychotics much like new wave Hitlers or Stalins who want to rule the world and do not care how many they kill to achieve that goal. Thus, I think it long over due to for the U.S. to attack Iran, not only by air and sea but on land with a full fledged invasion.
Of course that is merely my opinion and we all have more opinions that we do have arses. Yet, I really see no way to ever make a deal with the fanatics who run Iran and to assure they do not acquire weapons of mass destruction. Let's face it, all they did in the time frame of the current negotiations was to falsely agree to a deal, apparently only to rebuild their offensive weapons capabilities and then to again attack our allies and shipping.
The only ways to deal with heinous tyrants like them has been proven again and again throughtout history. Either you hope and wait for them to die but until then they keep killing innocent folks; or you annhilate them asap and end their reigns of terror much more quickly; thus saving a countless number of lives. Of course if the USA invades, many, too many, of our troops will be killed or terribly wounded. All I can say about that is I truly believe that if we don't put down the tyrants in Iran now, they will acquire nukes or other WMDs sooner or later and they will launch them, in the name of their version of god, on as much of the world as they can reach. I pray to the God of Christianity that I will not be around to see it and, that I am around to see their reign of terror obliterated. So, I hope President Trump terminates the problem now for once and forever.
All the best,
Glenn B
I am writing this to post over at the CFDA page, so my normal readers should just buckle up, or scroll past.
Many of us have noticed over the past year that participation in our sanctioned matches is getting smaller. Large matches that used to draw 80 shooters are drawing barely 50 and match promoters are wondering how we can get more shooters to come to our matches.
I know, for myself, I budget $1000 for a three-day sanctioned match. Between entry fees, fuel, hotel, restaurant and incidentals, it costs money to go to a shoot. Like everyone, I'm getting older. Travel is a bit more stressful than it was10 years ago, and my old body takes longer to recover from the stress of traveling.
Putting on a match is a major commitment. It takes planning and coordination across several levels. By the time we rent a venue, buy trophies, pay caterers, arrange for prize money, and gather all the incidentals, a club might be several thousand dollars in the hole. We know we will never get rich doing this, but we certainly don't want to lose money. My club has successfully held nine (9) state championships. The numbers I am seeing from some state matches makes me wonder if those clubs are losing money, which does not bode well for the future of our sport. We need to get more people to our state matches, but I am not convinced that we are asking the right questions.
We need more clubs. We need to penetrate markets where the cowboy culture is strong. The fact that New Mexico does not have a strong CFDA club astounds me. New Mexico has a strong cowboy culture and should be fertile ground for our sport. Likewise, Missouri. Missouri should have at least one vibrant CFDA club. Those of us who remember the old TV series Rawhide recall that Rowdy Yates was pushing the herd to the rail line in Sedalia, MO. It seems like a natural for Cowboy Fast Draw.
Someone once told me that if your club isn't growing, it is dying. Likewise, the organization. We need more clubs.
At approximately 8:04 p.m., SPD officers responded to the area in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, they encountered an adult male victim, who stated he had been shot at on his property and returned fire.
Officers received reports of an injured individual, Michael Ingram, suffering from a gunshot wound at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ingram was found to be connected to the incident in W. 51st St. and was charged with aggravated assault.
According to the LPSO, after 4 a.m., deputies responded to a home in the 400 block of Mitchell Road. Deputies said two men allegedly entered a home, which was occupied by their two friends, with handguns.
When the situation escalated, deputies said there was a reported shooting among the parties, which resulted in one of the residents getting a facial injury and one of the suspects suffering from an abdominal injury.
Deputies said the two injured individuals were taken to out-of-parish hospitals for treatment, where they are in serious but stable condition.
Police received video footage showing Broussard’s vehicle being followed to Hawthorne Street, where Broussard’s grandmother resided.
Occupants of a Silver Malibu exited the vehicle to shoot at Broussard.
Brousssard returned fire, shooting the driver and rear seat passenger.
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Both men were asked by a gas station employee to take their argument outside, according to the incident report. The argument continued outside in the parking lot where Moody changed shoes at the back of his vehicle and confronted Nixon, according to both witness testimony and review of surveillance video.
During the confrontation, Nixon allegedly pulled a gun and shot Moody in the leg. Moody then, according to the incident report, also pulled a gun and fired in Nixon’s direction while fleeing.
A 31-year-old man who was in the vehicle with Nixon and nearby the argument when the shooting took place was also struck by gunfire in the exchange.
Police said an apartment tenant told officers he saw a man in all black wearing a ski mask trying to take his TV.
The tenant said the suspect turned around, looked at him, and reached into his bag, trying to pull something out.
He then took his gun out and shot the suspect twice, the tenant told police. The suspect took off running from the rear side of the residence.
The tenant shot two more times towards the suspect, and the suspect dropped his back and kept running towards the apartment complex, police said.
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I hate flying in a cattle car. Charter only. Probably at the $5 million invested level.