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Bree Johnson is the wife of an RCMP officer who is fighting for her life. Facing metastatic breast cancer, this wife and mother’s only hope for survival is a new treatment here in the United States.
Cancer doesn’t care where you live and every promising treatment isn’t covered by every insurance. Any one of us could end up facing similar circumstances. This family is willing to do what it takes to save her life. Support that effort if you can.
Let’s focus on positivity. Please don’t use this tragedy to further political agendas on this platform. The family doesn’t deserve it.
To help, visit the gofundme page.
The Mute is a new nonmetallic suppressor offering self-thermal regulation via the Thermal Shroud feature which the manufacturer claims reduces heat, mirage, muzzle rise, felt recoil, and sound compared to an unsuppressed firearm.
Manufactured from a proprietary polymer material called D28, The Mute features unibody construction.
As the projectile travels through The Mute, gases are focused out the front vent, bringing cool air in from the rear. The more rounds you fire the more air is cycled through, allowing The Mute to cool faster via the Venturi effect. They have measured 109 degrees outside temperature after a 30 round mag dump. Cool enough to touch.
At launch The Mute is available in .22, 9mm, .223/5.56, with .45, and .30 cal coming soon.
The D28 material also saved weight. The .223 variant wraiths 11.4 oz, the 9mm is 6 oz and the .22 version is a scant 2.5 oz.
The Mute comes with a 1/2×28 thread pattern flash hider.
The Mute Suppressor’s initial price $599; after May 31st price is expected to be $799.
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• LIFE IS HARD…ITS HARDER WHEN YOU’RE STUPID
• IF ITS STUPID BUT IT WORKS…IT ISN’T STUPID
• NEVER BRING A KNIFE TO A GUN FIGHT (LAW OF GROSS WEIGHT AND HEAVY CALIBER)
• NEVER FIGHT FAIR
• THINK WAR
• DENY EVERYTHING…ADMIT NOTHING…MAKE COUNTER ACCUSATIONS
• EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
• THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE IN A GUN FIGHT-WINNERS KILL, LOSERS GET KILLED, FIGHT TO WIN- TRAIN TO LIVE
• NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A THREAT
• YOU FIGHT AS YOU TRAIN
• LEARN IT RIGHT AND YOU’LL DO IT RIGHT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE LEARN IT WRONG AND SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT
• A WARRIOR IS HARD FROM THE INSIDE OUT
• FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO WIN THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO TRAIN
• AGGRESSIVELY SEEK ANY KNOWLEDGE WHICH WILL ASSURE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MAKE YOU A SURVIVOR AND A WINNER
• IT TAKES A SHOOTER TO LEAD A SHOOTER
• USE A SIMPLE TEMPLATE WHEN DECIDING THE VALUE OF SOMETHING EVERYTHING EITHER HAS TACTICAL VALUE OR IT DOES NOT
• ACTIVELY SEEK NEW TTP’s AND EQUIPMENT THAT COULD MAKE YOUR UNIT MORE CAPABLE IN COMBAT
• EVERY DAY, ASK YOURSELF, “WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR MY UNIT?”
• BE SNEAKY, STEALTHY, AND DO THE UNEXPECTED WITHOUT BEING DETECTED
• FRONT SIGHT….FRONT SIGHT….BY GOD, FRONT SIGHT
• DON’T CONFUSE ENTHUSIASM WITH CAPABILITY
These Words of Wisdom Have Been Gleaned From a Variety of Sources.
Thanks to all of you who have taught me so much over the years.
The Defense Finance and Accounying Service Sissies this note regarding Survivor Benefit Plan / Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Offsets:
As you may know, Congress enacted changes to the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) that will eventually eliminate the offset for surviving spouses who are also receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The changes will take place in three phases.
January 1, 2021 begins the first phase. In 2021, surviving spouse SBP annuity payments issued by DFAS will be reduced (offset) by no more than two-thirds of the amount of DIC (issued by the VA) rather than by the entire amount of DIC, even though eligible surviving spouses will continue to receive the full amount of DIC from the VA.
Beginning January 1, 2022, the second phase, surviving spouse SBP annuity payments will be reduced (offset) by no more than one-third of the amount of DIC (issued by the VA) rather than by the entire amount of DIC, even though eligible surviving spouses will continue to receive the full amount of DIC from the VA.
On January 1, 2023, the SBP-DIC offset will be fully eliminated. That means, beginning in 2023, SBP payments will no longer be offset by DIC. Spouses will receive full SBP (issued by DFAS) and full DIC (from the VA).
For more details and frequently asked questions, see our special SBP-DIC News webpage: go.usa.gov/xGfqd
