Never mind that most towns didn't allow the carrying of firearms and almost no one carried one anywhere else either. The purpose of the Buscadero rig is to get that shootin' iron out quick! How often does the average citizen need to do that? But the Cartwrights wouldn't go out to the barn without the artillery close at hand. Even Maverick, portrayed as a gambler who preferred to avoid a fight, is strapped for a quick draw. And everyone has enough ammo in bullet loops to defend the Alamo.

In western reality of the 19th Century, almost no one but a violent thug or a peace officer needed a five pound open-carry heavy sidearm.  Billy the Kid carried his holster on his regular belt, and it was practically in his armpit.  James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok usually carried his two Navy revolvers backwards in a sash.  A cowboy on the range would more likely have a rifle. For anyone else who was armed, a concealed smaller weapon was much more likely.  

The Buscadero rig was invented in the 1920s for film and later TV. The "walk and draw" duel that ends virtually every western movie never existed. There was no "Code of the West." Only a fool would let the other guy draw first. In reality, if you were in danger of your life from anyone and you were armed, you got the weapon out of your pocket as soon as you spotted him and long before he was in range. You started shooting with a two handed grip as soon as you figured you could hit him before you ran out of ammo. You shot him in the back if you got a chance.

The history of Western holsters is interesting even if most of what we think we know is seriously bogus.

"im afraid that if they vote for this bill they will put the house majority at risk next year"

Tom Cotton on TRyan Care  (adding its pointless because it will not pass the senate)

"there are a lot more shoes to drop on this centipede"

 For example, if a flu shot is billed at $39, Medicare allows for payment at $20. Since a preventative measure, Medicare pays the total allowable amount. The patient pays nothing. Under "Balance Billing," the provider may bill the patient for $19. And, of course, the balance gets greater with larger billings.

Tom Price, an orthopedist, when in the House, introduced legislation that would permit "Balance Billing," on multiple occasions. That legislation never gained traction. During Price's confirmation hearings for Secretary of HHS, he affirmed his support for such legislation.

 Price argues that "Balance Billing" will be a positive, increasing the number of physicians willing to see Medicare patients--a solution to a problem seen, according to the Medicare Advisory Committee, primarily, by Price.

"Balance Billing" is, essentially, a stealth destruction of Medicare, with Medicare reimbursement to providers serving as a "coupon" to be used toward medical services. The costs for services will go up immensely, in the short-term, and, in the longer term, make a very popular program, very unpopular. According to design for administrative deconstruction.

A recently retired FBI agent, Brian McCauley, was the fact witness at the center of yet another Clinton email 'scandal' which broke about three weeks before the November 2016 election....... It turns out that about two weeks before that story came out, McCauley had been placed on retainer by Trump advisor Michael Flynn, a retainer/consultancy agreement which eventually totaled $28,000.

"....Bannon may have "some kind of sway" with this group...there has been litle to NO reporting that Bannon is in any way connected to Breidtbart coverage..."

-Robert Costa

"Suckers*".

Everyone knows what he meant. "They" were spying on me and "they" were Obama.

Now here's the irony.

The government is doing exactly what you were complaining about when Bush was Prez...only thing is  Bush claimed conversations with US citizens would have the US citizen portion deleted....

How'd that work out? Well, you said they wouldn't be...and you were right.

A convenience store is disputing a new documentary's claim that previously unreleased surveillance video suggests Michael Brown didn't rob the store shortly before he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.

The filmmaker, Jason Pollock, claims Brown wasn't stealing anything, he was making a drug deal and came back later to pick up what was agreed upon.  He also claims the police hid this video because it didn't support the robber narrative.

There are several problems here.  You can't legally excange drugs for mechandise at a convenience store.  The store owner, clearly didn't approve of what Brown was doing and got shoved out of the way.  Also, why would the police hide a video that shows Brown to be drug dealer?  

The Girl Guides are choosing to not travel to the United States for the foreseeable future due to safety concerns. They want to make sure members don't get stuck at the border.

All trips to the US, including those that have connecting flights through US airports, are canceled. Trips already planned and paid for are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis.