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I can't go into details but I recently had a opportunity to do something that would benefit me financially and materially if I told a lie. I decided against the action. The thing that's infuriates me is that everyone that I could discuss the situation with not only encouraged me to do it, but also suggested ways to improve upon the deception. All that I could think about was that I tell my kids to always try and do the right thing no matter how unpopular your actions are. I also believe in karma. My refusal to lie may cost me some money, but I'll sleep well at night. I'M SO DISGUSTED WITH THESE PEOPLE THAT I COULD PUKE!

"The government does not create jobs. The government does not create jobs" Despite all the stuff I've said about Romney being a mediocre candidate, he just earned my vote.

I can call her fat because SHE'S fat.

::: Facepalm ::: Oh! Gas prices are up because the economy is getting better? What was I thinking?

Look at the race riots over something as inconsequential as the Rodney King ruling...and while it's true that most of the rioters ruined their own neighborhoods, they still hurt a lot of innocent people. For something as important as losing the Presidency, I'd expect worse and more widespread rioting. Its such a shame that our first black President had to be Obama. There were a lot of others that would have made a fine President. Thomas Sowell for one, though he didnt run, Alan West, Herman Cain, Alan Keyes, any of these would have been good. I think many people will take the opportunity in a riot to just pillage burn and steal. Nashville may have it's own problems too. On a more positive note for black Nashvillians,. Have y'all listened to Carl Boyd on 99.7 on Sunday afternoons? Quite refreshing to hear a local black conservative, and when he talks about Obama, I am so happy to hear the truth!

The kind of people that would riot over this election are the same people that aren't smart enough to make it out of their own neighborhood to do so.

These two mean more to me than anything else I own. I inherited the Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum from my dad when he passed away two weeks ago. He inherited it from my grandfather. My grandfather was a career law enforcement / Federal security officer. The Combat Magnum may very well have ridden on his hip and ensured that he made it home to his family every night. Sadly neither he or my dad are around any more to ask. The Colt 1911 National Match was my grandfather's and he competed with it successfully for a number of years while working as the head of security for one of the Department of Energy's nuclear facilities. The National Match was in absolutely horrible shape when it was handed off to me after my dad died. It was in pieces and the barrel and barrel bushing were completely rusted together, and the firearm was just generally neglected. I soaked the pieces in a gallon freezer bag full of CLP for two weeks and then gently scrubbed on them with a brass brush and some 0000 steel wool until the rust was gone. After careful cleaning and reassembly of the remaining pieces, it now cycles and appears to function properly although I may have it gone through by a competent 1911 smith sometime soon just for safety's sake. After that, it will once again return to rust-prevention bag and be left in the safe. After some more research [link] it appears that this 1911 is not a Gold Cup but rather one of the original National Match run produced between 1932 and 1940 per the serial number on the slide. Amazing. Both of these are family heirlooms and represent two generations of my forefathers. One day my son might own these and I hope when the day comes his son might as well, and so forth. To say that they are invaluable to me would be an understatement. What do you have that's been in your family for a while?

It's always easy to question the moderator, but she deserves the criticism she's going to get on siding with Obama and curtailing the debate on Benghazi. She may ultimately do the President more harm than good, though as this gives an opening to talk about what really happened. They only allowed Hillary to take ownership of it this morning, and that's after dodging questions for two weeks. Offended? The American people should be offended.

If there's one thing I care about, it's that. Government at its very core is incapable of creating value. Period. I want a president that understands that.

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Neither of these douches can follow a couple simple rules. The should shut their microphones off at the end of their 2 minutes. If they'd stop repeating the same crap every time the stand up, maybe we would hear a direct answer to these simple questions.

That fat bitch is obviously pro Obama . I can call her fat because I am fat

Damn you all type a lot faster than I do.

Straight from the horses mouth, Romney is not for new restrictions, Obama is. On the negative, Romney seems to think FA weapons are against the law in this country. Oh well, maybe for the best, if people think something's illegal they seldom rally to ban it. Oh no he di'int, no he's bringing up fast and furious, sounds like he wants answers.

####ing bitch! You don't know the difference in an ak47 and a muzzle loader, stay the hell away from things you don't understand Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

waste of time dont like either one will vote for romney but the choice this time is not very good but anybody but oboma

He hit immigration head on! I figured there was no way Romney would touch that one Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

I wish Romney would just say "Obama is a f***ing socialist.

one thing though, I am sick to death that people making 200K are referred to as middle class. Good on you if you make that kind of money, but in my best earning days I never came close to six figures, and I kind of thought I was middle class, glad to know I am acknowledged as poor now.. Somehow I think my taxes are fixing to rise.

I'd rather be able to sleep soundly than have all the money in the world. You obviously have some sense of honor. That's a respectable thing, even if most people these days have no idea what it is.

So the choices come down to four more years of Obama or riots in the streets. I say bring it on.

gone decidedly downhill

Thanks, I honestly had never heard that expression before. I wonder who dreamed up the name? I always thought extra rooms were called bedrooms. Sorry to drag things off topic.

Exactly. All we are doing is wasting vast sums of money and American lives.

Many years of history have shown that we will never change the evil beliefs and actions of these people.

Learning their habits will likely produce better results than trying to change their habits.

I believe we will be entering a period of great civil unrest regardless of who wins in November although an Obama loss may hasten it a bit. Those who are doing well are doing pretty well and we do have, I believe, significant movement from middle class into the upper middle class and wealthy categories. HOWEVER, we also have a growing sub-class of poor and those totally dependent on the government for their existence...in other words; I don't see much movement from poor classes into the middle class ranks. That observation, if correct, is setting our society up for a huge fall because we are nearing a financial disaster that will make the great depression look very tame. Even if Romney is elected it may be too late to do much to avoid it; if Obama wins re-election all bets are off. Essentially, whether it's because we simply stop spending the money we don't have on these social programs and end them (or greatly scale them back) or we keep the printing presses running putting out worthless money to the point that $10,000 won't buy a loaf of bread; the people currently dependent on the teat of Uncle Sam are going to get nothing but dust where they once got milk and when they do all hell is going to break loose. If you want to know what that looks like, look at what has been going on in Greece (if you can get the actual news)...people who have the financial ability to do so will leave; those who can't leave will be left to fend for themselves and take what they need from whoever they think has it.

well, what do you dislike about it? You mentioned the trigger, and that can be "fixed" if you are willing to spend the $$ on it. Performance how, did it jam? Do you just prefer the glock shape/ergos? If you can put your finger on what you do not like, maybe we can point to a solution (a tweak to the platform or a different gun).

actually I would say a protest over rodney would be a lot more sensible and logical than getting mad over a vote and worthy of a (nonviolent) protest. I think all but the most insane and idiotic fringe (on either side) can handle the outcome of a fair vote. I dont thing the idiot fringe is large enough for wide scale violence over a vote that did not go their way.

Which, oddly enough, is what I heard from people about Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II. It was a load BS then, still a load of BS.

I am red/green color blind and cannot use an Aimpoint or most any other red dot device. It takes me several seconds to find the dot and I have to intentionally focus on it to keep from losing it. THose seconds and loss of concentration equals death. The Eotech is the only one I can use. I still have the same difficulty with the center dot but the bright circle draws my eye to it and I have no delay in taking aim. For this reason I am I staunch supporter of Eotech. THey are rugged and simple. I like the AA version best even if it is a little bulky compared to the 123 version. The bulkiness is trivial though and you can buy a nice NiCad charger and a couple sets of high quality rechargeable NiCad batteries and you're set. I keep two sets and I have some ENergizer Lithium camera batteries in the battery compartment of my Magpul stock for emergencies. I've messed up my shoulder recently and as a result have become very unstable shooting from an unsupported position yet I have no problems hitting a clay target at 100 yards with my Eotech. I don't care about being any more accurate then that. Minute of zombie brain is as accurate as I will ever need to be.

Trade it for a Sig P238

Tercel89, I like the Bobcat also. I have one, and had a Taurus clone but it blew apart. I also had a Taurus PLY 22, one of the polymer Bobcat clones by Taurus but it now belongs to my 87 yr old shooting buddy. The main difference between the Bobcat and the Taurus PT 22 or Taurus PLY 22 is that the Beretta can be fired faster I think. The PLY 22 is a nice pistol with a fuller grip. I wish Beretta still made the high gloss blue ones with Walnut grips like mine. Also, shoot 60 grain SSS like Dolomite does in his PLY 22. When shot out of Beretta or Taurus tip up they feel like a "thawumph!!!!!!!!!!"

Yes, it is pretty unbelievable. In fact, I think it is quite troubling. I am no security expert, but I believe it would be a whole lot easier to transport and deliver a bunch of shoulder-fired rockets into this country in comparison to a wmd. I know I am dreaming, but I wish a lot of the politicians would realize that destabilizing a foreign country and then engaging in some half-assed nation building is rather stupid.

Both of these were carried by my Papaw while on the Knoxville City Police Dept. and Knox County Sheriff's Dept. He retired in the late 70's from Knoxville City and retired in the early 80's from Knox County. This was his duty gun for both dept. Bought brand new by my grandmother for a birthday present. Behind the 19-2 you can see the origional holster used by my Papaw. Still in great shape. Garufa, Oh shoot and a few others may remember it from some of our early Norris range outings. S&W 19-2 Next up was my Papaw's BUG. It's a Walther model 5 (I believe) cal 6,35 or .25auto for those who don't understand the 6,35. I'm missing the barell bushing (thanks dad) but it functions perfect. All proof marks match and the s/n is in the early 15000's. My dad forgot to twist the bushing tight and while shooting it lost the bushing and recoil spring. Still trying to track down a barell bushing and have been for years. Both of these are precious to me and no ammount of money could buy them......(unless I was flat out broke)

Winchester model 12 12 gauge. Its a 1914 model, bought new by my grandpa in 1914. Its been stolen once, and got back, in the late 30's. It was passed to my dad in the early 70's and now he has passed it to me, just as Ill pass it on down to my kids. I still so a lot of hunting with it, squirrel in the fall, turkey in the spring.

My Grandfather's Ithaca M1911 carried at Guadacanal. Like a lot of the guys that were there, he didn't much talk about it, but my guess is this pistol has seen some stuff.

This is my grandfather's Remington .22. Made about 1934. Still shoots.

This old beauty was my grandmother's. She kept it under her mattress. I actually had it out to the range shot a few last weekend.

Suprised it's lasted this long with the market being flooded with CZ-82's that are far cheaper and a little more powerful.

If you can't get food with your guns and ammo, then you need to turn them in

It’s easy to say on a gun forum that its “already startedâ€, or that “gun control is comingâ€. But the facts show a different trend. More states are making it easier to carry. The worse the economy gets the more violent crime we are going to have. As more and more violent attacks occur, and they will, most states are not going to try to fix the problem by taking guns away from its citizens; they are going to recognize a need to be able to defend themselves. States are going to have the final say on guns; not the Feds. The 2nd amendment fight is over as far as ownership and carry goes; this is now a States Rights issue. Sure, just like the civil war some will give it lip service the rest of their life, but it’s been decided; you have a constitutional right to own a gun, and it is a right of the state to decide when and where you can carry it. Sure, the Feds are going to try to outlaw some guns. Will they get AR’s outlawed to the point of where you have to turn them in? Doubtful. Will they get restrictions like the AWB on them? They will try. Will they get high capacity magazines outlawed? Probably. I’m not giving up any of my guns, and I have no fears that anyone is going to be knocking on (or kicking in ) my door to take them. Good grief…. Those of you that need a fight to fight don’t need to make up stories of things that are not going to happen. Your economy is collapsing around you. Your children and Grand Children are going to think you are idiots for selling out their future. Take on that battle; it’s one you can win, and it’s real. Instead of trying to figure out how you can run off and hide; stand up and fight.

Consider an alternative acceptable solution. Imagine IF several more theater type situations happened, a couple more college campus massacres, and what if someone got a high capacity firearm into a football stadium jam packed, all within a short period of time, i.e. 1-2 years, the public will see past the 2nd amendment, and will want something done now. Then imagine a law being passed stating that the public has 1 year to turn in all weapons to some type of weapons dump, like when they setup to take household chemicals at the local strip mall parking lot, like when they ask for the public to turn in unused medications, like when you drop off your Christmas tree for recycle. Then like I said in the earlier post, the ones that do not turn in guns, you may or may not get caught. But the consequences of being in possession of any firearm will simply be met with severe punishment. Then the hold outs will not be able to fire the guns, will not be able to use in self-defense, and cannot even share with a neighbor/friend they have one. What if the law provides $10,000 for the information of and conviction of any person who may be in possession. Then this will cause brothers, cousins, neighbors, wives, sons, daughters, grandmas, and etc. to rat out the hold outs. Then what will be the point to be hold out! I recall recently shortly after the Colorado theater massacre, I overheard several people on different occasions at work talking about guns in general. Most people I know don't know that I am a gun nut, so I just listened. These are some to the comments: Why is it so easy to buy a gun, why must gun freaks need more than 4-5 shots anyway. Why can't a hunting gun be the only legal gun to own. They should just ban guns period. My conclusion, the general public are ripe for major change in gun purchases/ownership, it will not take much more to push our society over the edge to make changes.

It'll start by civilians being asked to turn them in and people will be stupid enough to do it.

Nothing is impossible, guys. The issue with Katrina is that civil unrest was cited as why the police disarmed civilians. If there were a major disaster, man-made (to include economic) or natural, and food supply chains were interrupted, there would be civil unrest as a result of this economy having made people live from paycheck to paycheck. A lot of people do not have more than a weeks worth of food on their shelves. We all forget how ugly society can be when we are competing for supplies. This scenario could provide a distraction & excuse for them to confiscate/ban weapons as a matter of safety. While many police officers and national guardsmen say they are "OathKeepers", when faced with the sight of their brethren being arrested for not following orders, they may fall into line as well. Of course, this is just my humble opinion, but it is feasible.

Just thinking about all the ammo buying and O's promise for a civilian army as big as the military.

It's amazing the members on here are actually trying to defend Romney on the 2nd Amendment. Most of us agree Obama needs to go but you guys are actually drinking the Romney cool-aid.

6.8...Thanks. I hope so, too. And I know I don't have to do anything. But I usually am asking a question so I like to show some appreciation when someone tries to help me out. I think this is a great feature TGO David. I hope it's around for a while.

Monorail Host at Walt Disney World - didn't pay a lot, but it was the coolest job I ever had. These were taken in the mid-seventies: