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I just got the phone call this evening that I got the job blacksmithing at Falling Creek boys camp from May-Aug. It was a job I was really hoping for, pays decent and lets me teach the next generation blacksmithing on a larger scale. Just wanted to share the info.

  TMF, anti-gun politicians don't care about the accuracy of their statistics or whether or not their "advice" is realistic (see just about everything Joe Biden has said about guns for a perfect example). If they did they would acknowledge the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' word on this.    Percent of people injured during a robbery and resisting with a knife: 40.3% Percent of people injured during an assault and resisting with a knife: 29.5% Percent of people injured using non-violent resistance during a robbery: 35.9% Percent of people injured using non-violent resistance during an assault: 25.5% Percent of people injured doing nothing during a robbery: 24.7% Percent of people injured doing nothing during an assault: 27.3% Percent of people injured resisting with a gun during a robbery: 17.4% Percent of people injured resisting with a gun during an assault: 12.1%

Trebuchet slinging flaming pigs should work.

Spot em with a lazer ,let them know they are in range LOL

  See there.... It's Bush's fault :lol:

It appears to me Feinstein exhibits paranoid delusional behavior.  I would suggest she is the one suffering from mental illness and should be prohibited from holding any public office and certainly should be banned from participating in the introduction of any legislation.  She also may be affected by PTSD.  Practically Total Stupidity Disorder.

  War Hero. Old Indian term for bad pilot :rofl:

Taking a friend to the Fighting Pistol class at Tactical Response on the 18-19 of March. My second time, his first. I highly recommend saving for a course like this instead of a 6-8 hour class indoors elsewhere. Not implying the training is any less valuable with a different company. I think that environment really adds to the training when you aren't restricted to what you may only be "allowed" to do indoors.

Rifle or Shotgun, 39-17-1307 (e)  (1) It is an exception to the application of subsection (a) that a person authorized to carry a handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351 is transporting a rifle or shotgun in or on a privately-owned motor vehicle and the rifle or shotgun does not have ammunition in the chamber. However, the person does not violate this section by inserting ammunition into the chamber if the ammunition is inserted for purposes of justifiable self-defense pursuant to § 39-11-611 or § 39-11-612. Joe W.

Protecting your daughter is priority #1 and you made a good choice. 

Good for you. Often confrontation is the most effective. I had a guy across the street selling drugs last year. Some crazy mf started confronting his customers and taking pictures.

1: contact local law enforcement and ask them for increased patrol in your area 2: game camera; even if you cannot get plates, you can see more than you are seeing at 120 yards 3: confront anyone parked in your driveway (I have done this before); just be safe

as some of you know, last year i broke my neck last year. i hope to continue in the action shooting sports hoping for my 1st try in May. any way Blade-Tech told me to try there TMMS and see what i thought. i already had the black ice holster and have it working nicely. still need need a idea for placing mag pouches. the first pic the female piece is mounted to the chair and the male is on the holster. and yes i have some extra weight on

Just ordered two of these. Pretty good deal! Most bags are around or over $100! Also picked up some of that Oral IV. If you have one of these bags in your cart and add Oral IV it will give you $2 off! http://www.lapolicegear.com/diplomat-3-day-backpack1.html

Jsut read this. Don't know if anyone else posted it. We need to call our senators to keep this bill moving. There is still hope Action Alert: Call Sen. Stevens to Dislodge SB 250 Out of Committee Posted by Lesley Swann Sen. John Stevens After the tie vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 27, SB 250 remains stuck in that committee. It is still alive, but won’t move unless Tennesseans mobilize to get it dislodged for a second committee vote. Watch the full committee meeting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbcm5Uy0iTc SB 250 is a bill that is critical to protecting the firearms rights of Tennesseans against a federal gun control scheme. The key to bringing the bill up for a second vote is Sen. John Stevens. He was one of the “nay” votes on the bill, but we need to pressure him specifically to support bringing the bill for a second vote. Please contact him now to encourage him to support a second vote on SB 250, as well as to change his vote to “yea.” Phone calls will have much more impact than emails, but do both if you can. Remember to be polite but firm in your communications with Sen. Stevens’ office. Sen. John Stevens: Republican, District 24 310A WMB, (615) 741-4576, sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov We are also counting on continued support from these Senators who supported the bill in committee. Thank them for their support of SB 250 and encourage them to continue their support by doing what they can to get the bill up for a second vote. Remember that these senators are friendly to our cause, so please be courteous. Sen. Mike Bell: Republican, District 9 6A LP, (615) 741-1946, sen.mike.bell@capitol.tn.gov Sen. Stacey Campfield: Republican, District 7 4 LP, (615) 741-1766, sen.stacey.campfield@capitol.tn.gov Sen. Todd Gardenhire: Republican, District 10 305 WMB, (615) 741-6682, sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov Sen. Mark Green: Republican, District 22 11A LP, (615) 741-2374, sen.mark.green@capitol.tn.gov

Ah, the Duffel Blog strikes again!

  Not exactly. Unlike Tennessee, the New York State Supreme Court is NOT the highest court in the state. Above it are the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, and above everyone else is the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest court in NY.. So there are at least two more levels of judicial review above the State Supreme Court. If the NYSC tosses it out, you can bet your bottom dollar that it WILL be taken to the next appellate level. The Cuomo-bots are not going to give in easily when they are so close to tyrannical success.

  I can't help but think that changing a felony to legal behavior is a positive step. (loaded weapon in vehicle on school property).   - OS

Well this is exactly gossip central. That's why we post articles and then speculates as to their events. I just told my wife as she read the story to me. I said "he is married and she is married, what was he doing at her house at 10pm?" As a married man I try to keep a hedge around myself to prevent any misconduct whether real or perceived by others. That would include being at a married woman's house alone.

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this is the reason obahma involved the cdc in gun legislation. it will get to the point that nobody is mentally stable enough to own a gun. they will say the very fact a person wants a gun is proof they are mentally unstable. i feel this is the greatest danger to our second amendment.

Of course unless that is in defense of the woman, because I sure as hell would give or take a life for my wife, daughter, mother, or sister.

assault water.... at least it was Hi-cap. In New York they can only have these.

GONE Deviating from this thread a bit as I am not willing to ship this ammo, but I felt my offering fit best in this pay it forward thread rather than starting a new thread. So, without further delay, I offer 50 rounds of 7.62x54R FTF in Franklin (just south of Nashville). PM if interested. TC

Well, show us the one you just bought then.

Well my week has basically been an inglorius PITA. So this morning I slapped the old Kimber .22 adapter on my SR1911 and snuck off to make some noise.

Is the gun new? 1911's generally need a new recoil spring every 1K rounds. Also, make sure to grease the rails and lugs. Do not use oil.   I would check a few things. First, make sure the comp isn't dragging on the barrel. Might want to remove it to troubleshoot. Next I would check the extractor. It looks like it is hanging up as the rim tries to slide under it. Remove the slide and make sure the rim of a loaded round will easily slide up under the extractor. It should have a chamfer to it and if it is square it could be causing the problems.   If you are going to do a fluff and buff on the ramp I would also do the breechface. Take a very fine ceramic stone and polish the middle 1/2 of the breechface. I would not do any fluff and buff until I have eliminated all other causes.   Here is good illustration of what a extractor should look like: http://www.m1911.org/images/extractor.gif Image from here: http://www.m1911.org/technic2.htm   Dolomite

Peyton lives for two things: 1) my approval, and 2) a good round of fetch.

Aw man....if that was me, I'd have grabbed my AR-15 with NV ACOG, my backup MP-5 with a silencer, put on my 5.11 gloves, vest and kevlar helmet and swept the house to dispatch the opfor with extreme prejudice. I'd have proceeded to clear the attic, the crawl space, and the backyard shed using tactical moves I learned playing COD Black Ops. It's totally like the real thing. It's what the Army uses to train their people now, just on bigger screens. My buddy's a SEAL Team VI member and he said it's true. I'm glad I didn't get the HBAR on my AR-15. Those are no good for clearing rooms.   J/K.     Seriously though, you did the exact right thing. You had a good position with your family behind you and the cops on the way. No reason to risk getting yourself shot, or having to deal with the aftermath of even a justified SD shooting if you don't absolutely have to.

Great. If it works, I'll buy a breeding pair from you.

A lot of this is post Civil War, when the recently mustered-out United States Colored Troops (USCT) began returning to their states with .58 caliber rifle-muskets and the skill to use them. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas outlines the process in detail in a well-footnoted, scholarly concurring statement in one of the high profile Supreme Court Second Amendment Cases. It is available online, and I might be able to dig it out later.   I think it's in:   http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1521.pdf     Edit:   Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Concurrence in McDonald v. Chicago is here starting on page 67 of the pdf):   http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1521.pdf

In the end the choice is yours.   Soft lead has causes a few problems: what seems to happen is leading in the barrel builds up a blockage, and then a jacketed bullet is used without cleaning the gun, and the blockage is enough to over-pressure, which is very bad.   I used lead in my glock for a while, and had no trouble, but being aware of the issue I kept an eye on it and always deep cleaned the barrel afterwards, and the lead I was using was not super soft.   I have shot nearly 2k rounds of lead through my makarov, which has the same type of barrel as the glock, again with zero issues.     So, basically, you *can* do it safely, but you need to keep a weather eye on the gun, clean it often, and never follow lead reloads with jacketed rounds without an inspection between.   That is probably good advice for any type of gun, but it is extremely important for poly barrels.   It is up to you.  There IS a risk, so I am not recommending you use lead at all, but IMHO if you wanted to, you could do so safely. 

Aulaqi - Show me the proof, just because a politician who has been proven to lie to the American people about the threat of terrorism says so doesn't count in my book.  Or do you still believe the attack in Libya was all about an Internet video?  The simple fact is he was never even charged with a crime, never even given the opportunity to turn himself in, and when his family filed suit in federal court the US government wouldn't even confirm if he was being targeted for death.    The son was not collateral damage in the strike on al-Banna, there were 3 strikes on Yemen that day, the strike that killed al-Banna was 11 or 12 miles from the strike that killed Abdulrahman.  Also, the first press release from the government indicated he was targeted as a "21 year old military aged male", until his US birth certificate surfaced proving he had just turned 16, then they started feeding the 'collateral' damage story.  Go back and re-read the news accounts at no time has the Government publicly stated he was killed in the al-Banna strike, only that they happened on the same day in the same "area".   Also, if he wasn't targeted and just happened to be killed as collateral damage, why did it the government announced his death in a drone strike just hours after the attack?  It sure seems like they knew he was there and he was the intended target.   As for Samir Khan, there was no claim by the government he was "operational", or an "immediate threat", he also had not even been charged with a crime.  It's likely everything he did was covered by the 1st Amendment protections since it appears all he did was publish a anti-american magazine.  If that is a crime why haven't we bombed the Washington Post yet? :)   Until this day the government still refuses to even release the legal memo that outlines exactly how these targeted killings of Americans work, the public is left in the dark on what constitutes an imminent threat, or what "engaged in combat" means exactly.  How can we had a program that at the very least targeted two american citizens for death, and the legal justification for the program is still secret after the fact?  What could be in that memo that requires that it be kept hidden from public view?   And we're now almost two years after the killings, why can't the government release the intelligence that proves any of these citizens were "operationally" involved in terrorism?  Redact the sources and methods from the reports and let us see the raw intelligence.  

  Yes...let us pretend for a moment that there was no "negligence" here at all. Lets pretend that this guy had the baby in a crib in the living room, went to get a glass of water, and then came back into the darkened living room. Since the baby had got out of the crib and crawled across the floor, he didn't see her. Glass of water in one hand and chips in the other, he cannot catch himself as he trips onto the baby. Unarguably 100% tragic, arguably 100% accident.   How do you go from that to "I don't really know what's wrong with her but she hasn't moved in a while. Here she is. Gotta go!". Any caring person would be calling the emergency services immediately.

First off..  how  do you "fall" on a child? Dont buy that one.. and then take the lifeless body to a different house?     IF what happend really did happend the way he said it.. why would you not call 911 right aways?  instead of taken the kid down the road.? Something  smells  here..

They only work against muslims.   Dolomite

Good for you soapy, keeping the place safe is about the only way as LEO are busy. Might get a few days of stepped up patrol in the area and for a few weeks, keep up the good work.

    I honestly do.   I've taken 4 hr and 8 hr classes and I've definitely found them worthwhile, more so dependent on the instructor and venue. I've taken 2-3 and 6 day classes as well. Fatigue can be a factor in prolonged classes, but it's dependent on the structure as to how that may impact your learning.   A multi day class scenario allows you the time to begin to develop skills to practice, but more importantly allows the instructor an honest chance to observe, monitor, and give the appropriate feedback and correction to subtleties they may notice. Perfect practice makes perfect, and it's very difficult, if not impossible, to view ourselves through unbiased lens. imho, that viewing and feedback is why we pay the instructors.   But whatever your choice, take the plunge into professional training. I think you'll honestly appreciate the true value in it.   Good Luck to you.

Just said a prayer for you and yours jcj ... God Bless, and I pray God comforts your grandmother, you & your family.

A barking dog couldn't hurt either.

I will put BSL on my short list.  I ordered some bullets from Missouri Bullet Company and they are about the same price.  But MBC is not as fast.

Wal-Mart at walker springs was bone dry today.    But they are selling mountain house food now so I bought that instead.

ETP, I just want to say thank you for a great, intelligent and insightful take on this situation. It, to me, is obvious what this teacher was doing. She was doing lessons on different religions. How that became evil liberals forcing our poor children to dress up like terrorists is beyond me.

My question is why would you even want a knife that small on an airplane anyways. Doesn't sound like it would serve any good defensive purpose (had a case toothpick close on my finger one time) and I don't think they let you whittle. I mean I don't have a problem with it by any means and don't want to sound like a liberal by saying "why do you need this,that,etc".   As others have said though I wouldn't go spend any money on it. But if I were I'd get on ebay and get a cheap one.

I would urge you to consider training with Randy/Suarez in Chattanooga.   Seeking professional training such as he offers can be a paradigm shift...quite literally. And well worth the time and money.   There is a huge difference between shooting and learning to think outside the box as it relates to defensive skills (as I'm sure you already know). Randy will move you in the right direction.   Careful though...it can be addictive. :pleased:   As a disclaimer: I've trained with Gabe, and I've trained beside Randy and shot with him (been a while unfortunately), but definitely plan on taking a course from him...hopefully this year.   :2cents:

i am running a little short on 50 bmg but other than that i got plenty

Tactical Response has a fantastic pistol course.  They're not far from Nashville.   Mike

Well, I guess I'll be the lone dissenter and take on the collective rage of everyone else.    First, we don't actually know what was taught in that classroom and it's far too easy to take the word of a pissed off parent who wasn't there and may be extremely intolerant of any exposure to other religions and cultures.  It's not like it would be the first time when someone would exercise selective judgement and over-emphasize specific details in order to reflect their pre-existing worldview.  Second, I have no problem with this exercise as long as it is taught in the proper context, and by that, I mean that they should show that for many in the Middle East, the social norms are considered sexist and intolerant.  However, allowing students to voluntarily wear another culture's dress is not an issue to me at all.  I also have no problem with them discussing the Islamic faith as long as it is taught in the proper context, which is to acknowledge that there are many variations of the Islamic faith and the Wahhabi perspective that has gained influence in the Middle East is quite intolerant of other religious and cultural ideas. I would hope that my children would be taught the importance of being tolerant and open to other ideas and cultures. Third, I strongly disagree that blaming US foreign policy for the rise of Wahhabism in the Middle East is "rewriting history,"  Rather, not acknowledging how the influence of western Europe and the United States has directly contributed to the rise of the Wahhabi faction and the Muslim Brotherhood is simply inaccurate and an act of collective denial.  The West has dominated Middle Eastern politics and economics since WWI, and our desire for cheap oil led to decades of policy where we ignored human rights violations in the region committed by the ruling elites.  The people there largely resent western influence, and have been subjected to the influence of Wahhabi Islam, which has been taught in schools and churches and written into their legal code.  In that region, the population definitely sees the Muslim Brotherhood as freedom fighters because they are trying to break free from the influence of western society.  I don't see this as a good thing, because the underlying philosophy of that movement is intolerance rather than democracy.  Whether we like it or not, the US foreign policy is partly to blame for what we are dealing with in the Middle East. And finally, there's this:   OK, and?  We live in a country that is dominated by Christianity.  If they didn't talk "in-depth" about Islam during that class, where exactly would they get any sort of outside perspective on the religion?  Why is it a bad thing to discuss other religions in the world, especially when we have so many people who believe that terrorism and our nation's security is the result of religion-based conflict?  This statement smacks of pure closed-mindedness and is exactly what education is supposed to combat.

I can't believe that REPUBLICAN State Sen Ted Harvey actually said that "what we are trying to do here tonight is protect students and teachers from feeling uncomfortable by you carrying a gun to protect yourself".   I no longer have any patience with idiotic statements like this.

By this logic, we should declare the general populous crazy for continuing to elect these idiots!