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At the risk of offending someone reading this, I would suggest that the person who would buy such as "badge" as anything other than a joke is exactly the same type of person who probably shouldn't be carrying around a firearm in the first place.   I know...I know...it's his"right" and I agree that it is...it's just that sometimes I think it's a shame that having a "right" doesn't guarantee the mental capacity to exercise it properly and safely.

It is a really bad idea. It only serves to embolden an idiot even more than carrying a firearm. It allows people to wrongfully intimidate or scare people. And finally I think anyone with a badge is impersonating LE.   I met a guy who had one. He said he was either going to wear it on his belt or around his neck. He said he would be able to flash his badge to prevent a crime. He also said when, not if, he had to shot someonoe he could wave his badge to responding LE so they won't shoot or arrest him. I never talked to or seen him again to see how well his plans worked out but I susoect they didn't.

Man that must be one seriously dorky gun shop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgE2KiPd3xg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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    You're barking at the wrong guy. I did not vote for Obama in any election. I was forced to vote for McCain and Romney to try and get a Progressive Lite Politician in the Whitehouse. I did, however, vote for Ron Paul in the primary.   But what I said still holds true. Even if you vote for another Progressive RINO Republican, is he going to protect your 2A rights more than Obama? McCain voted anti-2A in the Senate, Romney had an AWB in his own state. How much easier would it have been to sway the Republican Senators to vote Aye on the new AWB if they had a Republican president pushing for an AWB? IMHO, I think if we had McCain or Romney as president, we'd had some form of an AWB passed now since it would've had more republican support as they'd had an excuse by backing their progressive rino president.

What's twelve inches long and swings between Obama's legs?                                                           Chris Matthews' tie.

I made this holster at the request of another member on here and on another forum. He gave me a seed idea and I went from there. The pictures don't have the back part of the harness but I'll get those up later, Tell me what you think about this design. (Sorry if you haven't gotten it yet but I couldn't resist.) [URL=http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/gjohnsoniv/media/chestharnessone_zps003eebec.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/gjohnsoniv/media/chestharnesstwo_zpsb87392af.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/gjohnsoniv/media/chestharnessthree_zpsf54ebd9c.jpg.html][/URL]

Winchester White box 100 count for $29.95. . .limit 5 I didnt get any my self Ive got enough. . but though somebody might want it     http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bargain-Cave/Shooting-Gear/Ammo%7C/pc/105591780/c/105670080/sc/105650280/Winchester-USA-Handgun-Ammunition-Per-100/705872.uts  

  They blew a LOT more than that with a  6 year extension for Romo less than a month ago :down: :puke:

Tyler Eifert   Who Dey!

This one time..at bandcamp...I hugged this white lady...

I picked one of these up for a "budget" entry bolt gun.   AICS chassis, AAC flash hider, Timney trigger, harris bipod, Leupold Mk4 glass on Nightforce rings.. and a Pelican case to hold it all :-)       I forget...what does BUDGET mean again?

I went to the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor; it was amazing. Early on the morning of December 7th I listened as some of the survivors told their stories. It was a very emotional experience.   I have been on the USS Missouri several times over the years and I love every minute of it. Mighty Mo stands guard over the Arizona. Make sure if you go you take that tour also. Standing where the surrender of Japan was signed and hearing the behind the scenes stories of what happened on that day is very interesting.   Young people I talk to are surprised when they hear the facts of why the attack happened.    

Wow. Just Wow.   Places I wish to visit. The Arizona Memorial. The Vietnam Memorial. I don't stand a chance of remaining dry eyed at either one.

  Yeah, I really enjoyed watching MSNBC for a couple days there after the vote.   - OS

You realize that was a year ago, right?

I called glock when I got home today and here is what I found out: 1) manufacture date: a) the date on the fired brass packet is the date it was made b) serial number you must call glock and they will look it up for you. There is no way you can tell when it was made by serial number 2) slide finish: the original glocks had a more gray matte finish that by the late gen2/gen3 was changed to the shiny black that I think most of us a familiar with. There was then a change to the gray matte finish which he said he could not really explain a reason for. He gave me the impression that it was what someone up the chain of command wanted but he personally had never been given a reason for the change. Lastly the slide finish has been changed to a black matte finish. When I asked the reason for the change he said it would not reflect light as well. I asked if it had anything to do with cycling issues or the fact that people in general didn't seem to like the color and he said he couldn't address those issues. Sounded like a guy trying to keep his job. He advised that the tenifer finish, the treatment that accutualy protects the metal, has not changed. 3) glock rep: jhc77 sorry that you did not get the help you were looking on your call. Perhaps the person you spoke with was busy or just having a bad day. I would say the the guy I spoke with was very helpful and did not seemed put out by my call. He offered really more info on the early glocks than I could digest but I could also tell there were some things he could not discuss. I told him we were not looking for trade secrets but were just a bunch of gun guys trying to learn more about our guns. He seemed cool with that and I invited him to check out the tgo forum. Who knows if he likes ,glock discounts in the future? 4) personal reflection: while I will say the matte gray is not my favorite color,my g26 is gray, I will also say if I was looking for a pretty gun I would still have my s&w e version. While a glock may not be the prettest gun out there I don't think anyone will argue to its reliabilty,combat accuracy or ease of maintaince. I would never say thats&w,Springfield,beretta,ect don't make great guns but if I ever have to defended myself or others I want a glock. This is just my personal opinion and if anyone disagrees that's ok. After all that's what makes the forum so interesting.

Here is a video from last weekend if you want to see how NOT to shoot it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0FzCY4Is_c&feature=youtu.be     Edit: swapped out the video for the final cut.

I use to be anti plastic fantastic, real guns were made of metal yada yada... then came along a HK P30 and changed my life forever, i'm even trying to like glocks

very nice ... right now i have a Sig 2022 and a full size M&P 9 .. and considering picking up an OD green CZ 75 from a friend , so i guess you could say im a fan of the tupperware pistols myself  :up:

Would that not be 39-11-6XX?

  Don't count out the war on guns. I have a hard time believing it's helping the Dems. Obamacare is gonna hurt them too. And, the economy is gonna continue to lay there like a dead fish. In another 3 years, there's gonna be an even bigger contrast between the promises and the reality.   Not saying it will make a big enough difference, especially as self destructive as the Repubs are. Just saying it will be a different ballgame that's not all bad.

Would this be a good time to discuss how wearing one of these "badges" would automatically make you a target that any bad guy would want to take out or whether it would make them turn tail and run???  :popcorn:

  Warm, but awesome. I sip it right out of the flask, with no whiskey face. Since they don't water it down to "bottling proof", it's real tasty.

  Fact is, Republicans are too busy eating their own young to win any national elections. Get ready for president Hildebeast. That should generate some high quality whining.

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  Keep in mind we're talking about the MPD. They are more likely to run the tags on your car and search it under "reasonable suspicion" before they would run the numbers on a gun for you.   Sorry, didn't take my anti-cynicism pill this morning.

  If it is the case I am thinking of, the deputy was off duty, was not in uniform, was not acting in any official capacity, was trespassing (after he and his friends passed a locked gate - basically breaking and entering) and was standing on the porch at something like 11:30 pm with a six pack in his hand, and had just turned away after jiggling the doorknob and attempting to gain entry.  Apparently, the house/property were for sale.  The owner - who was disabled and who had already had 'several' break ins at the property - had already moved his primary residence to Florida but was spending that night in the house.  Seems the deputy and his friends didn't think anyone was there and were probably looking for a place to hang out and party.  His friends tried to explain his actions by saying that he was looking to buy the place (which, iirc, was priced outside what one would expect a deputy could afford) and had simply taken them there to show the place to them.  An attempt was made to explain the late hour away by saying he worked odd hours so it wouldn't really seem that 'late' to him.  I never heard how they attempted to explain away the fact that they passed a locked gate to get there.   Apparently, the sheriff tried to go after the homeowner hard and heavy but was shut down when the facts of the case led to charges not being filed.  To me, that was more a case of a guy who happened to be a deputy doing something stupid and illegal that got him killed and the sheriff subsequently acting like a thug than a case of a LEO being killed while in his role as LEO.   http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12717293   And even after grand juries refused to indict, the parents still filed a 'wrongful death' suit.  They were carrying on about how the homeowner didn't say anything or 'call the authorities' before shooting Claiborne.  Well, guess what, if person A is ILLEGALLY on person B's property, has done something that qualifies as forced entry (such as passing a locked gate to get onto the property) and is standing on person B's porch jiggling the door handle then person A has no obligation to say anything or call anyone before acting in perceived self defense.  Gotta love how the article calls him a 'slain deputy' instead of 'a man who was illegally trespassing'.  Spin is everywhere, I guess.   http://www.newschannel5.com/story/13282530/parents-of-slain-deputy-sue-man-who-pulled-trigger

Nothing and I understand that some of the smarter (relative term here) home invaders do just that. That's part of what prompted my question....if your door bursts open at 5 in the morning or 10 in the evening; waiting to take action until you figure out if it's really the police or just thugs will likely mean that you don't get to take any action at all. I keep at lease one sidearm within reach of my hand at all times and in each room at home exactly so that I can respond a quickly as possible.

What is there to "face"? What are you trying to convince people of that you think they don't know? The executive order referenced was signed over a month ago and BEFORE the vote in the Senate so it's already in force...has anything changed yet? If they do change what are are we supposed to do? I've had no doubt and I have no doubt that Obama will try just about anything to get his way just like any other child throwing a tantrum...is that news to anyone? What exactly do you want me to do about it?....what are YOU going to do about it? People got what they voted or (or in some cases, didn't vote)...I hope all those "firearm enthusiasts" who thought Romney wasn't "X" enough for them are happy. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES

Unless you are LE or some kind of Federal Agent, you don't need to be wearing a badge.  It sends the wrong signals on so many so levels.

  No offense to any given instructor, but in general you'll do as well to simply read the TN weapons and deadly force statutes, and spend a while in the Carry forum right here.   And of course, there are any number of absolutely incompetent instructors out there regarding the legal stuff that do more harm than good,  we see their idiot statements reported here all the time.   - OS

I'm just thinking that say they get the wrong house.  They kick in the door and the homeowner shoots them.  If I'm on that jury I think I would tend to be pretty sympathetic towards that homeowner. 

Well they're about to have to eat crow because it's now been found that the brothers didn't use any kind of "gun" powder for their bombs but got it from a bunch of fireworks they bought from a popular fireworks store. The same store where the "almost" time square car bomber got his. But do I think that these facts will stop them from trying to push this bill through? Since when do facts matter to gun grabbers? Pathetic.

Well, at least I'm not alone on this. This shirt was designed by "group" of 2A supporters out of the Nashville area. I "liked" their Facebook page not long ago. When they posted the shirt for sale, I offered some constructive criticism regarding the design, which I instantly began to catch flak over. I guess, in part, because I referred the the image of the guy holding the guns as a "Mexican gangster". Come to find out, that image is actually a photograph of one of the guys who started this group. He's not a Mexican. As soon as I saw the shirt posted, "gangster" or "thug" was the first thing that came to mind, even before the text. I thought it was a poorly throughout design from a group that supports the 2nd Amendment. The same group that's been all over at least one or two media outlets, trying to convince local malls to allow legal gun owners to carry our firearms in their establishments. No way in he'll that shirt design is going to help the cause. Personally, I think less is more. As far as I am concerned, a shirt with only the text would have been a far better choice. Had I designed the shirt, I would have even removed the American flag. The text says it all. Keep it simple, stupid.

We certainly didn't cause it, but we certainly could take better care of our messes. It's a real bummer to hear every time they discover those giant flotillas of garbage out on the ocean. I think there were 2-3 BEFORE the tsunami. I'm no tree hugger by any means but I can't stand to look at piles of trash laying around.

Hopefully some zombies. That would be an improvement.

    is it better than the Rebel Yell burger?

Well, I'd say there's a pretty big difference in how I would react to a sworn officer as opposed to a dirtbag showing up on my doorstep wanting entry. I'd tell an officer "no", but if he demands entry under the threat of being cuffed and stuffed I'd comply and deal with it later with a lawsuit. I'm not shooting it out with the Popo unless free elections have been suspended and we are no longer governed by elected leaders. However, if some dirtbag claiming to be a bounty hunter wants access to my house I'm gonna say "no". If he forces entry he's in for some lead poisoning. Perhaps if your name was on the bond paperwork it means they can search your place, but how on earth are you to verify that some dirt bag looking dude has that authority? I'm willing to bet that a person who isn't harboring a fugitive but IS on the bond paperwork could articulate how they were in fear of their life or the lives of their kids as a team of armed strangers are forcing entry. Hell, there have been plenty of cases where folks have been found justified for shooting law enforcement officers who did not properly identify themselves or were in the wrong place without a warrant to be there.

if they needed a gun why didn't they just go to a gunshow?   Of course this act does prove that open carrying makes you a target.

Springfield Armory offers several different flavors of 1911's.   check them out.

I have experience in this.... They may enter  the fugitive's  house, the co-signers house, or any house that they are certain the fugitive is in without a warrant.  If they are to do so, in Tennessee, they must notify local LEOprior to arrival at the house.  That being said, I would never force my way inside of a house fitting the 3rd criteria, that is WAY to dangerous.  If I was for sure they were there I would simply call the local LEO and have them open the door for me.  People seem to open doors better for them.  It is never a good idea just to waltz into someone's house.  (Especially Jesse's house, home of the M16!)

I say all executions should be live on television. Most occur in the middle of the night so all those who should not be watching should not be up. And the death should be in a similar manner as the reason they are being put to death. If they stab someone 20 times then they should be stabbed 20 times. If they kill someone because they were driving drunk then they should replace those safety dummies during all vehicles tests.

“Because gun-confiscating agents do not obtain search warrants, their job involves convincing people to let them into their homes and hand over their guns. If an individual does turn over a gun, he or she can be arrested on suspicion of illegally owning a firearm.”   TRANSLATION: “Because gun-confiscating agents cannot legally obtain search warrants in these cases and would be a very costly endeavor at best, their job involves unlawfully tricking people into giving up their Constitutional rights and letting them into their homes. Their rights are further ignored as the agents persuade the home owner to hand over any guns they may own, then easily arresting them since their rights have been successfully subverted”   Sometimes the knowledge that one has lived 3/4's of their lives ain't so bad......

And if these guys had wanted they could have made their own explosives from stuff bought at their CVS which would have blown better and caused more injury and death. Once again, you can't prevent evil, you can only react to it. As long as man has his imagination he will be capable of killing mass amounts of people regardless of any feel good legislation our whorediots in DC pass.

I don't recall but did they propose a ban on fertilizer after the Oklahoma bombing?

Powder is a propellent not an actual explosive anyway, granted if the pressure of a burning propellent is captured & allowed to build up enough, it will "explode" but they are not one & the same. Heck pressurized air can "explode" if enough pressure is allowed to build up, should we also require background checks for scuba tanks & air compressors? Let's face it, the nanny state socialists aren't going to stop until the entire nation is wrapped in bubblewrap, biodegradeable, recycled, ecofriendly bubblewrap.

Was the price on the primers crazy? OR just because they had a limit? Limits don't bother me. Slightly higher prices than normal dont bother me. 50% and up increase, I'm making a list. I'm not saying anything to them, its their product to charge what they want for it, but its my money to spend when and where I see fit