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I am a big Glock fan. So I have been on a Glock forum for quite a few years (I am not going to name it out of repsect for the FEW nice members on that forum) . But I have got to tell you , that place is full of immature people acting like a bunch of kids. I go there to get ideas on my Glocks and seek out information that I can use for my Glocks and to help other Glock owners from my experiences. I am as nice as I can be but WOW , the people there are unbelieveable . I can get on here and ask a question and all responses are always respectable and curtious.  When I come here it is so relaxing and the members here have been so nice. I have bought guns from members here and sold to members here and I have never met a bad person at all. I dont know if it is because most of us are from the south or that all our members are just mature nice people. But I just wanted to share with you guys how nice of a forum this place is and glad that it hasnt turned out like other forums.

Meh, you just ain't made it to the basement where me and the rest of the jerks and Aholes hang out. LOL!

I don't know if I would paint with such a broad brush. Not everyone is is so great. I mean, have you ever interacted with me? I'm a real jerk. :lol:

He, and the other open carry dumba$$ advocates who purposely stage it for a police response are doing us no favors. Laws give us privileges. Screw with the gray matter enough of any said law and someone will move to change it. Carry your gun, open or concealed, but quit looking for a fight with LE to become a news spectacle, because we all could lose in the end.

Kwik seems to be TGO's case of the clap. No matter what kind of shot this forum gets, it still has periodical outbreaks.

I do believe your "make paid hog hunts illegal" idea is the absolute best way to go! And the TWRA might should go as far as to offer a reward for the turning in of folks who try to charge. Either way, your idea makes far more sense than the route they went. Maybe that's why they didn't go that route... can't have a government agency using anything that could be construed as common sense.

There's no doubt that every one of us have allowed our government to slowly erode our rights, turning them into their own interpretations. We all have an invisible line, and some are willing to be pushed farther than others. For some, that invisible line won't be crossed until they come kicking in your door to confiscate your guns. Sadly, for countless more, their invisible line will be even further than that.   You're not likely to find many who are willing to admit it, but most are scared to death of the government, and that's exactly how our leaders want it. A fearful society is an obedient society. Some people are fearful of death, while others are fearful of losing their freedom and material possessions. As long as the masses are fearful, the government can obviously do whatever they want.    As of this moment, Leonard is on a one-man mission. I don't believe he is some sort of undercover anti-gunner who's out to make all gun owners look like whackos. I believe his invisible line has been crossed, and he's legally (pending the outcome of this event) doing what he feels necessary to make his point. I'm not sure it's the best option, but I do have respect for his willingness to stand up for what he believes.

Maybe we all should.

The economy tanked because of business practices and Banks turning into casinos (all over the world, not just the USA). The government exacerbated the problem with massive bailouts, started under a Republican President and  continued by a Democrat President. Neither party has any desire to fix anything. The goal here is to seize as much power and money as you can with your elected office. Until the U.S. comes up with a viable third party and dismantles the Rep and Dem parties we are stuck with chaos. Your votes don't matter and your opinions are worthless. We are the "little People" of Romney's country club set and we just don't count.   I was a Republican for 40+ years but now I am just an American and I don't like or trust either party.

I don't know what TGO you guys are talking about. The only one I know stinks on ice. Especially that one mod with the beer related name. What a doofus.  :rofl:

TGO is hands down the best forum I've found. I've only mt 6 or 7 members in person, but all of them were really good people.

His motives are money; his guise is fighting the good fight. I have no respect for that.

Agree or disagree with Voldemort, this is a terrible line of thinking. Laws do not give privileges, laws infringe on rights. The idea that we have to seek permission from the state to exercise natural rights is what got us into the sorry state we are in now.

Good motives????    :screwy:    If Leonard Embody is a "gun advocate" then I'm an flying unicorn. The only thing Embody is an advocate of is getting his name in the news and I suggest he has a serious mental condition that needs to be evaluated.   RESPONSIBLE gun owners and true advocates for our unalienable right to arms DO NOT BLATANTLY break the law nor do things that may be just shy of breaking the law just to get our names in the news.

I agree, but they're trying to make having an expired FOID card as PC to have your house searched or an automatic warrant on your residence. That is wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

Another show about finding nothing, with what appears to be a bunch of inbred obese idiots. Bound to be a hit.   The only one of these type shows that's any good is River Monsters, as at least the guy does catch something or other most of the time. :)   - OS

Don't be shy, jump on in! I'll even start it for ya! Any use of SWAT/tactical/doorkicker/überHSLD/whatever by civilian law enforcement when there isn't the immediate danger of loss of innocent life is not only ill advised, it is an immoral and illegitimate act of war against the American public as a whole. :D

This thread is ripe with fear. Post after post expressing fear of what potential legislation might be passed because someone dared "bear arms" in public. The only reason you all feel this fear is because your "inalienable rights, which shall not be infringed" have generation after generation slowly become fragile privilages, which are ever-infringed upon every time that the left gets enough votes to do so. It's happened so many times that the fear has become Pavlovian.

I am very pro-Second Amendment and I carry with a HCP. But I question the tactics some posters seem to endorse.   " Let's go out and scare the hell out of those woosies who outnumber us and are on the edge of voting to  pass anti-gun legislation."     That seems to me to be right up there with poking yourself in the eye with a sharp stick. 

It was a rifle. OC with a rifle is going to raise eyebrows. It probably would not have gathered the attention he obviously wanted, or he would have tried it with a pistol AGAIN. It became old hat after Radnor and... crap, where was the Navy pistol in the hand stunt? Are you just being obtuse for sport?   Some time ago, he pulled a traffic light stunt between Hendersonville and Gallatin. Traffic law says that at a non-functioning signal, you are supposed to come to a complete stop. There was a signal that wasn't just not functioning, but was still bagged and not ready for use. Dorkenstein goes back and forth on Gallatin Rd, stopping at this "signal" every time, disrupting traffic flow, until an officer finally shows up. Of course, he cites statute and all about how what he's doing is correct according to law. Couple days later, the signal was taken down.   This asshat has had ALL the benefit of the doubt anyone should get in a lifetime. Stop trying to make excuses for someone who's intent is obvious. He wants media attention and lawsuit payoffs, plain and simple. He has no interest in furthering ANY rights of any kind. He IS a "flaming douchetard." (MAN, I LOVE that phrase!!!)

Search Engine Optimization.  ... probably necessary, and is the rage in web-marketing..  but probably every single person on here besides me can better tell you about who to hire.      Now...  a certain un-named, young, female country music star was given the task by her father to spend a couple hours each (and every) day on facebook interacting with fans (long) before her career took off.  It was like homework, and it was hard work....  and it did work.  If you could have been looking from the inside, you would've seen someone just as pretty, just as talented with a career track that parelleled hers.... without the difficult and laboriously repetitive ground-pounding on FB - that other someone is still trying to land deals that will make them a living.  The uber-successful star built a personal relationship with her fanbase... one message at a time.      My suggestion is to remember to use the web "presence" to build relationships with individuals.... who, in multiples, turn into identifiable "markets".  ... The difference between you (your dad) and your competitors can be that your relationship with those individuals translates to everyone they know.... blah, blah, blah...    Web presence is good.  Showing up in the top 5 of google is great.   What you do with that web presence can be the key to real, lasting success.    For Example:  If TGO David opened up a coffee shop, a gun shop, or even a quilt shop, how many of you would go out of your way to go in and see him... and find any excuse to buy something from him?   :)  see?   When someone "walks" into your web space, you want to treat them just like if they walked into your office/home/store...  and as close as you can get to "conversational" with them, the more they will feel cared-for and "known" by you.   That's my rambling... there are incredibly smart folks on this site who have put these principles to good use, and I'm thrilled to learn with you as we read their responses.   All the best to your father in his endeavor.

Disagree as I do with his actions, I do have to admit he has definitely gotten more sophisticated with his provocations.

And I could go to the park playground full of kids and start screaming "I have a gun". Since context doesn't seem to matter, that shouldn't be a problem. Maybe after that I can head on down to the old folks home and start screaming "you're all gonna die" all while I'm LEGALLY carrying my rifle. They are going to die eventually, so I don't understand why anyone would ever misconstrue that as a threat simply because I'm LEGALLY carrying my rifle. I guess anyone that thinks that is weird is just a freedom hating commie-nazi hoplophobe who doesn't believe in my rights to keep and bear arms.

TERM LIMITS..!!!! With a 2 term liifetime maximum....NO exceptions.

I don't disagree he should have the right to possess a rifle, and even carry it. Context is everything though. He was presenting the image of an active shooter. Body armor and rifle? You know as well as I do what he is trying to provoke. What he is doing is akin to walking around screaming "I have a bomb" then passing it off as free speech. His motives have nothing to do with gun rights. The only reason he has attached himself to it is because it is the best way to get attention and money. I don't know if he broke any laws, but I sure hope he did.

Money.  Power.  Sex.   An old boss of mine told me once that when you're investigating a case and can't seem to find an angle.  Work the above list.  20 years later, I can affirm that he was right.   We really need term limits in a bad way!  Once they get to you, you're nothing but a puppet

No, I really DO like that one! I may even use it! lol   EDIT: I just did, on FB. What a great phrase.

It's a chocolate AR!! Like a bunny! Harmless!!! :D

If he drops out of the race...headlines: "Weiner pulls out prematurely"

Not only can it happen here but I'm convinced that it will happen here...the only real unknown for me at this point is "when".   That's one of the reasons, as I've shard in some other threads, that "who" runs or gets elected in 2014 or beyond is really immaterial at this because it's too late to change that. Our currency is backed by nothing except a promise to pay but we can't pay...we can't even limit our spending to our tax revenues. Between spending over 140% percent of revenues and monetizing our debt it's a house of cards that must collapse

Yesterday I got an email from paypal stating my premium membership had been cancelled. I'm not up for renewal til December, any ideas?   **edit**   thanks David for the clarification   TGO ROCKS!

If you leave those on for 30 days you may end up with a SBR.

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Welcome to the forums!   I lived in Hendersonville in 2001-2002, it was a real nice place.  The bad part was I had to commute to clarksville 5 days a week for work, LOL.   Yeah, carrying is definitely an adjustment, but as you said well worth it.  I only recently got a good gun belt so that's my piece of advice.  Get a good belt / holster if you don't have one yet.  I've been using one of the 5.11 nylon (with plastic insert) belts and it changed everything for the better.   Have fun on the wally walk!

crazy aint it

He was taken to St Bernard's hospital? Surely this is a joke.

One of These......

The staff is NOT what makes and keeps this place great. It is the members that make this board what it is. The members here are pretty good at weeding out the trash or letting the staff know about it. Yes the staff does a lot behind the scenes to keep this place going but the feel of the board comes from its members both in how they act as well as how they hold other members to act in the same way. I was a member of ARFCOM since very early on. And in the beginning it was a great board to share information. Now it is full of immature, mall ninjas who are wannabe operators. They thrive on drama and are quicker to flame that to help. I quit paying my membership a few years ago after close to s decade and rarely visit.

You are right. How in the world are our officers expected to enforce laws when the all interpret them differently?   DaveS

  LOL. Seriously enough, it is what I do. Not as it sounds, but more so I just budget every dime that I earn, and spend wisely. I don't feel the need to hide any purchases from my wife. I treat her kindly and treat her to nice things when I can. I also let her know that sometimes I'll spend some discretionary income on something I might like for myself. This may happen 2-3 times a year.    Be responsible, be loving, and be kind, and you don't have to hide anything. That is to say, you are doing your part, it is a two sided marriage:)

Actually I believe it is more of a libertine sort of "everyone should be free to live where ever they choose" mentality than any sort of corruption. As a libertarian myself I've actually argued against this in libertarian circles, while I agree on principle, reality is not theory & unregulated immigration is great in theory at an individual level, but in reality it is historically very destructive to a society when tens of millions migrate from one land to another in a short period of time. I understand why Rand voted the way he voted, but he's looking at individual trees & not looking at the forest as a whole.

At least 6 feet under the surface, anyway.

You're just itching to use that new grenade launcher aren't you?   J/K   DaveS

Why can't he just stumble and fall off the planet?

I personally know 2 board members. I believe both would think someone is a jackass for sending out this paper. I've lived in MJ for 35 of 36 years (had a Lebanon address for a year in like 1999) My opinion is this is just the degradation of Mt. Juliet by the massive influx of yankees and yuppie vaginas. But yeah someone oughta have to catch some hell for this so they don't send this crap out again.

Me and a buddy went squirrel hunting about 20+ years ago. his dad ended up walking along with us but not hunting. I was quite the novice and very excited about my second hunting trip. After about 30 minutes I got one and dropped it in the pouch on the back of my vest. About 20 minutes later as we were relocating I felt something move on the small of my back. I instanly knew what was wrong, The squirrel was still alive. I knew instantly how to handle this situation, I ran as hard as I could backwards and slammed into a tree, then would step forward and would thrust back into the tree trying to save myslef from the impending revenge of a stunned squirrel. On about the third time slamming by trophy into the tree I noticed my buddy and his dad laughing hysterically and the stick that the dad used to poke me in the back still in his hand.

I believe she's going to peg it out this time.

Remember people we are talking about ILLINOIS here; not a free state!  Just because you can do something in TN or FL or MO doesn't mean it's legal to do in Illinois.   You cannot just go buy/sell a firearm at a gun show in Illinois with no record as you can in many states...you can do private transfers but both people must have valid FOID cards and they must show them to each other and the state requires you to keep pretty much the same info an FFL keeps and you must keep the info for no less than 10 years...just say you "sold it at a gun show" and you had better be able to prove it and who you sold it to.   I also doubt that you can just "lend" a firearm to anyone once your FOID card has been revoked (you can't lend a firearm to someone that you can no longer legally own).   Keep banging your heads against the wall if you want but you should either follow the laws of the state you chose to live in or get out and move somewhere else.

IMO, it depends on the configuration of your home, number of corners, walls, stairs, outside your home with neighbors close by, children in your bedrooms, etc.   When my burglar alarm went off at 3:00 A.M. some time ago, I grabbed my 870 shotgun and quickly realized it was to awkward and cumbersome for the twists, turns, configuration and stairs in my home. So I went back to my bedroom and grabbed my handgun.   Lots of things to consider and a practice session might be beneficial, as it was for me, and thankfully it was a false alarm. If the real thing happens, you best have all your bugs worked out and have a definitive plan and the proper tools to maximize your desired outcome.   What works best for one person probably won't be your best choice.

The reason we do this is all about safety. When a customer comes in to our store and wants to fit a gun to a holster or trade a gun they are carrying, we always ask them to clear the firearm outside. There are a number of reasons, but here are just a few. - SAFETY FIRST!! - We do not know what an individuals level of training is. It is amazing how many people we see handle a firearm (and they claim that they own quite a few firearms) and the first thing they do is put their finger on the trigger. - We truely believe that if someone has a HCP that they carry. But we ask that when in our store that carry guns stay in the holster. We have seen people walk into the store, pull a gun from a holster (point it at the sales person) and ask if we have something for it. They honestly don't think about what they are doing. If someone is looking for a holster or accessories for a handgun that we have in the case, we will gladly get our gun out of the case to fit things for them. We are sorry if our policy offends, but we are thinking about our safety and the safety of our customers. Sorry about this thread going off topic, but thought I would clarify.