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I got me nice little doe this afternoon right before dark. Will put a picture up tomorrow.   DaveS

Bersa and SW are exactly right.... Everybody needs to pay attention to their surroundings, make eye-contact with folks they meet, and; above all else, be armed and willing to use it.... I'm like lots of other folks have opined; i aint goin into an alley, period... anywhere... If ya stay clear of places where the rats are; ya generally dont have to deal with 'em... We can quibble about the causes of this sort of behavior; but that aint the real problem... The problem is that it is, in fact, bein done... If you aint there to be smacked; they aint gonna smack ya...   I'm a relatively old geezer now; and one good punch would probably finish me off... If ya hit the ground; they will probably gut somp ya and probably kill ya if ya have any age on you; that's why i aint gonna have that happen...   keep your powder dry, leroy

I'm pretty much with JayC on this...since when does a "school policy" override a parent's right to control his/her own children (such as deciding to walk them home rather than wait in a mile-long like of cars to pick them up?   I'm not saying that this parent couldn't have handled the situation better and without question, this cop was completely out of control and should, at the very least, lose a few weeks of pay, but still..if I go to school to pick up my child, early in the day...middle of the day...end of the school day; whatever...they had damn sure better produce my child.

Thanks Dave, you are a great example of the "authoritarian-mindset" that I mentioned in my previous post, this is exactly the sort of mentality which is currently corrupting our nation's most basic founding principles & destroying the last little bits of individual liberty & freedom that the American People have remaining. Your "if there was only two people left on earth" comment, where you automatically assumed that one of them would have to have authority over the other one, instead of the two of them being equals is what our founding fathers attempted to protect us from when they wrote the Bill of Rights. If you've ever played a game of "Jenga" imagine replacing the tower of stacked wooden planks with our individual liberties & freedoms, if people who believes as you do keeps pulling pieces of them out one at a time even each plank is removed very slowly/carefully, the tower will still eventually collapse & have to be rebuilt.

  I hitched my wagon to Zimmerman's cause because he wasn't guilty of murder. Trayvon wasn't a 12 year old baby face child. If people latched on to Trayvons thuggish nature, it was to combat that outright lie by our sorry ass media.

Just like all those run-ins with the law he had before Trayvon. This poor guy must just have bad luck. After all, he was never "convicted" of the stuff he was originally charged with prior to the shooting, so that must mean he is clean. He just has bad luck and the world is against him. He never assaulted that cop when he was drunk. The restraining order filed against him years before Trayvon was bogus. The reports from his ex-wife and recent girlfriend are bogus. And those claims of rape by a female family member were just made up. He just has real bad luck. The world is against him. Poor Zimmerman. I wish the media would just leave him alone, this hero of the gun owning community that so many would love to buy a new gun for and have as a neighbor.

Ah, more regulations.  "Laws" that aren't legislated.   So just how many guns are stolen from FFL's?  I wasn't aware it was such an epidemic.  Why don't they focus on the bigger problem of burglary of homes and automobiles and find a solution for that?  That's where the vast majority of "illegal" guns come from anyway isn't it?  Maybe if property crime was treated as it should it wouldn't be such a problem.

These kids are not 100% stupid.  I would say the video footage is probably only a fraction what is going one, but I observed.  Kids in a group, attack a lone person walking opposite.  What appears to be a woman, sucker punched from behind, goes down like a pancake.  Only situational awareness gives one the edge, not the gun.  They'll pass by the one that is aware and choose the one trying to update his Facebook as he/she walks down the street.

To quote the late Lewis Grizzard, "I could've headed this whole thing off, but I was intrigued so I just waited..."

Have you seen Kmart's "ship my pants" commercial? Now THAT'S funny!!!

  You always did. We're never gonna know for sure

Chance is good people.

Yes, I just resurrected the dead just for that meme, don't judge me.

The 1st rule of Troll Club is to know when your reading a Troll.

Ya'll are forgetting that the current environment of public school system is that they own your kids and determine what's best for them; not you.

hard to believe it only took him 2 + years to find this thread :yuck:  :down:  :rofl:  

Well I don't know about big cities any longer because I avoid them like the plague. I seldom see Nashville any more and really don't miss it at all. I have never one to be found in an alley at any time. Never saw a need to go into an alley when there are streets full of people to walk on. Going into any alley in a big city is asking for trouble these days. Even in Walmart parking lots of any other large parking lots I am always vigil about what is around me and will not make myself vulnerable to an attack from any direction if at all possible. I realize that people do have to travel to Nashville or live in Nashville. All I can tell you is stay vigil when your out side the safety of your work place and home..................jmho

There are no custody issues here other than the school holding his children hostage after the school day is over.  He is a legal guardian and normally picks his kids up from school.  The issue here is that the school instituted a new pickup policy that even the sheriff has admit is causing an unsafe situation in and around the school.   The 'security guy' Captain Donut made some rude comments the day before to Mr Howe and Mr Howe called the sheriff and complained...  the comments from Captain Donut stem from that complaint and him being clearly upset having his boss called.   And btw, Howe showed up outside at the normal pickup point, and it was Captain Donut that told him to go into the office... after school was let out, so there is no way Mr Howe's complaint impacted learning in anyway shape or form.   But lets be honest exactly how is a public school in this state ever a 'positive learning environment'?  It's a daycare prison at the best of times, not a learning institution.  

This isn't news. It's been going on for years. I don't frequent these areas, but this is why I make eye contact with people who pass me in order to let them know that I'm on my guard.

The fact that he dredged a dead thread to bring further heaps of insults upon himself indicates that he did not learn his life-lesson a few years ago.  Older, more wise humans would likely let that one drop off into the dust-bin of forgotten memories. Proverbs 26:11

The American People really need to "rediscover" tar & feathering, public stockades, whipping posts, pockmarked walls & hangmen's nooses, if that was to happen a lot of this sort of traitorous stuff would end real quick.

  Dang. Y'all are tough. A judge should just give the big guy permission to whip Donut Boy's ass in front of everybody. That will fix a whole lot of it.

  And umm, plump. He should try his luck with some skinny ones maybe.   He got served with divorce papers in jail or at the court today too; said they'd been looking for him for 6 weeks to serve the papers. :)   - OS

I like this knock out game.. http://youtu.be/8evxV-X7814

  Nah.  He was doing stupid crap at least as far back as 2005.   I believe that the reality is the Zimmerman some folks thought was an upstanding citizen never existed.  The guy is, was and will forever be a jackass.  A jackass who was (I believe) rightfully found 'not guilty' in the Martin case (being that 'not guilty' and 'had no responsibility for creating the situation in the first place' are not the same) but a jackass nontheless.   The current woman is not the first, not the second but the third woman to accuse Zimmerman of domestic violence.  Sure, they are probably not 'winners', themselves - and the fact that they are dating (or even married) someone like Zimmerman strengthens that suspicion - but c'mon, when the same or similar situations arise involving three, different women then you have to start considering what the common denominator might be.  In this case, that common denominator is Zimmerman.   It is kinda funny, to me, that getting in trouble at school and posting a picture of himself flipping the bird was enough for some folks to label Martin as Public Enemy #1 and a stone cold killa, gangsta in training but a history of violence against women and even a row with a cop simply means that the whole world is out to get poor, ol' Georgie.  

  A pistol buffer is no ultimate defense from anything.   The test is simple: ".. an NFA firearm is made if aggregated parts are in close proximity such that they:  (a) serve no useful purpose other than to make an NFA firearm (e.g., a receiver, an attachable shoulder stock, and a short barrel); or ( b ) convert complete weapon into an NFA firearm (e.g., a pistol and attachable shoulder stock, or a long-barreled rifle and attachable short barrel)"   There is no definition of "attachable" and no definition for "close proximity". If I only had an AR pistol, and no AR rifle or 16" AR barrel,  I would not have an AR stock anywhere on my property, regardless of buffer type. Or a vertical forward grip is the pistol is not a legal 26" overall length.   Gaffer tape will attach a stock, and I consider any where on my property as "close enough", if the axe they decide to grind is for you.   Simpler than it sounds:   Full auto or can aside, look at a part or component: - Is there an illegal config I could use this with? - If no, cool. - if yes, then - is there also a legal config I could use this with? - if yes, cool - if no, don't have it   - OS

Thanks Rob...she'll make a fine Thanksgiving dinner! That's our plan anyways. We always try to do some traditional food for thanksgiving. Two years ago was wild turkey, last year was wild pig and this year is deer. She dressed at 53  pounds (I just put her on the scales) so I could only imagine how tender that deer is going to be slow cooked on a smoker.   DaveS

BTW... Tricky is from Commiefornia. We're letting him stay as long as he doesn't vote for a Democrat  :rofl:

If it's the quality of my Brownings, it's not hard to just take a close look and see it.   BTW Linky... nice avatar :)

  Anybody want to make a beer  bet that this will be his first and last post.  :cheers:

      If one was a on a scooter, yes. (that's my mom & a friend of hers)   First box of ammo in several years.

(Based on raising two boys to adulthood and being  a retired High School teacher)   Ghetto kids do this kind of crap. White boys play football and rape high school girls.   Sorry , but I have bad news for all the of those that believe this is a race thing. It is a matter of age. The average teenage boy is undergoing terrible hormone changes, all of which affect his thinking processes. In some kids it is more pronounced than in others . Many teen-agers , not all, but many, would fall under the DSM diagnosis of Psychotic at any given time. In many cases it is simply a matter of better parents or better peers (social crowd) that keep them from going over the deep end. This is why it is so easy for gangs to recruit members, especially from single parent homes and rough neighborhoods. As adults, especially in highly visible positions such as politics and entertainment are openly using drugs and lying and cheating on a regular basis their are no "good models" to provide balance. Bad kids come out of a bad society, and our society sucks right now!

Oh, those animals get eaten... every last scrap of them... and I mean... every. last. scrap. I saw a bull elephant reduced down to steaks for 15 or 20 villages in the course of four hours. By the time they were done there was nothing left but a patch of red grass. The bones are reduced to bone meal to fertilize the gardens and even inedible bits like hooves (in the case of antelope) are saved... for gelatin I guess... it wasn't made clear. Everything is used. To be clear, the vast majority of my hunting is for food... but I do love, love, love a good African safari. I can understand folks aversion to it, but it is an adventure like nothing else in this world. When conducted ethically under fair chase conditions, the results are a positive net good for the locals, for conservation purposes and it provides a great vacation for me.

Yep. She tells me that on a regular basis.

A full size .380 would be pretty useless. If you're looking for a 26ish single stack 9mm, look at the Walther PPS. I only own Glock pistols and I shoot them a lot. I was able to pick up the PPS and run a Texas Star at 10 yards with no misses and all the plates in a nice little pile. The PPS will probably be my next purchase.

Look, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a .38 snub revolver for home defense.  Nothing.  One more time: NOTHING.  During an average self-defense shooting, the person fires a whopping two shots (my memory is saying it was actually 1.8 or something like that, but I don't recall the source).  In one study of police shootings, the average number of shots fired is less than 5 and that's with them carrying semi-auto handguns with high-cap mags.  Cops carried .38 revolvers for decades and killed plenty of people in the process, and usually with lead round nose or FMJ bullets instead of hollow-points. Putting this all in proper perspective, you need to think of a few key points:   1) The likelihood of you ever needing to use any firearm in self-defense is extremely small.  Violent crime stats show you are much safer today than 20 years ago. 2) Even if you do find an intruder in your home, it's very unlikely that they will head to your kids' room.  They want your money, valuables, etc. 3) Even if the intruder does go to your kids' room, they are very likely to flee when they encounter a very upset mother armed with a handgun. 4) That revolver has more than enough capacity and firepower to stop a threat as long as you do your part. 5) Because the firearm - any firearm - is only as good as the person using it, make sure that it is in proper working condition and you know how to shoot it well. 6) If you don't feel confident with your shooting skills, you need to get some training and practice.   7) If you still aren't comfortable, you may want to consider adding a baseball bat to your arsenal.  Getting clocked on the head is usually a threat stopper. 8) Keep a flashlight available so you can easily see what you are potentially pointing your firearm at. 9) In reference to the comment about a security system, even the illusion of a security system, such as alarm stickers or a sign outside is good enough. 10) If you don't have a dog, and don't want to get a dog, make it look like you have a dog.  A "BEWARE OF DOG" signs and a big chew toy in the yard is good enough.

Explain how a completely unregulated free-market will prevent all corruption.  The only way this could ever be an option in today's world is to seize all property, distribute it equally to assure that we all start on an even playing field, and then let individuals reorganize society using the "invisible hand" of the market to regulate all human interaction.  Further, your assumption is that there is no way that anyone would engage in any transaction than one that is entered into with a complete and total understanding of the terms and a completely ethical attitude and no intention to ever take advantage of or defraud another.  With no rules to protect property rights and no institutions to enforce those rules, we will degrade to a state of total disorder where the weak are exploited by the powerful.  Anarcho-capitalism can only result in a feudal society.

Just got mine earlier this year. Always have wanted one and very happy I got one.

LMAO!!!! It works better than the original!

His story repeats itself.

If I had a tacticool shotgun, it would look like George's.  :)

  I'm sure he's lawyered up and ready to kick the deputy's ass. I'm all for this one.

That was one heck of a creative obstruction charge.  Hopefully the guy is right and it does change the policy on picking up your kids.

As mentioned anything other than 7.62x39 is going to come with expensive mags.  That's a big reason I recently sold my 223 Saiga.  For 223/5.56 or 5.45 you'll be paying $30 per magazine.  For 7.62 check out the Zastava O-pap.  Aim surplus is selling them at a good price.

  I can't even describe how sweet it would be to see 4-5 badass Marines turn the tables and play their own game of "Break your arms, legs and face, then knock your punk ass out".

I would be shocked to find ANY company that is not a mom and pop that allows employees to carry.  It's simply too much liability because if the employee uses the weapon on store premises they are acting as an agent of the company, which easily opens them up to lawsuits.  I've even worked for companies that allowed carry in their stores yet expressly prohibited employees from doing the same whether on or off of the clock.  I'm about as far from a gun control supporter as you will find but if it were my call as the head of a large company I would find that it would be a poor business decision to tell a bunch of $8/hr an hour employees that it is okay for them to carry guns while at work.  On the flip side of that coin I believe that in the setting of a large company, big box store, etc.  The safety of the employees becomes the responsibility of the company at the point when the employee has been told that they are not allowed to protect themselves.  

This sort of thing pisses me off. This was an entirely avoidable tragedy if not for some idiot who thought it would be funny to hand an inexperienced shooter the biggest damn gun he could without even thinking "hey, let's be on the safe side and load just one round in the thing in case she loses control of it." Youtube is full of videos where the person being filmed managed to avoid this poor woman's fate by nothing more than sheer luck. The person who put that gun in her hands should be charged with negligent homicide as this outcome was entirely foreseeable. 

  We are on ATF approved state list if we want to do that -- you know this came up in legislature last session, right? Had financial study regarding lost revenue to TBI, suggestions to increase HCP fee to compensate, all kinds of stuff. Don't recall any particular bloc trying to defeat it or anything, more like I think it mainly was just too complicated an issue for the pinheads we send there.   - OS

I worked five minutes from home for several years. It was great. But I followed the money. No one in my small town can come close to touching the pay and benefits. I know it's not always about the money, but I am working to support my family the best I can. sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

The Blue is fine and dandy alright, but you know, I think I like this Glenfiddich better. No kidding, I really like it! I guess that's the difference in single malt and a blended scotch.