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      Yep. If someone is going to illegally sell weapons to criminals, it's going to be the damn ATF, not you.

  Yep. The mass killers are switching over since Biden recommended them.

This was on my Facebook today.

I've packed everything from a .22 revolver to a 870 with slugs and buckshot while camping and hiking.  It depends a lot on what part of the state you are in and what your intent is.  (i.e. if I'm carrying a .22 it's going to be for plinking or small game if that scenario allows.)  For the purpose of this post I will assume that whatever you are carrying is purely for protection and not recreation or a chance at harvesting game.  If you are West of the Smokey Mountains bears are not normally an issue, though they have occasionally been spotted as far east as Cookeville they are rarely ever seen out of the mountains.  Disclaimer: I live just at the edge of the mountains, I can see them out my back door, I've never seen a bear within 10 miles or so from here but see them often closer to the mountain.  I would estimate that I see a dozen or so per year, but I do spend quite a bit of time in the woods.  That said, they are generally not a problem as long as you are smart about your interaction with them.  Still I carry a gun in bear country for the same reason that I carry a gun to Walmart.   So, for activities west of the Smokey Mountains I'd just carry what ever you normally carry.  Pigs are about all you may run into that will give you any problems.  Feral dogs perhaps as well.  Snakes are no bother, if you have time to take aim at a snake you have time to turn around and walk the other way, they won't chase you.  As the others have said the two legged critters are the ones you need to worry about the most.  Don't know what it is about nature that brings out the methheads and pillbillies.

I'll go Molon one better:   Caseless ammunition, meter-able liquid propellent.    Imagine a compact, integrally suppressed rifle firing a low-drag, high BC projectile (say for example, 140gr 6.5MM)  now imagine being able to, with the turn of a switch, launch that bullet at just under the speed of sound for maximum sound suppression, 2,000 FPS for medium range general purpose use, or 3,000+ FPS to shoot out to 1,200M or more.  

I'm not telling anybody to quit their job...  I'm saying we're all adults here, and as an adult you have to make choices...  and the choice to stay in a job where they prohibit you from having a firearm in your car.. is still your choice.   The 2nd amendment prohibits the government (both state and federal) from infringing on your rights to own and carry a firearm...  and the State of TN as well as the Federal government are still doing a lot to infringe of those rights.     The 2nd amendment does not control interactions between consenting adults, which is what the employer/employee relationship is....   As a community we should be focusing on interactions with government and how they infringe on our 2nd amendment rights...  such as prohibiting carry at the capital, in city and county parks, places where we vote, universities and colleges, schools, and other government buildings not housing prisoners....     Instead we're focused on dividing the conservative community over controlling the scope of government...  by trying to increase the scope of government to include a new protected class of worker.   It's not inline with the principles most of us believe in, and it hurts us getting other legislation through which would limit the size and scope of government, and have better support among other conservatives.  

Castle Doctrine does not extend to lockers, it does to vehicles.

  Like we'd take advise from you!

You're right; why do we need a government at all?

Tornadoes are just a fact of life in the South.  If you move down here don't live in a trailer, they are magnets for twisters.

I'd love to know what the grounds of arrest would be, and if they could make it stick without getting themselves in trouble of arresting without cause

In all of the excitement of having to use a handgun to defend yourself, you may only get one chance. I do not want to screw it up by forgetting to rack the slide. I always keep one in the chamber. I would carry two in the chamber if I could.

My Uzi parts just arrived in the mail today. Barrel is on order, receiver is on the way as well. Adding another one to my collection. Israeli marked. [url=http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/gjohnsoniv/media/0429141049_zps175c0353.jpg.html][/URL]

I have seen a ton of posts on bug out bag contents. I have someone on pinterest that pins a bunch about B.O.B and EDC and I have noticed one thing I think is missing in all of these. Due to storm season popping up I have gone through my "tornado kit" as I do every year. I was testing and replacing the stuff, when I came across the airhorn I put in the box. I tested it and it worked fine but was a little quieter than it was new. I was thinking about throwing it away but then thought maybe I should throw it in my B.O.B. I figure it would be a little hard to hear under a pile of rubble but it would still be loud enough if lost or hurt in the wild. I was wondering if I was out of my mind to put this in my bag. I keep these badboys in my car, house, camping gear etc but never occurred to me to put in my B.O.B. I know that your bag is used if you are trying to get away but what if you are just trying to get home after a natural disaster, I would think that this might come in handy.

PS: here is a smattering of stuff to put on your "to do" list: Wilson county fair in august http://www.wilsoncountyfair.net/ Nashville adventure science center http://www.adventuresci.com Catch a movie at the Stardust Drive in in watertown http://www.stardustdrivein.com/ Ride the music city star train into nashville for the 4th of July http://www.musiccitystar.org/Middle-TN-RTA-July-4th.asp Visit President Andrew Jacksons home The Hermitage - fun at halloween! In nashville tons more to do including; Nashville Childrens Theater - excellent! Cheekwood Tons of parka and water in the area Watch Sporting events if thats your thing - hockey and football and college sports If your son is a gifted student you should check out vanderbilt's program for talented youth - great programs If he is into art or piano can give you the name of excellent teachers in the area. Feel free to pm me your phone # if you want to talk more. I've been in WC for 16 years and love it

If this one is their best and brightest, I'm not worried about them taking over anymore.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGG2DhRugY

To be fair, there is no picture of a shotgun. If there had been, the shooting would have been prevented.

  Ain't so easy to hit  targets from distance, and especially moving one, and double especially right where you are trying to. That's why 32 who were hit lived.   - OS

I got my AeroPress today. It took longer to read the instructions than it did to make a cup of coffee. And WOW is it good! I can use much less coffee because I am grinding much finer and the flavor is amazing. Took about three minutes to make the cup, with about 2.5 of that waiting on the water to reach 175 degrees. For you coffee geeks out there, you know that is quite a bit cooler than other methods, but the flavor can't be beat. I am a convert after one cup!

Think I found it. Not to steal the thunder from Dustbuster of course. Looks like a Hubsan X4 H107L. Fast little bugger. Looks like fun.

I'm of the mindset that if I'm going to be in control of a loaded weapon... Its going to be fully loaded, that way there is never a question of training and practice for weapon manipulation faced with an immediate threat. One in the chamber for carry/hd pistols, one in the chamber for the hd shotgun, one in the chamber for the hd rifle. Consistency is key, whatever you choose, ALWAYS do it that way. If you don't, you won't remember in a fight. Lemme ask those who don't want a round in the chamber, for giggles... Would you carry a modern double-action revolver with one cylinder empty? Think about it.

    Forgive me if I'm nit picking...   If that's the case, then why were a number of areas under a tornado warning for an hour or more last night when this morning I read "no confirmed tornadoes" in the news?  In my mind (and particularly in my wife's mind), there's a big difference between a "watch" and a "warning". 

Savage makes a new version of that but it's only in "youth size."  I've been wanting to build a similar version though in .22/.45 Colt but haven't ever gotten around to anything past drawings.

  You may have picked a winner. S30V blade steel is good stuff. Of course, there's more to an auto than that.    After watching the video, I wouldn't be afraid to buy that one at all.

  How about a .25 super? .32 case necked down to .25. Of course you have to build your own cartridge then. There's probably some old European metric cartridges that come close to that. What happened to the old combo-guns, over and under rifle/shotgun combos? Don't see much of them anymore. I think a cool survival combo would be an 20" barrell .357mag/20ga. over and under combo. Push the breach lever and it would open and stop like a normal over and under, push another lever on the bottom and the barrells would fold all the way back into the stock so it would fit in a polymer case on your backpack.

I don't have an issue with a Doctor having sex with a patient if both are consenting adults and both are of sound mind to consent...  I for sure don't have an issue with a Pastor having sex with an adult member of their church, and I suspect nearly 100% of married Pastors are doing so :)  A judge who has sex with a prisoner is a different story, because that is a government official in a lawful position of authority over a prisoner (just the same as a guard) and it's completely within the realm of powers granted to the government to regulate the behavior of people vested with authority over others.   Now, could the doctor or pastor abuse their non-government granted authority over others, sure...  and because of that the other Doctors in his practice, or the members of the pastors church may set standards of conduct governing those people, but the government doesn't need to be involved unless the interactions aren't consensual or one of the parties was not fit to give consent - minors, mentally ill, etc.    And employer has no legal control over their employees (in most situations)...  I can ask you to go sweep the parking lot dressed as a woman and you're free to tell me to pound sand.  There might be consequences for you telling me to go pound sand...  but you're free to make that choice in what you believe is your best interest.   Freedom of choice is the key, if at anytime you're free to walk away then there is no force in the relationship...  And the government should stay out of it.  

  That's exactly what the terms mean to the National Weather Service.  It's the entertainment folks on TV (yes, including the Weather Channel and all the 'news' networks) that confuse the issue and the viewers.

This video is a little long but worth the watch.  This is a well thought little trailer.   http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a84_1398563985

The thing that bugs me most is the over saturation.  They issue so many warnings that don't amount to anything that people (including me) are becoming numb to it and just ignore most of them.  To me, a "tornado watch" means conditions exist where one could form; while a "tornado warning" means there is a tornado.  This business of blabbering on and on about "doppler radar indicates...."  is garbage.  It does nothing but scare people unnecessarily and desensitize them.  I know they're just doing their jobs and trying to help, but it's over saturating.  They really need to refine their computer models to better distinguish between what's real and what might be real.  Easier said than done, I know.      As for the house thing... my parents' house quickly became known as the "bomb shelter" by the guys helping build it.  While it doesn't have a purpose built storm shelter or panic room inside (they weren't very common when it was built), the structure in the basement is considerable. 

If you had some string you could have ran it through a hole in the firewall to the trottle body and limped iy back lol.

From the article:   "Her opposition that summer was a campaign novice whose only previous involvement in politics had been leading prayers and role-playing historical figures at tea party events."   This statement is patently dishonest, as even the most cursory google search would prove for the most casual reader. Can this ERROR be explained by the reporters naive and dishonest ideological bent? Or by current or former employ by the Maggart campaign?   "Her opposition" and now successor is Lieutenant Colonel Courtney Rogers, United States Air Force, Retired, a 28-year veteran with all the interpersonal and political skills you would expect of such an experienced person.    Representative Rogers holds a B.A., University of Southern California in International Relations, Certification in Soviet Studies; an M.S., University of Central Michigan in Administration; has attended U.S.A.F. Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB Alabama; the U.S.A.F. Air Command and Staff College; and the U.S.A.F. Air War College. This is hardly the academic credentials of a "Novice." I daresay she has more knowledge and experience than her predecessor or the child that wrote this report.   "Campaign novice" might not get you convicted in a court of law, but the court of public opinon where we all reside on a daily basis knows this is dishonest. Unfortunately, the truth of Roger's experience does not jive with an ideological ridicule of Second Amendment supporters.    This demonstrated and serious ideological bent of a reporter, not an opinionist, in a news story, not an editorial, is such a serious misrepresentation that it should effect Chas Sisk's continued employment, a call his editor should make, if he even has an editor.

PSA has WASR for $506 shipped:   http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/century-arms-wasr10-ri1188.html   - OS

No AC?  No way ...

Awesome, but not $35,000 worth of  awesome.  :eek:

I just finished dinner and got to a computer, here they are: http://www.mctsclub.com/~mctscl5/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/05032014_IDPA.pdf

I'm shooting for the 4.5 LB range. The MagTac AIR-15 is 4.8, I wanna think my build is going to beat em. I am also now going to use the same brake that KelTec puts on their PLR16, it weighs nothing and is HIGHLY effective, best of all, it's $27 directly from KelTec. We used it on a 16" Saber-stein that a bud put together and it actually pushed the rifle down, albeit slightly but still...

I respectfully disagree. Loser pays (in the true sense) protects wrongdoers far more than it helps the wrongly accused. Tennessee adopted a watered down "loser pays" rule that went into effect last year. However, if you do the research, Tennessee has not had a problem of any significance with unmerited lawsuits. If a lawsuit is filed that has virtually no chance to win, it is much more likely to get dismissed VERY early in the case than it is to get to settlement. And under current Tennesssee, could require the plaintiff to pay for costs, attorneys fees, and loss of income for the defendant. The "loser pays" statute only applies in certain cases and only if the case is dismissed within a short time. Now, with the current discussion, I do think it is possible to bring a lawsuit against a business owner that prohibits carry in some very limited circumstances. Tennessee case law has recognized a limited duty for businesses to take measures to protect patrons when there is a known threat. Walmart got hit years ago in Memphis for failing to protect patrons because Walmart was well aware of some violent criminal activity in its parking lot. The case law is pretty clear, though, that the business must be aware of an "unreasonable risk" of violent activity on the premises under control of the business. If someone could show that violent crime was known to business (and probably not know to the patron) and that the prohibition contributed to death or injury, then there's a chance that liability would occur.

I got a chain saw, "yall just watch this".

We got the current design in 2007 during the Bredesen administration. Don SUNdquist had these made up in 2001. His term ended in 2003. I'm surprised he didn't find a way to put his picture on them.

So, wait.....we are for less government intrusion unless the government intrusion serves our particular interests?  Sounds inconsistent to me.

Yuup and no employer should have the power to control the contents of a privately owned vehicle any more than the contents of someone's home (or someone's mind).  Further, we aren't just talking about employer's with this issue either...we are talking about parking lots where the public (be they customers or employees) is/are invited to be. Our country has, for at least 100 years or more, treated property used for business purposes differently than property used for private purposes in order to maintain a civil society which is actually one of the few necessary functions of a government. Another of those few functions of government is to seek a balance of rights when there is a conflict; that is, when one "right" (property rights in this case) comes up against the right to arms. In the case of parking lot owners by law, not being able to forbid legally transported arms inside of a vehicle parked in the parking lot owner's lot, there is clearly no infringement on the rights of the parking lot owner (as the courts have consistently found as these laws have been challenged).

  You missed your calling as a government economist.   - OS

I'm hoping for enough of a storm to require a new roof.

Last year, while I was putting in some hours behind the counter at the gun shop we had a Canadian youth baseball team wander into the store. I talked for a bit with the coaches and answered their questions. They asked several questions about the use of firearms in self defense, such as "What do you do if someone breaks into your home?" I was very forthright in my answers. "You shoot them." I got told they came back through again a couple of weeks ago and asked about me.   "Is that redheaded guy with glasses working?"  "No, not today." "Oh, that's good, eh. He kinda scared us."  :rofl:

This (Keurig) when I'm really in a hurry (with my own blend, of course): And THIS when I'm not in a hurry.... I have yet to find anything that makes coffee better than a french press. You all can keep your lousy Wal-mart drip machines :hiding: -- a good cup of coffee is well worth the wait. :drool:

some times it just takes a certain little push from an outsider to create that little spark of curiosity and once it happens they take to it like a duck to water and then you realize you created a monster......... :rofl:   My second wife hated football because her first husband watched it but would never explain the game to her. When I was watching a game one day she came and sat down beside me and every time she would ask a question I would answer it. Here first question was what is a 1st down and I told her and the more she learned the more she wanted to know. Soon my house interior was turning orange here and orange there and I had a full blown UT NUT. I lost her in 1997 but I did fill one of her biggest dreams not knowing I was going to lose her but I got a buddy to loan me his season tickets he bought every year and even got to borrow his Chalet in Gatlinburg  for the weekend. She was excited that we were going to the mountains. I sprung the game on her after we got there. It was the same year Needem Stadium did their seat addition and when every began stomping their feet the whole place shook and you thought it was an earthquake. Sorry for going on so long but glad you got your wife included in your interests and hope she continues to enjoy it...... :up:  :up:  :up:  

Everyone has their own price point. Buy the best knife you can at yours, whatever it may be.

The best < $40 auto is the boker ak47 line.

would never believe it was the same gun. Great restoration for sure and something to be proud of..............jmho

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