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What the government does not realize is that in the 30+ years of war our country has seen they have created millions of patriots. And how ironic that the patriots they created that will be the ones take back the country from those who created them. I just wonder at what point we go from using politics to using arms. Right now those in power are using racism, economic divides and gun control to distract most from seeing what they are doing but some of us see it plain as day.

Got this one this morning at 7:47am. 8lbs 5.7oz healthy baby girl!

Memphis knows how to do it   http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=396_1428386970

  I had a bowl of them yesterday.   Sorry, I thought you said Ramin Noodles.

I bought it in 1997 and gave it to him as a gift. He passed away on March 12th of this year. We had his funeral on his birthday March 21st. I was doing some research on his Garand it was assembled the year he was born. I don't know how much dollar value it has but to me it is priceless. It isn't pretty but it could shoot. When I take it to the range I will be thinking of all the time we spent together. [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203718.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203743.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203755.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203804.jpg.html][/URL]

"Only in Memphis".  "Typical Memphis".  Must have been filmed and posted by somebody from Nashville.

Rock Island Armory.

Computer? In a '68??? Blasphemer!

If these young people would just speak English, us old people would know what they were saying.

The best way to see if it's a real cop is to Dial 911 and tell the dispatcher an unmarked car purporting to be a police car is attempting to stop you and you want verification that it's a real cop. The dispatch center will get your license number and location, then contact all units on the air and ask if any of them are trying to stop you. Go from there.

down low. Sheesh  :rofl:

This may or may not be correct, bersaguy. There are differences between a citizen's authority and an officer's authority.  In many states an LEO may use deadly force on a fleeing felon to stop him. In recent years these states have clarified this to mean violent felonies only, and it goes back to the old west days when a felon was always a radically dangerous person you didn't want escaping. But it doesn't end there. You have departmental policies coming to bear on the subject as well.    In my department the law said you could use deadly force on a fleeing felon who had committed a violent felony, period. But our department's shooting policy, (which is binding on all officers in the department with the force of law) clearly stated that the use of deadly force in these circumstances was only authorized when no other means of apprehension was possible or when all possible alternatives had failed. Most departments I worked around added similar limitations on the use of deadly force against fleeing felons above and beyond these legal requirements.   Now, I have no idea if South Carolina has such a statute, and we need to give ourselves a little wiggle room on this count until this all shakes out in coming days. But I would think that if the Chief of Police and Mayor have disavowed the officer's actions, you can bet the City Attorney and/or the District Attorney has reviewed the evidence too and concurs with them. I also suspect that the Governor and State Attorney General have weighed in too.  So I really doubt that any fleeing felon statute is in play. (I don't see a felony on the part of the citizen so far, but like I said, I don't know South Carolina law. So we'll have to wait and see. I'm a little uncomfortable right now because I can't find out specific details on what transpired between the traffic stop and the shooting.)   After a shooting death most states require some sort of hearing by a Coroner's Jury, Grand Jury, or a Preliminary Hearing in Court in these cases and I haven't seen any indication that one has been held yet. When one of these is held, we'll pretty well know what happened.    Barring any unusual legalities or mitigating circumstances that may still come to bear in the officer's favor, everything I know about the case so far says he is probably in worse than serious trouble.   My LE experience was not in Tennessee, just to make that clear.

The article does not make a distinction for a bad guy getting shot and killed by the hand of law enforcement or a good guy citizen during the course of a crime.I'm sure the numbers would not seem so bad if you took out every Johnny Thug that got shot and killed trying to do harm to others. The article makes it sound like these were unprovoked murders of innocent people.

I don't think that's how fast cash is supposed to work.

So many comments on this one. .....none of which are acceptable to the terms and conditions of being a member here on TGO.

Congratulations on the beautiful baby girl.  Enjoy years 1-13, then brace for the coming storm!

Outside Bass Pro and Sportmans Warehouse in Southaven, Avery outdoors is the only non-big box store there is in the area.  They have a pretty good selection but are hit and miss on popular powders.  Primers are available, as well as a pretty good selection of projectiles.  Averys is like Marshalls and T J Maxx.  You never know whats going to hit the shelf, but I can assure you it will be gone quickly. 

I would vote against a mil spec.  Your budget will allow more than that.   I'm a Springfield guy.  I've had one for many years that is a tack driver.  I recently got a Springfield 1911 loaded and love it even more.   With current market pricing, the Springfield Loaded has models that are roughly $100 more than the Ruger.  In my view they are worth it.   Here is a good review on the Ruger, where a Ruger representative talks about how they approached this gun.   http://www.gunsandammo.com/reviews/the-ruger-sr1911-review/   Here is the review that sold me on the Springfield.   http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/03/brad-kozak/gun-review-springfield-loaded-1911-a1/   Both of these pistols are reasonably below the $800 price point you mentioned.

Ruger SR1911 is probably the best value out there right now. It’s a quality build, it’s accurate, and it’s not much more than the imports. I’ve owned most flavors of American made 1911’s and currently own a Ruger SR1911 and an S&W SW1911. You really can’t go wrong with a Ruger, Smith & Wesson, Kimber, or the upper end of the Springfield line. What is your nightstand gun now?

Rock Island.  You can buy a lot of ammo with the difference between that and the next pricing level of entry level 1911's

Gonna have to second th e Ruger SR1911. It out of the box ready to go.

  But is was all thrown together with great difficulty and skill in mom's basement.  :lol:

Another vote for Springfield, mil-spec in the $600 range, loaded model at $800 and the range officer in the middle. I bought 2 RO's, the first was that good.

EE.....extremely expensive......have you seen the prices some people want for used and abused crap on ARFCOM?

RIA series 70 on the low end, Ruger series 70, Springfield series 70, but have a mainspring lock which is easily replaced. You would be in the $450.00 to $750.00 range. These would be good starters in my opinion. If you like stainless steel at a good price look at the Ruger. I think Springfield and RIA has stainless versions as well but at higher prices.

and into.... and yes, the address is correct ****Credit: some bored person on Reddit****

Seems to describe them perfectly, 'Turbo-anal-isis'.

I've had experience with Springfield. Think it was a Loaded Model, but it's been more than 5 minutes ago, so I don't remember. Never had any issues with it though. I hear the Ruger SR1911 is a good one as well. I know that's not much help, but you're doing the right thing - do all the research you can before you jump in and go with this or that model. There's not much worse than buying a brand new or new-to-you gun and have it turn out to be a piece of junk. I've had it happen. You might narrow down to a few different brands and then really dig in on the research. Sometimes I'll look up videos of torture tests on certain models, and look up all the reviews I can. Just so you know, once you buy one, pictures and range reports are mandatory. :)

Gonna be hard to beat the Ruger Sr1911 and the Springfield Range officer for a first 1911. You get alot of bang for your buck with either. Alot of people seem to like the Rock Island 1911s also.

She is beautiful. I'll say a prayer for her good health and long life

Equipment Exchange on Arfcom, and other sites I'm sure.

Equipment exchange probably.

Well, I don't know what part of the Video you saw the Black man pull a taser out and attempt to use it on the officer. The officer said the man tried to take his away from him and that was what was on the ground. What was the reason for the officer to shoot the man in the back several times s still unclear. Why did the officer pick up his taser or what ever that was laying in front of him and carry it over and throw it beside the dead man? Lets face reality folks. If anyone of us with legal handgun carry permits gets into a confrontation with another armed criminal and the criminal makes a break and chooses to run away, the immediate to you is over. If we shoot anyone in the back we will be charged with murder and we will go to prison. This officer in this case has no more legal authority to shoot this man in the back than anyone with an HCP does on this site or anywhere else. I agree with Hozzie and he should be charged with Murder1......................JMO

The officer deserves to be arrested for murder. A taser is not a life threatening device and he was clearly not in immediate danger. No excuses on this one. Just look t the non chalance in which he walked up to the guy afterwards like this was some normal event.

Know your weapon and how it functions without question. Comparing a 1911 carried with safety off to other semi-autos is apples/oranges. Not all accidental/negligent discharges are from someone intentionally pulling the trigger. If it happened with a 1911 being carried with the safety off we would happily put that in the negligent category. Everything is application driven. Some so called “safeties” are not safeties at all but “features”; like magazine disconnects or key locks. If they don’t fit your application; don’t use them or don’t buy them. But they aren’t going to go away because there is a market for them. Firearms are mechanical devices; they can fail. Safeties can fail. If they do fail and proper handling techniques are being employed; no one gets shot even if the weapon fires.

I'm guessing they don't cover Roman numerals in school anymore , huh?

  Methinks it's more realistic to think of it as a "you're free to spend money to gamble for a settlement or your job back" clause. And of course there's no criminal penalty for the employer.   - OS

  Here is a good place to start.   http://usriflecal30m1.com/Default.aspx   Just enter the SN in the "My Garand" tab and it will give you every number/marking/lot code/etc., etc., that you would ever wish to know.   BTW 2SA RE1 is also a WWII bolt used from Aug 41 to Sep 42 from SN 296253 to 872343.     

The source of the study is reason enough to stop reading the article.

If it were the version with the bobtail I'd agree with you buddy. But I will agree on the Metro Arms Classic. Awesome looks (I got the hard chrome version), good fit, and mine has a great trigger...now. Sam Hoster in Gallatin sorta tweaked it somewhat. lol

Congrats! I was blessed with 2 boys...maybe they will give me a grand daughter one day...

I don't reload, but youse guys "re-purposing" ingenuity is pretty darn cool. Thanks for sharing quality information and advice!

Congrats!

I've heard of an assault spoon. That's what made Rose O'Donnell fat. 

  You would be a fool not to buy as much of this as you can, while you can.   When I first got into shooting 9mm was around $10 a box. If I ever come across any at $6.94 a box I will invest heavily.   But it cheap and stack it deep. Someday it will be $20 a box and you'll be wishing you had purchased more.

They are lying via mis-applying statistics.  It is true that there were more gun deaths than auto accident deaths.   The way they are lying is by failing to mention that the great majority of firearms deaths are from suicide.  There are many ways to commit suicide, so inferring that gun control would reduce the amount of suicide is a big lie.

Thanks. Me too! This morning I asked wifey if she's seen it around. She asked if I checked the couch. Duh! I haven't, but we're out of town right now. As soon as I get home, that's the first thing I'll check! I'm usually pretty good at holding on to my knives. I only carry 4 things in my pockets: phone, keys, knife, and wallet. Each has their specific place and I am constantly taking "pocket inventory" throughout the day. When I take a knife out to use it, I use it and immediately close it and put it back. Even if I'm performing a few tasks in a row, I rarely ever set a knife down. I close it and put it away, then pull it back out when I need it again. :/ And if I can't find it, I may be calling you about a TR3. Looks similar but maybe a little more sleek? Definitely something I'm interested in. I'll be at SMKW in a few weeks and will fondle them there so I can figure out if I'd prefer it to the LG. Heck, even if I FIND the thhing I'll still probably be talking to you about a TR3 in a month or so. ;-)

LIES,NOTHING BUT LIES

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I will have to turn on my PC tomorrow to get a few good ones but I have one I did on my phone a while back with one of my G Shock watches with my Jeep in the background. G-Shock actually used this pic for their background on their North American facebook page for a while.