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I know everyone has seen a Glock 17 but I bought this several years ago used , oiled it up , stored it away for my son, and now today is the day :no1: My son is 18 years old today and we are so proud of him ! He has awesome grades in school and in 2 months will be going to college to become a history teacher . He has never gotten in trouble , has gotten great grades , and just a great son . When he was smaller he would watch me shoot and he loved it . I got him a small Marlin bolt-action single shot 22LR . He did great . He learned to shoot my Glock 22 and my personal Glock 17 . He loved them . He even has wanted me to show him how to reload 9mm and we are in the beginning stages of that . So when he gets home from school today , his Mom , Sister , and I have an awesome surprise for him ! I am so excited for him . He has no idea about this . I am so excited to see his face that it's like I am the one getting a present ! Sorry to ramble on and just wanted to share . [Uercel89/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2975_zpswamhdxrc.jpg.html][/URL]

I got engaged. :)

There's no excuse for driving drunk.  It's attempted murder every time you do it.  Premeditated at that!     I hope more drunk drivers get shot.  Good enough for them.  There's many a mother that's buried a child who would agree.  

Maybe he's seen too many action movies, maybe he watched one too many episodes of Cops. Maybe he's mentally unfit for his position and was hopped up on adrenaline. According to the news article there was no breathalyzer, or other indication that anyone was inebriated. It says there was a 911 call (no further explanation) and that officers were questioning three individuals. When they began to take one of the three into custody, the driver began to drive away. At this point they have two of three suspects and all their information, there was no reason for the officer to jump in the truck...or as the article says, "somehow ended up in" the truck. One of the three was charged with public intoxication, the other with possession of drug paraphernalia. As of now we have no evidence that the driver was under any influence. Heck, maybe he was the designated driver of the group. This officer should be charged with murder. Regardless of how irrational and emotional people want to be, drunk driving (which we don't even know if that was happening) is not a death sentence, and especially not one to be dealt out by some rank and file officer in a gas station parking lot. I think the officer didn't know how to react when he suddenly wasn't in charge of the situation anymore, so instead of remaining calm and apprehending the driver later he decided he had to regain immediate control. As a result, a potentially innocent man is now dead. This is why so many people have a hard time trusting the police.

  I thought I would never find a good one. I reckon I was wrong.

Congrats, Mav! Same thing happened to me this weekend. 

Congratulations.  Coming up on 54 years with the same woman for me. 

Because more and more innocent people are realizing that SOME cops have a tendency to overstep. It's the same reason that years ago, I stopped stopping in Walmart for the woman to check my bags or if the alarm is going off. I haven't done anything wrong and I'm not going to be treated like a criminal. If a cop is harassing me for something I am not guilty of, he ceases to be a cop to me and is just another citizen trying to potentially do me harm and I will treat him as such.

I used to post a bunch of gun, knife and gadget stuff.  Now I mostly just use it to follow whores.  I just downloaded snapchat too, for the whores.  

  In his teeth. Willis is a badass :)

The Supreme Court says differently.

:lol: My wife is never as amused as I am, even when I KNOW I'm funny haha I guess you already have the money set aside for that Sportsman License for lil man huh?

Thanks fellas!  I am super excited.  He's going to be a boy!  Hopefully he will be a good hunting buddy down the road.  Time will tell I guess.       I've told my wife she needs to start walking backwards everywhere to help delay the birth till after turkey season....she wasn't as amused as I was!  LOL 

I'm still undecided if the actions were right or wrong.  I suspect they could be either and will be examined thoroughly...but the tactics seem a bit Hollywood to me, and that's not a good thing.       If that's what any officer thinks is priority #1, they're in the wrong profession and should find a job without the inherent dangers of police work.

Congrats!! I hope your marriage is as fantastic as mine has been.  

Again?  :devil:

Ain;t nothing better than a good woman, and there ain't nothing worse than a bad one. Here's hoping you snagged a good one!   I'm working on 21 years, and wouldn't take anything for one moment of it.

Congrats man!!! Don't listen to all the old bitter guys that bitch about marriage. If you picked the right one it's really great

I successfully took my wife to the NWTF on Valentines day. It took years of training, but I pulled it off :rofl: The birth of a first child... I would have been a dead man. Congrats!!

That's not the world we live in anymore. People form opinions based on news reports. And those new reports are printed (or posted) with half truths and misinformation constantly. Court of public opinion tends to heavily favor the cops, especially when the "perp" is black. of course, the "perp" in this case is a honky but the cops will still get benefit of the doubt from most, even though we should be giving benefit of the doubt to all until we have a better idea of what actually happened.

  We don't know if the guy was trying to run over anyone. The article says the officer ordered Grubb to stop the vehicle "several times", which tells me he wasn't in a split second decision situation if he had time to shout "Stop" over and over. It also says the officer shot the driver as the vehicle was entering Hwy 321- doesn't sound like anyone was trying to run over anyone there, either. Nothing about Grubb driving toward officers, charging at them, etc. How is deadly force justified when the alleged assailant is leaving the scene?    Stupid can hurt, sure. How do we know the driver did anything at all? Maybe the store clerk called 911 because the buddy was drunk, or the one charged with drug paraphernalia smelled like weed. Was leaving the scene at that particular time the best decision? Probably not...but it warrants a death sentence?    As for this impacting anyone's feelings about cops...even knowing several personally, this sure ain't helping mine.      I'm a big fan of that whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing, so my question is guilty of what? As of now there's to evidence he was drunk, high, shoplifted anything, etc. Everyone in this thread is speculating that he was drunk, but nothing other than the subject line of the original post supports that. All I'm doing is speculating that he was innocent, because of that whole bit about "innocent until proven guilty". With the facts we have now, it's just as likely he was the sober designated driver as it is he was under the influence of anything.    He disengaged from the officers and tried to leave the scene. They had his name, his tag number, and his friends. It isn't like they couldn't have found him later. Again, with the information we have now there's no reason to believe his interaction with the officers was any different than a cop coming up to me on the street and saying "Excuse me sir, mind if I ask you some questions?"    If I say "No thanks, I'm good", turn and walk away that deserves being shot multiple times and killed? 

Rugerla 1, I sure hope she understands. After all it only comes along for a few weeks each year. Hey, I just kidding! My happiest day was when my daughter was born in 2000.

  I hope you didn't pay for that.

I am 100%  behind the LEO on this one. I have lost a few family members and a few friends and one entire family of Husband,wife and two wonderful toddlers all to drunk drivers. I have zero tolerance or pity for a drunk driver. The way I look at it 1 less off the road makes the roads that much safer. And as for his being killed, that falls under the list of Self inflicted injuries caused by stupidity for which I have no mercy..............jmho

No, there was a case where the police waited outside an apartment door while a woman was being killed inside, and they weren't liable for that either.

Nice package Willis 68,  and yes, I can honestly say that is the first time I have ever said that to another guy. :huh:

Out of context, that's kinda scary. lol

I'd put a Williams Foolproof receiver sight on it, and buy some Remington 150 grain core-loct ammo.   I personally don't care for a scope nor sling on a classic lever rifle. They both take away from the fast handling characteristics which made these rifles popular.

I wouldn't recommend a IWB holster for the Range 37. :)

Looks good to me. Then I've never met a gun I didn't like. [emoji41]

I can't tell if someone over there has a sense of humor or if they just know their demographic.

A person could wrap a HiPoint in ACTUAL $100 bills and it STILL wouldn't be worth $200. :/

  I'm doing my best to hold out any judgement until I see at least one of the 3 cameras that supposedly caught this encounter on video, but I did read this earlier in the ABC piece and found it interesting.   "The chief said it's not clear how the officer wound up in the bed of the pickup and there were really tight conditions between the gas pump and a curb."   I'm fairly certain the chief has seen the video, and I suspect the officer may have ended up in the truck's bed to avoid being pinned between the truck and the pump. Which if someone were trying to pin you with a moving vehicle just seconds before. .  could very quickly raise the stakes in my mind as to whether deadly force is justified. I still think the videos should be released though.

Wish I could have made it. Have a very sick dog and couldn't leave the house. I unfortunately won't be in town for the April benefit, but I told a family friend who I think will be there and bidding on some things. I will make a meeting as soon as I can.

Congratulations. It's a great thing with the right person.

I'm at 38. It's a good thing. Congrats.

  In that case......I LOVE IT!!!!!

Glock 20 Gen 4 Protech Strider RMJ Range 37 (Hand Forged by Ryan M Johnson) some of my favorite tools

  ... said the guy with a shooting range in his back yard :)

Practice breeds familiarity, which in turn breeds confidence.

Payment sent. Sorry for waiting till last minute.  Update- Black Blade for me

Looks like they're gonna bring it back in 2018. Will be made in Indiana. :up: http://blog.caranddriver.com/on-a-subaru-with-no-name-new-three-row-suv-confirmed-for-2018/

  This was the do over. The first attempt orange peeled really badly, so I had to strip and reapply. ;)

One more thing, you are more than welcome to come out and hold mine. I have 5-6 now that are all different kinds of flavors.   The ONLY ding I have against WASRs is the muzzle threads tend to be a little looser compared to others. It does not affect ANYTHING but to someone who is OCD about how a gun feels that can be a little disconcerting.   One more tip. Standard AKs use 14mm left hand. Airsoft uses 14mmLH. So you can use airsoft muzzle devices on a standard AK. And before anyone starts screaming realize you can get licensed copy muzzle brakes made out of 100% steel for ~1/10 the cost of one for a real one. I bought a licensed YHM muzzle brake and I cannot tell a difference between it and the real one. I paid like $18 shipped. I also picked up a licensed copy of a Griffin from a local airsoft store for under $25. So Ebay "14mm muzzle" and buy until your heart is content. And you can find similar, unlicensed, copies for even less. I bought a 3 prong similar to AAC's for like $8 shipped and it works.   Only one word of caution about using airsoft muzzle devices. You MUST drill out the exit hole if it is too small. Most are so big it does not matter but there are a few I have found that might cause problems. And if you happen to have one of those send it to me and I will drill it and make sure it is good to go, for free.

I feel the same way when I see a 1911 with rubber finger groove grips.

Yeah......no.  Sorry.  I think a "do over" is required here. 

  ^^^^^^^^^^^This!!! If you don't have a lot of rifle experience then sign up for an Appleseed class. After that sign up for a tactical rifle course. This type of training is surprisingly affordable and worth the time and money. As to AR equipment. You can do just fine with a spare parts kit and 10 good magazines. Optic sights are nice but you really need to know how to run the iron sights the rifle was designed for.   

That’s a good idea, but I suspect the conversation will be short once they look at their liabilities. Just ask the Zimmerman home owners assoc.

Don't worry. It's got brothers and sisters.

Actually I think it is awesome.  No, I am not joking.  I'd own one (not sure I'd pay $200 for it, though.)  I'd never carry it nor put it in my HD plan, etc. (I'd have no problem with a well tested, standard finished Hi Point as a 'stash' gun somewhere in the house - they shoot better than some might think) but as a fun gun I think it would be great.  Of course, I like sarcastic and ironic humor and there is definitely something ironically and sarcastically funny about a $100 bill finish pattern on a Hi-Point - and that is why I like it.  Imagine being at the range, pulling that out and saying to the stranger next to you (who would definitely be eyeballing it), "This here's my baby.  Total safe queen but I have to get her out and give her some lovin' every once in a while," and doing it with a totally straight face (before cracking up and letting them in on the joke.)