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This bill was passed through both the state house and state senate and will go to the governor's office. If everyone with a permit could get unrestricted carry, I wouldn't have the problem that I do with this bill. I also was under the impression that the DA's could go to the sheriff's departments and get special police commissions to carry when working. This is nothing but politicians helping politicians get carry rights that most people with permits cannot get.

Do I detect some MST3K influence?

Just picked this 1954 Colt Sistema. The Argentine Colts have an interesting history. They are generally considered the only 1911 made outside of Hartford that is still a colt. Here is some background taken from various reference books. In 1923, Argentina adopted an armaments bill that would eliminate Argentine dependency on foreign arms. Under this bill, the Argentine Congress authorized appropriations for a military modernization program and prepared the infrastructure for a domestic arms industry. In accordance with the new law, an aircraft factory was established in 1927, a munitions factory in 1933, a small steel mill in 1934, and a small arms factory in 1936, all of which were managed by Argentine army officers. In 1927, the Argentine Commission for Foreign Acquisitions negotiated a contract with Colt for the manufacture of M1911A1 .45 caliber self-loading pistols specially marked and serial numbered in a separate series, and secured a licensing agreement giving the Argentine government the right to manufacture these pistols. The agreement specified: 1) that Colt would manufacture 10,000 Colt automatic pistols, caliber .45, “Ejercito Argentino Modelo 1927,†for the Argentine Army; 2) that the complete knowledge base for future production of the pistols in Argentina, including drawings, manufacturing instructions, material specifications, tool requirements, etc., would be transferred to Argentine control; and 3) that Argentine technicians would be trained in manufacturing operations and inspection. For production of Colt 1911A1's in Argentina, Colt engineers supervised the set-up of the production equipment, which was acquired from the Fritz Werner company in Germany, a maker of arms-manufacturing machinery still in business today. From 1927 to 1942, 14,000 Sistema pistols (from “Sistema Colt,†indicating “made on the Colt system (machinery)†were produced at the Esteban de Luca Arsenal in Buenos Aires, S/N’s 10,001 – 24,000(*), the serial numbers continuing from the Hartford run. In 1941, after a decade of planning, Argentines established a large and diversified military-industrial complex under the overall supervision of the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares (D.G.F.M.), the “Military Manufacturing Agency.†Similar to the US Ordnance Department, the agency was run by the military and military officers managed the manufacturing plants. Among other products, this agency would eventually, through contractual agreements, oversee the production of identical copies of Colt’s M1911-A1, Browning’s Hi Power, and FN’s FAL rifle. In 1945, after construction of the state-owned Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles (F.M.A.P.), “Small Arms Factory†in Rosario, Santa Fe (250 miles from Buenos Aires), assembly of Sistemas was transferred to the new plant and another 88,494 pistols were produced through 1966. This factory was named for Domingo Matheu, a 19th century military official who was active in the early development of the nation’s arms industry. Today FMAP manufactures a wide range of small arms and ammunition and is known in the industry as “FM.†The Rosario arsenal closed in 1991 and much of its production was transferred to FMAP’s Fray Luis Beltran arsenal, about 15 miles from Rosario. Sistema Colts were manufactured in accordance with Colt's 1927 drawings. They were identical to US military M1911-A1 pistols except for 6 minor cosmetic differences, and parts were interchangeable. The differences were: a) the markings, the grips, c) a black oxide bluing, d) a sharp edge on the rear of the hammer, e) a sharp edge on the heel of the grip safety, f) indented checkering on the mainspring housing. They made these for various military, government and police agencies. The ones with the Argentine crest were made for government agencies. This on is Stamped C.F.S. That stands for Consejo Federal de Seguridad or Federal Council of Security/Safety(Federal Internal Security). Other markings include the Army, Air Force, Navy and Border Patrol. This one has the wrong grips on it. I do have a period correct set of grips on the way. Other than that it is pretty great shape. Tight fit and feels just like a Colt as it should. I gave it a good cleaning and just need to get it out to the range.

Been scarce around here because of school, work, and this demonic pond project. Cheapest bid from a contractor was quoted at $4,000 +/- (which we all know would have been 25% more after they started). Highest bid was $11,000. I said screw a bunch of that, watched some videos on youtube and figured out how to do it myself. The pond was just trashy looking, it had probably close to 5 tons of river boulders piled up around the edge (contractor was probably laughing all the way to the bank after installing it). My disabled ass removed literally everything except a single boulder (can't move it, it's too big - used a 7" stone cutter to cut rings around it, drilled holes, used a sledge and chisels, and even (literally) melted a bit behind a 70# jackhammer and the damn thing wouldn't crack). Employing some neighbors for plan B on it Wednesday. Brought in 2 tons of flat rock to replace it with. Anywho, in at a total of $825 for everything and that includes some new tools/toys I had to buy. Looks pretty good now, just needs some plants to soften it up and some in the pond to provide shade for the koi. This is it mid-project (forgot to take before pic) And today: No more projects this year. Am done with doing anything except mowing lol.

My guess is a breed of moth. Best guess is. Luna Moth. Luna Moth on Wikipedia

Ignorant cardinals and robins pecking on windows beats the hell out of woodpeckers going to town on the gutters! I have no ideas what those demons think they'll get out of aluminum on Saturday or Sunday mornings when I'm trying to sleep.

WLS is 50,000 (max power for AM). 100,000 is an FM power level.

Nope. I have a lifetime permit. As long as it isn't revoked, I shouldn't have to renew it.

12 gauge

I'll be in.

Holy Cow! I'll need to take another look to be sure, but I think that's the same rifle he has. And here I was thinking that I'd do good to get $500 for it. According to the seller's description, anything under serial # 10300 is pre-ban. The rifle we have is #7XXX and looks brand new. I'm just not an AR guy. Never really liked them since Uncle Sam handed me a M-16A1 way back in 1972. Don't know much about them and never cared to learn. That's why I asked. Thanks for the info.

What gave it away? Lol

It was signed yesterday (May 9th).

I'd be honored to do it for one of his blades. I hope to get one for myself one day.

Ok, so not quite as classic, but my first car was a blue and white 1980 Cadillac Coup Deville. The trunk was big enough for a 6' 2" man to stretch out in, you could (*cough*) sleep comfortably in the back seat, and the fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror topped it all off. I loved that car in spite of it needing an engine rebuilt. 35 was max speed on medium size inclines. That probably saved my life though as I had one heck of a lead foot. I hated when I had to sell it. I ended up driving a crap brown Pontiac 6000 for years after that.

Roarin' right Knoxville, out on Kingston Pike. Right outside of Bearden is where they made fatal strike. He left the road at 90, that's all there is to say, they devil got his moonshine and the mountain boy that day. Time for me to go take a nap now.

I have a 16" from David also. Wood furniture, no brake, started life as a .270win. I still want 2 more from him, just because, 45colt and 10mm.

That's right. But many a time I fell asleep listening to Shaving Cream. Way too many verses to that little ditty. But long before the Doctor, I listened to WLS as kid at night on a tiny little radio I had. Always seemed to have my dad walking in and telling me to turn that racket off and go to sleep.

Very, very nice! So how many married guys on here are going to show what you did to their wives? NOT ME!

Nice! Can you swim in it?

Looks very nice. Always feels good to do something yourself and see the results, especially when they look this nice and save a lot of money. Good job!

That looks great.

Really nice job!

Looks Great!!!!

Very nicely done sir.

Very nice work! I like and approve!

That looks way nicer and less hide holes for snakes and rodents.

All this rain isn't helping... But I finally managed to get out on the 3rd to Strategic Edge.

Your AK's are going to mutiny if you're not careful.

I think the NRA had a part with this bill because it involves lawsuit money being awarded basically to the NRA if a city or county violates the pre emption statute. A simple bill that just changes the 'no gun' sign criminal offense to a deny of entry/remove from property would not have been written by the NRA because what would they benefit from that kind of change? If the NRA was effective in this state they would have gotten these goofy restrictions off the books when they had the convention in Nashville.