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Adopted two kids while ive been gone. Proud daddy to a now 5 year old boy and a 3 year old girl. We got our son when he was 22 months, and our daughter when she was 5 days old.

@Redhansen - The gig is up! You've found me. Shooters Nation is/was a labor of love for me. I miss doing the show as much as some folks, yourself included, seem to enjoy listening to it. There honestly isn't a week that goes by that I don't think of picking right up where we left off. I'd love to, really. I am going to send this to Mark. He isn't on TGO but I wonder if he might be getting the itch to do this again too. If not, I may bring it back with some other help. Cancel Culture definitely played no small part in our decision to stop where we were. Back in 2020, when we recorded the last episode, things in the world were absolutely starting to spiral out of control. The election took a lot of already polarized people and flipped them on their heads. People I knew personally were losing their jobs or being threatened with such for things that they had said online about the election, about the "social justice" movement, about the racial riots, etc. Mostly those folks were just saying what sane people would say. Basically just "This is wrong. This is nuts. We've got to let cooler heads prevail." etc. Dangerous things, those words of ours! Anyway.... THANK YOU for this thread and your comments. They made my day. And they've got me staring at the microphone and recording equipment here at Shooters Nation HQ and thinking What would happen if I fired this up and just started running my mouth again? Who knows! We might find out sometime soon.

I guess I agree with Rittenhouse about BLM--I support their right to protest (even though they often refuse to acknowledge the realities surrounding the incidents they are protesting), but they lose me when they block streets, burn/destroy/loot, advocate for killing police, and promote Marxism.

So... I just spoke with Mark. We're going to do this!

So this is where Im at now. The cracked is sealed completely with acralock. I drilled a blind hole through the bottom and seated a 1/4" rod about 4" long into the stock and acralocked into place. I decided to just leave the black dot. I can always use wood filler later to help blend it. The stock is hand sanded to 220. The pictures are with it whipped down with a damp rag. Thats the final color im after. Next comes hand sanding to 600 grit then a truoil finish. Then the forearm will get the same treatment. Im happy with it. Total repair cost to date $0

I like the policing idea that we saw on 60 Minutes. The police chief said it saved his officers over 3600 calls so far. I do think the social workers should have a taser, pepper spray, radio and a baton just in case. Not every 911 call should require a police presence. Having someone respond to traffic accidents like the Memphis PST’s and others to respond to potential mental health issues without escalating the situation is a win in my book.

Two trials…one for the driver, and another one for the last judge who let him back out on the street. Is there no accountability whatsoever for judges? It would seem that today, police are largely peeing in the ocean when they try to do their job.

Maybe this has been addressed, maybe this isn't allowed. I'm unsure, don't lynch me. The shooters nation podcast. I avidly listened to Shooters Nation as i traveled across the country for work. I will admit, I didn't start listening until somewhere around early 2019. So, I was a little behind. Anyway, after the last episode ("0071 COVID-19 Isn't the Apocalypse that we planned for") I waited a few weeks thinking COVID had slowed things down. Now, almost two years later with no new episode. Which really sucks, because I have since tried atleast a dozen other podcast, none of them shine a light to SHooters Nation. I have yet to even make it through a full episode of a single one. Unless I missed something somewhere, there was no mention of canceling. Is it gone forever? (The only acceptable answer here is no) Is it on a new platform? Was it a victim of "cancel culture"? Does anyone have any of these answers, or do I just look like the grown version of a one hit wonder, pop band fan boy? One positive effect is that I found this TGO site while searching for our pair of 2A talk show hosts. TGO Seems like a winner in a sea full of has beens and lost causes. Very well laid out, maintained, and none of the irrelevant digging to find content related to anything firearm. Stay classy, C. Hansen

I’ve been reading, but not responding to your post since you’ve been a member. Judging by the adjectives you like to use to describe people, I would NEVER attend a party with you. If you were paying attention, my response was to another member. I’ll continue to disregard you, and I hope you’ll do the same regarding me. Good day!

The best kind of coyote.

Nick Sandmann would disagree.

Geez what a crazy event. Glad you survived. I'm available as a wingman if you need one when your selling another gun. Great looking kids. Congratulations and thanks for stepping up to the most important job and man can have. Being a dad!

I adopted 3 from foster care. It's a hell of a thing. People think they know, but they don't.

Agreed, besides it’s petty, immature and stupid.

Hey y’all, how about a little more Rittenhouse, and a little less general politics. Aight? Thanks.

@TGO David Mission accomplished! Overall, I'm glad to find TGO was just hiding you away and all is well. If you need any encouragement to revisit Shooters Nation, I'm sure I could drum up a long list of supporters patiently waiting for the "new episode" notification. I personally know at least a dozen "fan club" members. That being said, I hope yourself and Mark know how respected yall's opinions and gear reviews are. You seem to have a knack for selecting great guests and introducing the perfect subjects. There has thus far not been a podcast on any platform (I have many) geared towards the 2A community worth it's weight. Many have decent content. I just unfollow around episode two, when they start mis quoting laws and legislature. Blow the dust off that mic, pour and glass, and YES run your mouths. I believe I speak for many when I say, we enjoyed it!

I won't watch it. Carlson has never been my cup of tea. I get that he's trying to be some sort of a shock-jock, but I just can't listen to him. I do read his monologue once in awhile, but I have to sort the wheat from the chaff with him. That's a bit too tiring for me...and I'm not retired.

LOL! Brett Baier and Chris Wallace? ROTFFLMAO. Both have shown their liberal proclivities.

Rob, Here's the first review I read on the Sidekick: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-diamondback-sidekick-22-revolver/

Brownells has the Ruger Wrangler on sale for $164 (using the code "TAG"): https://www.brownells.com/firearms/handguns/revolver/wrangler-22lr-4-62--prod128021.aspx

Not the same way. If everything else was the same up to the moment they grabbed the gun, I would have chased them to get a tag number and called the police enroute. But hindsight is always 20-20 and im betting they never forget it, because i know i wont

Brought the stock into work with me today. Filled the cracked using the screw hole as an entry port, and pumped the entire hole and crack full of Acralock. We use this stuff to install boat decks onto hulls. 2750 psi working strength, 80-120% elongation before it sheers after curing. Its some heavy duty ####. I got it taped and zip tied up tight while that cures. Full cure is 1.5 hours so at lunch im gonna pull it down and drill it and dowel it with 1/4" diameter aluminum rods in a couple spots, again installed using acralock. My goal isnt an invisible repair, its a clean and neat repair with as much strength as possible.

Glad you healed up and thank you for adopting your kids. America needs kids being raised up right and you changed the path they probably would have taken. When selling something to strangers, I usually meet at a local police precinct parking lot (even guns). It's not foolproof, but cuts down on shenanigans. Most people I'm dealing with say "that's a great idea." One fellow said he wouldn't meet there and that told me all I needed to know.

Were I Kyle, I would hire some guy to play my black, gay lover. Take him on the show with me. Wonder how many libtard head's would explode?

The defamation case (if ever filed) would generally be filed where the damage occurred (in Illinois since Rittenhouse lives there, but that isn't always were the damage occurred. The real issue is showing real damage, not speculative damage. Can he show that (for example) CNN's coverage specifically caused him a specific damage (like losing a job opportunity). He can be (and likely was) damaged by a general character attack, but which of the thousands of "false" statements by hundreds (maybe thousands) of media outlets caused his damage? As for the case you mentioned, it is very difficult (if not impossible in TN) to sue someone for a lawsuit they filed against you. We deal with this all the time in litigation and generally (absent very specific circumstances and intent) claims made in a lawsuit cannot form the basis of another lawsuit.

I spent the last 3 weeks watching/listening to a solid 3/4 of the proceedings via the Rekieta stream. It was an excellent and extremely illuminating insight into this case in specific and the legal system as a whole. For me the biggest takeaway is that if the prosecution was willing to go that far and engage in such blatant misconduct when the cameras were on, what are they getting away with when the cameras are off? It was really quite sickening.

All pictures and the event transpired 2.5 years ago in 2019. No more investigation so i can discuss facts openly. So I have been gone from here a few years with life in general keeping me busy. In April of 2019 i had an ad for a Glock 36 posted on Armslist. The ad was answered by text message on Easter Sunday and I arranged to meet the buyer the next evening in Knoxville. Mistake #1 I didnt insist on meeting in a familiar, safe area. I left work and got to the Little Ceasars, agreed upon meeting place, at the meet time. Mistake #2 I went alone without someone to watch my back. Two young, black men showed up and we discussed the gun. They talked through the passenger window and I stayed in the truck with the windows down. I had a loaded firearm concealed out of sight. Subject A went to "get the money" and started the car. Subject B then grabbed the unloaded glock from my seat and ran to the car. Im not wired to let someone drive off with my stuff but I did maintain enough cognitive thought to know that shooting an individual in the back running away from me in a parking lot would end with me in prison. So instead i used the truck to try and stop them. I hit then the first time in the passenger side and caved in their door. I then chased them onto Hembree street where the passenger took a few pot shots out the window striking the truck at least twice. I then struck them in the driver rear quarter pabel at approximately 80 mph when they slowed and tried to turn left at MLK. I went through there car, blew the intersection and through an abandoned block building on the other side of the street. At the end of the day they both went to prison for multiple felonies, I recovered the gun that was stolen. I also totalled two vehicles, my 2003 Toyota Tundra and their 2015 Chevy Malibu. I ended up in the ER for my wreck injuries. I crushed my sinuses, broke most of the bones in my face, split my forehead, broke my C7 vertebrae and generally got messed up. So word to the wise. Stay vigilant, meet somewhere familiar, take people with you, and if your gut says dont do it, then listen

She'd be a perfect Republican except for one thing: she hates private gun ownership of ANY sort.

Winchester model 70 classic featherweight 280 Remington topped wit a Leupold Vari-x3 2.5x8. 140 Sierra Game King atop 51 grains IMR 4350, Remington case. CCI Large rifle primer.

I’m glad you’re back up to speed. Congratulations on the kids. Stay safe.

Looks interesting. I don't need another .22 handgun. But if I stumble across one of these for sale I could easily see myself saying "What the hell? Why not?"

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/582815-bret-baier-confirms-his-concerns-about-tucker-carlsons-jan-6-documentary

Lost a few on GB as well. I really, really hate that dang 15 minute rule of theirs! I know it's to "give everybody a fair chance." Bull! Just to aid the site and get higher sale prices.

Article reads like this will be a good buy. Had I waited one week, I'd be after this one! I just received the Barkeep and Magnum cyclinder I ordered for it, For what I have in it, the Barkeep seems like it will be good, but I sure would like the double action of the Diamonback instead.

I think @TGO David is holding out and building content to sell to Spotify in 2022. I could be wrong though

Unfortunately your buddy Tucker and his sister Maddow have set the stage to allow media to say whatever they want and be untouchable in court. I'm going to assume anyone Kyle tries to sue will use the same defense.

I imagine a lot of individuals and agencies will be sued.

Kyle has some very good coaches. I wouldn't be looking for anything like that.

He's a teenager going to government schools. I don't care what he supports. I wanna know if he is gonna sue some "journalists".

THIS x 100

This cracked me up considering Conservatives have treated him like a God the past few days. I hope Kyle realizes he's being used. The best thing for him would be to stay out of the spotlight and try to live a normal life away from people like T.C.

As did I. I think we are both right as the MSM is saying it's a culmination of things that led to this. Edited to add I don't think it's "retaliation" per say as much as "lets see if i can do it and get away with it". I hold this in the same column as the "mob rob" in Frisco recently. A "F it lets do it and see what the law does". Great time to be a "social worker" as 60 minutes reported on that very thing last night

First, welcome to TGO. Its a federal law (not state) that restricts you purchasing from an FFL. However, you may purchase from a private individual from your state as long as you are legally allowed to own a handgun. https://www.atf.gov/questions-and-answers/qa/may-individual-between-ages-18-and-21-years-age-acquire-handgun-unlicensed As to legally carrying on the person unless you are active or discharged military you are restricted until 21. https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/tn-gun-laws/ I would like to state I am NOT a lawyer and if these laws have changed then greater TGO minds will chime in to correct me WARNING Handguns are addictive and you may find yourself unsatisfied with just owning 1 .

I'll be honest, if someone dropped napalm on several hundred antifa, I'd be concerned about the business nearby catching on fire.

Including the farce of a president who called Kyle a white supremist.

The original question was “What you think the jury will come back with. “ what’s you opinion on what you have personally seen during testimony given during the trial. Not what any talking heads have told you to believe. I personally believe you should place the opinions of the media both left and right and balance it it both hands. At the end of the day you will be standing with two hands full of BS. I believe, from watching the testimony, that there will be a full acquittal. Either way, the first beer is on me.

Tucker Carlson is a lying asshat and just as bad as the talking heads at CNN.

Having a battery in with the mag that runs capacitors would be the ticket. In an equivalent of a bolt gun that will fire once every second at 3000 fps accurately would be fantastic. I just wonder what guys thought about smokeless powder after shooting black powder their entire life. The big thing is, what are these guns going to be capable of in 5 to 10 years? In the books they fired dart type projectiles similar to a tank sabot round only smaller.