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From the bill, found here : SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1351( B), is amended by adding the following language to the end of the subsection: The holder of a valid handgun carry permit issued pursuant to this section shall have the same rights, privileges, and prohibitions regarding the carrying of firearms, as permitted by state law, of any law enforcement officer, as defined in § 39-17-1350(d), who is not engaged in the actual discharge of official duties. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015, the public welfare requiring it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Given Matheny's current positioning in the eyes of the leadership, I'd hazard a guess that this one has less chance than the proverbial snowball...but it is an interesting approach.3 points
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Here are some photos taken in 1956 in rural indiana...Local police going to the local school to educate children on firearms...What a novel idea.. I miss America.......... http://time.com/3688072/portraits-of-schoolkids-learning-firearm-safety-in-rural-indiana-1956/3 points
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No, that’s not how it works. If the material can be identified it is either returned to the owner or seized as evidence. I wouldn’t pay the scrap yard a dime, and if I was the responding Officer they would give the name of who brought it in or they would be arrested also. Sounds like someone is giving you a BS story.3 points
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As far as I am concerned, all pro, no con. A lot depends on what you want to use it for. I wouldn't want to conceal carry it, but for an all around pistol, they are probably my favorite in the price range.3 points
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Safe commute was never about "carrying" on the owner's property, simply an act of "keeping" inside one's "castle" as determined already by the State via 39-11-611, out of sight, unhandled, yet available for use if necessary for the trip home to wherever (or wherever to work), as the SCOT determined in Andrews v. State: "The right to keep arms, necessarily involves the right to purchase them, to keep them in a state of efficiency for use, and to purchase and provide ammunition suitable for such arms, and to keep them in repair. And clearly for this purpose, a man would have the right to carry them to and from his home, and no one could claim that the Legislature had the right to punish him for it, without violating this clause of the Constitution. (Article 1 § 26)" Now before Dave jumps in to tell me we have LOST the Right to wear/bear arms in Tennessee under the 1871 "intent to go armed" clause, I do not disagree, but, this is not about wearing/bearing arms, it is about "keeping' them in our own castle as defined by Statutory law in Tennessee, and I have seen nothing that says I may not keep them. The issue has been beat to death, and is moot, as the current TCA allows business owners to deny the Citizens ability to keep a firearm in their private vehicle, using the ability of a worker, ( and spare me JayC about quitting a job if you don't like your current employer's rules, with nearly 20% real unemployment, one must hit their knees if they have a job in today's economic environment) to feed their families as the cudgel to enforce their will.3 points
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This is a good bill that gives handgun carry permits the fix that we need. You then can carry in parks, no guns locations, schools, etc. without worrying about weapons charges. Of course you can be asked to leave, but that is a whole lot better than the situation now.3 points
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Obama dies and goes to hell. Satan says, here's no room but you ain't leaving so I'm gonna let one person go and since I'm the king of making deals, I'll let you decide who I let go and you can take their place. Room one, Al Gore getting fried by the sun with no ozone protecting him. ...Obama says, no not this one. Room two, Ted Kennedy drowns in a pool of alcohol. ...no, not this one. Room three, Bill Clinton is kicked back smoking a cigar while Monica lewinsky is under his desk doing what she does best. He's got a million dollar smile on his face. ...Obama says, oh I'll take this one. Ole devil grins and says..." Okay Monica, your free to go."3 points
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You'll most likely get by with the 3 die set, but I gotta say the FCD is great. No chance of a round that won't chamber. For me, it's worth the extra step.3 points
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I'm posting this early to get the word out. I would like to invite All Veterans to come out and shoot the Outlaw Steel Match on February the 28th Free of charge. Round count around 100 and as always bring extra. This is a terrific challenge and is super fun. Steel is instant gratification. I'll set the stages to be fast and easy. We will keep the Polish Plate Racks pinned. :usa:2 points
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Three Rooms in Hell A guy dies and is sent to Hell. Satan meets him, shows him doors to three rooms, and says he must choose one spend eternity in. In the first room, people are standing on their heads on brick floor The guy says "no, let me see the next room." In the second room, people are standing on their heads on a wooden floor. The Guys says that is better, but says no again. Finally, Satan opens the door to the third room. People are standing with shit up to their knees, drinking coffee and eating danish pastries. The guy says, "I pick this room." Satan says okay and starts to leave, and the guy wades in and starts pouring some coffee. On the way out Satan yells, "O.K., coffee break's over. Everyone back on your heads!"2 points
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That was great. I've always been a fan of his music. I don't care where he stand politically, nor do I care how he feels about the South and those who live here. I have this uncanny ability to separate the two.2 points
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How about ... Stop doing stupid stuff that makes the cops want to shoot you.2 points
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.......everybody pulled their weight....Gee our old Lasalle Ran great.......Those were the days!!!!!2 points
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It was a very nice meet up and enjoyable. We should do it more often, need other from the area to join in.2 points
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just another leftist, not much to tell. Very vocal about being a libtard, and has said some very uncomplimentary things about conservatives/southerners/others. Basically, a jerk. A whiny one.2 points
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If this passes, I will post a picture of my pet unicorn....1 point
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OK, you now owe me a new keyboard - and a dinner. I just lost them both... ;)1 point
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3sLhnDJJn01 point
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Yeah, and the idiot with the shotgun is going to have a hard time firing those rounds looped over his chest....1 point
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It's funny, but those man jams let them stay cool and move quickly while American troops, weighed down head to toe with 50-100lbs of the lightest crap ever invented moved as fast as a turtle while headed towards heat exhaustion.1 point
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When in the business of making money, sometimes its best to go with the least path of resistance, though wrong, it is what it is.1 point
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That should apply to all gun owners’ not just HCP holders. My gun privileges as a cop were the same on duty as they were off duty; that would be even better. Sorry, I’m just tired of the “baby steps” mentality. Illinois could be a Constitutional carry state before Tennessee the ways things are going.1 point
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He could file a John doe suit and seek to get a subpoena to find out the name from the scrap place. That said, when you're working for a living, that adds a lot of time and expense that could otherwise be spent making money.1 point
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or maybe the police just don't care. I am sure they feel there are bigger fish to fry than a thieving pillhead. I would not be surprised if the scrap yard knew it was stolen. Pawn shops know when they are dealing with a thief and they don't care.1 point
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McCarthy may have been right, but that doesn't excuse trampling on peoples' rights for thinking differently than him.1 point
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I also miss America. I bet that cop didn't shoot himself either!! I grew up in this same environment as in those pics and I can tell you it was a better place to be. When a 9 year old could go into the local Western Auto and buy a box of 22 shorts for $0.29 and better than that nobody thought this was a "bad" thing. You could carry a pocket knife to school, or on an airplane for that matter, while folks lit up a cigarette and had a drink!! We have given our America away to folks that don't LOVE it like we do, so how do we get it back??1 point
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Given today's demise of Haslamacare, this bill likely has the wrong sponsors to go anywhere except the dung heap. Hell, it has the wrong intent to go anywhere else, either, now that King Billy got a thumb in the eye. You can bet dollars to donuts that this one, Nicely's SB0207 (valid HCP instead of a TICS check for firearms purchase), Kelsey's SB0070 and Green's SB0149 will be "flagged" by the administration, and extraordinary pressures will be brought to kill them in committees, if they ever even make it that far. Same goes for their House correlates.1 point
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It looks like the weather is going to be great for a February match. Come on out and play.1 point
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.....and likely the most they ever learned there. I also miss the days when police officers dressed and acted like human beings.1 point
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Three men are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by an ancient tribe. The chief tells the three men the island is sacred and has now been violated. They must choose their punishment--death, or bula bula. The first man asks, "What's bula bula?" The chief only says, "You must choose." The man says, "Well, give me bula bula." His hands and feet are tied, his pants are pulled down, and he is bent over a log. Ten tribesmen take turns sodomizing him. The chief turns to the second man and says, "You must choose." The second man, distraught, finally says, "Well, I don't want to die. I guess I'll take bula bula." His feet and hands are tied, his pants are pulled down, and he is bent over a log. Ten tribesmen take turns sodomizing him. The chief turns to the third man, who immediately says, "You don't even have to ask, just kill me." The chief raises his spear above his head and yells, "Death by bula bula!"1 point
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I think the time spent on a parking lot bill that kept employees from being fired for guns in cars could have been used to repeal the whole 'no gun' signs law or remove the criminal weapons charge of that law. It's a stupid law that could have been modified with the right approach and very little media attention. You'll do that way before you take away a company's ability to fire people. I also think that the time spent on the whole open carry bill last year could have been used to fix the dumb off limits places for people with permits. Fix the off limits places for the handgun carry permits, then go for constitutional or open carry. What good is having a handgun carry permit when you can't carry legally here or there because of a stupid sign? I've traveled to a lot of places and I have seen more legally binding signs in Tennessee than any other place I have been. Most other places either don't have any sort of weapons charge for a sign or you just never see them in the few places that do the same thing as TN. I'd gladly take legal concealed carry anywhere I go VS being able to open carry but truly not being able carry everywhere.1 point
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Holy crap! I was giggling so much after the first shot I completely missed the second :)1 point
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Is the color scheme based on quantity or percent of county population?1 point
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We spent the last year doing exactly what you are planning. We bought a small farm a year ago that already had a barn, some pastures, and a chicken coop. I'll tell you about our experience. Since you are a bird lover, definitely get chickens. They are my favorite livestock we have. They have personalities and are generally friendly. They make me laugh all the time with their crazy antics. You'll definitely need a coop for them to go into at night. You can either pen them in with a chicken yard, or let them free range. Be prepared to have casualties if you free range. Coyotes got all of my neighbors. We have a fenced in area, with a net over the top. We also have a couple of guinnea fowl. They are cool looking birds, and produced eggs last summer, but then stopped.Some birds don't lay all year long, so that may be normal. We'll see what happens this spring. I tell them all the time they better start making me more than they are costing me, or they'll go in the pot ;-) We have ten chickens and two guinneas. We get about 9 or ten eggs a day, all from the chickens. It's way more than we can eat, but we give away the rest to family and friends. Do not get a pig!!! I had a friend convince me to go halfsies and get one and it turned out to be a horrible idea. Unless you are really set up well for one, they will destroy everything. It took mine about 24 hours to turn a lush grassy pen into a sloppy mud pit. I won't be able to use that area for years. They stink horribly. All they want is food. They are extremely strong and will knock you down into the mud. We figured out how much he cost me in food, medicine, and butchering costs, and for the same money, I could have just bought a butchered pig. Trust me, don't get a pig. Plus they are very social and you should have more than one. We just had the one, and I think he spited me by being tough and full of gristle. Damned pig. We also have bees. They are fairly easy to care for, but there is a lot to know about them. Some people coast along and let nature take it's course, but to have a really good hive, takes some knowledge, and it doesn't come over night. They don't take a lot of time to care for, I check on mine every few weeks or so. The hard part for you, is with RA you might have difficulty lifting the hive boxes. Full of honey, they can be over 75 pounds. Fortunately, there is a robust community of beekeepers in nearly every TN county. They are a cool group of people, that love bees, adn are extremely helpful and eager to assist. Get into your county's beekeeper association, and you'l easily find someone to help you out. There is also about $500 worth of startup costs, between buying the hives, tools, suit and bees. Sadly, I think between bad luck and my own stupidity, I may have killed mine off. I looked in on them today, and the only bees I saw were dead ones. Fruit trees will take time before they really start producing fruit. At least 5 years or so. Make sure to read the labels, some trees need to be planted in pairs to cross pollinate. Plant them away from where you live and hang out. We have two well established apple trees right near the pool, and thought we'll just make a nice little orchard all around the pool area. So we planted several more trees right there. Then the apples started dropping and made a huge stinky mess. This spring, I'm pulling up all the fruit trees I planted and moving them to the back 40. The deer can eat the ones that fall, or they can turn into fertilizer, I'll pick the ones I want to eat. We planted a big garden last year, and it was a lot of work. I learned to never plant pumpkin in the garden - it took over everything. Plant it far away form the garden. We let the weeds get away, seemingly overnight, and I eventually had to keep them at bay with a weedeater. Cukes and tomatoes did really well. I'll plant a lot more corn this year. I'll skip the lima beans, they grew well, but it takes a bunch to make a meal. I harvested a whole row of limas and got maybe two meals from it all. I ran an electric fence wire all around the garden, and bugs were the only thing that ate anything. With that much land, offer a friend a garden plot, and you can work together. It's a lot more fun that way. Take time every day to enjoy your property. You have a blessing not many people get. Good luck.1 point
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OK KahrMan...I raise you one George Clintion! :woohoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvjWh2Vhu41 point
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It's interesting to note, though, that back when TGO was just starting up we had gained a tremendous member base very quickly and apparently that caught the attention of John Harris. At one of their meetings held at Buford Tune's offices over off of Murfreesboro Road, John asked if I'd be interested in merging the two orgs. I politely declined. We've never stopped growing but I have no idea what the TFA's membership looks like. I admit that John himself is almost single-handedly responsible for a great deal of pro-firearms legislation being introduced over the years but at the same time you've got one man doing the bulk of the work there. What happens with John retires or, God forbid, passes away? I assume there is some sort of succession plan in place but you're going to lose the big guy with the big name behind the whole thing. Does TFA even do elections for the Executive Director position? John used to post here. I haven't seen him post in quite a while, which is a shame given the lack of traffic over there on their own site. *shrug* Anyway... all of this leads me back to a thought I've had more than once over the years. Namely, that TGO needs a lobbying "sister org" that can leverage the size of our membership. It's hard to ignore 20,000 voices -- and that's just the people who have bothered to register. We get millions of hits on the TGO forum on a daily basis. Our audience and influence is much larger than the number of registered members on the forum. I don't want for TGO to merge-up with the TFA because there's agility in not doing that. But I can see us being a force multiplier behind some of the same goals, and I can also see us being a counter-voice if there is ever a case where the TFA or NRA or any other org suddenly loses their minds and backs legislation that might hurt us all. Hey, anything is possible.1 point
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Is it just me or does everyone on this forum have the attention span of a fl..... SQUIRREL!!!!1 point
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I like Redding dies for the rifle calibers... They do an excellent job... leroy1 point
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