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Funny how folks are inclined to preserve one of the most flawed concepts on the planet, the gun free zone. I'm reasonably sure that you could take damn near anyone with a college degree, and teach them not to shoot any kids in under an hour. The real point is, the highest level of law enforcement training won't let you carry a gun into a school. That kinda thinking is Adam Lanza's best friend. A lot of kids go home to armed parents every day.

SROs are doing God's work, and this is intended to augment them, not replace them. The issue with SROs is a microcosm of the need for concealed carry in society at large. There are simply not enough of them to be everywhere. Statistically, the average active shooting injures or kills 1 person every 10 seconds for the duration of the attack, although the first minute is often many times higher than the last. Therefore, in order to limit casualties to less than 10, we need to stop an attacker in the first 30 seconds. My school is very lucky in the fact that we have 4 full time SROs. But our building is over 400,000 square feet and our property is over 50 acres. A 3 minute response time from SROs already on site would still average nearly 20 casualties. Think of armed staff as hard points or speed bumps to keep the Attacker engaged, allowing the SROs time to respond while simultaneously reducing casualties

Note over 500 schools DO NOT have a SRO. Many schools are in rural areas and have delayed response times not to mention staff shortage. Response time is proportional to body count. TN has had armed teacher provision for the past 8 yrs in private schools, and over 30 states have it already. Point is, no student/ teacher mishaps have bee reported. All the uproar in opposition is the typical anti theatrics. Interesting to note that individual districts will bow to local politics and opt out of teacher carry completely.

My brother would ride facing backwards on the handle bars. Put his feet under mine and both of us peddle, we could go faster than everybody else.

I have my dad's old Remington 512. Nowhere close to new condition. But, it's the first gun I ever shot.

There is a lot of that for sure, but I have at least 7 others in my building that I’ve spoken to about it that keep asking me when they can get approval.

I know a bunch of teachers - most of whom would jump in front of a bullet without a single hesitation to protect their kids. I don’t know a single one who wants to carry in their classroom. Plenty of them are pro-gun and carry elsewhere in their lives. They express a host of reservations - everything from that’s not the job they signed up for - to risks associated breaking up fights - to their name being made public and suddenly being all over social media and PTA text threads. I don’t know of any that have really thought about it and come to the conclusion that it’s worth it. Every last one of them said some version of, “they don’t trust us with books or curriculum - they’re not going to trust us with guns.”

S&W 15-3 .38 special and S&W 19-5 .357 mag. Each have 4 inch barrels. Each is $900 or $1700 for both.

I fear that this is nothing more than feel good legislation. Most local school districts will say no and in the end very few teachers will be armed. Too many hoops to jump through will discourage a lot of teachers from getting the required training. I prefer the idea of allowing enhanced permit holders to carry in schools as the bad guys will never know who is armed.

Make me a fair offer, framing and matting alone is several hundred dollars. Open to fair trade or cash offer. Mort Kunstler "War is so terrible" 1995 $350. Robert Summers "Change of plans" signed numbered "106" of 950. $350 Mort Kunstler "Winter Riders" 1995 $800 Gerald Harvey "Hope of the confederacy" from 1991 $1000. Mort Kunstler "Southern Stars" 1994 $1500 All are signed and numbered. They run high if you look them up. These are long sold out. If interested I will sell all at a great price. I found one authentication certificate for hope of....still looking for others. I do have them. Thanks Dan

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Putting this back up for sale: I have a pretty darn nice, lightly used Smith & Wesson M&P10 in .308 Winchester or 7.62x51NATO that I am putting up on the for sale. I have shot probably 50 rounds through it, would be surprised if the previous owner shot many more. Looks like almost new, some handling marks. I'm not an AR afficionato so I don't know much about it or what to look for. I have disassembled to remove the bolt and look at it but that is it. It has a nice floating heat shield installed but comes with the stock one. M-Lock angled foregrip installed on it. Has some nice Troy Industries flip up sights that will go with it as well. 5 Mags with 1 all metal 10 round mag. It is a nice rifle, with everything included, in the bag, ready to go, first $1,300.00 takes it OBO. Trade interest: Benelli/HK 12 guage semi-auto

Let's list this one again. Smith & Wesson 22/32 Heavy Frame 6"Bbl. 22lr Mid to Late 20's. $1020 CASH FTF. I live in the WhiteHouse area and can meet in the Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Gallatin area but can drive a little ways to make the transaction. Here's the pictures.

That's a beauty! I learned some of my meager shooting skills on one of these. Even back then...almost 60 years ago...I couldn't shoot worth shinola! but that didn't ake the fun out of it. These were virtual "tack drivers" and are great pistols. The seller is pretty good too. lol. You can spend much more on a 22 and not do appreciably better than this for a first-time shooter, back yard plinker, or a squirrel snuffer. GLWS my friend.

No thanks

I’m interested in both with the drum Al in for the $1800, and I’ll drive to you to pick up.

I pulled out of hiding my old BL22. Me and my Dad bought this back in 1975. The gun was never shot much as I had others I used to hunt with regularly. Now Im glad we didnt use it much as its almost in a new state. Ill oil it a little and give it a try out soon. I do notice that front sight isnt for OLD eyes now. LOL I may look into Some Skinner sights unless there is something better?

Not to mention being ostracized by their co-workers. Social media outing, doxxing, etc is bad enough in today’s unhinged digital society. The names of the teachers who carry, even if they are allowed to, will get out.

Yup, that is nearly the exact feedback I got from my teaching family and friends. High risk, low reward. Like you said most would throw their own body between an attacker and a child but none see being armed as the right answer to stopping an active shooter or protecting kids in classrooms.

If it where me I’d start by studying this inside and out (and subsequently keeping up to date with the latest version). https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/guide/TN-Hunting-Guide.pdf

It’s always nice to have something like that in the back of the safe. Not just for the quality but the memories. Every once in a while I dig out my old Remington 121 Fieldmaster that my dad taught me how to shoot with. It was his first rifle as well. Crazy accurate as many old .22’s are. Even if it never gets used much, I bet it works just the same as it did in 1975. Now it’s time to put it to use! Can’t take it with you, if you know what I mean, lol.

Smith & Wesson 29-5 4" 44 Magnum Aside from the turn line on the cylinder it's in great shape despite being handled a fair amount over the years. I'd guess I've put a couple hundred rounds through it, nothing crazy. The grips are in good shape but there is some cosmetic wear near the bottom on both sides. Never had any problems with it - just decided to pair things down a little. It'll come with this here Galco OWB holster. Don't have the original box/papers - just the gun & holster. My wife would certainly prefer that I sell it but I might be open to swapping for hell, I don't know, something. 9mm, 223/556, full sized AKs, etc I'm in Manchester but travel through Murfreesboro and Nashville several times per week. Be happy to meet anywhere there or in between. $975 Thanks, fellas.

Two teachers in the family, two more close friends or neighbors that are teachers. 3 of the 4 hold TN carry permits and do carry when not at work or on school grounds. None of the 4 have any desire to carry in school. 2 of the 4 specifically said they would not carry even if this bill did not have the restrictions or stipulations about gaining permission. Neither had any desire to take on that responsibility and quite frankly that risk. One specifically said they had no desire to get sued by a parent if things went sideways in their school at some point. The one without an existing permit is not anti gun but has never owned one and has zero interest in learning to shoot much less obtaining a permit. She is married to someone who does own, carry, shoot and hunt but she has no interest in knowing anything more about firearms. My conversation with the two family members indicated that they had yet to hear a fellow teacher express any interest in obtaining the required permissions. General consensus of the educators in their circle of peers thought it was a pretty stupid idea and useless bill.

Isn't it funny how the left thinks this last part that ALL our Founding Fathers agreed on is somehow negated by the passage of time and circumstances they think trumps our natural rights?

Can we make this at least a once a week thing and make it permanent? Both of those - dogs and bourbon - are FAR better than people!

Nothing in the text of the bill stipulates that, but there is also nothing that would prevent something like that being a local policy.

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Shame youre one the other end of the state. I could use this for a chinese that I have with a rotten stock.

My favorite is Federal HST, but I've used Gold Dots, Norma MHP, Critical Defense, Sig Elite Defense. Any of the modern stuff works extremely well. A lot of the expansion and jacket separation issues have been technologically overcome. But for your research enjoyment: https://stevespages.com/page8f9mmluger.html

Sig Sauer V-Crown in 124gr- After all it's a Sig-

I have a tool with a wood handle and different sized suction cups on each end I’ve used to lap engine valves. You spin it back and forth between your palms. There’s not really a secret to lapping. You’re just removing material in places you can’t readily get a sanding block. You know you’re done when no dull areas are left.

No sir, managed to avoid it for 5 years now