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I had my record expunged after a minor incident while in college. You can hire a lawyer but I didn't bother, I think I just spoke with a local judge and he saw that I hadn't caused any more trouble and ordered my record expunged, I think I had to make about a $150 donation to the county as well. May be well worth the money if you are having that much trouble.

When I lived in North Carolina this is how it was and I never heard of any problems because of it. I really like this idea but I really hate the slanted article the OP posted, hard to find media that will give us a fair shake though.

Glad he did what he did. I did my time in corporate retail. Your manager will likely be job hunting soon. Corporations have no backbone whatsoever, it's all about making sure no one gets their feelings hurt and the company makes as much money as possible. I wish your manager the best through this situation.

The fact that you were in Cades Cove plays into things quite a bit. I spend quite a bit of time there myself, you are talking about the one place that everyone passing through our region must stop by so you get all types, plus they are on vacation so you already know that they left their brain at home. From experience I can tell you that when OCing in such a place and someone says something a reply such as "lots of bears around here" will usually put the nosy person at ease.

My dad had one that I really liked and shot a lot. I found that it was slightly picky with ammo. That particular gun ran fine after cleaning it good but after about 500 rounds it would start to hiccup, I would strip it down and clean it and it would be good to go for another 500.

Do you mind sharing who your local guy is? I'm about fed up with trying to buy ammo at the Murvul Wally World. I have to track someone down with keys everytime I need something and then pay for it right there, then pay for the rest of my stuff later. I usually pass through sporting goods several times while I'm shopping to catch an employee in the area. As far as the Walmart clerks go it's hit or miss. I used to work at the Walmart in Clinton and the sporting goods manager up there really knew his stuff when it came to guns, he was a gun and outdoor enthusiast and was an armorer in the Army. We talked guns a lot and he was very knowledgeable. I'm sure that is the exception to the rule.

Hey that first pic is me, the tattoo is a portrait of my mom, what are you trying to say? j/k

Starbucks' 'Pro-Gun' Policy Prompts Gun Victims' Advocate Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott on... -- CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The anti gun crowd is boycotting Starbucks on February 14, 2012 because they allow LEGALLY carried weapons on their premisses. Everyone please make sure you stop by Starbucks that day and get a cup of coffee. I know $4 is a lot to spend for a cup of coffee but this company is really holding their ground and not caving in to the demands of the anti's on this. Personally I never open carry but I was thinking about OCing just to prove that my gun is not going to jump out of it's holster and start shooting people. I'll simply be a quiet guy having a cup of coffee, with a gun on my hip. If anyone would like to join my pistol and I on our Valentines Day date, you are more than welcome. I'll be at the Maryville Starbucks.

I might be in, depends on work but I'm in Blount County, keep us posted!

I have a metal roof it's pretty new but was put on the house before I moved in. I really like it. It seems to be durable. When it's really raining hard you get that rain on the tin roof sound if everything else in the house is quiet. It's not annoying though. You pretty much only hear it when you want to, like when you lay down at night or wake up in the morning. I would recommend a metal roof to anyone in the market.

Looking forward to the meal report. I see the OP is in NC and I'm not sure of the law there. Before anyone over here in TN decides to go robin hunting check regulations. IIRC the robin is classified as a songbird, therefore it is illegal to take in this state.

Rivergate mall is a gun free zone as well. There was a shooting in the food court over there in '07 or '08. I used to work Loss Prevention for one of the anchors in that mall. It's a scary place. Filled in at HH sometimes as well, that's a really scary place. Of course we weren't allowed to carry but I wouldn't leave the office without my 2-way that was tied to the local PD.

I think that this legislation is a step in the right direction. However, anyone in the drug scene knows how to defeat a drug test. I once had an employee pass a drug test less than 24 hours after using. When I asked him how he did it he just said "You'd be surprised what you can buy at GNC."

In a perfect world you make a good point. If the employers gave a damn and provided adequate protection for their employes I could go along with that. I used to deliver pizza and there was a company policy that we couldn't carry guns. Yet they were sending us into crappy neighborhoods and we were delivering pizza to crack houses. The company said no guns as a CYA thing. The company could give a damn if I get killed in the line of duty delivering pizza. Pizza delivery people aren't hard to find they could have easily replaced me. So when pizza guys are getting robbed and convenience stores are getting shot up a guy makes himself a sitting duck when he tries to provide for his family and follow the corporate BS rules. If the company really cared they would be placing armed guards in the high risk stores.

Yeah he's an idiot, a moron, lives in his mom's basement, etc. Sheesh guys, yall are a rough crowd. Guy figured out how to make a decent income sitting on his ass, which makes him smarter than I or most any of you. I'm just glad that he isn't collecting government assistance, if he can make an income playing video games he has found a way to make a living doing something he loves, good for him.

You did good. You used the best weapon that you had (situational awareness) and thank God that was all the weapon that you needed. A few years ago I was working asset protection for Walmart and sometimes worked at that store. Although not quite as bad as East Town or the Clinton Highway store, there were a lot of odd goings on at that location. They always had a good team over there so I'm not surprised that they were concerned about your story. Glad you were able to write about it, good job!

Impressive! Nice work!

So if you want to play an interactive 1st person shooter game that is fine, so long as you don't have a gun in your avatar? Brilliant.

I always check local laws when going out of state. Haven't been to NY lately but are you telling me that it is illegal to posses a loaded gun in a hotel room? I understand that you cannot carry out in public but legally a rented room is a temporary residence, so it illegal for New Yorkers to have a firearm in the house as well? Seems silly to me.

If you want to play around with cheap whiskey try this little trick... Get a Brita water filtration pitcher and filter your hooch whiskey. I had a friend that was a big whiskey drinker and he did this, works with other cheap boozes as well. I'm not a big liquor drinker but I tried some of it filtered next to non filtered and the filtered stuff was much less offensive.

I spent the first 20 something years of life in the Nashville and Cookeville areas. Then I moved to East Tennessee. I really like it out here better. It's a whole lot cheaper too. Plus there are tons more recreational opportunities.

He blatantly refuses to read and follow the rules and then whines because he didn't get three chances? Screw him, he was warned once, it's people like that that destroy good forums. I was on one forum that was a great forum about 2-5 years ago and it completely went to crap because of people like that being allowed to constantly post their asshattery. Where do people get this sense of entitlement?

Valid concern but gang members tend to be cowards. They are less likely to seek retaliation on someone who is known to be armed and known to not be afraid to kill a gangbanger. But then again if they were smart they wouldn't be gang members.

Good job, sounds like for the most part you were adequately prepared. I too am concerned about reaching my carry gun from a driving position while buckled up, which I always am. Seems that the most comfortable and accessible ways for me to carry while standing up and on the move or even sitting down in a chair still make it very difficult to draw while buckled up. On longer trips I'll often place my carry gun or often an gun additional to what I'm wearing in an easy to reach place in the car. Sometimes I use the door pocket, sometimes I just wedge it between the drivers seat and the center console depending on what I'm driving. Yet I am still vulnerable day to day. Sometimes I keep one in the center console I've found that I can get to that rather quickly if needed. Just make sure you don't have a bunch of junk burrying it. I prefer to not use a holster in the console so if you do that be very careful about anything else you may put in there. Pens and the like are a huge nono.

Looked that up, looks like it is just south of HWY 231, lived about 10 miles downstream from there for many years, that is a beautiful part of the lake up there.