Marswolf

Now that has to be the weakest excuse I've ever heard for wimping out.

From what I am told by people I know who live in California, it depends on where you live. In some areas, it is pretty hard to get a permit and in other areas it is relatively easy. I don't understand how a socialist state like California can just accept not treating all the people with equal disdain.

But a handgun has a common lawful purpose (self protection) if you have a permit.

Well, you guys have met me....

Well, ORSA isn't exactly local to me. Around 140 miles each way. But thanks for the thought.

39-17-1322. Defenses. - A person shall not be charged with or convicted of a violation under this part if the person possessed, displayed or employed a handgun in justifiable self-defense or in justifiable defense of another during the commission of a crime in which that person or the other person defended was a victim.

My Blue Book says $275 in 100% condition (replace the screw). Add a little for the ammunition. I had a Tomcat at one time. Nice features, but a bit bulky and perhaps underpowered for a carry gun. Not a bad choice for a pocketbook gun though.

Yeah, this is always a bit tricky. Terms may (and should) be defined in the Code itself. If they are common terms and not defined by the legislature, they fall back to a standard definition that you might find in, for inststance, Black's Law Dictionary. But you have to read the code to see if the term's definition in a particular statute has been defined in the language of the law itself. If they want to, the legislature may define a horse as a mouse, or an AK-47 as a handgun....

I had to walk 25 miles each way to and from school. Yeah, that's the ticket. And I had to fight off dinosaurs all along the way.

I was referring to state parks but can see I wasn't clear. Municipal parks are another question. Most I have seen are not properly posted. According to Tennessee State Parks policy, "Firearms are allowed at authorized firing ranges and at parks with authorized hunts. Firearms in transit must be unloaded and cased. No other firearms are allowed." http://tennessee.gov/environment/parks/FAQs.shtml#firearms Note the firearms in transit thing. I'm interpreting that to mean in transit to a hunt or firing range.

Hey! I resemble that remark!!! Actually I agree with you. Getting old and gray makes you look like an easier target, whether you are or not. Thugs look for easy marks and age is one of the considerations they factor in. This is an excellent argument for people to have a concealed carry handgun as they get older. Some body language training helps too. An aggressive posture can tell the BGs to look for someone else.

While I think the intention of the legislature was to allow you to have a gun in your car when you picked up your kids, I see nothing that says you have to be in the immediate vicinity of the handgun.

I don't see a problem with posting this either. I think he's a flake and I won't vote for him, but the free interplay of ideas is something I value.

Peaceable Journey laws are state laws that let you transport guns through those states. But one of the provisions of the Firearm Owners Protection Act (Federal law) allows you to transport your firearms through hostile territory. I don't usually use Wikipedia as a source, but their explanation is simple and handy in this case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act "Safe passage" provision One of the law's provisions was that persons traveling from one state to another for a shooting sports event or any other lawful activity cannot be arrested for a firearms offense in a state that has strict gun control laws if the traveler is just passing through (short stops for food and gas) and the firearms and ammunition are securely locked, unloaded, and not immediately accessible. An example of this would be that someone driving from Virginia to a competition in Vermont with a locked hard case containing an unloaded handgun and a box of ammunition in the trunk could not be prosecuted in New Jersey or New York City for illegal possession of a handgun provided that he did not stop in New Jersey or New York for an extended period of time.

As I read TCA, I think they are wrong. I have found instructors at these classes are often wrong, unfortunately. It's up to you to determine the law. That's what my instructor told our class. They took one section of Tennessee Code Annotated about schools and somehow think it applies to parks. 39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. - © (1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any firearm, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. It is not an offense under this subsection © for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if the firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by the adult, or by any other person acting with the expressed or implied consent of the adult, while the vehicle is on school property. Now the Tennessee Code about parks: 39-17-1311. Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds. - (a) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any weapon prohibited by § 39-17-1302(a), not used solely for instructional, display or sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in or on the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes. Two points here. First, handguns are not included in § 39-17-1302(a), so you should be able to carry a handgun if the place is not posted. But, if handgun carry is not permitted then, second, nothing in the Code says you can possess the weapon in a car as long as you don't handle it. That provision is specifically permitted under TCA on school property only. Mere possession of certain weapons under § 39-17-1302(a) are prohibited in parks. And if the park is posted (it is) then even if not listed under § 39-17-1302(a), you may not have a handgun there under: 39-17-1359. Prohibition at certain meetings - Posting notice. - (a) An individual, corporation, business entity or local, state or federal government entity or agent thereof is authorized to prohibit the possession of weapons by any person otherwise authorized by §§ 39-17-1351 - 39-17-1360, at meetings conducted by, or on property owned, operated, or managed or under the control of the individual, corporation, business entity or government entity. There is no reason for the law to be this convoluted. The laws need to be written in such a way that the public knows for certain what is allowed and what is not allowed. Bottom line for me, if isn't posted, handgun carry is legal in a park because it isn't listed under § 39-17-1302(a). If it is posted, you can't even have the handgun in your car.

According to the information I have for Kentucky: Must carry Permit/License by law: yes Must notify officer when carrying: no Can carry in state park: yes Gun-friendly peaceable journey laws: no Guns must be registered with state/police: no

I'm not up on the beer laws but I thought a beer license allowed you to sell malt liquor. I think the distinction is that the local group controls "malt beverages." I could easily be wrong about that.

This is making me hungry. I just love lead seasoned burgerdoodles.

Yeah, but most restaurants and bars that have beer also have malt liquors, and probably other beverages, above 5%.

Again, this is how a TFA (or pretty much any group) meeting should be done. Regular date and time Publicity Restaurant Speaker Contact information

Damn...it took me about five minutes to remove that "COPY" thing on the graphic. I vote for putting the url on the back.

Here's the deal on Alabama reciprocity with Tennessee. For years we would not - could not and still can't under TCA - sign a reciprocity agreement with Alabama. If you read that Alabama code carefully, you will see that there is no requirement for a background check. States reciprocal with Tennessee must do a class, including qualification, and a background check. Since Alabama doesn't fill all those requirements, we can't do a reciprocity agreement with them. It doesn't matter. If you have a carry permit from anywhere, you can pack in Tennessee and your Tennessee permit is good in a bunch of places, like Alabama.

I still use the old cheapie Lee press that came in the Anniversary kit. If I loaded to save money, I'm sure I'd go to a progressive press. But I load for accuracy. That means rounds that you can't buy at the store. Fine tune the powder and load the bullet a bit long so it is closer to the lands. Now if I could just find a local range over 600 yards....

Wonder if they make it in Kevlar?

This is going to become required equipment for Tacti-Ninjas.