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Let us not forget to honor all of our troops both serving, Veterans and Fallen Heroes this weekend. This is their weekend and remember if you know a Vet or active military make sure you thank them for their service.................... :usa:  :usa:  :usa:  

I am a long time member of the NRA And my renewal is in September and since January I have received not less than 6 renewal from the in the mail. I look at my card date and throw them in the trash without opening them up. I will renew in September but not until. They are hoping for donations which I never send is all..............jmho

If someone is trying to kick my door in or breaks a window and enters my home 911 operator will hear the gun fire as I am shooting the bad guy/guys. When 911 says shots fired the squad cars begin going faster and normally at that point the ambulances roll. If they are kicking my door in or breaking me windows my life is definitely in danger at that point..................jmho

I think Obama stopped all sales and gifts of Military equipment and firearms to all police departments. He made the announcement in a press conference the beginning of this week. The only things they will be able to get is body armor and riot shields. He said he didn't see a need for police departments to be militarized like they were in Ferguson MO. My guess is he is not wanting the police to be that protected from rioters and riots with a show of that kind of force. I am guessing he did have ulterior motives for this but would be racist to tell the truth...............jmho

Yea and they announce new ones every June that are going into effect on July 1st on the news and everyone is suppose to know what all of them are.................. :rant: :rant:

If he is buying the M-1 Garand from a FFL dealer that may be the FFL to get in touch with about doing your transaction with him. Just an idea............................. :shrug: :shrug: 

I did not mean anything negative at all about the Patriot Guard and I have the utmost respect for them and even know many of them. I said many people that don't know the difference would assume that because they ride in a large group they are a gang and don't know how to separate a Gang from a Club. Like I said I meant no disrespect at all towards the Patriot Guard. If I could still ride I would ride with them............... :up: :up:

Ok , so Sturgis has had a few incidents but if you consider the number of bikers that gather for it you would have expected a lot more than that over the 75 years. I have a friend that rides a lot and he is what is called a Free Rider to the gangs because he has friends in a few or them so he can ride with them but not wear their colors or patches. He use to go to Sturgis every year but age has finally got hold of him and his old Nam injuries are finally showing up. He only ride local now but he stopped by yesterday and we had a long talk about all of this. I learned a lot about the gangs I didn't know. I didn't even know you could ride with them as a Free rider till yesterday. Just have to follow a few rules to do so. Like you cannot ride in first 6 positions as they are reserved for the Gang leaders and you cannot pass them. When they stop, you stop. You can exit the ride at any time just by pulling off on side road with right arm raised. Sorry but he is my friend but his likes on somethings don't blend well and riding with a gang even in a Free Ride would not be for me.........jmho

Quote   from grady   "The shooting test was so easy that the hardest part was reloading the magazine.  :rofl: You'll be fine."   I wish I would have known a head of time what the shooting drills consisted of so I could have brought extra magazines for it already loaded. The particular firearm I was using I had 5 back up mags for and my buddy has 5 for his and I could have borrowed them............ :rofl: :rofl:

I'm guessing it is really cow hide and they are using a Bull Hide sales pitch because most folks think of bulls as being tough and rough and most people don't know about real bull hide. What really matters most is if you like it and it serves your needs. Everything else is irrelevant........................jmho                      Oh Yea, Nice Belt................ :2cents: 

Do me a favor and don't beat your self before you even go to the class by beating yourself up so much before you even go. You will pass it like a cake walk.................................... :up: :up:

I was raise from age 13 till serving my country on a Farm/Ranch in Cheatham county and every fall we would have a neighborhood killing weekend and several neighbors would gather at the farm and bring their animals and it would be hog and beef killing time from 4AM on Saturday till it was all done late Sunday night. Women worked in the house and men outside. Was like an assembly line. We would put down a heifer at about 1000 lbs and three hogs about 225/250 each. It was my job to put each animal down My old Remington 22 single shot never made a hog squeal and every cow went down with out a kick. Now as I look back I don't know now if I could do that again but back then it was just what you do to eat on a farm/ranch along with a huge garden............... :up:  

A friend of mine was carjacked in Chicago a few years back. A guy jumped in passenger side with a knife and my buddy turned off his car pulled his keys and got out leaving the guy sitting in the car. The guy jumped out and ran away. He said he would have done the same thing if the guy had a gun. They don't expect you to exit the car and just leave them sitting there. Better to let them have the car than get shot..................jmho

  Thanks Omega and I did ask for opinions but I didn't expect such a discussion on what I would call a 1/2 in the rate of 1-10 on a danger scale. Maybe if anything ever happens again I might word my post differently............... :up:

Ever notice that Sturgess Motor cycle meet has been going on for about 40 years and it never has any issues that make the news. That is the biggest Biker meet in the country every year and never has any trouble to make the news................ :shrug:

After going back and reading my original post again and remembered back their was on one talker and he only said one sentence but I don't think he was talking for the group because the rest of them had already began to move back away from my jeep.  After going back and searching my memory I still think only two of them may have been over 12 but not over 14. I think everything I did to down play the situation was in order and I still don't think it was something that require police action...............jmho

I'm sure my adrenal and BP would have went up had I really saw or felt a real threat but there were only two that were that close and having anything to say and the others were a lot farther away and you could almost tell they were ready to run if things escalated. I am just glad it ended the way it did but it does cause me to be a little more aware of my surroundings better. I was not looking out the door of the market as I walked out and Kasey's barking caused me to look up as I opened the door to the market............ :up: 

Maybe it would have been news worthy if they had actually blew up a Mosque or two and Killed a few people. Just talking about doing it doesn't count I guess?.......................... :shrug: :shrug:

Badda Bing Badda Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

All biker groups are not gangs. Some are and some are not. Just because you see a group of bikers out for a ride does not mean they are outlaws. I guess many folks think the Patriot Riders are a gang to because they ride in a group and attend all of the Veteran funerals and fly American flags and wear leathers......................... :shrug: :shrug:

I am very glad you are safe and sorry you had to go through that but being a dog lover myself I would have probably done the same thing. Will be glad when you get your HCP so you can feel safer................ :up:

The front 2 which seemed to be the older ones where about 15+ feet from me. The others were about 20+ feet. Once I had my hand on my gun with hammer back I could have shot both of them in about 2-3 seconds if they would have moved in my direction and I felt in danger. I and a buddy of mine have practiced such types of scenario's about 100 + times and I have pretty well tweaked it. The first thing I had going for me is my adrenalin and BP was not on the rise and my thought cycle was at 100%. That is one thing that I can thank my Uncle Sam for was that training in self control which I was able to keep all these years. I don't panic and my thought cycle is always working in a calm but alert manner. I'm just very glad it turned out as it did. I would have hated to cause Cookeville so much trouble when Al Sharpton and the hate gang showed up showed up.

A pirate walked into a bar, and the bartender said, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible." "What do you mean?" said the pirate, "I feel fine." "What about the wooden leg? You didn't have that before." "Well," said the pirate, "We were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I'm fine now." The bartender replied, "Well, OK, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?" The pirate explained, "We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook but I'm fine, really." "What about that eye patch?" "Oh," said the pirate, "One day we were at sea, and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up, and one of them s--t in my eye." "You're kidding," said the bartender. "You couldn't lose an eye just from bird s--t." "It was my first day with the hook."

Believe me with all my heart. If this or anything similar ever happens to me I will call the Police. I have learn my lesson and many folks have made good posts as to why I should have called them......................... :up: :up:

That was funny for sure and I am glad to officer had such a good sense of humor with the old man......................... :up: :up: