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Sorry, my OP was too short and not info filled enough. I was at work this morning and had to cut it short because customers came in.
I have, in fact, already verified it. I know Tom personally, and the email I got was from him, however, just to be sure it wasn't fake, I called the range and talked to a friend who works there and verified that it is true. Tomorrow is the last day they will be open.
A few weeks ago, they advertised a sale. "Absolutely everything in the shop half price..." I figured that's what was about to happen.
ETA: here is the email (or at least most of it)
A Partial Farewell…Rangemaster was founded in September 1996 and has operated continuously at our current address since then. Starting in the year 2000, our cash register is actually a PC and it assigns a unique number to each new customer. As that customer returns for future visits his transactions are recorded under his unique number. We just entered customer number 79,441 so that is how many separate individuals have been in here to do business with us just since the year 2000. Almost 45,000 of those customers have taken at least the handgun carry permit course here and about 40% of those have gone on to take additional training. To all of you who have been here over the years we sincerely thank you.All good things must come to an end. We will be closing the Memphis location on August 4, 2014. After that date all of our training will be conducted off-site at various ranges around the country. This only affects the Memphis indoor range location. We will still be quite active on the training circuit, doing more writing, and continuing to serve as an expert witness in court cases.The building itself is now over 50 years old and is costing too much to keep in operation. Over the past couple of years roofing, plumbing, electrical issues, and heating/air conditioning issues have cost us a fortune and that will only get worse as time goes on. Also, our business is based almost entirely on training, particularly handgun carry permit training, and the local market has reached a saturation level at this point. Nationwide between about 2.5% to 3% of the population has a handgun carry permit. Here in Shelby County about 7% of the population has a carry permit, and we trained the majority of them. In Collierville 10% of the population has a carry permit.Internet retail sales are also killing off small businesses all over the US, and that has hurt us as well. Today, customers tend to buy their ammunition, holsters, and even targets online, which has killed our retail business. I really can't complain about that as I almost never buy anything in a store. I buy online and have UPS bring it to my door. Unfortunately our customer base does the same thing. Finally, the neighborhood has declined drastically over the past 18 years. When we built this facility this was a thriving commercial area with new car lots, restaurants, and other businesses. Now, most of those businesses have moved further east and we are one of the few establishments left open in a several block radius.We will continue to update our website, put out our newsletters, and post information on Facebook. As I said, Lynn and I will be traveling all over the US conducting courses and we will conduct a few each year here locally on other people's ranges.To those of you who have supported us over the years I want to thank you sincerely and wish you all the best in the future.We will teach the remaining July classes and then the August 1-3 Instructor Development Course will be the last class taught at this facility.Words do not adequately convey the gratitude, respect and friendship Lynn and I hold for each of you. You are truly our family. We will try to arrange training and/or social events for you as time goes on. Please stay in touch.Sincerely,Tom
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Passing on info. I did not already see this posted anywhere.
Rangemaster in Memphis is closing. This Sunday is the last day. Came from an email from Tom Givens. He will be on the road full time now.
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This is what it was all about, crossing state lines is a big NO, NO.
I think it was also about buying a gun for another person when it isn't a genuine gift. Giving money to someone so they can go buy a gun for you isn't a gift, even if the person can legally own the gun.
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It mostly matters if you are a felon in possession (regardless of who the owner is)
HCPs in TN are not restricted to models & serial #s by owner, so yes, with HCPs, you and your wife may share a gun.
Just to clarify: You may carry ANY handgun that you legally possess. You can borrow a gun from your neighbor and carry it as long as you legally possess it.
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My standard answer: I carry everywhere that it's legal.
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Yes, we (where I work) are having no problems with trusts. Personal recommendation: I would (personally) go with one of the online companies. 199trust.com is charging $99 now. We have processed a pretty large number of 199trust trusts and had no problems.
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Walmart near where I work is getting it, but by the time I can get over there, it's already almost all gone. We get it at the store where I work, and no matter how much we get in (last time, it was 8 or 10 cases) and it was gone in less than 3 hours, and that was with a limit of 4 50 round boxes per person.
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Yes it is posted (or was the last time I was there) and for certain events, they wand at the door.
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From what I remember, that particular range has always has a brass charge, although, the last time I shot there (20 years or more) as far as I recall, it was fifty cents or a dollar.
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Okay, much appreciated.
The range's website stated that should a shooting take place and you are using a gun that is different than what you qualified with, a prosecutor will use that against you. Scare tactic?
Yep, mostly a scare tactic. Some ranges also tell you that you should re-qualify with any gun that you might possible carry, and highly imply that it's required, which it isn't, and of course, they charge a fee for you to do it.
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I was just reading some of the comments on the article. I just love how people that don't know what they're talking about always seem to be compelled to offer an opinion on something.
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I was in the auto finance business for a number of years. For a majority of that, I worked for Chrysler. Not particuarly fond of the brand, but it was a great company to work for, at least on the financial side. Lots of paid holidays, great vacation, made pretty good money, liked everybody I worked with.
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An invitation to join in the fun led to tragedy on a Fillmore County farm Saturday night.
A bachelor-bachelorette party was in progress at the residence on the farm where Jeffrey Taylor, 47, of Utica kept some cattle. When Taylor and his sons arrived in the evening to tend the cattle, they were invited to stop by the party before leaving, Fillmore County Sheriff Daryl Jensen said. etc
Also, there is a video of FPS Russia at this link blowing up a truck with Tannerite and he almost gets hit with a flying truck door.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-azG3Iokk&feature=player_embedded
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I may be wrong here but isn't it correct that you do not have a right to protect property as in vandalism with deadly force. As I understand the laws you have a right to protect yourself from death or serious physical harm, but not property. As you know I'm a lot newer to this than you are so please clarify if I've got something wrong.
I personally wouldn't shoot for a property crime either way unless the perpetrator turned on me and threatened or attempted assault when confronted.Very briefly, yes, protecting property using deadly force is illegal in most U.S. States.
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Apparently, it was a Craigslist deal gone bad.
A man trying to purchase a cellphone from someone on Craigslist was robbed and shot Sunday afternoon when he met the two suspects at a Cordova McDonald’s, police said.
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video at the link
http://www.wmctv.com/story/22236657/inmate-opens-up-about-her-crime-that-brought-two-women-together
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(WMC-TV) - She was a good Samaritan, who thought she was helping a woman and her infant child. Helping until that woman shot her, stole her car, and left her for dead. She would have died had another good Samaritan not jumped in.
MOREThree worlds are colliding in this story of heroism and forgiveness as the woman who fired the gun breaks her silence.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/04/30/ayotte-gun-control-sandy-hook/2125531/
WARREN, N.H. (AP) — A woman whose mother was killed in last year's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator's first public appearance in New Hampshire since voting against gun control legislation.
Ayotte helped defeat a bill that would have required criminal and mental health background checks for people buying guns online or at gun shows. She defended her vote Tuesday at a town hall meeting that attracted about 150 people, including Erica Lafferty, whose mother was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Dawn Hochsprung died after lunging at the gunman to try to stop him from firing.
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I heat this, or some variation of it all the time. "But I live in Germantown, so I only carry when I'm going into Memphis." is a real common one around here. Many people believe that there are only certain areas where you "can" have a problem.
I dont know how many times I've heard something like, "Well If I'm going to a bad area, I'll carry..." Personally, EVERY area I go to, even my home, I consider a "bad" area, LOL.
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No issues here. Especially since I carry one.
Don't be so naive, a while back they invented band-aids so I doubt he even lost any blood.
(If you're going to jump on the anti-9 bandwagon, figured I'd play along)
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Clearly, the victim was shooting a nine. In a week or two, when the attacker starts to feel week from blood loss, he will show up at a hospital and they will arrest him.
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Why is the "intent to go armed" verbage even necessary? If you're carrying a weapon, what else would it be? Seems unnecessary to me.
At the very least, you can have a weapon on you without the intent to go armed. Don't quote me, but I believe that is at least part of it. I can be carrying a 6 inch knife on my person which in Tennessee is illegal if I have the intent to use it as a weapon. However, if I'm on my way fishing and my intent is to use it to skin fish, that isn't intent to go armed.
It seems a little less plausible with a handgun, but you could argue, at least theoretically, that you were on the way to the range and just happened to have a gun on you. I doubt that would carry much weight, but I THINK that's the concept of intent to go armed.
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I have no concrete evidence to substantiate this, but it's my opinion that the 40 is dying in popularity.
Again, it's just my opinion but I think people are starting to realize the 40 S&W was a solution to a problem that never existed. If you need a large caliber automatic the 45 ACP has a track record that cannot be disputed. If you prefer more capacity with equal or even better accuracy dependi gn the gun and shooter, 9x19 is your baby. Splitting the difference between the two makes sense to some folks but not me. You lose the capacity of the 9x19 AND the size advantage of the 45ACP. If you need more than either of those offer then hit the 10mm. The 10mm should have NEVER died. It is very impressive.
Notice too that you may find a Glock or M&P in 40 but finding a 9mm or 45 in stock can be troublesome. A person wanting to get into 40 caliber Glocks can usually find a steal of deal. Even in these chaotic times.
If I stepped on any toes or offended any 40 lovers I apologize.........and grow up you big baby! LOLNot sure if this is concrete, but I have noticed a definite decline in the popularity of .40. For several years now, we have sold much more 9mm ammo and many more 9mm pistols than .40.
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There are police officers who still think it's against the law to carry into a store that sells beer, and that law was changed 10 or 15 years ago.
There are police officers that still think open carry is illegal in any circumstance, and will still to this day insist that the TN permit is a concealed permit.
No matter how well known something is, there will almost always be someone who thinks it's wrong, unfortunately.
Speaking of, I just saw this:
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9301/legal-gun-carrier-arrested-for-carrying-gun/
Relevant to my comment: the article states that in 2011 the law in FL was changed to say that brief accidental exposure is not illegal.
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Along with thousands of rounds of ammunition. :wacko:
A whole arsenal!
M&P Pistol safety issue
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Anyone seen anything else on this?
http://www.gunnuts.net/2009/04/30/la-sheriffs-department-pulls-mp-pistols/