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I believe some smart guy with a bit of money will fix all this. This is, in fact, a Fourth Amendment violation and a trashing of the "presumption of innocence" doctrine. My guess is that this will go away everywhere pretty quick. I believe this is a "just say no" and "wait for the warrant" thing. The law enforcement establishment can push around poor folks and kids; i cant wait for them to latch onto someone who knows better. Thanks for posting this serious article. leroy

This is a great observation. I'm exactly the same way. They are all (...for the most part...) a bunch of liars and crooks; that's why you need to keep a close watch on them. My 21 year old has turned me from a cynical Republican to a "radical libertarian". I say "throw the whole lot of 'em out!!...". The republicans are just as at fault for screwing things up fiscally and from an individual liberties point of view as any of the Demorats. Keep up the good work. leroy

Robert:____________ Thanks for posting this interesting read. Looks to me like the DNC is continuing their "Death Wish" campaign -- like the "lemmings jumping into the sea"... . I see this one as another non-starter. Let's hope we're right. Thanks again. leroy

Moose and all:_________________ Ben watchin this thread and reading all the posts with great interest. I keep a 238 in my right front pocket if i have my pants on. I carry it in a D. M. Bullard roughout pocket holster "cocked and locked". The holster is designed to just cover up the thumb safety so it can't be disengaged while in the pocket. You have to knock the safety off as you draw (...just like a 1911...). Ive carried this little pistol over a year every day without mishap. My advice: Get a good holster that covers the thumb safety if you pocket carry. I, like some other folks, looked at figuring out a half-cock carrying method; but i found the hammer too small to get a good thumb grip on on the draw. I really wanted to try to do it this way (...i'm left handed...), but i couldn't get it to work out satisfactorily. I gave up and carry in the right pocket and used a right hand draw and shoot. This little pistol was obviously designed for cocked and locked carry by right handers. Hope this helps. leroy

Food for thought. I think Wilders, Le Pen, and others in europe (...the german far-right party...) are espousing a philosophy that i think that we americans (...and the allies...) took away from them at the end of ww2. That philosophy is a "nationalist" philosophy. We (...american bureaucrats and the democrat party...) decided that "nationalism" started ww2, and chose to erase that nationalism (...we replaced French and German nationalism with a soft socialist government after ww2 because we rebuilt both places. The stupid british embraced socialism on their own, and threw out their greatest leader; Churchill. Churchill railed against socialism and was villified for it...) in the rebuilding of europe after the war. All that being said; nationalism aint necessary a bad thing, if the principles underpenning it are richeous and fair. By contrast; we did not destroy the Japanese nationalist identity in Japan and look what has happened there. Japan is a prosperous, relatively free, economically strong nation. My version of the "nationalist philosophy" is that folks are proud of being who they identify themselves to be as as a country, they govern themselves fairly and honestly, they give everyone (...including immigrants...) a fair shake, are fiscally responsible, are industrious, and want immigrants to assimilate into the culture; not build a separate competing culture within the host culture with the goals of destroying the host culture. I think this is exactly what Wilders, Le Pen and others are saying. It's a variation on the old "If ya come to the USA speak english" thing. In my mind there is nothing wrong with this. Those who oppose this philosophy miss no opportunity to paint this philosophy as "discriminatory", "elitist", "fascist", and "exclusivist" -- all very "dark and evil" descriptors. Remember what Angela Merkle said several months ago in Germany: "....the mult-cultural experiment has failed in Germany....". I think these are very interesting words, indeed. We here in the good ole usa have been blugeoned to death with this "lets all get along and embrace multi-culturism" baloney so much that we have been conditioned to be suspicious of anyone who thinks that american culture and goals (...or those of any other nation, or people group...) are greater (...or more noble....) than any other culture's values. We are being blugeoned by those in government, the media, and in academia who have an inordinately large soapbox to proclaim this tripe from. In my mind, the battle that you see shaping up in europe is the exact battle you are seeing here in the usa with the Tea Party and the entrenched politicos (...both demorat and republicans...) in government. The principal difference between what is going on in europe and the usa is that europe has a real problem with militant minorities (...read that islamic...); we do not (...except in Detroit...). Germany is groaning under the weight of the Turkish minorities who wont work in a society that generally does hold work in high regard. The north african immigrants into France (...again, read that islamic...) are busy burning France down from time to time, and threatening the locals. I think what you see in the european push-back to this influx is the Geert Wilders, Marie Le Pen, German Far Right thing. Do i think it can go bad? ....You bet!.... Anything, no matter how richeous and full of truth in its beginnings, can go bad. Remember this: In the ninteenth century, we americans espoused the "Manifest Destiny" doctrine. We killed the indains that we had treaties with that made them a "separate nation" under the guise of "Manifest Destiny". This debacle and the civil war were (...in my mind, at least...) the two single most heinous things that the government of the good ole usa ever perpetrated. We are, indeed, living in interesting (...and dangerous...) times. leroy

Caster:____________________ Take some denatured alcohol (...may be called "methanol" --- the kind you buy in the lowes paint department....) and carefully clean the brass all over, concentrating on the body of the brass. Take a big bore mop or patch and thoroughly clean the chamber. This will remove any oil or powder residue from both the brass and the rifle chamber. My guess is that the rifle's chamber is a bit dirty or has a little bit of oil in it. Capillarity (...think of it as suction...) or dirt may be holding the brass in the chamber. When you neck size the brass, the fired brass body of the cartridge expands and fits the chamber almost exactly; and the neck only is "resized" back down to hold the bullet in. The idea of "neck sizing" is to work the brass as little as possible and get the best possible fit for that particular brass and rifle by leaving the "body" of the brass unsized so that the fired cartridge exactly fits that particular rifle's chamber. We used to do it all the time with the 222a, 308s and 300 win mags. By the way, ya cant swap neck sized brass between two different rifles of the same caliber. The minute chamber differences will most likely be enough that the neck sized brass will not fit the other gun. Hope this helps. leroy

I like it!!! Keep up the good work. leroy

Robert:__________ RE: This is semantics. It is a "distinction without a difference". Think of it this way: .... You gave permission as a part of the employment contract. The contract was (...and is...) in force under the agreed to contract "terms" until either the employer or employee does something to break the contract (...or moves to re-negotiate the "terms" of the contract...). Being subject to "conditions of employment" are one of the legitimate terms of the contract. That says, in effect, that permission has already been given for that particular "condition of employment". If you decide to fight one of these "conditions of employment"; you violate one of the terms of the contract. When you choose unilaterally to "recend" or renegotiate this particular provison; you have, in effect, broken the terms of that contract, and the employer has the option of terminating you for cause. When you use your definition of right (...above...); in this situation it is a term of the contract. I agree fully employer cant "coerce" or "compel" a search, he can fire you for cause for "breach of contract". leroy

RE: post #12. I completely agree. I would classify this as a "Know Your Enemy" mission. We have a small enclave of them in the Knoxville area too. They just cant get much traction (...thankfully...). Too much thugism goin on in certain areas, combined with home invasions and mayhem. The thugs have went from killin eachother for dope to tryin to kill others to get their stuff. Let us know how it went. leroy

Agreed. You can change your mind; breaking the contract. You will be fired for it. RE: "Compelling a search". They dont need to. They just fire you. If they think you stole something, they will call law enforcement (...or, in some cases, call their own...) and "compel the search". The end result then has another result (...if you are guilty...). You get fired and you get charged with theft of property from the company. leroy

Interesting read. Thanks for posting it. leroy

Robert:________________ RE: This: This is not necessarily correct. I worked (...as well as many others...) for many years for a company (...many big companies do this...) that retained the right to search your private property (....Car, tool box, lunch bucket, car, etc. ...) as a condition of employment. This company (....as well as many others...) routinely do this. The fact is that employment is a contract; and you need to understand that a contract works two ways. You may, in fact, give up a bunch or rights that you have sitting on your property to go to work. It has always been that way. You give some of those "rights" when you agree to go to work for someone who sees fit to implement them. If you "decline" to give permission to an authorized agent of the company to do one of the things that are a "condition of employement", you can (...and will...) be fired for cause without recourse. I've seen it happen because of contraband (...read that stolen hand tools, drugs and alcohol; even prescription drugs without a prescription --- that could be your wife's or husband's allergy prescription allergy medicine!!...), items "stolen" from the company (...right down to "worthless" items like flagging...), and what is being discussed here (...firearms...). The company can mandate a group of "prohibited items". That's what it means. If you get caught with them you are out. A company may also implement other "conditions of employment". They can be random drug testing, satisfactory passage of physical endurance testing, etc. All as "conditions of employment". Dont believe for a minute that your Fourth Amendment rights are intact inside another entity's (...read that company, corporation, governmental agency, etc.--anybody that "employs" ...) property if you are employed by them and they have items that are a "condition of employment" that you, as an employee, have agreed to up front as a "condition of employment". You give those "rights" up if you choose to go to work for that company, corporation, etc. who lists them as a "condition of employment". They will always tell you up front what those "conditions" are, and will ask you to sign a document that indicates that you "understand and agree to" those conditions. The bottom line is, again, that working for a wage is a contract. The employer can stipulate what those conditons are. If you choose to work for that company, you choose to abide by his rules. This has nothing to do about "constitutional rights" (...you retain them as a private citizen on your own time...), and everything to do about "contracts". The employer offers employment under certain stated conditions. You as an employee agree to work under those conditions. Again: "Contract" equals employer's offer (...under certain conditions....) and the individual employee's agreement to work under those stated conditons. I aint tryin to pick an argument with anyone concerning this "rights" issue. I'm simply sayin that you, in fact, do not retain many of your "Constitutional Rights" in the workplace. That argument has been settled in the courts for a long time. The rule that applies here is the "contractural agreement" rule. Hope this gives a better perspective about what is going on here. leroy

Sometimes ya just can't win. Lots of wind up here north of Knoxville too. Power was off for a couple of hours this morning. Plenty of rain. Have fun. leroy

All:________________ I wouldn't worry much about some jackass from the Brady Foundation saying anything. There are plenty of places in Chattanooga (....knoxville, nashville, and memphis....) where not having a gun is very dangerous. Given the problems with violent crime in these places (...Policeman killed in Chattanooga, Christian-Newsome in Knoxville, home invasion, abduction in Parsons, TN. Go down the list...). It will be a "hard sell" to convince anyone that guns are the principal problem with crime. It simply aint so, and lots more folks who are not gun enthusiasts are realizing that fact. Take a look at the young couples with children and the old folks attending the local gunshows. I well remember when the "gunshow crowd" was a pretty close knit faternity; it is a much larger segment today (...Thank God....). I say "let 'em talk". They cant win this one on the truth; or thru an appeal to "common sense" or decency. Casual observation is busy confirming to the most weak minded of us that the world is a dangerous place, that criminals dont obey the law, and the the law cannot protect anyone. For what it's worth. leroy

As my sainted mother used to be fond of sayin:"...You dont have to look far to find a fool!!....". I always make it a habit to watch closely who is either "at" or "comes into the plinking range". If i dont like what i see (...and, sometimes i dont...). I simply leave for the day. I have that luxury because im an old retired guy. If i need to finish something important, i have no problem calling folks down for silly gun-related behavior (...as kindly as possible; of course; they may be foolish, but they are armed...). One of the big problems with any range (...membership based, public, or "for hire"...) is that people are people and since they are; a certain fraction of them are foolish, unthinking, and uncaring. All that being said; ive met some delightful and knowledgeable folks at the ranges. Thankfully, the clowns are in the minority. leroy

Good point. The construction industry uses this provision all the time. When the job is complete, you either go to the next one (...if there is one in your territory...) or go home. There should be no expectation (..by and employee...) of a "right to continued employment" if there is nothing to do. Keep up the good work. leroy

Ken:_________________ Had the same thought when i started with the sig. : I bought some dies, a case gage, and some Starch reprocessed 357 sig brass. To my delight and surprise; no difference in loading a "bottleneck" pistol cartridge after the dies were set up. Evidently, the sig headspaces on the case mouth and you dont get the "case stretch" you usually get with the rifle type cartridges. The only thing to watch for is to use the case gage to set up the sizing die to bump the case shoulder back "just enough" to form the case correctly. Took all of about 2 minutes. The bottom line is that there is no problem reloading the sig. As to the 357 sig vs the 357 mag discussion. I agree, the 357 mag whoops the sig hands down. What the sig brings to the party is a medium size semiauto pistol and light bullet 357 mag type performance. It can't compete with the heavier bullets. RE: The 10mm. I like 'em too. Real magnum performance in a semiauto handgun. That's a great thing. Hope this helps. leroy

All:_______________ Sky King is right on this: This is the correct definition of a "right to work state"; simply said, union membership is optional. leroy

What a story!! Another proof that the dog is the nobelest of beasts. I love 'em all!! Keep up the good work. leroy

Al:______________ Check the Oak Ridge Sportsmen's Association website for the next rifle clinic. Link here: Oak Ridge High Power Rifle ORSA They are good guys. Highly recommended. leroy

Jonnin:_____________ Here are the bullets i use. Hornady: Hornady V-Max Bullets 22 Caliber (224 Diameter) 55 Grain with Cannelure Box of 100 - MidwayUSA or Nosler: Nosler Ballistic Tip Varmint Bullets 22 Caliber (224 Diameter) 55 Grain Spitzer Boat Tail - MidwayUSA I always buy whatever is on sale; but i like both hornady and nosler. The bullets have the "plastic" or "polycarbonate" tip. I found the same bullet with an exposed lead tip. Here: Hornady Bullets 22 Caliber (224 Diameter) 60 Grain Spire Point Box of 100 - MidwayUSA Lotsa old timers will tell you they dont like exposed lead in ar type rifles exactly for the reason you may be running into. They will stub into the feed ramp and hang up. I've polished the feed ramps in both the HBAR carbine and a 450 bushy that we have. I think that is a great "reliability enhancer" with any of the AR type firearms. RE: Mikes comment RE: P Mags. I agree. I think that they are the best mag out there for hardball. Hope this helps. leroy

Mike:_______________ Just noticed this post. I had problems using PMAGS (...20 round...) loaded with V-Max rounds in my HBAR ar. I switched to the C Products 20 rounder for V-Max rounds and it solved the problem. I think the "ridge" down the middle of the P Mag tends to hang the plastic tipped rounds up. I think they kick forward to the front of the mag as the AR fires and they hang up either on the "ridge" that guides the follower, or on the front of the mag (...which is plastic...). Bottom line; i dont load plastic tipped rounds in P Mags anymore. Hope this helps leroy

All:_______________ Take the time to read this delightful story about folks taking risks to save that noblest of beasts; the dog: Japanese risk radiation to rescue stranded dogs - Yahoo! News Thank you animal lovers in Japan! leroy

I understand, didn't even think of it that way. RE: I agree with the big change in europe. There are those who think that there is a great nationalist revival (...which i think is a good thing...) goin on in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Angela Merkel said several months ago that the "multicultural experiment" had failed in europe, especially Germany. On a personal basis, i believe that the militant muslum community had better tread lightly in Germany, the Netherlands, and France. The nationalist movement may sweep them away if they do not assimilate into the national culture. If they have any ideas about "national jhiad"; i believe they better keep it to themselves and be real careful. The Frenchmen, Germans, and the Dutch are pretty well fed up with the muslum culture being pushed down the average citizen's throat and disrupting the country. I believe that the "real citizens" will overrun the "multiculturalists" in the next elections. I also believe this thing with Geert (...the trial...) will serve to finish the entrenched multiculturalist euroweenies in the Netherlands, and enhance Wilder's stature in the Dutch Legislature. I believe there will be big trouble if Dutch "free political speech" spoken by a leading polititian is deemed to be "hate speech". That is exactly the pitch that these jackasses are making. I believe the average Dutch citizen wont go for that; and they souldn't. leroy

6.8 and Jay:________________ Wilders does look like a nut (...and acts like one from time to time...). I think that is part of his charm. The real trick with Wilders is to listen to what he has to say. Evidently his "real job" is as a movie producer in the Netherlands, and that probably detracts from his "gravitas". Take the time to listen to some youtube clips of his speeches; he is very intellegent and his observations on world events and the dangers inherrent in them are "spot on". Take the time to read the text of his speech to the Hudson Institute here in the good ole USA. Link here:Geert Wilders speech to America, and video interview with Atlas « Creeping Sharia . On the down side, here is his problem: Its hard to look erudite when you rest your pen near your nostril!! But rest assured, there is a pretty smart guy hiding under that goofy look and mop of blond hair. Remember this: ...Jesus said: "....Wisdom is proven right by her children...". Wilders is right about a lot of things. That's why his opposition is trying to shut him up. Take the time to check this one out too: YouTube - Geert Wilders brilliant speech leroy