[Man with gun walking around midtown Memphis]

10 minutes ago, deerslayer said:

That’s funny.  Deerslayer the gun grabber.  I figured somebody would bring out the “blood in the streets” analogy.  Nice try.  Actually it’s the opposite of what you claim.  I am not advocating for any new laws.  I do have mixed feelings about changing a couple existing ones, though.  For the record, I hope it eventually passes and I hope nobody knows about it when it does.  But you’re kidding yourself if you think malcontents (of which Memphis has a large surplus) won’t take note and adjust their habits accordingly. 

Whether the laws are new or previously existing, they must all be judged by the same standards of constitutionality and respect for the individual’s rights. 
 

I have a position based on principles. It’s not based utilitarian ideas of how I think undesirables should be best controlled. 

[Man with gun walking around midtown Memphis]

2 hours ago, deerslayer said:

Not routinely. 

You’re obviously not seeing the same video clips I am. 
 

The reasoning you’re using however is the same reasoning Brady and Everytown use for the laws they want. “If we don’t make a law against _______, then bad people will take advantage of a right and do bad things.” 
 

So if I understand you correctly, the position you’re advocating here isn’t disagreeing with folks like Bloomberg and Shannon Watts on principle. It’s merely quibbling over the details. 

[Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dead at 100!]

 

[Man with gun walking around midtown Memphis]

34 minutes ago, BigK said:

I am asking this with genuine curiosity, not stirring the pot.

What good is it for it to be legal to carry an AR pistol if even us pro-2A folks don't want people to carry them?

I'm accusing myself of this same thinking. I'd NEVER carry an AR pistol around for all the same reasons above. BUT, I'm also ashamed of myself for not doing so if the reason is that I might scare the lib-tards.

There are other societal enforcement mechanisms, then the law/violence. Just because we don’t believe something should be a crime, doesn’t mean that we think it is something people should do. Shame, condemnation, and exclusion from community are all reasonable methods of ensuring that respect for societal norms is maintained. 

 

Do I think it should be illegal to carry a loaded long arm on one’s person? Absolutely not. Do I want people just wandering around with the rifles on their back? No. I don’t think that’s good either.

[Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dead at 100!]

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22 hours ago, GlockSpock said:

I have a lot to chime in regarding this. The best bag really...depends on the situation. If you are talking about a bag to hold all of your gear...I don't have much to add. There is a such thing as having "too much" gear with you at any point in time. Of course, if you have a reason to have a lot of gear then you'd need to find a bag to hold a lot of gear.

 

5 hours ago, peejman said:

Photog bags are like bugout bags and hiking packs. People get one that's way too big then think they need to fill it up. It ends up so dang heavy that you're exhausted after the first mile. 

Depends a lot on what you plan to do, but a body, 2 lenses, flash, and pocket or two for cards batteries, and tools is probably enough. 

 

Yeah, I totally didn’t mean to buy such a honking big ass bag. I’m not planning on filling it with more gear, I just wanted it to safely hold my laptop and the gear I currently have as I generally take them on the road with me. So sturdy and well padded was what I was going for and when I was picking it out it was a case of lured into the bigger size by a small amount of extra cost not realizing that it was quite so effing yuuuuge. 
 

Still might see if my gimbal will fit as the bag serves more of a permanent gear home than anything. 

[With the brace back now what will happen to the brace that was registered with atf]

13 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

So the no brace ruling is absolutely, completely dead? We can put them back without ever having to take 'em off again? Just wanna make sure. I don't trust ATF or .gov to not try again.  

It’s dead, but it’s not so dead that it cannot return again it just cannot return in its current format. It wasn’t ruled illegal on constitutional grounds, but because it did not follow the law with regards to the manner in which rules must be promulgated by statute. Because the final rule was so much different than the proposed rule they were supposed to start over from the beginning. 

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So I got the bag in yesterday, and I think I wildly overbought.

 

 

There’s enough leftover room in here that I think I can even get my gimbal to fit.
 

Thanks again @TripleGGG.

[Happy Thanksgiving All]

 

[Eye Opening Article about the NRA... Actually Not Really]

4 hours ago, Darrell said:

One has to think that the NRA is well-aware of the dissatisfaction of its members, and yet WLP remains. I know we are a fairly small sampling, but I think it's likely that we're pretty representative of gun-enthusiasts as a whole. So why does the Board of Directors keep him? Oliver North sounded an alarm and moved to remove WLP, but quickly found himself out instead. WLP must have an iron-clad grip on the organization.

I also wonder if the NRA has someone who monitors forums like ours, and why they ignore what seems to a popular opinion among its members.

The board of directors is massively large with staggered elections for the purpose of insulating WLP’s ability to treat the NRA coffers as his personal piggy bank. It’s all but impossible to take the board and elect enough opponents of the current state of things to oust WLP. It’s the reason some of the orgs we do support because they do the real work even exist. Reformers from inside the NRA who recognized the futility and left to start orgs to do more than rip off donors. 

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56 minutes ago, hipower said:

A neighbor on mine is a pro photog. He uses the Anvil Bags. Swears they are the best.

I ended up going with a Ruggard bag from B&H. $130 all in was not too terrible. If it is halfway decent, it’ll do what I need it to do. 

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36 minutes ago, TripleGGG said:

This may be more than you want to spend but the Tamrac Anvil series are great bags. I have the Anvil 27 but they have some smaller etc. Great protection and very adaptable. Did professional photography for years and these just hold up. 

Tamrac Professional Series: Anvil 27 Backpack (Black) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1146759-REG/tamrac_t0250_1919_professional_series_anvil_27.html

Yeah, that’s a really nice bag and what I’d be looking for if the funds were there.

That’s like an HK and I’ve rolling with Taurus money.

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Soooo I’ve got about the crappiest bag on the planet to tote my gear around in. I desperately need something better and don’t have a lot of money to spend $3-400 on a bag. I’m looking for budget options to be able to carry my Sony a7III, 4 lenses, flash, MacBook Air and assorted bits. 
 

Any recommendations?

[Bushmaster M17S 5.56 bullpup rifle]

This is a really neat rifle. 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_aY77b4ST4

 

Here’s a Forgotten Weapons video on it for anyone looking to know more about it. 
 

GLWS. 

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[The Elite Secret Service in Action]

1 hour ago, jlw said:

I don't follow his writing; so, I don't know if this is a common practice of his.

I haven’t read too much from him as of late. I can tell you, though that he is the reason why any of us know of the Fast and Furious operation.

[The Elite Secret Service in Action]

14 minutes ago, jlw said:

The author of that article is either ignorant or attempting to be inflammatory.  The MPDC policy does not apply to USSS agents.  USSS policy applies, and the agent(s)' actions will be investigated under that policy and the applicable laws.

Codrea is far from ignorant, but he is absolutely aiming for inflammatory here. 

[Watch ya wearing]

36 minutes ago, Jamnmike said:

That is awesome,  where'd you get it?

https://www.ebay.com/usr/theorganizedgarage

 

From this seller on eBay. He does a lot of different fun customs. 

[Eye Opening Article about the NRA... Actually Not Really]

3 hours ago, btq96r said:

When an organization becomes a self-licking ice cream cone, it's time to raze it to the ground and start over.  The NRA's political clout ain't what it used to be, so this wouldn't be as impactful as some think.  Before social media, the gun community needed them to carry the banner, but now, not so much.

And it's a shame.  This organization probably made shooting more accessible and safer than anyone could when that was the focus.  The turn to politics because that's where the money was (maybe still is) diluted a lot of purpose and value.  I'd love to see a deep dive into the expenditures by ProPublica...it would probably be worse than we think.

I’ve got this book sitting on my shelf in the queue to read. 
 

Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA https://a.co/d/9Tl4ekY

[ISO 1911 Gunsmith in Memphis area]

I think we’re talking about the difference between a dude changing his own oil and a nascar crew chief. Sure, technically they’re both doing car maintenance, but in reality we’re talking totally different things. 

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4 minutes ago, Garufa said:

 

Dude?!  You like it that much?

damn it. I shared the meme in the group I stole it from. I shall make amends. 
 

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4 hours ago, Gnarlytoes said:

This is the winner of the meme format. It’s not gonna get any better. 

[school shooting in Nashville at the Covenant School]

6 minutes ago, deerslayer said:

I probably had what would later be diagnosed as ADHD.  This was in the late 70s/early 80s.  My mother asked my doctor about it once and his response was, “All he needs is 10 acres and a 10 foot fence.”  Fortunately, she got the point.  

Smart doctor.