analog_kidd

The "Guns in Bars" title is a scare tactic. I think the bill actually states that it will be unlawful to cary in a place that makes 51% or more of its proceeds from selling alchohol. So you actually won't be able to carry in what most people consider a "Bar". What it really boils down to is that sheeple are afraid to be sitting next to someone who may be carrying a gun. What is really funny if you think about it, is that it is totally legal right now to carry into any McD's. HCP holders are no more likely to start blasting away here than say an Applebee's. I can guarantee more people carry in McD's than any place that serves alchohol.

I love my XD. If you get in the habit of puting your thumb on the back of the slide to prevent it from racking as you hoster it, the grip safety automatically disengages. Lesens the chance of a ND. It's just one more safety feature I love about this gun.

Maybe they will replace the pulley wires too. Every time I go there it seems like someone's wire breaks and their target falls to the floor. They have to shut down the range and send someone out to retie it. If you look at the wires, you see knot after knot where they've done a quick fix-up. One night it happened three times. Got a little old.

Just got mine and it took me exactly 8 weeks. Oddly, my son turned his in a week after me and got it back a week before. Someone suggested, in my case, that with the Christmas holidays and government closings, they get behind. You can call and check on the status during weekdays. I think this is the number I used: (615) 253-5221 866-849-3548 (toll-free)

Man, I have been wanting this one for a while. My folks live on the other side of the Smokey Mtns. and I'm not leagally allowed to carry while traveling on 441.

"I'm moving to Montana Soon, Gonna be a Dental Floss Tycoon" Show your age and tell me the author

I bought a box of Winchester White Box Hollow Points for SD carry. They were fairly inexpensive. Did I get what I paid for, or is this an acceptable round?

I have a cousin in PA with one of those cameras. He's always sending cool pics of wildlife. A couple of times he has snapped pics of bears. Pretty cool until you remember the camera is in his back yard.

I have been carrying my XD-9 without one in the chamber, but that is because I just got my HCP a few weeks ago and I wanted to get comfortable with carrying, holstering, handling, etc. I think I have built up enough muscle memory, and built some good habits that I am ready to go hot.

Interestingly, citizens do not have the right to vote for President and Vice President. Article 2, Section 1 says that the states will appoint Electors, the same number as the total of the state's Senators and Representatives. Then Ammendment 12 says those Electors choose the President and VP. It's really left up to each indivual state to decide how they select Electors. It just so happens that all of the states use popular votes of the Citizens. If a state wanted to, it could appoint Electors any way they choose, such as allowing the Governor to appoint them, or holding a vote by people who's first name is Joe, or whatever hair-brained idea they could come up with. Of course, the Citizens do elect other officials. If a state came up with a crazy method of selecting Electors, whoever came up with and approved the ide would be elected out. However, the 17th Ammendment specifially says the People will elect Senators. Now, think about this.. If I'm a lazy bum and would rather sit at home collecting welfare than go to work each day, who am I going to vote for? Obviously the person that will protect my government paycheck. I have not paid any taxes that fund welfare, every other hard working citizen has. Why should I get to have a vote in picking out the person who decides how that money is spent?

So, the Gov't allows you to have this right, but then denies you that right on their property. I was hoping that this law would benefit those of us that work in Oak Ridge.

Our local WM went up too. I paid $18.50 for a 100 box of 9mm, and <choke> $30 for a 100 box 0f .380 for my wife's gun. Instead of reloading, I'm just going to get my wife a 9mm. That'll cut my ammo costs in half. On that note, can somebody please tell me why .380 is so darn expensive? It's got less powder and lead than my 9mm's, but costs waaay more. I know they aren't as common and that makes the cost go up some. But nearly double? I've also been wondering is there anything cheaper than 9mm, but got more kick than a .22?

Gee, you can't think of one single good reason to carry a gun in the park?

I know what you mean. I don't understand the whole "Tolerence" thing. True tolerance would tolerate someone else's intolerance. Yet, what most of these types mean by tolerance is that we must tolerate their way of thinking. We are obviously wrong, and too ignorant to know it. Then, not only must we accept their thinking, we must embrace it and make it out own.

Paid for cars jsut drive better. Congrats! Oh, and wait a month or two for the Government cheese to roll in. Hey, they want you to spend it, so it's kind of like a rule. You may as well buy some toys.

I'm usually pretty cutting edge when it comes to getting onboard with new MS products, but I just can't like Vista. I decided if I had to learn a new O/S it would be Linux. My wife's laptop has Vista on it and I refuse to use it. BTW, has anyone seen that MS is offering free do-overs on all of their MCSE tests till summertime? Now is a good time to take on some of those certs.

I don't have the facts, but I remember a radio show one time saying more children are killed by drowing in 5-gallon buckets than with firearms every year. Where is the public outrage over evil 5-gallon buckets?

I just can't for the life of me figure out why Congress has to get involved with the Baseball steroid issue. If steroid abuse is against the law of the land, then the offenders should be prosecuted as drug abusers. If it's just against Baseball rules, then they should make their rules and enforce them. Why does Congress feel like they have to get in the middle of it all? Don't they have other, more important things to worry about? Why don't he players just tell the Congressmen to jump in a lake? I for one am tired of them thinking they are the judicial branch. Seems like they are always forming some sort of investigative committee, putting someone or some group on trial and handing out a punishment. I thought they were just supposed to make laws. Arrgh!

I agree, I think it will be McCain. I still think the Dem nomination is up for grabs, and I don't know which is the lesser of the two evils. Like him or not, Rush Limbaugh has an interesting theory. He says given the choice between the practically Liberal McCain and either of the two Dems, let the Dems win. This way they get the black eye for the next four years. Why should conservatives get a bad rap for a guy who is nearly a Dem anyway. Not sure I completely agree with that. A lot of damage can be done in the next four years. However, I am tired of getting "beat up" all the time by people who think Bush is the Devil.

What's the deal? Did they take over Charlies business when he closed. I knew they were getting a FFL, but I was not aware they had inventory.

Me too!

I like Frontier Firearms near Oak Ridge. They really pack a lot of stuff into a tiny store. The folks there are really knowledgable, and very helpful. They've taught me more about handgun ownership just in casual conversation than anyone else.

I also voted in the primaries. I try to vote any time the polls are open. What was the deal with voting for all the delagates this time? I can't remember ever having to do that before. Not sure how it is in your county, but here in Anderson County we had to select our presidential hopeful, and then 12 delegates to represent them. I had never heard of any of these people before. I also had not seen printed anywhere that this is how we were voting. I like to think that I am a pretty well informed voter, I always research any issues and try to make an intellegent choice, but I got to say this blind-sided me. Some candidates didn't even have 12 delegates to pick from, so you had to pick extras that claimed to support a different candidate.

I never thought my HCP would get here, but it finally came in yesterday. Took exactly 2 months. I think it got slowed down due to the Christmas time holidays. I'm just glad the waiting is over.