analog_kidd

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.

There is a ring tone that you may be able to put on your phone that can't be heard by adults. I thought it was crazy too, until my son demonstrated it and I saw that it really works. Apparently kids use it so that teachers don't hear their cell phones when they ring during class. I'm sure you could find more info on Google. My thought was set that up as her ring-tone, and you'll never hear the phone ring. As an extra bonus, if you have kids, the constant ringing may drive them nuts.

Dang! I've been waiting 60 days as of yesterday, and still nothing. You must be living right!

I'm just about to start carrying (HCP due any day), and I've been wondering if putting your hand on your pistol and giving them a peek at it without actually drawing, is acceptable and legal. I'd assume it's legal, because it's still holstered and at this point it is no different than open carrying. I guess it could be considered brandishing, but not sure. Is there any tactical reason not to do this? Like, now they absolutely know you are carrying and could try to get the jump on you? My mindset is, pull it out only if you really intend to use it.

I got my wife the Bersa .380. It's a nice gun, very concealable, and I think it shoots well. However, my wife can't shoot it very accurately. She does OK with my XD-9, but thought it had too much kick. I don't see much difference in the recoil myself. Also, teh mag only hold 7, so she is always reloading. For the price of the gun, you can't go wrong, especially for a backup or a glove-box gun. But the ammo price kills me. I get a box of 100 9mm for about $15, 100 .380's runs me $23.

1. This will hurt me more than it will hurt you! 2. Trust me!

Nope mine didn't come in today. I did my paperwork and printing on Dec 6. FailureDrill did his paperwork that day too, but waited a week for the printing. Not sure why his came first. I called on Monday to get an update, and the woman on the phone said that it had just been approved and was being sent for printing that day. She said to expect it in a week or two. I have a theory that the applications all come in and get stacked up on someone's desk somewhere. When they get around to processing some, they pull from the top opf the stack, which are the most recent ones. Oh well, it will be here soon. Then I too can make the initiation journey to Wally's place with the faint bulge on my hip.

OK, that's the funniest thing I've seen all week. BTW, I'm a Network / Server Administrator

Bkelm18, I've got a basement full of kayaks. If you ever want to borrow one, let me know and I can hook you up.

Whitewater Kayaking. East TN is a Mecca of great rivers. Some of my favorites are the Tellico River, Little River in the Smokies near Townsend, most anything on the Plateau, and the newly opened Cheoah River in NC. (Been dammed for decades, but now being released on certian days). Mostly I stick to class IV stuff. I also enjoy backpacking, camping, photography and Geocaching.

Now just how in the world do they expect to enforce this part? Are they going to come to my house and collect all my old ammo? "Uhh, yeah, about that old ammo, I shot it all up already. Yeah, that's the ticket. Gimmie a break.

This guy is definitely one of the sheeple spouting his uninformed rhetoric. However, the next several postings are very well written and explain our side of the point very well.

I landed on the Springfield Armory SD-9 after a lot of researching for my first handgun last summer. I've been very happy with it. At $525 it definitely fits your budget. It came with a hard case, two magazines, holster, mag holster, and lock, but I think all that is pretty standard with most guns in your price range.