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  It's hard to find a nicer guy than David. And, I'll say thet right in front of him :)

So this is our new pup Gus. My wife went and picked him up today. He is a Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, say that three times fast, and was 7 weeks as of Thursday. Him and Lilly are already acting like best buds already too. First thing she did was bring him her prized toy and drop it right in front of him.

Guys, let's be a little more tactful and a lot less destructive in the way we word thread titles.  Brian is a partner in Nashville Armory, not the sole owner of.  There's also no reason to sensationalize a headline on a thread like this when the shop in question is one of our biggest supporters.  They've got enough on their plate to worry about without a TGO member crafting a thread title that paints the shop in a bad light because of something a part-owner is going through.   Lastly, the guy is innocent until proven guilty.

And here he is resting on his Serta bed for the midnight play session:

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Anybody that has an in to getting Constitutional Carry passed in this legislative session let me know, I will bow and genuflect to your vast superior powers of persuasion. They evidently have more money than Fed Ex, Volkswagen, Amazon and Pilot all combined.  I look forward to riding their coattails to victory. For the rest of us who live in the real world, and know the leadership of both houses of Congress in TN, and the fact that the Chamber is the largest purchaser of legislators in TN, (and the US) we understand that the road to Constitutional Carry is not one of instant gratification, just because it is the correct thing.   It only took 125 years to get Shall Issue Permits in TN under the political system we have from "only the Sheriff's buddies can carry legally".

I was gonna recommend Carbonite. ;)

  Really? :)

Harvey Weinstein is a self-aggrandizing, deluded, narcissistic fool; and Meryl Streep aint far behind.... Let him (... and them...) spend all his (...their ....) money on this foolishness... Who cares what he thinks or does.... The hollywood trash that populates the left coast and new york shouldnt worry anyone... He may not have found out yet; but they dont run anything but the democrat party; and that may be over pretty soon...   noncaring leroy

This is an awesome pic Dolomite and Sour Kraut. That is a beautiful puppy. And I can almost smell that "puppy breath". :pleased: We too are hard core animal lovers, dog lovers especially. And ours sleep with us as well, and we wouldn't want it any other way. We gain more from them than we could ever give. They are truly a Blessing. Congratulations guys. :up:

Here it is at 4am or as Gus likes to call it, play time.

   Thanks, I have internet here at my family's place but the camp we're going to doesn't have a residence on property so we'll be in a camper. Myaybe there will be enough cell service to update as we go and more importantly than cell service, here's hoping that there is something to update about  :x:

 Well I'm bringing this thread back until Wed. or Thurs. Another TGO member and myself have traveled to FL (we're staying with my grandparents and hunting land that my family settled way back when) to work some deer over and possibly some hogs if we're lucky. We got down here late last night and went out and hung stands for this morning. I saw nothing this morning and Tim had a doe sprint out of the woods, make a turn and never checked up. I took one this evening as we were headed in from the blind so we won't be coming home empty handed no matter how the rest of the trip goes. We'll hunt here tomorrow and again Monday morning before leaving to meet Tim's dad at a deer camp 45min - an hour east of here and hunt there until Thursday. My goal was to come home with at least 4 deer between the two of us so hopefully we'll meet and (fingers crossed) exceed that goal. Cell service was poor(actually non existent) and my cell battery was dead but i'll try to do better taking pictures of anything we a fortunate to take.   There are hogs getting really close to my family's property but so far have only been spotted once on a trail cam so I figure as fast as they multiply we'll be seeing them with some sort of regularity in the next few years. My cousin has killed a few within 2-3 miles of here so they are awful close and part of me is excited to get the chance at them but the other part dreads it because of the damage they are responsible for. The place that we are headed to on Monday has hogs move through often but is not overrun with them so i'm hoping we get a chance to take a couple while we're there. 

Quite frankly, I couldnt care if something is "illegal" or not. There are too many damn laws on the books now. If its unsafe I may report to whoever but not unless.

You'd think a man named Weinstein would know better. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it, and all that.

  Oh... Freaking amateurs. :squint:

Hey there's nothing wrong with working ahead a little bit. Why put off today what you can do in 10 months :) Well it was raining pretty hard this morning so the alarm got turned off and the eyes got re closed. We headed back out this afternoon at about 2 and saw nothing. Again when walking back to the truck we jumped a couple but they never showed themselves. Just stood there and blew at us. Tomorrow morning is our last chance here before we move east so I'm hoping for success.

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Naw I went to the rodeo last night instead.

I worry more about zombies than nuclear explosions.  I don't have the money or resources to build anything close to what it would take to survive one.  I have a some NBC gear to wear for fall out, but other than that..mehh.   I'm through worrying about  things I am powerless to deal with.   Is this concerning, hells yes.  Terrifying?  Not me.  

Let us know if you need an ass whipping party! I think we are all I agreement as to our opinion of thieves.

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The Firearm Freedom acts are winding their way through the federal court system right now (thanks to Montana's AG)...  We'll have to wait and see how those cases work out.  So those letters from the BATFE are being challenged in court as we speak.  My guess is that SCOTUS will side with the Feds, but we could be surprised.   The truth is the Feds can't enforce the laws they have on the books now without the help of the local police departments...  This bill would remove the ability of any government employee in TN from helping in anyway shape or form to enforce federal firearm laws...  and would carry criminal as well as civil risk for any employee that violated the law.     In my post, I never suggested the Fed couldn't arrest somebody for having an illegal 30 round magazine...  just that it would be really hard on them without any help whatsoever...  They would end up convicting some folks, but with no help whatsoever from locals it would be really hard...  How exactly do you find out somebody is stockpiling illegal firearms and/or magazines if no employee of the government can help you?   We already have SCOTUS rulings that say the federal government can't compel the state to enforce federal law...  so this law wouldn't violate federal supremacy, it just prevents TN government employees from enforcing the federal law, and provides for criminal and civil liabilities if they violate state law.  That would stand up in federal court, we can look at other examples of this where it already has.   So yes, they'd be able to convict some folks, but it would drastically limit how many.   You still haven't answered my question, if arrested where do those people sit for the 2 years it takes for the feds to place them on trial?  The Feds have nowhere to hold them without help from local authorities.   I don't break the law Dave - at least knowingly - so I'm not worried about the feds showing up and arresting me... I have no interest in being a test case.... but I do like provisions in the law that place criminal and civil liabilities on government workers that violate state law... and provisions that allow me to bypass the local DA and force action on those violations of state law.   Frankly, I think we should just pass this law today on all federal enforcement...  prohibit with felony charges any state employee from aiding the feds in any criminal case...  if they want to charge people let them do all the work themselves.   You know my opinion, this is all going to end badly sooner or later, might as well get it started and over with sooner rather than later.    

I see that is far more difficult than expanding HCP rights-wise. We can progressively maximize HCP right and then move toward constitutional carry, though. But even with that, I still want to have a permit so I can carry in other states, etc.

Incrementally we chip away at the control by legislators of our ability to keep and bear arms.  Each step we gain means we can point back and say that the inroad last gained did not result in "blood in the streets". The Constitution of the State of Tennessee at this present time still allows the power by law vested in the legislators to regulate the wearing of arms, we can thank the Democrats in charge in 1870 for that (and the Republicans in charge now for not doing the correct thing in giving us back our Rights). Doing nothing results in nothing.

I really enjoy history as well. It's funny that I didn't give a rat's rump about it in school when they were trying to shove it down my throat, but now that I'm left to my on devices to discover historical facts, I find it fascinating.   Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dave,   This law is a little different...  It includes criminal and civil penalties...  And allows for me to go to the court, and have a special prosecutor appointed to charge those involved and the state covers the tab...  That is *huge*, the TNAG can't just ignore this law and hope it goes away like he did with the firearm freedom law, this allows any citizen wronged by the feds to force criminal charges and an independent special prosecutor on any state employees that aided the charges.   Lets follow this rabbit hole further....   Lets say the Feds pass a ban on 30 round mags...  How does one catch a violator under this law?     No police officer can aid or even tell the Feds about a person having a 30 round magazine...  if they do, they can be criminally charged, and loose sovereign immunity for their actions...  that means they can be placed behind bars for 11 months and 29 days on the first offense, and over a year on the second (being a felony offense).  Then the person arrested could turn around and file a civil lawsuit against the officer (with standing) and collect $50k plus all real damages such as loss of income, loss of property, loss of freedom, etc plus attorney fees, that number gets pretty big pretty quick.   Now, the feds arrest the 'offender'...  where do they put him?  The feds don't have a jail here in TN, and no TN sheriff could touch the 'offender' with a 10 foot poll without also violating this law...  They have to keep the 'offender' in TN because the trial would have to take place in Nashville.  They place the 'offender' in a hotel room under guard 24/7 using only federal officer?  Or take the 'offender' to KY or AL everyday?   Then you have the courthouse itself, where more than 50% of the security officers are TN POST certified law enforcement picking up extra shifts...  which one of them wants to be the test case that this law doesn't apply to them while they're working a part time job?   If passed as is, this would be a game changer...  first time we've been the ability for average citizens to enforce the law through state courts, instead of praying the TNAG wakes up and does the right thing.  

Property rights are no more or less important than any other. However, in the case of parking lots we are talking about property use for business/public purposes. An entities only real protection with regards to "property" is the fifth amendment and the courts have already ruled that these parking lot laws which operate in many states (over 20 I believe) do not violate the Constitution because they do not violate the takings clause. Stipulating that a property owner cannot dictate what can and cannot be within another person's vehicle is not a taking of "property". For those who have a problem with a government's ability to "take "property or to place requirements on property used for business or public purposes their real quarrel is not with the Tennessee Firearms Association; it is with United States Constitution.

"Exempt Personal Firing Range: A location where a person may engage in target firing or plinking (at non game targets) with legal firearms on his own property or on the property of another with the consent of its property owner or lessee for persons of no more that three (3) consecutive days per month or five (5) total days per month, not exceeding 200 rounds of ammunition per person, per day."   This appears to be the amended ordinance for Montgomery County. It would be worth checking your county to see if there are any restrictions on shooting on your property. Also, Montgomery County has on the books, "zoning and nuisance" laws which shooting would fall under. Land use and Zoning Restrictions must also meet noise control requirements depending on where the property is located and how zoned. If your property is Zoned "Residential" beware, even if living in the county!   The Sheriff Deputy told me wrong at 300 rounds per month. Its been a couple years and that may have been the case at one time but has apparently been changed.  

It's around all over the place, but the price is still high because dummies keep paying for it... If they would stop buying it, the price will drop just like the other ammo is doing.

I missed this thread, seems like season has been closed for months, not days. Thanks for bringing it back and good luck in FL!!!

AFAIK, the micros were designed for rifles that have a higher receiver rail than the traditional AR such as the XCR and the SCAR.    My personal opinion is that if they are truly being used as a back up there is not a need t spend that kind of money on the sights, a set of MBUS sights would work just fine.

thanks for every one stopping by it was a great show

BCM AR for the win. They are SUPERB quality for the money.

This is for those of you that may have missed it when it first came out..You can almost relate to his experience!!!!       Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt pocket/purse-sized Tazer. The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived,with no long term adverse affect on your assailant,allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety...?? WAY TOO COOL!!! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home...I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what the burn spot is on the face of her microwave. Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another. The directions said that: A one second burst would shock and disorient your assailant A two second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and A three second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting batteries. All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries) pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, "no possible way"!! What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best. I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side so as to say, "Don't do it stupid", reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad...I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and ..... HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE ....!!!! I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room. Note- If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a Tazer one note of caution: There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by violent thrashing about on the floor!! A three second burst would be considered conservative! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. *The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. *My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. *My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. *I had no control over the drooling. *Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone. *I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return! My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it! If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!  

Cool, but I have a few comments. First I haven't seen you post in a while and I am glad to see you back with your vids. Two, the fella in the maroon shirt looks a little shady. ;)

Yes it was. Did you see Open Range? It is a classic Duval western.

You were.

Bought a 33 round mag as well. Still got money left over for lunch. I think this may have been a win.

I use a cement mixer one with a rubber drum works great

I'd be willing to bet Walmart comes ahead even at 10%. Plus you can't buy socks and bullets at Kroger anyway.

  Gotcha.   OP, tell that gal to take the hunter safety course. :)   - OS

If i see a sign it lets me know that i need to make sure its concealed. Unless its a federal building and actually prohibited by law. And i really wish town halls and post offices didnt count in that.

Ordered a handmade leather sheath for the BK2 and it showed up today. Went with a vertical only style. The guy did a really nice job on it. Antiqued tan finish with a removable dangler loop. Not so great cell phone pics

I'm not sure he even rises to that level... more like a REMF wannabe.

He's a REMF.