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Hello, my name is Lamar Alexander. I am a loyal servant of the people of Tennessee, and a dirty stinkin' useless wet-noodle RINO son of a blabbityblabbity, vote for Joe Carr instead and retire my ignorant ancient progressive butt, or suffer another four years of classic progressive Republican compromise bullcrap.   My name is Pat, and I approve this message.

We see stories like this daily and people wonder why the Libertarian and Anarchist movements are gaining so much ground lately. It's obvious that the single largest impediment to success and happiness in this country is our government. They screw us every time we turn around and people still act surprised about it. 

"I support the second amendment but..." "I think we should have the right to carry but I don't think you should open carry, open carrying is asking for trouble" To these folks, I say screw you and the horse you rode in on. I'm tired of "2A supporters" who generalize everyone who open carries simply because it isn't your style. No, everyone who open carries isn't looking for attention anymore than a person that wears a wrist watch opposed to a pocket watch is looking for attention. Are there exceptions? Of course. Like with anything, there will be exceptions. But damn you if you can claim yourself to be a second amendment supporter then talk down about open carrying. I do it on occasion, simply because it's much more comfortable. If you don't like to open carry, don't. It's very simple how that works. I'm tired if those naysayers who are far too afraid of spooking the sheep to open carry, so they point fingers at those who do. I may not like the way you do things, but I'll support your right to do it , and I'll stand against anyone that tries to take that away. If you can't say the same then please, stop claiming to fight the same fight I'm sorry, but as a firearms community, we have to do better. I personally don't care if you wear your firearm on the side of your head with a custom pink leather holster, I'll support your right to do so. I may think you're a bit goofy, but I'm still beside you. This isn't a concealed vs. open carry argument. This is a standing up for OUR rights argument, there's no room for us to be divided, there's no room for "buts". I see it far too often from supposed "2A supporters", even on this board. If any of this made any sense, good. If not, then I apologize. I was in full rage mode after reading some comments about an open carrier being hassled by an idiot leo and yes, I feel better now

They are getting divorced.   I can't be the only guy to secretly like them back in the 70's, can I?  :hiding:

[quote name="TresOsos" post="1099487" timestamp="1390435249"] [b]Bed wetters......[/b][/quote] I'm sorry, but the phrase "for the sake of the children" has very little meaning to me anymore.

    Allen lives in a geographical oddity.  The availability capital of the world.  Everything is always in stock and everything is always cheap. 

Went to the Chinese buffet and saw a big bearded biker looking guy OCing his piece. Only a few tables away were 4 Clarksville PD officers having lunch. There was no way the staff and other patrons didnt notice the pistol, as it was not only obvious but he was sitting pistol out. I guarantee that the cops saw it. I never saw the cops approach him nor did I see them watching him as they ate their meal and walked around the buffet. Just thought that, with all the cop vs. permit holder crap we see posted here, I'd post a story where it had all the elements but nothing happened because nobody cared.

how many times can you say "conservative" in a commercial? He needs to put his plaid shirt back on and hit the road to somewhere, anywhere please!!!   We really need to push for Carr, don't need to split the vote here. Larmar's gotta go.

I pick up this for my 7mm [URL=http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/Left%20handed%207mm%20mag/mycorrecthanded7mmmag.jpg.html][/URL] Great company, and fast shipping

That moment when you are stretched out on the couch and you have to feel your side to see if you are still carrying because it is so comfortable an you don't remember 100% if you have taken it off. +1 for Raven Concealment Phantom Light Carrier WooHoo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    I'd say those rounds are WAY over SAMMI spec to make the comp work. The gas from the high pressure rounds is what keeps the gun flat.

Happy Hump Day everyone, cheers.

To add to the above, you only have 6 months to get a TN permit from the time you get here.  Not sure how long you have been here, but if it's more than 6 mo, you are already pushing your luck.

I understand the buisness owner released these serial numbers and descriptions, but it is my belief that this is one of the worst actions to take. If the burglar knows the items he has taken is known as hot, he or she will more than likely stash them away or throw them out to avoid being caught. If a criminal has no reason to believe police have an accurate description of the items stolen they will very shortly appear at pawn shops or on online classifieds. Not too many stolen guns are recoverd from basements, sock drawers, or lakes. I would say 95% of stolen guns are recoverd from gun shops, pawn shops, waist bands of criminals in the streets, or on traffic stops.

Almost coated my windshield w coffee when I saw this; Roflmao. Lookout here's the undercover officer: I still say buy a gun safe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

  You do.   If you do it where it's less likely to cause an issue, it moves things that way -->   If you do it where you get a bunch of people upset, it moves things this way <--   The more things move that way --> , the more places there will be you can do it and not get people upset.   If things move too far this way <--, ####ty laws get passed.

Worst thing you'll ever do is force something on her. If she likes revolvers, run with it. Do what you do and do it well. Here, show her this video and tell her a revolver in the hands of a Jedi Master is as good as ANY semi auto ever made. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lLk1v5bSFPw

I oppose attempts to re-elect any of the snakes!

Shouldn't just getting these guns back into their rightful owners and out of potiental criminals( aside from the thieves) be enough of a reward? I know sometimes it takes $$ to get people to be more on the lookout but Jeez.

[quote name="dawgdoc" post="1099075" timestamp="1390363871"]It amazes me how we hear similar stories all the time. That is, if you allow a local government the ability to regulate something, they just run with it. You would think that local governments would be most responsive to the people and easiest to change, but it's like they get elected and become petty dictators. Even when faces with how screwy one of their laws is, it seems to take way too long for them to change. [/quote] It shouldn't. Frederic Bastiat summed it up nearly 200 years ago.

If they came out with 9mm, then no one would buy this 380.  So the victims of this great marketing campaign will buy this gun first, and will highly likely buy the 9mm when it comes out too.   However, if they came out with just the 9mm first, then very little marketing opportunity to buy the 380.  Companies are smarter than you think.  At least this is what this East TN hollar boy thinks.

Gosh, they would have a field day if we had that same ordinance here in Gallatin. I have at present time 8 tube type bird feeders up ad just filled the this morning because weather is going to make it hard for the little feathered critters to find food. I also have 4 squirrel feeders with I also filled this morning so they could have full bellies on these cold nights. I go through approximately 125 lbs of bird seed a winter and at least 150 pounds of whole kernel corn and nut mix for squirrels a winter. I also have a buddy with a large oak tree that produces huge acorns every year and I take my shop vac to his home each fall and will gather about 50 to 75 pounds of acorns to mix in the corn nut mix. I really enjoy watching the wild life in my yards and as far as that ordinance up in Pennsylvania, that s just a ridiculous program at best. The animals are GODS creatures too, just as are humans. Should we also quit feeding the hungry less fortunate humans also?.................. jmho

When the boot is on my neck, It makes no difference whether it is a left or a right boot.

Well, hope everyone who doesn't believe in the "lesser of two evils" doesn't mind if the Dems have majority in both chambers, plus the presidency.   Oh, yeah, and SCOTUS being waayyy left for the next 25 years minimum. If you don't think that's makes any "difference", there's no argument that will sway you, I reckon.   - OS

Yep, David and his crew are top shelf.   I think I know where you made that U turn, there is a sign. In fact there is a sign at every place to make a U turn on that road.

As awesome as that looks, im going to try and stick to a budget. That way, I have cash to play for bills instead of sleeping in the streets cuddling with a berrett.

I have NEVER liked camo painted rifles... or camo anything, really.   UNTIL I saw YOUR gun!  Holy smokes that is just incredible! That thing must just plain old disappear outside.  Better not put it down!   Just today I started looking into another AR build.  I'm thinking a 16" lightweight, iron sights, bare bones, lightweight weapon.  Now, I'm thinking it's gotta end up with that camo scheme on it.  You wanna paint some more?!  :x:

"Lamar Alexander.  He breathes a lot, and that's something I can believe in."   Wilbert H. - Possum Nut Hill, TN

I guess they found out that they could not afford ObamaCare while married so they are divorcing to be able to afford health insurance...........jmho

  This pretty much sums up everything going on in this country right now on so many levels.

No it isn't nor is this just about employers/employees.

Remember, it's not about your right to have a weapon in a vehicle on someone else's property, it's about the right of your employer to continue or discontinue his association with you.

I always find these discussions about "property rights" vs RTKABA a bit off point because such discussions are actually talking about not just different "rights" but different kinds of rights.   The right to arms is a natural (God-given) unalienable and individual right. It cannot be granted by government nor should it ever be infringed which is why, I submit, the founders (mostly Madison I believe) used those very words...free men have need of arms to fight tyranny from anyone or any institution that might seek to do them harm be that an individual or a government.   Despite much assertion to the contrary, I would submit that property rights are not and have never been absolute or fixed. Historically, property rights have always been in a state of flux in an attempt to strike a balance between the interests of the property holder and the community at large/society - they have changed over time and will probably continue to do so long after everyone here and many generations hence have assumed room temperature. I suspect that the founders knew this very well which is why we have the takings clause in the 5th amendment...they knew that government (which is a representation of society) would have need to "take" property for the good of society so they provided a mechanism whereby that could happen.   When we talk about property rights of property used for business purposes, the concept of property rights takes on an even broader interpretation of what those "rights" actually are and I would submit, are and should be far more subject to "change" than property used for private purposes. Not only have the concept of property rights been in flux in general, there is even more history of flux with regards to property used for business/where the public (be that customers or employees) are specifically invited to be.  Government has long exercised control over what the property owner of business property can and cannot do on that property on behalf of the good of the broader society.   To sum up, I find all the angst and argument about business property rights vs individual, God-given rights to be unnecessary and somewhat beside the point because if forced into a contest regarding which is more "important", the individual's unalienable rights should always prevail over a businesses' property rights. The only truly relevant factor in that comparison that could tip the scales in the businesses' favor is if the business can substantiate that they will incur real harm if forced to forgo its rights in favor of the individual (i.e. can they substantiate that their business will suffer financially if they "allow" arms on the property, etc.).  Short of that, the individual's rights should prevail.   I'm sure many won't agree with me but that's okay.

  TN law requires that you have a TN permit after 6 months of residency to continue to carry lawfully.   - OS

New seller No feedback No address verification Low price   4/4 ain't bad

Do what she says - and leave the seat down too

While I agree with your entire post, I think perhaps the most salient and irrefutable thing you said and said so well is the above.   When a business invites someone (employee, customer, etc.) onto their property it is unconscionable that the business/property owner can simultaneously deny that invited person his right to arms to resist tyranny (the tyranny of any who might seek to do him harm) yet also refuse to take responsibility for providing that protection from tyranny.  If a business wants to forbid arms to those they invite onto their property they should at least be held 100% liable for protecting that invited person's life and should be required to expend whatever financial resources are necessary to do do or be denied the license to conduct their business and held civilly and criminally liable for their negligence.   The right to arms, wherever and whenever we go is the singular distinction between a Free Man and a slave.  Any law or any person who supports a law that infringes on the right to arms is no friend of liberty.

I'm afraid to ask what they want for it.

The Chamber will be the most vociferous of opponents on the Parks issue, their paid hack will be front and center to declare how dangerous it is to allow anyone who is not LE to carry a firearm for any reason outside their home while beating their chest about how much they support the 2nd Amendment.

A politician is unwilling to make a stand on an issue during an election year when it might lose him some votes, even if it might gain him some? Stop the presses! Next thing you'll tell me is that Obama didn't keep all of his election promises. 

  Ding!  Election year.  Don't expect anything controversial to pass or even be introduced. 

Prices will go back down when people stop paying outrageous prices. A buddy at work saw remy bucket o bullets for $195 at the gun show this weekend. The sad thing is, somebody probably bought it.

Which means you can have one in pipe in vehicle or walk around with it loaded on your person, should circumstances dictate -- though I'd suggest discretion, like carrying something like this: in something like this: - OS

Here's the problems I had... note the past tense. I'm using Linux Mint now.   1. I had to move the cursor to the upper right 3-4 times to get just the right spot to bring up the charms menu. 2. It opened in Metro. I'd have to then open the desktop. (Yeah, this can be fixed now with 8.1.) 3. No list of programs in the start menu. If you download a program to run on desktop and you forget the name... you're out of luck.  This may still be a problem in Win 8.1, I don't know. 4. In a hurry to shut down, I get a message... "downloading new updates. Do not shut down computer." 5. In a rush to check one thing before leaving, so I turn on laptop and get a message, "Installing update 1 of 3. Do not shut down computer." It takes 15 minutes. 6. I'd have to install a virus program. (Don't need to do this with Linux.) 7. No taskbar in Metro!!!!!!!!!  You're in an app and you want to know battery power remaining, time, date, signal strength, or what other programs are running, you have to LEAVE the program you are in.    Maybe 4 and 5 aren't too bad now, but when Win 8 came out, MS was sending out 2-3 updates every week.   Every Windows OS I've had would get slower over time. My wife's Win 7 laptop used to boot up reasonably fast. Now, it takes a couple of minutes. By comparison, my $199 Chromebook with Crouton and Linux Mint XFCE boots in about 14 seconds.   An OS should be 1) Fast 2) Stable and 3) Get out of the way.   Win 8 failed miserably on getting out of the way.

PSA, yeah I'm an old South Carolina boy, but even that they DO build a nice rifle .... my buddies down there buy em all the time.  I've also had many of these rifles come through the shop for transfers... they are built very well and they do offer some crazy prices and sales from time to time if you can catch them... they are bit slow on fulfillment but what shop their size isn't ...     If you're looking for a great deal, I've also transfered 4 or 5 of their so called "blemished" receivers and I tell you they're as nice as many I've seen selling out right... seriously several I couldn't even find what they were refering too... others it was a minute scratch or finish blemish you're going have when you assemble the thing anyways... 

Muzzleloader, 1911, shotgun, deer rifle whatever I'm in the mood for. What? Let's see, milk jugs, blackbirds, deer, paper targets, bottle caps, coyotes...just whatever appears in the target area. Mostly paper targets though. Oh yeah and pennys. Pennys are loads of fun! Gonna run outside and "crank off" another one here shortly. I don't want to slack up! lol   Dave

Lager... I understand the concern and the wish to stand with like-minded brothers and sisters, and i full well understand that urge to help advance the reclaiming of our God Given freedoms here in this country as well... I believe that it is a laudable goal and that all responsible citizens should engage in this work... Havin said all that; i would offer this bit of perspective on this whole issue...   Everyone tends to index his memory based on when they start looking into or get active in any issue... I'm old enough to remember when the passing out of handgun permits was handled at the whim and discretion of the sheriff of the individual county sheriff or (...in some states...) the local chief of police...   All this was done in spite of the fact that the Second Amendment was in place... The State of Tennessee (...as did most other states....) had a Reconstruction Era statute that effectively said that:"... the state will regulate the wearing of arms with an eye to keeping the peace...".   That statute wuz baloney; because it was put in place by the ruling political class at that particular time to, in fact, disarm certain of the individual states citizens who had been on the "wrong side of the civil war" or who were political rivals... That amendment to each state's individual constitution(s) was a clear usurping of the original intent of the Second Amendment; and there was no one at that time who did not know that; but that was the mood of Reconstruction politics...   That statute was amended in the eighties and effectively replaced by a "Shall Issue" provision that states, in effect, that the state must issue permits to ANY CITIZEN who is lawfully eligible to lawfully own a firearm... The reason that the "shall issue" legislation was passed in this state and a bunch of others is because like-minded citizens and the NRA successfully campaigned on them... It effectively took the issuance of permits from the hands of an elite local political class (...in many instances...) and made the application and issue process a non-political issue... That was real progress in moving back toward the true intent of the Second Amendment as written in the Bill of Rights (...i think, anyway...)...   There were (...and still are, for that matter...) many in the political class who didn't like this idea; but they had to swallow that particular pill and honor it in order to stay in office... The fact is that the best possible medicine that we gun owners can give any political class operative is a good dose of fear that he (...she, or it...) will be swiftly voted out of office if they don't honor the spirit of the Second Amendment or all the others that we hold dear for that matter...   This approach works no matter what you believe as to concealed carry, open carry, knife rights, on and on... Look at what is going on in Colorado...   I firmly believe that there is a resurgence of a powerful populist movement throughout this country of like minded citizens that believe that the plain reading of the Constitution is, in fact, the law of the land... I believe that the likelihood of any politician or group of politicians taking any constitutional right away from the citizenry is miniscule due to this resurgence; except in the traditionally blue "Boss Tweed" fiefdoms, that is; and they are even loosing in court... Look at what happened in Illinois the other day with the Chicago thing... Even the hippies like Hickenlooper are loosin in Colorado; and i predict that the clowns in Kalefornia will soon suffer the same fate....   People are more informed (...and educated...) today than ever before in the history of this country... They are also "edgy" and for good reason; they are thinkin (...and rightly so, i think...) that "government" is a very potentially malevolent force and that it just may be in the business of limiting rights; not ensuring them...They are also tired of the fiefdoms that used to rule most everywhere... Those fiefdoms are even crumbling in blue places like New York state where you have sheriffs and chiefs of police who are givin the single finger salute to the state government sayin they will not enforce the New York SAFE act... These sorts of things have never happened before in my lifetime and im a semi-old geezer...   To summarize this little rambling; i'm not afraid that any politician (...state or federal...) is gonna take any thing away from me other than my money; because that is the nature of government....  We already have the right to bear arms via the Second Amendment... We need to go about our business exercising this right and act responsibly concerning it... We need to vote out any politician that doesn't see things in clear constitutional terms... period... If we do that, we have noting to fear concerning the "loss of rights"....   On a personal basis, i trust no politician; no matter the political stripe... I watch 'em and reward good behavior and punish bad behavior with my dollars, my affiliations (...think NRA, PACs, or other "gun rights" organizations here...) and my vote... The thing is to keep politicians afraid of the citizenry, not the reverse... In my mind, when we do these things, we are standing together as gun owners and responsible citizens...   leroy

Man my life sure would be better if I only got what I wanted too...         It doesn't really matter if you can quote all the law if the officer that responds wants to arrest you. Sure, you can beat it in court, after you bail out, and pay a lawyer and miss work...     Pretty bad shame that a simple question at the office would solve it.

Don't go to a show looking for components unless David or his daughter is set up.  

I have little doubt he probably did hit the target as reported. I do know there are a lot of match competitors capable of similar shows that are also very accurate and they have dedicated a lot of time and spent a small fortune in ammo to get to that point................jmho