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way to go now I wont be able to find matches any where and if I do they will be 75 bucks for a box :stunned:

Yuup.   Big government control freak Republicans are no more a friend of the Constitution, or individual thought (or liberty) than a big government Democrat...they are all just progressives who think that the government is the answer to every problem (when in reality it's usually the cause of the problem).

Walk into the Murfreesboro PD at shift change time with the Glock in your hand and be sure to wave it around while asking them to run it for stolen.                           Just kidding! Better not do that.

In all honesty I never thought he was Presidential material....................jmho

hardknox, that is funny....   Thread creep.  Check this out.  Somebody with lots of time on their hands...lol     Is Gilligan the Devil? Years ago, CBS had a popular little series called "Gilligan's Island". There is, however, a dark secret about this "comedy" you may never have realized. The island is a direct representation of Hell. Nobody on the island wants to be there, yet none are able to leave. Each one of the characters represents one of the 7 deadly sins: Ginger represents LUST - she wears skimpy outfits, is obsessed with her looks, and is a borderline nymphomaniac. Mary Ann represents ENVY - she is jealous of Ginger's beauty. The Professor represents PRIDE - he is an annoying know-it-all. Mr. Howell represents GREED - no explanation needed. Mrs. Howell represents SLOTH - she has never lifted a finger to help on any of their escape plans. The Skipper represents two sins: GLUTTONY - again, no explanation needed and ANGER - he violently hits Gilligan on each show. This leaves Gilligan. Gilligan is the person who put them there. He prevents them from leaving by foiling all of their escape plots. Also, it is HIS island. Therefore, Gilligan is SATAN. Crazy? He does wear red in every episode.

Just wanted to update. The Great Dane rescue group was able to find Mr P.'s owners! We are so happy to hear it and were told they were extremely happy to have him back!

For what it's worth, I bought Glocks from dealers that were LE trade ins. They came as pistols with one mag in a padded envelope. There were tons of police trades that didn't have boxes with them. People move. People put stuff in the attic.   Trade based on the character of the man you're dealing with, not his lack of factory boxes.

Why is that a red flag? Lots of people don't save the factory stuff, or they lose it, or they buy guns used without it. If you ask to see his TN state ID and sign a bill of sale and he declines, or if you have some other reason to believe he is shady then by all means decline the deal, otherwise you should be good to go. But if you insist on running a check you can call your local PD and ask if they will run it for you. Or you can go to any ffl dealer and ask them to do a TICS transfer for you which includes a check for stolen.

Does anyone still seriously think he is Presidential material?

You buying? :)

I have been playing with the laser engraver at work and these are my latest creation. What do you think? [URL=http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/waters5117/media/IMG_09601_zps64ee9ad3.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/waters5117/media/IMG_09471_zpsa6382f93.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/waters5117/media/IMG_09481_zps88c746ac.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/waters5117/media/IMG_09631_zpse33a4283.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/waters5117/media/IMG_09611_zpsdb92a379.jpg.html][/URL]

Awesome.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2BSb9MZYc

I just wanted to take a second and suggest that anyone who can buy their ammo from David (dlm37015).  He is a great guy and usually has a posting in the classified section.  He sold me a brick of .22LR yesterday for $23.  You simply can't beat the price anywhere right now.  Go find him at the next show he's working and support a fellow forum member.    

   I've had my dog/dogs stolen (1 the first time and the second time they got 2 of mine and 1 that belonged to my folks) and can only imagine how happy I would have been and still to this day would be if someone showed up with them. Glad to hear the big guy is back home, good job!

This is made from less than an 8' 2x4.... It folds up nicely for storage and travel, and can be used to hold paper targets of several different sizes, and golf balls and lollipops for difficult shots

Cool, too bad some crack head will break in there trying to steal copper and disturbed said eagles. I would hope the raptors would attack said crack heads but I wouldn't want such a beautiful bird to get contaminated.

[quote name="Randall53" post="1127161" timestamp="1395277722"]My hunch is this plane has become a weapon of Al Quida and will show up again loaded with explosives, or with explosives and a huge amount of radioactive material, thus being a dirty bomb beyond anyone's wildest dreams. The target? It's ALWAYS NYC.[/quote] We can only hope, can't we? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

    Works both ways though....criminals are known to be stupid so in theory it should work both ways.

What a cute pup. There's nothing better than have dogs around! Rugerla, do you still have that walker you found a few months back? That was a good looking pooch.

Congrats!  There's nothing like the love of puppy.

Awesome! Congrats on the new addition to the family.

My hunch is this plane has become a weapon of Al Quida and will show up again loaded with explosives, or with explosives and a huge amount of radioactive material, thus being a dirty bomb beyond anyone's wildest dreams. The target? It's ALWAYS NYC.

I'm guessing WW is WallyWorld - Wal-Mart, an international big-box retailer that sells everything from food to furniture to TVs to ammo. EW probably stands for Everything Weapons - a local firearms store run by ammo gougers. :-)

It's here. http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1407

This will be my third AR 15, and the second one I have build myself. If they still have this upper I was looking at, I might pick it up as well. Its just that I have had zero chances to go shooting lately. I still have yet to fire a FAL and a glock that I picked up a while ago.

those dogs are high strung anyway,but i almost have to say it was older racoon or something like a pet for it to have not killed the dog.thats my thoughts on it cause those things are mean.

Interesting.  I wonder how the lubrication and cooling systems work. 

I got some a week or so ago from SGAmmo (that Wolf/Tula white box) for $234 delivered. That seems to be about as good as it gets.

It's worth the drive to Murfreesboro. It's a MUCH better show.

  You can interpret this as you want, but this was not a matter of exclusion.  You're attempting to attach and unrelated case of Lt Connor to the Medals issued to these men.  I get that you think Lt Connor's snub is bull####; I do too.  But it has nothing to do with race.  I've been reading up on it and am still confused by the judge's ruling as it relates to the law passed in the '60s on MoH criteria.  As far as I know his case could still be resubmitted to HRC/Sec of Army through Congress.  The article references a statute of limitations being reached in 2006, but gives no reference to where that statute is.  I can't find it.   But, to put that all into context as to what you're saying, you're actually very wrong about this having anything to do with Barack Obama or exclusionary racial bias in favor of non-whites.  You're saying it isn't fair that Connor was rejected on upgrading his DSC and these 24 weren't.  Okay, let's examine that for a second.  First, the statute of limitations was reached in 2006 and the wife of Connor submitted new evidence of eyewitness accounts in 2008.  It seems even then that it could have been waivered through, but the board found no new evidence versus the old stuff, so she was in the same position she would have been in 10 years before.  I'm not saying that's right, but I don't sit on that board.  It seems like the issue has nothing to do with laws and regulations, since it could still be given an exemption.  It appears, for whatever reason, the board just isn't going to reverse its past decisions.    Now, the 24 MoH recipients we're talking about here had their records investigated as a result of law passed in 2002, when Bush was in office and Obama was out community organizing.  Here is some text on that from the Post:   "Prompted by a law passed by Congress in 2002, the Pentagon conducted an extensive review to examine past discrimination in Medal of Honor decisions and concluded that 19 men did not receive the honor because of their racial or ethnic backgrounds. The group included 17 Latinos, one African American and one Jewish soldier, according to the military." http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/24-veterans-receive-the-medal-of-honor-from-president-obama/2014/03/18/f695f5ac-aeab-11e3-96dc-d6ea14c099f9_story.html   Here is the text from the "Valor 24" website that the Army manages:   "On Mar. 18, 2014, President Barack Obama presented 24 Army veterans with the Medal of Honor in one of the largest Medal of Honor ceremonies in history. Each of these Soldiers’ bravery was previously recognized by award of the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest award; that award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. Congressional review and the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prompted a review of Jewish American and Hispanic American veteran war records from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During the review, records of several Soldiers of neither Jewish nor Hispanic descent were found to display criteria worthy of the Medal of Honor. The 2002 NDAA was amended to allow these Soldiers to be honored with the upgrade - in addition to the Jewish and Hispanic American Soldiers. The White House ceremony on Mar. 18 will recognized these 24 men for their gallantry, intrepidity and heroism above and beyond the call of duty. The United States Army is proud of these Soldiers and glad to see their professionalism, service and sacrifice being recognized again - in full view of a new generation." http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/valor24/   So it appears that while the majority of the recipients were originally downgraded from the MoH due to race, ethnicity or religious preference (19/24), the remaining 5 were individuals had theirs downgraded for reasons other than that, and were also awarded.  It appears that during the Congressional review they found at least 5 guys who were of no minority group who simply got screwed out of their original MoH, kinda like Connor.  You should be happy that they uncovered this, not trying to turn this into a reason to hate on Obama.  So at least 5 of the awardees were white, and only a few of them were black.  The majority were hispanic.    So, I'm having a hard time here understanding why you're making this about Obama, the left and "revisionist history".  Please, I'm curious.  These men were awarded yesterday after reviews into their cases were authorized in the 2002 NDAA.  They've been waiting on this to clear for over a decade, long before anyone outside Chicago knew the difference between Obama and Osama.   Let me also leave this here.  Here are the 4 other belated MoH recipients that Obama has presented the award to since he took office:   CPT Emil Kapaun (WHITE)   Born in Kansas to Czech immigrants in 1916.  As white as they come by modern day standards.  He served in WWII and Korea.  Obama presented this white person's NOK with the MoH on April 11, 2013.  He is also on the path to sainthood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Kapaun   SPC-4 Leslie H. Sabo, Jr (WHITE)   Born in Austria and drafted into service during the Vietnam War.  Killed a crapload of enemy, wounded several times and finally died by crawling into an enemy position with his own grenade, killing himself and several enemy.  Obama presented this white person's MoH to his NOK on May 16, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_H._Sabo,_Jr.   PFC Henry Svehla (WHITE)   Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents.  Threw himself on a grenade to save his buddies.  He was only 20 years old. Obama presented this white person's MoH to his NOK on May 2, 2011.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Svehla   PFC Anthony T. KahoÊ»ohanohano (HAWAIAN ISLANDER... oh geez, this must be based solely on his race!)   Born in Hawaii before it was a state, and had 6 brothers.  Out of the 7 boys his parents had, all 7 of them served their country in wartime.  Not all of them made it back.  This guy served in Korea as a machine gun squad leader.  After being blown out of their position, he set up a new defensive with his men, then went back to the old position to retrieve more ammo.  He single handedly held back the enemy from that position before running out of ammo, then using an entreching tool to kill the dozen Chinese commie soldiers they found near his body.  But since he isn't white, I'm assuming the MoH is all bullcrap race related nonsense.  His NOK was presented the MoH in an obviously race related ceremony that Obama put on at the White House on May 2, 2011.  Oh wait, that was the same day as a white guy got one, so maybe this wasn't TOTALLY race related. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_T._Kaho%CA%BBohanohano     So let me leave you with this.  You're outrage is all your own racial hangups.  Yeah, I get it, the left love to make race an issue, but this ain't got nothing to do with that.  This is a case that has been going on for over a decade.  Obama has nothing to do with it.  The left have nothing to do with it.  Revisionist history have nothing to do with it.    You're upset about Lt Connor getting the snub.  Well here's the deal, after reading up on these it appears that every single last one of these MoH recipients were submitted for the MoH back during action.  They were all downgraded to DSC.  Lt Connor was not recommended for the MoH.  In 1997 his wife lobbied to make a case for it.  Does he deserve the MoH?  I dunno.  If you asked me I'd say "hell yes he does", but he is not in the same category as the rest of these heroes in regard to the regulations.  They were all submitted for MoHs during their respective conflicts.  They all had them denied at upper echelons due to discrimination of some kind, whether that be racial prejudice or just a crappy CoC.  Either way, upon later review the Army decided that the someone along the way got it wrong.  So no, this wasn't exclusionary based on race, it was exclusionary based on regulations.  I assume we'll see many more veterans over the next few decades who have their files reviewed.  There's a lot of folks out there recommended for MoHs who had them dismissed or downgraded.  I'm sure that Congress will have them looked at too.  Hell, look at CPT Swenson, and read the back story on his MoH track.  He got the Medal for the same engagement as a Marine who received his 3 years earlier.  Both cracker white as they come.  Guess what, there's a back story there and it has nothing to do with race.   But you can carry on and spread nonsense that this is a racially motivated event.  It isn't.  The only racial motivation here was when their awards were initially downgraded generations ago because the first GO in their command didn't think dark skinned people should be wearing an MoH.  I think it's great that we can finally correct that issue.  So what that Obama gets to parade on TV and get the credit for it?  I don't care.  This isn't for Obama, and other than simply sitting in the White House when these awards were FINALLY processed he had dick to do with it.  As a fellow veteran, I'm pretty upset that you look at this case like that.  The facts don't support anything you're saying.  I've laid them out here quite clearly.  You can choose to be ignorant about it, but I don't see how you could read this post and still feel good about your position.

It'll be fine.

OP didn't get the story quite right. Obama doesn't get to pick the recipients as others have pointed out, congress does.    "The presentation came after Congress in a 2002 defense bill ordered a review of thousands of war records to determine whether Latino and Jewish veterans were denied the nation’s highest military decoration because of discrimination."   But it is a little worse, OP makes it sound as though Obama is doing some white/black thing and injecting race. But what Obama said was a little different:   "This ceremony reminds us of one of the enduring qualities that makes America great," Obama said. "No nation is perfect. But here in America, we confront our imperfections and face a sometimes painful past, including the truth that some of these soldiers fought and died for a country that did not always see them as equal." Which is largely true. There are plenty of reasons not to like this particular president without making things up. Here's the worst thing of all: sure Lt. Garlin got the screwjob but a lot of people get the screwjob. Go through the list of recipients and pick out one or a dozen that didn't deserve the medal. In general I believe you should try to pull yourself up instead of dragging others down.     

[quote name="TankerHC" post="1126657" timestamp="1395187716"] They did quite a few of these mass MoH ceremonies after the Civil War. Most were rescinded later when reviewed they showed no merit. That medal should not be used in any way as a political statement. That is exactly what the President has done. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk 2[/quote] That wasnt the same. They gave out Medals of Honor to hundreds of National Guardsman as reenlistment bonuses, because there was no standard back then and they needed people to stay in the unit. Comparing that to this is like comparing dog crap to filet mignon. The 24 that received the MoH all deserved it as far as I could tell, but considering there were actual investigations on each one to ensure they met the criteria is more legitimate than what has been done in the past. There are several MoH recipients who did not participate in combat or meet the modern day criteria for the award. There was a general who got it as a service award. Lindbergh even got one. So no, this isn't about Obama. Obama didnt recommend these troops for the MoH. He didnt conduct the investigation into these cases and he didnt authorize the Medal. He simply presented them at a ceremony. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The government has become a monster. They perceive their jobs as being writing bills and passing laws.....more and more bills and more and more laws. With each new law freedom gets smaller and the cost of government gets bigger. It's become a cancer and will eventually collapse.

My daughter and I watch MLP:FiM all the time.   Rainbow Dash is our favorite character. It is a running joke among my friends that I only bought a Mustang because I am a Brony.   Now, I have a minor luxury in this department as I have a little girl, and I know that things will change dramatically in a few years. But she dresses up as a Ninja Turtle and Darth Vader for Halloween and has a massive NERF sword collection. It is the exact same situation as this little boy carrying a Rainbow Dash backpack but in reverse. There isn't a single father here that will call foul when I take my daughter to the range where she can outshoot adults with her own gun, cause that is what she likes doing.    But let a little boy take a Rainbow Dash backpack to school...   IMO this is all part of a dress code, which the reason behind them is no distractions and no bullying. What were the coats a few years back, kids would literally kill one another over them? Or the shoes? I would hate to think that I sent my kid to school with a pair of Jordans and she got killed for them. On the same thought, I would hate to send her to school with the Pro Wings that got me teased when I was a kid. But hey, teasing is what kids do.   I think it is shit that this kid got bullied for his backpack. I think it is shit that the school banned his backpack. But, this is the world we live in, and as long as the majority allows this to happen, it will only get worse.

As found on another forum I frequent......

yep but if you will bring that fine grand son of your to the next gunshow he will go home happy

Ayes have it guys!  Moving to calendar and rules to be placed on the full House floor.   Great job so far.  Keep pestering your representatives!!  

Good ol' Dub Taylor, one of the best character actors to ever bless the screen.  You might know him from hundreds of western flavored movies, including his roles as Cannonball in the B-movies, C.W. Moss' father in Bonnie and Clyde and the town preacher in the opening scenes of The Wild Bunch.  I got to spend some time back in the '70s with him and his son, Buck, who played Newly on Gunsmoke.  There's no finer pair of gentlemen you'll ever meet.  Dub's gone on to his reward now, and Buck is a highly respected western artist.

I'm just playin man. We simply disagree and that's okay.

Rainbow seemingly ending at a truck full of Guiness. A pot of gold indeed!

I wouldn't really want my boys carrying a 'My Little Pony' backpack, but since when do we ban bullying 'triggers' instead of the actual bullying?

Well if there's anything worse than a bully, its a group of bullies with authority.

Google Jeff Cooper.

We share the same name, and I grew up watching him on tv.  When I was younger, I hated being called Mr. Rogers.  Now that I have gotten older, I have gained more respect for the man's accomplishments, and I realize how genuinely good natured and kind the man was.

If you voted for Obama we don't want your business. You are too stupid to own a gun Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk

Mine is one of the greatest friends I've ever had, Buddy. 170lbs of pure awesomeness. We had seven great years together, and he left much too soon. When he was around I never even felt like I would need a gun. Miss that guy a lot.

I live in Brentwood, and there are a lot of people with stupid money here.  And, there are plenty of places that cater to exactly that crowd.    There are also some great folks here!  Like anywhere, there's some truth to the old statement that if you don't look deep enough, you'll find exactly what you were expecting to see.   At my daughters school, there aren't nearly as many kids on free or reduced lunch as in other areas of metro - but it's higher than you might think around 25-30%.  We're on the Davidson county side of Brentwood, so our school is actually pretty diverse.   There are rich and middle class and even some who are truly poor, here.  Luckily for most of us, the rich do a pretty good job walling themselves up in their gated enclaves.  But, anytime any of you are here, come on down and shoot me a note.  Let's have some tacos or something :)

      I love this stereotype. Do many of us do ok finanically, sure.  I think you will find that many of us are as discriminating as anyone when it comes to guns and ammo.  The people that are buying the ammo at this price aren't "gun" people.  They are simply people who have a gun and may happen to have a little more money (or not).  It's the same in Franklin, Nashville, Knoxville, or anywhere else.     By this standard, everyone who lives in or near Memphis is a drug dealing murderer.

Nikon 2-7 P22. Great scope and it runs ~$170.   There are two versions, a BDC with 1/2" turrets and a duplex with BDC turrets.