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This strikes close to home for me. There's a real prejudice against big people. Ok, fat folks. My late wife always was a kinda big girl. But when she got sick and the side effects of the medicines she was on, she gained a ton of weight. Her size almost doubled. She couldn't help it. Wasn't her fault. It was the meds. She hated being like that, but there was nothing she could do. I began to notice. Everywhere you go. People see a fat person and automatically assume that they're just a fat, lazy slob. They sneer, judge and instantly get a bad attitude toward that person. I think that's what happened here. The doctors, nurses and especially the cops took one look at this woman and decided she just wasn't worth their time and effort. No one considered that she had a history of serious health issues and just maybe she couldn't help being as big as she was. I believe that prejudice is what happened here. And that's why is pisses me off so bad.

Eliminate criminal penalties for carrying past signage and then people won't be leaving guns unattended in cars.....this problem solves itself.

Big does not make them less human and does not mean they don't have feelings and they deserve the same respect as any one else.....JMHO!!!

Well, that's interesting and unfortunately makes me wonder if her adult children weren't contacted by the hospital or were contacted by the hospital and declined to assist. It is probably safe to say that we aren't hearing all of the details here, and that we are incensed by what we have seen in the police video which, as disturbing as it is to folks with gentle sensibilities, tells one facet of the story. I'm glad I am not a cop.

I would like to point out that this statement stands above your opinion @bersaguy.

JMHO..... but I think the hospital failed the woman for not trying to give her the medical attention she was seeking and needed. Instead they just kick her out to the curb.

First and foremost when you’re in a position of power and authority you have a responsibility to remain professional. Yeah, cops get sh*t on. That comes with the territory. They know that when they take the job. None are forced to serve. I’m allowing everything you say to justify the cops behavior. Yes, she was a big woman, but if you look at the video she obviously could not control her own body weight. Maybe it was medical, maybe it was “drug behavior” as been speculated. Maybe just like with the killer cops of Tyre Nichols it’s their culture to behave in the manner that we observed on video. The cops were the emotional ones on scene. Yelling about coffee, oatmeal and getting a uniform soiled. They even threatened to pile on charges. Their immediate response was arrest for noncompliance instead of taking a moment to assess the situation. When the deceased passed out in the back of the patrol unit, the cop pulls her hair to lift her up. What’s right about that? If they behave like that on a trespassing call, how do they handle more serious crimes? The cops had no control over what the hospital or the doctors decided, but there is nothing that says they couldn’t call an ambulance for someone who appeared to be in distress. They simply wanted to end the interaction as soon as possible with no concern about the deceased medical complaints. It’s the attention to detail that’s required on every call. Yeah, the job gets monotonous. Yes, they’re seen this a hundred times before. Yes, people claim to to be ill to avoid jail, but at the end of the day just like there are no routine traffic stops, every interaction with a citizen should be treated as unique. If they’re too lazy or too burnt out to do the job properly they should find a job more in line with their skills and education.

Let’s concede that everything you say is true. I’ll agree that there may be negligence on behalf of the family. I read in one of the stories someone said the deceased had previously visited a hospital and exhibited drug like behavior. What kind of diagnosis is that? Sounds more like an opinion. So, we’ve established the family my be negligent, what about the subhuman behavior exhibited by law enforcement on the scene? That’s the real issue here. The total lack of empathy by public servants towards a human being. An elder worthy of dignity and respect.

Department of Safety and TBI got cold feet, and did not want to remove the "Intent to go armed" following talks with their masters, so they pulled support to strike the clause, Chairman Ragan will run his original bill to define the term. I smell another law suit coming.

P220 Carry. It's similar to a commander 1911 size version of the P220. Mine has been super reliable with all types of projectile profiles and types. P229 sized slide with P220 lower. Fits P229 holsters. DA/SA has become far less popular in recent years but I still like them. It's similar to having a stick shift car. If you know how to drive, it's good. I like 45s. The original Springfield XDS 45 post recall is another I still like. Before the GRIP ZONE. This is another 45 that's been an absolute omnivore when it comes to ammo. I got it back in the G43 days when the 9mm capacity advantage was only 1 more round and the XDS was similar in size to the G43. XDS came with decent sights stock. Both of the P220 carry and XDS above run reliably dirty. 45 ACP isn't popular anymore because of projectile tech advancements. The question I always ask everyone who preaches 9mm is: how many cases of premium JHP rounds do you have on hand? If the answer is one 20 round box, I'd take the 45. FMJ to FMJ the 45 will be the winner for me. For the record, I like all calibers but I feel like this unpopular opinion is often overlooked in the echo chamber. Also, +1 for the Ruger P series, cool workhorse guns.

According to Newsweek the family lives in Rhode Island and the deceased was planning a move back to Tennessee to live with a friend. Edwards had her own wheelchair due to a stroke and broken ankle, but it was left at the airport when Edwards was taken to the hospital after leaving the plane. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwigo5ahlbn9AhVQlGoFHVY4C_QQvOMEKAB6BAgLEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Flisa-edwards-knoxville-police-family-statement-belong-hell-tennessee-1784312&usg=AOvVaw3V8BlIAgco783j6tJiITSC

I agree, she has feelings and should be treated with respect regardless of what she did or didn't do wrong to get herself into that condition and that's not just @bersaguy's opinion, it's a fact.

She's a big lady. They had problems lifting her into the truck. When they did get her in she got herself out. Probably would have gone down differently if she'd been a 17 to 50 year old man. I will say they used unprofessional language that wasn't called for. I understand their frustration and people talk to police like they are dogs, but police need to maintain professionalism. I couldn't do it. Except for language, what should they have done differently? Should they tell all of the doctors in both hospitals..." Hey I know you guys have PhDs, but I'm a cop and I'm more qualified in the medical field than you" Educate me. I've been wrong before and I will again, but the arguments seem emotionally based. You're the cop What would you do.

Italian made Beretta .380. DA/SA, this version has the safety only no decocker. Italian police surplus marked for the Guardia di Finanza (basically Italy's version of Treasury Agents). Two 3-round magazines, one surplus one purchased new from Beretta. A bit of honest holster wear but in great mechanical shape. $500 FTF in the Nashville area, no trades please.

Throwing another oldie out there. You can get the Jesse Stone series of TV movies on Amazon. Well worth the watch. Tom Selleck is always great!

This is all true however the way they spoke to and treated her was unacceptable. Being decent to an elderly woman shouldn't be difficult.

One step they could implement that would help reduce the number of firearms that would be left in vehicles is if they made it legal for people to carry their firearms and ammunition with them into stores, work, hotels, etc... Add that to any letter to your representatives. Their own rules are helping to exacerbate the problem, not that we don't see that everyday.

If only we could make stealing illegal.

I'm in pretty good shape as far as primers go for the next several years. BUT, as with most of us that handload, I don't want to run out. So, I've been following various forums and have seen these primers mentioned (sold through the Norma website). Several folks have posted that they have ordered these with free shipping and no Hazmat. Sounded too good to be true. So I continued to watch and wait. I kept reading about positive experiences both as regards the primers and the no Hazmat/free shipping. Then a 20% discount code popped up. I thought, well I've never paid $60.00/1000 primers before. I only paid $27.00/K for the last I ordered pre-Covid. But figured "What the heck" So I logged onto the Norma site and ordered 3000 primers for $180.00....total. I received shipping notice and FedEx delivered the primers 4 days later. I had read that the primers worked well, just that they needed to be fully seated. I loaded up 40 rounds of 9mm... 20 using my old Dillon 550 to seat the primers and 20 using my RCBS hand priming tool. Next I loaded 40 rounds of .38 spl full wadcutters. 20 rounds using the RCBS and 20 rounds using my single stage Lee press. Finally I loaded up 20 rounds of .32 S&W longs. All using the Lee single stage press. I took my G-19, S&W Shield in 9mm, LCR in .38 spl, my S&W Model 15 (.38 spl) and my LCR in .327 mag (.32 S&W loads) over to Range USA this morning. Only one round required a second strike. This was a 9mm in my stock factory innards Glock 19. And it was a Dillon seated primer. So, one round out of 100 required a second strike. I have no complaints... well, except I wish the price would come down more...but don't we all. FYI.. these primers sold out the day I ordered. But from what I read on various forums Norma runs this deal from time to time. Just thought I'd share some, to me anyway, good news. I normally only shoot my G19 and .38 LCR each week. But I sacrificed all the darn cleaning I still have to do so I could share this info with you folks.

Comes with two mags, fiber optic front sight, Ruger case and manual. A previous owner had some stippling done. It’s well done and really helps with the grip. $300 north of Nashville. SOLD

HB1233 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat while the person is not in the motor vehicle or boat unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle or boat; requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1233&GA=113 NewsChannel 5 story: https://youtu.be/TDOoY5PQKIA WPLN Article: https://wpln.org/post/a-record-breaking-number-of-guns-have-been-stolen-from-cars-in-tennessee-state-democrats-are-introducing-legislation-to-crack-down-on-gun-owners/ I agree that we should all be securing our firearms at all times but... whose the criminal here?

So, you slide you gun under the seat to run in the DMV and you come out to find your window smashed, your car ransacked, and your gun missing. You drive to Walmart, buy a $20 lockbox, take it home and break into it with a screwdriver and pliers, then drive back to the DMV and call the cops to report it stolen. Problem solved, right? LOL

Hear, hear!!!! I cannot agree with this post more!!! The XDs does not get NEARLY the love that it should. I mean, heck, a .45 that is less than one inch in width!! Amazing.

So I am up for adoption!!!

This photo represents my basic philosophy on having enough firearms when I was younger. Now in my fifties imagine the same philosophy only now I use a “tactical” trailer being pulled by my turbo diesel Willys jeep(Roxor) or my ATV. Note: I’ve both acclimated to my age and physical limitations, while additionally ever increasing the number of “tools” should they become necessary. Make a mental note: I have no offspring, find my grave after my passing to survive any conceivable disaster scenario

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Appreciate the offer, happy with my Sig P365 SAS.

I mean honestly the cops couldn't physically pick her up. It would be the same if it was 330 lb muscle bound weightlifter.

She was admitted, treated, and discharged the next day. What more do you expect a hospital to do ?

Local news stations have interviewed 2 of her sons and her daughter in law. They, the stations, have made it appear as though they live in this area. Let's assume they don't for the sake of argument, she was suppose to be moving back to TN to move in with a friend. This was according to the DIL. If that were the case and she was just discharged from a nursing home in RI common sense says someone in her condition would probably need someone at the airport to pick her up.

I just started Tulsa King yesterday. I really like it! I also agree about Taylor Sheridan knowing what he's doing. He's got the Midas touch with TV series.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/biden-orders-government-study-digital-dollar-other-cryptocurrency-risks-2022-03-09/ The newest story is from March of 2022 that I saw.

All my purchases are digital already.

Fake diamonds still sparkle

I keep a log in Excel of my inventory, probably too much detail for the average Joe, I do address who, what, when, where, and why for each acquired item. Within my detail, I do have a column named keeper score, where a 1 is a dog and 10 will probably be buried with me in my dead hands (a joke). Anyway I use to have a strict rule, never ever get rid of a gun because of the same reasons most people tell of the regret. I started that practice 30+ years ago, and I do try to acquire at least 1 per year for some sad reason to fill a missing niche, so I probably have a respectful collection. Anyway, when my father passed away 5 years ago, and he split his mild collection between my brother and me, I had to make a hard decision, and decided any gun with a score of 3 or lower had to go, so they did. The problem I used the funds to buy new keeper score guns of 8, 9, and 10s. The good thing it was not a 1:1 ratio, but more of a 5:1, so I turned several $200+ guns into 1 big purchased gun. I do have a rule, all gun money stays in the same bucket of money, I do not use family money for my hobby, nor do I use my hobby money for family items (not yet). I do have to reassess my logic in the next 10 years, if my sons do not find interest in my collection, I would rather sell off at near market value versus my wife or sons selling them off for mere pennies on the dollars, and that would cause me to roll over multiple times in my grave. There is something about grown men will take a bath on trading or selling a used car/truck, but the same grown men will not tolerate any loss on a gun whatsoever, go figure!

Sounds good to me! As for selling guns, Nancy Reagan said it best…”Just Say No!”

I think most of us understand this...

Play time in the 50s didn't draw any attention at all, now the police would probably be called. I had 3 old guns that a locksmith friend of my Dad's gave me after making then inoperable. My friends and I would use them as part of weapons stock pile when playin cowboys and Indians. I still have the J. Sevens Arms Co. Little Scout 14 1/2. The bore is so rusty you couldn't put a .22 cartridge if you wanted to, but cosmetically it looks good hanging on the wall.

It really does relate to the 2A in a very fundamental way. If paper money goes away and is replaced with digital (and don't think that can't happen. Almost all your bank transactions and credit card purchases are digital) then Uncle Sugar will be able to monitor every purchase made by everyone. Data drives the modern world, and a fully digital economy would make it easy to see where you and I spend our money. The implications go far beyond the 2A, of course. I'm an old, retired guy. With the current ESG protocols it would be pretty easy to say, "Hey, that guy's retired, he sure doesn't need to fill his gas tank more than once a month", and set it up so that the gas station won't take my money card. I can think of some benefits, too, but those I can think of are not worth the downside.

I haven't been squirrel hunting or eaten any in many years. But I do remember Grandma frying up a batch now and then. Good eatin'.

My grandmother always pan fried squirrel after rolling the pieces in an egg batter and then in flour with her secret seasoning. I think when my grandfather stopped hunting about 50 years ago was last time I had squirrel. I do shoot the occasional squirrel that is being a pest but some creature cleans it up by the next morning sp it doesn't go to waste.

Some of my personal picks for underappreciated handguns: Beretta PX4 - These are excellent DA/SA platforms and they offer a real reduction in recoil over their tilting block counterparts. Quite accurate too. SIG PRO line - Another polymer DA/SA that's a solid platform with some agency issue and track record behind it. Unfortunately I think it's being jettisoned in preference to the P320. S&W SD9 / 40 - While this model plays second banana to the M&P line, and is also tainted by lingering negative associations with the Sigma, it still remains a capable and affordable offering. Stoeger Cougar - Beretta abandoned this predecessor to the PX4 line, but Stoeger continues to manufacture them. They are a bit bulky for what they are, however. Steyr M9A1 - The "other" Austrian striker pistol, the Steyr is a design that gives up nothing to Glock on the engineering front. However, its adoption rate is microscopic due to Steyr's uniformly horrible US marketing efforts.

Since we are on a roll with hot ladies with gun. How about this one.

Just another stupid law taking away freedoms. I'm sorry but if my vehicle is locked (all my vehicles are locked, even in my driveway, 100% of the time), and someone breaks into it, how does that make me a criminal? How does adding something else to lock a firearm or ammunition up in help? Anything can be broken into. Let's put the blame where it belongs. We cannot idiot or criminal proof everything. Geez, off to write more letters to my representatives.