QuietDan

USAA for more than 25 years. Never balked on a claim. 

Bald guys don't date him.   They offer themselves up freely and without reservation in a frenzy of passionate insanity.

Retina Scans and databases.   Done.

I've been to the Saxet (Texas spelled backwards) Gun Shows in San Antonio. They're pretty good.   There are plenty of small towns near Austin that would be glad to host a Saxet Gun Show, Buda perhaps, and other places. It's a loss for Austinites, and no others.

Next time you're in a restaurant and you see a husband and wife eating with their well-behaved minor children, quietly call the waitress aside and pay their bill anonymously.   Done and done.

Check.   Prayers and best wishes for Brandon, his family and friends.

Does keep his boogers hooked on the bang switch.

The 2013 Smyrna Snow Ball.    http://events.tennessean.com/event/detail/441813636/The_Smyrna_Snow_Ball   Tickets still available at the door, $50 a person with bar, live band and DJ in second ballroom.   Proceeds to benefit the Sam Davis Home.   Town Car rides home for the incapacitated or tipsy.   Best deal and best time in town.

Carried my military Beretta M9 (Model 92)  for three tours in Iraq in a Galco Miami Classic shoulder holster. Very comfortable. Concealment not an issue.    Have a Galco Miami Classic for my 1911 and have worn it a couple of times under a sport coat or suit jacket, as conceal ability is an issue. Not for everything, not for all the time.   Cheaply made rigs are a waste of time and money as they don't ride with you.

  Right after the elephants and right before the street-cleaners. . . .?

Out in the empty quarters of Nebraska, the only paid government official in an underpopulated county might be the Sheriff. All other county officials are part-time volunteers. The last man standing in a county government ought to be the Sheriff. 

  449,419 permits is the current valid HCP permits, from the State of TN HCP website. . . .

From the article:   "The plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?" Mr. Barrett says in the video, according to the authorities.   Federal authorities charge white ‘knockout’ suspect with hate crime   By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times     Federal authorities said Thursday they have arrested and charged a Texas man in connection with the "knockout game," accusing him of a hate crime for targeting a black man for a vicious street attack.   Most knockout victims that have appeared in news reports have been white, but the Justice Department said in this instance the victim was a 79-year-old black man, and stepped in with federal charges.   "Suspected crimes of this nature will simply not be tolerated," said Kenneth Magidson, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Texas. "Evidence of hate crimes will be vigorously investigated and prosecuted with the assistance of all our partners to the fullest extent of the law."   The Justice Department said it filed a criminal complaint against 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett on Tuesday and arrested him on Thursday.   According to Justice officials, Mr. Barrett recorded himself on his cellphone attacking the 79-year-old man, laughing and saying "Knockout" as he runs away.   The 79-year-old man had his jaw broken in the Nov. 24 attack.   "The plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?" Mr. Barrett says in the video, according to the authorities.   Knockout, in which someone decides to attack a random victim and tries to knock him or her out with one punch, has been in the news after a spate of assaults in recent weeks.   The "game" has spawned a fierce debate since many of the reported victims have been white and their assailants have been black, but hate crimes charges have been all but non-existent. Last month New York authorities did charge one person with a hate crime, saying the assailant targeted a Jewish man.   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/26/federal-authorities-charge-white-knockout-suspect-/

Citizens take law into own hands after cash-strapped Ore. county guts sheriff's office   By Stephanie McNeal  Published December 26, 2013  FoxNews.com       When budget woes reduced the sheriff's department in one rural Oregon county to a bare-bones force, residents decided to take matters into their own hands -- creating armed patrol groups in defiance of local officials.    Their decision has raised safety concerns with the county government, which would prefer residents instead hike their own taxes to fund the hiring of trained deputies. But despite the risks, the move stands as a unique, some would say innovative, response to one of the country's most severe local budget crunches.    The government in Josephine County, where nearly 70 percent of the land is owned by the U.S. government, had long relied on federal timber subsidies to pay the bills. When the feds terminated the funds, county officials scrambled to pass a May 2012 tax levy to make up a nearly $7.5 million budget shortfall.   However, the county's residents voted against the levy, and as a result the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office was gutted. The major crimes unit closed, dozens of prisoners were released from the county jail and the department reduced operations to Monday-Friday, eight hours a day. The Sheriff’s Office then issued a press release announcing their deputies would only be responding to what they deemed “life-threatening situations.”   Ken Selig -- who was the longest-serving law enforcement officer in all three local agencies when he was forced to retire from the department due to cuts -- told FoxNews.com he found the sheriff’s declaration unacceptable. And he felt compelled to guard his community’s vulnerable members.   “Who else is going to protect you when your government can't?” Selig said.   Selig and his friend Pete Scaglione formed the North Valley Community Watch, a county-wide organization dedicated to helping citizens in non-life-threatening situations, primarily property crimes. It is one of a handful of community groups that have formed since the cuts. Without a robust Sheriff's Office, their mission is broader than the typical neighborhood watch group.    Not only did the Sheriff's Office narrow its scope to "life-threatening" situations, but it even encouraged people who felt unsafe to relocate. “... the Sheriff's Office regretfully advises that, if you know you are in a potentially volatile situation (for example, you are a protected person in a restraining order that you believe the respondent may violate), you may want to consider relocating to an area with adequate law enforcement services,” the original release stated.   Selig's community watch group, looking to fill in the law enforcement cracks, now meets once a month to discuss crime and teach its approximately 100 members about personal safety. The group also has a trained “response team,” which consists of 12 people who will respond to the scene of a reported non-life-threatening situation if called.   Though the “response team” members do carry legal firearms, Selig said the team’s main goal is to provide a deterrent presence, and that none of them have ever fired a shot. He said those involved in his group believe there is no substitute for well-trained law enforcement, but they feel they have no other choice but to protect their community.   “We believe responsible citizens doing responsible things make it hard for criminals to do irresponsible things,” he said.   Selig believes politics are behind the county government’s decision to not funnel what funds they do have toward law enforcement. He says the county government seems to be pressuring the citizens to pass an additional tax hike they cannot afford.   “The key is to get the funding somewhere where the local people can get the services they need,” Selig said.   However, Josephine County Commissioner Keith Heck said residents of the county that opposed the tax levy need to realize there is no fat to cut. Heck said the county has tried to live within the bounds of its fiscal realities, but citizens need to realize the options for paying for law enforcement are limited. "The county coffers are at the bottom of the barrel," he said.    Heck said though he supports neighborhood watch groups and citizens being vigilant in their community, the rise of increasingly “aggressive” community watch groups make him worried the situation could escalate to violence. Watch groups have been under increasing scrutiny nationally ever since the George Zimmerman case in Florida.    “These things seem good on the PR side but fail a little in the reality side,” Heck said.   Heck said the only real solution is for the county citizens to approve more funds.   “There is this little shimmer out there of some giant Santa that is going to come and drop all this money on us because we are well-meaning folks,” he said. “The sleigh is broken, the deer are dead, it’s not going to happen. We have to figure out how we are going to solve this problem.”         http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/26/citizens-take-law-into-own-hands-after-cash-strapped-ore-county-guts-sheriff/

I looked up the numbers:   Tennessee Handgun Carry Permits:     449,419     Tennessee Households:   2,440,663     Tennessee Population:   6,456,243       449,419 divided by 6.456,243 is .06960__ which means nearly 7 percent of the population has an HCP     449,419 divided by 2,440,663 is .18413__ which means -- perhaps -- more than 18 percent of the households have an HCP       That means almost 7 in 100 individuals have a handgun carry permit and many of them carry.   That means 18 out of 100 households -- perhaps --  have a handgun carry permit and many of them carry. You would have to allow for husband and wife both carrying, but that's probably not the main pattern.   I would think that if you see a husband and wife out with the family, that there is almost a one in five chance -- almost 20 percent chance!! -- that someone in the family -- perhaps the guy at least -- is carrying.   That is really bad odds for a criminal, and doubly bad odds for a merchant. I don't think any business would survive if they ran off one in five families.       I find these numbers surprising, I had no idea it was so many.

Duffleblog: General Mattis Crosses Potomac With 100,000 Troops; President, Senate Flee City     By Dick Scuttlebutt |  December 24, 2013  WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented turn in American history, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, several years after being dismissed by the President and exiled to his estate in the countryside, marched on the national capitol early Tuesday morning with an army over one hundred thousand strong.   This number includes at least ten infantry legions, several aviation and artillery legions, and multiple cavalry cohorts.   “I come in peace, by myself, in order to hand-deliver a Memorandum of Concern to the Commander in Chief and the Senate,” said Mattis in a press conference. â€œI am moving on foot at a leisurely pace, with no ill will. If these American citizens choose to take a stroll with me, then who am I to turn down their companionship?”   The contents of the so-called memorandum are unknown, but are rumored by Mattis’ close advisors to contain paragraphs addressing unconstitutional acts by the administration and the Senate. Alarmed by the amassing of troops sympathetic to Mattis over the last week at Fort Myer, the Senate, the President, and various generals attempted to recall various combat divisions to Washington to defend the city.   These included the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne, 10th Mountain, and 3rd Infantry Divisions, in addition to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.   “We even attempted to contact NAVSURFLANT and SUBLANT,” confided one Senate aide as he packed his Datsun to flee northward. “All we got was laughter and then static.”   The summoned units all either ignored their movement orders, or by the next morning had joined forces with Mattis’ ad-hoc command.   Mattis was apparently done waiting, and crossed the Potomac on landing craft, escorted by an honor guard from MARSOC. After setting fire to the National Archives and sabotaging key infrastructure, the cabinet and most members of the Senate fled north toward New York and Boston in cars, vans and whatever other vehicles they could commandeer.   The President has not been seen since early yesterday morning, but sources inside the State Department confirm that he is on a scheduled goodwill trip to Egypt, which was kept from the press for safety reasons. His travel schedule has not been released to pool reporters. Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/general-mattis-crosses-potomac-100000-troops-president-senate-flee-city/#ixzz2oPVHmyYg

  What ends up happening is the good folks, such as yourself, could care less.   The gouging remarketers, however, would be exposed. Their clients would see the Walmart stamps, know that they're being gouged, and go to Walmart themselves to get the ammo.   It is an information sharing tactic, as opposed to information hiding, and it would help the marketplace self-adjust.

Again, I'm thinking that Walmart ought to overstamp all ammo with big red Walmart Walmart Walmart inkstamps. If Walmart did this as a policy, it'd bring it all to a quick halt.

Thanks for this. Something to look into. . . .

Prayers and best wishes for the Ranger and his family.

Smyrna Town Center is not posted. 

Perhaps it takes a while when ordering blems or seconds as they have to actually accidentally create a blem before they can sell one. I wonder if it's quicker to order pristine first production?

Here's a fun event that you can take your spouse and/or significant other to for being supportive of your firearms habit. . . .       Rotary Club of Smyrna, Tennessee For More Information, Contact: Daniel J. Epright, 615-579-8439, eprightd@earthlink.net   December 11, 2013 Smyrna’s Snow Ball waltzes in New Year’s Eve   The Second Annual Snow Ball sponsored by the Smyrna Rotary to benefit the Sam Davis Memorial Association will take place December 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day at the Smyrna Town Centre at 100 Sam Ridley Parkway East in Smyrna.   The tickets are $50 a person and include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music by “Stoopid Kool” in one ballroom and a DJ in the second ballroom. The National Dance Clubs of Murfreesboro is offering a free dance session prior to the event and will hold a group dance lesson at 7 p.m. the night of the ball. A “Rides Home” service is also available.   “Photography by Guthrie,” a professional photographer, will offer his services on site.   Tickets are available at Gil’s Ace Hardware in Smyrna, at the Sam Davis Home, at FirstBank in Smyrna, and at National Dance Clubs in Murfreesboro. For more information, call (615) 785-0282 or visit www.smyrnasnowball.com or www.facebook.com/smyrnasnowball.   Last year, the Smyrna Rotary’s Snow Ball raised more than $5000 for the Sam Davis Memorial Association and was attended by more than 200 persons. Building on the previous year’s success, event organizers this year hope to attract 600 persons.   Event organizer Eric Brown said “Last year’s event was quickly organized after Rotary members noted popular demand in the area for a fun, safe, social New Year’s event that adults young and old could enjoy together. Everybody had such a wonderful time that we planned this year for a live band and a DJ to take advantage of both large ballrooms in the Smyrna Town Center. Dancing the night away with friends – what better way is there to support the Sam Davis Home and have a little good clean fun?”   The Sam Davis Memorial Association preserves the Sam Davis Home to keep alive the story of Sam Davis, his family, and the people who labored on this Middle Tennessee farm before, during and after the Civil War. Through museum exhibits, the historic home, preserved farm land, and quality education programs, the SDMA imparts to its visitors the importance of learning about their past and its relevance to their present.   In addition to the Snow Ball’s donation to the Sam Davis Memorial Association, local charitable organizations that benefit from the Smyrna Rotary Club include the Boys & Girls Club of Rutherford County, with clubs in Smyrna, Shelbyville and Murfreesboro; the Mid-Cumberland Meals on Wheels in Smyrna; the Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity; Smyrna West Elementary School, the Smyrna Senior Citizens Center and other local organizations.   The Smyrna Rotary Club is an affiliated organization of Rotary International, with more than 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders, who come together to create positive, lasting change in their communities and around the world.   Rotary International started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.   Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—they’ve been a part of them. From the beginning, three key traits have remained strong throughout Rotary: it is truly international, it has persevered through tough times to include World War II (despite the risks), and their commitment to service is ongoing and successful. Rotarians began their signature fight against Polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. By 2013, only three countries in the world remain Polio-endemic.   ###

Tennessee most dangerous state   Memphis most dangerous city   FIFY

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