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JustEd, thanks for this review. Sounds like this is one for me to keep in mind. Is the cylinder release on the Kimber a push button like a Ruger? Also, have you found a holster and speedloaders that you like to use with it?

Thank you Worriedman and TFA for this timely interview and excellent questions. Grateful also for Rep. Cepicky's informative responses.

I never had any experience with low light pistol shooting until I did a nighttime match last year using a handheld light with my handgun. I found out that for me, stuff like reloading and clearing a stoppage is way slower and more complicated when my left hand is holding a separate flashlight. For general concealed carry I don't have a light mounted (for sake of concealability), but my bump in the night pistol at home absolutely has a mounted light.

I have used a Streamlight Protac Rail Mount 1 in a stupidly hard night match and it did the job out to 50 or 60 yards. Other guys will know more about this than me, but if you're going to pair your light with an optic, the optic is as important as the light.

As I promised on Monday, below is the letter I sent my representative on this subject maybe two weeks ago:

Sometime this week I'll try to post the letter I sent my state representative last month on this issue. There's already a comprehensive statutory involuntary commitment process in TN that renders unnecessary the type of RFL law touted by Gov. Lee and company. Still they want to pass a new law. To a man with only a hammer, every problem is a nail.

Reflecting on Senator Taylor's remarks, Governor Lee's efforts of recent months, and the lackluster results of a GOP supermajority, it seems to me that when it comes to returning Tennessee firearms law to harmony with founding principles, the courtroom is a more viable path than the ballot box.

Yep - thanks Rob. That's defiantly what I meant.

This video is helpful - thanks for sharing this.

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I read the latest news today and Gov. Lee calling for enactment of a statutory "mental health order of protection" to prevent mentally unstable people from having access to firearms. I challenge each of you to read Tenn. Code Ann. Title 33, Ch.6, Part 401 et seq. Those current laws provide a comprehensive mechanism for rapid commitment of mentally unstable people if clear proof shows they will harm others. What I'm saying is that the precise issue Gov. Lee says must be addressed through a new law curtailing your and my civil liberties already has a solution under existing TN law. I'm not your lawyer and this is not legal advice. But a new means of suspending basic civil liberties doesn't stop a bad guy with a gun and certainly doesn't bring back those lost recently in Nashville. I'm worried.

@kwe - This is good intel - thanks!

I generally carry a .357 when hiking. The caliber offers adequate penetration to stop a bad guy or angry animal. For me the simple manual of arms is a bonus. I often hike with folks who don't shoot recreationally, and they could operate my revolver if I were hurt, etc.

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the Bruen case, I'm curious whether a prosecutor would be able to locate admissible evidence indicating that a secure storage requirement was a limitation on the right to keep and bear arms that was recognized at the time of the Founding. My guess is that few if any colonies punished the victim of a theft for failing to bolt his musket down to his wagon. This is getting absurd.

I'm thinking about buying a prism optic to use on an AR in a run & gun event later this year. Have my eye on a 3x Vortex Spitfire Gen II. (See what I did there?) My one reservation is that these have strict and really close eye relief. Does anyone have one of these on an AR? How do you like it? Also, any chance I could slide you some ammo for a chance to meet up (Nashville, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville) and see how I like (or dislike) the eye relief before I buy one from the store?

Hey stranger! I still have one of your tags on my second set of keys. Hope all's well and that you end up back in TN soon.

Glad the seller was not injured. Hopefully the seller has now learned to use the buddy system. Evidently it worked for the "buyer."

Could you use a strong bit (masonry bit maybe) and bore out the broken wrench piece? If you could even just bore a good way into it, you might be able to lever it out with an awl.

My answer is in line with MacGyver. The next morning, I would probably cancel the alarm service. I tend to put more stock in dogs, reliable weapons, and friendly neighbors.

I've seen more than one instance where in divorce proceedings the agreed order or divorce decree included a "stay apart" provision with all the elements under 922g8, inadvertently (?) making ownership an offense for the husband - even though there was no adjudication of guilt of a crime. Plenty of people who read about this Fifth Circuit decision will argue it's dangerous to vulnerable people. Personally, I find it more dangerous for the state to have the option to suspend a citizen's civil rights via some abbreviated, summary process.

Kiddo's sick and I'm short on time tonight, but a quick note to thank you guys for all the responses. Much appreciated.

What 3 things are the most important for a kid to learn between the ages of 8-10? Firearm-related or not. Specific, practical skills are preferred, but all opinions welcome.

I have no desire to watch the video, but the freedom of others to make the video available for the public to watch serves an important purpose and is consistent with core principles of government by the people.

This is encouraging. I appreciate your work for Tennesseans.