Wheelgunner

Well said, Lt. Governor Robinson.

I'll absolutely take a look at Tennova - thanks.

I'm near Nashville. Candidly my experience in estate law is limited and nil in title work. But I definitely appreciate the thought.

Thanks for the encouragement, gents. And thanks to everyone for the PMs - much appreciated. @ Raoul - I happen to know that it's worth a great deal. Thank you.

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@ Daniel - Sorry, didn't see your post. Thanks for that info about 1SG Skidis. As far as 1/502 having a rough tour in '05-'06... yeah. That summer of '06 was unreal. I spent a little time with those infantrymen in Mahmudiyah, Latifiya, and near the Euphrates back then. I'll echo what you said about the book Black Hearts. I'd encourage anyone interested in OIF to pick it up, although reading it left me with mixed feelings.

I supported 1/502. Agree with you 100%. He was the kind of leader you want in hard times. if I remember right he was First Sergeant of B, 1/502. And Steve Clark - there's a blast from the past. What a great guy. Despite all those injuries he was always level headed, good humored, and ready to work hard. I learned more from him about firearms than in any marksmanship course, etc. that I've ever gone through.

Colts are neat. But if I had two grand to spend scratching a revolver itch, I'd rather buy a Speed Six, GP100, a Rock Island M206, and one or two Heritage 22s - plus some overpriced ammo, range fees, etc.

Exactly. Leftist politician: "Those law abiding persons who carry should be required to have a permit; that way, the law will prevent felons from perpetrating violent crimes." Me: "Dude, do you understand what felons are? They're people who already have a proven track record of doing stuff the law 'prevents'."

This is probably the best shot that Tennessee citizens have had at permitless carry in the past ten years. If the supporters in the House are sharp, when this goes to the finance committee they will point out that the fiscal loss will be minimal because the majority of people will still pay a fee and obtain a permit to get the benefit of reciprocity in other states.

"Longmire." Netflix series. It's like the Man With No Name movies meets Justified. In other words, it kicks ass.

It's frustrating to see the people of educated western nations just idly watch their governments use such blatantly flawed logic as the excuse for curbing civil liberties. (Australia also comes to mind.) The two-year amnesty period before the ban takes full effect indicates to me that the Canadian government is attempting something that would probably trigger considerable backlash if done all at once. If it were truly acceptable to the people of that country, then it would be possible to implement right away. I guess we'll see shortly how many Canadians have read any books by Thomas Paine.

I know the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is irrelevant in Canada, but this seemed like the most appropriate location based on the subject. Canada's central government seems to have banned modern sporting rifles: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52505765

Governor Northam and his cronies enact laws abridging basic civil liberties, and then celebrate. Hmm. Pop quiz, Virginians: What is your state motto?

"The supreme ideal does not call for any external aids. Once it starts looking outside itself for any part of itself it is on the way to being dominated by fortune... Only the wise man is content with what is his. All foolishness suffers the burden of dissatisfaction with itself." Seneca, Letter IX.

"My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and to change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general to habituate myself in the belief that save our thoughts there is nothing completely in our power." Rene Descartes, Part III, Discourse on Method, Norman Kemp Smith translation.

"Occupy thyself with few things, says the philosopher, if thou wouldst be tranquil... [T]he greatest part of what we say and do being unnecessary, if a man takes this away, he will have more leisure and less and less uneasiness. Accordingly on every occasion a man should ask himself, Is this one of the unnecessary things? ...[A] man should take away not only unnecessary acts but also unnecessary thoughts, for thus superfluous acts will not follow." Marcus Aurelius, book IV section 24, George Long translation.

"[E]very man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busiest himself." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, VII, p.62, George Long translation.

I would think make, model, and caliber would be determined by the shooter's purpose and skill, and that the holster would be the more important question. As a guy who used to ride often and who's been thrown from a horse before, my two biggest suggestions for any gun you carry horseback are: 1) the gun should be absolutely drop safe; and 2) attach a lanyard to the grip. Also, a gun with fixed sights would be a good choice. (If you get thrown and land on your weapon, no risk of adjustable rear sight piece breaking off and making it harder to aim.) When I was a teenager I had a mare cut and run half a mile through thick woods one time with me hanging on. She came up on two legs and tried to buck me every time I reined in. If I'd dropped a handgun that day, I would never have found it again.

"Show those qualities then which are altogether in thy power: sincerity, gravity, endurance of labor, aversion to pleasure, contentment with thy portion and with few things, benevolence, frankness, no love of superfluity, freedom from trifling magnanimity." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, V, p.41, George Long translation.

"Fate the willing leads, the unwilling drags along." Seneca, Letter CVII (quoting Cicero). Or, stated differently: "The only safe harbor in this life's tossing, troubled sea is to refuse to be bothered about what the future will bring and to stand ready and confident, squaring the breast to take without skulking or flinching whatever fortune hurls at us." Seneca, Letter CIV.

"Each day, too, acquire something which will help you to face poverty, or death, or other ills as well. After running over a lot of different thoughts, pick out one to be digested thoroughly that day." Seneca, Letter II, Letters from a Stoic, Robin Campbell translation.

"If thou workest at that which is before thee, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything else to distract thee... if thou holdest to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according to nature, and with heroic truth in every word and sound which thou utterest, thou wilt live happy. And there is no man who is able to prevent this." Aurelius, Meditations, III, p.27, George Long translation.

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As others have said, a person who goes on a hike in the woods should bring along a magnetic compass, a whistle, a good map, and plenty of water. A hiker should also know where the nearest hardball road (or river) is that runs along the edge of the woods. That way, if you get lost, you can shoot your emergency azimuth, which will get you to the road. There are other things that are helpful to know, such as your 100 meter pace count and how to read a topo map. I'm glad the man who was in the news is alright, but it seems like a pocketful of equipment would have saved him a whole bunch of trouble.