MattCary

Found this interesting: DHS Report. http://start.umd.edu/start/publications/research_briefs/LaFree_Bersani_HotSpotsOfUSTerrorism.pdf They claim 2600 acts of terrorism in the US since 1970, but never define it. Wonder what they are counting as terrorism? I would have come up with less than 10.

1968 El Camino. Red with black SS stripes. 4 speed. Miss the hell out of that car.

Excellent product for our troops! Great find for you!

LOL! Great positive spin on the situation!

I've been watching various Knoxville area wally worlds for this since Dolomite mentioned seeing a box at the Clinton store. Haven't seen it yet. Guess it goes pretty quick when they get it in. In which case, I would think they would start stocking more.

Fixed that for you. = P

A Hero that will always be remembered for the life he saved. RIP. Sorry for your loss.

So, people who are fed up with fed. NDAA anyone?

Made it! Thanks, David!

Nice. I like that the Mossberg "snuck in" to the pics.

Don't mention Grandpa's Zippo. I had my Grandfather's Destroyer Zippo from WWII when I was 20. It fell out of my jacket pocket at IHOP one night after Rocky Horror and was never seen again. I'll post some pics later, but there was a time when I thought I smoked to justify my Zippo habit.

As a former First Responder, I'll throw my two cents in here: First time through, I didn't see the wreck. When the camera topped the hill, I was looking for tail lamps. I saw the cross street and wondered if the speeder had turned down it. When the trooper slowed down at the cross street, I thought he was looking for tail lights to see if the car went that way, didn't see any, then hit it to keep going straight. I had to back the video up to see if I had missed the wreck. Lights in the yard and the head lights and emergency lights reflecting off the sign just before the accident would make it difficult to see just after. I can tell you from experience (Rescue, Fire and 911 Dispatch) that when you are driving Code 3 you have tunnel vision, focused on the road, cross streets, other traffic, braking, etc. not to mention adrenaline pumping. Anything that isn't on the road or has potential to cross your path can easily be missed. I've seen many single car accidents where the first vehicle on scene has trouble locating the accident, and we knew where it was and what we were looking for; we weren't in a high speed pursuit. The trooper was looking for a speeding/fleeing vehicle, not an MVA. So, everything up to him coming back to the scene makes sense to me, including him not seeing the wreck. I don't know how much fire training THP gets, but that is *not* how you put out a fire. (This could be an unfair assessment, as I am trained in Firefighting; it's second nature to me.) To be fair, having been on scene of many fatal accidents; he could very easily have seen that the driver was obviously deceased (DRT,) and that was why he was keeping everyone else back from the fire, keeping anyone else from being injured. That's just my feelings on the video. Anything stupid the Trooper did or said afterwards is outside the realm of my experience, as I have never been a LEO. Also: none of my experience as a First Responder involved a camera and a mic recording everything I did and said, and that is a probably a big factor in this case. I never had to worry about how anything looked or sounded to the outside world in retrospect.

Knocked off 17mph? At Cedar Bluff? Hmm. 55+17=72, plus 5 that they'll let you have before they write you a ticket = 77. At least 77 in a 55? You're lucky he was so nice. = )

What did you replace it with? I purchased that from you to see if I really wanted/needed the quad rail. Now that I've decided I do, I'm looking at options. Seriously considering the LaRue Tactical 11" Gooseneck or 11" rail. Down the road, funds permitting of course. I need to get someone to help me out a little, the Barrel nut isn't quite aligned and the rail is tilted ever so slightly to the left. I don't have the tools and confidence in my skills yet to do it myself. I love the rail and the AFG is a great fit for me. Thanks again!

Brains! Brains! Bang! Bang!

Updated to reflect upgrades a few members may recognize:

I've been carrying since September. It's normal. It passes. First month you are nervous as hell. Third month you feel naked without it.

Since we're posting pics of guns lost in tragic accidents/circumstances; here's two I don't own: (I'm a photographer, I just took photos.) Stag Model 1 $949.00 Stag Arms Magpul CTR Stock in OD Green (Seaslug may recognize) Troy Drop-in Battle Rail in FDE (Caster may recognize) Magpul AFG in FDE (Caster, thanks again) Ergo Pistol Grip Magpul BUIS Burris Xtreme Tactical Speed-dot.

That is not the individual I saw being detained, he was older, and was being held on Saturday.

I was in Central Florida from '77 to '87. Playing little league at the Y in Orlando in '78 (I think) The Enterprise was flown low over Disney for someone important to see, and it went right over the Baseball field. That was pretty amazing, the shuttle with it's tail-cone on the back of the 747. I saw every Shuttle launch outside from the first up to Challenger. That's a fact I wasn't aware of; they buried Challenger's remains in a missile silo at the Cape? I guess it never occurred to me that it would be anywhere but in the hanger where they reassembled it. It it pretty interesting that so many here saw it live. Go Lions!

We may have a winner!

Someone said he shot his pinky off. Pinky over the muzzle while racking the round out of the chamber? Finger on the trigger, apply pressure to rack, BANG?

Welcome!

The comments on the article are, as usual, priceless. The first ones are from the "I *never* carry with a round chambered" crowd.

I have a lot of respect for everyone on this forum, being in the paper doesn't impress me; I know too many "journalists." If he is already here: kudos for a well worded response the Tennessean.