Oh Shoot

    Except for some C&R and inheritance situations , all firearm transfers between residents/entities of different states must go through FFL one way or the other along with NICS, commercial or private, and transfers from FFLs even in same state require the NICS.   The only thing different about handguns (and receivers) is that they must be received in state of transferee, while rifles and shotguns may be transferred via FFL in any state.   - OS

  Has been answered many times = no. (at least, so far).   Can confirm it yourself by going through checkout without clicking last confirmation of order.   - OS

Somebody else carrying it now, in stock at same price:   http://www.osagecountyguns.com/sig-sbx-stabilizing-brace.html   - OS

  No, because except for on school property, there is now no statute that prohibits carry of any type or length knife.   And there never was a 6" state limit even before, just making it up as he goes I guess.   - OS

Unless it includes absolute liability immunity for the trucking company, including for a driver using the firearm unjustifiably, they're still not going to allow their company or contract drivers to pack heat.   - OS

Nothing wrong with the SB-15, I dig it, leaving it on my main AR pistol/firearm. Just wanted to try the new one on an AK pistol, similar to what Dolomite has done, except with the M92 PAP. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/82736-my-edc-mini-draco-final-version/ - OS

They've done my last couple of transfers. Easy peasy, already registered with the big sellers online, no fuss with getting FFL copies sent and all that.   And only 15 clams, $25 out the door with TICS.   And yeah, Harvey's quite a personable fellow.   - OS

  What's fixation on Feds? They're only infringing your carry rights on federal property (that you "own").   But your own state says you can't bear arms in your own state. Except certain arms. Under certain circumstances. In certain places. And you even have to pay money to do part of that.   - OS

  Who knows where it's zeroed, but you'll have to figure that out. .223/5.56 behaves far from .22LR or .30-30 or handgun rounds,  for example, ie, not a constant drop after 50 yards or whatever.   Roughly:   If you zero full power 5.56 loads at 25 meters, shot will be a significantly high most of the way to 300 where it meets zero again.   If zeroed at 50 yards (my preference) will be couple inches low to the 50, then about 2 inches high most of the way to about 220 yards when comes back down to zero, holdover against low after that. Very little spread that way for "combat" accuracy if you ain't fightin' it out in a flat desert somewhere. ;)   If you're trying to shoot best precision target groups, you'll have to fine tune for exact distance like with any other shootin iron, and of course every ammo load is different anyway you figure things.   - OS

Just got back, very very good but not great.   Fantastic battle scenes and epic reenactments of mass troop and civilian movement, etc. Excellent CGI in that you can't generally tell which effects are and which aren't, although of course most all the tracer round stuff is.   Weak part was character development I felt which didn't exactly justify especially one long interlude in middle with two German women in their home. Newbie gets battle hardened, turns from wuss to uber brave killer, and Walking Dead's Jon Berthal brute asshole character admits admiration of the newb as a "good man", that's about it as far as catharsis. Movie certainly could have lost 20 min or so without affecting focus or intents IMHO.   It's gonna seem only somewhat above average if not seen on big screen methinks. Audio was nifty with all the peripheral sound of constant warfare and whatnot in distance, but seemed main foreground sound with dialog had to often overly compete with it, often seemed loud enough but muffled, but that could just be theater's fault.    All in all, whiz bang battle scene extravaganza, near as I could tell quite authentic with all the equipment and arms, must have been cause I saw it with Mike.357 and he didn't shriek about any of it. :) :)   (Saw brief interview with Pitt about it a week ago, and they had actually met with some WWII tankers still alive to help with authenticity, more than one of them who saw final film gave it a thumbs up for that, and Pitt said that was highest compliment of all.)   Oh, and btw if you didn't catch it, Pitt said also in another recent interview he owns guns, grew up with guns,  ready to defend himself in home with gun, etc. Since this is of course out of the norm for a Hollywood biggie, you didn't see that play in the news except on FOX. ;)   - OS

  Nah, 61 in stock just before I ordered Thursday...     So far only from SIG AFAIK ... just have to keep the link handy and check daily I'd say.   - OS

  If ya didn't notice yet, he already had jumped on that suggestion:   http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/82681-my-first-ar/   - OS

Eh?

  The President selects Supreme Court and appellate justices, only the Senate confirms or denies.   If amendment passes, same here for Gov, cept both houses have to confirm. And also unlike federal, there are retention votes by the people.   Not even sure I like the retention vote thang. Think if we had that federally, would there be one even halfway conservative justice left in the 9? Would MacDonald and Heller even have had a remote chance?   - OS

  Yeah I don't see many flicks on big screen anymore, but going to see Fury tomorrow with one of my Usual Suspects.   - OS

  Still a de facto faulty premise in opening question. "Why is it good for TN citizens to give up their right to vote?"   Meaning,  we haven't elected justices since 1971 or before.  The "Tennessee Plan" we've had for many years was deemed constitutional by state SCOTUS. So not passing the amendment isn't giving the citizenry the vote without a change in the statutes.   Would be more accurate to say that defeating the amendment would perhaps allow us to vote for justices ... someday.   All in all though, I'll say it again: if the process was good enough for the Founding Fathers, it's good enough for me I reckon. Plus it goes the extra mile of having both houses confirm, not just the senate.   - OS

  ?? My 10.5 ARs get 2700 fts or more at muzzle from full power ammo and can pepper a torso fine at 100 yards with iron sights or red dot, so I consider that as a pretty effective range?   - OS

  Ya know, it does seem to be about that by actual spec. I was quickly (mis)judging looking a the front of an A2 sight block, and even counting the barrel extension in there, duh. No expert indeed. :)   If barrel profile above it is suitable for threading, I guess carbine gas could maybe work okay on cut down 9-9.5.   Port would likely still have to opened up some though for the shorter bullet dwell time, as an adjustable block can't increase the max it gets to begin with.   edit: what do those 9"ish barrels you found use?   - OS

    Apologies to both youse guys, btw. You both had it pegged correctly assuming you do also vote in Governor's race.   - OS

  Note: Tricky, I was wrong about the vote. IF you vote for Governor, such enough not voting for an amendment is mathematically same as a no vote on it, at least if they tally the vote correctly.   See posts directly before this one.   - OS

  No expert here, but quick thoughts:   - You'll need to consider barrel profile so that where it's cut can be threaded. Would then probably require free float rail, which is no bigger.   - You'll need to get a mid length gas system I guess to cut down, otherwise a carbine length gas port is gonna fall right about the very end of your cut off barrel, couldn't use it, but would still be there, heck might cut right in middle of it (don't know precise measurement).  Maybe weld up, but might interfere with threading?   - Anyway, one way or the other,  you'll need a pistol length gas port of correct size drilled too.   - OS

  All righty then, appreciate it. That is of course quite definitive!   Now, having all the faith in the world of course with all facets of state government that I do,   I wonder just how well they can accurately tabulate the results. :)  Realistically, I'm sure it wouldn't much matter unless it were extremely close.   - OS

  Again, don't mean to be combative, but where can I read some official confirmation of that?   I had added a sentence to above post: ie, I'm dubious our election tabulation process is overall sophisticated enough to take into account those Boolean variables, for one thing.   - OS

  That may well put you in a select minority. ;)   - OS

  I think you all are talking about this from TN constitution:   "Article XI Sec. 3 TN Constitution ..And if the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of all the citizens of the State voting for Governor, voting in their favor, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of this Constitution..."   But I thought "voting for Governor" has been interpreted as "those who show at polls in Gubernatorial election year", not whether they actually cast a vote in that race?   Can't find anything conclusive about it.   So, if I vote for every thing else, but don't cast a vote in the Governor's race, then my "non vote" for an amendment would be same as if I hadn't come to polls at all,  but if I do vote in the Governor category, then it's mathematically a "no"?   Are our voting booths/software really set up for that level of discrimination?   - OS