Oh Shoot

  Do you own any firearms?  :)  Ever read what's written on them, (at least the ones after 1968 I believe)?   Here's why:   http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/478.92   Though really, most every gun maker would put city and state on them even in the olden days.   - OS

With Beretta moving their whole shebang to TN, that sort of seems like heresy! Btw, my take on the Tarurus "92" is that they are likely the best thing Taurus makes, many folks like the decocker location better, and they'll work well until they don't -- which isn't likely nearly as long as the McCoy. But again, wouldn't you like to have one made in TN? I have two 92FSs and dang if I won't be tempted to do some kind of deal on one to get one that says TN on it. But I guess it may be a good long while before the first ones roll out. - OS

  The point is that the programming on any given channel will be exactly the same no matter which provider you have and no matter where in the country you live, know whut I mean, Vern?   - OS

  Man, Comcast does not move the time slots, determine the number of episodes per season, determine programming, or anything else with these subscriber cable network channels. Comcast simply either carries them or they don't.   - OS

    Oh, bunch of 'em are there...seem to have everything except food.   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/texas-national-guard-border_n_5737714.html   Or maybe not:   http://www.statesman.com/news/news/breaking-news/texas-national-guard-troops-use-border-food-banks/nhCDC/   - OS

  It's not like the execs make programming decisions based on their personal tastes, ya know.   - OS

  His suit regarding constitutionality of the HCP would certainly have changed it big time if he'd won.   - OS

  :rofl:   Damn sure would have been far ahead of what he's taken in thus far, no doubt about that!   - OS

  They were obviously written to show "caring", but never consummated. :)   - OS

  Missed this post, but yeah AFAIK he did pick up one at some point in the saga.   - OS

  Whether they write it that way or not, it's more than a rumor that the writers have discussed it as a possibility and certainly sticks out that they have never had him coupling with any of the dames yet in all this time.   Variety seems to have the most reliable take I've read:   http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/walking-dead-character-may-be-gay-1201284418/   - OS

  Aha, he's back up.   Looking at his list of chain of events regarding this charge, I see the hearing I've been mentioning was actually indeed after the preliminary hearing, and he wasn't actually indicted and arraigned until May of this year, wow.     I've said in the past that I don't think looking for the pay day has really been his primary focus all along. I think the guy really is pathological, some kind of Spartacus/Sacrificial Gun Christ complex.   - OS

  Nearest pros I know are:   Troy Sellers over in Kodak. He's like Mr. AK for custom stuff, has national following.  Nice feller too based on my limited interactions with him some time ago. I assume he knows all about that part of AK making whether he does much of it or not, but I wouldn't expect him to give up much if any time for free, seems he tends to stay backed up for good while.   http://www.inrangec2.com/   Mike Dresner over in Oak Ridge does everything he does very well, just don't know extent he goes in for AK, though, you could ask and see if any possibilities there, again wouldn't think would be fair to expect  much more than maybe a bit of verbal advice for free though.   http://www.lawenforcementsalestn.com/Services_Available.html   Probably worth taking either/both of them out for nice dinner just for a tour of their various uber cool machine shops. :)   - OS

  Well, I won't swear to anything. ;) But best I remember was audio YouTube with the words typed in at same time. Seems like there was a PDF too, honestly can't remember. But spent some time with it, was quite long, and there was a long discussion regarding it on whatever was the last forum he hadn't been yet booted from at the time.   Here's the kicker, at that time Kwik was doing it pro se, and best I remember, he didn't present his motion to include the docs in quite the right verbiage or something minor like that, so the judge kicked it out, and either the judge or prosecutor made a snide remark to the effect they could be forged in the first place. I remember distinctly thinking as I read it that was pretty ridiculous, as how do you prove the docs are valid? Like with another doc attesting they are valid? Which could be "forged" too, eh? Yet judge actually looked at the docs too, best I remember.   Anyway, seemed obvious to me that since the information in the motion was certainly allowed and pertinent, the judge used his "discretion" (obvious prejudice) to not accept it.    And yes, he should have had a competent lawyer with him.   And again, no I can't swear to the accuracy of my memory, but pretty obvious that the same documents that got this recent judge to throw it out were spurned by the very first one a year ago.   Lenny has dumped a bunch of his YouTube stuff and even his main entrance to website is blank right now, and searches didn't find it for me, sorry. Might have to suss the significance down the road if nobody can dig up a transcript.   edit: btw, I've been saying "arraignment" all along, but found a couple of links that say this actually happened for whatever reason in a separate hearing after the fact on a motion to dismiss.     - OS

  Well, seems so, certainly happened during one of mine. :) There are a number of motions that can be made, the sort of catch all one being:   "A party may raise by pretrial motion any defense, objection, or request that the court can determine without a trial of the general issue." Maybe some courts make you do a separate hearing for that, but again, my lawyer did one in the arraignment.   Pretty obvious defense to present the one thing that proves you're innocent, ie a federal document that the TN law accepts as not just a defense of the charge, but " a defense to prosecution" of the charge, so would seem that would get inserted at the earliest opportunity?   Jeez, you sound like you've never been arraigned before. ;)   edit: btw, I've been saying "arraignment" all along, but I think this actually happened for whatever reason in a separate hearing after the fact on a motion to dismiss, don't think Lenny had his supposed ducks in a row to do it during the arraignment.   - OS

  Sure we do,  Disorderly Conduct and Riots section, 39-17-301 thru 317.   - OS

  Oh, I sure he was, but still a funny line. Would be hilarious applied to less serious matter.   - OS

A rare smattering of levity in this whole mess:   "...followed by not a single defense witness unless he takes the stand and believe me.... The man can't give a solid TV one liner without 5 takes."  :)   - OS

All that he said about his voluntarily giving up his FFL is perhaps (likely?) not true. Being under criminal felony indictment, he could no longer receive firearms even as an individual, let alone as FFL, and he stated so on his site at the time.   I'd wager at least a breakfast the ATF was notified and they pulled it.   - OS

  Then he lost his FFL after the arrest under discussion.   - OS

  In an Aug. 15 court hearing, Metro police admitted they saw the permit in the case where the rifle and silencer were being stored.   The judge at arraignment hearing refused to even view the NFA documents that Lenny brought with him.     That I don't know, not gonna look for the arraignment hearing writeup.     - OS

  Which is why I said I don't really blame the cops so much -- however, the judge at first one of the early hearings wouldn't even accept admission of his NFA documents ... that's where would seem the clear liability would begin, and the scores really change.   - OS

  Umm, 40K is the fee for 400K, as I said.   - OS

Well, if he/supporters didn't have $400K or property worth $400K to put up, he's gonna be out 40 grand just to bail bondsmen.   - OS

  I don't think the "stopping" him part is the issue. People are stopped and questioned frequently, they just aren't supposed to be arrested, let alone prosecuted for a year unless they broke a law. I don't blame the cops nearly as much as the DA and judge, though.   - OS