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This is true. I know several FFLs that will not give a copy of their license to a non-FFL. Get the FFL's license number, and verify through ATF FFL EZCheck: https://www.atfonline.gov/fflezcheck/ . You can take a copy a of the online printout to the shipper, if they require proof you are sending it to a FFL.

Cars/Trucks/Motorcycles http://www.tennesspeed.net/forums/

The serial number is the new part. They have previously had all of the other info on the form.

Agreed. However, if they are going to require some sort of training class, it should at least be a something where people come away actually knowing what they are doing. The current class curriculum is not satisfactory in that regard.

With that level of intelligence, I am surprised she lasted to be 68 years-old. :-\

I think we're getting hung up on what should be called training. It is a matter or semantics. Probably not the best word to be used in this situation. Regardless, extra trigger time with your gun is a good thing, whether you call it training, or not. Also, having a certified instructor present that could diagnose shooting and handling issues, as well as answer any pertinent questions, is also a good thing. All for $10 (which is about what you would pay to rent a lane at an indoor range). Sounds like a good deal to me. YMMV. I am not even sure it meets that criteria. The TN HCP class is pretty pathetic IMO. Any decent training course for handgun newbies should be 2 full days at the minimum.......and with a lot more range time. The current course is just......well.......:poop:. In addition to the HCP class, I think they should make people take the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course, and require you to submit both certificates when you apply for your HCP.

I don't understand how the mag is staying in the rifle. It must me jammed in there pretty good.

I have always carried OWB. My gut is too big for IWB carry. Plus, I don't want to have to buy new pants to accommodate a IWB holster. OWB carry has served me well.

Probably not a bad idea. There are a lot more idiots driving cars that there are HCP holders. Extra driver training would do them a lot of good. I have had extra driver training over the years, and it has definitely made me more confident behind the wheel. I might not ever need to do a bootleg turn, or a reverse 180, but it is nice to know that I can. Personally, I think BigPoppa's offer of additional training is a very good idea. Some of the people in my HCP class were scary. Their shooting and gunhandling skills were pathetic. It is an excellent idea to get some additional trigger time, with the same (or unfamiliar) handgun, and with a certified instructor present. I think it is a pretty good deal for $10.

It can't hurt to ask him.

You can read about the Democrat filter here: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8995

Shipping delays are not uncommon due to the frenzied buying since the election. Tactical Innovations is a good company, I can imagine they have been flooded with orders since November 4th. I would give them the benefit of the doubt. ETA: Their website states they are experiencing high order volumes, and to allow additional time for orders to ship.

I have never ordered from them, but I have always heard good things about them and their products. Remember, the Obama election rush has delayed orders and deliveries from many firearms related companies.

Great list! Thanks. This one gets my vote: http://www.cobragunskin.us/default.aspx :screwy:

Oh, dear.

None. But I have previously worked for the US Department of State, and have worked on about 20 protective details for the SecState and many other foreign dignitaries. Also worked a couple of concurrent details with the Secret Service. I have worked pretty much every position in a protective detail. That's what I thought.

Since you seem so well versed on running protective details, exactly how many have you worked on?

You noted some valid threats, however, none of those situations involved POTUS. Comparing the level of security around Massoud to that of POTUS as the "same scrutiny" is laughable. Security around the President is tight, especially when visiting countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. Everybody will pass through metal detectors, shoes/bags/equipment x-rayed, and everything searched by bomb sniffing dogs. The Secret Service is thorough. Very thorough. I can tell you have never worked a protective detail. Protectees generally do not like the bodyguards hovering over their shoulders all the time, or usually at all, especailly at a press conference with a head of state. In those instances, the bodyguards will be usually be more out of the picture than normal. If the protectee is working a rope-line pressing the flesh, that is a different story. The bodyguards will be right there with the protectee. The incident in Iraq only lasted about 3 or 4 seconds. I could see the Secret Service coming into the picture right after the guy released the second shoe. Remember, action is always faster than reaction. The Secret Service/Iraqi guards reacted as fast as they could. I highly doubt there will be any firings. FYI: If Massoud would have proper security, and had the reporter's camera equipment searched by bomb dogs (like the Secret Service does with POTUS), he would still be alive today. Massoud's assassination was ordered by Osama bin Laden because he knew that Massoud would be a powerful ally of the United States. It was no coincidence that Massoud was killed 2 days before the 9/11 attacks.

Throwing shoes is not going to justify using deadly force, even if they are being thrown at the President. Having worked protective details before, I can tell you that the press, and their equipment, are heavily screened for weapons and explosives. By the time you get that close to the President, your shoes are the only things that you will have to throw. The guy was trying to make more of a statement than anything else. In the Arab culture, hitting something with the sole of shoe is considered to be very insulting.

I think someone is playing a joke with that paragraph on the Wikipedia page. Meatwad is a character from a video game, or a cartoon, or something like that.

I am so sorry to hear this. You and your wife will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Noooooooooooo! Don't say the "M" word around me. I enjoy the single life too much.

If only that could happen more often.

Yes, they can get a Tennessee HCP.

Yeah, that is my understanding, as well. I was just responding to your question about a beneficiary (your brother) borrowing the NFA item. I don't believe a beneficiary can just "borrow" the item. A trustee would have to be with the NFA item. That is the way I understand it.