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  Even if I don't fully agree with it on principle, I can see the argument of a business owner being allowed to regulate the activities on their property.  I would also think that if they do prohibit their employees from having guns in their cars, they should incur civil liability for anything that happens to someone who would otherwise choose to carry, but was prohibited from doing it to and from work.

  Not kidding.  It was a friend who got me into guns by taking me out to the range with and letting me shoot his.  My goal is to do the same with as many people I can.   Though with today's prices, I'll ask them to pay for their own ammo...unless it's a hot chick.       No.     The ACA- not as it's written, but the aims to expand medical care and curtail costs, yes.  The chokehold the insurance lobby has on America is a farce.    It's a giant hand-job for the insurance industry, with protections out the wazoo for them.  I would have rather they just expand the eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid via means testing to provide a government administered alternative that would keep the private insurance industry more competitive.   I'm fine with TN setting up a Medicaid expansion on principal, but would want to read the specifics of how it's proposed before making final judgement.   But aside from the invasive questions about firearms, which I'm fine taking care of with legislative safeguards, healthcare has nothing to do with gun rights.

  Isn't doing what I recommended exactly what happened with the ACA?  Why can't TFA just stick to the gun rights specifics and leave the rest alone because it's out of their lan?

  Agreed.  Before they adjourn, they will want to boast about any 'successes' they had and if you want this to be the one they stand up and say they did for gun owners, support it.  I still want legislation with a lot more substance.

  Fine, just advocate to put in a section to the legislation that protects gun owners from having to disclose any info about firearms in the home or prevents the medical staff from asking any other gun questions, unless they show up with a gun wound.  That's singularly focused attention on a firearms issue, and what I would expect them to do.   But a 2A org lending their name, and petitioning their membership to action another cause that isn't centric to firearms isn't what I gave them money for.       I'm on the fence about it.       I think a big service that a gun rights org could do is to help bridge the gap between liberals and gun owners.  Catching more flies with honey than you would with vinegar and all that isn't the worst tactic.  We hear stories of taking a friend who's never shot, or someone who doesn't like them out to the range for the first time, and how the transformation to the pro gun side starts.  Having the orgs who have the resources and knowledge to help with the outreach without the politics would be a force multiplier, IMO.   For most liberals, guns are a minor issue.  Even if they are against them, it doesn't bring them out to the ballot box.  The anti-gun crowd doesn't have anywhere near the enthusiasm of the pro gun side, who will go to the ballot box over guns.  Hell, MDA and the types are blown up by the pro-gun groups who elevate them to boogeyman status up to raise money.     Anybody who thinks liberalism and gun rights are mutually exclusive should look at how friendly Vermont's gun laws are.

So, I just got an email from TFA.  I take the time to read it because, with the state legislature in session, I would assume they would be busy with firearms related legislation, and that has interest to me.    However,the email is asking for my support for a 'day of action' against the Medicaid expansion here in Tennessee.  They make the argument that it all connects to Constitutional issues, but I'm starting to get the impression that TFA is just a conservative's only club, and the flavor of the month can carry the day with them.  Hardly the single issue organization I felt I was giving money to when I paid for a membership.   I'm getting disappointed with them.

While not the official definition of nothing, it's just as good.

  That's not an apt comparison.  eBay and PayPal are just services that use established currencies via traditional means such as bank drafts and credit/debit card transactions.   Bitcoin on the other hand is a stand alone currency, guaranteed by no nation and without guidance by a monetary policy from any central bank.  With nothing behind it, it's doomed to fail.

I know a guy who lost quite a bit of money in the Bitcoin craze.  I really think it's not something that is sustainable in a global economy that is more or less run by central banking.  They don't want a currency they can't control, or more specifically manipulate, in the hands of the common folk.

Great store.  You can loose track of an hour on their website very easily, as well.  I'm a lifetime member and they have my business for many needs.

The conference table at the Chamber of Commerce would be raised by about 6" if they read this thread.  The very woes discussed are what their "pro growth" policies were all about about.  Advantage, employers.

What legitimate purpose would it serve?  The current tax-free weekend is for school supplies, to help students get ready for the upcoming year.  Yes, I know people who abuse it for clothing shopping and to get a new computer, but it's a real relief for those who need the savings.   I can't find a good reason for adding guns to it, other than it would be nice, and laws that are made with that mentality are rarely useful.  I'm with David, I'd like to see legislation that helps gun owners 365 days a year, not just a weekend.

This is cute... In a letter to the regulator, the cable industry’s largest lobby group, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), called the FCC’s new definitions “entirely out of step” with consumer demands and said they “exaggerate the amount of bandwidth needed by the typical broadband user”. It's funny how plenty of the internet packages the cable industry markets to customers are at or above the amount they claim "exaggerate(s) the amount of bandwidth needed by the typical broadband user."

  Of course.  Comcast isn't dumb, they pay for winners.  Her wasta within the House Republicans is high enough to get a bill to a floor vote, and that she is safe enough in her heavily conservative district to withstand any blow-back from screwing over her constituents.    Not to mention her role as Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which overseas the Communications and Technology subcommittee is a great position to push their agenda from.

  Please forgive me if I continue to harbor doubts that a for profit company might decide to incrementally raise rates beyond inflation in operating costs to improve their bottom line.   Point made on the web traffic analytics, but I'm not about to put it past them to try and get that rewritten to their favor someday.  Google is very well represented on K Street these days.       There have been local alternatives here and there.  Chattanooga is one such example, and there are a few more in Tennessee- Clarksville is one, I think- where the electric company is offering internet service at a better rate than the cable companies.  The competition is out there, but a lot of people don't know about them, because they don't advertise like Comcast and AT&T, who seem to each send me mail offers every week to upgrade services.  Also, the ISP's are getting laws written with those paid off legislators to help prevent such things.

  The MSRP for an AR these days isn't anything firm, unless the lower is stamped Colt or Daniel Defense.  But you did get a great, great, deal on your first AR.   You would be surprised at how many people do only the bare bones cleaning on their guns.  It doesn't take too much time to give your weapon the love and attention it deserves and it actually relaxes me.

  Good rules of thumb for the distances listed.    I do believe that reflex fire out to 25 yards/meters is generally quicker and more accurate for the standard shooter with a red dot.  Irons work too with enough practice, but drilling it with a red dot well enough and someone can get scary good.  I never did reflex fire past 25 meters, however, so my experience ends there.       Concur.  That's one of the reasons I like the carrying handle so much, no flip up spring to worry about, or any parts out there on their own that can get caught up.  DD's rear sight is good against those concerns, but the classic detachable charging handle is as near to indestructible you can get.       My old battalion commander and Sergeant Major tried that setup with EoTech's in 2005.  Their zeroing at the 25M range was all dicked up since the sight to bore difference was blown out of the water.  They were also having issues because the height of the optic made the traditional nose to charging handle method impossible.   I'm guessing you dialed it in at somewhere around or past 50yds?

If you're going pure irons, might as well pick up a carrying handle to go completely retro.   The only true advantages to a red dot are for targets <50 meters/yards, IMO.  Anything further out requires the same fundamentals for either or.  I really wish more people would start out shooting on iron sights, get the basics down, then transition to a red dot. But, this is the real world and people want to only do the cool things.

Whoever procured that shotgun for him needs to be investigated to see if they violated the laws.  If so, they can be cell buddies with the birthday boy.   Idiots like this do no favors to our cause.

I think any TGO YouTube channel, should be Tennessee centric.  With local gun shop reviews (maybe even our vendors will let a TGO'er film a review in shop), range walks showing off the features of local ranges, local 3-gun competitions, ect...someone who is searching for what Tennessee has to offer gun wise has a great resource.    Other things can be put on there, but adding things that are already on YouTube in abundance doesn't offer anything unique from our online community here.

  I doubt you'll find any love for Comcast, or any of the other cable empires anywhere, certainly none from me.  For your business, Google fiber can be a benefit for you.  But for the average home, the only difference will be the cost, and even that will creep up sooner or later.    I really think the biggest reason Google is doing this is to have full time access to learn people's internet usage.  The profits from monthly service are a nice bonus, but having the ability to pull data and analyze entire cities worth of web traffic will take their advertising sales into a new age.  I'm not naive enough to think they are doing this help us escape Comcast on principle alone.  There is a definite benefit for them in the process.

Does anybody know how large of a radius they plan on for this?  Just Nashville, or out into the surrounding cities and towns?

Gigabit speed sounds great...in theory.  But anything on the internet that isn't within your local network is a two way process.  You may be paying for a gigabit, but the sites your streaming or downloading from can only get that data to you as fast as their upload speed allows.  They may or may not have comparable service.   I have a 25Mbps pipe for my needs, and really, it's more than enough.  I only have that much so I can run multiple devices at a time, and someday I might get a PS4 so I can play my buddies across the country in Madden.  I can see where people with a full household would need more, but a gigabit?    I'm on-board with the 'Eff Comcast, et. al' bandwagon no matter the topic at hand, however.  :up: 

The OP never mentioned any college savings, so not sure how useful all the 529 plan discussion is.  Seemed, to me at least, that investing was focused on being able to pay for a big ticket item like a car, or down payment for a house.   Plus, for everybody's situational awareness, as good as the 529 plans are, they aren't safe from changes.  Doubt it happens under this plan, but changes could come in some way. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/critics-pounce-on-obamas-plan-to-cut-the-tax-benefits-of-529-college-savings-plans/2015/01/23/43ea75bc-a2a8-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html

  If you have the cash, you can pick up something like this and it should solve your problems. http://www.amazon.com/Channel-Master-DVR-Bundle-subscription/dp/B00JGZQ17Q/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0G492JMYM3R46KB5JF7W