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I don't rightly care if he was just going to remove a bunion! He, and the rest have a right to travel without being impeded by anyone unnecessarily. These BLM folks need to get a life, and these brainwashed non- blacks in these protests need to get a brain. I bet most of them don't even get the grasp of the whole situation, they are just there to be included. Sooner or later there is going to be some backlash, and it won't be pretty.

I don't know, it seems it's pretty cut and dry to me. If you decide to leave without fulfilling your obligation, I'd be prepared to reimburse them for the time and training that went into the apprenticeship program. While they may let you go without a hassle, you may not want to use them as a reference, which will be difficult since you seem to need to include the apprenticeship program on your resume. And if they decide to collect on the debt, I'm sure they can afford the legal bills more than you can, even if they don't win.

I'll have to look at the TN specific law but the term Castle Doctrine in some jurisdictions do apply to your vehicle. Here is what one site says about TN law: http://www.gunlaws101.com/state/law/tennessee/stand-your-ground

I whole heartedly agree that culture is to blame for these situations, but on what culture we disagree. When I am pulled over, I don't disrespect the LEO, I don't try and second guess the reason for the stop. In my youth I too had run-ins with, lets say less than stellar, police officers, but that didn't make me out to hate the entire institution. Lately I have seen too many automatically start to argue with an officer even though they, the citizen, was in the wrong. For the most part No, you did not get pulled over because you were black, brown, or white trailer trash; you were either pulled over for a traffic offence, or worse yet because you match the description of someone who committed a crime. When an officer pulls you over for a traffic offence, he may not know that you just committed a robbery, car jacking, or murder and that you will not be taken in alive; He is just doing his job. When you are pulled over, you don't know that he just come off of a robbery where someone that looks like you just murdered the clerk and a couple of customers. You are armed, and in either case it is not smart to mouth off and make the situation worse, or worse yet make sudden movements triggering a response. The culture today is what is making it an us against them climate, and it's not entirely the police officers fault. I do believe that there needs to be a whole lot of changes on both sides to get the situation a bit better; but it will not be the way BLM wants it to be, and definitely not the way the Black Panther Party wants it. The numbers don't lie, it is not about race since whites, blacks and browns get killed when something goes bad during a LEO confrontation, if anything the numbers on the black side seem a bit low to me considering the crime stats. I don't see anyone but BLM and BPP protesting though; and if they were honest about the whole thing they would be protesting in the inner cities against the criminals there instead of Capitol Hill.

Apparently level IV plates and steel penetrators, maybe depleted uranium by the sound of it. Right now they are expected to engage 7.62 carrying armor wearing POS terrorists with level IIIa armor and either 9mm or .40 handguns.

I must say, this is a very generous gift. A big Thank You to the donor, and a Merry Christmas in July to all.

I don't know, myself, I know what side of this fight I'm on. Are there bad cops out there, sure, just like bad soldiers, bad firefighters etc., but as a whole they do a necessary job that others don't want to do. I support them when it's necessary and call for disciplinary action or prosecution when deemed appropriate. The indiscriminate shooting of law enforcement is just low, and nothing anyone can say will make me think otherwise. Those shooters should be put down in the street like the rabid dogs that they are.

That's rough, Strelok on mine is backed up to an online service, Google Drive, but you have to back it up every now and then to keep the data fresh. Is your phone wiped out or can you access the files or sd chip?

Yea, you get used to having soldiers among the populace fully armed. The only place that made me nervous was in Honduras, where they always pointed their rifles in any direction they were looking at the time(me).

The problem with these situations is no matter what the facts are, there will be those who've already made up their mind. Heck, they are still protesting in Ferguson for Brown even though the facts don't support a protest in that situation. What they don't consider is that there are a few Dems breaking the law and not being charged. And the biased liberal media just throws gas on the fire: Do a search on this arrest, any mainsteam hits? http://endingthefed.com/anti-gun-senator-jamilah-nasheed-arrested-in-ferguson-carrying-a-9mm.html And not to mention this: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/02/25/antigun-california-state-senator-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-on-gun-trafficking-charges-n2124467 But let a gun be used for anything and its all over media.

I have a Sig brace on mine, I started with just putting it on a PSA pistol tube, it was tight but it could be used, just not sure about long term or if other pistol tubes are the same diameter. Since then I got the Sig tube and like it much better, specially with the spacers which allow you to adjust LOP. I got another brace for an upcoming build but got a different Sig compatible tube by Exos Defense, haven't assembled it yet but it looks like it will work just fine.

A few from my unit prior to retirement.

Hmmm, I never had a bad pistol except a .22 Jennings which only likes CCI or the like "hot" rounds, but I would never carry it. All my others, while they may not be suited to my carry style, work as intended.

I planted black berries and some raspberries, only one didn't make it. But they don't produce a bunch, just a few here and there. Of course the critters may be getting these before I do.

Ok, a follow up to this. It is still doing it, I was typing a post on this forum and after two previews, first no problem, second preview showed no text; when I closed the preview window the text was still there in the typing box but no matter what edits I did to the text or title, it would not post, just went to a blank post screen (as if I didn't type anything). So I just copied the post and started a new one; I was still logged in so it was not that it logged me out or anything.

Ok, KKing and I discovered an glitch which may be an issue to some. If you are in a conversation via PM and you leave the conversation, the "Invite" button will not add you back in, and replies will also not go to you. So if anyone is in a multi person conversation working a project, issue etc., then be aware of this so you don't leave a conversation you really want to be in. New person invites are allowed though, so there is that. TGO David, I added you into the PM conversation as a test, you can disregard and answer here if you like.

I think there is a pay-it-forward area for benefactors.

Just be sure the string isn't 14" long! http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2010/01/25/shoestring-machine-gun/

A couple of questions; When you pull the trigger does it go bang 99% of the time? Yes: Keep it No: Fix it Does it hit where you aim? Yes: Good, keep it No: Is it you? Yes: Practice No: Fix it Bottom line, are you happy with it? If the answer is yes, then don't worry with what others say. You won't get your return on investment, ARs have become much cheaper since you bought yours. While I don't like the ARs with handles, I like flat tops, there is nothing wrong with them, I used that version for over 15 years. And if you absolutely must, then you can just do some upgrades to it, new upper, PSA has some cheap ones this weekend, new barrel/caliber etc.

The problem is, as soon as you redirect counter to their beliefs they shut you out. I don't know how they come to some of the conclusions they do but somehow it makes sense to them. Reality just needs to happen to them, personally, because as long as someone else is the victim then it's the gun's fault. Watch how quickly they want to learn to protect themselves when they become victims!

I'm fairly sure they covered it since it was a sanctioned class, along with the required video. Jut not as much emphasis on it as it should have, such as breakdown and assembly etc, safety, yea again they covered it but not as in-depth as it could of been. I am all for constitutional carry, classes are fine and all but as you said, not many keep up with changes or refreshers. Much like driving, which kill more people, many do not seek out new laws or training unless they are some kind of enthusiast, and that (driving) is a privilege not a right. So why does a right have any mandatory anything attached to it?

I don't see this as either really, its just that SOME military do get to train with their pistols and it makes no sense making them take the course. Like I said above, the course is not all that, I get more info from looking it up online, specially since the class is static, meaning once you take it, it is not updated unless you keep up with changes in the law. I do feel that anyone that can prove they have met the criteria should be allowed to skip the course if one is to be forced upon us, such as some of the civilian or NRA pistol courses that some attend.

That is what the machete is for! I can't even see using a bayonet off of any weapons platform, too easy to get it stuck and no matter how hardened a butstock is, eventually you will damage it. Ok, talking zombies again brings up more questions, are we talking Walking Dead zombies or World War Z zombies, WD zombies I'll stick with my original 300Blk with a can, WWZ zombies I may have to upgrade to at least an M134 minigun.

Before all you needed was a memo from the Commander stating that you met the requirements. The DD214 would only list official courses and maybe the marksmanship medal if you bothered to get it. I took the course anyway just to brush up on, at the time, current laws, but there wasn't much in the class that I could not of read up on. Besides the actual shooting part, most of that could of been done via a web based or video based class. And the shooting portion was just a waste of bullets for the most part. At least they could of covered care and maintenance, and more range safety type of information during the class because there were many there that were very unfamiliar with their weapons. Even so, I too feel that training is good, but it should be voluntary not mandated.

Ah, yea that would suck. If you are tempted again, take a look at the site I linked to, bunch of good guys doing some good work and no issues like you posted. There is a gamut of calibers being tried, but yea it can get pricey since most everything needs to be custom. On my .277 WLV it's not too bad, just the barrel, reloading dies and case gauge since I went the AR route.