TGO David

The banana hammocks are a big seller this year.

  Did anyone say that?  It sounds like you're picking an argument.

  I never said they weren't.  The assumptions and rationales may be different but those are superfluous to the equipment necessary to achieve it.  The equipment crosses over very easily and that crossover is what makes a more widespread marketability possible.   A store such as this, whether online or brick and mortar, would do well to sell to the wider audience yet have certain things catering specifically to the survivalist.

Let's be clear: This isn't about the right to carry arms, it's about you essentially wanting permission to carry them openly to enlighten people. This has nothing to do with a person's legal permission to carry a firearm openly as granted by the state of Tennessee so long as they have a Handgun Carry Permit. You can buy that permission from TDOS already. There's no need for me to fight for you to obtain the permission to do something you can already do. As has been stated, Tennessee does not recognize the Second Amendment as the only legal authority you need to carry a firearm on your person in this state. If you want to fight something, fight that. That being said, my handgun isn't a political podium. I don't carry it to make a political statement or to enlighten anyone. I carry it for my self defense, and I carry it in the means that provides me the most strategic advantage. If you want to carry yours openly and scare the sheep, just keep in mind that you run the risk of scaring them straight to the closest sign-maker to whip up another "SHALL NOT CARRY" posted location, or to the nearest politician who will promise them to make it all go away if they vote for them. Or you'll end up like this assclown: Whether you want to believe it, or like it, openly carrying does inspire a reaction and it may not always be the one you want. You will pass by dozens of people each day who may not say a word, but you've inspired a reaction with them and it likely won't be a positive one. You have no control over what someone else may think or do as a result of your choice to strap one on and walk around with it visible. And their reaction may not come in the form of a question or even a terse word to you on the spot. It may come later in the form of a ballot being cast against visibly displayed firearms for HCP owners (it's illegal to let your concealed weapon be seen in some states) or in the form of yet another retail store or restaurant being posted as anti-gun. I support your right to make dumb decisions. I just don't support your exercising that right when it harms my ability to exercise the same one a little more discretely.

  That was my first thought reading this thread.  The reality is that survivalism is an extrapolation of recreational "roughing it" for camping, hiking, hunting, etc.  A store would do well to cater to those activities broadly rather than try to advertise itself as a Prepper HQ or something like that.

Yep.  We've got a really nice piece of land with some dirt shoved around on it right now.  Just waiting for a few dry days so they can pour the footer and lay block.

  Being a pro-2nd Amendment group of people does not require that we all support your method of carry.  It's a nice tactic to try and shame everyone into agreeing with you, but it's been tried before and it doesn't hold water.

  This rain has delayed constructing of our new home for the past two weeks.  It's got to stop sooner or later or we're going end up moving about 2 months later than originally planned.

Yeah, you know... I'm just not tactical enough to support a .50BMG habit.  I'm not going to be shooting hadjis at 1,000yds anytime soon and I figure if someone wants me to start, Uncle Sam can foot the bill for it.  That's just a crazy amount of money for 10 rounds of ammo.  :)

$50 for a box of ten rounds?  Holy f'ing sheet.... shooting .50 BMG is the sport of kings apparently.  No thanks!   :stare:

  Part of you also said, "Start a thread on the Internet about it!".  That part should have gone along with the part of you who decided to say nothing.  This thread is pointless.   Closing it.

The wheels of justice turn slowly sometimes but I just happened across this post. Considering that you have a long, well documented history of not being able to get along with your fellow TGO members in heated political and current-events threads and the fact that this is exacerbated by you starting many of them yourself seemingly for the sole purpose of getting a rise, and then call the other members names... we have no place for you here. Goodbye. :taser:

  Google says his past life was working in construction.  Maybe still does.  His name's not familiar to me.   Edited to add:  Found some links on various long range shooting forums that indicate that a background check is part of the application process.  That would make me feel better about the people I'd be shooting around.  Sounds like he's doing it right:  

  No kidding?  Even the 50MB stuff they're selling now?   Equally disheartening.  I hate to think that Comcast is really the best option.  :lol:

  That's disheartening about Charter.  I would love to ditch Comcast somehow but I'm starting to think I am stuck with them.  Maybe we'll just do a Business Class connection and use a satellite provider for TV.

  I've been screaming this for years.  Belligerence tends to trump common sense in threads like this.   :shake:

Welcome to the zoo!

:lol:   InvisionPower hosts the chat app (it's not us) and they were having issues.  It's working now.

So you've got to understand first and foremost that this is more of a hobby for me than it is a business.  If it were a business, I'd charge a heck of a lot more for everything I do here.  :)   That being said, I will cancel your existing invoice and you can buy another.  It won't automatically renew.  That's been discussed several times in various announcements that you can find if you do a little searching and reading here on the forum.   Thanks.

  To be honest, both MacGyver and I have been so busy with other things that neither of us has had an ounce of time to run much further with this.  Life has a tendency to get in the way.   I'll add it to my list of things to do this next week.

I'm amused by how many times the acronym "IANAL" has been used in this thread.

  You know would probably vomit at the use of this quote to defend Leonard's actions?  Thomas Paine.

  His goal isn't to do anything meaningful for anyone other than himself.  He's hoping to make bank, not change laws.

Welcome.  :)