TGO David

It seems to have sped up considerably in the past few minutes.

Have noticed it and been working on it. Doesn't really seem to be us, however.

Yeah, that's it... all of us who have gone that route are just fools. Don't let the door hit ya.

Joe will have to give the specifics but yes, there will be a cost to go through the simulator. The pricing he mentioned to me a few weeks ago was extremely reasonable.

This is an excellent opportunity for some of the middle Tennessee members.

Cost for admission or cost for the system itself? One is affordable... the other is virtually unobtainable.

It is. HINT: Don't wear shorts!

This is one of the coolest things I've seen posted here.

This system has worked quite well in Kentucky for the past 16 or so years.

Cool! I heard one on there earlier.

What... it's a great idea.

Did you run your idea of boycotting all restaurants that serve alcohol past him? I'm surprised he didn't rush to turn that into legislation also.

Well then this conversation isn't going to be very productive, is it?

I think you need to go sign up on TFA's web site and annoy them with this tactic. I'm not going to let it run much further here.

We've been doing it manually for a few weeks to control some of the spammers and problematic former members from trying to sign up. I usually check it once or twice a day during the week... once a day on the weekends.

Good. Besides posting about it on the Internet, what are you doing to turn the tide?

Know who from TGO went out of their way to attend the hearing earlier in the year? Me, Daniel, Fallguy, Nikki Goeser... maybe one or two others that I personally did not see who may have been in the satellite room. Not many.

Cleaning house... mop, bucket, j-frame in my pocket and Glock 19 on the table nearby. You can never be too trusting of dust bunnies. They can attack at a moment's notice.

So you wanted... what exactly? If a restaurant chose not to post, they supported you. Wish granted! If you were expecting them to hang a big banner across the front of the restaurant that said "GUNS WELCOME HERE!" you had unrealistic expectations. I admit, it would have been nice but it'd be nice if I had a million dollars in my bank account right now too. Since I don't, I work with what I have and am glad that I have it. Same should have been said in the situation of being able to eat at a restaurant that chose not to post.

The most effective way of fighting fire with fire is to do it at the voting booth. If you figure out a way to get people to put their money where their mouth is inside the voting booth, and to motivate their friends to do the same, I'll be your biggest fan. Do you really think we'd be having this discussion if Tennesseans were motivated enough to fire some of these liberal activist judges and other politicians??? Sadly the majority of people are pissed off about a subject for only as long as it takes them to get pissed off about the next thing, after which time they've forgotten all about the previous incident or issue.

I think you're seriously expecting way too much. How about the reward being that you're able to carry for your protection and that of your family while you dine, without being hassled ... or thrown in jail. That's all the reward I need, but apparently you were put off that none of these restaurants rolled out the red carpet for you as a HCP holder. I don't feel like I'm special because I carry. I don't expect anyone else to treat me that way either. That's probably part of the reason why I work hard to keep it concealed.

Several of us got together a few weekends ago to run through the AIS PriSim simulator and you guys are going to love it. It's easily one of the most realistic forms of "use of force" simulation that I've ever experienced. The thing actually shoots back at you using 68 caliber kevlar reinforced polymer balls. It definitely teaches you to get the hell off the kill zone and to use cover effectively.

Confucius say, "No way man with three balls can run to first base" ??

We have embarked on a radio advertising campaign with the Steve Gill show and just received copies of our commercials. They start airing tomorrow morning on 1510AM WLAC and Steve will be plugging the show along the way and then come out on Saturday, December 12th to do a meet & greet with folks at the Expo. He will not be broadcasting live from the Expo. Anyway, take a listen to the radio spots and tell us what you think. Radio Spot #1 Radio Spot #2 Radio Spot #3 Anyone who wants to help spread the word about the show to their friends can refer them to the website at www.GunsAndGearExpo.com or you can even print out one of our flyers and give it to them. 2009 Expo Flyer We have limited vendor booth space remaining, so we're still taking applications for that as well.

Regarding 20% off specials for carry permit holders... Do you think restaurants did that for black people when segregation ended? 20% off your meal if you can show us that you're less than 51% Caucasian! Come on, really. Let's stick to the realm of reality here.