TGO David

You know, what they say: People who go out looking for a problem generally find one. I don't know what the police have ever done to you specifically, but your attitude about them really sucks ass.

Just keep in mind that bad news travels fast and gets the most press. If the news ran a story about the police every time an officer stopped to help a stranded motorist, or helped a lost child get back to her parents, or calmed the fears of the single mom who thought she heard someone jostling the doorknob late at night... there wouldn't be time left in a broadcast to tell about the bad things going on. I guess I'm fortunate that the officers I know personally are good guys doing the job for the right reasons. It tends to make me be a lot more open minded whenever I see a random officer somewhere else. Back the case in this particular incident, I would agree that based on what we saw in the video and were told about the circumstances, the Trooper(s) in question need to re-evaluated for their jobs.

Thanks for the kind words. Whatever Glock is applying over the Tenifer finish on the 3rd gen guns is really holding up well to holster wear and normal abuse. I have to hand it to them on that one.

As some of you know, I have started doing Duracoat refinishing on the side. The more of it that I do, the more I enjoy it. Years and years ago one of my hobbies was restoring cars and I was pretty handy with the spray gun back then, having several repaints under my belt. Coincidentally, a lot of the mechanics from that apply to refinishing a firearm so I feel like I had a pretty good leg up on the process from the start. I've invested a decent amount of time and money into getting my gear assembled to do quality firearms refinishing (equipment, learning the process, etc.) and have now done quite a few grip panels and other accessories. At this point I'm ready to tackle a firearm. A Glock seems like the logical place to start because detail stripping the slide is a no-brainer. I also have the necessary sight pusher tool (MGW) to install a rear sight without using the neanderthal drift and hammer method. What I'm offering is this: You supply the Glock handgun (slide only is fine) and you pay for the Duracoat material itself in whatever color you want the gun finished in. I will provide the media blasting necessary to prepare the slide for finishing and will perform the work and high-temperature cure the finish. You get a Duracoat finish for the cost of materials only and I get to scratch the itch of doing a "whole" firearm instead of pieces of firearms and firearm furniture. This offer does not include wild camo patterns or anything like that. Just a solid color this time around. We'll get a little more crazy the next time I extend an offer like this and do something more involved. You'd get first shot at that also in exchange for being the guinea pig. I'd do this to my own Glock 19 if it weren't for the fact that the finish is still essentially perfect on it. I figure someone out there has a beat-up Glock that they'd like to have spruced up a bit. First come, first served!

I heard that Springfield was running low on stainless to put into their steel... so yours may end up being stained steel by the time you get around to it. And XS is running out of the glowy stuff they put into their tritium!

Technically this is not something that has to be done. The firearm functions as advertised out of the box. You insert ammo, rack the slide, pull the trigger and it goes bang. You release the trigger, pull again and it goes bang. Repeat until ammo runs dry. This is more of a personal preference gripe and one that S&W is capable of addressing, so I'm told. The more logical answer to this would be that if you want a Glock-like trigger, you should buy a Glock. Since I already have some of those, my hope is that this will come back and be even better than a Glock in the well-rounded, holistic sense. Have I mentioned lately that someone else bought that stainless steel Springfield Loaded 1911 that you were drooling over? *ohsnap* PS: Cummings diesels suck!

"Your Honor... um... uh... my client is a guilty douchebag and I quit."

You know what... I think cases like this demand a peaceful protest in front of the restaurant on the day that HB0962 finally passes. We might as well take a tactic used against us so often by the liberal wieners (picketing) and use it against them for once. Picket signs, empty holsters displayed as a show of being rendered defenseless by the restaurant owner, and a permit obtained from the local LEO to protest outside on the public street / sidewalk off of the restaurant's private property. Maybe some bad press will change Mr. Feinstone's mind.

I'm not at liberty to say where it will be held just yet, but it is private property and no alcohol will be served. So yes you would be encouraged to carry.

It keeps people honest. "How can you say such a thing?" "I never said that." "Yes you did!" "No I didn't" "Yes you did!" "Where?" "Right here... uh... you deleted it!" "No I didn't." "Yes you did!"

So... do any of you want to get together with some of our elected politicians and thank them for their support and let them know that you'll be holding them accountable for their words and actions this next election cycle? http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/events-gatherings/21800-feedback-needed-inaugural-tennessee-gun-owners-statewide-conference.html

Ronal Serpas needs to worry about the drunk drivers in his own family and leave the law-making to the legislators.

As the father of a deceased disabled child, I can say with absolute certainty that this joke isn't funny and is in really poor taste. Deleted.

It's spelled Bredesen. Just make sure you spell it right if you send him any nasty emails.

I can get this done for anyone who wants it.

If you guys are worried that our Reps won't vote in favor of overriding this, CALL THEM, EMAIL THEM, VISIT THEM and tell them that if they DON'T override it, you'll fire their ass at the voting booth next year.

Correct. I was asking about the Ma-Deuce being semi or full just for that reason alone. I still need to make sure it's OK that we have a .50 there that is capable of firing fairly quickly even in semi-auto.

I use Amazon. Their software is tiny.

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Closing this thread down since we're all discussing it here... http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/tennessee-politics-legislation/21893-tennessean-saying-bredesen-will-veto-hb962.html

That is how it looks at the moment.

If I sat around and worried about a lot of coulda-woulda-shoulda crap, I'd never get any peace. It's completely irrelevant what might have happened and I will go further and state that it would be insanity to try and second-guess our buddy Bredesen in the first place.

Who cares?

Bredesen is the consummate politician to the bitter end. Douchebaggery at it's finest!

Is this ever going to be a carry gun or something you plan to use to protect your life? If so, I'd re-think and re-prioritize with cost being a lesser factor.