DaveTN

Then why do it?

I know.

Nothing last forever. If you are using it surgical tubing would wear out before it would dry out.

Here's what the NRA has to say about it..... http://www.nraila.or...ammunition.aspx

Surgical tubing, a piece of leather or cloth and anything to use for a “Y†frame.

Very nice looking set-up.

The “Kidnapping†statutes are abused in many states. They carry heavy penalties and were never intended to be used in a custody case. It appears to me that Tennessee is not one of the states that allow that abuse. The extreme appropriate charge in Tennessee would be 39-13-306 Custodial Interference. If the child is not in danger a parent should never be able to be charged with a felony for merely taking custody. It is a matter for the family courts to deal with and should never, except in extreme cases, end up with a parent in jail. That is just my opinion from responding to more of these cases than I can count. Unfortunately child custody is more often used as a tool to get money or to hurt the other party than it is used for the wellbeing of the child. It is a very emotional and trying time for a parent and they are susceptible to bad choices and bad advice. I hope anyone can work it out without getting the cops involved or wasting a bunch on money on attorneys that could either be used for the child, or to reestablish the family.

Yes, all 1911’s in .45 are ACP. At least I have not seen any in .45 Colt or .45 GAP.

All you can do is call the Police. These types of cases are hard for everyone concerned. As a cop I had to look at all the circumstances involved. A court order defines what the cops can or can’t do. Rarely could we do anything as they were family court matters. Too often the responses of one of the parents turn the case into a criminal matter that has nothing to do with the child. You can talk to the cops and see what they tell you, but unless the Father is drunk or unable to care for the child; there isn’t a lot they can do. These battles are fought by the attorneys in a courtroom. When the parents can’t agree and it comes to that, there usually are no winners, only losers; including the child. Mike says there is Tennessee law that says the Mother has custody. If that is true they may go get the child back. But I don’t know how the cops can stop a Father from seeing his child without a court order. Be interesting to see what they tell you.

The General Electric M134 MiniGun used in the movie Predator, modified for hand held use.

It’s not kidnapping if a court gave him custody, no matter who was notified. Where was the Mom during the hearing, and why was there a custody hearing?

Terrible tragedy. No, they won’t convict them all; I doubt anyone will go to trial. The DA obviously wants to send a message. We have discussed here many times being able to keep a firearm accessible if needed, but out of the hands of children. It’s a tough task, but one the law holds firearm owners accountable for. This Trooper and his family I’m sure are devastated. Only prayers can help them now.

That happens to me and I didn’t have an accident.

I have a DPMS LR-308AP4 that I have been happy with. I don’t think you can build one for the price of buying one new. 308 parts and accessories are high. I assume because they aren’t really mainstream. The only suggestion I would make is that if you buy new; get what you want on it when you buy it. I want a quad rail for mine, but I will probably just sell the rifle and buy the build I want, prices are crazy and then I would need to buy special tools for 308. Funny story: I was at the range shooting next to a couple, we were both shooting AR-15’s, and he was teaching her to shoot. The next round I broke out the Panther. I fired about 10 rounds and when I stopped, she was standing to the side and said “What is that!†I told her it was a .308 Winchester. She looked back at her husband and said “I want one of thoseâ€. I wondered if he knew how lucky he was.

They were King of the Law Enforcement revolvers. It took that spot away from the 19 & 66 when it came out in 1980. A -3 was made between 88-94. Excellent home defense gun. The original point & click interface. Pre-locks are going for 500-600 in excellent condition, occasionally you will see one for $450. Heavily used ones still bring a good price because it’s pretty easy to make a stainless gun look brand new. Pre-locks are a good investment; the price just keeps going up.

I don’t think many people on this forum are going to vote for Obama. However… I think he will get elected anyway. I hope I am wrong.

I question that any quality barrel makers are regrinding reamers, and if they are that they don’t know what they are doing or are not compensating for the regrind. Of course I have no idea as I have never been in a shop that makes barrels. But that’s just quality control; there are in tolerance or they are out.

Global economy, Capitalism, Unions, Blame Game, put whatever name you want on it or blame whoever you like, but get used to it. Of course depending on your age you may not have to, it will be your kids and Grandkids that will have to deal with it. We did this.

China is going to do whatever they want, and unless they attack japan; no one is going to do jack. Prepare for war with who… Japan? That would last a week. Japan doesn’t have the ability to stop an attack from China. If we get into it, it will be WWIII; and that won’t end well for anyone.

You can make all the arguments you want about what you did or what you thought, provided you are willing to wave your 5th amendments rights and your attorney wants to put you on the stand. But a jury is going to Judge you on what a “Reasonable Person†would do. When I saw the story of the guy in Smyrna that opened fire on a guy breaking into his car in his driveway, and a round hit the ground at the feet of his neighbor sitting on his porch across the street, my thoughts were that he would be arrested…. He was. I don’t know how the case turned out, but if he had shot the perp or his neighbor he probably would have been headed to prison.

Prior to the mid 80’s we could shoot fleeing burglars in Illinois under the Fleeing Forcible Felon Statute. And we should be able to today; but we can’t. I remember when it changed for us, the Governor of either Alabama or Georgia said “You do what you want, but we are going to shoot burglars in … (whatever state it was)â€. Of course that’s now changed for them also, but it was a good idea. But then I feel very strongly that at the point it can be proven in a court of law that you made a conscience decision to commit a felony; your rights end. You have no recourse for any actions after that from the Victims or the Police. Of course I would never shoot someone today over property because I understand fully that our legislators put the life of a dirt bag criminal over the rights of innocent victims to protect their property. I have the right to draw down on someone on my property stealing stuff. I have the right to use deadly force if the situation escalates to the point where a jury would believe I was in danger of death or great bodily harm. I do not have the right to shoot them if they run away. If I draw down on a meter reader, mailman or delivery person there is a very good chance I will be charged with aggravated assault.

Nothing new here, asset forfeiture has been abused by corrupt Police agencies for years. Its theft and it’s pretty easy to identify the culprits, all you have to do is look at the top Command Officers and the DA’s. Tennessee is one of the worst states for it. What has been done about it with all the evidence of the cops lining up on I-40 to try to steal cash, or the video of the cops getting in a fight over whose territory it is? Nothing. And nothing will be done until the Feds come in and charge some of these criminal cops. Of course that is not likely to happen. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t care if they seize the cars, guns, and houses of people involved in drug trafficking. But if there is not enough of a case to convict them, their property should be returned to them. They should have to do their job and make their case; or the perps walk free with all their stuff. And I think most cops do their job properly. Once a drug case is made gun and cash forfeiture is a given. Sure, it would be easy to tell them you don’t have any guns. But they aren’t knocking on anyone’s doors and asking them. They are seizing them on search warrants and vehicle stops.

No, I haven’t had mine to the range yet.

Without going back and looking to see what time this took place I can only say its common practice for Parole Officers to act whenever they like. His house being surrounded and him being in fear of his life, coupled with the fact that he was only at the PD for 45 minutes, leads me to believe this was more of a move to get him out of there. But that’s just a WAG and could be totally off base on my part. My point was that he was not detained or arrested. When you are on parole (or probation) many of your rights are gone. No warrant would be needed to take him in, no warrant is needed to enter or search his home. As conditions of his parole he is not allowed to use the net, computers, or use any name other than his own without the permission of his parole officer. Unless he had the permission of his parole officer he clearly violated those conditions. Yes, something here stinks and it may be that he did this with his parole officer’s approval.

He went with the Officers voluntarily; he was not detained or arrested. He was questioned about a possible parole violation because as part of his release agreement he is not allowed to use computers or the net without his Parole Officers permission. He said he is not returning to his home. The move by the Officers may have been to get him safely out of the public eye; who knows.