ChanceMcCall

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/tennessees-proposed-red-flag-law-would-be-the-worst-in-the-nation/

O.K. I've only hunted hogs once, 40 years ago in Northeastern Tennessee. Three of us came down from Illinois with 44 magnums looking for the fabled Russian boars that were running loose in the mountains. The idea was to go for something dangerous that would hunt you back given the chance. Since these animals were reputed to kill black bears regularly this seemed like great fun that was still legal. I had, years earlier than that, hunted the "Big Seven" in Africa, Polar Bears and Kodiak Bears in Alaska, but most of that had become out of bounds. One of the guys with me had never hunted anything but birds and the other only the usual birds, deer, and elk. They were anxious to face dangerous game. Now I had been raised on a farm, and while we didn't raise hogs, all of our neighbors did. Domestic hogs are not terribly exciting, and even their feral cousins were mostly nuisances that we killed on sight with primarily .22 rifles. So, the tales of the Russians with their bullet proof gristle plates and aggressive natures seemed perfect. Certainly far better than the mountain lions I had hunted that proved a real disappointment regarding fear factor hunting. So, we packed up my brand new pickup truck and headed to Tennessee. As it turned out the truck gave us a real adventure by breaking down in middle Tennessee which allowed me to make a new friend in the Service Manager of a dealership. He turned out to be an avid deer hunter who worked at the dealership as a cover for his real occupation - moonshiner. He had some of the finest stainless steel tanks on his farm turning out some very clean and very good shine in prodigious quantities. That new friendship lasted for years until his death a few years ago, so that was the really fortuitous event in the trip. When we get where we were going the hired guides regaled us with stories of these dangerous Russian boars, and evidencing skepticism about our using revolvers on these formidable beasts. They warned us to keep up as best we could with the dogs as we were going to have to pay for any dogs the boars killed or maimed if we weren't right there to protect them. They also warned us to look for good trees to climb if we missed or our guns didn't do the job. Naturally we were pumped and the bird hunter didn't even sleep that night because of both fear and anticipation. As it turned out, he did get charged, but only because the boar was cornered and the only way out was through a tunnel in a thicket that he was crawling through. He did get the thrill of being hunted back, but the handgun lessons I had given him paid off and the boar went down about four feet in front of his face. He was prone as he was crawling through a thicket using a creek bed as the entrance. He had a good story which he still tells to this day. Myself and the other guy following our dogs came right up on our boars fighting with the dogs. Anticlimactic as it was, both of us killed our boars with a single shot. Not really so much fun. Now. The boars were large, and they were very, very, hairy compared to any hog I had ever seen. Their tusks were huge. They certainly looked the part of a fearsome beast. However, it wasn't what we were hoping for. To top it off, the meat was terrible and smelled to high heaven when cooked. (Of course, I should have expected that as a farm boy. They were scrounging for food and they had not been castrated at all, let alone early.) So, we never had any urge to do it again.

https://www.justicedemocrats.com/home These people brought you AOC and six others to Congress. They are based out of Tennessee.

Still trying to figure out the real estate. We are looking to be right outside of a city of 50-100,000 people and having trouble finding such a place. Memphis is out - Nashville is also out - Knoxville is out - all are larger than we want. Any suggestions?

The "dirty weapons" ended a lot of situations without having to shoot anyone. I guess I'm just very old school. It is interesting that Illinois does not allow these for their civilian carriers, but is silent for retired LEOSA. Some current are not allowed because of their departmental regs. On the other hand, my wife on her Illinois permit can carry both in Kentucky.

The retired badge is right across from the driver's license.

I habitually carry a switchblade but not for defense - it is a Buck 500 conversion. My wife would like to carry a switchblade just to avoid breaking her nails. My main interest would be my blackjack and my brass knuckles.

I have a Buck conversion (500 Duke) I'm very fond of. Now Buck is making automatics themselves. (112) However if you want a double edge tactical knife, I would seriously consider Microtech.

Different states have limitations on what someone with a concealed carry permit is allowed to carry. In Illinois, my wife's civilian permit, does not cover anything but handguns. She is not entitled to carry "less lethal" choices legally. Using the same permit in KY, she can carry a switchblade, a blackjack, a sap, and even brass knuckles, as well as a "stun gun" in addition to one or more handguns. What does TN allow, and are there any specifics regarding training on the weapon or weapons carried? Are there any gray areas? How do they treat retired LEOSA? (NYC requires LEOSA carriers to have proof of purchase on their person of any firearms they are carrying. Not have POP is a felony.)

Those who are public figures face a higher level of pressure than do most of us when they advocate a pro gun position. I applaud those who do it anyway, and understand those who do not step up publicly. I have been involved in these issues since the 1970s at both the national level and the state level in Illinois. In the early 1980s I put together a special fund for use in Illinois to advance pro gun positions at a time when individual cities were outlawing gun ownership altogether. The unique feature was that we found a way legally to protect the identities of those contributing. Few of them belonged to either state or national pro gun groups. Why? Because they were gun owning and gun loving business owners who didn't want their careers ruined or their businesses ruined by liberal anti gun groups. When we showed them how to contribute without being identified, they flocked to contribute money. One guy owned a hotel and restaurant chain, another a chain of men's clothing stores, another a furniture chain, and yet another several radio stations. The list went on and on. Working with the ILA, those funds were put to very good use and it wasn't long until the state passed a preemption law prohibiting municipalities and counties from passing their own gun ownership laws. While it didn't go far enough, it did accomplish quite a bit given the times. I was in a position to do this because my income did not depend on the public at large, and because much of my income derived from businesses I was not publicly connected with. If the circumstances has been different, I also would have been circumspect. Tom Selleck gets a thumbs up from me for what he has had to endure.

Hey. I'm very new on this forum, so please take that into account. They are two different things. I have no problem with a North American in .22 as a last ditch gun. Some guns are purely for getting someone else off of you. The distances are almost always contact distance so sights and aiming are of lesser importance. No one likes getting shot and they will normally react to it which may give you time to get away from the immediate danger. However, if someone else is already displaying a firearm, or intends to, many of the smaller guns .22 - .25 - .32 - .380 may not stop them from doing or planning to do. These situations call for a larger caliber, and often for some accuracy. My belt gun is a Springfield Armory XDs because it is the smallest, lightest .45 I'm comfortable with. I do not consider either a 9mm or a .45ACP to be a one shot stopper unless you get the right head shot, but several rapid fire shots usually work with the right ammo out of a .45. I have some limited experience with 9mm and I would likely shoot until they went down to ground if I were dealing with an armed and determined adversary. Different guns for different purposes.

Marlin 39A (1951) Marlin 39D (1971) Marlin 39M (1965) Nylon 66 All black Ruger Boat Paddle (1981) Volquartsen Classic (.22 WRM) Armalite AR-7 I'm a sucker for .22s and I shoot them a lot. I especially used to like them a lot for squirrel hunting.

The new Governor to be (Illinois) is talking about a tax of $1.00 per round. There is already a new shell or mark up Bill in the Illinois Senate taxing ammo at 1 cent a round sitting there for all the changes I expect they will make before letting it out of final committee. Given the blue sweep in Illinois and given our Speaker of the House and his super majority, whatever they want will pass.

Reading elsewhere I saw a statement that Tennessee has a special tax on ammo. Since we will soon be moving to Tennessee, should I be bringing a truckload of ammo with me?

Like many of our friends we are going to flee Illinois. Tennessee is high on our list as soon as Tennessee changes its income tax rules on investment and passive income which we understand is suppose to happen. We are seriously looking for land in Eastern Tennessee on which to build a home, but we may temporarily become South Dakota while waiting for the income tax laws to change. My wife and I are lifelong residents of Illinois with her grandfather coming from Sweden as a small boy and my family moving to Illinois in the 1820s in time to fight Indians. We will be leaving with reluctance and sadness, but Illinois has gone bright blue and there is the looming specter of bankruptcy. My wife taught school for 33 years and I have owned my own business since graduating from college and leaving federal law enforcement years ago. My wife and I both shoot trap regularly and she has a Illinois concealed carry permit. I carry under LEOSA. I used to hunt extensively including in Tennessee, but now mostly quail and pheasant and not regularly. I was a law enforcement firearms instructor many years ago, specializing in training deep cover agents which should be very different training than uniformed and plain clothes officers and agents receive. Some of my regularly used guns: Winchester 101 for trap Browning Citori for bird hunting Marlin 39D for small game hunting Ruger MK4 for small game handgun hunting (finally a gun that is easy to put back together) and plinking Ruger .44 magnum carbine for game Ruger .44 magnum Super Blackhawk Hunter cut back to a 5" barrel and other gunsmith work for handgun hunting Remington 1100 for Illinois deer and with quick modification for a house gun Springfield Armory XDs in .45ACP for daily carry there are others, but this gives you an idea of who I am... My wife has two guns of her own and uses some of mine for some things Syren shotgun for trap shooting Boberg 9mm for daily carry Life Member: NRA 2nd Amendment Foundation Illinois State Rife Association Guns Save Lives SASS CMSA (founding member) We are coming here to learn more about the shooting community in Tennessee.