TomInMN

And now you eat them on anything you please, right?

Our boys campaign pretty hard for frosting, but I won't do that. It's just too much sugar to start the day. I know a guy who makes maple syrup. It's pretty delicious, everything from pancakes to coffee to baked beans.

Good thing that wasn't the official policy in the late 1860's!

An update to the reload technique shown in the first video:

Looks like shooting from prone is much more effective than I thought. I think the officer hit both bag guys with one shot from prone! I do really enjoy the old school training videos. The style of presentation as well as the differing approach to life and tactics are all interesting to me. Plus, it's fun to think about how our current "state of the art" will be viewed in 50-100 years.

How about you? (Full disclosure, the 2.5 year old started off with hot dish, he insisted.)

Bidding? Who's selling it?

I can only think of one small reason it's potentially different, and I don't think it would provide any refuge if push came to shove. As a private party, you're not allowed to transfer firearms (other than as a temporary loan) to residents of other states. You're also not allowed to transfer to anyone you know is prohibited from owning a firearm. In theory, if you're at a gun show and don't ask someone unknown to you for their ID, you don't know they're prohibited (by residency). If you're transferring to someone you know is not a resident of your state, then you are. As I said before, I don't think this would cover you at all if you found yourself in a courtroom. (And it might be that the residency restriction does have a higher requirement to know, where the criminal history does not. I just don't remember offhand.) Please note that this is not legal advice, just a mental exercise. No. As mentioned before, a transfer resultant from an estate situation (your father died) can go across state lines without all FFL. (And it sounds like that wasn't actually the case if you only moved to TN afterwards.) Additionally, someone who moves across a state line can legally bring all their guns with them without having to transfer those guns from themselves to themselves. (Provided they're legal in the destination state, so don't move to CA...) I hope it doesn't bite you on the backside. Whether I agree with the law or not is a separate question from whether the law makes something illegal. In this case, a transfer across state lines that does not involve an FFL is most definitely illegal.

Or could a water wheel be used to deliver the water up to the top of the fall? Maybe with a screw/ auger type setup? Then, if you decided to add lights, you could just buy the all-in-one landscaping lights they make now, in whatever flavor tickles your fancy.

I'm glad you've pulled through. I'm and glad to hear that you're not yielding to age!

In the original post, it sounds as if the GA FFL transfered the handgun to FIL (a GA resident) with the intent of FIL gifting the handgun to his daughter. That is all legal. What would not be legal (a violation of federal law, I think a felony) is for FIL to permanently transfer (or gift) any firearm to a resident of a state other than his own. To complete a transfer/ gift in this case, the firearm needs to go through an FFL (with handguns being required to go through an FFL in the recipient's state of residence and long guns having a bit more flexibility). We can all speculate until our cows put themselves to bed about what your local FFL will or won't do for or require from you. The only way to know for sure is to call them and ask. And be sure they get all the details and are willing transfer the gun from your GA resident FIL to his daughter in TN.

It's not "gift" vs "officially transferred", it's loaned/ rented (temporary) vs any type of permanent transfer of the firearm. Call a local FFL and talk to them about it. It doesn't have to be much more complicated than transferring the title on a car, but you do have to know what the law requires you to do.

I agree. One isn't necessarily a replacement for the other though. A lawyer can answer the questions being asked with a bit more accountability than we have. Not to say the answers will be any different, but "acted in the advice of counsel" had a bit more legitimacy than "because the internet said so".

If you don't want to call a lawyer on this, at least call the local FFL where you'd want to do the transfer and ask them what they need from you in order to be willing to step in and help you out.

Aww, shucks! Thanks @Steelharp!

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/whom-may-unlicensed-person-transfer-firearms-under-gca

It's legal for one person to purchase a firearm as a gift for another person. It's not legal for a non-FFL resident of one state to transfer (sell or gift, et al) ANY firearm to a resident of another state. (Unless it's as part of an estate settlement. It sounds like that's not the case here.) Perhaps the dealer was operating under the assumption that your father-in-law was planning to travel to TN to complete the transfer of the handgun there. Even an FFL holder can only transfer a handgun to a resident of the state in which that FFL holder is licensed. ETA: And @DaveTN is spot on: don't take our word for it, go pay a lawyer for 15 minutes of their time.

Classic PPQ or M2? (Or both?)

Could this be a Tactics and Training topic? "Recognize and neutralize the threat of automatic vacuums."

You have any dogs or kids that might leave a steamy pile on the floor when you're away for the day, or late at night? Mixed with a self-steering vacuum, that can make for some memorable results. Also this: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/us/couple-calls-911-for-robotic-vacuum-intruder-trnd/index.html

Yeah. These days, the Secret Service detail would be laying eggs!

Gen X? Maybe it's a Millennial?

PSA has an M&P 15-22 with optic and case on sale for about $320 if that's convenient for you.

Legally, the pistol is a pistol and should be identified as such (obviously) while the bare receiver is neither a rifle nor a pistol (regardless of any kind of stock or manufacturer's description) until it's actually completed and capable of firing a round. Practically, some FFL holders don't train their staff to do it right, or simply don't care themselves so buying a complete pistol is the route most likely to ensure that your new gun is a pistol on paper. FWIW, if an FFL doesn't seem to care about getting stuff right (compliant with the law) I try not to spend much money there, because I don't want them jacking my stuff up. I also try to avoid busting the staff's chops, since they likely don't get paid enough to deal with someone who dislikes a decision that no one asked them about in the first place.

What's the range for raw land in TN? Say, sloughs in the boonies to useable (subdividable, farmable, buildable, etc) land say 30 minutes from a midsize town?