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I was rear ended on I-65 one morning near LP Field by a car load of illegal immigrants. Pulled over to the shoulder and they begged me for no police involvement but I had already made the call. Six of them got out and ran but two ladies stayed behind. They swapped places in the car, driver to passenger seat, and I informed the officer of such. He relayed that the driver was an illegal immigrant and she would be deported and the car impounded that same day. Then her husband sped up on the scene with a friend in tow. He begged me to tell the police to go away but I resisted, of course. Then the officer ran his ID only to find he was also illegal. Deportation and impound of that car as well, even though it was his friend's truck who came along for the ride and was legal. The officer advised that I scram before he let the people know their fate saying it may get ugly. I can only hope he was telling the truth as I had no option of recourse for illegal immigrants rear ending me and then being deported. Hope the wife is fine now and you catch the low down scum that ran off. Regardless the outcome, that individual needs to know there are repercussions for their actions.

“I don’t know who you are, I don’t know what you want, but I have a very particular lack of skills. I will never be able to find you, but what I do have is two dollars and a Casio wristwatch. You can have one of them†— Peter Griffin, Family Guy “Taken†parody

Recently had the opportunity to return the action that has been bestowed upon me more times than I'm worthy - purchase a gun and promptly give it away to someone much more deserving. The story goes that my brother-in-law, who enlisted with the Navy in 1993, very recently was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. For those in his immediate family, this was great news for a man who has given the better part of his life to serving his country and a wonderful honor to receive. Upon learning of this my mind promptly went to how we could possibly commemorate this occasion as well as show our, his family, respect and appreciation for his sacrifice. I spoke to my wife who initially wanted to purchase a shadow box for him to display his medals. I quickly countered with the notion knowing he was wanting an AR for some time now. However, I knew he didn't have a 1911 in his modest gun collection and thought that any service man or woman holding such a title should have this staple weapon in their closet. I reached out to 'Retired Navy GMC' who operates D&T that is a sponsor of TGO. Given his handle here on TGO I thought he'd be the best person to make a recommendation or tell me what he had in his stock available for such a gift. And man, did he knock it out of the park. Not only did David produce an amazing Springfield 1911 pistol for me to purchase, he made it personal and threw in some grips that he had out of his personal collection. Today was the first day ever I was able to take a gun that I purchased, that the rest of the family chipped in on as well equally, and give it to someone else. When the new Chief arrived back home he had been kept awake for over 48 straight hours and he feet were demolished from the last two weeks of what I believe they reference as induction. Through his tired eyes he quickly realized what his family had done for him and the added touch of the CPO insignia on the grips pushed it that much further over the top. This will be a piece that will be cherished for a good deal time to come. Not only did I want to share the awesome feeling of being able to give away such a great piece and the pride I carry knowing my brother-in-law made Chief with the Navy, I wanted to point out the extent to which the D&T staff went to make sure that we were able to provide a proper commemorative item for this occasion. Thanks guys! Excuse the dishes in the backgroud - I opened it when I got home and never looked at it again until today for fear I'd just keep it myself.

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You beat me to it! Was thinking the same thing. This echos a school child taking away the game ball and running to the teacher with complaints that he didn't get picked for the team he wanted to be on so they would be told to play fair.

Congratulations David! The hard work you and your staff have put forth really shows. I've never left your establishment disappointed with my purchase or advice I was offered free of charge. I can't say that about any other gun store.

"Ron Paul - - 3rd Party Can Win If We Wake Up" Sounds like you're dreaming.

Pancho Villa Grill in Goodlettsville on Long Hollow Pike has this signage at the front door that the OP is referring to. I've walked by it twice and had a chuckle. I've consider talking to the owners but not for long. However, if they intend to post after finding that it is invalid then I won't go there any more... but it's some of the best Mexican food around so I let them have there smiles and I'll have mine. I would akin alerting them to walking into any other business and pointing out that they're not posted and I have gun, so I keep my mouth shut. It's just as legal to walk past a bad sign as it is to walk past no sign at all. Where's the need for discussion?

Agreed. I found a schedule for this meeting http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/calendar/unoda_calendar_2012.pdf and the document shows it has not been updated since June 8, 2012 so this meeting has nothing to do with the latest UN Small Arms Treaty that came to light in July. In fact, it's a meeting to discuss the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspect. This meeting has been occurring since 2001 and has been scheduled for meetings thereafter every 2 years. It seems they had an extra meeting regarding it in 2011, but 2012 is another year on the two year cycle. So, business as usual for the UN and an uproar attempt by the NRA. It would seem as if the NRA is just trying to get people to sign up for their illicit spam mail practices if they haven't already. I'm all for the NRA and what they attempt to accomplish, just leave my email and postal address out of it. And quit asking for money after I signed up and paid for a membership already.

I want to know where you're hunting and try a bite of what you catch, regardless how you harvest the beast. But, if you waltz into the woods next to me with my 30-30 in tow and take an animal and I don't, I'm going be super ticked.

When I search for the term 223 or .223 in the Forums nothing is ever found as a result. I thought for a moment it was a minimum search length issue until I found David's reply (#27) on this post http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/44330-issues-with-the-new-software/ where the minimum length of characters was changed to 3 during setup.The term doesn't have to be 223, just any term that only consists of numeric characters. Leading with numeric characters works fine in the case of 458 bulk just to provide a different example. Encapsulating in quotes doesn't solve the issue. I'm looking to find helpful 223 articles in the Ammunition and Reloading section before I post a possible redundant article. Searching for Remington 223 returned a few results but not all of what I'm looking for as not everyone references it by that specific a name. Not an Earth shattering issue nor a complaint. I just have to think outside the box to broaden my search scope and include a word(s) or descriptor to find specifically what I'm looking for in regards to 223 ammo. Just thought I'd bring it to the attention of the staff. Thanks for all the work and dedication!

I received a newer model Marlin 336 last year for deer hunting season since I drooled all over my FIL's mid-80's Marlin. The two guns are very different in many ways to the discerning. The older Marlin is much smoother in operation but I account its age and number of rounds put down the barrel for this, like a worn in baseball glove. The largest difference is the safety mechanism in the rifles. In the older model the safety switch is internal the lever and you don't notice its existence. The hammer has two positions as best I can tell, home and cocked. In the newer version there is a pin hanging down under the back of the lever that has to be pushed inward by seating the lever completely closed. While this seems obvious, sitting quietly in a tree stand at 5am in the morning waiting for the sun to rise, the least bit of motion causes the lever to slightly move and let go of the safety switch and the trigger won't pull and the gun won't go bang. Additionally, the hammer has three positions, home, cocked and decocked safety where it prevents the hammer from resting on the firing pin. This I see as an upside as the hammer in my model is not resting against the firing pin while climbing through the woods so any drops or whoops moments will be less likely to set off the chain reaction proof of my clumsiness. However, with proper TLC and oil and grease my Marlin is getting pretty close to the same smooth operation. I've put roughly 40 rounds down the pipe to break it in and sight it into perfection. Now, I wouldn't trade it away for anything. You can't go wrong for the price and value of the 336. It will fire if you manage it right and care for it like any other weapon you own. There are other good suggestions offered here that I don't have experience with so I can't offer comparison there. But no reason to rule out the 336 if your heart was set on it.

I've owned Dewalt and Ryobi, save the obligatory Black N Decker drills, my whole life. It wasn't until recently that my company refurbished an older warehouse that my mind got changed. Everyday I walked through to check progress and the contractors all carried Milwaukee, exclusively. I thought they were just fan boys until I borrowed one for a small project. The difference was amazing so I was sold. Every drill comes with two batteries by default and a nice, rugid case. Turns out my father-in-law had one as well. So this past month when we went to rebuilding my back deck, in which I exclusively wanted to use screws in favor of ring-shank nails, we put them to the test. Running both drills over 3 days to put down over 2,500 screws and never a miscue. Only had to swap the battery twice on each drill. And the batteries charge quicker than the you can drain them. The only downside is when the battery dies, it is sudden. So you could be left as I was at moments drilling a hole with the battery dying half way through. You now have a drill sticking out of the wood awaiting more juice to finish the job. I can't say enough good things about the Milwaukee tools. Well worth the investment IMHO.

This.... is why this government has gone to Hell. The country was based, partially, for freedom of religion. Government should never be allowed to mandate a required religion of choice. However, to ignore God within government and social issues is, in my opinion, a mistake. What else shall we use for the litmus test for what is socially acceptable and what is not? There must be a constant in the consistently degradation in our social environment. But, I realized what I see as deterioration another may see as evolution. Just my two cents.

Glad it was a simple issue. Had it gone the other way that is why I require my family be completely in the house prior to ever beginning turning off our alarm. If someone jumps from the shadows then they'll not only have to contend with Mrs. 9 and Mr. 40 and hopefully Senor 12ga., but the alarm will go off in due time alerting police without the need for an additional panicked phone call.