bobsguns

The guy was neither "bad" nor a "law breaker." He was mentally unbalanced, a huge, huge difference. Those types of people see aberrant behavior as being normal or correct, something normal folks (including me) just can't comprehend. I have a cousin whom is strongly bi-polar, his behavior is extremely odd a lot of times. Thankfully, he's not violent. People whom expect lay people to know how to deal with mentally ill people are wholly wrong. It's virtually impossible to do that.

It could have, it just wasn't for some odd reason. This would've been a perfect place for one of those devices that shoot a net over someone. I've seen them in police supply magazines but I honestly have no clue about how well they work. Hell, even a football gang tackle of everyone at once would've worked. However, I wouldn't have wanted to be the one getting stabbed doing that.

Ever lived with a truly mentally unbalanced person? They make the lives of everyone around them pure hell. Just because someone gets kicked out of a house doesn't mean the family quits caring for them. The family has to put the health of the family ahead of a single individual, especially when there's kids involved. Your comment was in extremely poor taste, IMO.

Because courts ruled against forced institutionizing them in the late 1970s. As long as they're not endangering anyone, they're GTG.

He had a helluva run. Wonder if Aaron Rogers will now go there?????

Truer words never spoken. Good fences make good neighbors too. I've been VERY lucky in my life as all my neighbors were neutral at worst, some were excellent. None were jackasses, thank goodness. This guy's wife says he's bi-polar, which explains a lot, IMO. I think I still will root for the doggies over the guy & the cops.

Follow the money, always follow the money.

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No, the dead guy was as white as white can be. Crazy though. The reason the widow was with the NAACP is simple: $$$$$$$$$

A lot of times those so-called "auditors" are horse's asses, IMO. They'd be better served auditing school board meetings instead, IMO. I do recall the TN State Trooper who trashed his entire career & got fired back during the Occupy Wall Street bull####. He was at the Capital, standing post & literally stomped up to the guy filming. Got right in his face DI style (I was a Marine) & began screaming at him. Not a good PR look, IMO. Got fired over it PDQ, IIRC? Cops don't have it easy, let's be clear on that. Black people in the projects hate them because the only time they see cops is when they're hauling off a family member to jail. Kids in the projects are taught to hate cops & it just keeps rolling from there, sadly. Too often cops are their own worst enemies, enabled by their brothern who don't say anything about their bad behavior. Too often some shouldn't be cops but they're not qualified to be a garbageman or dishwasher due to a lack of skills. Those are the ones who seem to make the news too often. Nor is it limited to the TN or Nashville area. Years ago a Smyrna cop got fired for pulling a black female through the open window of her car because she refused to sign her traffic ticket. Seriously? He got fired too, rightfully so. There's a sheriff in Grundy Co who has been arrested & charged with beating handcuffed prisoners. Brave man there. Story below.

This surprises me. Wouldn't the more narrow case of the 10mm kinda slop around in the feed lips a bit in a .45acp mag? Seems like it would be more of a gap than a 9mm in a .40 mag would be?

Ehh, I don't know about "pandering". Thankfully there's no race baiting being interjected into this fiasco, so we can be glad for that. From what I hear from current cops about the current chief, he's a lot like how Joe Casey used to be: by the book. Unlike the past 3-4 chiefs, the rank & file cops seem to like the current chief. For those who don't know of former chief Joe Casey, he once gave himself a 2-3 day suspension for some minor infraction. I don't recall what it was these days. His nickname was "Hang 'em high" Joe Casey as he thought all drug dealers should be hung from the town square lamp posts. Needless to say, that didn't play well with the libtard elite. LOL!

Correcting my statement. Guy was in fact in the road lane in the pic I saw.

That's what lawyers do, I'm afraid. Could be worse. Could be the esteemed "Rev." Al Sharpton..............................

The sad part is, other detectives/officers HAD to know about this false testimony and/or bad conduct but said NOTHING about it. Hard to earn the respect of the public with things like this, IMO.

I'm only about 3/4 of a mile from the town square, so my power issue may well be completely different than yours down there in the bottom Hwy 411? I don't think there's a sub station below Hwy 64/411 intersection, so your feed is coming from there, IMO. Volunteer Electric is pretty darn good about getting power back on ASAP. The most recent issue was the little bit of snow we had dropped a lot of trees on Hwy 30 through Reliance & Greasy Creek (love that name!). I think they had the whole area back up in just a couple of days? If you pay attention to the lower Hwy 411 south of Hwy 64, you'll see some trees that could cause issues all up & down 411. Tree trimming is limited to budget, sadly. Your neighbors might be a better source of info for power outages in your specific location? According to the Fire & Rescue chief, there's no monitoring of anything CB related. Range is only 3-5 miles anyway, so that won't do you any good. Chief also said he can send & receive anywhere in the county on his hand held Kenwood HAM radio. Yes, they use the repeaters that are up on Chilhowee Mtn but it's still GTG. I think I too am going with a hand held so I can use it in either my truck or motorcycle should I ever need it. I think hand held units are somewhere in the 35-40 watt range? Chief also turned me on to the Cleveland Amateur Radio Club. I plan on being at their next meeting & finding someone to help me get started. Chief said someone may well have a gently used unit for sale instead of having to pay NIB pricing, which works for me. I figure HAM radios are like guns: one just doesn't rush out & buy the first thing they see or hold. I plan on doing a lot of Q&A from people whom know their stuff before I depart from my hard earned $$$$$$. Hope this helps!

Not completely justified as one officer has been decommissioned. Might get fired.

Maybe, maybe not. At least one officer has been decommissioned over this incident. Might be more once the shooting board has done their diligence. The whole shooting thing could've been possibly avoided, IMO. My question is why weren't the cops behind their cars for cover until they could see the guy's hands clearly? Why stand out in the open like they did? Granted, my background is mil & not LE, but cover would've seemed to have been the prudent thing to do, yes? I've seen some question firing two rds from the shotgun, stating it was excessive. Not sure where I stand on that one either. I have no clue what rd is standard for Metro PD but I would imagine 00 buck? I can't imagine anyone being upright after a single rd of that? Seems like things could've gone a little slower as well? Maybe wait for some tactical shields to be brought out? Heck, drive a patrol car behind him, if that was possible? Seems to have been some options available rather than rushing the situation, IMO. Clearly the dead guy had mental issues, no question there. I also believe he did suicide by cop too. Just a sad situation all the way around, IMO.

You wouldn't believe how many emails I've sent to Ch 4 "reporters" saying just about the same thing. Shameful. Yet all of them claim to be "award winning" digital content managers. Jeez.

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Story on video Background: one guy (who is a jackass, make no mistake) gets animal control called on him by his next door neighbor. Guy's dogs are fenced but I guess they get out once in a while, as many doggies are prone to do. Animal control comes, looks things over & leaves with no citations given. (Not sure if they made more than one visit or not?) Neighbor who called is NOT satisfied, she then calls the po-po. Officers (plural) show up & at this point one could make the argument that was when jackasses collide. Dog owner gets arrested for cursing on his own property, cuffed & tased for fun as well. The irony is, as he was getting arrested for cursing, one of the cops is clearly heard on video as saying, "I don't give a ####!" (USSC has ruled cursing IS protected by the 1st Amendment as long as it's not an insult directed specifically at someone or words to that effect.) Charges were dropped, cursing dog owner goes free. Lawsuit has been filed for false arrest, the tasering, etc. Dog owner's wife says he is bi-polar, which adds to the fun. Not sure who to root for here......................... I think I'll root for the doggies?

Yes, BUT! One can compare the H&K prices with less-premium brands & see how huge that price difference is, IMO. A BCG doesn't add a whole lot to accuracy, IMO.

Illegals can't get insurance because they can't acquire a legal DL, at least in the South. I've had to use my uninsured motorist coverage twice after being hit by someone else. Both times were natural born Americans. Sucks.

I have a red box P-226 in .357Sig. It depresses me to see this beautiful gun & I can't afford it.

Forgive my ignorance on this caliber as I've never shot it. But isn't it also a pistol caliber? If so, wouldn't the recoil be too mild to strain the stock? I would think the majority of stock breakages resulted from the gun being knocked over or dropped or something similar? Buffalo Arms, an ammo company, makes cowboy load ammo. IOW, very mild loadings compared to standard commercial loads. I would also check out www.georgia-arms.com for ammo. I've been buying from them for decades now & they make darn good stuff. I envy you your ownership of this nice looking rifle too!