JayC

There is no requirement under TN law to answer a police officers questions.  You're just not allowed to lie to them.  If they ask to see your HCP you must display it to them on request.   Frankly this officer better get his big boy pants on, because starting in July all law abiding citizens can carry a loaded gun in their car, they won't have an HCP to show, and they're not under any obligation to inform they have a firearm in the vehicle.    

I know with 100% certainty the database query that is ran to look up your plate does not contain either your DL or HCP status.  That requires a separate query.     Now, it's possible some departments have setup their software to automatically query the registered owner's information when they run a plate.  But, in some situations that won't work unless you happen to be the registered owner of the vehicle in question.   Starting July 1st, you won't need a permit to carry a loaded gun in your vehicle, so it really becomes mute at that point anyhow ;)  

And this is the real problem with our current form of government.  Qualified immunity and sovereign immunity...  that the law makers and government bureaucrats get to decide who has 'standing' to challenge their bad behavior in court, and even if they're problem wrong/guilty nothing happens to them...  they don't owe any money... they don't loose their jobs...  the don't spend time in jail.   We need a way for citizens to force the criminal prosecution of a government employee or politician, and completely remove virtually all qualified immunity from government employees.  

The computer system that runs your plate does NOT show if you have a permit or not.  Please stop spreading this myth, it's been confirmed from multiple sources that you can't tell if somebody has a permit or not from their running their license plate.   Now, they can always run the listed owners background, but that is a separate check and obviously doesn't work in a number of cases (company owned vehicles, etc).   Either way, you're permit is not tied to your license plate, only to your drivers license.    

I agree completely...   But, it also is our right to stop doing business with Walgreens over their actions... like firing a man who was just trying to protect himself from bad guys.   Free market is a wonderful thing.    

Too bad under indictment isn't listed as a violation of 39-17-1307, so unless he has bail conditions which prohibit possession of firearms, that doesn't appear to be a limiting factor...  And knowing Voldemort as well as we do, that little opening probably would be enough for him to play games ;)    

I'm much more worried about sticking my child in a government run school, being brainwashed 7 hours a day, than I am about the need for a bullet proof blanket.

Depends on the type of account...  The Feds don't normally come in and snag everything when all they want is a log file...  unless they think the business in question is part of the criminal conspiracy....   I've worked with both federal, state and local authorities regarding computer evidence, I've never had them at anything that wasn't completely necessary that would cause any sort of business outage.    

You are NOT legally liable for any traffic other than traffic you knowingly allow to originate from your home.  Just like you're not liable for fake 911 calls because the neighbor kid tapped into your phone line.   If anything it's a good thing to mix your traffic in with random strangers :)      

I'd be happy to show you hundreds of youtube videos where the police freak out over an open carried handgun.  They treat it the exact same way...  and in TX if you open carry a handgun you go to jail.    

We'll have to agree to disagree...  I've seen what a lot of the protesters in TX are doing, and I commend them.  Now, I'm sure there are some idiots running around just like we have here...  but I honestly think open carry of firearms is a good thing, and does help the cause...  it might shock the sheeple some, but they'll get use to it and their level of concern will go down.   Just remember, it's bad laws in TX that allow you to open carry a rifle, but prohibit open carry of a handgun that are causing this mess...  otherwise these 'protesters' would be carry handguns to these events.    

Good to see Negotiating Rights Away did the right thing and backpedaled on this one.  I'm a lifetime member of the NRA, they keep calling for donations and I keep sending checks to the GOA instead.   We need to take a stand and hold the line 100% on all lawful activity with firearms, and work to repeal all unconstitutional laws concerning firearms...  the NRA's track record is piss poor on those points.

#3 without a doubt...  They received an NSL or secret court order that compromised the software...  Anybody who knows security realized the recommendations they were making to replace truecrypt were a clue..

The same can be said for making the public more accustom to seeing people in public with firearms...  I haven't watched these videos...  these guys maybe complete idiots...  I'm not running around with a rifle...  but it's not my place to tell another person what they do or don't need for their own protection.   If a business chooses to post, let them... then stop doing business with them...  if they're not smart enough to see two idiots for being idiots and trespass just those 2 individuals, and feel the need to ban all law abiding citizens from their business...  do them a favor and take your business elsewhere.   Texas is doing this to themselves...  First you have a couple of incidents where police officers in Texas went overboard with some people openly carrying a rifle - in much clearer situations where a rifle might have been needed.  And they prohibit the open carry of pistols, period.   A citizen with a firearm doesn't scare me...  they're statistically not a threat to me in my day to day life...  Honestly I think it's better to be armed openly, than unarmed...  so there are times I don't toss on a cover jacket/vest or run in somewhere with my pistol showing...  no because I'm trying to make a statement but because I'm in a hurry and don't care what other people think about me and my gun :)    

You know me I'm not going to disagree with this one bit ;)   Only that TDOS HCP / TICS are make work projects that waste time and tax payer money and do little if anything to 'protect' the public, and they have a built in incentive to make the rules as hard as possible even if doing so is unlawful...  because just as you stated there are no criminal sanctions for them violating state law.    

I think you only need a two shot 22LR derringer for protection...  who am I to tell you what you can, or can't carry?  They're grown men who aren't hurting anybody...  if they feel the need to carry a rifle for protection then let them...  it doesn't hurt me...   It's none of our business what somebody legally does with their own firearms.    

Our poor public education at work...  they don't learn the meaning of words, and they don't learn proper history or civics...  

Well except TDOS has made that ruling on it's own...  The law doesn't state that you can be denied a HCP because there is an open case against you...  only that you can be denied a permit if you have a disqualifying event.   TDOS routinely denies permits without knowing, or even having a reason to suspect an applicant has a disqualifying event, only because they don't want to have to do the leg work required to determine that themselves.     Also, because they want to deny as many permits as possible, because if 99.9% of permits sailed through without issue, then why would we need TDOS's HCP make work project keeping all those union government employees 'working'.   TDOS and TICS have an outrageous false positive rate, the vast majority of permits and firearms purchases they deny shouldn't be denied.  Would still have a job if you were wrong 80+% of the time?    

Like Macville said, just repeal 1359 completely...  same effect.

I'd recommend you go read 39-17-1308 there are a lot of ways to legally carry a loaded firearm outside your home, first off, all property you own not just your home is covered, as well as many other exceptions to 39-17-1307.   Please don't spread bad information like this, it hurts to community.    

What don't you agree with them on politics wise?  They're great, live and let live kinda guys.

Federal law is very specific on what is an AP round for a handgun...  SS190 rounds do not meet definition of an AP round under federal law.   18 U.S.C. Section 921(a)(17)(B)     SS190's have a steel penetrator and an aluminum core, you'll note that aluminum isn't listed above....  so it fails the definition of i, and the jacket on an SS190 doesn't weight more than 25% of the round, and I'm not sure it's even officially larger than a .22 caliber...   Either way it's not an AP round under federal law.  

Q-See systems are cheap and easy to setup...  Rarely have any problems out of them.  They use to be carried at Costco, not sure if they are anymore.  

I'm not going to get say what I'd do... but I will talk about principles...     The second somebody breaks into your house while you're there, they pose a risk of death or serious bodily injury...  so much so that we have a castle doctrine in TN law that assumes any forcible entry into your home meets that threshold.   Why on earth would you give up the element of surprise to a would be attacker in your home?  First rule, use every advantage given to you.   Eliminate the threat as quickly as possible, and call the police to come investigate...  Unless something else is going on, no DA in TN is going to charge an otherwise law abiding citizen with anything for shooting an intruder inside the bedroom area of your home...  won't matter if they were shot in the back, or in the front... if they had a weapon or not...   But as always, the best bet is to move to the nearest bathroom, or if that isn't available inside a room with a single entry and hold the fatal funnel until help arrives.   If you do end up clearing the house yourself, firing is often an effective way to drop one, and if there are any other bad guys, cause them to run away...  If they stand and fight after you drop one, they were likely going to kill you to begin with.

You generally have to be 21 to carry...  there are a number of exceptions in TN to that rule.  Minors can carry loaded firearms including handguns in certain situations...  and 18-20 year old who have a valid permit from another state can carry legally in TN as well, as long as they're not a resident, haven't worked full time in TN for 6 months, or if they have worked here their state has a reciprocity agreement with TN.