MacGyver

I agree with you. I would guess that most here, agree with that statement as well. I was thinking last night, though that the permit does serve us well in some cases in today's world. I would guess that the number of people who have carry permits for the sole purpose of exercising their 2nd amendment rights are relatively few. Most who have taken the steps to get a permit have done so because they have thought through their own defense, and felt a pistol an effective tool if they ever need to defend themselves. As many permit holders as there are, most of us don't call any attention to ourselves, and as such the only time you see guns in the news is when a thug uses one poorly - thus unintentionally throwing us in with them. If I'm getting something off the top shelf at Publix and accidently expose my weapon, or I get pulled over in Georgiana, Alabama on the way to Florida, I am automatically thought of as a potential thug with a gun, and the burden of proof is on me to show that I'm not. I wish it wasn't that way, but I think in a lot of cases today, it is. Showing my permit to an officer is immediately disarming so long as I'm not doing something stupid. It shows us to be a part of a "club" that is made up of the best citizens our society has to offer. Again, the libertarian in me wishes it wasn't this way, but we have to work with what we've got. When any of us gets up in the morning and decides to strap on a weapon, you become either an asset to society or a liability. Lord knows having a permit doesn't automatically make you an asset to society- but it shows that you are thinking about the problem and taking a personal interest in the outcome. If only we did that about all of our country's problems.

I'm running 7 in the tube, one on the elevator and one in the chamber for a grand total of nine rounds out of the gate. That's about as hi-cap as a shotgun gets without running a Saiga. Dual gas pistons really calm it down, too. I like other shotguns, but would not trade my Benelli. Offer stands any time. You're welcome to try it out.

I'll posit again, that you don't lose your right to defense just because you don't have a weapon. Defense of one's life has happened for thousands of years without firearms. I'll also state again that carrying a firearm on your private property doesn't matter so long as you are legal to have it. Carrying a firearm as your "private property" anywhere else is illegal and subject to plenty of consequences. Don't post about it here.

Consider yourself lucky I left the thread open (with or without your consent). I edited your post this morning to remove an admission, that if performed in Tennessee is illegal. Read the Code of Conduct. I left the thread open with your edited post to see if any meaningful debate could come from the discussion. So far, I am regretting that decision. Nonetheless, here's how I see your question: I believe we as humans have a fundamental right to life. I also believe that I have a fundamental right to defend my life, my family's life, and anyone else's where their above right is being abrogated in some way. The application of my right to defense may not necessarily stop if I don't have a firearm. A firearm is a convenient, effective tool. But, I can assure you, that even when I am without a firearm, I still stand prepared to defend my family. I, too would prefer to be able to carry without a permit. A Constitutional right to carry, if you will. I think there is a reason that our founding fathers placed the 2nd Amendment right behind the first. It's that important. That said, we have to work within the system we have right now, and I think we can do that without necessarily "ceding" anything to the other side. We have process to change laws we don't agree with. Some would argue that the numbers of voting gun owners is reaching a critical mass. Look at the Firearms Freedoms Acts or the Healthcare Freedoms Acts that are making their way through legislatures and courts now. We're approaching enough dissent at the state level to reasonably call for a Constitutional Convention. Whether you think that's a good idea or not, we've got some formidable mass that we can fight some battles with. I think the above scenario is unfortunately the only real way to proceed. This isn't going to be a Rosa Parks type issue. You strap on a gun without a permit in most states today, the public is going to brand you a criminal, thus ensuring that you lose the privileges that you can participate in today. We're not going to change the anti-gun crowd. The only end-game they're interested in is removing all guns. Since we have plenty of examples of how that's worked out in other countries (and some animous cities here in the U.S.), I don't know that it even matters what they think. We're not going to win them over to our side. We need to participate lawfully within the system we have, show ourselves to be upstanding citizens, make a case for our beliefs, and work to change the laws we have for the better. And, the laws really are getting better. It's a long, slow slog we've got ahead of us, but we are making progress.

I personally prefer the 10/22 platform for the variety of aftermarket parts that are available, but the 597 platform is a solid, well-built rifle.

GunTroll answered on the 10/22 well. In some cases, it may be cheaper for you to simply get a pre-threaded barrel. If you've got the basic carbine model, the stock won't accomodate a .920" barrel without modification. As to the Mark II, the barreled upper is considered by the ATF to be the receiver, so threaded uppers like the Tactical Solutions PacLite (which is an awesome upper, btw) can get expensive. Becasue of that you may be able to more economically thread that barrel.

I'll leave the question posed by the OP open for now, but with reservations. Please refrain from discussing carry without a permit. Certainly, it's an individual choice, but is also illegal. If someone chooses to do it, they should recognize that it is illegal within the confines of the current law and know better than to discuss it here.

Benelli M4. Once you shoot one, you will use that as the standard by which you judge every other shotgun. We're shooting at OnTarget down in Murfreesboro tomorrow night (Tuesday, February 1). Let me know if you want to go, and I'll bring it along so you can shoot it.

It's definitely been an ordeal after DPX Gear split with ESEE

Don't discount TruGlo TFO's.

It must be El Niño

Their quality is totally across the board, so long as the board is scaled from "cheap optic that may hold up for a while" to "cheap optic that is a total piece of junk". You may get lucky and get ahold of one that holds a zero for a while, but I've not seen one on real steel that lasts for long. There are some much better options in the same price range for a .22 - especially in the 4x range.

+1 on some solid premarital counseling. It can benefit anyone, regardless of how great you think your relationship is before you get married.

Wow! Great offering for some in depth training on the AK platform. That looks like a great set of courses. Can we look forward to a similar AR offering later in the year?

Robert Pelton, the primary designer of this knife posted on BladeForums yesterday that the production version of this knife is shipping to dealers on Friday, with another shipment the following Friday. Hopefully they'll make it through customs quickly, and dealers should get them within a week or so to then turn them around to everyone who pre-ordered.

I'd like to shoot that Rhino 20DS. It's a neat concept. I don't see myself replacing my J-frame anytime soon, though.

Fast forward a few years down the road. Anyone, if they are looking for a reason, can find a dozen reasons to get divorced a day. I think people who stay married are the ones who have simply decided to. Everybody has their issues they bring to the table. Sounds like trust may be her's. Make sure you're not looking for an issue - though if you are, much better to figure that out now than later. Maybe get some CommSec. I don't need or want to know everything my wife spends or does, and vice versa.

If I want to see snow, I want to have to travel to see it. Otherwise, I'm fine with 80 and sunny.

Mark at the Safe House is good. The guy he had helping him when he moved mine looked like he might have been able to just pick it up and carry it.

You're dealer will get it transferred to him on a Form 3. He will transfer it to you on a Form 4. This is the step that will cost $200. Once you receive your stamp, you can take posession of the receiver and assemble your SBR.

Pistols, rifles and SBR's are all mutually exclusive. A pistol has to start that way on the 4473. You can build with a stripped lower that is transferred to you as a "handgun" on the 4473. To put a stock on a pistol is illegal. Once it's a pistol, it's always a pistol unless you fill out a Form 1 and pay the $200 maker tax. At that point it's an SBR an can never be anything else again, as it goes on the NFA registry. A rifle cannot be shortened to an SBR configuration without filing the Form 1. Again, once done, it's an always an SBR. As was said earlier, don't mix and match parts between builds. Possession of parts without appropriately registered receivers may be considered "constructive intent", and likewise illegal.

It's interesting that their position paper is talking about bayonet lugs on shotguns - thus affecting the 1897 Winchester Trench Gun clones. Mind you, it is a Chinese clone, but it strikes me as "outlawing" one of the most iconic weapons in U.S. military history. Oh well...the irony is probably lost on them anyway.

I've never seen a posting there.

I'd love to see someone step up and offer a full line of knives from various top shelf manufacturers under one roof here in middle Tennessee. That said, I need more places to spend money like I need a hole in my head.

Nice review, and a nice pistol. You may as well just go ahead and tear up those New Year's resolutions.