MphsTiger1981

Thanks for the heads up. I took advantage of this sale as well. I got my confirmation of the order but no information about shipping. Anyone get an email advising your order has shipped yet?

No idea why that might be considered the case, but if you say so, I have no reason to doubt you. My quick Google search indicates his background is 35 years in law enforcement. He apparently ran as a Dem in the last election where he faced fierce opposition from the Bloomberg anti-gun money. He was harshly criticized for telling citizens to use a gun to defend themselves instead of relying on 9-1-1. He is a strong critic of Sharpton and Holder. Sometimes even a hard core red neck conservative like me can find common ground with certain liberals.

I saw this article and I was sort of disappointed that Tennessee was not among the states who had filed amicus briefs. Apparently, the guy just elected governor in Maryland made some campaign promises he never intends to make good on regarding second amendment rights in his state. You might not think it impacts us as Tennesseans, that is until you want to take a nice long vacation with your family, in your car and have to spend time in one of these Communist leaning states and have to travel without your guns. Besides, the slippery slope of losing constitutional rights in one state impacts us all sooner or later. As was pointed out, perhaps the Tennessee AG sat this one out because he doesn't share our enthusiasm for the Second Amendment.

Nice find. I had one of those many years ago. Was a fun little gun to shoot. I don't think I ever broke mine down to clean it and it still ran like a scalded dog. Great little plinker. 👍 Congrats!

He is a very eloquent speaker. How refreshing it is to hear an elected official speak the truth. No teleprompter,  just well prepared, heartfelt words. I can only imagine how much better our nation would be with men like this as our president. 

  True. If you are going through your own carrier, you have a single interest provision which means the insurance company has an obligation to protect your lien holder  or the leasing agent who technically holds the title to the vehicle. If this instance, the liability carrier has no obligation to make payment to the lien holder, only the registered owner, in this case, the OP.    Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I've done some work in the fraud arena over the years, and it's not at all unusual for people to turn in bogus claims on phantom vehicles, or John Does who hit and run. Normally a police report taken within 48 hours is sufficient to document the evidence of an outside actor, but not always and not for every insurance company. Every one of the insurance companies have their own way of handling situations like this, sadly, the insured has the burden of proof to establish someone else caused the damages, and that is unfortunate for all of us who are honest and truthful. 

Now we're getting somewhere. Your story about your experiences and "relationship" with your buddies girlfriend is much more entertaining to me than the OP about some rube from middle Tennessee getting robbed in Memphis. I can get that any night at 6 o'clock on the local news.. 😳. Just kidding. She sounds like a lovely woman....

May I offer some free advice? My background is in auto repair and automobile insurance claims for over thirty years. My suggestions to you are: 1) Tell the insurance company who you want to fix your car. pick your own repair shop. Find one you trust recommended by people you trust. If need be, ask the dealership where you bought your car who they use. Make sure the repair shop you choose has a written lifetime repair guarantee posted in the shop and somewhere on the repair order that you get a copy of. This should include all paint and all bodywork. Most insurance companies will send someone out to write the estimate with the shops help and get an agreement on borderline issues in order to make sure any supplements are small or non existent. Ask the insurer to pay you directly. This way the shop will make every effort to make sure you are happy when you pick it up and you have to write the check. Some companies will direct deposit the money to your checking account if you want. 2) make sure you get the car repaired right, don't cut corners to put a few bucks in your pocket unless you are willing to take a chance that little rattle now won't become a costly nightmare later. If the insurer pays for something and it's not done, that's your decision but it can come back to haunt you later but they aren't going to owe you for it twice. Also, shops are reluctant to bill the insurance for a new part and the put a used one or repair the part instead of replacement. This used to be a major problem, but it is less common now. That is known as the practice of salvaging. 3)Remember if the insurance company is paying for your rental you need to get the repairs started Rícki-Tiki. They only owe you for the reasonable loss of use to repair the car, the sooner repairs are under way the better the chances the rental gets handled completely with no hiccups. 4) take your fully repaired vehicle to a reputable used car dealer and show him the car after it has been repaired. He might ask to see a copy of the estimate, so have a copy handy if you decide you want to do this. After he inspects the car ask him for a written letter on company letterhead stating how much, if any, depreciation your vehicle sustained due to the loss. 5)Last, if you had all of the work performed by a reputable shop and all of the repairs are completed properly to your satisfaction, contact the adjuster and tell them you are interested in presenting a diminution of value claim. Tell them what your salesman has provided you and be willing to give them a copy of this document. This is just a part of the damages claim and like most things in life, these elements are negotiable. You have three years in Tennessee to settle all the property damage elements of your claim, or you will have to file a lawsuit to keep your claim alive. 6) one very last thing. Be realistic, and try to be fair. Insurance companies still employ people, and people have good days and bad days, just like the nice lady down at the DMV, but if you think the other guys insurance is not being fair in their dealings with you, turn the claim in to your carrier. All you will be out of pocket is your collision deductible, and you will get that money back when your company surrogates against the other carrier. Good luck and sorry to hear about your misfortune.

I am a native Memphian, and have lived here all my life. I am quite fond of the city and most of the people. I have a great deal of civic pride and love to watch the Tigers and the Grizzlies, love Graceland and the Pyramid (which will soon be the worlds largest Bass Pro Store), all the great blues music, and all of the fabulous BBQ places. It's really not as terrible as some folks would lead you to believe. But, there are places and times when you need to watch and be aware of your surroundings. A similar event took place here in an apartment complex almost two years ago strangely enough also a Sunday night, but that young man was carrying a concealed handgun and was well prepared when the balloon went up. When the two young thugs threatened to kill him if he didn't give up his wallet, he pretended to reach for his wallet but instead drew his pistol and shot and killed one of the robbers. He shot at the other one but he turned tail and ran away. I hope your friend is okay, and that he understands what happened here might just as easily take place in any city such as Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga or any place in between. Memphis just happened to be where your friend was when this event took place.

My first wife died of cancer when she was 38 years old. She had melanoma which eventually metastasized to her lungs, liver, then her brain. We fought it as hard and as long as we were able. We saw doctors in Santa Monica and tried new chemo protocols but in the end, we all knew she was terminal. I found out when we got the results of the MRI of her brain, but I never chose to tell her exactly how long the doctors had given her to live. My fear was if she heard how short her time was thought to be, she might give up and quit believing, quit fighting. I simply didn't want her to stop fighting. I needed her to live, our 10 year old daughter needed her to live, as did all of her family. It was not easy. In the end she was unable to do anything for herself and she relied upon me for the simplest and most personal things. I loved her greatly and would have done anything possible to extend her life just a few more hours, or to make her the slightest bit more comfortable. Was I selfish? Perhaps. I know it's hard to believe, but through twenty one years together both dating, and in marriage, my wife and I were never closer as a couple than in her final months and days, battling her disease together. Watching the strength and grace with which she lived her life was and has been an inspiration to me to this day. While it was tough seeing her slowly losing her ability to fight, the closeness we shared during those days will never be forgotten. I do not regret a single moment, or a single decision, and I rest easy knowing my wife died after fighting the good fight, and running the good race. My own personal experience tells me this young lady may have chosen the day and the hour of her death, but in so doing she may have missed out some very special moments with her family, moments they may someday wish they had to remember. Sometimes the simplest joys of life truly come from being in the midst of the storm with those we love the most. May God rest her soul.

Very nice, Sonny!  :up:

    Agreed. And I get what TMF says, as well. No dispute there, either.  But as the old saying goes, "the other side only has to get lucky once". I'm not well versed enough on Secret Service guidelines and protocols or the such, but I wonder what if someone wearing a bomb and baggy clothes to disguise it jumps the fence with empty hands and rushes the White House. Do the same rules of engagement stay in play until the first time someone detonates? Just saying, what if? Do they shoot before or after he yells Allah Akbar?

Ron White on "Paying for the War" - YouTube

Speaking for no one but myself, I agree with much of what you said. Sad? Nope, angry and frustrated probably describes it better. In my lifetime we have seen what I view as the demise of one of the greatest countries of all human history. And as was predicted years ago, not a shot was fired. We were destroyed from within. For what it's worth, I voted every chance I had against every one of the elected officials currently in office with the exception of Corker, and his turn is coming when his re-election comes around. I am frustrated by Obama and his lackey Holder for purposely tearing down our country in an effort to make us look more like Eastern Europe. The Constitution is a meaningless document to them. Obama and Holder are to blame, as I see it, for the lions share of the current border crisis due to his choosing not to enforce certain laws which might not stop, but would at least have slowed down some of the traffic. His declaration that they were never going to turn away a child who comes here didn't exactly help matters. He and Holder are responsible for Fast and Furious, sending guns to the cartels. Sure, Bush never did much either but I see it at least Bush tried to serve as the President and made hard choices. History will judge whether some of those choices were right or wrong. Obama just likes the idea of being the cool guy who is the President with all the perks, playing golf every day and hanging out with big name entertainers and showing up on talk shows. Congress is a joke. They lack the integrity and the fortitude to stand up to this tin horn dictator who has a pen and a phone. As a result, they have now given up their power as an independent branch of government. Like I said, I concur with much of what you said, but I still say that I hold Obama, and his cronies and all those who voted for him either once or twice fully responsible.

Had not heard of the incident you mention. Understandable that LEA would have no choice but take that position, but it appears to everyone but Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder that what they are doing now ain't working. Trust me, I don't fault anyone but the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania for what is taking place down there now.

Perhaps some of those militias who showed up out west a few months ago need to head down to the border. If enough of them showed up with long guns perhaps they might run some of these bastards back across the border. We know Uncle Sam ain't gonna send troops but if a militia of private citizens, or folks calling themselves the Tea Party went down Holder and Obama would piss themselves and move heaven and earth to get armed troops down there, if only to harass and arrest some US Citizens. While we are at it, why not bus all those agitators they arrested in Ferguson down there to stir up, loot, and burn Jaurez? Remember the Alamo!

Me, too. End of the world as we know it and she and I are hanging out fighting zombies? Yep. I'd hit it...

I may be the exception to the rule, but I picked up a used Taurus PT1911 a few months ago at a local pawn shop. Cleaned and lubed it good and it has run flawlessly with my 200 gr LSWCs reloads. This is my second Taurus PT1911 and I have had nothing but good experiences with them both. Congrats to the OP on the new gun.

Nice write up OP. Thanks for sharing.

Sorry to hear about you friend. I lost my first wife to skin cancer (melanoma) when she was just 38 years old. She was first diagnosed at 29 when my daughter was born. The above poster makes some valid points. But even without insurance, there are treatment options. If he is sick, he can go into a hospital emergency room and ask to be seen. By law, even without insurance they can't deny him treatment.  I can't tell from his blog where or when or who made the initial diagnosis, but getting a treatment plan and some help, as well as meds for his bi-polar illness will make him able to put things into perspective. He sounds like a very lonely soul, but perhaps not by choice. Good luck to him in his journey. 

Burglars attempted to hit Guns and Ammo recently as well. That group was using sledge hammers to try to chisel in through the brick wall. My understanding is they set off an alarm and the never got completely through the wall.

Sorry to see them go. The neighborhood has been on a steady decline for years, just as Tom notes in his message posted above. Best wishes to Tom and Lynn in their future business ventures.

Warner is out on his own now. His shop is over in the Strip mall on the corner of Poplar and Kirby. He is pretty highly regarded around town.

I enjoy surfing Armslist. Even when I might not in the market, eventually I see good deals, normally not in my area, but there are some bargains out there. I have noticed an increase in dealer ads and "white noise". I have also had good luck buying and selling on there. I like doing business with TGO family when possible, but Armslist does get the ad out to folks who may not be members here. I do chuckle at the rants from time to time from folks complaining about fuzzy photos, people wanting to trade a goat for your new AR and boot from you, ridiculous prices on used guns, and whether or not a never been shot gun is still new, etc. One guy actually had a three part series of rant ads over a few days that was actually pretty entertaining...