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Are there any good resources out there for knife laws? I'm looking at buying a butterfly knife which from what I've found is legal in TN. I would like to find the laws for other states so that should I travel them, I would or would not be legal. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I had been looking at the 1301 for a while and then saw the A300. It's got me interested too. I had also looked at the Mossberg 940. I wonder if one has better recoil reduction over the others?

Does anyone on here use these? I have used them sometimes to help diagnose what I'm doing wrong. https://www.amazon.com/MarksmanSKLZ-Diagnostic-Training-Visibility-Correction/dp/B00KJQF4U6

It would be neat to make a show based off of Call of Duty which is video game. The guy who played Ricky Conlan's manager in Creed would be the perfect character to play Captain Price

I watch Pluto TV quite a bit. I like watching episodes of This Old House. You can learn some neat stuff if you like working on your house. Stirr is another one I watch occasionally. It has the old Starsky and Hutch episodes on it. I like the older stuff myself.

Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know if I'd need to either register it, destroy it or turn it in to my local PD. I don't plan on using for anything. I just didn't want to take a chance on becoming a felon over a whim with the ATF.

I got suckered into buying one when I bought my Shockwave but it is the "Cruiser" length 18.5". Anyways, I didnt care for it and ended up just putting a 12" LOP stock on it and now the brace just collects dust as I have no need for it. Do I have register the brace or does it only apply when it's attached to a AR pistol or 14" barrel Shockwave/Tac 14 shotgun?

After reading Andrew Branca's book and watching quite a few videos on the high costs associated with possibly being charged, de-scalation, use of non-lethal force when possible, etc, it becomes apparent that the good guys must adhere to a "moral code" that the bad guys ignore. The recent shooting at the Mexican restaurant in TX is a good example. The first shots fired were justified but the last "coup de grace" shot to the robbers head showed it to be more of retribution than defense. Same situation with the pharmacist from OK who is serving a life sentence because he couldn't control his emotions. The courts don't care about what we think the law should be. It only cares what what it actually says. When we stray from that then we risk destroying our own lives in the pursuit of "justice".

It seems that deadly force can used during nighttime hours. I'm guess daytime hours is non-deadly only

Unless they want to go prison

https://newschannel9.com/newsletter-daily/tennessee-politics-google-news-lawmakers-propose-justifying-use-of-deadly-force-to-protect-personal-property#

There appears to be a stipulation that says you can't be under the influence of "mind alterimg"substances (alcohol, drugs, etc) when the use of force occurred.

After going back through the terms again and verifying with CCW Safe, I was informed that the coverage also applies to home self defense as well minus the stipulations brought up earlier about family/domestic issues. I've also been watching some of their courses they offer on de-escalation and the monetary costs associated with legal defense for use of force situations. It is good info.

I guess it's kinda like insurance policies. You may have insurance to cover your car but, if for example, you rent an apartment, if you needed coverage for that, you would need to buy a separate renter's insurance policy.

This brings up a couple of questions I didnt really think about. Do the plans also cover incidents that may occur inside the home also such as home invasion or do you need to also purchase the Home Dender plan? I'm thinking I would need to get the extra policy but I could be wrong. I dddnt specifially see that info under the plan I bought. The same may also apply to getting the additional civil package to go with the Home Defense plan.

Does TN have such a law?

John Correia with ASP jokes that Pom stands for "Plenty of misery". I guess it can only be ordered online? I couldn't find any local retailers that carry it. I may check with GT Distributors to see if they carry it or something comparable.

Andrew Branca recommends carrying a non-lethal option like pepper spray. I know he and John Corrriea from ASP recommend Pom pepper spray. Does anyone on here carry that or suggest another brand? Preferably something that will fit in the pocket. Thanks.

I ended up getting the Defender plan with civil protection option. Considering the cost, it is really miniscule compared to bail and attorney fees. I've been watching the self defense case of Luis Casado on Andrew Branca's YT channel. He had some damn good attorneys and was eventually aquitted. I'm sure he paid a pretty penny for them but they definitely earned their paycheck. The fees for expert witnesses on defense aren't cheap either. Good thing my plan covers all that.

I'm looking at getting the Defender plan. I'll most likely get the additional civil protection option as well. It would be nice if our legislation would pass sime kind of bill that provides civil immunity in a justified SD event. I think we have one that is tied to the Castle Doctrine law but I'm sure that wouldn't stop someone from trying to sue.

How many on here use CCW Safe and if so, did you opt for the extra civil liability add-on? It's an extra $200/yr and I wasn't sure if I should get it or just stick with the standard plan. Thanks.

I watched this and it has some in-depth analysis on the final shot that was fired. To me, this isn't a good look for the good guy. That last shot could be construed as more retributive than self defense. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out...

It's good info to know but at the end of the day if you don't learn to APPLY the principles of SD then you are just wasting your time and money. Kinda like reading the Bible, if you don't apply what you learned then what have you gained?

There are two recent cases of road rage in north Georgia that resulted in fatal shootings. Initially they both appeared justified but later indictments came back and both men are facing murder charges. One case was initially no-billed by the grand jury but the DA took another look and was able file charges again with the grand jury indicating the person the second time. He was arrested and charged with 2 counts of murder. Probably felony murder and malice murder.

My EDC is a Streamlight ProTac 2L-X. It seems to do the job for me especially at night when walking the dog. The strobe feature is nice. I bought the rechargeable battery for it and can get decent use out of it before having to recharge it. It does seem to take quite a while to charge the battery though.