RobertNashville

Let's be honest; we (our entire country) would probably be far better off if there were no such thing as television; at least as an entertainment device. It reminds me of a quote from the Arnold Schwarzeneggar movie The Running Man...The game show host, Damon Killian (Richard Dawson's character) said... Don't get me wrong, there are shows I love to watch (or have loved to watch) and I know that TV can do good things (inform, educate, enlighten, etc.) but on the whole, I think we would all be better people if we turned off the TV a lot more than we do and read a books a lot more often than we do...there is a reason why the most successful people in life tend to be readers! As Thomas Jefferson said (and this is hanging in my library)..."I cannot live without books".

Yeah...you're right.

Of course he was a "good kid"...I'm sure at trial there will be plenty of pics of the a**ho** when he was 13, cute and innocent.

You absolutely can be sued; depending on 10,000 factors such a suit may or may not get very far and if the shooting was justified the SD shooter should eventually prevail but don't kid yourself that you may not go through hell in the meantime and put out some considerable $$$ in the process.

Oh...well...considering that the father raised a meth head I'm not surprised that he would be looking for an easy payday from his son's victim!

I had a 512 on my SCAR but finally decided to switch to a Trijicon Reflex; I find the Trijicon easier to use and no batteries, switches, etc to worry about...you just mount the rifle to your shoulder and you are ready to go. That said, I don't think you would be going wrong with a 512; I just decided I wanted something else.

It's a real shame that the victim's aim wasn't better but kudos to him for getting lose and planting one in the thug's jaw. I'm hoping for a jury that has people with some common sense (which can be difficult to find in CA).

Nah...if I'm going to do a write in I want the Captain and First Office of the Enterprise!!!!

Comcast is against my religion! I would go back to rabbit ears before I'll ever be a Comcast customer again...about 15 years ago I had Comcast and then cancelled them altogether for a while. I returned their "receiver" to their office in Murfreesboro but the clerk was too busy/didn't have a receipt book to give me a receipt for it (that was, of course, my mistake)...even today, some 15 years later, Comcast still thinks I owe them money for their receiver and every now and then I get the occasional call form a debt collector threatening to take me to court if I don't pay immediately. My usual response goes something like..."please do, at least then I might have a chance of talking to someone about this issue that actually has a couple of working brain cells".

I have always and always will vote my conscious and my conscious is very clear having already voted for Mit Romney for President. Had RP won the nomination I would be voting for him...in fact, I can't think if anyone who has run for the nomination or Gary Johnson for that matter that I wouldn't be happy to vote for this election. Nevertheless, I believe this paper's endorsement, is stupid and useless because it's based on a faulty premise, that being that voting for a Gary Johnson is going to send some kind of "message" to the big Republican party powerful. Horsefeathers. Gary Johnson will be lucky if he gets even 1% of the vote but even if he stunned everyone and got 5% of the vote he isn't going to change how the Republican party operates because those in power don't really give a damn. The only thing that will change the Republican party is to change it from the inside...for communities and states to run true Conservatives even if the "party" doesn't like them...get them in office and put them in power...that is how the party can be changed; not by voting for third-party candidate that has zero chance of winning. If someone wants to vote for Gary Johnson, write in Ron Paul or vote for the Piccard/Riker ticket it's fine with me but if you think doing so is going to change the Republican party then I believe you are deceiving yourself.

I carry Defense Shield provided through the USCCA; I'm happy that I do and would recommend it or a similar product to everyone who carries. We do have some pretty good laws in TN to protect a shooter when the shooting is justified and as I was just reminded a couple of days ago, a new law just recently went into effect in TN that even makes things better (in a nutshell, if you face charges/are sued and found innocent/not liable the loser pays your attorney fees - someone please correct me if I'm wrong). That said, should you ever be involved in a SD shooting you had better be prepared to shell out some up-front money (and likely some substantial up-front money) for legal fees, etc. Now, your homeowners umbrella policy may or may not fill that gap but even if it does it may only do so after the fact...at the very least, be sure you KNOW before you need it and find out the hard way. I am not a salespeson for USCCA but I think it's a good product...it's not the only product out there so check around. Bottom line is, I think this kind of coverage is a VERY good thing to have.

I'm wondering if you could comment on something... In the past couple of years I've taken the two-day Fighting Pistol" class from Tactical Response, a one day Combat Pistol course from Sealed Mindset (taught by retired SEAL Lt. Cmdr Larry Yach) and the level 1 and level 2 pistol classes from RangeMaster in Memphis. I'm wondering if I should I be at all concerned about taking, in this case, pistol classes from multiple sources because one thing I've noticed is that everybody has their own ways of doing things and they don't always agree with one another. So...do you think it more or less beneficial to take similar training from multiple sources or to concentrate on taking training from one source?

Colin Powell was once one of those wasn't he and look how screwed up he seems to be now? Still claiming he's a Republican but willing still endorsing Obama; apparently willing to overlook the simple truth that Obama has failed at everything he's tried during his first term.Maybe making it to General isn't what it used to be back when I was in uniform.

I'm with you on this.I've had this argument with a couple of liberal friends of mine and they've yet to explain to me how the voter ID law keeps anyone from voting, except of course, those who can't legally vote. It's beyond ridiculous for anyone to claim that anyone eligible to vote in TN can't do so for lack of an ID...the state will practically send a state trooper to hand deliver one to you if you can't find any other way to get one but more to the point, how many people who are eligible to vote and want to vote don't already have an acceptable ID already? The only people really being disenfranchised this election are our military members stationed oversees.

I wonder how many they are sending to Chicago? After all, all those dead people have a difficult time getting around so I hope someone helps them get back after they've voted.I guess the one's that died before the horseless carriage days (and therefore have no DL) are just SOL and disenfranchised. ROTFLMAO

I too am a Crossbreed Supertuck user...I carry everything from full-sized 1911s to Glock 20, 21 and 31 and find these holsters to be be both very comfortable and allow me to conceal easily and pretty deeply if I need to. All things being equal I would carry OWB but I prefer to be concealed (or able to conceal as easy as possible) so IWB works for me!

You'll never see them...even if Dish knows and/or kept track of people who left claiming that was the reason, they'll never release them. I suspect they lost some but I'd say that there are more people who will complain about something like that than actually go through the hassle of changing providers so in the end, it probably had more to do with wanting to attract new customers than keep from losing existing ones.

I spend far too much on DirectTV and I wish I could just order the specific channels I want instead of all the stuff I never watch but but accountant/financial professional inside of me knows why that can't work for these service providers. Most of the TV shows and really all the movies I watch I get from online services (Netflix, Amazon, PlayStation)...as far as actual TV channels I can count on one hand the ones I actually watch with any regularity. In my own defense, however, I do read at least one non-fiction and usually one fiction book per month to make up for all the crap on TV.

Well, it appears that someone there actually does have a brain! It's my understanding that they don't have a lot of customers as it is...I apologize for any out there who love Dish Network but after having them and then moving to DirectTV a few years ago I wouldn't go back to Dish for any offer they could come up with! Just my $0.02 of course.

Seems like, at best, a stupid and useless gesture to me. Either the staff/owners of the paper are idiots or, as Dave said above, they think the election is a joke. In either case, I sure as hell wouldn't buy one of their papers ever again, by subscription or at a newsstand. Not disparaging Mr Johnson here...but he if gets even 1% of the vote nationally I'll go find a crow, kill it and eat it.

On a somewhat related note; has anyone had fingerprints taken for a VAF file and been rejected because the prints weren't of "sufficient quality"? I've had the happen twice (first prints done at Murfreesboro PD and second as Smyrna PD) and have pretty much given up on getting the VAF...I've been told it's because my fingerprints don't have a lot of detail because of the work I do (software application/report development meaning I type all day) yet I have a difficult time swallowing that...then again, when I got my HCP the technician (in Murfreesboro) had trouble getting a "good read" on their electronic machine so I don't know. If anyone has any suggestions/info I'd appreciate it!

As is usually the case, some of the comments are just plain idiotic. Sad story and a story that I suspect has a lot more to be told concerning why this happened in the first place. However, it doesn't change the simple truth that good people need to be always armed and ready to defend themselves and others because you are never truly safe from acts like this.

NRA doesn't as far as I know.

What's worse... 1. The commie/wacko/liberal/Democrat/news commentators who lie to the American public every time they open their mouths, OR... 2. The stupid/lazy/idiot/uninformed/brain dead poor excuse for human beings that believe the crap being fed to them?

USCCA Defense Shield although there are "stand alone" carriers.