RobertNashville

I've always thought the protection afforded by TN law was an affirmative defense to a lawsuit; meaning that it would not prevent someone from suing me (assuming they could find one of those hungry lawyers) but that if the shooting was justified that I would win the suite. However, I've also assumed that if I am ever involved in a self-defense shooting I had better be prepared to spend money to defend myself in court whether the shooting is eventually found to have been justified or not. That is why I carry insurance to provide funds should I ever have to defend my self from either a criminal charge or a civil action.

6:30 or 6:45 works for me - 6:00 was just the earliest I could get there. Good point about election night - I've already voted and wasn't even thinking about it! I'll be glued to the TV that night until the results are in.

I've belonged to AAA since I was 18...mostly for the free maps and travel guides that I've used extensively as well as discounts (most of which I qualify for now just because I'm an old fart). I've used them a couple of times to take care of speeding ticket "bonds" until I was home (I then reimburse AAA) and I've used their road side assistance as well. That said, if there is a major incident going one (big snow storm, freeze, etc) the companies they contract with may be too busy to be of much help but for sure, the older the vehicle the more I'd want to have them available.

Let's not kid ourselves, though...if a bad guy is willing to do a little homework, there are plenty of signs to indicate that a person may be carrying or will at least make a bad guy think you are.If you go walking around in a "concealment vest/garment" or have a fighting knife with the head of it sticking out our your strong arm front pocket, etc...you could be made. People who don't carry may never notice but people who do or those who need to know based on their chosen profession may be able to tell or at least make some reasonable assumptions. That's why, except for the rare occasions when I'm carrying openly, I go to great pains to make me NOT look like someone who is carrying.

I audited the Level I pistol class at Range Masters (Memphis) as a requirement for taking additional classes there...the Level I class is their HCP class. The targets they use there are, if I remember correctly, about 20-30% smaller than the ones the state allows yet no one in the class had any problem passing the test so I wouldn't worry about it much...the best way to ensure you'll have a problem is to worry and over-think it!

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Hello everyone, I'm wondering if some folks would like to get together just to meet and hang out a bit...get to know each other; talk a bit about preparedness/what they are doing and then maybe do some shooting together? Nashville Armory seems like a great place to meet up although they are VERY busy on weekend days so I'm wondering if we might do this on a weekday night? Say a Tuesday or a Thursday? We can't use the training room (unless we want to rent it) but we can still meet, look around at this great facility, spend some time in the lounge, etc. I've included a poll for possible dates...meeting time would be 6PM until people wanted to go home. If none of the suggested dates work for enough people then please offer some suggestions and we'll go from there! For background you may want to look at this earlier thread: http://www.tngunowne..._80#entry826833 EDIT: Tuesday Nov 6th deleted since that's election night!

I think Mayor Bloomingidiot is feeling a bit left out. You see, he knows that Obummer has been the greatest thing for firearm and ammunition sales the industry has ever seen. Knowing he can almost certainly never surpass that, he has decided to become the number recruiter that the NRA, GOA, USCCA and state firearms associations have ever had.

I'm pretty sure I remember from "The Matrix" (the original one) that Agent Smith said that's not true of humans...that humans were like a virus who use all all the resources of an area and then move on.

I keep my 10/22 Takedown with my bugout bag but that's not he only weapon I plan to take.

I know of one person who used his HCP and was then asked if he was carrying...he was...said so...and was asked to leave. Now, to the best of my knowledge, there is no law prohibiting carrying at a polling place unless is it is a school and/or properly posted. However, not wishing to cause a disturbance and push the point he took his weapon to the car and then went into vote. I hope he pursues this incident with the appropriate election board but that will be up to him. All that to say, I carried when I voted last night while using my HCP and had no problems (although I think the poll worker was dying to ask me if I was carrying or not).

I remember hearing a little bit about that but had forgotten...good stuff.

This was just too funny not to share it. http://dailycaller.c...america-foward/

I'm a "lovable little fuzz ball" but I've never claimed to be harmless (although I am mostly harmless).

Rationalism? You are disparaging people but what do you actually know about Rush or Beck or Levin or any of the others given that all have risen to their success while your age hadn't yet reached double digits and for the most part, people who started their careers a couple of decades before you were born? What do you know about the political and radio/entertainment landscape of 20 or 30 years ago? I'm sorry if it seems like I'm beating up on you but I have a 14 year old nephew who seems to think he knows everything (just as I probably did too) and if there is one overriding truth in life that I've learned after 58 years it's that what I know is a grain of sand on an ocean beech compared to what there is to know. Moving on, what do have against people making money? Do you think Rush and Beck and the rest have been financially successful by providing a product that people didn't want? If we don't have wealthy people in our society where are the half-MILLION $ donations going to come from like the one Rush gave to the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles a couple of years ago or the half-MILLION he gave recently to the Leukemia Society this year? Rush is not perfect; neither is Beck or any of the rest of them...I know that, not because I know them personally but because they are human beings...they make mistakes...sometimes big ones...but I've watched (and listened to them) for a long time and I am sure, based on that observation and their actions, that they believe and live what they preach. Celebrities always seem to be held to a higher standard than we hold for ourselves...it's unfair and it's bound to be a source of disappointment for us because people almost always fail us.but we do it anyway...we ought to know better. We also ought to know that when we hold up celebrities up and are then disappointed, the disappointment is actually our fault; not theirs.

He did get huge ratings but I suggest he got them because he gave a voice to what most people believed. Before him there were none...zero (unless maybe you count VoA or Paul Harvey). All the radio experts said that a conservative talk show, especially in the daytime could never make it and that he would be stupid to try.As is almost always the case, when somebody wants to do something that no one else is doing, there are plenty of experts (or family or friends) around to tell you why it will fail (then of course they are always happy to take credit for the success if it comes).

Whether you like Rush or not, you should be damn happy he came along. Until his show there was no such thing as conservative talk radio and without conservative talk radio this country would have gone to hell in a hand basket 15 or 20 years ago because all we would have would be the BS coming out of CNN and their ilk. Even with all those those who have followed Rush's lead, conservative thought is still being overpowered by all the other outlets which are all liberal biased. Rush has had problems and has overcome them...a radio talk show host who lost his hearing and still does his job after very painful surgery which helps him function (but not really hear)...a man who became addicted to pain killers (like that's never happened to anyone we know) and overcame it...hell; we've got accused murderers and wife beaters playing pro sports and everybody loves them but I guess we just can't forgive Rush can we...I guess it sucks for him that he doesn't play in the NFL or NBA.

Actually, when bicycling, I found that a VERY authoritative "GET BACK" or "GO HOME" would at least give most dogs pause if not sent them scurrying away...at the very least it allowed a couple of extra seconds to grab my spray.

The world would be a better place with more dogs and less people, especially people like these.

For most people, it has nothing to do with "Party"; it has to do with removing a dangerous, inept, America-hating socialist with delusions of godhood from the Presidency...a man who WILL do whatever he has to do to install his agenda (and his agenda is anathema to everything this country is supposed to be). Have you watched the video this thread is about? If you haven't then I encourage you to do so.

Nice try but I think we all just have to accept that there are some people out there who just don't want to see it that way....anybody who wants to ignore Obama's voting record on gun related issues while in Illinois, not to mention what he has said he wants to do, is obviously someone who doesn't want to be confused by the facts.I've looked at his nine posts, other than a couple, they all take some kind of swipe are Romney and/or promote Ron Paul...I may be wrong and if so I apologize but it looks to me like he's just a frustrated Paulbot.

I have a good friend in Detroit who I'm truly concerned about...he's an elderly black man; retired postal worker, who is heavily involved in the same car community/shows/etc that I participate in...it seems no matter where I go for a convention or regional show he's there (Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, etc)...he's 78 years old and one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. My point is, there are good people in Detroit and I just hate that fact the the city has let itself go...I haven't been to Detroit in a long, long time but I have always enjoyed it what I have been there....it's just a shame...I don't know what else to say. ;(

I was curious so I started looking around; while I can't say with 100% certainty, based on the various sites I looked at the tracks leash/loose dogs laws by state, Tennessee has no such requirement at the state level. That said, most if not all cities do as do some counties/metro areas plus in most states, any loose dog can be picked up by the dog warden. Whether a dog, per a state or local ordnance is supposed to be leashed or not, I think the only salient point is whether or not the dog is presenting a real danger to you/your dog...if it is then I believe you can use whatever amount of force is necessary to stop the threat.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Cars-being-shot-at-in-I-96-area/-/1719418/17060908/-/fx7mx8z/-/index.html Apparently 16 cars so far and all seem to be same shooter.

I agree, if an FFL really thinks there may be a straw purchase issue then he has every right to refuse the sale...I just don't think that's the case here...I understand that you feel otherwise but given the story as we know it (and since this WalMart denied comment all we have is this story as we know it); the whole "straw purchase" excuse sounds...well...like an excuse to me. My opinion, based on the story is that a stupid WalMart clerk (who probably wouldn't know a real straw purchaser even if he/she was wearing a sign identifying him as such) either out of stupidity or out of trying to be a big frog in a small pond and didn't think this petite lady should be buying such a big gun. Just my $0.02