RobertNashville

Hello folks, I just though I'd pop back in and let you know that after giving it some thought I decided to put on a set of CT Laser Grips. I pick them up Friday afternoon and installed them Friday night. I haven't had a chance to get the gun to the range with them but so far, I like them. My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that I'll have to alter my finger placement slightly when I rack the slide because before now, I'd let my fingers sort of wrap around the slide...doing that now doesn't work as the laser is in the way of my fingers! However, it's nothing a little repetition won't cure.

Probably the best person to ask would be John Harris, he's an attorney and executive director of the TFA...I suspect that if anyone has been charged he may be the most likely to have heard about.

I wouldn't expect it to happen much if it's ever actually happened. If we are HCP holders then we are, by definition, law abiding people...law abiding people at least try not to break the law. If that's true then there aren't very many HCP holders knowingly walking past a posting against carry and for those that do, either on purpose or by accident, it's probably unlikely that they are going to get caught unless they are carrying openly or do something stupid.

A RINO will never pass up an opportunity to LOOK conservative when he can do so without consequences.

Oh I guess it would be nice to know but I don't think knowing is possible unless some "big story" breaks that we can all follow. We may never know because most likely, the person carrying would simply be asked to leave - nothing further should happen unless the person carrying makes an ass of himself.

Without someone knowledgeable of every charge in every jurisdiction how would anyone know? That aside, what difference does it make if someone has been charged or not?

You could argue that in court and after a few hundred dollars for your attorney you might win but why would you put yourself through that? Perhaps the better question, why give ANY business (or mall that the business is is) that posts against carry???? I give my custom to businesses that respect my right to carry and I don't give it to businesses that don't...I highly encourage others to do the same.

I like Top Shot and enjoy watching it...especially all the different weapons they get to use and the way they have to use them. Yes, some of the competitors are idiots and a**holes...sort or reminds me of life in general.

I would suggest your first item should be to start a list of things you think you'll need...imaging yourself without "grid" supplied stuff for a couple of weeks and what you would need to get through it..after you get a bunch of things on your list you can start prioritizing. While I can easily and quickly bug out if necessary (such as for a natural disaster), my main idea is to stay here and work/cooperate with my neighbors...we started a Neighborhood Watch group about a year ago and through that, many of us have gotten to know each other much more than ever before...maybe something similar would work for you? I've been slowly preparing...I could easily last a couple of months or more on what I have in my house right now and by the end of this year I think I could last at least two years on what I'll have stored...I've essentially dedicated one of my bedrooms to be my "prep" room; other stuff is in my garage.

Maybe they just didn't want to insure your firearms? I suspect that some insurance companies just don't want to do it.

My cost was knocked down considerably because of not just my safe but also because of my monitored security system. I'm not going to say how much coverage I have but it's more than $15K and my annual cost per thousand of coverage is considerably less than yours...in fact, $300/$15,000 is nearly double my rate. I should probably also add that in addition to my home, I also have two vehicles insured with the same company; I suspect that plays into it as well.

No one is "hating" on the people who work at Walmart; some stupidity has been pointed out but that's hardly "hating" on anyone, most especially not so on all the people who work at Walmart. There are restaurants and other businesses I used to frequent a lot who decided to post against carry so I don't eat/go to those businesses anymore but I don't "hate" the people who work there. This is about a principle, not about hate.

Wherever the people are from and wherever the gun was from and wherever the ammo was from; stupid is stupid. Most of us have done "stupid" at one time or another; sometimes the consequences are more severe than at others; sometimes very severe. P.S. Given the couple's current residence (in FL) I do suspect that the Tennessean's purpose for running the story has more to do with its anti-gun bias than is does with the news value of the story to the people of Middle Tennessee.

I've dealt with this company (or at least one done the same thing)...VERY irritating. Once or twice I've answered the call and before they could start their script I've told them I don't have any credit cards (and I truly don't thank God) and that they are in violation of both Federal and Tennessee state law by calling me as I'm on both Do Not Call registries...each time they hung up before I go it all out. Thankfully, my land line phone allows me to easily block numbers like that so I do...while I'd prefer to reach through the phone line and punch them in the face, at least blocking their calls solves the problem.

PrecisionOne "reloads" (he loads most of his ammo himself with new brass by the way; this isn't old, already used brass) to be more consistent and better performing than most factory loads. I also suspect that with the factory loads I buy you probably aren't going to find them at Walmart or if you do, the price differential isn't going to be nearly as significant as some have claimed. Anyway, I was asked where and I answered...if its mostly about price for you that's fine; this isn't about price for me. I don't want to pay more than necessary but for me, this is about principle, the same principle that keeps me from patronizing businesses that post against carry...I don't give such businesses my custom because they don't deserve it. When it comes to things I'm passionate about, like firearms and shooting sports, I don't buy from businesses that that don't have a stake in that passion.

"Where" depends on what caliber I'm buying and how much. Some of the calibers I buy can be a bit hard to come by sometimes; at least in quantity...there is no one place I buy from. If I'm just buying a couple hundred rounds of something and I can find it there I buy from Outpost Armory; if I'm buying much more than that (say 500 to 1,000 rounds at a time of any one caliber) then I often order it online...I've had good luck from PrecisionOne and I think it's a one-owner operation; if I can't get it from PrecisionOne then I'll usually turn to one of the major online retailers (usually Sportsman's Warehouse).

Me too.

Yeah..people can make their own decisions...never said otherwise...I'm just saying I don't see the sense in it (that's my decision)

Well I guess we all have our priorities and that's okay. I'm not going to pay a 25% premium just to buy "locally" but I've never had to do that; so I find such anecdotal stories a bit difficult to absorb - they may well be true but such price differences certainly hasn't bee my experience. Frankly, regardless of what I'm buying, I'll pay a slightly higher price any day to be treated well by someone who actually values my custom rather than buy anything at any price from some uncaring mega-store or worse yet, from some ass***e clerk (who isn't an old as some of my underwear) who would rather have me just go away so that he can go back to watching the game on one of the TVs two isles over.

I never said to to buy from local dealers who charge more/unreasonable prices for their products...I'm saying buy from local dealers who give a s**t about the community they serve rather than store like Walmart who could not care less about the firearms community. Local dealers and fair prices are not mutually exclusive.

I retired from a company (Nissan North America) where the parking lots were NO posted, thus, carrying and leaving my firearm in my vehicle was not a criminal matter. BUT, around 2005 or so, the company did a 180 and made it a matter of company policy that firearms were forbidden anywhere on company property, including vehicles in the parking lot. This caused quite a lot of angst among those who routinely, for example, carried their gear/firearms with them in their vehicles so they could go hunting, shooting after work. I've never received a good explanation for "why" the company so suddenly and completely changed its mind. Also, while they claimed the right to do so, as far as I know they never once demanded that an employee allow a search of his/her vehicle which sort of makes me wonder just how serous their policy was???

I understand economics..I also understand that many things "work out in the end"...it's the in-between times that concern me me...I'm also concerned that so many firearms enthusiasts don't seem to care about supporting the vendors that support what we say we are enthusiastic about. I also find it very odd that less then complementary posts about Walmart keep showing up here yet people keep going there anyway. P.S. An "economist" is someone who is very, very good with numbers but isn't smart enough to be an accountant or an engineer.

As I don't and won't darken the door of Walmart I don't know how cheep their ammo is but I would be surprised if it's any more of a savings than a few pennies per round at most than what I pay for my ammo. The more folks frequent Walmart for firearms/ammo the more business it takes away from those who who's entire business is serving the firearms community...do that long enough and all that will be left IS Walmart. I guess that's fine, for a while...but what happens when some idiot in Arkansas decides that floorspace in all the Walmarts would net then a few dollars more per s foot per year if they got rid of all their firearms products and put in something else...where do you go for your ammo then (since firearms dealers will be few and far between)? Yeah I know, it sounds like a far-fetched scenario...may well be a far-fetched scenario but I've been in the business world lone enough to see decisions like that made on a routine basis. Okay; rant off...I feel better now.

What I find odd is that people still buy ammo or anything else as Walmart. What I find odd is that people still buy ammo or anything else from Walmart but especially ammo or anything firearms related. I really mean no offense to anyone but come on folks, do you think ANYBODY in Walmart management from local store management right to company headquarters gives a flying you know what about firearms or those who support our passion/past time/rights? Obviously everyone can do as they please but I buy firearms related items from firearm dealers or other firearm enthusiasts...I really encourage others to do the same.

We just both need to get up there some weekend! My March is already full; every single weekend, but surely we can find a Sat or Sun sometime soon can't we?