RobertNashville

I agree.   Most of the movies and TV I watched today are shows of 20 or 30 years ago and movies...well, easily back to the 1940s. I also love listening to XMs classic radio channel.   There is some good stuff on TV today but most of it is simply trash staring trashy people produced and funded by trashy people and it's just not worth my time.

I'm not a father and will never be...something I regret but can't do anything about and wouldn't at my age now even if I could. So...I don't celebrate Fathers' Day as a father but also, Father's day is a sad affair for me now as I lost my dad just a few days before Father's Day in 2001 after he survived lung cancer for almost 15 years.   I miss him and I owe a lot to my Dad; in particular an appreciation for firearms...knowing the importance of work...a love of music and a love of reading.   My dad was not educated; having finished only the eight grade. But he was smart enough to marry my mom! He met my mother (who was several years younger than he) when my grandparents moved to the town where I grew up; a tiny little place called New Holland, Ohio. She met him at their church...the church was having a farewell party for him as he was leaving for the Army (WW2) - he did his basic and I think his other training at Fort Knox and became a tank driver under Patton (including a trip, of course, to Bastogne). She waited for him and they dated a few years while my dad was a truck driver until they married (she not wanting a husband that was gone all the time) so he became a crane operator for a steel company from which he retired.   He also farmed my grandfather's farm and then our own small farm once my grandfather sold his place and retired and he did this even while he worked full time.  In his "spare" time he hauled livestock for hire on sale days and I was usually with him to help.  When he wasn't working at something, either for pay, the farm or around the house, he always had a book or a newspaper in his hand.  He also had a great singing voice. When we were working in the fields during the planting season, summer and harvest he would sing while he worked...I can still hear his voice traveling across the filed even over the noise of the tractor or harvester!   We fished together...hunted together...my dad was my Cub Scout Pack and then my Boy Scout Troop leader while I was in them. His pride and joy hunting gun was a Belgium Browning Auto 5 12 gauge. Much to my dismay he sold that gun to my uncle. But, thanks to a great guy here on TGO I was able to buy a Belgium Browning Sweet Sixteen that is in nearly flawless condition - that gun reminds me so much of my dad I can't even describe how happy I am to own it.   Well...not sure why I decided to write all this...I guess I just felt the need to do so; maybe to remind everyone that if you have a great dad who is still with you don't take the time for granted...and if you are a dad, be a good one.  

Yes...moving sucks...even an "easy" move sucks. I lived in my house for 11 years and had zero plans to move but live often throws curves at you!   One thing my recent move has taught me is that I have far too much STUFF.  I gave hundreds of books away to Goodwill and a pile of cloths and other stuff and I still had enough to fill a good sized storage unit plus I brought a U-Haul trailer of stuff down to Savannah with me just to have the "stuff" I use all the time (including my firearms of course).   When it comes time to move again I'm going to be purging even more...the older I get the more I know that I don't want my family to have to sort through mountains of my stuff that have been unused for so long I don't even remember that I have them. ;)

I would think so too. This sounds like a potentially great case to take to court.

I never had the chance to meet him but he sounds like a truly wonderful man. It's always sad to loose a good man, especially one so young.   Prayers for his family.

The problem (pro-2A) people, like most on this board, are having is not their stated cause...most of us would like to see our 2A rights completely respected. The problem is the way they are going about it.  Their methods, no matter how sincere and wonderful their goals might be, are stupid and causing far more harm than any good that could come of them.  I'd say their chances of getting open carry of handguns in Texas is about 75% less likely now than when they started doing this stuff.

It isn't a small matter that their actions adversely affect gun carriers and gun owners...like it or not; the actions of each of us WILL and DO reflect on all. As such, we have an obligation to everyone else to not look like a out-of-control nut-case clown by doing stupid stuff like walking into a Target store with long guns hanging from a sling.   More to the point, once they walk into a business like a Target store they aren't in a public place...Target stores aren't public property such as a public park. Businesses aren't in business to provide a place for those with a political ax to grind to do their ax grinding and any group, regardless of the political point they are trying to make (be they open carry activists or homosexual marriage activists or whatever) do not have the right to disrupt what these businesses are in business to do which is to make money.

A black eye for Glock maybe but it's not the company's fault if a couple of employees go off the reservation.  As long as it wasn't condoned by Glock corporate then all I see is just another case of greedy people breaking the law to satisfy their greed...hopefully they'll pay for it with a lot of time in a very small room.

I think it has more to do with simply wanting to be agitators...in your face...provoke a confrontation wrapped around the excuse of "firearms". 

And if that's the case, and I'm not disagreeing that it is, then the real WORK of getting the laws changed will be by engaging in the political process. It's easy to carry an AR or AK into a restaurant to have a confrontation and get on the news but damn hard and a lot of work to actually engage in the process so real improvements can be made.

If the goals of these radicals are what they claim they are then they are truly stupid as anyone with two working brain cells should be able to see that their in-your-face tactics only serve to thwart their stated goals.  I suspect, however, that their real goal is truly nothing more than looking for confrontation and attention.   I believe the NRA is 100% correct in its position on these actions and I hope these people do leave the NRA...the NRA already has its quota of idiots; these don't need these clowns.

There are ways to successfully counter that argument (and the similar arguments a DA would bring against you if you are charged).   DA: "Why do you carry "hollow point" bullets designed to do extreme damage to human flesh so that when you shot the young, victim (you know; that upstanding, innocent 16 year old who broke into your back patio door door at 2AM) he died from the massive internal injuries" Do you use such ammunition just because you want to kill people?"   YOU:  "Mr DA, Sir, I carry that kind of ammunition for the same reasons the local Police, Sheriff's Deputies and the THP do!"   ;)

There are several providers out there and frankly, I wouldn't carry a firearm on me without it. I obtain my primary coverage through my membership in USCCA but there are other good options out there.  Should you ever have the misfortune of discharging your firearm in self defense you will NEED an attorney (and I hope you have the business card of one or two local ones with you when you carry)...if you happen to be charged by a DA you can count on a minimum expense of $250K to mount an effective defense so unless you are flush with that kind of cash, insurance is a necessity. I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you take Massad Ayoob's MAG20 Class; Rules of Engagement ( http://massadayoobgroup.com/mag-20-classroom/ ). It is a truly exceptional two-day full 16 hour course that is worth many times the cost.

Based on your posts here I'd have to say YUUP.

These people are doing harm to the very cause they claim to support. The people who are doing this are not carrying for the protection of life (theirs or others); they aren't carrying to demonstrate their right to bear arms; they are carrying to make a political statement and/or for for the "thrill" (or just to be assholes).   It's easy to strap on a pistol or carry an AR or AK in public to allegedly make a "statement"...it's damn HARD to do the real work of changing the laws and changing the attitudes of people who already have an irrational fear of firearms and those who carry them. And frankly, if I owned a restaurant and a group of asshats like this tried to do their protest at my restaurant I'd post my restaurant/business off limits to firearms too...these businesses are in business to make a profit; not to serve as a location for idiots to make political points (regardless of the political point they are trying to make).

I need to go back and check but I'm pretty sure I just saw a post on FB from the author that is doing "299 Days" recommending that book!

7 is a lot of "side" stories; sort of updating on charectors that were introduced before (if I remember correctly; it's been a while now since I read 7).  8 is, I think the next to last book and yes, the "war" has started but overall the book is "slow"...it stops just as the 17th is getting near Olympia.   If you didn't like the books leading up to 7 I doubt you'll like 7 or 8.

I wasn't trying to be cryptic. :)  Apparently we both read for the same reason but have different opinions about this particular series.  One of the reasons I've enjoyed 299 Days is because it doesn't rush through the story...for me it makes the story and the scenario more believable than some of the other books I've read in this genre.

Perhaps it's just a matter of why folks read these books that impacts how much you like them???   Not every book in the 299 Days series has been "blockbuster good" but I've certainly enjoyed them all (and I've now read all eight that are out).  In other words, I think the story is engaging and I would not feel that my time had been wasted even if I was only reading them for enjoyment.   On the other hand; if someone is reading the series for "technical/how to survive a collapse of society" details they are probably going to be a bit disappointed because while there is some decent' even good information in them this series is definitely not a "how to" series of books.

This is the second year without my Mom here to celebrate with.   My Mom passed away last year on May 6th...however, my siblings and I were so busy with the funeral and family that "Mother's Day" that year didn't really register; this year I feel it.   Here is something that helped me today that was posted by a friend of mine on FB...   Your Mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street. She's the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick, the fragrance of life itself. She's the cool hand on your brow when you're not feeling well. She's your breath in the air on a cold winter's day. She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow; she is Christmas morning. Your Mother lives inside your laughter. She's the place you came from, your first home, and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space... not even death.

For what it's worth and it's just my opinion, I'd not wast money on an inexpensive safe - I would wait until I had saved up enough to buy a good one (and while I was very happy with my Browning safe I'd probably go with Liberty).     A good safe costs money for a reason and you truly do get what you pay for and if you buy inexpensive and/or too small you'll end up regretting it.   Just food for thought.   Oh and you can't beat the Safe House (I bought mine from the Safe House in Nashville; I assume it's the same company as in Knoxville). :)

I've heard conflicting information about the EMP effect on a car's system...frankly, considering the amount of computer/electronic circuiterty in modern vehicles I'd be surprised if an EMP wouldn't disable (or at least significantly affect) vehicles.  I would think a solar event as happened with the Carrington Event could do a number on a vehicles' electrical system.

Wow...one of those things you just would never think would happen!  Glad no one was hurt (except the SUV)!  :)

I can't help you with your decision but my did your post bring back some good memories!  My uncle, who was actually only 7 years older that I was, had a German Short haired Pointer named "Blitz" when I was in my early teens...he was a fabulous dog that my uncle trained for hunting (mostly pheasant at that time).  The ARE very energetic dogs and need LOTS of action (which between myself and my uncle we supplied in abundance).   Anyway...good luck with your choice and the new family member (whenever you take the plunge)!  :)

There are things I miss about Ohio as well but I've never once regretted my decision to move to Tennessee (nearly 18 years ago). :)