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My first experience with knifekits.com was one of the complete kits that came with kydex/plastic scales included. You might try that, a little cheaper and if he looses interest or looses the knife, you aren't out so much time and effort.

I have a Bodyguard 380 that I've carried every day for several months. Its been several weeks since I fired the gun, but it worked fine last time at the range. Today, I was showing this toy to a family member. As I unloaded the gun to hand it to this person, the slide would not go back far enough to eject the chambered round. The slide would not go back far enough to engage the slide lock. It was about 3/16 of an inch too far forward. I had to put ALOT of pressure to push the slide back to eject the round. Once the gun was unloaded, I tore it down and examined it. I didn't find anything wrong, but when I reassembled the gun, the slide is rubbing on something in the last 1/8 to 3/16 of the slide motion. The slide will go back with normal pressure, but the last fraction of an inch requires extra muscle and you can feel something rubbing. This is with the gun unloaded and no mag in the gun. Any ideas? If its fairly simple, I'd rather fix it myself than ship it back to S&W. I really don't want to be without it.

I agree with all the above. I actually broke the jaws of the pliers on my 10 year old Fuse. I shipped the pieces back to Leatherman and they shipped me a brand new Fuse, no charge, no questions asked. My only problem is breaking in a new tool, those pliers are stiff. But isn't that like complaining about free money?

It looks light weight enough to jump completely out of your hand when fired. LOL

Clarksville Police carry Glock, APSU Campus Police carry Glock. I'm not sure on MCSO.

I think we are all aware that many times laws are written vaguely on purpose, so they can be used as circumstances see fit. I consulted the Chief of Police for a local university with the question about renting a house from a university and keeping a gun there. His response was "it depends". If there wasn't anything specific written in the lease agreement about guns, and the renter wasn't a student, then in all likelyhood, no one would tell him he couldn't keep a gun there. At risk of highjacking the thread, I'll give you another example. I recently put antique tags on a car I own. I have the luxury of being able to choose to buy my tags from one of two counties. TN code annotated says that antique car tags are $24 plus any county fees. One county I could buy from added EVERY county fee to the $24 state mandated fee, the other county added nothing but sales tax. So one county had $100 antique car tags, the other county had $30 antique car tags and BOTH ARE LEGAL according to TN state law. So there is a lot of leeway in the interpretation of these laws and one circumstance is not necessarily like another. So my school's chief doesn't care if a non student renter has a gun, another chief or administrator might say absolutely NO GUNS and BOTH WOULD BE LEGAL.

I work at a university and what you are talking about is a real gray area. Is your friend a student renting or a non-student renting from the school? I would recommend asking the Campus Police department their stance.

Lets also remember that in addition to any criminal charge you WILL get kicked out of school.

© 2011 by The State of Tennessee All rights reserved *** CURRENT THROUGH THE 2011 REGULAR SESSION *** Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 17 Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare Part 13 Weapons Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1309 (2011) 39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. (a) As used in this section, "weapon of like kind" includes razors and razor blades, except those used solely for personal shaving, and any sharp pointed or edged instrument, except unaltered nail files and clips and tools used solely for preparation of food, instruction and maintenance. ((1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any firearm, explosive, explosive weapon, bowie knife, hawk bill knife, ice pick, dagger, slingshot, leaded cane, switchblade knife, blackjack, knuckles or any other weapon of like kind, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. (2) A violation of this subsection ( is a Class E felony. © (1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any firearm, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. It is not an offense under this subsection © for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if the firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by the adult, or by any other person acting with the expressed or implied consent of the adult, while the vehicle is on school property. (2) A violation of this subsection © is a Class B misdemeanor. (d) (1) Each chief administrator of a public or private school shall display in prominent locations about the school a sign, at least six inches (6'') high and fourteen inches (14'') wide, stating: FELONY. STATE LAW PRESCRIBES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SIX (6) YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000) FOR CARRYING WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. (2) As used in this subsection (d), "prominent locations about a school" includes, but is not limited to, sports arenas, gymnasiums, stadiums and cafeterias. (e) The provisions of subsections ( and © do not apply to the following persons: (1) Persons employed in the army, air force, navy, coast guard or marine service of the United States or any member of the Tennessee national guard when in discharge of their official duties and acting under orders requiring them to carry arms or weapons; (2) Civil officers of the United States in the discharge of their official duties; (3) Officers and soldiers of the militia and the national guard when called into actual service; (4) Officers of the state, or of any county, city or town, charged with the enforcement of the laws of the state, when in the discharge of their official duties; (5) Any pupils who are members of the reserve officers training corps or pupils enrolled in a course of instruction or members of a club or team, and who are required to carry arms or weapons in the discharge of their official class or team duties; (6) Any private police employed by the administration or board of trustees of any public or private institution of higher education in the discharge of their duties; and (7) Any registered security guard/officer who meets the requirements of title 62, chapter 35, and who is discharging the officer's official duties. HISTORY: Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1029, § 8; 1991, ch. 510, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 1009, § 24.

I'm not a cop, but I know cops, I like cops and I recognize one when I see one. Its always been my understanding that a person didn't become a cop because they liked cleaning and maintaining guns. So I figured if Glock hanging in a holster all the time was good enough for a cop, it was certainly good enough for me. I've owned them for two years and never had a FTE/FTF or any sort of problem. In a pinch you can even hammer a nail to hang a picture and not make it any uglier.

The Predator laser sight is my favorite part of this beauty.

I loaded it.

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I tried ankle carry with a KelTec PF9 and hated it. It was a cheap holster, but I guess my pants are cut wrong or I should wear shoes instead of boots, but it was always tight against my pants, I couldn't have gotten to it no matter what. It couldn't have fallen out either, just too freaking tight for any kind of manageable use. Maybe I got big calves. Just wasn't for me.

I'm NOT a 1911 guy, (I'm a Glock guy, damn plastic guns) but I have to say this has been one of the most informative threads I've read about the 1911. I have learned alot and will review this thread again later. Thanks to all posters for their excellent input.

My first handgun was a Ruger P95 and I loved it, right up to the day I traded it for a Glock 26. I love my Glock. I don't have experience with the XD, M&P or any of many of the others but I do agree with the previous posters, you need to handle them all and preferably shoot them all. Viva la difference! Mechanically all the name brands should be dependable, what you want is something that fits your hand and your "style" so to speak. I went to Guns and Leather to shoot with my P95 and while I was there, I rented a couple of different guns, one of them was the G26. I loved it so much that I traded my Ruger on the spot. I've never regretted it and I've never looked back. Enjoy your search.

Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. ((1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any firearm, explosive, explosive weapon, bowie knife, hawk bill knife, ice pick, dagger, slingshot, leaded cane, switchblade knife, blackjack, knuckles or any other weapon of like kind, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. (2) A violation of this subsection ( is a Class E felony. © (1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any firearm, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. It is not an offense under this subsection © for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if the firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by the adult, or by any other person acting with the expressed or implied consent of the adult, while the vehicle is on school property. (2) A violation of this subsection © is a Class B misdemeanor.

No offense to any of my fellow TGOers, but that sign sounds like it was worded by LAWYERS. LOL

I swallowed my gum.

According to Forbes magazine, Memphis is the second most dangerous city in the country. Be careful out there folks. America's Most Dangerous Cities - Forbes

I agree with DaddyO, I think if you work there and are barred from carrying on the clock, you'd be expected to maintain the same behavior off the clock as well. While you aren't on duty, you are still an employee of that company and while on that property, there is an expectation of a certain amount of decorum. While I hope it never happens, in the event that you are there in the store off-duty, and feel necessary to defend yourself with your firearm, the second thing to happen would be that you'd be fired. You'd have to sue to get your job back and TN is a right to work state, we can all be fired at any time for any reason, or none. My best advice would be not to shop there off-duty and armed. Like DaddyO says I'm not going to risk my career.

What an awesome idea. However I agree, not paying that price.

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Product: BODYGUARD® 380

I think different factory runs have different lasers, some with easy buttons, some with hard. Mine is impossible to turn on without turning the gun sideways and pressing down hard on the on button. My friend has a Bodyguard that he can tap the on button with his finger while he is aiming and the laser comes on. I'm probably going to site in the laser in the next couple days anyways, but it is not something I'd use regularly.