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Cupcake Deemed 'Security Threat' Confiscated By TSA At Las Vegas Airport | Fox News I wonder at what point we, as a nation, will say we have had enough? And with the TSA's recent foray into highway security at what point are they going to start using the same security rules they use at the airports for those on public roads? Imagine random security searches making sure we don't have explosive cupcakes or designs on a purse(TSA stops teen for purse with gun design). We are getting dangerously close to losing all freedoms our servicemembers have given their lives for us to have. Dolomite

Depends on price range and its intended purpose. There are plenty of choices out there but these two criteria are what determines the best choice. Dolomite

No matter how stupid we think the law is it is still a law. And that law must be enforced regardless of who breaks it. And think about this, from now on anytime someone does enter these school grounds, or perhaps any school grounds, armed they can use this ruling as precedent to have their charges dismissed. Probably a good thing as I do not believe the current law protects anyone. If they really wanted to protect the children and stafff they would allow the staff to carry in a safe, yet easily accessible, manner. Dolomite

They are all a great bunch of guys, nothing more can be said. I talk to a lot of people and have never heard a single complaint about Mike and his operation. That goes a long way in my book because within the gun crowd one bad experience spreads far and wide. It seems as though Mike has done the impossible. Even though they say you can't please everybody all the time, it seems like he has. Dolomite

There is nothing safe about a "safe zone". Look at nearly every natural disaster where they have housed masses of people. It is only safe for the predators. Same can be said for any predator whether it be wild animals, zombies or criminals. Also any "safe zone" during a zombie apocalypse is nothing more than a zombie buffet. The zombies don't even need to chase or find food. It all comes to them. My safe zone is where my food and guns are, at home. I would be retarded to gather up all my supplies in order to share them with complete strangers. Hate to say it but the safest place is as far away from a "safe zone" as you can get. Dolomite

As I said LE officer's names are public record as well as the fact ANYONE can inspect their personnel files for any reason or no reason at all. So these officers performance record is fair game as is their names, when they got hired, their salary, as well as any disciplinary issues. That is how the news agencies in our area always seem to have "dirt" on officers, they request it and by law they are to be provided with everything except those safeguarded in section "(f)" below. Now after the inspection the officer will be notified of who did inspect their records. But there is nothing that prevents you or me from walking in and viewing their personnel file. It may have personnel information safeguarded but no one can refuse to allow you to see their public personnel record. No where in TCA does it say their names are confidential. And additionally in this instance the officer's driver's licences are not confidential either because operating a vehicle is part of their job. Now they may hide the SSN, address or DL number but their name and picture are part of public record. And I suspect their driving record would also fall into the public realm of things because they do drive a public vehicle as part of their public employee job Here is what MUST be safeguarded (notice no mention of name): It is crazy to think that a public official has a right to privacy. When they become a public servant and for the rest of their lives their record of public service remains a matter of public record. Their names are in no way shape or form confidential information and trying to keep it private only screams that the administation is trying to make this go away. I would love to see what would happen if a request was made to view their personnel records as well as that of the Chief. And when they refuse, whcih they will, they are in violation of TCA which they are sworn to uphold. Dolomite

Just to clarify this was at least a decade ago, not recently. Dolomite

I would consider a 5" group at 10 yards fired in rapid fire a great group. I don't care if it is 3 shots or 5 shots. It probably boils down to his definition of "rapid fire". I know if I am practicing at 7 yards I am happy with 5" groups but I am practicing drawing and firing two shots on target as quickly as I can. And honestly for a self defense gun as long as it is minute of bad guy what does it matter. My wife's PF-9 doesn't shoot anywhere near as accurately as my 1911 I carry gun can. But I feel the PF-9 is a good self defense gun because ir is more than capable of hitting the target at likely engagment distances. Don't get to hung up on accuracy. As long as you are capable of drawing and hitting your target at 7 yards and under you are doing good. I would say use a 12" paper plate as your target and if you can hit it regularly you are doing good. The LCP is not a target gun, it is a defense gun. Dolomite

Here are a few things about CTD. First I used to order from them on a regular basis. Easrly on, as in 15+ years ago, they were about the only major supplier of all things surplus. Or at least they were the only ones that marketed enough for me to take notice. This was the days when I looked through shotgun news for the various parts to build 1911's which was also in its infancy as far as aftermarket parts for sale goes. Back to CTD, I had been placing orders with them for a number of years. One day I was looking at my bank statement and noticed $10 being deducted for "Reservation Rewards". Curious about it as I was I just chaulked it up to something my wife was enrolled in even though I couldn't figure why. So almost two years later I noticed it was still on the statement so i asked my wife what those "Reservation Rewards" were good for. She had no clue what I was talking about. So I called them and asked about what it was and how I evidentally enrolled. They said the $10 allowed me to book vacations for cheap. Because I don't do vacations I knew I didn't enroll and neither did my wife. I asked how I enrolled and they said when I placed a CTD order I was automatically enrolled. I then aske dthe important question, how do I get my money back. They said I couldn't. So I made sure I was no longer enrolled and called CTD. I told CTD what I was told and they said that there was no way I was enrolled by them. After a heated discussion with the person from CTD he finally said I should have opted out when i ordered. At that point I again asked for my money back and got a no. I went back through the order process and there was in fact a way to "opt out" of the "reservation rewards" program. It is small and hidden unless you are looking for it so its intent, in my eyes anyways, was to trap customers. Since then I have never used them. Somethign else I was told was this. I was speaking to a gentlemen about this and he relayed a problem he had with them as well. Well not the company but the owner. The owner walked through a show buying every pound of I think it was Bullseye or Bluedot or ? I can't remember but he bought every pound of that particular type of powder he could from every dealer that had it at that show. The owner made sure to pay with credit card. After the show was over he disputed every single charge that was made when he bought the powders. The show circuit is a small community so when something like this happens everybody knows about it. It took this particular gentlemen 4 months to get his money. This tied up the money for probably dozens of people trying to make an honest living. Now even though it wasn't the actual company that did this it speaks volumes as to how the company is run if it is run by someone who is willing to try this. And imagine how many "free" pounds of powder he got by those dealers who didn't want to go through the hassle of disputing the cost of a pound of powder. Also, who is going to go through cost and the hassle to prosecute someone for a pound of powder? And this is why I will not deal with CTD. Yes I look at their flyers and their website but ALWAYS buy from someone else. Botach tactical is another comapny tha twill not see any of my money but that is a whole other story of shady business practices. Dolomite

A lot of guns seem daunting at first but once you take them apart you realize it isn't that bad. Before I took apart a 1911 for the first time I was sure a thousand little ball bearings and 500 little springs would explode like a hand grenade all over the table. Another one that people seem to think are problematic are 10/22 triggers. They are not bad either I would say less complicated than a 1911. The easiest by far is a semi auto AR-15. Now you need to work on upgrading that 1911. Fitting parts can add a bit of a challenge to the 1911 but if you take your time it is not bad at all. BTW, there are very few true "drop in" parts for a 1911. Almost every part in a 1911 needs to be fitted. Dolomite

It also has a 100% money back guarantee. Dolomite

Estep's statement: I have a serious issue with this. When a department will not release the names of officers it screams that some, not all, officers are trying to cover for other officers. We, as tax paying citizens, have a right to know if someone is an officer. The only exception to this is if officers are working undercover. It is public record and as a matter of fact ANYONE can walk into the Knox County Merit Councel's office and look at any officer's, past or present, personnel file. You do not have to have a reason because it is a matter of public record. I also have issue when the Chief, Akagi, refuses to say whether the officers where on duty. This also leads me to believe the are preparing an "out" of the officer's conduct. A person not trying to hide anything should not have a problem saying yes or no they were on duty at the time. I agree the ORPD should not be punishing or treatign the officers any differnt until they are found guilty. What I am afraid off is if the officers are found to have not committed any crimes the ORPD will drop everything. The problem with that is just because someone doesn't committ a crime doesn't mean they are not guilty of policy or regulations. Not sure if Oak Ridge has a Merit Councel but this should be presented to them for review, not just the police department. This is not the case. Even though a crime or policy violation may have occurred in another jurisdiction the officer's administration need to be aware of the officer's actions. And Estep should file a formal complaint to ORPD through normal channels and then follow up. I kneo if I have an issue with an officer, regardless of where they work or where the incident took place their administration and/ or merit councel will be fully aware of what had occurred. Officers take care of their own, that is a fact. And it depends on the individual officer how far they they will go to protect. Most will just not say anything against their fellow officer while others will take a more active role in protecting their fellow officers. It is already apparent that these officers have people within their own department trying to keep them out of trouble by refusing to answer questions that are a matter of public record. Dolomite

Glad to hear it. Now you need to figure out who did it and prevent it from ahppening again. If it was personal they will do the same or even something else to grief you. Did they say they found the dog or was it dropped off? Most shelters take basic information when dogs are dropped off. Not saying you can prove they took the dog but it will give you a place to start if it happens again. Dolomite

How old is the dog? Did it bark a lot or have any habits others might not like? I would start looking locally in your neighborhood, especially if the dog was housed in a back yard. I would also call the nearest animal drop off. Perhaps a neighbor didn't like the dog for whatever reason and took it to a shelter. Put up flyers and make sure to put on the flyers, that you are going to post everywhere, that the dog was your 5 year old child's best friend. I know it seems drastic but I am sure a local media outlet would be all over a heart wrenching story of a young child's best friend being taken during the holidays. Then if all else fails offer a small reward. You would be surprized how many bad guys have a change of heart when they start feeling the heat. Dolomite

As Garufa said the majority of accuracy problems are shooter induced. People don't shoot well then they try to blame the firearm. For most people it takes work to shoot well. I would let anyone who will pull the trigger shoot it. Having only a couple of people shoot it won't give a good idea of overall accuracy. The majority of pistols come close to where they need to be but few are exactly lined up with the sights. I will shoot at 100 yards to determine how the zero is. Of course it will be low but other than that it should be centered. And it doesn't take much of an adjustment to see impacts move at 100 yards. Dolomite

Ok, then I guess I did install one. Dolomite

Hey Jon, I can't remember if I installed one of my kits or not. I know I did your trigger. Do me a favor, make sure the gun is unloaded and place the gun on safe. Pull the trigger and tell me if the trigger moves while it is on safe. Thanks Dolomite

They should work fine. You might have to use the original grip screw rather than mine. Do you own a slidefire stock? Dolomite

Enjoy. BTW, I have one of those as well. I don't think I will crack it unless I need to disinfect something. Not a big, or even a little, drinker anymore. Dolomite

For my Savage there is a huge improvement when reloading. With factory ammo it likes it shoots about .5"-.75". With handloads it shoots .25"-.5". Mine is a 7 twist 26" barrel and I shoot 69 SMK's over 24.5grains of Varget. I light it off with Wolf SRM primers. And this is with AR magazine length rounds. Turns out the most accurate load out of my AR also shoots well in my Savage. You will be lucky if your gun shoots wolf under 1.5". My AR is capable of .5" with handloads but will not get under 2" using Wolf. Price, not accuracy, is Wolf's appeal to most people. And Savages are the 10/22 or AR of the bolt action world. Anythign and everythign can be swapped without the need of a gunsmith. I do barrel swaps in 10 minutes. I also set my own headspace using my sized cases, not headspace gauges. This means the chambers are much tighter than factory and my brass lasts much, much longer. And if I need ot fire factory ammo I just crack the barrel loose and use the factory ammo to reset the headspace. There is nothing dangerous about having minimum headspace, it is when you have too much that you run into problems. Dolomite

Right Click and Save As. Sometimes that works better Dolomite

It has been in use for a long time. I know when I was in Bosnia in 1995-1996 they were testing a system that did the same thing. It could give you a distance and direction from one of the three or more sensors. It is pretty amazing stuff but in reality it rarely catches people commiting a crime. I seem to recall a study that it only caught a few criminals a year at the cost of the multi million dollar system itself as well as a hefty cost of running it. How often is a criminal going to shoot a gun then wait around? What woudl likely have to happen is a series of cameras to monitor but that will be met with strong opposition. Dolomite

It has been in use for a long time. I know when I was in Bosnia in 1995-1996 they were testing a system that did the same thing. It could give you a distance and direction from one of the three or more sensors. It is pretty amazing stuff but in reality it rarely catches people commiting a crime. I seem to recall a study that it only caught a few criminals a year at the cost of the multi million dollar system itself as well as a hefty cost of running it. How often is a criminal going to shoot a gun then wait around? What woudl likely have to happen is a series of cameras to monitor but that will be met with strong opposition. Dolomite

Yeah but you are my secret confidant. Dolomite

Problem I have making the tool is I have to figure out how to take the front pin out to make it. That or just buy another lower . Dolomite