monkeylizard

A big +1 to Trekbike and JeffL for helping out with this. I have a couple of more things to do on it tonight and it will be done. I'll get some pics up as soon as it's ready.

Same here. My first expensive kitchen knife was a Shun 8" Chef's knife. It's Damsacus steel, looks great, and functions even better. I'll never go back to cheap knives in the kitchen again.   sybo, that knife looks like a miniature samurai sword. :up:

  Well, 1359, actually. 1359 section (d ) defers to 1311 for parks, greenways, etc., but makes no mention of deferring to it for places like museums, community centers, arenas, etc. That means, IMO, that such places could still be posted and carrying past the posting would be a violation of 1359, even though it's (probably) no longer a violation of 1311 since the recent law change. One could possibly argue, at least in some instances, that such places fall within a park and are part of a public park so 1359 would defer to 1311, but that's not always the case and may or may not hold sway with a judge even in those places where a normal person would think it would.   Others have a different opinion and read 1359(d )'s deferral to apply to all places listed in 1311. I personally don't see that, but to each his own.

  Yes, TN honors your MA LTC. You have 6 months from the time you move here to get a TN HCP (handgun carry permit). Until then your MA LTC is equal to a TN HCP. In TN, you can carry open or concealed. The choice is yours. That's true with your out of state MA license (for 6 months) as well as for your TN HCP once you get it.   https://www.tn.gov/safety/handgunmain.shtml

Yep. 2 people killed, actually. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/17/canada-ducklings-highway-fatal-court/20513845/   She faced life in prison, but was ultimately sentenced to 90 days in jail and a 10 year ban on driving. Plus the 90 days will be served on weekends, so it's kind of like getting detention for 2 counts of negligent homicide.

If you have time, look into doing a sea kayak tour of the caves at La Jolla. Several outfitters in La Jolla for that. May be further out than you want to go though.   I was kidding about Tijuana. It's very much not safe there these days. I wouldn't go.

In Russia, he rides up front.

Yeah, that's the more likely reality of the situation, but by the letter of the law, I think it's probably worse than shooting it (assuming outside city limits) if an overzealous LEO decided to charge with anything and everything.   I suspect that the reality is that for the most part TWRA is probably OK with it, they just can't say so in public. I suspect they may get a little more attentive if you're both putting it down and claiming the carcass.

  Maybe, but it may actually make things worse. Page 16 of the 2014 Hunting and Fishing guide lists the tools which may be used in hunting and specifically says that anything not listed is not allowed. A knife is not listed, so you'd (by the letter of the law) be hunting out of season from a roadway (possibly w/o the proper permits too), and now you'd be adding on a charge for using an unlawful device. http://www.binghamgroup.com/twra/hunt-trap-guide2014/   That's by the letter of the law, of course. In reality, I suspect things play out much differently.

  In reality, that's probably how it's going to play out nearly every time. But from a letter-of-the-law perspective, it's no bueno.

  Where did you hear that?   You can collect the meat yourself as long as you notify TWRA or local LEO within 48 hours, but only if the deer was killed by the accident. The law makes no room for a deer that was shot after the accident. http://www.tn.gov/twra/faqmain.html

By law, it's ilegal and a TWRA issue. You're taking a deer out of season and/or from a roadway, possibly w/o a license w/ big game permit.   The reality is that you're taking a risk and it will all depend on if LEO (incl. TWRA) get involved and how the responding officer decides to handle it. It could be fine, or it may not be.

We liked Old Town.   Don't forget to find an In-N-Out burger while you're there.

3 words:   Tijuana Donkey Show               Seriously though, +1 to the USS Midway. You could catch a Padres game if they're in town. Coronado's a nice place, but it's a mile and a half walk from the ferry stop on Coronado over to the beach and the Hotel Del Coronado. You may be able to hail a cab there at the nearly abandoned shopping center at the ferry stop on Coronado.

Since you're in MJ, the closest is going to be the Gallatin Gun Club, but it's private, so members and their guests only. They have a waiting list. If you're going to be in M.J. for a while, I suggest you look into it. They have a 300 yard range plus 2 trap stands. Send an email to ronjackson@comcast.net to get on the waiting list.   http://www.gallatingun.com/

  I thought the same thing. If it will hold 20 apple trees it's not a kennel, it's a fenced field. :D

+1 to the Nashville Gun Club (aka the sporting clay range off of Briley Pky near Bordeaux) for clay pigeons. They don't have a target stand range, so if you want to shoot at paper, you'll have to look elsewhere. They're strictly trap, skeet, and sporting clays.

What is this "pretty Glock" of which you speak? Sure, next to an HP, it's the belle of the ball, but when the beer goggles wear off you realize just what exactly you brought home with you.

Or steal a rail from the end section and remove the last post. Take out one section instead of the whole fence.

This is distinction I've been harping about in the other threads on park carry. Notice that the deference in 1359 to 1311 does not contain the same list of places contained in 1311. 1359 only defers to 1311 for the grounds of any public park, natural area, historic park, nature trail, campground, forest, greenway, waterway or other similar public place that is owned or operated by the state, a county, a municipality or instrumentality thereof. 1311 specifically lists the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes. Notice that 1359 does not mention civic centers or other building facilities and does not include the recreational purposes phrase. Amptheaters, zoos, stadiums, etc. don't fit any of the properties listed in 1359 unless they are in fact public parks. They aren't natural areas, campgrounds, greenways, etc., they are not parks in the traditional sense of an open green space, and they are usually not open to the public the way a regular park is because they charge admission. I don't know that admission charging can change whether something is or isn't a park. The National Park Service and some states charge admission to many of their parks, but they're still parks. To me it's clear that carrying in any of these gov'mt owned/operated places is no longer a violation of 1311, but it's unclear if 1359 would apply or not.

  They're both right. Without 1307 saying it's ilegal, then it's OK, which makes dawgdoc right. But because 1307 exists, then you have a myriad of exceptions and defenses, OhShoot is right.   In Tennessee with regard to firearms laws, the philosophical approach expressed by dawgdoc is not the safest way to go about things. You don't go looking for firearms laws in TN saying you can't do something and if it doesn't exist then you can. 1307 more or less slams that door and means you have to go looking for things which the law says you  can do.

  Yep. Always remember that 39-17-1307 says it's a crime to carry a firearm. 1308 provides a defense to prosecution for certain people (HCP holders included) but that doesn't mean you're not techincally breaking a law. If your firearm is spotted, an officer can absolutely stop you for violating 1307. When you produce your HCP for the officer, 1308 applies and you'll be released.   As far as the car thing goes, you'll find that in 39-17-1307 section ( e). That's where it basically extends "Castle Doctrine" to a vehicle. No permit required. However, posted parking lots would still be off-limits to permit holders, except that 39-17-1313 specifically grants permit holders access to posted parking lots.

Yep, but I'll bite.   TCA can be found here. It's pretty well updated, but sometimes a brand new law or change to an existing law can take a few weeks to be published there: https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/   Weapons laws are generally under 39-17-13, but because an HCP is a defense to a violation of a law, you have to "stack" them to see how they all work together. 39-17-1307 is where it's against the law to carry a firearm. 39-17-1308 is the list of defenses to 1307 (essentially people or situations to whom 1307 doesn't apply). It lists persons permitted under 39-17-1351 as in its special group of people. 39-17-1351 is the HCP portion which describes who can get one and how to do it.   There's more to it as you can see by looking at just how many statutes are under the 39-17-13 section, but it's late and I'm tired. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to fill in the gaps and expound on that.

  Not exactly. The new law only cites athletic facilities/fields in use by a school. Unless Memphis in May is held on the baseball diamond, schools being there in an official capacity are irrelevant.

They have some neat photos on their FB page showing the new sign being installed and all lit up (it's neon), plus some of the demo/construction work being done inside.   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Regal-Range/722224137854454