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  That's the ideal, but it's not unheard of for an innocent person to plead to a lesser charge because they don't think they'll win at trial. A plea also avoids/reduces jail time and court/lawyer fees that the innocent person can't afford.   The officer reported that he smelled alcohol and that the guy failed the field sobriety. Assuming that the officer is one of the majority who are good cops, then yes it's a good arrest. If he's a dirty SOB and trumped up the "I smell alcohol" and that even if the guy could cross a tightrope over the Grand Canyon backwards on a unicycle, he was going to fail to complete the FST as instructed, then we have another thing entirely. There's no witness and no objective evidence one way or the other.   If he was DUI, we agree. If he wasn't, then there's a broken criminal law system to blame.       I'm saying that the story as written, introduces more questions about the DUI arrest than it answers. If it was a good stop, then screw this guy. No doubt that his current antics are misguided, at best.

Did you just suggest his logo be KKK? :rofl:

  Maybe. You're assuming that he was indeed driving drunk. If he wasn't, it wouldn't be the first time someone was wrongly arrested. An officer lying about smelling alcohol and failing a field sobriety test would be a pretty easy way to screw someone over, should that officer be so inclined. 100 out of 100 times, the judge is going to believe the officer. Without objective evidence like a blood draw or a breathalyzer reading, there's no way to know for sure. It's Sheriff Weatherford and the DA that make me suspicious. Why would they bend over backwards to work out the lesser charge to try to keep him from losing his job? Was it simply because he's a young man that has a long future and they wanted to help him? Or was it because the officer made a "driving while black" arrest and getting a lesser conviction was the best way to protect the department from a lawsuit while not totally screwing over an innocent victim? Inquiring minds want to know. Add in the fact that he wants the arresting officer fired, and it tells me that he obviously thinks the officer did something wrong. A wrongful arrest in this case is the only thing that comes to mind.   If he was DUI, screw him. I tend to lean towards this but there's some doubt in my mind, based solely on what's presented in the article.

  ...on a horse, with a tiger pelt draped over his shoulder, and a bottle of vodka in the hand not holding the sword.

I hear that the Spy Museum is awesome, but I haven't been yet. The same goes for the bureau of engraving and printing.   Check out the Library of Congress located behind the Capitol. They have a nice exhibit of artifacts, including Lincoln's personal effects from the night he was assasinated. They also have some of George Washington's school textbooks.   Contact your Congressman's or either Senator's office and find out if they have any Capitol tours while you're there. You'll start at their office in the neighboring office buildings and ride their private subway tram over to the Capitol. You'll be with other Tennesseeans and in a smaller group than the regualr tours, and led by an intern. I lucked out and went when Sen. Frist was the Senate Majority Leader so we also got to see the SML's office which is not part of the regular tour. It has the fireplace where the British troops burned books from the Library of Congress which suubsequently burned down the Capitol during the War of 1812.

This can't be real. It's funny, but it just can't be real....can it?

  There is, but first it requires 2 keys and a magic word.

Thanks for this. I had a rather lousy night* and this really helped. :up:             *Admittedly the very definition of 1st world problems, but lousy nonetheless.

Guns & Leather - Greenbrier has a current Groupon for their HCP class. $49. Or $65 if you want to use one of their rental .22 pistolas with their ammo.   https://www.groupon.com/biz/goodlettsville-tn/guns-and-leather

Thanks OS. I went to St. Louis and back yesterday for a Cardinals game (5-4 win over the Pirates. Go Cards!) and left my heater at home because I didn't want to have to deal with IL and its stupid laws. That new change will make the decision to go back for more Cardinals games easier.         Yeah, I know about the left turn at Paducah that only puts me in IL for about a mile at Fort Defiance, but that adds an hour round-trip to an already long day.

Straight from the horse's . . . .mouth?   http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/transgun0-000.pdf   It's meant to be printed and tri-folded as a pamphlet, so start on the right and work your way through it.   Cliff's Notes version: separate the ammo from the handun (including emtying all magazines). Field strip the handgun and place the parts in a locked container inaccessible to the driver, preferably in the trunk if you have one.   Though this IL pamphlet doesn't say so, a similar one from NJ says don't make any stops that aren't necessary. Get gas, and keep moving.

  BINGO! We have a winner!

Same here. It's a range gun. Much too large and heavy for me to carry daily, although I know some find that it works for them just fine.

I have a Beretta and have owned a Taurus 92 and shot a couple of other Taurus 92s. The decocker/safety on the Taurus can be cocked and locked. On the Beretta, moving from fire to safe passes through the decocker step and lowers the hammer. It's on the frame on the Taurus, making it a little easier to reach, esp for someone with small hands. Not only are the mags not interchangeable, but because of the relocated safety, neither are the grips. The fit/finish on the Beretta is a little better. The gaps are tighter. The biggest difference to me is the trigger pull. It's noticeably smoother on the Beretta. Personally, I don't like the gigantic lettering that Taurus feels the need to emblazon on every slide they produce, so there's that too. I do like the look of the polished stainless Taurus more than the Inox Beretta. Heresy, I know.

I just sent Ron Jackson and e-mail. I'll let you all know what he thinks.   We should be OK on the member-to-guest ratio, assuming Ron and the board think this is OK to do at GGC. Counting Hershmeister, I can just about guarantee that we'll have at least 4 members (Hershmeister, D3VO, myself, and a non-TGO buddy).

When it's not hotter than Satan's balls outside.       Seriously though, Saturdays are usually blocked out with rifle or IDPA matches, but some of those will stop when the weather turns a bit colder. Right now, the November calendar shows Saturdays as all available, but that could just mean that the calendar hasn't been updated. Sundays are good as the only scheduled events are up on the trap stands. Weekdays are of course much quieter. Having the place to ourselves is a crap shoot. Sometimes I go and it's empty. Other times I go and there are a few other shooters. Outside of matches and the annual picnic, I've never seen more than 6 other people there.

I'm torn as well. I agree with the others here who think the cops acted in a reasonable manner and the the real failure is on the DA and the first judge. That makes it a wrongful arrest, but one that could have been quickly rectified at that first stop along the way to where we are now.   I also agree that he was straight up looking for this kind of confrontation.   If I controlled the civil trial jury, I'd probably find in his favor and award him $1.

I'm very interested in hearing various supressors. I'm a member at the Gallatin Gun Club up at the TVA steam plant. There's no particlular limit to the # of guests I can have, but if it's more than say 3 or 4 I'd want to run it past Ron Jackson first. It's plenty big enough to handle this and goes to 300 yards. As long as everyone agrees to abide by the range rules, I'd be willing to participate.

  Get the facts. http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm   I'd have given her the money too, and I'd bet most people would too after they get the facts.

The Tennesseean has a Libertarian-Detector at  the front door. He'd never get back in to his office if you turn him.

Civil suit filing in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . 

I didn't know it was still on the air...

I learn something new each day. I always thought the lower was once-an-NFA-always-an-NFA. I knew it could have a rifle upper installed and it wouldn't be considered an SBR in that config, but I assumed all other NFA regulations followed it, including sale and interstate transport.