monkeylizard

Use a TSA lock on the case and on the exterior of your bag. That way the TSA goons can open stuff up w/o cutting your locks off. You can get them pretty much anywhere (Target, Wal-Mart). Look for the little red diamond or red torch logo on the locks. Those indicate they are TSA approved and their goons have a key to open them. I'd also put a slip of paper in the case with your name and phone number. They can call if there are any issues.

The Wally-Walk is a fun way to get used to carrying in public. You'll be carrying in a place you're probably already familar with, doing normal stuff, and around enough people to feel like you're in public, but not exactly in a crowd. As a whole, Wal-Mart is not openly gun friendly, but they're not gun unfriendly either. Wal-Mart's official policy is two-fold and is similar to most businesses. (1) They abide by the carry laws of the state/municipality in which the store is located. (2) They reserve the right to ask any patron to leave if they are causing other patrons problems. As long it doesn't keep other people from spending money in their stores, they don't seem to care. But if someone complains, it will probably be the gun owner asked to change something, not the complainer.

Regular. Just like buying a .22

When I was a kid (1st through 3rd grade) we were stationed at Kadena AFB on Okinawa. It was one of 2 forward bases for the SR-71. There, we called it the Habu after a local very deadly black snake. It was amazing that every time that thing went up, people all over the base came out to watch it. Even the F-15 fighter pilots stood in their front lawns loking up. Night launches were awesome. You could watch those orange afterburners for what seemed like forever, then hear the roar long after the orange dots were gone from view. We had a 2nd grade field trip to the SR-71 hangar. We couldn't go in it, but got meet the pilots and crew, touch the wing, put on the space helmets, and eat food from a toothpaste tube. Peaches, yum. Take that, lame Nashville Children's Theater field trips.

Don Kennedy Roofing did mine a year ago. Good job. I know I paid a little more, but I'm happy with it. I have also heard excellent things about Tim Leeper.

It's a shop in Kentucky. They do a ton of Internet sales. They ship to your local dealer (who does the paperwork and BG check for a fee that ranges from $30-$60+). Some FFLs won't take shipments from them for various reasons. Discount Guns for Sale - Buds Gun Shop

Fixed it for ya

Based on the stories from the link, you should never represent the wife. A friend of mine practices elder law. One of his partners (family law guy, I think) has a bullet hole in the wall where someone took a shot at him.

Seems that way. CinemaSpy quoted Bryan Cranston as saying that AMC is moving them up to July, and they mistakenly thought he was on The Walking Dead. He's on Breaking Bad. October is still what I'm seeing for deh zombehs.

Congrats on the new knives, such thoughtful doggies. But I still vote Shun FTW.

She has a very funny (unintentionally funny) PSA against cyber-bullying out on her YouTube. It's downright criminal how stupid this girl is.

Yep. He's also a member here.

An older policy did indeed say that Wally permitted CC in those states that allow it and only allowed OC by LEOs, but that official policy has since been altered to be stores follow the state and local laws regarding handgun carry by customers. However, they reserve the right to ask anyone legally carrying (OC or CC) to conceal it, remove it, or leave the store. So to say that Wal-Mart frowns on OC is not completely accurate. As a company, they're basically trying to stay out of the whole thing. As to the real world, it depends on who the duty manager is and if any other customers complain or start running around the small appliances yelling "SHE'S GOT A GUN! SHE'S GOT A GUN!". Wal-Mart as a company is trying to stay out of the debate and is primarily interested in getting money from its customers. So long as permit holders aren't frightening other customers by the presence of our guns, they really don't care. The point of a Wally Walk is to become comfortable with carrying in public, either CC or OC. You do some rather ordinary things (buy action movies, eat some nachos, generally be in public) with a firearm on your person during a WW. By the time you reach the checkout lanes you should be recognizing that (a) nobody noticed your heater and ( if they did, they didn't care. If your local Wally is known to be an OC friendly store, then by all means, go fo it. If it's a known "cover it up" store, then it sort of defeats the point of getting more comfortable with open carrying if management or store security will be all in your business on your first date. Find another Wally if you really want to OC it.

Thanks. I didn't know that. +1 to what Hozzie said. Nice summary.

I should have specified that handguns have to pass through an FFL in the recipient's home state. Long guns do not. All of this of course assumes that we're not talking about items controlled under the NFA (full auto, SBR, suppressors, etc). Then it's a whole different animal. From ATF Publication 5300.4 http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-4.pdf (B2) From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA? A person may only acquire a firearm within the person’s own State, except that he or she may purchase or otherwise acquire a rifle or shotgun, in person, at a licensee's premises in any State, provided the sale complies with State laws applicable in 177 the State of sale and the State where the purchaser resides. A person may borrow or rent a firearm in any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes. [18 U.S.C 922(a)(3) and (5), 922((3), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30] (B3) May an unlicensed person obtain a firearm from an out-of- State source if the person arranges to obtain the firearm through a licensed dealer in the purchaser’s own State? A person not licensed under the GCA and not prohibited from acquiring firearms may purchase a firearm from an out-of-State source and obtain the firearm if an arrangement is made with a licensed dealer in the purchaser's State of residence for the purchaser to obtain the firearm from the dealer. [18 U.S.C 922(a)(3) and 922((3)]

That's the normal definition, but not for firearms. Federal firearms laws (and the ATF) make no distinction of eligibility of the ultimate recipient. A straw purchase to the ATF is simply that the actual buyer is being hidden by an intermediary. Notice that I said buyer, not owner. In a gift transaction, a 3rd party is the end owner, but is NEVER a buyer. If the "gift" recipient gives the buyer the money for the item, then it is no longer a gift, it is a straw purchase regardless of the final owner's legal ability to own a firearm or not.

Not quite. It's fine for the giftee to tell you what they want. It's not fine for them to give you the money to buy it either before or after the purchase. THAT'S a straw purchase. I can tell my brother that I want to get him a firearm for his birthday and ask him what he wants. That's fine. It's not a straw purchase. I am the purchaser. I will fill out the ATF form and I will pass the background check*. Then I will give it as a gift with no recompense from him of any kind. It's a gift. When I give it to my brother, there is no paperwork to fill out and no FFL to go through UNLESS he is a resident of another state. Then and only then does it have to pass through an FFL and it would be one in the recipient's home state. *Assuming I'm purchasing from a dealer. I can purchase the gift from an individual and not do that, just like any other private sale.

Nero's Grill in GH isn't bad. Not great, but not bad. Shalimar is supposed to be one of the best Indian places in the city. Both are walking distance from GH Hampton Inn. If you want a steakhouse that's NOT a chain (Morton's, Ruth's CHRIS, Stoney River, and Fleming's) then you can try The Stockyard or Jimmy Kelly's. Neither are in GH, so you'd need a cab. The Stockyard is proud of their wine cellar. The Stockyard used to have a courtesy van than ran to area hotels. They may go to GH. You'd have to call.

If you're present, and Netflix isn't limiting you to a specific device or number of devices, no problem logging on from another house, as long as you logout when done. That's like buying Iron Man on DVD and taking it to your brothers house and watching it with them IMO. It's a problem if you give them your password to use it whenever they please. That's like copying the DVD and passing it on to them. That's when it crosses to theft. But in the digital media world, those lines are getting blury. Legislation will never be able to keep up with the pace of technology.

First of all, Netflix distributes through a lot of different distribution channels. PC viewing is only one of them. Netflix also streams through set-top boxes like Roku Google TV and TiVo, on many BluRay DVD players, newer TVs with NetFlix built-in, Nintendo Wii, Micorosft XBox 360, Sony's Playstation3 etc. They also do mail-order DVD/BluRay. As for Netflix accoutn sharing, in our gun world, this would be like paying for a membership to a range that includes you and your family and a reaosnable number of guests so long as you're present. Let's say that range is accessed through a keypad. How many of ou think it's OK to share that code with just anyone when your contract with the range owner clearly says your membership is for you, household members, and guests accompanied by you?

I just heard last night that MW3 will be like MW2, a console port to the PC. No dedicated servers. No thanks. I'll pass. I forgot how much I hated MW2's server setup until I read that. IW now officially sucks in the PC world.

Arizona brand tea (no, I don't think it actually meets the Southern definition of "tea") comes in some very thick plastic 1 gallon jugs. It's every bit as thick as a good quality gasoline can. I use them for water storage. I also use one to store old oil and gasoline to take it out to the Trinity Lane hazmat site. Sometimes it takes me a while to get enough used oil to fill it up, and it has never had a leak. If it can hold old gas and oil for a year, I think it can handle water.

It's like any other IWB, but not actually connected to anything. The friction from the outer skin along with the pressure from your waistband/belt keeps it in place. The inner lining is just black ballistic nylon, so your firearm won't stick inside. There's welting along the opening made from the rubber stuff, so you do get about 1/4" of grippy on the inside edge. That keeps the firearm from shifting around inside the holster. They also have mag holsters.

Here's my review of the Remora with a Kahr PM9 http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/firearm-accessories/58088-remora-no-clip-holster-review-kahr-pm9.html#post739014

I took a leap of faith and bought a Remora no-clip holster for my Kahr PM9. Mine has the RFT option, which means that there is a thin layer of something stiff in the core between the inner and outer fabric for the upper half of the holster. Basically, if you insert your firearm, from around the trigger up to the mouth of the holster, it's stiff. The lower portion remains plyable. Yes, I know that sounds dirty, no jokes please. The width of the mouth can still be pressed closed, but it's not plyable like a regular fabric/neoprene holster might be. The purpose is to allow easier re-holstering because the insert keeps the mouth from being pressed closed while the firearm is drawn. Now for the review. Pro The build seems to be quality. Nice stitching. No frayed ends or edges. A nice even quality build. the clipless design allows a truly customized cant, and even depth to some degree. You can't make it ride high if you like yours that way. It has to be low, but you can set it to exactly how low you want it to be. It's grippier than a grippy thing that is grippy. I can wear my Kahr PM9 all day and it doesn't seem to move at all during a normal around-town kind of day. In and out of the car, up and down stairs, just general movement. I have worn it while doing yard work, including planting in the garden for about 3 hours. In this case, it did tend to slide up, but only by about1/4". Or maybe my pants slipped by that much. Either way, it was in no danger of suddenly falling out of my pants (See above comment about jokes). I can wear it w/o having to cinch my belt as tight as I do with my XD on a CompTac Minotaur, but this could be down to the weight differnce of the XD and PM9 more than the holster. It's tuckable (see con below) and ambidextrous. I'm a righty and it allowed my to experiment with the holster at 5 o'clock in a lefty configuration. I didn't care for it, but to each his/her own. Con When dropping your pants (for any of a multitude of reasons), you have to remember to grip it between your thumb and your waistband or it will fall. It's not really a problem and I find I'm already instinctively doing this. It is tuckable, but because it's so grippy, you have to give your shirt a good tug to get it to untuck and expose the firearm if it's time for business. When doing so, I can feel the Remora slip up a little. Again, not so much that it will come completely out, but enough that I notice. The CompTac's kydex allows the shirt to slide off much more easily than the Remora's grippy skin. I haven't tried it with an undershirt where the Remora would be between that and the outer shirt. Not sure which one it would grip to more. It will certainly grip to skin much more than to clothing. In the end, I'm happy with the product. It does the job well, looks good, has a quality feel, and was a reasonable price ($29.99 on their site for a #4 holster). I like it so much more than my High Noon single clip that holds a Ruger LCP. Home of the Original Remora No Clip Holster