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Ditto Welcome. But it isn't really that bad here-- we Memphomaniacs have a higher probability of getting carjacked, raped, robbed, or burglarized than getting murdered.

There's a chance that in Shelby County schools she would get a 180 day (1 academic year) suspension with their zero tolerance policy. No exceptions. Stupid. On The High Road a week or two ago there was a dad posting that his kid had been suspended for saying the word "gun" on the school bus. http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=321289&highlight=school+bus

If you want to see some fast, trained dogs in action-- I don't want to be on the wrong side of those mutt's muzzles. [ame] [/ame]

Welcome from Memphis.

Welcome from Memphis.

...and some don't take them seriously enough. I have a hard time telling which group I am in. I guess it depends on who is judging.

Welcome, Virgin.

Hi ProTex- Welcome from East Memphis- I have been here in Mogadishu on the Mississippi for 18 years. Lived in San Angelo for 6 months while I was doing some training in the US Army. Where's your shop? I stop by those places a little too often.... Left, Right-- to me it is about character. There are people with and without integrity everywhere, on all sides. I care a lot more about how a person responds in daily reality rather than what they profess to believe. Actions are a lot louder than words. I think I might be more Libertarian than anything else, but that's a bit of an odd-man-out position here in TN, and I don't really understand Libertarianism totally, but I like the idea of small government and keeping the government out of my private life. I'll bet my wife is more liberal than yours-- and mine's a pretty good shot with her Glock and will not hesitate to use it if needed. I'll get her trained with a shotgun sometime soon. A good-shooting liberal on my side is better than a conservative who can't shoot--- Anyway, welcome.

Welcome from E. Memphis.

Welcome from Memphis.

We have a month's worth of food, a lot of first aid stuff, working on building up my guns & ammo, growing our own food more and more, woodstove for winter heat and cooking, looking into solar power.... It is kinda fun. I ride a bicycle- I wear a helmet. In 20 years I have only used my helmet once. It saved my life according to the paramedics and doctors. I figure it is a lot like carrying-- you hope you never need any of it, but if you need it and don't have it....

Welcome from E. Memphis. What station? Channel 3? I ride my bike down there on week-ends.

She is my heroine! Another take on the story - an unarmed male Viet Nam vet also took the same guy on before the female security guard got there. He gets a Purple Heart for this one. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22198709/

Welcome from East Memphis.

Welcome from East Memphis.

Welcome.

Yeah, that is a nice rifle, I'd like one, too.

Welcome-- I am an old-timer now- I have been here about 24 hours! As Tom G. said in a class I took with him, I now live in "Mogadishu on the Mississippi". I liked that one when I heard it.

Hi ya'll-- Don't know a lot about weapons yet but I do know a lot about docs and firearms, etc. I am a shrink in Memphis (lots of customers here) and I routinely ask folks about the firearms they might have in their possession as a legitimate part of a mental health exam. Asking a depressed person if they have firearms available is routine for medical and mental health professionals. It is a health-related question in the event that you are depressed. If you are getting a prostate exam, a firearm question is definitely out of place! More men kill themselves with handguns than any other method-- it is appropriate to ask a suicidal person if they have one easily available that they can and will use on themselves. Here's what goes on with docs and depression and firearms- If the doc's professional opinion is that you are depressed, part of an assessment of depression is your suicidality-- In other words, do you appear as though you going to off yourself soon. If you look suicidal to the doc, the doc's next step is to ask about a plan to do it, your willingness to do it, and to ascertain if you have the means to do it. If you have a firearm or a few dozen sleeping pills, those are both easy ways you can off yourself, and those are the top 2 ways people do it. Sometimes folks will say "Well, I've thought about killing myself with a gun". Then I'll ask, "Do you have one?" Sometimes they don't even own one or know how to get one. Other times they'll say things like "Oh yeah, I'll use my S&W .38" Very different answers. At some point there is a decision made by the doc-- if the doc thinks you want to kill yourself, you have the means to do it, and the doc thinks you are really going to do it, the the doc by law has to take certain steps-- if the doc fails to do this and you kill yourself, the doc's license is in danger and the doc can be sued by your survivors (and the doc will lose-- we carry minimum $1,000,000 per incident liability insurance, by the way). An involuntary commitment is in order if you are going to kill yourself. The doc will call 911 and you will be taken involuntarily by the cops to your area's holding facility-- in Memphis, it is The Med. They will chain you to a gurney there until they determine you are safe enough to release. In Tennessee, they can hold you for up to 3 days against your will, after which you get a hearing to determine if you are sane enough to release or not. I have had to call 911 several times in my career. Violent crazy people bring guns and other weapons into my office now and then. I used to have blood stains on my carpet from a woman who cut her arm open with a razor in my office. A couple of patients have assaulted me in my office. We take this @#$% seriously and asking about firearms is absolutely ok if you are treating someone for depression or a mental disorder or who is prone to violence. A colleague was held at gunpoint in his office by a suicidal woman-- he wrestled the gun away from her eventually. She later killed herself in another doctor's office. A shrink was killed at one place I worked-- he tried to take the gun away from a suicidal woman who had it in her hand. Shot him in the throat- he bled to death before the paramedics arrived. Then she killed herself. (Dumb- leave and call the SWAT team!) People are strange, and often the strangest ones show up in our offices. So if you are depressed or distraught and your doc asks you if you own firearms, he's doing his job. If you can't handle the question, don't ask the doc for help, or just lie.

Hi there- Welcome. I have only been a member since this morning. Looks like a helpful board to me so far.

Hi there- Welcome. I joined this morning!

I have a Glock 19 because both my wife and I can shoot it well. And, I like the reliability and price. I don't care if it isn't sexy, pretigious, or pretty- it simply works.

Hi Ya'll-- I live near U of M- wife's a professor there. I'm a shrink (psychologist). I work in E. Memphis @ Polar & Yates. I am new to weapons- I just got a Glock 19 because my wife and I can both shoot one well. I inherited 2 (circa 1950 or so) handguns from my dad, who had a hobby of target shooting when he was on active duty in the Army. S&W .38 Special- long barrel, .22 Ruger long barrel target pistol. My first passion outside my family is bicycles-- I have 8 bikes, but only 4 or 5 are working right now. They're kinda like guns, but bigger and more expensive. Much harder to conceal! I am certified to teach bike safety to adults and kids, and I have found that gun safety is a lot like bike safety-- there is a lot of misinformation out there and a lot of folks have knee-jerk fear reactions based on bad information. Anyway, I've lurked a couple of days. Good to be here.