greetings from Massachusetts

[Brewer]

Greetings from Massachusetts. I was raised in TN though all my adulthood has been elsewhere, longest in central MA. The shooter community really sticks together behind enemy lines in New England. Our virtual rallying point is northeastshooters.com where I'm an active member (same name/avatar). Recent developments in Virginia convinced me 1) we need to monitor and support the 2A community outside our own regions and 2) nowhere is safe from 2A-intrusion, whether after one or several elections. I want to keep a finger on the pulse in TN, support local organizations, help preserve rights for the friends and family I visit several times every year. Thank you for having a similar regional forum to make these things happen. I intend to lurk and learn at first but hope to become an active contributor to this forum as well as NES.

"A republic, if you can keep it."

[TGO David]

Thanks for joining and big thanks for helping support TGO! You are absolutely correct in your two points.  I often worry that the majority of gun owners in Tennessee think that it could never happen here, but all it takes is a look at how Memphis and Nashville vote to see that the tail could very easily wag the dog here too.

 

[buck1032]

When I saw the title I hopped over expecting another person abandoning the Commie North and to kindly ask you to leave your accent there in MA when you moved here.  

[Brewer]

Ha, not a chance. Everyone here comments on my Southern accent.

[Radtekk]

I'm a former resident of MA also, moved down here to God's country in September to Jefferson City. I'm also a member of northeast shooters although I don't believe I've ever had the pleasure of meeting @brewer. My name and avatar there are also the same as here.

I'm from all over, only lived in MA for 11 years, and NOT a northern liberal by any stretch! 

Anyway, as he said, it really can happen anywhere, complacency is our enemy! 

[DWARREN123]

Howdy and Welcome to TGO!!!

[TripleGGG]

Welcome to TGO. 

[xtriggerman]

Hmmm, a MA 2A guy.  You have my deepest sympathy and admiration. About 20 years ago when I was an upstate NY-er, I made my one and only trip to an MA gun show. Shotgun news all ways prominently advertised the West Springfield show and thought despite my NY CCW being a felony in neighboring MA, I should check it out.  Now I used to visit my favorite 1000 table NY gun show in Syracuse regularly back in the day and I have to say, that MA show was something I never "felt" in a gun show. It was a nice show on the surface like any other but..... as I walked around listening to the attendee's and spotting an occasional MA "weapon card" during a purchase, it was like we all were like doing something illegal just by being in the vicinity of all those firearms. Its sure was weird. The entire place was enveloped in a quiet hush of low tone speak. As if it was a drug dealing establishment and no one wanted to be recognized being there except for 2 young guys dressed in full Nazi erra Marine camo uniforms. I'll never forget that experience. That said, a show I Loved to visit was the 750 table Allentown PA show. What a fantastic mix of Antiques, meat on the table guns and A-Z in military new & old. The 1000 table Harrisburg PA show is nice too but the old stuff lives in Allentown.  I miss those shows. TN has nothing like em.

 Any way, welcome to TGO Mr. Brewer!

Edited January 5, 2020 by xtriggerman