Recent content by johncantiusgarand

I didn't like weapon lights for a long time, and I was taught to illuminate with a separate light in my off-hand held away from my body in order not to draw fire to my vitals. This, of course, required me to shoot one-handed, but it seemed like a "no-brainer"; I certainly didn't want my vitals...

Sadly, I've read a lot of opinions here that seem to support the policy of leaving the majority of the rank-and-file members of the military disarmed as some sort of safeguard against government tyranny. These are grown men and women who DESERVE the same right to self-defense as any regular...

There were no ND's in my area, but I still had some misgivings. Many of the citizens who turned up at our local recruiting station were "in costume". This citizen defense of recruiting centers is mostly a gesture to bring attention to the folly of disarming stateside military. It is a great...

I agree. Tennessee's scheme is doubly unconstitutional, because it also violates the state constitution which says “[t]hat the citizens of this State have a right to keep and to bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms...

The ATF likes the POC states, because they claim that the states have access to more information and can deny folks who would otherwise pass the NICS check. I'm in Tennessee, and I think TICS does a lousy job. Despite a squeaky clean record, ever since a guy with the same date of birth as mine...

The UPIN also creates a permanent federal record of your firearm purchases. It is referred to as a "Voluntary Appeal File", because you are volunteering to have a file created on you about all your firearm transactions in order to streamline the approval process. Federal law prohibits...

Someone here (don't remember who) was suggesting that if the police with their riot gear couldn't effectively control the looting, then visibly armed citizens would do no better. I think it worth mentioning that troublemakers react differently to armed private citizens than they do to armed...

Why do you think you need to unload at the end of the day? If is out of a concern for safety, I submit that it is safer to just leave it loaded; it is during loading and unloading of firearms that many--if not most negligent discharges occur. Are you worried about kids finding it?

My best friend at work and I have been laughing at that remark off and on all night!

http://hsrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=ArjAvJSTGsouoX.1750Gw4szQVxH/RV=1/RE=1380804980/RH=aHNyZC55YWhvby5jb20-/RO=2/RU=aHR0cDovL2ZpbmFuY2UueWFob28uY29tL25ld3MvYmxvb21iZXJnLXdhcm5zLWlsbGVnYWwtb25saW5lLWd1bi0xMDU2NTMwNTkuaHRtbA--/RS=^ADA19shFLfQ48LofupIh9J4IrjgYFE- So Bloomberg investigates Armslist...

This year I fit a brand-new .45 ACP cylinder to an old S&W 2nd model hand ejector that had originally been in .455, but that some "Bubba" had reamed out (sloppily) for .45 Colt. Had I known how many hours it would take me to time each chamber, and how stiff and sore I'd be when done, I'd never...

I disagree. He'd be liable for anything unlawful he did with the firearm. And if so, he could expect to be charged appropriately. But the charges wouldn't include "going armed". TN gun laws get their teeth from the TN Constitution which states "That the citizens of this State have a...

I have to agree with JohnBT. If you get caught trying to sell a stolen firearm, you are either a witness or a suspect. The difference between the two largely comes down to how much you cooperate with the investigation. I unwittingly bought a stolen pistol once, and the guy I ultimately traded...

TN state law takes an "All's well that ends well" approach--at least as far as handguns go. If you employ a handgun in justifiable self-defense, you are not liable for the otherwise illegal possession of that handgun. TCA 39-17-1322 states : "A person shall not be charged with or...

A few years ago, I had one of the Kahr Thompson "Commando" models (Parkerized M1927A1 models with blackened furniture and a horizontal rather than vertical "pistol-gripped" handguard that frustrated me to no end. It was a real "jam-o-matic" that I eventually got rid of. Well, the bug was...