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Post by goomba on Nov 8, 2011 21:02:57 GMT -5
very nice, I like the first pic the best..
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Post by goomba on Nov 4, 2011 2:42:55 GMT -5
Somewhere along I-26W in South Carolina. I was driven with the need to take this very important photo.
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Post by goomba on Nov 2, 2011 22:57:58 GMT -5
there is actually a gun show at the local shriners temple this weekend. meant to post it earlier, but I've been pretty busy recently.
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Sorry, last weekend was a gun show in Atlanta. THIS weekend is the gun show at the Chattanooga Shriner's temple off of east brainerd rd. sorry for the mix up. Goomba
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Post by goomba on Oct 30, 2011 21:13:44 GMT -5
fixed it for ya!!
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Post by goomba on Oct 30, 2011 18:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by goomba on Oct 30, 2011 16:30:05 GMT -5
P oll Shows Record-Low Support for Handgun BanFriday, October 28, 2011 Results from a just-released Gallup poll (Gallup's annual Crime poll, conducted Oct. 6-9, 2011) show that a record-low 26 percent of Americans favor a ban on the possession of handguns in the United States. According to the poll, when Gallup first asked Americans this question in 1959, 60 percent favored banning handguns. The poll also found support for other gun control measures at historical lows. For the first time, Gallup found greater opposition to (53 percent), than support for (43 percent), a ban on semi-automatic guns and guns misleadingly dubbed "assault weapons." The poll found that support for stricter gun laws is also at a record low, reporting that 44 percent prefer that gun laws be left as they currently are. All key subgroups polled show less support for stricter gun laws, and for a ban on handguns, than they did 20 years ago. In 1991, 68 percent of Americans favored stricter gun laws and 43 percent favored a ban on handguns. Those percentages declined to 43 percent and 26 percent, respectively, today www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=7154
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Post by goomba on Oct 29, 2011 22:02:23 GMT -5
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Post by goomba on Oct 29, 2011 15:35:06 GMT -5
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Post by goomba on Oct 28, 2011 18:27:44 GMT -5
K-9 helps cops, SWAT nab N.H. animal abuserMan threatened to stab his dog, kill himself if police came to his apartment By Pat Grossmith The Union Leader MANCHESTER, N.H. — A city man is nursing some bite wounds after a police dog caught up to him after he ran from an officer, police said. Steven Beland, 21, was arrested Monday afternoon following a short foot and padded paw pursuit that resulted in police dog Nero chomping on Beland's ankle, thigh and buttocks. It began about 4:50 p.m. when Officer John Cunningham was on routine patrol and saw Beland on Montgomery Street. The officer knew Beland was wanted on two counts of receiving stolen property, charges stemming from an early October burglary of a Montgomery Street garage. Beland, police said, twice pawned tools taken in that burglary.. www.policeone.com/K-9/articles/4558213-K-9-helps-cops-SWAT-nab-N-H-animal-abuser/
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Post by goomba on Oct 27, 2011 23:17:18 GMT -5
Bloodthirsty lot ain't ya? Not blood thirsty, but willing to do what needs to be keep me and mine safe. if some sh*thead has the drop on you and his weapon goes click click a couple of times, would you really feel good if you finally dragged your weapon out of wherever you were carrying it and shot the f***head to death? I guess many of you would. Actually, I wouldn't drag my sidearm out... I would move as I draw and shoot him until he/she/it was no longer a viable threat to me or my family. I actively train & take classes from professionals, so that I will have a better than average chance to survive a deadly encounter. With that said, I wouldn't wait for the bad guy's gun to go click, as soon as I saw that he was a threat, I move to stop that threat. bad guy pointing gun at me justifies the use of deadly force. as for feeling good? My family will survive, even If I do not. It is a personal decision that I have already made. My family, friends and loved ones will not be put in harms way. before asking if I would feel good, perhaps you should read two books, "On Killing", and "On Combat" by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, he discusses the realities of the psychological & physiological effect of killing in combat. He references mostly military & police with some civilian accounts of person's who have had to kill another person in order to save a life, & what effect it had on them.
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Post by goomba on Oct 26, 2011 20:36:46 GMT -5
So you would shoot and injure or kill someone for that? Yes, it is a threat upon your life, I would have shot him. you shoot to stop the threat, which may result in the aggressors receiving serious injury that "may" result in his death.
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Post by goomba on Oct 25, 2011 21:06:17 GMT -5
FBI Releases 2010 LEOKA Report While on duty in 2010, 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed, 72 died in accidents, and more than 53,000 were assaulted, according to data in the "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted" report. The number of officers feloniously killed rose 16 percent and accidental deaths rose 53 percent from 2009, according to the 2010 edition of the report, which was released Monday. Assaults fell about 7 percent. The 56 felonious deaths occurred in 22 states and Puerto Rico. The number of officers feloniously killed in 2010 increased by eight compared with the 48 officers killed in 2009. The figure represents a decrease of 14 deaths compared with data from 2001, when 70 officers were killed. The average age of the officers who were feloniously killed was 38 years. The victim officers had served in law enforcement for an average of 10 years. Fifty-four of the victim officers were male, and two were female. Forty-eight of the officers were white, seven were black, and one was Asian/Pacific Islander. Of the 56 officers feloniously killed, 15 were ambushed; 14 were attempting arrests; eight were investigating suspicious circumstances; seven were performing traffic stops or pursuits; six were answering disturbance calls; three were involved in tactical situations such as a high-risk entry; two were conducting investigative activity such as surveillance, searches, or interviews; and one officer was killed while transporting a prisoner. www.policemag.com/Channel/Patrol/News/2011/10/25/FBI-Releases-2010-LEOKA-Report.aspx?ref=OnTarget-Tuesday-20111025&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
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Post by goomba on Oct 25, 2011 12:27:01 GMT -5
its also not a very good feeling to come out of a resturaunt and have you car stolen. then think about if you had your firearm locked in it, when it could have been on you...
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Post by goomba on Oct 22, 2011 6:36:48 GMT -5
carrying a concealed handgun is meant to be comforting, not comfortable.
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Post by goomba on Oct 21, 2011 19:42:06 GMT -5
JiT, you are correct. In the first law you could not carry in bar that only sold alcohol, but you could in resturaunts, like chili's or applebee's. that law was ruled unconstitutional by a nashville judge. the current law allows carry in any establishment that serves alcohol for consumption on premises, as long as the permit holder is not consuming alcohol.
It was never about being able to carry in a 'honky tonk' or a 'park & stab' type establishment
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Post by goomba on Oct 18, 2011 21:54:36 GMT -5
You might be a gun guy if - the first thing you notice is the XD and 5.11 pants.... good spot on the XD, its kinda hard to see the grip in the pic. Why the 9mm in the shower ? Its a 45, and its my daily off duty carry. wasn't gonna bother taking it off just to drill a couple o holes in the wall. (Goombah's gonna LOVE seeing this posted... ) Yes Dear, I'm gonna get you for this...... Hey Goombah! Shotguns make holes way faster! I know. but I dont' think my land lord would appreciate that technique.... besides, my bedroom is in the general direction.
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Post by goomba on Oct 18, 2011 12:45:49 GMT -5
Dealing with PESTS.This article was written by one of my firearms intructors, Randy Harris w/ Suarez International. this is very good information. Links to the article are below. after reading the article if your interested in training with Randy, please look for his classes at www.suarezinternational.com www.suarezinternationalstore.com/classschedule.aspxDealing with PESTS (A comprehensive structure for Pre, Mid and Post Fight Issues) PART 1Suarez International Tier 1 Staff Instructor Randy Harris The subject of self defense is a broad one that encompasses many areas. There is not just one way to defend yourself. People can spend a lifetime working on one area or another and still there is much more to learn. Most people spend their training time working on a "delivery system" of one type or another. For some it is the gun, for others the knife, for many it is the empty hands and others might be the stick. When we look at delivery systems we really are looking at what we will use to end the fight. As our friend Sonny Puzikas says most people spend 95% of their time working on the last 5% of the solution. Having spent most of my life in pursuit of martial excellence I find this to not only be true, but also profound. No matter how hard you hit (which is important) and no matter how well you shoot (also important) the point where these attributes come into play is not at the beginning but rather well into the fight. The following is the structured strategy that I use and teach for dealing with people of unknown intent who approach you on the street. I have been using this in both Suarez International classes and Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit classes for the last 5 years. I have actually had students use this material out in public at lunch on the first day of class when approached by a panhandler. In fact the student actually thought I had set the whole thing up. He did not realize that this encounter was in fact REAL. The student used the verbal and positioning skills we discussed that morning in class and the encounter ended with the panhandler walking away. When I arrived at lunch the student asked where I had found the guy who approached him. I didn't know what he was talking about.The student thought that I had set that encounter up since I had told them that it was something they could very well end up using at the gas station or at lunch that day..... He then realized that his encounter was not staged but had been real and that the material we had just discussed in that morning in class made it easier to make himself less enticing to an unknown and possibly dangerous individual . I did not originate all of the material. In fact it is largely taken from Craig Douglas's Managing Unknown Contacts. I simply organize it a little differently in order to make it more structured and easy for the end user to remember. Without further adieu I present "Pests Eat Fast." In the martial arts and self defense world we often want to know how to end fights. But scant attention is really paid to avoiding fights. In civilian America there are two most likely scenarios for you to employ armed violence against an aggressor.One will be in your home. The other is being approached on the street by muggers or aggressive panhandlers or maybe by individuals who are "protecting turf". First we'll look at the home invasion. How can we limit our exposure to this? Be smart. Don't thoughtlessly brag to anyone who will listen about what you have and then tell them where you live. If you have $100,000 in gold bullion it is not a good idea to tell everyone you know. What do most home invasions have in common? The perpetrator knew in advance what the victim had that was of value and the perpetrator thought it was worth the risk he would be taking in trying to acquire it. Home invasions are not normally fishing expeditions. It is likely a directed assault with the purpose to gain some specific resource that they believed to be there. Usually it will be either drugs or money. So if we do not advertise what we have of value we will make ourselves less likely targets in our home. Add to this some simple measures like good locks on doors, actually LOCKING THE DOORS, motion sensing lights outside, maybe a dog that will bark and bite and you have gone a long way toward making yourself a less inviting target. We want to have a layered defense where our assailants will not have an easy time of it if they decide to try to take whatever it is that they think we have of value. Which house is easier to rob? The one with the door standing wide open or the one with a fence, motion sensing lights, solid locked deadbolt doors, a barking dog, and armed occupants? Now aside from the home robbery scenario our most likely place to be victimized will be on the street after being approached by an unknown person. This could be an aggressive panhandler looking for a handout or it could be a potential mugger sizing us up as victims. This is often referred to as the interview phase. Here the potential assailant is assessing his potential client and determining whether they would make a good target. Some might be familiar with the phenomena of sharks "bumping" prey before they bite it to see if it is in fact edible. The same thing applies here. ----------Con'td in the links listed below--------------------------------- Dealing with PESTS ( A comprehensive structure for Pre, Mid and Post Fight Issues) PART 1 www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/dealing-with-pests-a-comprehensive-structure-for-pre-mid-and-post-fight-issuespart-1.htmlPART 2 www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/dealing-with-pests-part-2.htmlPART 3 www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/dealing-with-pests-part-3.htmlPART 4 (practical applications) www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/dealing-with-pests-part-4-practical-application.htmlPART 5 (more practical applications) www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/dealing-with-pests-part-5-more-practical-application.htm
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Post by goomba on Oct 18, 2011 10:49:54 GMT -5
and this was not a full audit. wonder what would turn up with a full audit.
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Post by goomba on Oct 15, 2011 18:29:23 GMT -5
there is also the goodwill store in front of the rave theater
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Post by goomba on Oct 14, 2011 18:17:08 GMT -5
Hornady Releases Zombie-Max Ammo0 Hornady is helping shooters prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse with its new Zombie-Max Ammunition. By NRA Staff. www.americanrifleman.org/articles/hornady-releases-zombie-max/................................................................................................... G&A Exclusive: An Inside Look at Hornady Zombie Max Ammo Welcome to the first ever post of G&A’s Zombie Nation. We’re dedicated to ridding the world of future puss-filled wanderers and preventing the bloody apocalypse that is undoubtedly on the horizon. So, when the zombie horde is forming and you’re helpless against their blood lust, don’t say we didn’t warn you. This is G&A’s clearinghouse for tips, tactics and gear for zombie defense. We’ll be exploring the history of the walking dead and their underpinnings in today’s popular culture, highlighting guns and gear designed to aid our fight and putting our bug-out bags together….just in case. www.gunsandammo.com/2011/10/14/hornady-zombie-max-ammo/........................................................................................................ I haven't found anyplace that sells it yet, yet. but you have got to give kudos to the marketing guys at Hornady!
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Post by goomba on Oct 11, 2011 12:13:05 GMT -5
I hate to see another book store close. but service there did suck. and honestly e-readers are popular enough that more book stores are going to be closing. I just have not fount an e-reader with the features/price that I want...yet.
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Post by goomba on Oct 3, 2011 17:51:30 GMT -5
The “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of Open Carry Part IBy Roger Phillips, Suarez International Specialist and Tier One Instructor
A serious look at making the open carry operator as squared away as they can possible be. I know there are people out there that believe that I am “anti-open carry.” This is not really the truth of the matter. What I am is “anti-ignorance” and I admit that I am very hard core in this belief. For those that know and train with me, they know why I am like that. They know that I really care about their ability to be the very best they can be when it comes down to the ability to defend their lives and the lives of their loved ones. To me, this is the paramount reason that we carry and any other reason pales in comparison. I do not carry for a political agenda, or because it is my right, or because I want to be a hero, or because I want the mere presence of the gun to stop a crime, or because of the coolness factor, or to educate people, or the stir up awareness. I carry for one reason and one reason only. I carry to be the very best that I can be inside of a life threatening encounter involving myself or my loved ones! www.warriortalknews.com/2011/10/the-dos-and-donts-of-open-carry-part-i.html
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Post by goomba on Sept 30, 2011 22:38:29 GMT -5
sometimes he changes his avatar every day. just a thing.
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Post by goomba on Sept 25, 2011 18:38:51 GMT -5
good link. there are some other good photo links at the bottom of that page.
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Post by goomba on Sept 23, 2011 19:55:25 GMT -5
venison jerky.
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Post by goomba on Sept 21, 2011 9:21:35 GMT -5
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Post by goomba on Aug 28, 2011 18:13:09 GMT -5
there is a range up in benton. just past benton shooters, on the other side of the Hiwassee river. part of the cherokee forest. star mountain.
the two along the ocoee were closed down after the opened the star mtn range.
other than formal ranges in the area, thats pretty much it, unless you know somebody who knows somewhere to go plinking at.
for formal ranges, you have three indoor ranges in town: Sportsmans supply on lee hwy, carters on hwy 58 & shooters depot on shallowford rd at hwy 153.
for clubs, the chattanooga rifle club on hunter rd. the one on boyscout rd. (cannot remember the name) & the cleveland hunting rifle & pistol club (I'm a member at CHRPC)
& you have what osrb posted above.
thats pretty much it.
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Post by goomba on Aug 23, 2011 23:29:55 GMT -5
sorry man. If you want to post your own, your welcome to. I'm just a gun guy, wouldn't know how to even start, let alone run one.
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Post by goomba on Aug 22, 2011 17:36:53 GMT -5
check with gary poole to see if he is going to run one, he usually does. if not feel free to start one.
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Post by goomba on Aug 20, 2011 0:30:39 GMT -5
Skill Set: Dealing With Downed Threatsby Tiger McKeeA question that commonly comes up, especially with armed citizens, is dealing with a downed threat. The armed professional receives instruction on this aspect of the fight, and it is their job to apprehend threats. For the armed citizen the rule, with very few exceptions, is never approach a downed threat. The most dangerous time in a confrontation is when we are close to the threat. That's why we train to create distance, reducing our chances of being injured regardless of the threat's weapon, and use cover, positioning something protective between the threat and us. And just because the threat may go down or retreats doesn't mean the fight is over. There may likely be other threats in the area, the downed threat continues to fight or comes back around a corner; approaching a downed threat distracts you from scanning, creating distance and using cover. Getting within arms reach of the threat is dangerous. They may be playing opossum. In the FBI's publication "Violent Encounters, A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nations' Law Enforcement Officers," there is a case where the threat lured the officer in and then "leg swept him (the officer) in an apparent well-rehearsed disarming move," while at the same time grabbing the officer's weapon, partially drawing it out of the holster. Bad guys practice just like we do, sometimes more, and they know a lot of tricks. Don't approach a down threat. As an armed citizen it is not my job to disarm the threat, secure them for custody, or apply medical attention. There may be times when I'm forced to move towards the threat. For example the threat is between the exit and me; I have to go past him to get out of there. I'm in one end of the house, Gretchen in the other, and I need to get to her, going past the downed threat. When you must move towards the threat it is done cautiously and tactically, scanning while moving, ready to respond instantly to signs of additional trouble. www.thetacticalwire.com/features/224801
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