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by barres
Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:07 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Schools
Replies: 5
Views: 1120

Re: Schools

IANAL, IMHO. ETC. I like barres' use of color but I'll do blue. 1.) If Yale University ($16.5 billion endowment) owned a shopping mall in Texas would it be off limits to good guys as a school? I say no. A shopping mall is a shopping mall. It doesn't matter if it's owned by a school, a church, or a ...
by barres
Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:04 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Schools
Replies: 5
Views: 1120

Re: Schools

But, the AT&T conference center is located on the UT main campus in Austin. I would think it is considered part of the premises due to its location. Location is not always a part of the answer, either. My church owns a student center (a building in any sense of the word) in the middle of the lo...
by barres
Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:16 pm
Forum: Closed Items
Topic: WTT Mavrick 88 12 GA
Replies: 4
Views: 1252

Re: WTT Mavrick 88 12 GA

I don't think I have anything that would be a fair trade for both of us, but some folks might appreciate her measurements (barrel length, choke, chamber size). And here's a friendly bump for what is almost assuredly a nice shottie.
by barres
Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Schools
Replies: 5
Views: 1120

Re: Schools

First of all I am not a lawyer. This is just my reading/interpretation of Texas law. There's recent talk about schools, so I thought it might be interesting to talk about some hypotheticals. <soapbox> I know the Bill of Rights says "shall not be infringed" but Straus and his cronies made ...
by barres
Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:09 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Motivational Photo
Replies: 20
Views: 3492

Re: Motivational Photo

God bless the men and women serving our country and protecting our freedom. This picture is a wonderful reminder of what many of our service men and women are willing to go through (and more) for our sakes. :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
by barres
Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:52 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Shooting on private property
Replies: 8
Views: 1465

Re: Shooting on private property

When we asked what to do about coyotes in our yards, the deputy at the HOA meeting said "just shoot 'em". You could pick out the liberals in the room by the expressions on their faces. "rlol" That's hilarious! Glad law enforcement in your neck of the woods has some common sense ...
by barres
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: First Time Pulled Over, Lessons Learned
Replies: 34
Views: 6022

Re: First Time Pulled Over, Lessons Learned

However, 46.02(a-1) (MPA) says it is only an offense to carry a handgun in a car if (1) in plain view, or (2) the person is (A) engaged in criminal activity , (B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm, or (C) a member of a criminal gang. If none of those situations exist, then there is nothin...
by barres
Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:58 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Documented Mouse Gun Failures for CHLs
Replies: 44
Views: 3892

Re: Documented Mouse Gun Failures for CHLs

Lot's of stories of "I carry X, because of Y," but not much in actual answer to the OP's original question. I have no documented reports of a mouse gun failing to stop a threat, but I remember a story a few years back (sorry, I can't remember the source, either) where medical/trauma person...
by barres
Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:42 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: how many bullets do you CHLers carry?
Replies: 73
Views: 7115

Re: how many bullets do you CHLers carry?

That being said I had a friend that used a shotgun to bring down his first deer and it took 9 shots :woohoo . Did it die of lead poisoning? :lol: Seriously, I have several different answers, depending on where I am going and how I am dressed. Most often: 7 + 1 in a Kel-Tec PF9, sometimes with a spa...
by barres
Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:37 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: How Bad can Mid-Life crisis be?
Replies: 35
Views: 4570

Re: How Bad can Mid-Life crisis be?

Now wait a minute here. I'm no old fart at 35, but I've had a bald spot growing for at least 6 - 7 years, and I noticed my hairline receding before I was a teenager. A bald spot does not mean middle-aged.



But I'm way too fat for skinny jeans and would neither pay for nor wear ed hardy stuff.
by barres
Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:10 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Why We Needed Campus Carry
Replies: 12
Views: 1790

Re: Why We Needed Campus Carry

In this situation she would have been legally carrying, no? Now a student going to or leaving class, not so lucky. Essentially students and faculty are told they are second class citizens. The more I reflect on this issue, the more annoyed I get. Right. Since she was presumably not in any building ...
by barres
Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Semi-auto guide rods: Function with and without lasers?
Replies: 11
Views: 1766

Re: Semi-auto guide rods: Function with and without lasers?

The one complaint I've heard about the guide rod lasers is that the lens gets coated in GSR after a little practice, which renders the laser useless until cleaned properly. This is not from personal experience, and many would not consider this to be much of an issue, because they clean their pistols...
by barres
Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:59 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What are your movie pet peeves re: guns?
Replies: 116
Views: 13826

Re: What are your movie pet peeves re: guns?

alvins wrote:its not a movie but i once watched an episode of cops with a cops 1911 pointed at the bad guy with the hammer down.id like me one of them double action 1911's.lol
So go buy a Para Ordinance LDA 1911. DA 1911's do exist.
by barres
Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:39 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston
Replies: 2
Views: 624

Re: Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston

No such security checkpoint when I was there. Might depend on who was playing as to the level of security. We were there to see Straight No Chaser.
by barres
Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston
Replies: 2
Views: 624

Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston

I know there have been posts before about Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston, but I recently went there for a concert. Here's the real scoop. There are completely legal signs on the doors you must use to enter the theatre. If you go looking for signs before the doors are opened, you can't miss them...

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