I always think that the great unknown factor is small children--are there small children in the house? If so, you know that, at some point, they will decide to go under that tablecloth to use it as a hiding place or playhouse, and as they are sitting under there, may well see the gun and access it. ...

Before I posted the question I used the search function in the PM section, looking for the name DonL and came out with...nothing. Maybe he has changed names if he came over to the new forum? Or maybe there are other ways to search? I know I could get hold of him through TCC but it seems that private...

Several of us were talking this morning at the north 2nd Saturday breakfast about further training, and again, so many good things were spoken about Don's training. I have meant for a long time to take some training from him and this is probably the motivation I need. But he doesn't seem to be on th...

Several of us talked at length at this morning's north breakfast about going to the steel shoot, and it sounded like a blast, so for the guys newly interested--details please!

.38 snubby special with crimson trace laser--had to bring it out only once (false alarm, as it turned out) and I LOVED shining that laser dot around the entire house from behind my bedroom door, so that if someone had actually been in the house, wherever they might have been, they would have seen th...

It strikes me that there is both objective and subjective safety matters that we need to be concerned with--not only ensuring that the gun is absolutely safe but always allowing for others to feel confidently safe in our presence. That is, not only should the four rules always be followed to ensure ...

I am thinking of making the Springfield XD (maybe in the .40) my next gun, and thought it might be worthwhile to peruse a good forum and listen to experienced owners talk about the gun. I googled it, but found only a couple of forums that didn't have the feel I hoped for. Anyone know of a real good ...

What's ICC?

Just wondering...(and I know nothing so don't take anything I say very seriously): would a different name than "Market Place" help better identify the place where serious conversations not for the public take place? "Strategy" or something along that line was, I thought, a pretty...

If I could just have one wish.... One of the things to think about, especially in light of the sad circumstances come to our previous forum, is whether the forum is going to be a place for a community to gather, or a place which is used to push some kind of more-or-less private agenda (whatever that...

Speaking of the "public face" brings up a question that may or may not have already been dealt with--one of the truly good things about the previous forum was the nonpublic section for members only, where certain more sensitive topics could be discussed out of the glare of the media, etc. ...