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I can't think of anything I would need to do in Memphis. I've taken the wife to the airport a few times, but that's the extent of anything I will ever do in that shiethole.
It was a sheithole when I lived there 20 years ago and it's gotten no better. My Dad was stationed in Memphis 55 years ago right out of boot camp. He still says, "If God were to give the U.S. an enema, He would put the tube in the Mississippi River at Memphis"! 
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Drove through Memphis last year on the way to, from Texas. Stayed overnight on the way back.
Third world vibes, man. And I hardly got off the interstate.
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Glad you came through intact. You are correct about situational awareness, it is the key to survival you have also convinced me to be carrying extra mags now too. Chit like this has me seriously contemplating selling my single stack Kahr and going with a slightly less compact Springfield XDM 3.8 compact.
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. 
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Like herding angus, lol. Get some blue healers too.  . Now that's funny!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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You're not going to need more than one round to end an event like that.
Glad you and your son are ok.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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True Dat but by the time "the system" got done with you, it would probably have been better to take a beating.
Cant shoot the sacred negroes.
Unless of course you are one of them.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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You're not going to need more than one round to end an event like that.
Travis Maybe yes - maybe no. I wasn't much of a scout, but I've always believed in being prepared and extra ammo doesn't take up much space.
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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i was talking with my son about the whole event. he asked what we would have done if we had observed the event. as i tried to answer, i noticed how the consequences of my actions were affecting my answer. it's pitiful when doing the right thing will probably land you in jail, with Eric Holder investigating.
i was both sad and glad not to have been near the melee!
ked
Last edited by keith_dunlap; 09/08/14.
if a man speaks, and there isn't a woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
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Events have a way of creeping up on you and smashing you in the back of the head. Incidents such as this are only going to become worse and more frequent as holder and his minions do their best to enable them.
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my 16 yo son and i were eating at El Porton when that crowd started moving through the parking lot of Poplar Plaza Shopping Center. it started at the north end of the Center and moved south. our resturant was literally surrounded by what seemed to be 75+ teenagers. we were eating in the outdoors section and there were cops everywhere. the beating took place, on the opposite side of the parking lot. we didn't see anything . minutes before we got there, a couple of kids snatched a ladies purse who was also sitting in the outside seating of El Porton.
this is as close to home as it gets, for us. when we drove home, the crowd was strung out along Highland St from Poplar to Park Ave.
situational awareness is the priority now. this chit can get very ugly, very quick.
i only had 1 mag, with NO spare on me. i have 2 mags in the truck, but for only being 100' away, it sure looked further.
be careful, ked One mag is all you would have needed shoot one or two and the rest of these Black Chicken Chits would have scattered like a covey of quail
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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A knife is a great defensive weapon as well for close quarters with a "crowd". Quiet, doesn't run out of ammo, hard to take away, and great for ankles as well?
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Don't vote knothead, it only encourages them. Anonymous
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." Anonymous
"Self-reliance, free thinking, and wealth is anathema to both the power of the State and the Church." Derby Dude
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A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Glad you came through intact. You are correct about situational awareness, it is the key to survival you have also convinced me to be carrying extra mags now too. Ditto - in spades... Dats raciss
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i was talking with my son about the whole event. he asked what we would have done if we had observed the event. as i tried to answer, i noticed how the consequences of my actions were affecting my answer. it's pitiful when doing the right thing will probably land you in jail, with Eric Holder investigating.
i was both sad and glad not to have been near the melee!
ked Holder can blather on all he wants. The laws governing the Use of Force have not changed. We have seen this countless times. The most recent of which was in Florida. Nothing has changed and his dog and pony show is just that. A dog and pony show to keep specific demographics going to the voting booths. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I was advised to only frequent minority hookers, to show that you are not racist if the need arises.
Best advice Travis ever gave me.
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I was advised to only frequent minority hookers, to show that you are not racist if the need arises.
Best advice Travis ever gave me. They also allow for the use of HOV lanes during rush hour. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Like herding angus, lol. Get some blue healers too. . Now that's funny! that's what I thought ,and the heard bull or lead cow would sneak off into the bush and let shiit happen norm
There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle----Robert Alden .
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We need to help the blacks. We need to give them integration, welfare, free education, ebt cards, free health care, and white women.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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my 16 yo son and i were eating at El Porton when that crowd started moving through the parking lot of Poplar Plaza Shopping Center. it started at the north end of the Center and moved south. our resturant was literally surrounded by what seemed to be 75+ teenagers. we were eating in the outdoors section and there were cops everywhere. the beating took place, on the opposite side of the parking lot. we didn't see anything . minutes before we got there, a couple of kids snatched a ladies purse who was also sitting in the outside seating of El Porton.
this is as close to home as it gets, for us. when we drove home, the crowd was strung out along Highland St from Poplar to Park Ave.
situational awareness is the priority now. this chit can get very ugly, very quick.
i only had 1 mag, with NO spare on me. i have 2 mags in the truck, but for only being 100' away, it sure looked further.
be careful, ked Glad to hear you and your son are well. I have been in that area briefly,several times. Usually a stop at Buster's, but I won't be going back anytime soon. Used to hearing about violence in other areas of Memphis but this out of the norm. I suspect a surge in migration south is coming...again.
What about guns?When do we get guns?
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