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Panel Question Objective There are plenty of good forums all over the Internet. People join a group to ask questions and receive answers from individuals within the same community, activity, hobby, sport etc.. This is fun for individuals wanting to know something about a particular subject, activity, or hobby. but, who are the people answering the questions? What type of background do they have on the subject? Is their answer valid or does it just sound good? It is important that questions on firearms, carrying lethal weapons, ammunition, accessories, laws, etc., be answered by individuals with experience and expertise on the subject matter. LegallyArmed.com has sought out individuals with experience and expertise within particular categories to be on our panel. These individuals do not receive any compensation for taking the time to answer your questions. Not everyone will agree with the answers but, you can send us your own reply, comment, agreement, or argument with the answers. We will review your comment to make sure it does not contain any tainted language or remarks before it is posted to this section. Doing it this way still allows for participation within the legally armed community. One other reason for doing it in this manner is because we did this once before allowing comments to be posted directly to this website. Something we never thought would happen was porn sites placing their porn links in the messages they posted. Hope you all can understand why we are now doing it in this manner. Also, when we got to looking at the porn site links, very little work was done each day. We started sleeping at work versus going home and too many wives called in complaining about the hours their spouses were working. We are now more productive and, most of wives are happier! Panel Members
John O'Neil Company: TennTack, Cookeville, Tennessee Background: Retired in September 1995 as Sergeant from the Miami Police Department, Miami, Florida. His length of duty was 21 years. He worked as a street cop his entire career. John O'Neil worked the streets of Miami during the height of violent gang activity that was considered by some as the most violent in the U.S.A.. Prior to joining the Miami Police Force, John wore the uniform of a U.S. Marine. His tour of duty included Vietnam. Questions for John will be on law enforcement officers, encounters with law enforcement officers, and areas related to law enforcement. NOTE: Some people will want to know why LegallyArmed.com chose a "retired" police officer versus an active officer. The reason is politics. Any police officer is subject to the whims and regulations of their department and their Chief. A Chief of police is subject to the Mayor, and a Sheriff is always looking for ways to bolster his or her political image. A "retired" law enforcement officer is NOT subject to any of these areas. They can say what they want without outside influence. Their primary concern is if the mail is going to be on time with their pension check. We believe this is the way to have good open discussions and receive honest answers to the questions. [ Post Note: Got an e-mail from two retired cops who said they did not like the comment about the pension checks. Sorry guys...just a joke!] [Also got an e-mail from a person named Sam who said that most cops were so stupid and crooked, they should not get any pension checks at all. We wanted to find out what state this guy lived in so we did a search on the I.P. address of the computer used to send the e-mail message. Turns out the computer is owned by a prison located in New Jersey. Sounds like some prisoners just have too much free time.] Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com
John O'Neil Question # 1 "Why don't law enforcement officers know anything about CCW Laws?" John O'Neil Question # 2 "Gun is drawn but no shots are fired. should a person report the incident?" John O'Neil question # 3 "What should a person do after a self-defense shooting incident?" John O'Neil question # 4
Larry Hillis Company: The Re-Loaders Bench, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Background: As president of the Re-Loaders Bench and Alabama Ammo, Mr. Hillis is considered one of the most knowledgeable individuals on ammunition, ballistics, re-loading, and re-loading components, within the firearm community. Questions for Larry will be on ammunition, components, and anything in the general area of re-loading and re-loading equipment. Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com
Bob "Butch" Hill Company: Self-Defense Initiatives, Nashville, Tennessee Background: Martial Arts: 8th dan, Isshinryu Karate Association, 4th dan, United States Judo Association, Former Head Coach Tennessee Pankration Team, Inducted into the Isshinryu Karate Hall of Fame 1997. Weapons: Glock, Inc. certified armor, State of Tennessee certified handgun instructor, NRA certifed pistol instructor, personal protection, home firearm safety, Refuse to be a Victim. Questions for Butch Hill will be on all aspects of self-defense, edge weapons, close quarter combat skills on pistol and various weapons including "open" or "empty" hand tactics. Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com
BUTCH HILL QUESTION # 1 "I recently completed a course to obtain my North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit. I was the only female in the class. I noticed that most of the men carried a knife on their belt or clipped to their pocket. I will be carrying my pistol in my purse. Should I carry a knife and why?" Becky [last name withheld by request] Ashville, North Carolina
Ed Lowrey Background: A retired Special Forces Warrant Officer. Ed Lowery has served over 17 years on Special Forces A Teams with an additional 9 years of SF staff and instructor duties conducting Special Operations activities throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He has provided instruction in just about every conceivable type of weapon and firearm in both Arabic and English to civilian, military, and law enforcement personnel overseas and stateside. In addition to extensive instructor training over a 26 year Special Forces Career, he is a certified NRA Training Counselor in all disciplines, a Tennessee state certified handgun permit instructor, a graduate of the Glock instructor school, Surefire Low Light instructors course, and many other instructor courses. he is a Glock & Colt armor, an ASP and fixed baton instructor, and a certified law enforcement firearms instructor. Ed Lowery also holds a Class III manufactures license for machine guns and he is an instructor of full auto systems. He currently owns and operates Rattlesnake Ridge Training Center near Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He is a full time instructor for contract training to military, civilian, and law enforcement personnel. He is a strong advocate of Constitutional Rights concerning firearms and a serious student of 2nd Amendment issues. Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com
ED LOWREY QUESTION # 1 ED LOWREY QUESTION # 2 "I LIVE IN TENNESSEE, DO YOU HAVE TO CARRY YOUR GUN IN YOUR PANTS OR UNDER YOUR SHIRT OR CAN YOU CARRY IT ON YOUR BELT WHERE ANYONE CAN SEE IT?" Gary, Rutherford County, Tennessee ED LOWREY QUESTION # 3 "Hi, Please see if you can help me out and tell me what direction I should go in on the attached e-mails I have gotten from Florida and Tennessee on a carry permit." Grady, Tennessee (Email attachment not included for security purposes)
Sam Hoster Company: Complete Gun Shop, Gallatin, Tennessee Background: U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam, Infantry. Master Gunsmith for Uselton Arms [,45 match pistols]. 75 % of gunsmith business comes from Middle Tennessee Gun dealers and law enforcement agencies. Sam has a B.S. in finance that he says he has never used. Questions: All gunsmith questions including carry gun questions as to maintenance and shooting element problems that could be caused by the pistol or long gun. Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com
SAM HOSTER QUESTION # 1 "How often should I clean my carry gun?"
There will be some questions that do not fall into categories for any of the panel. These could be regarding state ccw issues, state laws, or other areas. We will do our best to research the answers and post them for all to see. If you have a question that you don't want viewed by others, please let us know. Submit your question to: question@legallyarmed.com © 2007
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