Hi ya'll!!

Just a little info about me. I'm a proud dad of a 15(going on 45...lol)yo son. I am Pro 2nd Amendment(Right to Keep and Bear Arms) and a firearms/concealed carry handgun instructor. I love to shoot, fish, cook, woodwork and work around in the yard.
I'm a retired Firefighter/Paramedic after 30yrs of Public Safety. I started out in '78 as a volunteer ff/emt (20 yrs). I was a deputy sheriff for a couple of years and then was a fulltime ff/emt for 5 yrs.
I then, was a fire inspector/investigator/instructor for 5 yrs. I transferred to EMS and was a paramedic for 15 yrs until I got injured on the job and was transferred to 911 communications (little over a yr) until I retired.
During the times that I was on 24 hr shifts, I worked on my off days as a carpenter with my dad, until he died of colon cancer in Jan '98. After Dad died, I still worked as a carpenter part-time until I got injured.
As I said, I'm Pro 2nd Amendment. I belong to a local gun club, where I'm on the Education, Range maintenance and cooking committees. I used to shoot Highpower Rifle competition and .22 cal Benchrest competition. I now shoot International Defensive Pistol Assoc.(IDPA)competitions occasionally.
When I can get a chance, I love to go to the Outer Banks (NC) to fish. I surf fish and when I can afford it, I love to go deep sea fishing ( as you can tell from some of my pics...lol). When I can't go to the coast, I go freshwater fishing around home. (More Later)