Gotta admitt they are Gutsy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_as/myanmar;_ylt=AlnqfoSkSKiYgNxcDadAm0wBxg8F
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
From Snowflakesinhell:
http://snowflakesinhell.com/blogpics/Nemerov.pdf
Sara & her cronies telling stories again................
http://snowflakesinhell.com/blogpics/Nemerov.pdf
Sara & her cronies telling stories again................
From The bottom feeders
"TIJUANA, Mexico -- Assassins blasted Ricardo Rosas Alvarado, a member of an elite state police force, with a blizzard of bullets pumped (semi auto, full auto, & pump action are 3 different types of action) out of AK-47 assault rifles.
The high-powered guns used in both incidents on the evening of Sept. 24 undoubtedly came from the United States, say police here, who estimate that 100 percent of drug-related killings are committed with smuggled U.S. weapons."
So since AK-47s are made in Russia, China, & some Eastern Bloc Countries, how are they U.S. Weapons?
Also since no fully automatic (Capable of firing 600 rds a minute), AK47's could have been imported since 1986, how are they getting them, from the US of A?
Wouldn't it be easier for the Cartels to buy straight from say China or N Korea full auto AK's than come up here & pay retail prices for Semi Auto AK's that are not easy to convert to full auto?, then try to smuggle them across the boarder?
It was kind of like the early 90's story of how the Columbia drug lords would buy AR15's here in the US for $750-$1400 each & smuggle them back to Columbia, while at the time M16 Genuine GI full auto, or Burst Fire could be bought in South America for around $100-$300 ea.
Seems after fall of Saigon, the new government didn't have a lot of use for American made firearms, & dumped them on the black market for cash, seem we had given the S. Vietnamese army over 50,000 M16's
"TIJUANA, Mexico -- Assassins blasted Ricardo Rosas Alvarado, a member of an elite state police force, with a blizzard of bullets pumped (semi auto, full auto, & pump action are 3 different types of action) out of AK-47 assault rifles.
The high-powered guns used in both incidents on the evening of Sept. 24 undoubtedly came from the United States, say police here, who estimate that 100 percent of drug-related killings are committed with smuggled U.S. weapons."
So since AK-47s are made in Russia, China, & some Eastern Bloc Countries, how are they U.S. Weapons?
Also since no fully automatic (Capable of firing 600 rds a minute), AK47's could have been imported since 1986, how are they getting them, from the US of A?
Wouldn't it be easier for the Cartels to buy straight from say China or N Korea full auto AK's than come up here & pay retail prices for Semi Auto AK's that are not easy to convert to full auto?, then try to smuggle them across the boarder?
It was kind of like the early 90's story of how the Columbia drug lords would buy AR15's here in the US for $750-$1400 each & smuggle them back to Columbia, while at the time M16 Genuine GI full auto, or Burst Fire could be bought in South America for around $100-$300 ea.
Seems after fall of Saigon, the new government didn't have a lot of use for American made firearms, & dumped them on the black market for cash, seem we had given the S. Vietnamese army over 50,000 M16's
Treaty of the Sea?
First, there are concerns that the International Seabed Authority might close firing ranges based on the bogus argument that runoff from these ranges pollutes the world's oceans.
More here:http://www.gunowners.org/a103007.htm
First, there are concerns that the International Seabed Authority might close firing ranges based on the bogus argument that runoff from these ranges pollutes the world's oceans.
More here:http://www.gunowners.org/a103007.htm
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Radical views
http://www.kiloindiatango.com/2007/10/26/we-must-intervene-before-a-person-crosses-the-line-separating-radical-views-from-violent-behavior/
Just like those guys that founded this nation?
http://www.kiloindiatango.com/2007/10/26/we-must-intervene-before-a-person-crosses-the-line-separating-radical-views-from-violent-behavior/
Just like those guys that founded this nation?
Best Blond Joke Ever
From Captain of a Crew of One
http://sailorcurt.blogspot.com/2007/10/blonde-joke.html
From Captain of a Crew of One
http://sailorcurt.blogspot.com/2007/10/blonde-joke.html
Coast is not Toast?
Unless a dramatic and historical flurry of activity occurs in the next 9 weeks, 2007 will rank as a historically inactive TC year for the Northern Hemisphere as a whole.
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/tropical/
Guess the best way to predict the storm season is wait till the end. Arn't these the same folks telling us about global warming??
Unless a dramatic and historical flurry of activity occurs in the next 9 weeks, 2007 will rank as a historically inactive TC year for the Northern Hemisphere as a whole.
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/tropical/
Guess the best way to predict the storm season is wait till the end. Arn't these the same folks telling us about global warming??
Give them Nothing from Marko
Couldn't have said it better, he does have a way with words:
http://munchkinwrangler.blogspot.com/2007/10/give-them-nothing.html
Couldn't have said it better, he does have a way with words:
http://munchkinwrangler.blogspot.com/2007/10/give-them-nothing.html
Monday, October 29, 2007
Ban on Bambi needed?
According to a study by the Insurance Information Institute, more than 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions take place in this country each year, killing more than 150 occupants and causing more than $1 billion in vehicle damage.
If it saves the life of just one child....................
According to a study by the Insurance Information Institute, more than 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions take place in this country each year, killing more than 150 occupants and causing more than $1 billion in vehicle damage.
If it saves the life of just one child....................
Friday, October 26, 2007
Hey how about that HR1955
H.R.1955
Title: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 4/19/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
House Reports: 110-384 Part 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY AS OF:
4/19/2007--Introduced.
Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States).
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States; (2) establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States; and (3) conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
So depending on who is running the country, the 2nd ammendment, Freedom of speech could be construed to be radical ideas?
H.R.1955
Title: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 4/19/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
House Reports: 110-384 Part 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY AS OF:
4/19/2007--Introduced.
Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States).
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States; (2) establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States; and (3) conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
So depending on who is running the country, the 2nd ammendment, Freedom of speech could be construed to be radical ideas?
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Get the signs ordered
Maybe they need to order signs to prevent such acts!
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/10/wellesley_stude.html?p1=email_to_a_friend
hat tip to Dr Helen
Maybe they need to order signs to prevent such acts!
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/10/wellesley_stude.html?p1=email_to_a_friend
hat tip to Dr Helen
Boston Tea Party
Now I'm nowhere near, this type of income, but it does sound pretty dam excessive, Dr Helen has the story:
http://drhelen.blogspot.com/2007/10/time-for-another-boston-tea-party.html
Now I'm nowhere near, this type of income, but it does sound pretty dam excessive, Dr Helen has the story:
http://drhelen.blogspot.com/2007/10/time-for-another-boston-tea-party.html
Why we are armed?
This story tells it pretty well, we do not plan to go quietly into the night!
From the Gun Debate Critic:
http://mglv.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-give-them-what-they-want-they-wont.html
This story tells it pretty well, we do not plan to go quietly into the night!
From the Gun Debate Critic:
http://mglv.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-give-them-what-they-want-they-wont.html
False Statement
From Live5news.com in Charleston SC:
"The AK 47 was illegal for any civilian to own until 2004 when the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired."
My reply
Sir:
I purchased my first one in 1988 from an FFL, & filled out form 4473,
The 1994 AWB did not make the guns illegal, aside from cosmetic features, & ones owned prior to the ban could be sold traded etc.
Thank you
From Live5news.com in Charleston SC:
"The AK 47 was illegal for any civilian to own until 2004 when the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired."
My reply
Sir:
I purchased my first one in 1988 from an FFL, & filled out form 4473,
The 1994 AWB did not make the guns illegal, aside from cosmetic features, & ones owned prior to the ban could be sold traded etc.
Thank you
The Sheep keep Bleating this:
Quote from an editorial: This argument is inappropriate to use as a justification for their viewpoint. It is highly unlikely that such a scenario would unfold and that concealed weapon holders would be able to take down a shooter without hurting innocent bystanders or causing further confusion, while law enforcement officials attempt to intervene in a chaotic situation.
1. I'll agree shooting at the colleges is fairly rare, only 3 that I can think of so far this year.
2. The sheep are so afraid the CCW'ers will shoot everyone except the bad guy, It is possible, but highly unlikely. Most civilians practice more than do most police.
Also it is wise to remember if this guys wanted to be in a gun fight they would not to do the shooting in a "GUN FREE ZONE"! The biggest thing to stop school shootings is to Deter the shooter, & a metal sign is not a deterrent.
3. The Police nearly always get there after the shooter is done, & has killed himself.
4. Not all students live on campus, & some area where campuses are located are simply not nice neighborhoods, and in many students are looked on as easy money by the BG's
The sheep, need to at least learn to get over the fear of the sheepdogs, because when the wolf comes that will be all they have, of course if the mere sight of an empty holster frightens them perhaps they should return to France.
Quote from an editorial: This argument is inappropriate to use as a justification for their viewpoint. It is highly unlikely that such a scenario would unfold and that concealed weapon holders would be able to take down a shooter without hurting innocent bystanders or causing further confusion, while law enforcement officials attempt to intervene in a chaotic situation.
1. I'll agree shooting at the colleges is fairly rare, only 3 that I can think of so far this year.
2. The sheep are so afraid the CCW'ers will shoot everyone except the bad guy, It is possible, but highly unlikely. Most civilians practice more than do most police.
Also it is wise to remember if this guys wanted to be in a gun fight they would not to do the shooting in a "GUN FREE ZONE"! The biggest thing to stop school shootings is to Deter the shooter, & a metal sign is not a deterrent.
3. The Police nearly always get there after the shooter is done, & has killed himself.
4. Not all students live on campus, & some area where campuses are located are simply not nice neighborhoods, and in many students are looked on as easy money by the BG's
The sheep, need to at least learn to get over the fear of the sheepdogs, because when the wolf comes that will be all they have, of course if the mere sight of an empty holster frightens them perhaps they should return to France.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
This will not make him popular with VPC
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,304838,00.html
LEBANON, N.H. — Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani is leaving the door open to allowing the blind and physically disabled to carry guns.
What he got struck by lighting??
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,304838,00.html
LEBANON, N.H. — Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani is leaving the door open to allowing the blind and physically disabled to carry guns.
What he got struck by lighting??
What the hell is he talking about??
"I also recognize that some types of extreme weapons, those which were not meant for hunting, sport, or self-defense, have no business being on the streets."
from Mitt Romney letter
So, Mitt just what is an extreme weapon?
Maybe an F16? B52? A1A Main battle tank?
To see the entire letter check over at Reds Trading Post
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitt-please-clarify-what-extreme.html
"I also recognize that some types of extreme weapons, those which were not meant for hunting, sport, or self-defense, have no business being on the streets."
from Mitt Romney letter
So, Mitt just what is an extreme weapon?
Maybe an F16? B52? A1A Main battle tank?
To see the entire letter check over at Reds Trading Post
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/mitt-please-clarify-what-extreme.html
Validation
Spoke with a police officer last night, that I've known since he was a boy.
We have shot together, we have discussed training at length, & he has been very self motivated,
A few nights ago, he was in a confrontation, The BG was armed, & as he put it about 2 seconds from getting two the chest & one to the head.
Tachphysca had set in, everything was moving real slow, as he said it seemed like 7 minutes, & it was likely 7 seconds.
But as he put it his thousands of rounds, & hours of training paid off, at the moment he was going to put the guy down, another officer came around the corner behind the BG, He said he has trained enough he does not get tunnel vision, He spotted the other officer, lower his gun & moved off the line of fire, his fellow officer tased the BG and pretty much ended the problem right there.
He said it was so close, nearly to close to call, but he as he put it those endless hours at the range paid off.
He & the other officer went home & the BG got lodging at the jail.
It's a shame more officers won't train like he does.
As to validation, whenever, I have the chance to talk to gunfight survivors, we find what we are teaching is really what is happening in the fight.
Train often, Train well, Train Real
Spoke with a police officer last night, that I've known since he was a boy.
We have shot together, we have discussed training at length, & he has been very self motivated,
A few nights ago, he was in a confrontation, The BG was armed, & as he put it about 2 seconds from getting two the chest & one to the head.
Tachphysca had set in, everything was moving real slow, as he said it seemed like 7 minutes, & it was likely 7 seconds.
But as he put it his thousands of rounds, & hours of training paid off, at the moment he was going to put the guy down, another officer came around the corner behind the BG, He said he has trained enough he does not get tunnel vision, He spotted the other officer, lower his gun & moved off the line of fire, his fellow officer tased the BG and pretty much ended the problem right there.
He said it was so close, nearly to close to call, but he as he put it those endless hours at the range paid off.
He & the other officer went home & the BG got lodging at the jail.
It's a shame more officers won't train like he does.
As to validation, whenever, I have the chance to talk to gunfight survivors, we find what we are teaching is really what is happening in the fight.
Train often, Train well, Train Real
Wise Words
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
April 23, 1910
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
From Tam
Take a moment & silently think of the fallen
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/today-in-history-long-war.html
Take a moment & silently think of the fallen
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/today-in-history-long-war.html
Monday, October 22, 2007
Is this any way to stop a war?
From the AP:
Women Send Panties to Myanmar in Protest
Oct 19, 4:54 PM (ET)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there, a campaign supporter said Friday.
"It's an extremely strong message in Burmese and in all Southeast Asian culture," said Liz Hilton, who supports an activist group that launched the "Panties for Peace" drive earlier this week.
The group, Lanna Action for Burma, says the country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact with women's underwear saps them of power.
Well if it works it works...........Of course Brittney won't be able to help the cause
From the AP:
Women Send Panties to Myanmar in Protest
Oct 19, 4:54 PM (ET)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there, a campaign supporter said Friday.
"It's an extremely strong message in Burmese and in all Southeast Asian culture," said Liz Hilton, who supports an activist group that launched the "Panties for Peace" drive earlier this week.
The group, Lanna Action for Burma, says the country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact with women's underwear saps them of power.
Well if it works it works...........Of course Brittney won't be able to help the cause
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Guns in the Workplace
Why not? Why can an employer ban a gun from the workplace? What's the point?
I mean if I have no intent to do harm, what is the problem?
Now if I did intend to do harm, how is the employers rule going to stop it from happening?
Suppose an employer banned the Bible from the property? Would that give him the right to fire an employee?
Remember throughout history more wars have been started over religion, guns at times were the means, but it was over religion.
So the bible is a book, which is property, & a firearm is property, and an employer can ban ether when you are on his property.
So how many of my rights as a citizen have to be surrendered to be employed, & be a subject?
I would guess the 1st, the 2nd, & the 4th for starters
Why not? Why can an employer ban a gun from the workplace? What's the point?
I mean if I have no intent to do harm, what is the problem?
Now if I did intend to do harm, how is the employers rule going to stop it from happening?
Suppose an employer banned the Bible from the property? Would that give him the right to fire an employee?
Remember throughout history more wars have been started over religion, guns at times were the means, but it was over religion.
So the bible is a book, which is property, & a firearm is property, and an employer can ban ether when you are on his property.
So how many of my rights as a citizen have to be surrendered to be employed, & be a subject?
I would guess the 1st, the 2nd, & the 4th for starters
Really should check this out
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/10/it-happened-here.html
Here is another one where all the good guy could do was die to protect others, remember "Unarmed Security" is an oxymoron
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/10/it-happened-here.html
Here is another one where all the good guy could do was die to protect others, remember "Unarmed Security" is an oxymoron
Guns in School
Should every adult that works at a school be armed?
NO!
But every adult that works at a school, who has taken the training required by their state of residence, for a CCW licence, passed the background check, & been issued such license should.
Weather it's day care elementary middle or high school, members of the staff, the faculty, & visiting parents who have a Concealed Carry License should be allowed to carry into the schools
Colleges could include allowing licensed students to carry.
We need zero responders!
First Responders have to be called, & they have to get there, once there they have to find the shooter, how long will that take? In a perfect world 3-5 minutes, how many people can be shot in 3-5 minutes?
Zero Responders are the ones right there at the scene, as it were: the intended victims.
Is it perfect? no it's not, but what we have is far from perfect, & writing regulations & putting up signs may "feel" good but they do dam little.
Of all the school shootings two were stopped because there were arms at hand, the rest stopped when the shooter got tired of killing.
There was a time that schools had rifle teams, guys had their hunting guns in their cars in the school parking lots, while there may have been some incidents we didn't have "School Shootings" till they passed a law & put up signs.
Should every adult that works at a school be armed?
NO!
But every adult that works at a school, who has taken the training required by their state of residence, for a CCW licence, passed the background check, & been issued such license should.
Weather it's day care elementary middle or high school, members of the staff, the faculty, & visiting parents who have a Concealed Carry License should be allowed to carry into the schools
Colleges could include allowing licensed students to carry.
We need zero responders!
First Responders have to be called, & they have to get there, once there they have to find the shooter, how long will that take? In a perfect world 3-5 minutes, how many people can be shot in 3-5 minutes?
Zero Responders are the ones right there at the scene, as it were: the intended victims.
Is it perfect? no it's not, but what we have is far from perfect, & writing regulations & putting up signs may "feel" good but they do dam little.
Of all the school shootings two were stopped because there were arms at hand, the rest stopped when the shooter got tired of killing.
There was a time that schools had rifle teams, guys had their hunting guns in their cars in the school parking lots, while there may have been some incidents we didn't have "School Shootings" till they passed a law & put up signs.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Can someone explain?
California Population 36 million in 2006 2485 homicides (1822 with firearms) gets a "A-" rating from the Brady's
Ohio Population 11.5 million in 2006 487 homicides (334 firearms related) gets a "D-" rating from the Brady's
Ok they have 3 times as many people but 5 times as many homicides?
So far for 2007 Los Angeles has had 679 homicides (537 gun related) Population 1 million, so 1/10th the population but they have surpassed last year numbers for a poulation 10 times as large?
I think when picking states to visit, I'll go with the ones the Brady's have awarded D's & F's, they sound so much safer
California Population 36 million in 2006 2485 homicides (1822 with firearms) gets a "A-" rating from the Brady's
Ohio Population 11.5 million in 2006 487 homicides (334 firearms related) gets a "D-" rating from the Brady's
Ok they have 3 times as many people but 5 times as many homicides?
So far for 2007 Los Angeles has had 679 homicides (537 gun related) Population 1 million, so 1/10th the population but they have surpassed last year numbers for a poulation 10 times as large?
I think when picking states to visit, I'll go with the ones the Brady's have awarded D's & F's, they sound so much safer
Never heard of her
So some Left wing DJ on Air America, falls down while walking here dog, & suddenly there has been an assault, but wait not just an assault, but a conspiracy to silence her?
Well the Liberals seem to always twist the truth, if they think they can benefit from it, or it will further some twisted agenda.
Instead of owning up and saying "I tripped & fell on my face, guess I was a bit of a klutz today", for the lib, it's "I was assaulted & who would assault me?, but well it just had to be a right winged Rush/Bush supporter!"
she must have taken lessons from Sara Brady.......
So some Left wing DJ on Air America, falls down while walking here dog, & suddenly there has been an assault, but wait not just an assault, but a conspiracy to silence her?
Well the Liberals seem to always twist the truth, if they think they can benefit from it, or it will further some twisted agenda.
Instead of owning up and saying "I tripped & fell on my face, guess I was a bit of a klutz today", for the lib, it's "I was assaulted & who would assault me?, but well it just had to be a right winged Rush/Bush supporter!"
she must have taken lessons from Sara Brady.......
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
But at least they have gun control
"England and Wales have the highest crime rate among the world's leading economies, according to a new report by the United Nations.
The survey, which is likely to prove embarrassing to David Blunkett, the Home Secretary. shows that people are more likely to be mugged, burgled, robbed or assaulted here than in America, Germany, Russia, South Africa or any other of the world's 20 largest nations. Only the Dominican Republic, New Zealand and Finland have higher crime rates than England and Wales.
According to the comparison of international crime statistics produced by the UN's Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, England and Wales had 9,766 crimes for every 100,000 people in the year 2000. America had 8,517, South Africa 7,997, Germany 7,621 and Russia 2,022."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/12/01/ncrime01.xml
"England and Wales have the highest crime rate among the world's leading economies, according to a new report by the United Nations.
The survey, which is likely to prove embarrassing to David Blunkett, the Home Secretary. shows that people are more likely to be mugged, burgled, robbed or assaulted here than in America, Germany, Russia, South Africa or any other of the world's 20 largest nations. Only the Dominican Republic, New Zealand and Finland have higher crime rates than England and Wales.
According to the comparison of international crime statistics produced by the UN's Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, England and Wales had 9,766 crimes for every 100,000 people in the year 2000. America had 8,517, South Africa 7,997, Germany 7,621 and Russia 2,022."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/12/01/ncrime01.xml
Crime & numbers in Scotland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/12/20379/48089
Estimates of the extent of victimisation in Scotland: 1992 to 2002
1992
1995
1999
2002
VANDALISM
211,635
234,308
215,048
363,135
ACQUISITIVE (theft?)
226,919
148,657
141,522
135,963
Housebreaking 1
164,576
100,800
105,820
87,133
VIOLENCE
167,792
158,924
210,742
239,891
Assault
155,004
141,616
188,360
220,487
Robbery
12,788
17,308
22,382
19,404
ALL PERSONAL CRIMES
299,491
287,652
323,952
368,258
The estimated population of Scotland on 30 June 2005 was 5,094,800
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/12/20379/48089
Estimates of the extent of victimisation in Scotland: 1992 to 2002
1992
1995
1999
2002
VANDALISM
211,635
234,308
215,048
363,135
ACQUISITIVE (theft?)
226,919
148,657
141,522
135,963
Housebreaking 1
164,576
100,800
105,820
87,133
VIOLENCE
167,792
158,924
210,742
239,891
Assault
155,004
141,616
188,360
220,487
Robbery
12,788
17,308
22,382
19,404
ALL PERSONAL CRIMES
299,491
287,652
323,952
368,258
The estimated population of Scotland on 30 June 2005 was 5,094,800
Subject: How to catch a pig!
Many years ago there was a Chemistry professor in a
large college that had some Exchange students in the
class. One day while the class was in the lab, the
professor noticed one young man (exchange student)
who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his
back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the
matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged
in his back. He had been shot while fighting
communists in his native country who were trying to
overthrow his country's government and install a new
communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor
and asked a strange question. He asked, "Do you know
how to catch wild pigs?"
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for
the punch line. The young man said this was no joke.
"You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in
the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs
find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free
corn. When they are used to coming every day, you
put a fence down one side of the place where they
are used to coming. When they get used to the fence,
they begin to eat the corn again and you put up
another side of the fence. They get used to that and
start to eat again. You continue until you have all
four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last
side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start
to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate
on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They
run around and around inside the fence, but they are
caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn.
They are so used to it that they have forgotten how
to forage in the woods for themselves, so they
accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is
exactly what he sees happening to America . The
government keeps pushing us toward
Communism/socialism and keeps spreading the free
corn out in the form of programs such as
supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income,
tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to
plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc.
While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a
little at a time.
One should always remember "There is no such thing
as a free lunch!" Also, "You can never hire someone
to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do
it yourself.
If you see that all of this wonderful government
"help" is a problem confronting the future of
democracy in America and if you think the free ride
s essential to your way of life then you will
ignore this, but God help us all when
the gate slams shut!
Many years ago there was a Chemistry professor in a
large college that had some Exchange students in the
class. One day while the class was in the lab, the
professor noticed one young man (exchange student)
who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his
back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the
matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged
in his back. He had been shot while fighting
communists in his native country who were trying to
overthrow his country's government and install a new
communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor
and asked a strange question. He asked, "Do you know
how to catch wild pigs?"
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for
the punch line. The young man said this was no joke.
"You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in
the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs
find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free
corn. When they are used to coming every day, you
put a fence down one side of the place where they
are used to coming. When they get used to the fence,
they begin to eat the corn again and you put up
another side of the fence. They get used to that and
start to eat again. You continue until you have all
four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last
side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start
to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate
on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They
run around and around inside the fence, but they are
caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn.
They are so used to it that they have forgotten how
to forage in the woods for themselves, so they
accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is
exactly what he sees happening to America . The
government keeps pushing us toward
Communism/socialism and keeps spreading the free
corn out in the form of programs such as
supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income,
tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to
plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc.
While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a
little at a time.
One should always remember "There is no such thing
as a free lunch!" Also, "You can never hire someone
to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do
it yourself.
If you see that all of this wonderful government
"help" is a problem confronting the future of
democracy in America and if you think the free ride
s essential to your way of life then you will
ignore this, but God help us all when
the gate slams shut!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Doctors:
The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000
Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000
Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.
G u n s:
The number of g u n owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000
The number of accidental g u n deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500
The number of accidental deaths per g u n owner is .000188.
Statistics courtesy of F.B.I.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than g u n owners.
Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."
FACT: Not everyone has a g u n, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat immediately. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!
Note: Out of concern for the public at large, the statistics on lawyers have been withheld for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention
The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000
Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000
Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.
G u n s:
The number of g u n owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000
The number of accidental g u n deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500
The number of accidental deaths per g u n owner is .000188.
Statistics courtesy of F.B.I.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than g u n owners.
Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."
FACT: Not everyone has a g u n, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat immediately. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!
Note: Out of concern for the public at large, the statistics on lawyers have been withheld for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention
Friday, October 12, 2007
40 Reasons For Gun Control
Significant portions of this article are excerpted from Michael Z. Williamson's excellent and witty piece, "It's amazing what one has to believe to believe in gun control"
1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns.
2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control.
3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."
4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates, which have been declining since 1991.
5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a lunatic is paranoid.
6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals.
7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.
8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense -- give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p.125).
10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.
11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
12. The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which was created 130 years later, in 1917.
13. The National Guard, federally funded, with bases on federal land, using federally-owned weapons, vehicles, buildings and uniforms, punishing trespassers under federal law, is a "state" militia.
14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people," and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of the people to keep and bear arm" refers to the state.
15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to that Constitution.
16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the army has hundreds of thousands of them.
17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't "military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles", because they are military weapons.
18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, finger printing, government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and1960's, anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations, variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings.
19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign is responsible social activity.
20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.
21. A handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical adult to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20.
22. Women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a gun is "an accident waiting to happen" and gun makers' advertisements aimed at women are "preying on their fears."
23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering butchers but revert to normal when the weapon is removed.
24. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings at gun shows.
25. A majority of the population supports gun control, just like a majority of the population supported owning slaves.
26. Any self-loading small arm can legitimately be considered to be a "weapon of mass destruction" or an "assault weapon."
27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.
28. The right of Internet pornographers to exist cannot be questioned because it is constitutionally protected by the Bill of Rights, but the use of handguns for self defense is not really protected by the Bill of Rights.
29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and typewriters, but self-defense only justifies bare hands.
30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the Constitution.
31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit.
32. Police operate with backup within groups, which is why they need larger capacity pistol magazines than do "civilians" who must face criminals alone and therefore need less ammunition.
33. We should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too.
34. Police officers have some special Jedi-like mastery over hand guns that private citizens can never hope to obtain.
35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self-protection because the police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection.
36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with cops, need a gun.
37. "Assault weapons" have no purpose other than to kill large numbers of people. The police need assault weapons. You do not.
38. When Microsoft pressures its distributors to give Microsoft preferential promotion, that's bad; but when the Federal government pressures cities to buy guns only from Smith & Wesson, that's good.
39. Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their duty weapon.
40. Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "keep guns out of the wrong hands." Guess what? You have the wrong hands.
Significant portions of this article are excerpted from Michael Z. Williamson's excellent and witty piece, "It's amazing what one has to believe to believe in gun control"
1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns.
2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control.
3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."
4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates, which have been declining since 1991.
5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a lunatic is paranoid.
6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals.
7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.
8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense -- give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p.125).
10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.
11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
12. The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which was created 130 years later, in 1917.
13. The National Guard, federally funded, with bases on federal land, using federally-owned weapons, vehicles, buildings and uniforms, punishing trespassers under federal law, is a "state" militia.
14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people," and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of the people to keep and bear arm" refers to the state.
15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to that Constitution.
16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the army has hundreds of thousands of them.
17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't "military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles", because they are military weapons.
18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, finger printing, government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and1960's, anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations, variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings.
19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign is responsible social activity.
20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.
21. A handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical adult to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20.
22. Women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a gun is "an accident waiting to happen" and gun makers' advertisements aimed at women are "preying on their fears."
23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering butchers but revert to normal when the weapon is removed.
24. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings at gun shows.
25. A majority of the population supports gun control, just like a majority of the population supported owning slaves.
26. Any self-loading small arm can legitimately be considered to be a "weapon of mass destruction" or an "assault weapon."
27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.
28. The right of Internet pornographers to exist cannot be questioned because it is constitutionally protected by the Bill of Rights, but the use of handguns for self defense is not really protected by the Bill of Rights.
29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and typewriters, but self-defense only justifies bare hands.
30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the Constitution.
31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit.
32. Police operate with backup within groups, which is why they need larger capacity pistol magazines than do "civilians" who must face criminals alone and therefore need less ammunition.
33. We should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too.
34. Police officers have some special Jedi-like mastery over hand guns that private citizens can never hope to obtain.
35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self-protection because the police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection.
36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with cops, need a gun.
37. "Assault weapons" have no purpose other than to kill large numbers of people. The police need assault weapons. You do not.
38. When Microsoft pressures its distributors to give Microsoft preferential promotion, that's bad; but when the Federal government pressures cities to buy guns only from Smith & Wesson, that's good.
39. Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their duty weapon.
40. Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "keep guns out of the wrong hands." Guess what? You have the wrong hands.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Hillary Clinton was out jogging one morning along the parkway when she
tripped, fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below.
Before the Secret Service guys could get to her, 3 kids who were fishing
pulled her out of the water. She was so grateful she offered the kids
whatever they wanted.
The first kid said, "I want to go to Disneyland ." Hillary said, "No
problem, I'll take you there on my special Senator's airplane."
The second kid said, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's." Hillary
said, "I'll get them for you and even have Michael sign them!!"
The third kid said, "I want a motorized wheelchair with a built in TV and
stereo headset!" Hillary was a little perplexed by this and said, "But you
don't look like you're handicapped." The kid said, "I will be after my dad
finds out I saved your ass from drowning
Guess that about says it all
tripped, fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below.
Before the Secret Service guys could get to her, 3 kids who were fishing
pulled her out of the water. She was so grateful she offered the kids
whatever they wanted.
The first kid said, "I want to go to Disneyland ." Hillary said, "No
problem, I'll take you there on my special Senator's airplane."
The second kid said, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's." Hillary
said, "I'll get them for you and even have Michael sign them!!"
The third kid said, "I want a motorized wheelchair with a built in TV and
stereo headset!" Hillary was a little perplexed by this and said, "But you
don't look like you're handicapped." The kid said, "I will be after my dad
finds out I saved your ass from drowning
Guess that about says it all
Shooting in Cleveland
Quote AP Headline: Student Gunman in Ohio Warned of Attack
Further into AP Article: Coon had mental health problems, spent time in two juvenile facilities and threatened to commit suicide while in a mental health facility, according to juvenile court records obtained by The Plain Dealer newspaper.
When he was 12, Coon was charged in juvenile court with domestic violence. His mother, Lori, had called police and told them her son slapped her and called her a vulgar name. She had been trying to intervene in a fight between Coon and his twin sister, The Plain Dealer reported.
He was also suspended from school last year for attempting to hurt a student, the newspaper said.
"He used to cuss all the teachers out," said Henderson, 14.
"He's crazy. He threatened to blow up our school. He threatened to stab everybody," said Doneisha LeVert, 14. "We didn't think nothing of it."
As Lt Col Dave Grossman says "Denial will kill you twice", here you have a situation with a history, The person has a record of violence, but everyone decided to overlook the record & the threats with the idea he didn't really mean it & the classic "It could never happen here".
Next we will hear "Gee he was only 14, he was a troubled but good kid trying to turn his life around"
I can only say give me a break. but don't blame the guns on this one
Quote AP Headline: Student Gunman in Ohio Warned of Attack
Further into AP Article: Coon had mental health problems, spent time in two juvenile facilities and threatened to commit suicide while in a mental health facility, according to juvenile court records obtained by The Plain Dealer newspaper.
When he was 12, Coon was charged in juvenile court with domestic violence. His mother, Lori, had called police and told them her son slapped her and called her a vulgar name. She had been trying to intervene in a fight between Coon and his twin sister, The Plain Dealer reported.
He was also suspended from school last year for attempting to hurt a student, the newspaper said.
"He used to cuss all the teachers out," said Henderson, 14.
"He's crazy. He threatened to blow up our school. He threatened to stab everybody," said Doneisha LeVert, 14. "We didn't think nothing of it."
As Lt Col Dave Grossman says "Denial will kill you twice", here you have a situation with a history, The person has a record of violence, but everyone decided to overlook the record & the threats with the idea he didn't really mean it & the classic "It could never happen here".
Next we will hear "Gee he was only 14, he was a troubled but good kid trying to turn his life around"
I can only say give me a break. but don't blame the guns on this one
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
History Lesson
1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common
good."
A. Karl Marx
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. None of the above
2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few,
by the few, and for the few...and to replace it with shared
responsibility for shared prosperity."
A. Lenin
B. Mussolini
C. Idi Amin
D. None of the Above
3) "(We)...can't just let business as usual go on, and that means
something has to be taken away from some people."
A. Nikita Khrushev
B. Jose f Goebbels
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. None of the above
4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to
give up a little bit of their own...in order to create this common
ground."
A. Mao Tse Dung
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Kim Jong Il
D. None of the above
5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Molotov
D. None of the above
6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the
most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being
watched."
A. Pinochet
B. Milosevic
C. Saddam Hussein
D. None of the above
Answers:
(1) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton
6/29/2004
(2) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton
5/29/2007
(3) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(4) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(5) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(6) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005
1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common
good."
A. Karl Marx
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. None of the above
2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few,
by the few, and for the few...and to replace it with shared
responsibility for shared prosperity."
A. Lenin
B. Mussolini
C. Idi Amin
D. None of the Above
3) "(We)...can't just let business as usual go on, and that means
something has to be taken away from some people."
A. Nikita Khrushev
B. Jose f Goebbels
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. None of the above
4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to
give up a little bit of their own...in order to create this common
ground."
A. Mao Tse Dung
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Kim Jong Il
D. None of the above
5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Molotov
D. None of the above
6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the
most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being
watched."
A. Pinochet
B. Milosevic
C. Saddam Hussein
D. None of the above
Answers:
(1) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton
6/29/2004
(2) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton
5/29/2007
(3) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(4) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(5) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(6) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005
Monday, October 08, 2007
GRPC
Attended the 22nd Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference this past weekend.
With the SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, & his staff from SAF & CCRKBA,
were a number of guest speakers
John Lott, David Kopel, Don Kates,David Hardy,& the Lawyers in the DC case Levy & Gura,
Speakers from the NRA, NSSF, NMLRA, and others
Larry Pratt from GOA, Wayne LaPierre was suppose to be there but illness halted his appearance.
Ron Paul also made an appearance.
A great deal of Information was given out. Several books etc, a lot of material to work with.
The event was free to those that signed up, & not to be picky about free, but I really think it would have been better with fewer speakers.
We were can I say given a lot of appetizers but in some areas the "Meat" would have been much better, if the speaker could of had the time to get a little deeper into the subject.
Next year it will be held in Phoenix AZ, last weekend of Sept.
watch www.keepandbeararms.com for sign up information. if it's in your area it's worth the trip
Attended the 22nd Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference this past weekend.
With the SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, & his staff from SAF & CCRKBA,
were a number of guest speakers
John Lott, David Kopel, Don Kates,David Hardy,& the Lawyers in the DC case Levy & Gura,
Speakers from the NRA, NSSF, NMLRA, and others
Larry Pratt from GOA, Wayne LaPierre was suppose to be there but illness halted his appearance.
Ron Paul also made an appearance.
A great deal of Information was given out. Several books etc, a lot of material to work with.
The event was free to those that signed up, & not to be picky about free, but I really think it would have been better with fewer speakers.
We were can I say given a lot of appetizers but in some areas the "Meat" would have been much better, if the speaker could of had the time to get a little deeper into the subject.
Next year it will be held in Phoenix AZ, last weekend of Sept.
watch www.keepandbeararms.com for sign up information. if it's in your area it's worth the trip
Friday, October 05, 2007
Campus Carry
Whereas is seems the "Only Ones" are against allowing adults to carry on the nations campuses.
The Director of Security at the University of Cincinnati put out the question if there was a shooting & they arrived on the scene how would they know which was the good guy & which was the bad guy?
Here is a clue Ferra: The good guys are not likely to point their gun at you!
The other excuse, the CCW'er might hit other students trying to hit the bad guy. Come'on now most CCw'ers practice & train more than your local police, yes it could happen, but really not likely, & even if did, I'd rather hear the good guy winged two classmates but stopped the killing, rather than hear 20 students were helplessly gunned down by a mad man.
But you can "feel" safer, shootings on campuses have only happened at 4 of America's 4700 colleges. Of course that does not include all the crime that happens in such prime hunting areas. where the BG's know the victims are unarmed.
Whereas is seems the "Only Ones" are against allowing adults to carry on the nations campuses.
The Director of Security at the University of Cincinnati put out the question if there was a shooting & they arrived on the scene how would they know which was the good guy & which was the bad guy?
Here is a clue Ferra: The good guys are not likely to point their gun at you!
The other excuse, the CCW'er might hit other students trying to hit the bad guy. Come'on now most CCw'ers practice & train more than your local police, yes it could happen, but really not likely, & even if did, I'd rather hear the good guy winged two classmates but stopped the killing, rather than hear 20 students were helplessly gunned down by a mad man.
But you can "feel" safer, shootings on campuses have only happened at 4 of America's 4700 colleges. Of course that does not include all the crime that happens in such prime hunting areas. where the BG's know the victims are unarmed.
Global Warming
Looking over my electric bill, I see it about the same every month winter or summer.
In the Summer we run some ac, & in Winter the blower on the furnace.
Now everything is run on electrical, the stove the dryer water pump the water heater. The furnace is propane, so if it warms enough that I could use the ac or no ac year round & not have to use the furnace, I could save 1200-1500 gal of Propane.
Which in turn would really save me some money, which could go for better things like ammo.
So although the earth is warming, & even if we put out every man made cooking fire etc, it would not slow the pace of earth's warming, we could reach a point where we are nearly neutral in the balance of things.
Yes the earth has been warming for 50,000 years, it use to be covered with ice!
Looking over my electric bill, I see it about the same every month winter or summer.
In the Summer we run some ac, & in Winter the blower on the furnace.
Now everything is run on electrical, the stove the dryer water pump the water heater. The furnace is propane, so if it warms enough that I could use the ac or no ac year round & not have to use the furnace, I could save 1200-1500 gal of Propane.
Which in turn would really save me some money, which could go for better things like ammo.
So although the earth is warming, & even if we put out every man made cooking fire etc, it would not slow the pace of earth's warming, we could reach a point where we are nearly neutral in the balance of things.
Yes the earth has been warming for 50,000 years, it use to be covered with ice!
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