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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!
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Great Evening
Attended the local Friends of the NRA Dinner last night.
The Mad Duck team did well, there were several guns to be won & our table took two of them!
So far just in Ohio they have raised 1.7 Million! Half of which has stay in Ohio to support shooting programs.
It is a great get together, & all shooters should try to attend at least one!
Attended the local Friends of the NRA Dinner last night.
The Mad Duck team did well, there were several guns to be won & our table took two of them!
So far just in Ohio they have raised 1.7 Million! Half of which has stay in Ohio to support shooting programs.
It is a great get together, & all shooters should try to attend at least one!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The History of the Middle Finger
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Shooting & Movement.
I really am a bit mixed on this, and I guess it would depend on the fight.
It would depend on how much you train & can keep your cool when the Brown stuff comes out of the fan.
In some fights you might well be better off getting on board & putting the attacker down as rapidly as possible.
In some fights shoot, move shoot again, it really does take a lot of practice to hit while moving. Most ranges don't allow it, & it can be hard to be good at it.
I really am a bit mixed on this, and I guess it would depend on the fight.
It would depend on how much you train & can keep your cool when the Brown stuff comes out of the fan.
In some fights you might well be better off getting on board & putting the attacker down as rapidly as possible.
In some fights shoot, move shoot again, it really does take a lot of practice to hit while moving. Most ranges don't allow it, & it can be hard to be good at it.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
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About the Author
Lieutenant Colonel Ruffini became a practitioner of military deception, psychological operations, and the highly classified, "deep black" world of Defense Department Special Plans and Special Technical Operations. Immersed within and responsible for the security of Top Secret Codeword plans and operations, Joe honed his expertise across the full spectrum of security disciplines, from operations and communications security, to computer, information, and physical security. One of the first Information Warfare and Information Operations Officers in DOD, Joe Ruffini studied current and emerging world threats to the United States Government and private enterprise on a wide scale –from the overseas theft of American intellectual property to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which he predicted as early as 1993. In the private sector, Joe is a seasoned business developer, marketer, and program manager. His commercial initiatives span the spectrum from entrepreneurial projects in the Middle East funded by venture capitalists to enterprise security consulting for Fortune 1000 companies. For more than a decade, Joe has been a strategic information operations and counter terror practitioner and theorist. A core presenter for the National Counterintelligence Executive, CIA, Langley.
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"When Terror Comes to Main Street",
This isthe straight scoop about terrorism, the worst attacks yet to come, and what common citizens must do now, individually and collectively, to prepare for and even prevent terror attacks in their communities.
This book is the blueprint for citizen understanding, preparedness, and prevention.
About the Author
Lieutenant Colonel Ruffini became a practitioner of military deception, psychological operations, and the highly classified, "deep black" world of Defense Department Special Plans and Special Technical Operations. Immersed within and responsible for the security of Top Secret Codeword plans and operations, Joe honed his expertise across the full spectrum of security disciplines, from operations and communications security, to computer, information, and physical security. One of the first Information Warfare and Information Operations Officers in DOD, Joe Ruffini studied current and emerging world threats to the United States Government and private enterprise on a wide scale –from the overseas theft of American intellectual property to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which he predicted as early as 1993. In the private sector, Joe is a seasoned business developer, marketer, and program manager. His commercial initiatives span the spectrum from entrepreneurial projects in the Middle East funded by venture capitalists to enterprise security consulting for Fortune 1000 companies. For more than a decade, Joe has been a strategic information operations and counter terror practitioner and theorist. A core presenter for the National Counterintelligence Executive, CIA, Langley.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Perparing
For the upcoming 4th annual shootem up & cookout.
Mowed the range, put a new top on the portable carport, we shoot under.
New legs on the shooting benches
Trimmed the weeds.
In addition to the regular card games, & clay bird pistol shoot
We will be using golf tees, cards on edge at 45 degrees, mini cards for the Instructors
The charging running man will be up, I may come up with another mover or two, if time allows
For the upcoming 4th annual shootem up & cookout.
Mowed the range, put a new top on the portable carport, we shoot under.
New legs on the shooting benches
Trimmed the weeds.
In addition to the regular card games, & clay bird pistol shoot
We will be using golf tees, cards on edge at 45 degrees, mini cards for the Instructors
The charging running man will be up, I may come up with another mover or two, if time allows
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
By Laura MacInnis
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-08-28T174254Z_01_L28348938_RTRUKOC_0_US-WORLD-FIREARMS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22&sp=true
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-08-28T174254Z_01_L28348938_RTRUKOC_0_US-WORLD-FIREARMS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22&sp=true
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
States I have carried Concealed in:
create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.
create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
Cesare Bonesana, marchese di Beccaria (1738-1794), Italian criminologist, Essay on Crimes and Punishments, quoted by Thomas Jefferson in The Commonplace Book
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wise words from TR
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 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 and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for 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 he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
President Theodore Roosevelt
I remember first seeing part of this in the movie Red Dawn, & have kept it framed ever since
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 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 and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for 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 he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
President Theodore Roosevelt
I remember first seeing part of this in the movie Red Dawn, & have kept it framed ever since
Say What?
The European Union urged the governor of Texas on Tuesday to halt all executions before the U.S. state carries out its 400th death sentence since reinstatement of the penalty in 1976.
What the hell does the EU have to do with how we run our country, let alone how Texas is run??
I really hope the Governor will tell them where to get off!
We have to as a country stand up & tell everyone that we can take care of ourselves!
When we start bowing down to foreign intervention, how can we convince the government they need to stay out of our personal lives?
The European Union urged the governor of Texas on Tuesday to halt all executions before the U.S. state carries out its 400th death sentence since reinstatement of the penalty in 1976.
What the hell does the EU have to do with how we run our country, let alone how Texas is run??
I really hope the Governor will tell them where to get off!
We have to as a country stand up & tell everyone that we can take care of ourselves!
When we start bowing down to foreign intervention, how can we convince the government they need to stay out of our personal lives?
Supporting Gun Rights
This months list: Sent a donation to the US Shooting Team, Upgraded my NRA Membership again, Sent a donation to to Tam at Broomsticks, & to Oleg at Human Right.
Still need to pick up the gift card donation for OFCC, & need to send sponser fees for the upcoming Friends of the NRA Banquet in September.
We all need to stay in the fight, it is far from over.
Things may be ok right now, but we have to get things in place before,
Hilary, or Sarah , or even Rosie start their crap again.
This months list: Sent a donation to the US Shooting Team, Upgraded my NRA Membership again, Sent a donation to to Tam at Broomsticks, & to Oleg at Human Right.
Still need to pick up the gift card donation for OFCC, & need to send sponser fees for the upcoming Friends of the NRA Banquet in September.
We all need to stay in the fight, it is far from over.
Things may be ok right now, but we have to get things in place before,
Hilary, or Sarah , or even Rosie start their crap again.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
I would say the officals at Payne Junior High in Chandler AZ are a bunch of liberal left, panises!!
Ball-less Geldings,
From the AP
School Suspends Boy for Sketching Gun
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - School officials suspended a 13-year-old boy for sketching what looked like a gun, saying the action posed a threat to his classmates.
Administrators of Payne Junior High in nearby Chandler suspended the boy on Monday for five days but later reduced it to three days.
The boy's father, said that when he went to the school to discuss his son's punishment, school officials mentioned the seriousness of the issue and talked about the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, where two teenagers shot and killed 12 students, a teacher and themselves in 1999. He said offended by the reference.
Chandler district spokesman Terry Locke said the crude sketch was "absolutely considered a threat," and that threatening words or pictures are punishable.
A sketch is threatening??
I can't help but think they are a bunch of bleating sheep, there in Chandler.
They are way to concerned about how they "feel", than to even show a lick of sense.
Bleat-bleat-bleat
Ball-less Geldings,
From the AP
School Suspends Boy for Sketching Gun
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - School officials suspended a 13-year-old boy for sketching what looked like a gun, saying the action posed a threat to his classmates.
Administrators of Payne Junior High in nearby Chandler suspended the boy on Monday for five days but later reduced it to three days.
The boy's father, said that when he went to the school to discuss his son's punishment, school officials mentioned the seriousness of the issue and talked about the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, where two teenagers shot and killed 12 students, a teacher and themselves in 1999. He said offended by the reference.
Chandler district spokesman Terry Locke said the crude sketch was "absolutely considered a threat," and that threatening words or pictures are punishable.
A sketch is threatening??
I can't help but think they are a bunch of bleating sheep, there in Chandler.
They are way to concerned about how they "feel", than to even show a lick of sense.
Bleat-bleat-bleat
Seems to be going around
A - a Human Right
B - Buckeye Firearms Org
C Clayton Cramer
D - Day by Day
E - The EPA
F - Firearmstactical.com
G - Gunbroker
H - Handgunlaw.us
I - Ialef.com
J- Jihadwatch.com
K - keepandbeararms.com
L - Libertyzone blogspot
M - www.madduckttc.net
N - nra.org
O - officer.com/Ohioans for CC
P - ?
Q - ?
R - Reds Trading Post
S - Say Uncle/Squeaky Wheel
T - The Bitch Girls
U - ?
V - vra-ohio.com
W - War on Guns
X - Xavier
Y - http://www.youtube.com
Z - ?
A - a Human Right
B - Buckeye Firearms Org
C Clayton Cramer
D - Day by Day
E - The EPA
F - Firearmstactical.com
G - Gunbroker
H - Handgunlaw.us
I - Ialef.com
J- Jihadwatch.com
K - keepandbeararms.com
L - Libertyzone blogspot
M - www.madduckttc.net
N - nra.org
O - officer.com/Ohioans for CC
P - ?
Q - ?
R - Reds Trading Post
S - Say Uncle/Squeaky Wheel
T - The Bitch Girls
U - ?
V - vra-ohio.com
W - War on Guns
X - Xavier
Y - http://www.youtube.com
Z - ?
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest
middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to
raise the kids.
What the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'
And.... I still have to 'press 'one'
for English.
I hope this goes around THE USA
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest
middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to
raise the kids.
What the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'
And.... I still have to 'press 'one'
for English.
I hope this goes around THE USA
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
So what is really up with ammo?
In 2006 after the week long UN meeting, on small arms there was some agreement on controlling ammo as opposed to trying to disarm everyone.
Shortly thereafter foreign ammo supplies really dried up.
This year we hear the war effort is spiraling the cost, & China buying all types of metal in the USA.
Or could all this be an effort to disarm us?
Even most gun owners to not keep a lot of ammo sitting around, quite a number have to run to the store before they go shooting, or with indoor ranges buy it when they get there.
Now if we get real, & understand we really only need one fairly large attack or action of some kind, Martial Law could be declared, and you will have what you have.
There will be no running to Wal-Mart to get ammo.
So on August 28th stock up!! (you can beat the Sept price increase)
Yeah go ahead & laugh, I heard it in 92, when I told anyone that would listen to buy Hi-Cap mags. Then in 94 they were not laughing anymore.
In 2006 after the week long UN meeting, on small arms there was some agreement on controlling ammo as opposed to trying to disarm everyone.
Shortly thereafter foreign ammo supplies really dried up.
This year we hear the war effort is spiraling the cost, & China buying all types of metal in the USA.
Or could all this be an effort to disarm us?
Even most gun owners to not keep a lot of ammo sitting around, quite a number have to run to the store before they go shooting, or with indoor ranges buy it when they get there.
Now if we get real, & understand we really only need one fairly large attack or action of some kind, Martial Law could be declared, and you will have what you have.
There will be no running to Wal-Mart to get ammo.
So on August 28th stock up!! (you can beat the Sept price increase)
Yeah go ahead & laugh, I heard it in 92, when I told anyone that would listen to buy Hi-Cap mags. Then in 94 they were not laughing anymore.
Friday, August 17, 2007
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Counter Protest to the Bradys Call for National Protest on Aug. 28
From David Codera: http://waronguns.blogspot.com/
On August 28, activists in cities across America will hold a national day of protest to focus attention on the scourge of illegal gun trafficking.
As I said on KABA Newslink Comments:
I'm going to try and start a blog swarm at WarOnGuns to get gun owners to buy a box of ammo on Aug 28--be nice if gun stores would offer some sort of nominal discount or a door prize (no purchase necessary to enter, just to keep things legal) or some such on that day to encourage this--Tuesdays may typically be slow days anyway, so this would get people in their stores and probably work out to their profit.
It'd be nice unintended consequences for the Bradys if we could demonstrate a few percentage points of sales increases on that day because of this.
If gun stores use a door prize incentive, I'd like to see them give away a copy of JPFO's "The Gang," but the point is just to make it happen, not to get caught up in the details of how. We're far enough away to where this won't encroach on National Ammo Day, and it would be a great in-your-face to have our enemies' plans backfire on them.
But here's the thing: It won't happen if it's just me pushing. It will die in obscurity on this blog.
Will YOU take it on yourself to spread the word, to participate, to get this message to your favorite gun store, to post about it if you have a blog, or to ask blogs you frequent to encourage their readers to join in?
As gun owners, we need to buy ammo anyway, and this really will take minimal effort on everyone's part. Or will this just be another "Profile in Apathy," where little is asked and nothing is done?
UPDATE: Looks like the Firearms Coalition thought up a similar idea for the same date. They call it "National Exercise Your Rights Day," and urge us to:
[S]tage active counter-protests, picnics, and marches to clearly demonstrate that a majority of Americans support all civil rights for all citizens, not the watered-down, pick-and-choose version of civil rights advocated by Jackson and his RainbowPush coalition.
From David Codera: http://waronguns.blogspot.com/
On August 28, activists in cities across America will hold a national day of protest to focus attention on the scourge of illegal gun trafficking.
As I said on KABA Newslink Comments:
I'm going to try and start a blog swarm at WarOnGuns to get gun owners to buy a box of ammo on Aug 28--be nice if gun stores would offer some sort of nominal discount or a door prize (no purchase necessary to enter, just to keep things legal) or some such on that day to encourage this--Tuesdays may typically be slow days anyway, so this would get people in their stores and probably work out to their profit.
It'd be nice unintended consequences for the Bradys if we could demonstrate a few percentage points of sales increases on that day because of this.
If gun stores use a door prize incentive, I'd like to see them give away a copy of JPFO's "The Gang," but the point is just to make it happen, not to get caught up in the details of how. We're far enough away to where this won't encroach on National Ammo Day, and it would be a great in-your-face to have our enemies' plans backfire on them.
But here's the thing: It won't happen if it's just me pushing. It will die in obscurity on this blog.
Will YOU take it on yourself to spread the word, to participate, to get this message to your favorite gun store, to post about it if you have a blog, or to ask blogs you frequent to encourage their readers to join in?
As gun owners, we need to buy ammo anyway, and this really will take minimal effort on everyone's part. Or will this just be another "Profile in Apathy," where little is asked and nothing is done?
UPDATE: Looks like the Firearms Coalition thought up a similar idea for the same date. They call it "National Exercise Your Rights Day," and urge us to:
[S]tage active counter-protests, picnics, and marches to clearly demonstrate that a majority of Americans support all civil rights for all citizens, not the watered-down, pick-and-choose version of civil rights advocated by Jackson and his RainbowPush coalition.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
My Conservative Identity:
You are an Anti-government Gunslinger, also known as a libertarian conservative. You believe in smaller government, states’ rights, gun rights, and that, as Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”
Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com
Why has the media not complained before the Iraq war????
These are some rather eye-opening facts:
As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics.
Annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2004:
1980 .......... 2,392
1981 ......... 2,380
1982 .......... 2,318
1983 .......... 2,465
1984 ......... 1,999
1985 .......... 2,252
1986 .......... 1,984
1987 ......... 1,983
1988 .......... 1,819
1989 .......... 1,636
1990 ......... 1,508
1991 .......... 1,787
1992 .......... 1,293
1993 ......... 1,213
1994 .......... 1,075
1995 .......... 1,040
1996 ......... 974
1997 .......... 817
1998 .......... 826
1999 ......... 795
2000 .......... 774
2001 .......... 890
2002 .......... 1007
2003 .......... 1,410 ----- 534*
2004 .......... 1,887 ----- 900*
2005 .......... 919*
2006 .......... 920* * Figures are Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
fatalities only
Does this really mean that the loss from the two current conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Mr. Clinton's presidency? Were we at war?
Now, are you confused when you look at these figures?
Especially look at 1980, during the reign of President "Nobel Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter" himself, there were 2,392 US military fatalities.
What this clearly indicates is that our media and our liberal politicians pick and choose, and they tend to present only those facts that support their agenda driven reporting.
Another fact our left media and politicians like to slant is that these brave men and women losing their lives are minorities. Wrong again - The latest census shows the following:
European descent (white) ..... 69.12%
Hispanic .... 12.5%
African American ..... 12.3%
Asian ..... 3.7%
Native American .... 1.0%
Other ..... 2.6%
Now, the fatalities over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom are:
European descent (white) ..... 74.31%
Hispanic ..... 10.74%
African American ..... 9.67%
Asian ..... 1.81%
Native American .. .. 1.09%
Other ..... 2.33%
These statistics are published by DOD and may be viewed at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
"[A] man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect must always expect to encounter political hostility from those of adverse principles."
-Thomas Jefferson
These are some rather eye-opening facts:
As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics.
Annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2004:
1980 .......... 2,392
1981 ......... 2,380
1982 .......... 2,318
1983 .......... 2,465
1984 ......... 1,999
1985 .......... 2,252
1986 .......... 1,984
1987 ......... 1,983
1988 .......... 1,819
1989 .......... 1,636
1990 ......... 1,508
1991 .......... 1,787
1992 .......... 1,293
1993 ......... 1,213
1994 .......... 1,075
1995 .......... 1,040
1996 ......... 974
1997 .......... 817
1998 .......... 826
1999 ......... 795
2000 .......... 774
2001 .......... 890
2002 .......... 1007
2003 .......... 1,410 ----- 534*
2004 .......... 1,887 ----- 900*
2005 .......... 919*
2006 .......... 920* * Figures are Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
fatalities only
Does this really mean that the loss from the two current conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Mr. Clinton's presidency? Were we at war?
Now, are you confused when you look at these figures?
Especially look at 1980, during the reign of President "Nobel Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter" himself, there were 2,392 US military fatalities.
What this clearly indicates is that our media and our liberal politicians pick and choose, and they tend to present only those facts that support their agenda driven reporting.
Another fact our left media and politicians like to slant is that these brave men and women losing their lives are minorities. Wrong again - The latest census shows the following:
European descent (white) ..... 69.12%
Hispanic .... 12.5%
African American ..... 12.3%
Asian ..... 3.7%
Native American .... 1.0%
Other ..... 2.6%
Now, the fatalities over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom are:
European descent (white) ..... 74.31%
Hispanic ..... 10.74%
African American ..... 9.67%
Asian ..... 1.81%
Native American .. .. 1.09%
Other ..... 2.33%
These statistics are published by DOD and may be viewed at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
"[A] man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect must always expect to encounter political hostility from those of adverse principles."
-Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
FBI CONFIRMS IT: CRIMINALS IGNORE GUN LAWS
FBI STUDY CONFIRMING GUN LAWS IGNORED BY COP KILLERS AND CRIMINALS NOW AVAILABLE
http://www.calgunlaws.com/article-480.html. href="http://www.calgunlaws.com/article-480.html">
The FBI released this about a year ago to LE, the entire report can be found at the above link. I think it may be ordered from the FBI.
Xavier has a condensed report on his blog:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/08/fbi-report-on-cop-attackers-released
FBI STUDY CONFIRMING GUN LAWS IGNORED BY COP KILLERS AND CRIMINALS NOW AVAILABLE
http://www.calgunlaws.com/article-480.html. href="http://www.calgunlaws.com/article-480.html">
The FBI released this about a year ago to LE, the entire report can be found at the above link. I think it may be ordered from the FBI.
Xavier has a condensed report on his blog:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/08/fbi-report-on-cop-attackers-released
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Yeah, that sounds about right:
You are The Emperor
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.
The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.
The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
MY spirit animal is the cougar. It is a stealthy and deadly protector. With a cougar as a spirit animal, you have nothing to fear in this world. Your life is blessed and you are on the right path. You will still have hard times, but you will pull through them, always stronger for your travails. Congratulations, few are fotunate enough to have such a spirit animal!
Don't ask why, it passes the time...................
Great Satire
Written by "Loyal Democrat" at the Townhall blog
Guns R Bad
The common citizen has no need for a gun. Only the police and government officials should be armed so they can keep control. If citizens get out of hand, the police and military need to be able to squelch the uprising as quickly as possible, so keeping citizens unarmed assures order. If people are unarmed, they resist less and are more accepting of government policies that are implemented for their own benefit.
As for the reports of crime being reduced by gun owners, the evidence is clear that hundreds of thousands of people die each year from gun violence, whereas only a dozen or so crimes are thwarted by gun owners. Besides, the stopping of an occasional criminal is not worth the price we pay for an armed society. A hundred rapes, robberies, assaults is still a small price to pay when compared to the cost we incur by the loss of a single life through a gun accident.
Furthermore, most victims of crimes are not killed, whereas gun owners often kill criminals. That is an unwarranted loss of precious human life. The potential loss of money or belongings does not warrant the taking of a life. Likewise, a rape victim is only inconvenienced, and there is no justification for taking the life of someone because they simply embarrassed and humiliated another person.
Guns serve no purpose, and citizens have no right to possess them; only government officials have that right. We can only be assured of our safety if we disarm ourselves completely.
Loyal Democrat
Written by "Loyal Democrat" at the Townhall blog
Guns R Bad
The common citizen has no need for a gun. Only the police and government officials should be armed so they can keep control. If citizens get out of hand, the police and military need to be able to squelch the uprising as quickly as possible, so keeping citizens unarmed assures order. If people are unarmed, they resist less and are more accepting of government policies that are implemented for their own benefit.
As for the reports of crime being reduced by gun owners, the evidence is clear that hundreds of thousands of people die each year from gun violence, whereas only a dozen or so crimes are thwarted by gun owners. Besides, the stopping of an occasional criminal is not worth the price we pay for an armed society. A hundred rapes, robberies, assaults is still a small price to pay when compared to the cost we incur by the loss of a single life through a gun accident.
Furthermore, most victims of crimes are not killed, whereas gun owners often kill criminals. That is an unwarranted loss of precious human life. The potential loss of money or belongings does not warrant the taking of a life. Likewise, a rape victim is only inconvenienced, and there is no justification for taking the life of someone because they simply embarrassed and humiliated another person.
Guns serve no purpose, and citizens have no right to possess them; only government officials have that right. We can only be assured of our safety if we disarm ourselves completely.
Loyal Democrat
Do Not Relax!!
Although we here stories that the Bradys & VPC are on the ropes, & the libs won't do anything aimed at gun control, we really need to stay on our toes!!
Victory, may be at hand, but it is not complete!
"On the plains of hesitation, lie the blackened bones of the countless millions who at the dawn of victory sat down to rest, and in resting, died." -Unknown
I think both sides are kinda of holding their breath, waiting on Supreme Court to decide the Parker case, & they could decline it.
Continue to be vigilant, encourage people you know to join the NRA, or the GOA or the 2ND Amendment Foundation or the JPFO.
Gun Control Does Work
-------------------------------------------------------------
... In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, 13
million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded
up and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Guatemala established gun control in 1964. >From 1964 to 1981,
100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one
million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.
------------------------------------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because
of gun control: 56 million
Most of these plans started out only as gun registration and then led to confiscation. The rest is history.
Although we here stories that the Bradys & VPC are on the ropes, & the libs won't do anything aimed at gun control, we really need to stay on our toes!!
Victory, may be at hand, but it is not complete!
"On the plains of hesitation, lie the blackened bones of the countless millions who at the dawn of victory sat down to rest, and in resting, died." -Unknown
I think both sides are kinda of holding their breath, waiting on Supreme Court to decide the Parker case, & they could decline it.
Continue to be vigilant, encourage people you know to join the NRA, or the GOA or the 2ND Amendment Foundation or the JPFO.
Gun Control Does Work
-------------------------------------------------------------
... In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, 13
million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded
up and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Guatemala established gun control in 1964. >From 1964 to 1981,
100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
--------------------------------------------------------
... Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one
million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.
------------------------------------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because
of gun control: 56 million
Most of these plans started out only as gun registration and then led to confiscation. The rest is history.
Stop wasteful Government Spending
ABOLISH THE ATF!!
They can't even live or work within there own rules, let alone the Law.
They are an embarrassment to other government agencies
The harassment of Reds, is just another in a long line of abuses!
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/
Since the cigarettes will be regulated by the FDA,
I would think the DEA or Justice could handle the moonshiners
The US Marshals or Treasury could take care of issuing FFL's
ABOLISH THE ATF!!
They can't even live or work within there own rules, let alone the Law.
They are an embarrassment to other government agencies
The harassment of Reds, is just another in a long line of abuses!
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/
Since the cigarettes will be regulated by the FDA,
I would think the DEA or Justice could handle the moonshiners
The US Marshals or Treasury could take care of issuing FFL's
Monday, July 30, 2007
The sorting hat says that I belong in Gryffindor!
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those with brave deeds to their name."
Students of Gryffindor are typically brave, daring, and chivalrous.
Famous members include Harry, Ron, Hermione, Albus Dumbledore (head of Hogwarts), and Minerva McGonagall (head of Gryffindor).
Take the most scientific Harry Potter
Quiz ever created.
The Harry Potter people will know what this means
Friday, July 27, 2007
A must read for those that may go in harms way
On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs http://www.killology.com/
By LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing."
Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997
One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once said this to me:
"Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident." This is true. Remember, the murder rate is six per 100,000 per year, and the aggravated assault rate is four per 1,000 per year. What this means is that the vast majority of Americans are not inclined to hurt one another. Some estimates say that two million Americans are victims of violent crimes every year, a tragic, staggering number, perhaps an all-time record rate of violent crime. But there are almost 300 million Americans, which means that the odds of being a victim of violent crime is considerably less than one in a hundred on any given year. Furthermore, since many violent crimes are committed by repeat offenders, the actual number of violent citizens is considerably less than two million.
Thus there is a paradox, and we must grasp both ends of the situation: We may well be in the most violent times in history, but violence is still remarkably rare. This is because most citizens are kind, decent people who are not capable of hurting each other, except by accident or under extreme provocation. They are sheep.
I mean nothing negative by calling them sheep. To me it is like the pretty, blue robin's egg. Inside it is soft and gooey but someday it will grow into something wonderful. But the egg cannot survive without its hard blue shell. Police officers, soldiers, and other warriors are like that shell, and someday the civilization they protect will grow into something wonderful.? For now, though, they need warriors to protect them from the predators.
"Then there are the wolves," the old war veteran said, "and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy." Do you believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in this world and they are capable of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend it is not so, you become a sheep. There is no safety in denial.
"Then there are sheepdogs," he went on, "and I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the flock and confront the wolf."
If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen, a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf. But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero's path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed
Let me expand on this old soldier's excellent model of the sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs. We know that the sheep live in denial, that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire exits throughout their kids' schools.
But many of them are outraged at the idea of putting an armed police officer in their kid's school. Our children are thousands of times more likely to be killed or seriously injured by school violence than fire, but the sheep's only response to the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or harm their child is just too hard, and so they chose the path of denial.
The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the wolf. He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, can not and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheep dog who intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed. The world cannot work any other way, at least not in a representative democracy or a republic such as ours.
Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn't tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports in camouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go, "Baa."
Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.
The students, the victims, at Columbine High School were big, tough high school students, and under ordinary circumstances they would not have had the time of day for a police officer. They were not bad kids; they just had nothing to say to a cop. When the school was under attack, however, and SWAT teams were clearing the rooms and hallways, the officers had to physically peel those clinging, sobbing kids off of them. This is how the little lambs feel about their sheepdog when the wolf is at the door.
Look at what happened after September 11, 2001 when the wolf pounded hard on the door. Remember how America, more than ever before, felt differently about their law enforcement officers and military personnel? Remember how many times you heard the word hero?
Understand that there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be. Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: He is always sniffing around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at things that go bump in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle. That is, the young sheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to the sound of the guns when needed right along with the young ones.
Here is how the sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the wolf will never come, but the sheepdog lives for that day. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep, that is, most citizens in America said, "Thank God I wasn't on one of those planes." The sheepdogs, the warriors, said, "Dear God, I wish I could have been on one of those planes. Maybe I could have made a difference." When you are truly transformed into a warrior and have truly invested yourself into warriorhood, you want to be there. You want to be able to make a difference.
There is nothing morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior, but he does have one real advantage. Only one. And that is that he is able to survive and thrive in an environment that destroys 98 percent of the population. There was research conducted a few years ago with individuals convicted of violent crimes. These cons were in prison for serious, predatory crimes of violence: assaults, murders and killing law enforcement officers. The vast majority said that they specifically targeted victims by body language: slumped walk, passive behavior and lack of awareness. They chose their victims like big cats do in Africa, when they select one out of the herd that is least able to protect itself.
Some people may be destined to be sheep and others might be genetically primed to be wolves or sheepdogs. But I believe that most people can choose which one they want to be, and I'm proud to say that more and more Americans are choosing to become sheepdogs.
Seven months after the attack on September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer was honored in his hometown of Cranbury, New Jersey. Todd, as you recall, was the man on Flight 93 over Pennsylvania who called on his cell phone to alert an operator from United Airlines about the hijacking. When he learned of the other three passenger planes that had been used as weapons, Todd dropped his phone and uttered the words, "Let's roll," which authorities believe was a signal to the other passengers to confront the terrorist hijackers. In one hour, a transformation occurred among the passengers - athletes, business people and parents. -- from sheep to sheepdogs and together they fought the wolves, ultimately saving an unknown number of lives on the ground.
There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men. - Edmund Burke
Here is the point I like to emphasize, especially to the thousands of police officers and soldiers I speak to each year. In nature the sheep, real sheep, are born as sheep. Sheepdogs are born that way, and so are wolves. They didn't have a choice. But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be whatever you want to be. It is a conscious, moral decision.
If you want to be a sheep, then you can be a sheep and that is okay, but you must understand the price you pay. When the wolf comes, you and your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog there to protect you. If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest, safety, trust or love. But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the warrior's path, then you must make a conscious and moral decision every day to dedicate, equip and prepare yourself to thrive in that toxic, corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking at the door.
For example, many officers carry their weapons in church.? They are well concealed in ankle holsters, shoulder holsters or inside-the-belt holsters tucked into the small of their backs.? Anytime you go to some form of religious service, there is a very good chance that a police officer in your congregation is carrying. You will never know if there is such an individual in your place of worship, until the wolf appears to massacre you and your loved ones.
I was training a group of police officers in Texas, and during the break, one officer asked his friend if he carried his weapon in church. The other cop replied, "I will never be caught without my gun in church." I asked why he felt so strongly about this, and he told me about a cop he knew who was at a church massacre in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1999. In that incident, a mentally deranged individual came into the church and opened fire, gunning down fourteen people. He said that officer believed he could have saved every life that day if he had been carrying his gun. His own son was shot, and all he could do was throw himself on the boy's body and wait to die. That cop looked me in the eye and said, "Do you have any idea how hard it would be to live with yourself after that?"
Some individuals would be horrified if they knew this police officer was carrying a weapon in church. They might call him paranoid and would probably scorn him. Yet these same individuals would be enraged and would call for "heads to roll" if they found out that the airbags in their cars were defective, or that the fire extinguisher and fire sprinklers in their kids' school did not work. They can accept the fact that fires and traffic accidents can happen and that there must be safeguards against them.
Their only response to the wolf, though, is denial, and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain. But the sheepdog quietly asks himself, "Do you have and idea how hard it would be to live with yourself if your loved ones attacked and killed, and you had to stand there helplessly because you were unprepared for that day?"
It is denial that turns people into sheep. Sheep are psychologically destroyed by combat because their only defense is denial, which is counterproductive and destructive, resulting in fear, helplessness and horror when the wolf shows up.
Denial kills you twice. It kills you once, at your moment of truth when you are not physically prepared: you didn't bring your gun, you didn't train. Your only defense was wishful thinking. Hope is not a strategy. Denial kills you a second time because even if you do physically survive, you are psychologically shattered by your fear helplessness and horror at your moment of truth.
Gavin de Becker puts it like this in Fear Less, his superb post-9/11 book, which should be required reading for anyone trying to come to terms with our current world situation: "...denial can be seductive, but it has an insidious side effect. For all the peace of mind deniers think they get by saying it isn't so, the fall they take when faced with new violence is all the more unsettling."
Denial is a save-now-pay-later scheme, a contract written entirely in small print, for in the long run, the denying person knows the truth on some level.
And so the warrior must strive to confront denial in all aspects of his life, and prepare himself for the day when evil comes. If you are warrior who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be "on" 24/7, for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself...
"Baa."
This business of being a sheep or a sheep dog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other. Most of us live somewhere in between. Since 9-11 almost everyone in America took a step up that continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward accepting and appreciating their warriors, and the warriors started taking their job more seriously. The degree to which you move up that continuum, away from sheephood and denial, is the degree to which you and your loved ones will survive, physically and psychologically at your moment of truth.
On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs http://www.killology.com/
By LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing."
Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997
One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once said this to me:
"Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident." This is true. Remember, the murder rate is six per 100,000 per year, and the aggravated assault rate is four per 1,000 per year. What this means is that the vast majority of Americans are not inclined to hurt one another. Some estimates say that two million Americans are victims of violent crimes every year, a tragic, staggering number, perhaps an all-time record rate of violent crime. But there are almost 300 million Americans, which means that the odds of being a victim of violent crime is considerably less than one in a hundred on any given year. Furthermore, since many violent crimes are committed by repeat offenders, the actual number of violent citizens is considerably less than two million.
Thus there is a paradox, and we must grasp both ends of the situation: We may well be in the most violent times in history, but violence is still remarkably rare. This is because most citizens are kind, decent people who are not capable of hurting each other, except by accident or under extreme provocation. They are sheep.
I mean nothing negative by calling them sheep. To me it is like the pretty, blue robin's egg. Inside it is soft and gooey but someday it will grow into something wonderful. But the egg cannot survive without its hard blue shell. Police officers, soldiers, and other warriors are like that shell, and someday the civilization they protect will grow into something wonderful.? For now, though, they need warriors to protect them from the predators.
"Then there are the wolves," the old war veteran said, "and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy." Do you believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in this world and they are capable of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend it is not so, you become a sheep. There is no safety in denial.
"Then there are sheepdogs," he went on, "and I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the flock and confront the wolf."
If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen, a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf. But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero's path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed
Let me expand on this old soldier's excellent model of the sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs. We know that the sheep live in denial, that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire exits throughout their kids' schools.
But many of them are outraged at the idea of putting an armed police officer in their kid's school. Our children are thousands of times more likely to be killed or seriously injured by school violence than fire, but the sheep's only response to the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or harm their child is just too hard, and so they chose the path of denial.
The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the wolf. He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, can not and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheep dog who intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed. The world cannot work any other way, at least not in a representative democracy or a republic such as ours.
Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn't tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports in camouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go, "Baa."
Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.
The students, the victims, at Columbine High School were big, tough high school students, and under ordinary circumstances they would not have had the time of day for a police officer. They were not bad kids; they just had nothing to say to a cop. When the school was under attack, however, and SWAT teams were clearing the rooms and hallways, the officers had to physically peel those clinging, sobbing kids off of them. This is how the little lambs feel about their sheepdog when the wolf is at the door.
Look at what happened after September 11, 2001 when the wolf pounded hard on the door. Remember how America, more than ever before, felt differently about their law enforcement officers and military personnel? Remember how many times you heard the word hero?
Understand that there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be. Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: He is always sniffing around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at things that go bump in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle. That is, the young sheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to the sound of the guns when needed right along with the young ones.
Here is how the sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the wolf will never come, but the sheepdog lives for that day. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep, that is, most citizens in America said, "Thank God I wasn't on one of those planes." The sheepdogs, the warriors, said, "Dear God, I wish I could have been on one of those planes. Maybe I could have made a difference." When you are truly transformed into a warrior and have truly invested yourself into warriorhood, you want to be there. You want to be able to make a difference.
There is nothing morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior, but he does have one real advantage. Only one. And that is that he is able to survive and thrive in an environment that destroys 98 percent of the population. There was research conducted a few years ago with individuals convicted of violent crimes. These cons were in prison for serious, predatory crimes of violence: assaults, murders and killing law enforcement officers. The vast majority said that they specifically targeted victims by body language: slumped walk, passive behavior and lack of awareness. They chose their victims like big cats do in Africa, when they select one out of the herd that is least able to protect itself.
Some people may be destined to be sheep and others might be genetically primed to be wolves or sheepdogs. But I believe that most people can choose which one they want to be, and I'm proud to say that more and more Americans are choosing to become sheepdogs.
Seven months after the attack on September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer was honored in his hometown of Cranbury, New Jersey. Todd, as you recall, was the man on Flight 93 over Pennsylvania who called on his cell phone to alert an operator from United Airlines about the hijacking. When he learned of the other three passenger planes that had been used as weapons, Todd dropped his phone and uttered the words, "Let's roll," which authorities believe was a signal to the other passengers to confront the terrorist hijackers. In one hour, a transformation occurred among the passengers - athletes, business people and parents. -- from sheep to sheepdogs and together they fought the wolves, ultimately saving an unknown number of lives on the ground.
There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men. - Edmund Burke
Here is the point I like to emphasize, especially to the thousands of police officers and soldiers I speak to each year. In nature the sheep, real sheep, are born as sheep. Sheepdogs are born that way, and so are wolves. They didn't have a choice. But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be whatever you want to be. It is a conscious, moral decision.
If you want to be a sheep, then you can be a sheep and that is okay, but you must understand the price you pay. When the wolf comes, you and your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog there to protect you. If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest, safety, trust or love. But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the warrior's path, then you must make a conscious and moral decision every day to dedicate, equip and prepare yourself to thrive in that toxic, corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking at the door.
For example, many officers carry their weapons in church.? They are well concealed in ankle holsters, shoulder holsters or inside-the-belt holsters tucked into the small of their backs.? Anytime you go to some form of religious service, there is a very good chance that a police officer in your congregation is carrying. You will never know if there is such an individual in your place of worship, until the wolf appears to massacre you and your loved ones.
I was training a group of police officers in Texas, and during the break, one officer asked his friend if he carried his weapon in church. The other cop replied, "I will never be caught without my gun in church." I asked why he felt so strongly about this, and he told me about a cop he knew who was at a church massacre in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1999. In that incident, a mentally deranged individual came into the church and opened fire, gunning down fourteen people. He said that officer believed he could have saved every life that day if he had been carrying his gun. His own son was shot, and all he could do was throw himself on the boy's body and wait to die. That cop looked me in the eye and said, "Do you have any idea how hard it would be to live with yourself after that?"
Some individuals would be horrified if they knew this police officer was carrying a weapon in church. They might call him paranoid and would probably scorn him. Yet these same individuals would be enraged and would call for "heads to roll" if they found out that the airbags in their cars were defective, or that the fire extinguisher and fire sprinklers in their kids' school did not work. They can accept the fact that fires and traffic accidents can happen and that there must be safeguards against them.
Their only response to the wolf, though, is denial, and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain. But the sheepdog quietly asks himself, "Do you have and idea how hard it would be to live with yourself if your loved ones attacked and killed, and you had to stand there helplessly because you were unprepared for that day?"
It is denial that turns people into sheep. Sheep are psychologically destroyed by combat because their only defense is denial, which is counterproductive and destructive, resulting in fear, helplessness and horror when the wolf shows up.
Denial kills you twice. It kills you once, at your moment of truth when you are not physically prepared: you didn't bring your gun, you didn't train. Your only defense was wishful thinking. Hope is not a strategy. Denial kills you a second time because even if you do physically survive, you are psychologically shattered by your fear helplessness and horror at your moment of truth.
Gavin de Becker puts it like this in Fear Less, his superb post-9/11 book, which should be required reading for anyone trying to come to terms with our current world situation: "...denial can be seductive, but it has an insidious side effect. For all the peace of mind deniers think they get by saying it isn't so, the fall they take when faced with new violence is all the more unsettling."
Denial is a save-now-pay-later scheme, a contract written entirely in small print, for in the long run, the denying person knows the truth on some level.
And so the warrior must strive to confront denial in all aspects of his life, and prepare himself for the day when evil comes. If you are warrior who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be "on" 24/7, for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself...
"Baa."
This business of being a sheep or a sheep dog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other. Most of us live somewhere in between. Since 9-11 almost everyone in America took a step up that continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward accepting and appreciating their warriors, and the warriors started taking their job more seriously. The degree to which you move up that continuum, away from sheephood and denial, is the degree to which you and your loved ones will survive, physically and psychologically at your moment of truth.
My Conservative Identity:
You are a Flag-Waving Everyman, also known as a patriot. You believe in freedom, apple pie, rooting for America at all times, and that God gave us a two-day weekend so we could enjoy football and NASCAR.
Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com
Well I had hoped for something a bit more radical, guess I'm just mello today
Stop wasteful Goverment spending!!
Abolish The ATF
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Well it appears the Sandusky Register has removed the CHL list, although I have heard if you really know where & how to look they can be found. But at least they are no longer easy to find.
So I will leave that bottom feeding Matthew Westerhold, alone until he does something as incredibly stupid. You really got to wonder how the guy got to be 48, but I guess God looks out for both fools & scum suckers.
So I will leave that bottom feeding Matthew Westerhold, alone until he does something as incredibly stupid. You really got to wonder how the guy got to be 48, but I guess God looks out for both fools & scum suckers.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
See it here See it here!!
http://www.goal.org/news/rosenthalcrimine.htm
Anti gunner J Rosenthal who pretends to be pro gun within reason admitts to commiting a gun felony.
Westherhold continues run
Matthew that 911 recording on the Sandusky Website was indeed in poor taste.
I would suggest anyone looking for Matthew, just turn over some flat rocks, as that is where his kind like to slink off too
http://www.goal.org/news/rosenthalcrimine.htm
Anti gunner J Rosenthal who pretends to be pro gun within reason admitts to commiting a gun felony.
Westherhold continues run
Matthew that 911 recording on the Sandusky Website was indeed in poor taste.
I would suggest anyone looking for Matthew, just turn over some flat rocks, as that is where his kind like to slink off too
Monday, July 09, 2007
Westerhold at Sandusky Register
Well now the guy seems to be having issues with those that exercise ther right to free speech. They have deleted comments about the CCW issue from their website.
They have launched an feint at the Buckeye Firearms Assoc. (Of course in a battle of wits Matthew is unarmed)
So I imagine this idiot figures he is entitled to his rights, & others are entitled to the rights he deems correct?
We can tell he is a flaming liberal, as he has continued to do for his reading public what he thinks they need & not what in large numbers they have expressed they don't want.
Of course the question comes to mind "Did he ever think at all?",
Well now the guy seems to be having issues with those that exercise ther right to free speech. They have deleted comments about the CCW issue from their website.
They have launched an feint at the Buckeye Firearms Assoc. (Of course in a battle of wits Matthew is unarmed)
So I imagine this idiot figures he is entitled to his rights, & others are entitled to the rights he deems correct?
We can tell he is a flaming liberal, as he has continued to do for his reading public what he thinks they need & not what in large numbers they have expressed they don't want.
Of course the question comes to mind "Did he ever think at all?",
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Hopefully the House can fix this before anymore lists are made!
I received your email regarding your opposition to Sandusky Register’s publishing of those individuals who hold a concealed handgun license. I appreciate your continued concern for concealed carry issues.
As you are likely aware, the intent of the Legislature was to allow members of the media the right to request license holder information so as to make certain the licenses were being properly issued. House Bill 225, sponsored by Representative John Adams (R- Sidney) would, among other provisions, repeal the “journalist exception” to the provision that otherwise makes confidential the records a sheriff possesses regarding concealed handgun licenses and applications for such licenses. This legislation was introduced on May 22 and referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Please know that I understand your frustrations. As a law-abiding gun owner myself, I am greatly concerned with any issue facing gun owners’ rights in Ohio. You can continue to count on me to preserve and advance the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Ohio, and as we work on this issue throughout the 127th General Assembly, I will certainly be mindful of your views.
It is my hope that no harm will come to you or other concealed handgun license holders as a result of the actions taken by the Sandusky Register. If I can be of any further assistance, please contact my office.
Sincerely,
Jon A. Husted
Speaker
Ohio House of Representatives
I received your email regarding your opposition to Sandusky Register’s publishing of those individuals who hold a concealed handgun license. I appreciate your continued concern for concealed carry issues.
As you are likely aware, the intent of the Legislature was to allow members of the media the right to request license holder information so as to make certain the licenses were being properly issued. House Bill 225, sponsored by Representative John Adams (R- Sidney) would, among other provisions, repeal the “journalist exception” to the provision that otherwise makes confidential the records a sheriff possesses regarding concealed handgun licenses and applications for such licenses. This legislation was introduced on May 22 and referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Please know that I understand your frustrations. As a law-abiding gun owner myself, I am greatly concerned with any issue facing gun owners’ rights in Ohio. You can continue to count on me to preserve and advance the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Ohio, and as we work on this issue throughout the 127th General Assembly, I will certainly be mindful of your views.
It is my hope that no harm will come to you or other concealed handgun license holders as a result of the actions taken by the Sandusky Register. If I can be of any further assistance, please contact my office.
Sincerely,
Jon A. Husted
Speaker
Ohio House of Representatives
Man Without Honor
Matthew Westerhold the managing editor of the Sandusky Register is a man without honor.
He made his point he posted the CHL lists for 5 counties in northern Ohio, now they need to come down.
Interesting idea was presented to me, a stalker going after some woman out there, but he does not act for fear she might be armed, but then he checks the lists & finds his prey does not have a CHL, now he has no fear & carries off his plan.
The only two things that stop crime are surety of capture & surety of punishment,
by listing those who may be armed, he has also listed those that are unarmed.
Matthew Westerhold the managing editor of the Sandusky Register is a man without honor.
He made his point he posted the CHL lists for 5 counties in northern Ohio, now they need to come down.
Interesting idea was presented to me, a stalker going after some woman out there, but he does not act for fear she might be armed, but then he checks the lists & finds his prey does not have a CHL, now he has no fear & carries off his plan.
The only two things that stop crime are surety of capture & surety of punishment,
by listing those who may be armed, he has also listed those that are unarmed.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Monday is not my best day:
I am smarter than 75.09% of the rest of the world.
Find out how smart you are.
Across the sea, in England
UK News
Gun and Knife murders out of control
Monday, 25th June 2007, 07:25
Category: Crime and Punishment
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Gun and knife killings are getting out of control as six Londoners were murdered over the past week and one child is stabbed to death each week, anti-crime campaigners warned.
Local communities were being blighted by run-away violence as gang members who believe they are "untouchable" carry guns and weapons as a matter of routine to carry out crimes and to settle scores.
Now as a matter of "urgency," police should carry out random and targeted stop and search to catch weapon wielding thugs backed up with the introduction of a mandatory five year prison sentence for those carrying illegal knives - the same penalty as carrying guns.
Last Sunday Lee Ryner, 30, was stabbed in Romford. Then father of three Ken Hong, 38, died of his injuries after being thrown from his car as he tried to stop a car thief in Streatham on Wednesday.
Two days later Brazilian Carlos Moreno, 23, was gunned down as he arrived outside a friend's home in Acton on Friday evening.
Hours later Mikey Brown, 24, was stabbed to death during a row in a nightclub in Kinsgston at 2am on Saturday morning, and four hours later 17-year-old Annaka Pinto was shot dead during another row in an Tottenham club.
Then just before midnight on Saturday a 16-year-old was stabbed to death in a gang clash in Beckenham.
Victims of Crime Trust director Norman Brennan said Britain was quickly gaining a reputation as being one of the most violent countries in the Western world, scarring communities and leaving millions in fear of crime.
Now he urged tougher action to stamp out the spiralling violence, claiming the Government has failed to uphold its pledge to make Britain's street safer.
He said: "In the past six days there have been three people stabbed to death, two people shot dead and one father fatally injured when he was run over by his own car whilst trying to prevent it from being stolen.
"A child is stabbed to death on the streets of Britain every week and knife homicides out number gun homicides by three to one. If these measures were introduced it would greatly reduce knife crime and consequently save lives.
"I believe that the government who came into power with the slogan 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' have failed to deliver on their promises to make the streets of Britain safe.
"We have many individuals and gang members that carry guns and knives as a matter of routine to commit crime and protect themselves and their turf, believing that they are untouchable.
"Unless we can change this attitude and trend, senseless murders will continue unabated and the widespread fear of crime will continue to be controlled by such individuals."
"Each murder affects on average three hundred people. Murders committed in various parts of the country or particularly within a close radius of each other have a ricochet affect and dramatically increase fear within communities."
He added although government figures show a small reduction in gun related crime, it is under reported and has to be viewed against "unprecedented" high levels of knife and gun crime over the last five years.
Although the Trust welcomed the fact the majority of murders leads to an arrest and conviction, prevention is a better cure it said.
Mr Brennan said: "There are currently 270 recorded firearm related offences committed on the streets of Britain every week."
my comment to them:
"Well you have passed a bunch of laws to no avail, the sheep are still being slaughtered, Perhaps you should require everyone to go about naked then those who would carry weapons would have a damed hard time of it heh? It is sad that the Brits once ruled the world now they can't even defend themselves"
- The Duck
Matthew are you still hiding?
Still not seeing his by line, understand we have closer to 12 folks that have decided to no longer run ads in the Sandusky Register, of course they will lay off someone they pay mim. wage, & not that hack Matthew.
The lists are still there, & they really need to go before someone gets hurt because of them.
But it appears those that pay Matthew have as little honor as he does.
I usually admire people that stand behind their people, but when that person shows their a** to much, they really do need to step away.
I am smarter than 75.09% of the rest of the world.
Find out how smart you are.
Across the sea, in England
UK News
Gun and Knife murders out of control
Monday, 25th June 2007, 07:25
Category: Crime and Punishment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gun and knife killings are getting out of control as six Londoners were murdered over the past week and one child is stabbed to death each week, anti-crime campaigners warned.
Local communities were being blighted by run-away violence as gang members who believe they are "untouchable" carry guns and weapons as a matter of routine to carry out crimes and to settle scores.
Now as a matter of "urgency," police should carry out random and targeted stop and search to catch weapon wielding thugs backed up with the introduction of a mandatory five year prison sentence for those carrying illegal knives - the same penalty as carrying guns.
Last Sunday Lee Ryner, 30, was stabbed in Romford. Then father of three Ken Hong, 38, died of his injuries after being thrown from his car as he tried to stop a car thief in Streatham on Wednesday.
Two days later Brazilian Carlos Moreno, 23, was gunned down as he arrived outside a friend's home in Acton on Friday evening.
Hours later Mikey Brown, 24, was stabbed to death during a row in a nightclub in Kinsgston at 2am on Saturday morning, and four hours later 17-year-old Annaka Pinto was shot dead during another row in an Tottenham club.
Then just before midnight on Saturday a 16-year-old was stabbed to death in a gang clash in Beckenham.
Victims of Crime Trust director Norman Brennan said Britain was quickly gaining a reputation as being one of the most violent countries in the Western world, scarring communities and leaving millions in fear of crime.
Now he urged tougher action to stamp out the spiralling violence, claiming the Government has failed to uphold its pledge to make Britain's street safer.
He said: "In the past six days there have been three people stabbed to death, two people shot dead and one father fatally injured when he was run over by his own car whilst trying to prevent it from being stolen.
"A child is stabbed to death on the streets of Britain every week and knife homicides out number gun homicides by three to one. If these measures were introduced it would greatly reduce knife crime and consequently save lives.
"I believe that the government who came into power with the slogan 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' have failed to deliver on their promises to make the streets of Britain safe.
"We have many individuals and gang members that carry guns and knives as a matter of routine to commit crime and protect themselves and their turf, believing that they are untouchable.
"Unless we can change this attitude and trend, senseless murders will continue unabated and the widespread fear of crime will continue to be controlled by such individuals."
"Each murder affects on average three hundred people. Murders committed in various parts of the country or particularly within a close radius of each other have a ricochet affect and dramatically increase fear within communities."
He added although government figures show a small reduction in gun related crime, it is under reported and has to be viewed against "unprecedented" high levels of knife and gun crime over the last five years.
Although the Trust welcomed the fact the majority of murders leads to an arrest and conviction, prevention is a better cure it said.
Mr Brennan said: "There are currently 270 recorded firearm related offences committed on the streets of Britain every week."
my comment to them:
"Well you have passed a bunch of laws to no avail, the sheep are still being slaughtered, Perhaps you should require everyone to go about naked then those who would carry weapons would have a damed hard time of it heh? It is sad that the Brits once ruled the world now they can't even defend themselves"
- The Duck
Matthew are you still hiding?
Still not seeing his by line, understand we have closer to 12 folks that have decided to no longer run ads in the Sandusky Register, of course they will lay off someone they pay mim. wage, & not that hack Matthew.
The lists are still there, & they really need to go before someone gets hurt because of them.
But it appears those that pay Matthew have as little honor as he does.
I usually admire people that stand behind their people, but when that person shows their a** to much, they really do need to step away.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Gee where is Matthew Westerhold??
The guy seems to be lying low the past couple of days, guess he is a little paranoid,
The Ohioans For Concealed Carry, & the Buckeye Firearms Assoc. along with members of the NRA, & Ohio CHL holders have called him to task.
We are learning a lot about Matthew, property that he owns, his divorce, where his child goes to school etc. After all what harm in listing in CHL names etc, it's in the public interest. So I guess all those folks are the public, it's good to know more about Matthew.
You know Matthew you could make this all go away by taking the lists off your website. But if harm comes to one person on that list, it will haunt you the rest of life. Whoops, sorry you have to have a soul to be haunted by your own wrong doing.
But Matthew is a second rate journalist, that can't get on with a "Real" paper, and likely only important in his own mind.
So in his wee mind he is doing a public service by letting all the other lambs know where & who the Sheepdogs are. But the funny thing the Sheepdogs are not the ones he should fear.
Of course years ago I was in the publishing business, (Freelance) I know they run on ads, most don't care how many copies they sell, or give away, it is the ad dollar that counts!
This morning I received the following from Herman-Kinn Funeral Homes (General Email) [general@hermankinn.com]
We have canceled our advertising in the Sandusky Register.
We also have the word of an Auto repair shop that they have dropped them also.
See Matt you didn't just get the attention in your area, but even out of state, why even Michelle Malkin has mentioned you, it will end when the list come down.
The guy seems to be lying low the past couple of days, guess he is a little paranoid,
The Ohioans For Concealed Carry, & the Buckeye Firearms Assoc. along with members of the NRA, & Ohio CHL holders have called him to task.
We are learning a lot about Matthew, property that he owns, his divorce, where his child goes to school etc. After all what harm in listing in CHL names etc, it's in the public interest. So I guess all those folks are the public, it's good to know more about Matthew.
You know Matthew you could make this all go away by taking the lists off your website. But if harm comes to one person on that list, it will haunt you the rest of life. Whoops, sorry you have to have a soul to be haunted by your own wrong doing.
But Matthew is a second rate journalist, that can't get on with a "Real" paper, and likely only important in his own mind.
So in his wee mind he is doing a public service by letting all the other lambs know where & who the Sheepdogs are. But the funny thing the Sheepdogs are not the ones he should fear.
Of course years ago I was in the publishing business, (Freelance) I know they run on ads, most don't care how many copies they sell, or give away, it is the ad dollar that counts!
This morning I received the following from Herman-Kinn Funeral Homes (General Email) [general@hermankinn.com]
We have canceled our advertising in the Sandusky Register.
We also have the word of an Auto repair shop that they have dropped them also.
See Matt you didn't just get the attention in your area, but even out of state, why even Michelle Malkin has mentioned you, it will end when the list come down.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Matt Westerhold is a Sheep!
He bleats & bleats, because the Sheepdogs scare him so badly! Matt can not tell the difference between a sheepdog & a wolf.
For those that don't understand what I'm writing here read the excellent article written by LT Col Dave Grossman http://www.killology.com/sheep_dog.htm
The sheep fear the sheep dog, as we can look a lot like the wolf! Although Matt seems to have at least some education, he is an editor after all.........I regress.
He cannot tell the difference.
Perhaps he has a fear of weapons, & Freud made references in reguard to those who fear weapons, I will let the reader look into that.
Mr Westerhold is crying foul now!, he fired the first round across our bow.
Little did he know the firestorm he had unleashed, would come back upon him.
I guess he figured we would react like sheep, & run bleating across the pasture.
But when you bite a sheepdog it just pisses him off & he bites back.
If Mr Westerhold, really wants to serve the public, & wants to inform the public, there are better endeavors than trying to reveal who has a CHL.
Hell everybody that knows me, know I have mine. So what service has been rendered to those that don't know me?
I'm sure Matt would sleep better every night if we were perhaps required to wear a scarlet letter, so in the public realm we could be ID'ed.
That would be commendable, as then the wolves could readily ID the sheep, & leave the warriors in peace.
He bleats & bleats, because the Sheepdogs scare him so badly! Matt can not tell the difference between a sheepdog & a wolf.
For those that don't understand what I'm writing here read the excellent article written by LT Col Dave Grossman http://www.killology.com/sheep_dog.htm
The sheep fear the sheep dog, as we can look a lot like the wolf! Although Matt seems to have at least some education, he is an editor after all.........I regress.
He cannot tell the difference.
Perhaps he has a fear of weapons, & Freud made references in reguard to those who fear weapons, I will let the reader look into that.
Mr Westerhold is crying foul now!, he fired the first round across our bow.
Little did he know the firestorm he had unleashed, would come back upon him.
I guess he figured we would react like sheep, & run bleating across the pasture.
But when you bite a sheepdog it just pisses him off & he bites back.
If Mr Westerhold, really wants to serve the public, & wants to inform the public, there are better endeavors than trying to reveal who has a CHL.
Hell everybody that knows me, know I have mine. So what service has been rendered to those that don't know me?
I'm sure Matt would sleep better every night if we were perhaps required to wear a scarlet letter, so in the public realm we could be ID'ed.
That would be commendable, as then the wolves could readily ID the sheep, & leave the warriors in peace.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Since this idiot felt he must post the names of CHL holders in 5 counties in Ohio, & feels everything should be made public, well here are his public records, thanks to the Buckeye Firearms Assocation.
According to Public Records:
Editor Matt Westerhold, born on November 5, 1958, owns 322 Deepwood Lane, Amherst, Ohio 44001. Matt purchased this house on April 28, 2005 for $124,900 and borrowed $123,920 from Union National Mortgage Company to finance the purchase.
It is not clear if Matt actually lives in this house, because he claims a residence in Sandusky, Ohio.
Interestingly, this picture (obtained, of course, from public record) appears to show Matt’s blue 2003 Chevy Tracker in the garage, license plate # DA*xxxx (*redacted for privacy concerns). Matt was operating this vehicle on September 1, 2006 in Oberlin when the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled him over for speeding. Matt was cited for failure to wear a seat belt and was warned about his speed.
By the way he also made the statement the NRA should Back OFF!, the NRA is not involved, except for the 4 million members that may take acception to his comments.
According to Public Records:
Editor Matt Westerhold, born on November 5, 1958, owns 322 Deepwood Lane, Amherst, Ohio 44001. Matt purchased this house on April 28, 2005 for $124,900 and borrowed $123,920 from Union National Mortgage Company to finance the purchase.
It is not clear if Matt actually lives in this house, because he claims a residence in Sandusky, Ohio.
Interestingly, this picture (obtained, of course, from public record) appears to show Matt’s blue 2003 Chevy Tracker in the garage, license plate # DA*xxxx (*redacted for privacy concerns). Matt was operating this vehicle on September 1, 2006 in Oberlin when the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled him over for speeding. Matt was cited for failure to wear a seat belt and was warned about his speed.
By the way he also made the statement the NRA should Back OFF!, the NRA is not involved, except for the 4 million members that may take acception to his comments.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Sandusky Register has deemed it important to list CHL holders, as their readers right to know.
The list is still posted on the internet as of today, I have not provided the link.
But should you like to enlighten the editor his email is:
mattwesterhold@sanduskyregister.com
He is the managing editor
Follow this link to see how the action goes against the paper:
>http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3896/83/
It is my thought that the only time journalist's need this information is when a license holder uses the firearm in public (correctly /or incorrectly)
While they seem to want to protect the ID of ex-cons, & child molesters, they have no re guard or respect for law abiding citizens
The list is still posted on the internet as of today, I have not provided the link.
But should you like to enlighten the editor his email is:
mattwesterhold@sanduskyregister.com
He is the managing editor
Follow this link to see how the action goes against the paper:
>http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3896/83/
It is my thought that the only time journalist's need this information is when a license holder uses the firearm in public (correctly /or incorrectly)
While they seem to want to protect the ID of ex-cons, & child molesters, they have no re guard or respect for law abiding citizens
Friday, June 22, 2007
Friday, June 01, 2007
May be taking the training on the road in the near future, Brian at ITC has asked me to assit him in training advanced, his new DVD "Fight" pushes movement, (which is wise in a gunfight), & use of martial arts.
But I told him I'd lay out the course outline, in a form everybody could work with. So that will keep me busy for a few days.
As usual the call for CCW courses is like a yoyo. Although from what I hear on the news the bad guys are not slowing down.
Fred Thompson 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I told him I'd lay out the course outline, in a form everybody could work with. So that will keep me busy for a few days.
As usual the call for CCW courses is like a yoyo. Although from what I hear on the news the bad guys are not slowing down.
Fred Thompson 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Spring has arrived!, been busy, busy, busy.
Lady D had both knees replaced, went better than expected.
Ohio CCW seems to be picking up, more licenses issued 1st qtr of 2007 than last qtr of 2006.
Seems GC will be an issue in 2008, so as I said in the past stock up now!
Bone head Gov in Colorado signed bill restricting licenses honored in that unfair state.
If you do not have a "Resident" issued License, you can't carry in Colorado anymore.
Lady D had both knees replaced, went better than expected.
Ohio CCW seems to be picking up, more licenses issued 1st qtr of 2007 than last qtr of 2006.
Seems GC will be an issue in 2008, so as I said in the past stock up now!
Bone head Gov in Colorado signed bill restricting licenses honored in that unfair state.
If you do not have a "Resident" issued License, you can't carry in Colorado anymore.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Well it has been busy the DC gun ban has been repealed, of course it will hace to go to the USSC.
HB-347 passed in OH, we can carry concealed in our vehicles. Also Firearms Laws are uniform across the state.
The Iranian let the sailors go, & we can well see the Iranians didn't blink.
What the heck is up with the democrats, stick that olive branch out any farther & they will pull back a bloody stump!
Shot down at Tactical Defence Inst. in Southern OH, Highly recommended for advance training.
Fred Dalton Thompson for President!!
Word is ammo will continue to go up in price, suggest you stock up.
HB-347 passed in OH, we can carry concealed in our vehicles. Also Firearms Laws are uniform across the state.
The Iranian let the sailors go, & we can well see the Iranians didn't blink.
What the heck is up with the democrats, stick that olive branch out any farther & they will pull back a bloody stump!
Shot down at Tactical Defence Inst. in Southern OH, Highly recommended for advance training.
Fred Dalton Thompson for President!!
Word is ammo will continue to go up in price, suggest you stock up.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Well the Dems are gearing up already with 4 gun control bills, so much that they had changed their stance on gun control issues.
Of course it is not about guns really the key word here is control.
Weather its guns smoking or Trans fat, it is all about control, & I would imagine for most of the sheeple out in the world would rather be told what to do than have to make a decision.
So for the sheepdogs buy ammo, magazines, & the rest before you can't!!!!!!!!!!
Of course it is not about guns really the key word here is control.
Weather its guns smoking or Trans fat, it is all about control, & I would imagine for most of the sheeple out in the world would rather be told what to do than have to make a decision.
So for the sheepdogs buy ammo, magazines, & the rest before you can't!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
As most know the FBI released the numbers for the first half of 2006, & no surprise crime is up!
Of course the Libs & bradys have come out wringing their hands that it must be the guns, my goodness what else could it be?
It couldn't be that the drug cartels are shipping in huge amounts of Meth, that's a lot stronger than what was being made here on a small scale, no couldn't be that, gotta be assault rifles.
It couldn't be that the number of illegal aleins, that can't find a legal way to make living, could it?, no must be those guns with Hi Cap mags!
Why is it the cities with the biggest jumps in crime, are some of the same cities that took in the larger number of Katrina victims? I sure Houstons upward spiral in homoicides are due to firearms painted black.
Of course the Libs & bradys have come out wringing their hands that it must be the guns, my goodness what else could it be?
It couldn't be that the drug cartels are shipping in huge amounts of Meth, that's a lot stronger than what was being made here on a small scale, no couldn't be that, gotta be assault rifles.
It couldn't be that the number of illegal aleins, that can't find a legal way to make living, could it?, no must be those guns with Hi Cap mags!
Why is it the cities with the biggest jumps in crime, are some of the same cities that took in the larger number of Katrina victims? I sure Houstons upward spiral in homoicides are due to firearms painted black.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
It does appear that at least in Ohio conditions are improving for CHL, with that Plain Sight provision going away.
Overall we may well have some large fights on a national level, with the changes in Washington.
We all need to support the NRA, GOA, SAF, & JPFO, as well as our state groups.
For the cost of a couple of boxes of ammo a year, you can preserve your firearms rights.
Recently I was going to purchase a new firearm, instead I became an Endowment Member of the NRA, & joined the Buckeye Firearms Assoc.
There are 80 million gunowners in this country, but only 4 million NRA, & I'm not sure the other 3 national groups have 0ne million between them, so what is the excuse of the other 75 million??
Well when the laws are passed, I don't want to hear any whining about the NRA or any other Pro-gun group unless you spent your money & supported the fight.
I really think a lot of gun owners need to come out of the closet, we will accept you as you are,& a lot of your friends will accept that you are a gun owner.
Overall we may well have some large fights on a national level, with the changes in Washington.
We all need to support the NRA, GOA, SAF, & JPFO, as well as our state groups.
For the cost of a couple of boxes of ammo a year, you can preserve your firearms rights.
Recently I was going to purchase a new firearm, instead I became an Endowment Member of the NRA, & joined the Buckeye Firearms Assoc.
There are 80 million gunowners in this country, but only 4 million NRA, & I'm not sure the other 3 national groups have 0ne million between them, so what is the excuse of the other 75 million??
Well when the laws are passed, I don't want to hear any whining about the NRA or any other Pro-gun group unless you spent your money & supported the fight.
I really think a lot of gun owners need to come out of the closet, we will accept you as you are,& a lot of your friends will accept that you are a gun owner.
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