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Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Something I have noticed.....
I reread my tagline on the top of my blog. I see that I refer to my thughts as random, however, the more that I write here, the more I notice that I keep to the same themes again and again.
Right To Carry
This is one of my favorite rights bestowed upon all of us via the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights. When I was younger I thought the NRA was just a bunch of country bumpkins, but after living life and working very close to Law Enforcement, I see that the 2nd Amendment is the one which provides us the ability to Speak Freely under the 1st Amendment, also the right to practice our religions, and many other things. Notice the 2nd Amendment is towards the top, not the bottom.
I have spent time reading the words of our Founding Fathers and they all make it very clear that they feared and had seen through history that dictators and fascists can easily rise to power and take away all of our freedoms by whim and decree. Look to the post just prior to this one which shows what happens when the people are stripped of their arms.
If you do not think that an evil person can rise to power on the shoulders of a minority, look to Hitler. Only 30% of Germany supported him, and he took over the country.
If we look to the cities where guns are restricted or banned, look at the crime that is evident. What is the purpose of passing a law that only law abiding citizens will follow? Crime is not deterred by laws, but by punishment. If we lock up a criminal, can the commit crimes against society? NO. Look also to the Civil Rights violations which happen in these cities. The police operate above the law with blessing from those in power. If you disagree with them, you will be put down by threats, attacks, arrest, and lies. Does that sound like freedom?
What makes good people good? Is it ethics? Morals? Education? Religion? What is it that makes most people good people? Is it Laws? None of these holds power over all of these. It is people seeking freedom. Freedom from fear, freedom from crime, freedom from tyranny. When we all realize that no matter how many laws are passed, there will be crime and injustice.
In realizing that crime and injustice will always exist, we realize that we ourselves, or better said, we the people must defend each others ability to enjoy freedom. I may not agree with everyone, nor should I, but your freedoms are granted to all of us. You may argue this point, but that is a freedom you enjoy.
We are lucky to live here. We need the right to bear arms. Without that, we will lose our freedoms with no way to resist. This is completely summed up by the following question.
Is our government here to serve us, or are we here to serve the government?
Right To Carry
This is one of my favorite rights bestowed upon all of us via the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights. When I was younger I thought the NRA was just a bunch of country bumpkins, but after living life and working very close to Law Enforcement, I see that the 2nd Amendment is the one which provides us the ability to Speak Freely under the 1st Amendment, also the right to practice our religions, and many other things. Notice the 2nd Amendment is towards the top, not the bottom.
I have spent time reading the words of our Founding Fathers and they all make it very clear that they feared and had seen through history that dictators and fascists can easily rise to power and take away all of our freedoms by whim and decree. Look to the post just prior to this one which shows what happens when the people are stripped of their arms.
If you do not think that an evil person can rise to power on the shoulders of a minority, look to Hitler. Only 30% of Germany supported him, and he took over the country.
If we look to the cities where guns are restricted or banned, look at the crime that is evident. What is the purpose of passing a law that only law abiding citizens will follow? Crime is not deterred by laws, but by punishment. If we lock up a criminal, can the commit crimes against society? NO. Look also to the Civil Rights violations which happen in these cities. The police operate above the law with blessing from those in power. If you disagree with them, you will be put down by threats, attacks, arrest, and lies. Does that sound like freedom?
What makes good people good? Is it ethics? Morals? Education? Religion? What is it that makes most people good people? Is it Laws? None of these holds power over all of these. It is people seeking freedom. Freedom from fear, freedom from crime, freedom from tyranny. When we all realize that no matter how many laws are passed, there will be crime and injustice.
In realizing that crime and injustice will always exist, we realize that we ourselves, or better said, we the people must defend each others ability to enjoy freedom. I may not agree with everyone, nor should I, but your freedoms are granted to all of us. You may argue this point, but that is a freedom you enjoy.
We are lucky to live here. We need the right to bear arms. Without that, we will lose our freedoms with no way to resist. This is completely summed up by the following question.
Is our government here to serve us, or are we here to serve the government?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Gun Bans in History
1911, Turkey establishes gun control.
Between 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1929, the Soviet Union establishes gun control.
20 million plus dissidents (a governments term for someone who does not think along party lines) unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1935 China establishes gun control.
Between 1935 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves,were rounded up and exterminated.
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1938 Germany establishes gun control.
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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1956 Cambodia established gun control.
One million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1964 Guatemala established gun control.
100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1970 Uganda established gun control.
300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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The number of defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.................56 million. And that's only the one we have records for!
Between 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1929, the Soviet Union establishes gun control.
20 million plus dissidents (a governments term for someone who does not think along party lines) unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1935 China establishes gun control.
Between 1935 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves,were rounded up and exterminated.
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1938 Germany establishes gun control.
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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1956 Cambodia established gun control.
One million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1964 Guatemala established gun control.
100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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1970 Uganda established gun control.
300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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The number of defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.................56 million. And that's only the one we have records for!
Praire Rats do not need protection....
Feds plan to study prairie dogs for possible endangered status
By GARY HARMON
The Daily Sentinel
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
A week after a Colorado state agency refused to ban shooting white-tailed prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will study the rodent to determine if it should be protected as an endangered species.
The decision was a vindication of efforts frustrated in 2004 to have the prairie dog protected, said Josh Pollock, conservation director for the Center for Native Ecosystems, who called the decision a “victory for sound science.”
The decision to study the white-tailed prairie dog population “opens a valuable opportunity for the scientific community to study for two years and find out what kind of population is out there in the ground.”
The decision to study the white-tailed prairie dog won’t have any effect on the Colorado Wildlife Commission’s decision last week to reject a proposed ban on prairie-dog hunting.
“Unfortunately, the white-tailed prairie dog is largely unprotected in the places they still live,” and the only federal action that would change that is listing the rodents as an endangered species, Pollock said.
The federal agency’s decision, however, didn’t sit well with Club 20, the Western Slope lobbying and promotional organization.
“We’re more concerned about the decline of the subspecies called the American farmer, which the prairie dog is contributing to,” Club 20 Executive Director Reeves Brown said.
Prairie dogs destroy pasture and damage herds, said Carlyle Currier, a Collbran rancher who said studies by Colorado State University show that cows thrive less in pasture that is infested with prairie dogs than in those without the other rodents.
Eastern Colorado ranchers battled designation of the black-tailed prairie dog as endangered by counting them themselves and finding hundreds of thousands more than were counted by environmental organizations, said Dave Whittlesey, a Delta County bison and elk rancher.
“I think the case will be the same here,” he said.
White-tailed prairie dogs are found across the western half of Wyoming, western Colorado, the eastern portion of Utah, and a small portion of southern Montana.
The white-tailed prairie dog is a stout rodent, 13 to 15 inches long and weighing one to three pounds. It has a short, white-tipped tail, large eyes, a blackish brown cheek patch above and below each eye, and a tan-brown pelt. It’s genetically different from the black-tailed prairie dog, which has a black-tipped tail.
White-tailed prairie dogs are generally found at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet in desert grasslands and shrub grasslands.
Prairie-dog varmint shooting is a “decent part of our business,” said Wes Stout of Gene Taylor’s Sporting Goods in Grand Junction, who noted also that sport shooters like the 90-day period from April to June in which they can’t be hunted on public lands. That allows the animals to maintain their numbers, he said.
The Fish and Wildlife Service will accept comments and information until July 7. Comments can be submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, or they can be mailed or hand delivered to Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R6-ES-2008-0053; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, Va. 22203.
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What's next? Protection for Feral and Stray Dogs & Cats?
I always get a kick out of people who believe that the world is made out of Rainbows and Puppy's.
Perhaps someday this people will become educated in facts and not emotion.
By GARY HARMON
The Daily Sentinel
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
A week after a Colorado state agency refused to ban shooting white-tailed prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will study the rodent to determine if it should be protected as an endangered species.
The decision was a vindication of efforts frustrated in 2004 to have the prairie dog protected, said Josh Pollock, conservation director for the Center for Native Ecosystems, who called the decision a “victory for sound science.”
The decision to study the white-tailed prairie dog population “opens a valuable opportunity for the scientific community to study for two years and find out what kind of population is out there in the ground.”
The decision to study the white-tailed prairie dog won’t have any effect on the Colorado Wildlife Commission’s decision last week to reject a proposed ban on prairie-dog hunting.
“Unfortunately, the white-tailed prairie dog is largely unprotected in the places they still live,” and the only federal action that would change that is listing the rodents as an endangered species, Pollock said.
The federal agency’s decision, however, didn’t sit well with Club 20, the Western Slope lobbying and promotional organization.
“We’re more concerned about the decline of the subspecies called the American farmer, which the prairie dog is contributing to,” Club 20 Executive Director Reeves Brown said.
Prairie dogs destroy pasture and damage herds, said Carlyle Currier, a Collbran rancher who said studies by Colorado State University show that cows thrive less in pasture that is infested with prairie dogs than in those without the other rodents.
Eastern Colorado ranchers battled designation of the black-tailed prairie dog as endangered by counting them themselves and finding hundreds of thousands more than were counted by environmental organizations, said Dave Whittlesey, a Delta County bison and elk rancher.
“I think the case will be the same here,” he said.
White-tailed prairie dogs are found across the western half of Wyoming, western Colorado, the eastern portion of Utah, and a small portion of southern Montana.
The white-tailed prairie dog is a stout rodent, 13 to 15 inches long and weighing one to three pounds. It has a short, white-tipped tail, large eyes, a blackish brown cheek patch above and below each eye, and a tan-brown pelt. It’s genetically different from the black-tailed prairie dog, which has a black-tipped tail.
White-tailed prairie dogs are generally found at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet in desert grasslands and shrub grasslands.
Prairie-dog varmint shooting is a “decent part of our business,” said Wes Stout of Gene Taylor’s Sporting Goods in Grand Junction, who noted also that sport shooters like the 90-day period from April to June in which they can’t be hunted on public lands. That allows the animals to maintain their numbers, he said.
The Fish and Wildlife Service will accept comments and information until July 7. Comments can be submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, or they can be mailed or hand delivered to Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R6-ES-2008-0053; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, Va. 22203.
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What's next? Protection for Feral and Stray Dogs & Cats?
I always get a kick out of people who believe that the world is made out of Rainbows and Puppy's.
Perhaps someday this people will become educated in facts and not emotion.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
NRA Certified
In my quest to improve myself and help others, I recently became a Certified Basic Rifle Instructor with the NRA.
I am in the process of getting additional classes I can teach.
I will post each class I can teach here.
Glenn Beck at the NRA Annual Meeting 2008
I can say that I agree with Glenn Beck 90%.
I honestly can say in my own opinion that if we end up with either Obama or Clinton in office, we will see our Rights, Freedoms, and Liberties attacked, removed, stolen, and given a Nanny Police State in their place.
Here is Glenn Beck. Check him out!
I honestly can say in my own opinion that if we end up with either Obama or Clinton in office, we will see our Rights, Freedoms, and Liberties attacked, removed, stolen, and given a Nanny Police State in their place.
Here is Glenn Beck. Check him out!
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