something to think about
Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 5:21 PM
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
> >
> > 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, a total of
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
> >
> > List of 7 items:
> >
> > Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
> > Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
> > Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
> >
> > In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
> >
> > While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically u pward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
> >
> > There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
> >
> > You won't see this datum on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
> >
> > Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
> >
> > Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
> >
> > The next time someone talks in f avor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
> >
> > With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
> >
> > During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
> >
> > If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.
> >
> > The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
> >
> > As John Steinbeck once said:
> >
> > 1. Do not pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
> >
> > 2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
> >
> > 3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
> >
> > 4. W hen seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
> >
> > 5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt M odel 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
> >
> > 6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
> >
> > 7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
> >
> > 8. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!
> >
> > But wait, there's more!
> >
> > I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. I said I did. She said 'Well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!' To which I said, 'Of course it is loaded, can't work without bullets!' She then asked, 'Are you that afraid of someone evil coming into your house?' My reply was, ?No, not at all.? I am not afraid of the house catching fire either, but I have fire extinguishers round, and they are all loaded too.' To which I'll add, having a gun in the house that isn't loaded is like having a car in the garage without gas in the tank.
> >
> > I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward.
> >
> >
> >
>
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
> >
> > 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, a total of
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
> >
> > List of 7 items:
> >
> > Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
> > Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
> > Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
> >
> > In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
> >
> > While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically u pward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
> >
> > There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
> >
> > You won't see this datum on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
> >
> > Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
> >
> > Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
> >
> > The next time someone talks in f avor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
> >
> > With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
> >
> > During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
> >
> > If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.
> >
> > The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
> >
> > As John Steinbeck once said:
> >
> > 1. Do not pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
> >
> > 2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
> >
> > 3. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
> >
> > 4. W hen seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
> >
> > 5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt M odel 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
> >
> > 6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
> >
> > 7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
> >
> > 8. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!
> >
> > But wait, there's more!
> >
> > I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. I said I did. She said 'Well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!' To which I said, 'Of course it is loaded, can't work without bullets!' She then asked, 'Are you that afraid of someone evil coming into your house?' My reply was, ?No, not at all.? I am not afraid of the house catching fire either, but I have fire extinguishers round, and they are all loaded too.' To which I'll add, having a gun in the house that isn't loaded is like having a car in the garage without gas in the tank.
> >
> > I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward.
> >
> >
> >
>
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found this on a form - might be in the works for us too
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A very good read that everyone should read. Sad but most don't care.
This is pretty frightening, I think.
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> No author, source, or date is given with this, but the message is still loud and clear. VOTE.
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> remember asking dad about Castro when I was about 9 years old I asked , "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
> Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were living in Louisiana at the time . Dad was in the army there.
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> Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the same question! Ike was president.
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> This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba . Our dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
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> This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960s. His family was more fortunate than most as they were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when they fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.
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> Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and fresh ears of sweet corn. This is a menu shared with family and friends nationwide, while celebrating the birth of our belovedAmerica on the Fourth of July.
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> We began with a simple discussion about our country and the direction it has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints about the sour economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the rulers in Washington ..
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> But then he said it. The sentence came naturally. I assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train. "You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a Communist."
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> We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
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> The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just like Barack Obama?"
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> He responded, "Yes, just like Barack Obama."
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> He continued, "We were all shocked as the government just continued to grab more power. First they said the revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."
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> "I remember my uncle saying after it started, 'Castro will only nationalize some of the big industries, he will never come and take our family hardware store. 'But that is exactly what happened, Castro started with the sugar mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family had run this store for generations. They said we now own the hardware store, you work for us. And that nice, large four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also, and you can move yourself and five children into two rooms of the house because others are moving in with you."
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> The lesson learned from this discussion is a lesson most Americans refuse to hear. Political leaders can lie about their agenda and once in office they can take totally unexpected turns.
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> If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General Motors would be nationalized, we would have never believed it. We could never contemplate a country where the rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a justice society would be evaporating just like it did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960s.
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> But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S. Department of Justice because their crimes are against whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets without due process by the government. Governmental leaders are bribed in full daylight only to have all investigation of the crimes stifled by the Attorney General. The U.S. borders are overrun with crime and illegal activity and the leaders in D.C. act as if it is important to protect the lawbreakers while the innocent are killed and overrun. When local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are ridiculed and threatened as racists and bigots. They are sued by the very administration entrusted with enforcing the law.
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> Without the rule of law the U.S. Constitution is a sham. Without the rule of law our beloved America is swiftly becoming a country where only the well connected and politically powerful will be safe. As Michelle Malkin has so eloquently explained in her recent book, a culture of corruption has replaced honest government.
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> All honest citizens that want to be treated equally must come together and demand that the favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law end now. And yes, it can happen here.
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> A year ago I made the statement that "I didn't believe the President knows what he is doing. My friend said "Oh yes he does" Back then I didn't know what she meant. Today I realize she was right. He does know exactly what he is doing.0 -
I could not help to have taken notice that most every Arab/Middle Eastern owned/operated restaurant and some gas stations in the Chester-Berks-Montgomery County areas of PA have tents erected in their parking lot to sell fireworks. Some have several tents and Ryder trucks parked along the side. FBI says to beware of terrorist attacks over the 4th of July period, is this a Trojan Horse operation. Just something to think about as it makes me say "Hmmmm". I do have a wild imagination but one does have to question why.
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.0 -
Obituary - Very Interesting
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of
Edinborough, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000
years prior:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
permanent form of government A democracy will continue to exist up until the
time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the
public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the
candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the
result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy,
(which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of
history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always
progressed through the following sequence:
>From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
>From dependence back into bondage."
The Obituary follows:
Born 1776, Died 2012
It doesn't hurt to read this several times.
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul ,
Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential
election:
Number of States won by: Obama: 19 McCain: 29
Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 McCain: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million McCain: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2
McCain: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory McCain won was
mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.
Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low income
tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency
and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty
percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental
dependency" phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders
called illegal's - and they vote -then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.
If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message.
If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is
at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom..
This is truly scary! Of course we are not a democracy, we are a
Constitutional Republic. Someone should point this out to Obama. Of course we know he and too
many others pay little attention to The Constitution. There couldn't be more at stake than on Nov 2012.0 -
I was thinking about this today. Tony Stewart hit the young man at the race and killed him. I was thinking how strange it is in this day and time where so many people will watch a video tape and come away with so many different ideas.
Then they will be so adamant that they are right. Even to the point where they will argue over the fact.
It goes to show how different people are and how different people see things different.
Just remember this, no matter what you think you might be wrong.
One thing i try and do is see a problem from all perspectives. Here is a song you should listen to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRM4oJwLdc0 -
Every time we elect a president, we hear people say, it should be based only on popular vote.
This reminds me of 2 wolves and 1 sheep voting for what to have for lunch.
Without the Electoral College, ALL our presidents would be elected by the East and West Coasts. Those areas have the most dense population than any other area of the country.
jmho0 -
With ammo prices for 22 ammo you can trade 3 bricks of 22 ammo for a Ruger 10/22 rifle. Now thats crazy. 0 -
'Twas The Night Before JESUS Came'
Twas the night before JESUS came and all through the house - Not a creature was praying, no not in the house - Their Bibles were laid on the shelf without care - In hope that JESUS would not come there. -
The children were dressing to crawl into bed -Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head -And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap -Was watching the late show while I took a nap. -
When out of the East there arose such a clatter I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter -Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. -
When what to my wondering eyes should appear ---- But Angels proclaiming that JESUS was here, ---With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray -I knew in a moment this must be the DAY! -
The light of HIS face made me cover my head -It was JESUS returning, just like HE had said -And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth -I cried when I saw HIM in spite of myself. -
In the Book of Life which HE held in HIS hand -Was written the name of every saved man, -He spoke not a word as HE searched for my name -When HE said, " It's not here", my head hung in shame. -
The people whose name had been written with love -HE gathered to take to HIS FATHER above, -With those who were ready HE rose without a sound -While all the rest were left standing around. -
I fell my knees, but it was too late, -I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate -I stood and cried as they rose out of sight -Oh, only if I had been ready to-night! -
In the words of this poem the meaning is clear -The coming of JESUS is drawing near, -There's only one life and when the last call comes; -We'll find that the HOLY BIBLE is true after all! -
Merry Christmas to you all and to all a good night!0 -
Well stated, thanks and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
SB0
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