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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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 -
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Rep. Issa Wants ACORN Probe To Prevent 2012 Voter Fraud
If there's anyone who can make the liberals squirm its Rep. Darrell Issa. I can just imagine his bold, take-no-prisoners style of interrogating reducing the ACORN criminals to tears. We need Rep. Issa to put these community organizers in the hot seat and expose their illegal activities.
On November 7th, Rep. Issa sent a letter calling for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the Eastern District of New York to launch an investigation into ACORN's criminal activity. He asked Lynch to "investigate these allegations to determine if they have merit and prosecute any wrongdoing accordingly."
Yes, I Want To Help DEMAND Congress: Support Rep. Issa's Investigation Request & DEFUND THE RADICAL LEFTIST GROUP "ACORN" PERMANENTLY!
Click Here to See the Fax
VOTER FRAUD is the name of ACORN's game. They're just getting their feet wet in the Occupy Wall Street protests. Their real goal is to steal the 2012 elections by flooding polling booths with illegitimate voters.
Don't forget...ACORN was under investigation for election fraud and related offenses in nearly 20 states, for crimes ranging from false voter registrations and illegal voting, to identity theft and records tampering, to using felons as registration workers.0 -
Something to think about.
Received from a friend and I think very well done:
I remember the day I found out I got into West Point . My mom actually
showed up in the hallway of my high school and waited for me to get out of
class. She was bawling her eyes out and apologizing that she had opened up
my admission letter. She wasn't crying because it had been her dream for me
to go there. She was crying because she knew how hard I'd worked to get
in, how much I wanted to attend, and how much I wanted to be an infantry
officer. I was going to get that opportunity.
That same day two of my teachers took me aside and essentially told me
the following: Nick, you're a smart guy. You don't have to join the military.
You should go to college, instead.
I could easily write a tome defending West Point and the military as I
did that day, explaining that USMA is an elite institution, that separate
from that it is actually statistically much harder to enlist in the military
than it is to get admitted to college, that serving the nation is a
challenge that all able-bodied men should at least consider for a host of
reasons, but I won't.
What I will say is that when a 16 year-old kid is being told that
attending West Point is going to be bad for his future then there is a dangerous
disconnect in America, and entirely too many Americans have no idea what
kind of burdens our military is bearing.
In World War II, 11.2% of the nation served in four years.
In Vietnam , 4.3% served in 12 years.
Since 2001, only 0.45% of our population has served in the Global War
on Terror.
These are unbelievable statistics.
Over time, fewer and fewer people have shouldered more and more of the
burden and it is only getting worse.
Our troops were sent to war in Iraq by a Congress consisting of 10%
veterans with only one person having a child in the military
Taxes did not increase to pay for the war. War bonds were not sold.
Gas was not regulated. In fact, the average citizen was asked to sacrifice
nothing, and has sacrificed nothing unless they have chosen to out of the
goodness of their hearts.
The only people who have sacrificed are the veterans and their families.
The volunteers. The people who swore an oath to defend this nation.
You stand there, deployment after deployment and fight on. You've lost
relationships, spent years of your lives in extreme conditions, years apart
from kids you'll never get back, and beaten your body in a way that even
professional athletes don't understand.
Then you come home to a nation that doesn't understand.
They don't understand suffering.
They don't understand sacrifice.
They don't understand why we fight for them.
They don't understand that bad people exist.
They look at you like you're a machine - like something is wrong with
you. You are the misguided one - not them.
When you get out, you sit in the college classrooms with political
science teachers that discount your opinions on Iraq and Afghanistan because YOU
WERE THERE and can't understand the macro issues they gathered from
books, because of your bias.
You watch TV shows where every vet has PTSD and the violent strain at
that. Your Congress is debating your benefits, your retirement, and your pay,
while they ask you to do more.
But the amazing thing about you is that you all know this. You know your
country will never pay back what you've given up.
You know that the populace at large will never truly understand or
appreciate what you have done for them.
Hell, you know that in some circles, you will be thought as less than
normal for having worn the uniform. But you do it anyway. You do what the
greatest men and women of this country have done since 1775 - YOU SERVED.
Just that decision alone makes you part of an elite group.
"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to
so few." - Winston Churchill0 -
Fact: Between 2000 and 2008 more incumbent politicians actually died in office than lost primary elections. Career politicians in Congress now enjoy more job security than the Communist Party officials in the old Soviet Politburo! 0 -
Dont know if some of you have seen Steve Gerns video from last week since YouTube and the other social media outlets have been trying to block it. https://youtu.be/avLnLnTGtco0 -
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
When 24 hours in a day is not enough;
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And started to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
It into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
H e then asked the students again
If the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand
And poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded
With an unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table
And poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
Filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
Children, health, friends, and favorite passions
Things that if everything else was lost
And only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else --
The small stuff.
'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued,
'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are
Important to you.
So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
There will always be time
To clean the house and fix the dripping tap.
'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand
And inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
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Well ain't you just "Jack Handy" tonight[:D][:D]
Don0 -
Thats the longest post you've ever posted, Don. 0 -
I always remember from Kipling:
"It's "Johnny this, and Johnny that', and 'Chuck him out, the brute', but savior of the country when the guns begin to shoot."
Can't remember which poem it's from.0
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