WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Drive-By: I Carry A Handgun Because by Stately McDaniel
byVanderleunonMarch 14, 2018
I CARRY A HANDGUN BECAUSE:
* Evil exists and may confront anyone at any time and any place.
* God exists and expects me to protect myself, those I love, and those that can’t protect themselves.
* When God leads me into such situations, as He sometimes has, He expects me to be prepared, and so I am.
* Self-defense is a God-given, natural, unalienable right.
* To fail to protect God’s greatest gift, the gift of life, is inexcusable.
* My life is worth far more to me, those that love me, and to a just society than the lives of vicious criminals and terrorists.
* The lives of the innocent—friend or stranger—are worth far more to me and to a just society than the lives of vicious criminals and terrorists.
* Three times in my life I have raised my right hand and sworn a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. I have never betrayed those oaths and never will.
* By carrying my handgun, I honor the foresight and wisdom of the Founders in writing the Second Amendment.
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* I recognize that I am the weapon; the handgun is simply a tool.
* Foremost, I am an American; I am a free man; it is my tradition and heritage.
General Mattis suggests,
On occasion, a welcoming nod may be fine, but don’t say ‘nein’ to your hand on your ‘9’,
Snakepit KansasMarch 14, 2018, 10:38 AM
Amen.
Howard NelsonMarch 14, 2018, 1:36 PM
Reading the complete article, I still don’t understand how the police are obligated to protect the community but not individual community members.
Are damaged, ‘Don’t Pee on Me’ signs on fire hydrants and lampposts of greater Importance?
I understand the real world constraints of resource availability.
Please use simple 4-letter words to clear my shallow, muddy mind. Thank you.
ghostsniperMarch 14, 2018, 1:56 PM
“I still don’t understand how the police are obligated to protect the community but not individual community members.”
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I won’t speak for others but I don’t want them to pretend they are protecting me. Ever.
First, you are more than 13 times likely to be shot by a gov’t employee (LEO) than a fellow citizen. This is a fact based on police records spanning more than 20 years. Go look it up, start with “Professor John Lott” and his notorious book “More Guns, Less Crime”.
Second, the proper answer to “Why do I carry a firearm?”, is a mere 4 words.
“Because I want to.”
No other answer is deserved.
Howard NelsonMarch 14, 2018, 4:24 PM
gs, thank you.
To be deserved it is always earned to be valued. Well done.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I CARRY A HANDGUN BECAUSE:
Gerard Van der Leun
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General Mattis suggests,
On occasion, a welcoming nod may be fine, but don’t say ‘nein’ to your hand on your ‘9’,
Amen.
Reading the complete article, I still don’t understand how the police are obligated to protect the community but not individual community members.
Are damaged, ‘Don’t Pee on Me’ signs on fire hydrants and lampposts of greater Importance?
I understand the real world constraints of resource availability.
Please use simple 4-letter words to clear my shallow, muddy mind. Thank you.
“I still don’t understand how the police are obligated to protect the community but not individual community members.”
================
I won’t speak for others but I don’t want them to pretend they are protecting me. Ever.
First, you are more than 13 times likely to be shot by a gov’t employee (LEO) than a fellow citizen. This is a fact based on police records spanning more than 20 years. Go look it up, start with “Professor John Lott” and his notorious book “More Guns, Less Crime”.
Second, the proper answer to “Why do I carry a firearm?”, is a mere 4 words.
“Because I want to.”
No other answer is deserved.
gs, thank you.
To be deserved it is always earned to be valued. Well done.
Turning the tables, one ought to ask, “why don’t you carry?”
An armed man is a citizen, and any other is a subject.
Carry on.
That is a serious helping of whup-ass she’s carrying there. Good on her for taking care of hers, making sure they get to grow up just like Momma.
That glock looks ‘shopped.