Good Gun Advice

I copied this off the website HDForums.com a site that I recently joined... there is a lot of good info there if you are so inclined. There is a sections related to riding and guns... carry stuff that I found interesting... this is one of the posts that I thought you might find interesting...

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Originally Posted by geezer glide 56:
Why I Carry a Gun


My grandpa said to me,
'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts
bustin' caps, and usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin.'


I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Police protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)
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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.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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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.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. >From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
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You won't see this data 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 favor 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 antigun-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.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

IT'S A NO BRAINER!

DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!
If you are too, please forward.

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Bill Marx, Sr.
"FREE STATE BAIL BONDS"
"FREE STATE INVESTIGATIONS"
DCJS: 99-176979
Cell: 434-294-0222

"Endeavor to Persevere" "Lone Watie"

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that , comes from bad judgment" "Will Rogers"

A very interesting post indeed. The whole bit from start to finish was actually interesting...

Unfortunately, under most circumstances so many people even under threat of the loss of their own life or the lives of those around them would not have the mental "instinct" of self-preservation at all costs. Especially now, with budgeting for police departments is concerned, there are less and less police officers available to respond. Even a single-shot break open 12ga can be had for $200.00 or less and with 00 buckshot makes a reasonable self-defense tool for inside of a home.

The problem is so many people rely on others to do their bidding for them. I know many people (even on a small scale) that will scarf down a 3 patty hamburger; but if given a firearm and taken out to the barn where the cow is WOULD NOT under any circumstances point that weapon between those two horns and pull the trigger...people never cease to make me shake my head in confusion.

Our society today is lead to believe that violence is so completely grotesque that even in self-defense is not an option. Because guys like Richard Kuklinski, Jeffrey Dalmer, John Wayne Gacy...didn't get the memo about "Violence is Bad" I would be willing to bet 6 out of 10 people if you tossed them a Glock 17 at 20 feet away and told them "Either you shoot me or I am going to beat you to death" while walking towards them with a lead pipe would either not touch the sidearm or would hold it, point it and hesitate.

The availability of firearms is not the key...the key is people with a mindset to use them and even perhaps do so when not in imminent danger. People will watch, observe, maybe even call the police but very seldom is someone willing to STOP what is going on...because they don't want to get involved or are so worried that they might lose their magazine-cover figure.

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Samuel "Sam" Sartain
Rapid Response Team "R2T"
Fugitive Recovery Agent
State of Colorado
(920) 574-1991

De Scelestus Vindico

(Latin: "Punish the Wicked")

do a search for my post.... "How to catch a wild pig". I think that sums it up about our current social condition and our future, unfortunately.

_________________
Bill Marx, Sr.
"FREE STATE BAIL BONDS"
"FREE STATE INVESTIGATIONS"
DCJS: 99-176979
Cell: 434-294-0222

"Endeavor to Persevere" "Lone Watie"

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that , comes from bad judgment" "Will Rogers"