Record gun ownership brings record low of murders in 2009
December 31st, 2009 in Freedom, Guns ~ (2) CommentsAccording to the NRA, the FBI is reporting that 2009 may turn out to be the greatest annual decrease in murders since 1960. Non-coincidentally, 2009 also saw an all-time high in privately-owned firearms. The firearms that were most commonly purchased in 2009 are those that gun control supporters most want to be banned—AR-15s, similar semi-automatic rifles, and handguns designed for defense.
I find this ironic and rather amusing. Apparently, Obama’s election has indirectly reduced murders in the US, because as the “bitter gun-clingers” prepare for whatever instability the uncertain future may hold, criminals are afraid to attack an armed populace.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Amendment II to the U.S. Constitution)
Different Mentalities
October 3rd, 2009 in Free Speech, Freedom, Guns, Healthcare ~ No CommentsIf a conservative doesn’t like guns, they don’t buy one.
If a liberal doesn’t like guns, then no one should have one.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, they don’t eat meat.
If a liberal is, they want to ban all meat products for everyone.
If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is will take care of him.
If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A liberal wants any mention of God or religion silenced.
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that his neighbors pay for his.
The Real Price of Gun Control
March 20th, 2009 in Guns, Newspaper ~ (1) Comment“The look in their eyes changed in an instant from threatening to fearful, and they immediately turned around and ran in the opposite direction. The light changed. I drove away. No one was hurt, but a gun in my formerly liberal hand had, I believe, probably saved my life, or at least prevented me from likely injury.”
These were the words of Katherine von Tour, a former Handgun Control, Inc. employee who is now a member of the Gun Owners of America. What changed her mind? The L.A. riots.
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