You Can Tell a LOT About a Man

For most men, we were young contemptible boys at one time or another. Some of us had moments of rebellion, obstinance, and just downright disrespect for our elders. And that included at times, our own mothers.

I know I was guilty in some of those respects when I was young. We all do in one way or another. For the most part, I believe I've been respectful to women, and to my mom. I'm sure there were times I may not have shown it, but I  always respected her. She was a hard worker, with keeping house AND an outside job to help with the family finances. She was strict, but never abusive (spankings were not abuse!). And I learned a LOT from how I was brought up.

In my adult years, I have had jobs where I saw every kind of man, young and old, one could run across. They ran the gambit of criminals, juvenile delinquents, abusers of women, and abusers of "mothers". In many such cases, there was either no father involved, or a father leading by a bad example, who was abusive to his wife and/or his own mother. So there was little chance of a "good" male role model to help guide a kid into proper behavior toward others, specially women and "mothers".

As a Cop, I often saw such young men who abused women, to include girlfriends, sisters, and mothers. And for some of those, I just didn't see much that would change who they were. Mostly, because there didn't appear to be any chance of a change of heart within such a kid. The bad lessons were too deep, and the law was usually there to just pick up the pieces, delivering the misguided young man to the courts to deal with. No real lessons were to come with that either, except to maybe not get "caught" next time! Even then, many "mothers" let them back into their lives, because "mothers" do that. That kid, no matter what, is a mother's child.

But even today, I see "men", to use the term loosely, who disrespect women in general, and their own mothers. Such disrespect can come in the form of physical abuse, mental abuse, or taking advantage of a mother's goodness and love. While some don't commit actual crimes, their mark on the those moms leave a deep hurt. No such hurt should be felt by a "mother". And again, that is more often than not without a "father" involved, or a "father" was there and who abused her as well. A mother, who carried that child, nurtured that child, and raised the child the best she could, deserves respect. No mother is perfect, but every "mother" is a "mother", and respect for her is due every mother. (Abusive mothers not included. But we do need to ask "why" such mothers abuse. That's a different topic.) And may I dare say, NO ONE could cause such a deep hurt to a mother's heart, than her own child can.

Many of these men go on to commit crimes, or constantly run into law enforcement in one way or another. Others, perhaps more of these, go on to treat their mothers with disrespect in various ways, such a mental and verbal abuse. Or worse yet, abuse a mother's heart by intentionally bringing emotional hurt to the very person who brought them into the world. A mother's own child, forsaking the love of that mom, and turning his back on her emotional needs, needs an ass whoopin'! Above most anything on earth, and I can only imagine this, a "mother" needs the love of her own child, above ALL that from any other.

I have no use for abusers, and that includes abusers of the heart to such mothers. Any "man" who treats his mother with disrespect, could just as well do anything to anyone. For such men to disrespect their own mother, the very person who held them to her bosom, is a low-life in my book. But while I say that, "mothers" would still come to their child's aid and defend them.

Young women pay attention! Young women need to really know a guy they may be interested in. They need to know how a guy treats their female friends and family. Know how they treat their own mothers. As far as I'm concerned, such disrespect and/or abuse, is a sure sign of a flawed man, and a wide berth should be given to such a person. If a man abuses his own flesh-n-blood mother, then a young women has a similar fate to come. I give such men a wide berth too, and have no use for them in my space. Such tolerance for them, would be like condoning their behavior. Honestly, I'd rather just slap the crap out of such men!

Men - Fathers - It is up to YOU, to help bring the young men of our nation up to show respect for the women in their lives, ALL women they come into contact with. But most importantly, teach them - SHOW them - how to treat their mother. Chances are, knowing how to respect women, specially their own mothers, will usually guide them to respect all people. But respect starts at home, by respecting their own MOTHERS!

Yep, you can tell a lot about a man, by how he treats his own mother.

Why the FEAR of Gun Registration?

I, along with millions of other gun owners and the National Rifle Association, have been steadily resistant to any "gun registration". Many non-gun owners (and even some gun owners) can't understand such a simple measure being a bad thing and may appear harmless. In fact, some politicians claim the "gun registration" will NOT lead to confiscation of lawful citizen's guns.

I don't believe it, and do NOT trust ANY proposal for national firearms registration. Period.

Is the basic idea of firearms registration a bad idea? Not in my view. It would be like registering one's car, as far as pure "registration" goes. But car's ARE NOT for self defense, or national safeguards, or subject to confiscation! So let's not compare any of the apples and oranges BS.

Why object so soundly, many might ask? To start with, there are some outspoken, and dare I say honest, politicians who have flat out said they want to confiscate all guns, or at least all guns of some menacing nature, or some variation of confiscation. Some even believe the 2nd amendment should be repealed altogether!

Of late, one of the major gun-control efforts in Olympia Washington this session, calls for the sheriff to inspect the homes of assault-weapon owners, at least once a year....WITHOUT a warrant! All owners would be required to register such guns (all guns?), so the county sheriffs would know whose home to go to. WITHOUT A WARRANT ... (in case you missed that)! Once that section was discovered, the bill’s backers say that was just a mistake, but no one is fessing up to who put that in.
(Like so many bills, they may have hoped people would just glance over it, and it would be signed into law before anyone "knew what was in it"! Obamacare anyone?????)

Canadian gun owners, as well as "former gun owners" from Great Britain and Australia, have written warning in blogs and other on-line pieces, decrying America's government attempt to register firearms, telling how those measures lead to the confiscation of their own firearms. I wish I had kept a copy of it, but one writer said, in essence, America is the last bastion of freedom, and if the 2nd amendment goes away there, there will be no more real freedom anywhere in the world.

Here it is - Unless someone can prove .... prove ... that there would NEVER be a general confiscation of firearms in the future, then I won't go along with ANY registration. And NO ONE can promise that, because right now, our "shall not be infringed" right under the 2nd amendment is already under attack!

As for our 2nd amendment right, ANY "right" we currently have that could be taken away, opens up the next "right" as an easier one to be taken next. Those foundational building blocks of a FREE America, are all we have to stay a FREE nation.

No sir. NO registration. And HELL NO - NO confiscation .... EVER!

Obama, Our Best Gun Salesman!

Since Obama's re-election, and along with his and other's increased rhetoric about new gun control legislation (Executive Orders), gun sales in the U.S. have soared. Check out just a few headlines I found on-line:

NYTimes - "Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits"

NBCNews - "Gun stores running low on weapons as sales surge, owners say"

REUTERS - "Gun checks soar 39 percent, set new record: FBI"

UK Telegraph - "US guns sales soar after Barack Obama's re-election"

Along with the soaring sales, are a record number of "new" gun buyers. And of those, a record number of new "female" gun buyers.

These are not "gun nuts". These are everyday folks who have for one reason or another, decided to buy a gun, while they still can. Obama has them worried. Worried about losing their right to buy a gun of their choice, or maybe one at all!

I routinely visit a near-by major chain gun store, and with each visit, I see a variety of people at the gun counter, making mostly handgun purchases. I have seen on several occasions, older (retirement age) couples buying firearms. Or younger (20's-30's) men with their wives or girlfriends, looking over assorted firearms, again mostly handguns.

I've listened in, as the gun counter salesperson has described the differences between semi-auto and revolvers, to obviously new gun owning prospects. Or heard one older couple discussing the cost of one selection over another.

And, since around Christmas 2012, the shelves began emptying. As of this past week, all popular handgun and rifle ammunition shelves were empty from that store, and from other stores in the area I decided to check on. This is nation-wide too.

Yes, Obama has become our nation's best gun salesman! So much so, a friend of mine sent this bumper sticker to me. I guess he felt Obama needed the recognition for his unintended award!

If you would like one of these, he is selling them for $5 each, postage paid. Contact me through my email here, Hunter3187@gmail.com and I'll forward your order request to him.

By the way. All those sales could be in vain. IF Obama and friends get their way, CONFISCATION will be coming sooner than later, and they will attempt to have those new (and old) guns THEY decide we shouldn't have, taken away. DO NOT be fooled into thinking that can't happen. Where there is a will, there IS a political way!

Oh ... Almost forgot. Obama has also increased the National Rifle Association (NRA) membership to over 4 MILLION and climbing!

As a Life Member, I'd ask you to - Join the NRA!
https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/signup.asp?campaignid=bonusgiftwy&EK=Y3ARPPBD&pubID=148.30&hid=21903151

Being a Responsible Gun Owner

Okay, at the risk of offending some of my gun owning brethren, I'll delve into this anyway.

To be clear, I do not support any gun laws that keep lawful citizens from buying and owning currently legal firearms and/or accessories. PERIOD. True "assault weapons", those like our military use, are already heavily regulated, and no change is needed.

I am also totally against firearms "registration". Registration, i.e. registering a gun and owner with a governmental agency.  In my view, that IS a required first step to confiscation, and I do not trust ANY administration from taking that step. Any time we "trust" some government to not do that, we open up any government from doing just that!

I AM for instant checks, as we see that with all dealer sales. And I COULD be in favor of extending that to private sales, and I believe I can describe how that could work.

But before I go there, I will say this - I am an ex-Cop. With that past profession, I can tell you that of the many gun thefts cases I've seen, one fact existed - most all of them end up somewhere other than in the hands of a lawful gun owner! I recall one store in particular that was broken into, and over 25 guns were stolen. Years later, only one gun turned up. An out-of-state off-duty Cop bought a handgun at a garage sale. When he later checked it against NCIC, he found it had been stolen from the store in our town. That gun had been gone for more than 4 years! And with that, it is believed to have changed hands many times over. The trail could not be followed backward for very far.

As for me, I have never sold one of my own firearms to anyone without knowing who I sold it to. One guy was unwilling to provide any ID or divulge who he was, so I didn't sell it to him. I did explain to him that I would only share his information with authorities, IF a crime was committed with it. I had bought it new, so MY name was connected to it. And if a crime was committed with that gun, I would want to point the authorities to the next in line of ownership.  I later sold it to him, after he thought it over and came back.  I recommend everyone KNOW who you sell to, who you buy from, and document that date and to/from whom, in the event a crime is committed with that gun.

As a responsible citizen, I would hate to have a gun I had owned, used in a crime. And if it was, then I want to point Law Enforcement to the next person in line of that ownership, so the end user could be more easily found. I want laws enforced, and bad guys to go to jail. And I don't mind in the least to help law enforcement out, if a crime was committed. Remember, for a crime to be committed, means there was at least ONE victim. Who wouldn't want to help a victim out, by providing good information.

But to my point of "instant checks". As it is, manufacturers list each firearm made, then where and to what supplier. Those records are then kept as to which dealer they go to. The dealer sells the firearm, following the law and running an "instant check", and that firearm sale is documented as to what it was, and who bought it. Unless that firearm is sold or pawned to a federal firearms license holder, the documentation stops with the last person to be on a yellow form.

To those not familiar with such sales, the federal government can NOT keep records of gun buyers (acknowledging that some may be doing that in violation already). THAT would be registration. Those yellow forms, and even the "instant checks" are not, BY LAW, to be maintained by anyone other than the dealer. BUT - Law Enforcement can trace the firearm back from the manufacturer, to the end dealer. From there, they can find the buyer from that dealer. At that point, it is on the buyer as to what happens with that firearm.

It is MY opinion, that even with a private sale, a firearm buyer could be required to get a form signed by local law enforcement, that shows an "instant check" was done, on the same day as the sale (or reasonable time of the check). I would feel very good about having that form in my hand, when I sold my gun. And, like I have in the past, I'd keep that info along with my own firearm inventory information. I believe THAT is a responsible thing to do, and would be an added protection for a prior gun owner, should that gun be used in a crime later on.

Each state could adopt a "Shall check", so local agencies would be required to provide, with reasonable fees, an "Instant Check". No form, no sale. Who would want to risk selling a gun that would later be used in a crime?

In the end, if a gun is found at a crime scene, that gun could be traced to the end dealer, and to the last person listed as a buyer. It would be up to that buyer, upon a "search warrant" (unless volunteered), to provide the name of whom bought that gun, and so on down the line.

A word about extended magazines - A magazine is NOTHING without a gun to shoot with. Control the guns from getting in CRIMINAL hands, and let the rest take care of itself. Leave our mags alone!Its a worthless argument in my opinion, and I've written about it before (see my blog post, TIC-TOC TIC-TOC).

Bottom line for me - Protect ALL my rights, while not impeding law enforcement from investigating gun crimes. NO registration should be involved, and only requiring gun owners to take responsibility in the chain of possession, should law enforcement need to track a gun crime weapon.

If we are to combat confiscation by the government, we need to take our own measures to help curb the tide of illegal weapons, some of which could be coming from our own unknowing sale to a bad-guy or straw purchaser.

Meanwhile, I will keep and enjoy shooting my AR, semi-auto handguns, extended mags, and what ever else I choose that is legal today. And I will not forfeit ANY of those. And I will continue to cover my own ass, by documenting who I buy from, as well as who I sell to.

I'll close by asking this one question: If you family member was killed with a gun, and the suspect with prior felonies was found with that gun, wouldn't you want to know how he/she got it?

The So-Called "Assault Weapon"

Let's clear the air about the so-called "Assault Weapons".

To most anyone who has ever served in the military, particularly in an Infantry related role, as well as many Law Enforcement Officers, an "Assault Rifle" would refer mostly to a military rifle, capable of firing in a full-auto mode. That is, a single pull of the trigger will fire all the ammo in a magazine or belt, until the trigger is released, or the magazine or belt is empty.

In the civilian market today, as it has for the past few decades, civilians have been able to buy similar looking civilian versions of those military rifles. But they fire in a semi-auto mode only. That is, they can only fire one bullet at a time, with each pull of the trigger. While some can be modified to fire full-auto, it is VERY illegal to do so, and even then, it takes more than a novice to do so.

WHY would civilians even want a military "looking" weapon? Well, for me, I love the added features of them. The military weapons endure weather conditions far better than a typical "hunting" rifle. The pistol grip, while Nancy Pelosi wants them banned, provides for better control. And, I simply like having the same type weapon platform that I used when I served in the ARMY. Oh ... and the availability of add-on accessories is far better than average weapons!

A hunting rifle will most often have a bright/dark blue metal finish, and most often be bedded in a nice walnut (or other hardwood) stock. Both those features, while very enjoyable to look at and hold, are very susceptible to the outdoor elements that would cause rust and damage to the wood. I own a couple of these also, and one in particular is a real beauty.

Another feature, is AMMO. While the military is required (under the international rules of war  - the Geneva Convention) to use only full-metal jacketed bullets. Civilians can use the same ammo for many sporting/competitive uses, and the military ammo is often cheaper because it is so widely available all over the country. So having a firearm that shoots the same ammo as a military weapon, opens the availability of ammo to purchase, often cheaper than non-military (or NATO) ammo.

But back to the so-called "Assault Weapon" - Most non-shooters don't know the difference between such referenced firearm, and a commonly available firearm of similar abilities and operation.

I am providing a photo of two such rifles to compare. One is an AR-15 type rifle, which is a copy of the military M-16. The other is a Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle. Take a look at the photos, read the descriptions of each, then tell me - Which is more deadly? Then tell me, what would banning the AR-15 really accomplish?

Lastly, an every day available rifle, that in my opinion is far deadly than either of the above, would be a common deer rifle, like this Remington 700 bolt-action rifle. This type rifle fires any one of the many types of hunting bullets, all of which would easily pass through a bullet-proof vest, car door, windshield, house door, wall, etc. A skilled deer or varmint hunter, can fire this type rifle with a great degree of accuracy for hundreds of yards, well out of range of many police holstered weapons. (BTW - The average Police Officer practices shooting far less than the average hunter!)

 

 

Oh, just to add a point here, here is a firearm, that straight out of the box can hold as many as 19-26 rounds of ammo! It can't really even be modified to accept less than 19, so a 10 rd. limit wouldn't work for this rifle. This - an "assault rifle"? Hardly.

This is a Marlin Model 39 .22 Caliber Lever Action Rifle. It's as accurate as most any, and can put bullets on man-size targets at over 400 yards. It was first designed in 1891!

Lastly, while the magazine capacity argument goes on, I wrote an earlier post about such matters. See http://american1st.blogspot.com/2012/08/tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc.html  I proved that a man with multiple magazines of 7 rounds each, can cause a LOT of damage IN A SHORT TIME!

Stay On Course, Patriots

I was reading some quotes today, and found myself identifying with much of what I found. Read these, and see if you can't find some common ground with them:
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"Taxes are a joke. Regardless of what a political candidate "promises," they will increase. More taxes are always the answer to government mismanagement. They mess up. We suffer. Taxes are reaching cataclysmic levels, with no slowdown in sight. Is a Civil War Imminent? Do we have to shed blood to reform the current system? I hope it doesn't come to that. But it might."
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"It is a lie if we tell ourselves that the police can protect us everywhere at all times. Firearms restrictions are bad enough, but now a woman can't even carry Mace in her purse?"
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"Go ahead, take everything I own; take my dignity. Feel good as you grow fat and rich at my expense; sucking my tax dollars and property."
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"The government is afraid of the guns people have because they have to have control of the people at all times. Once you take away the guns, you can do anything to the people. You give them an inch and they take a mile. I believe we are slowly turning into a socialist government. The government is continually growing bigger and more powerful and the people need to prepare to defend themselves against government control."
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"Those who betray or subvert the Constitution are guilty of sedition and/or treason, are domestic enemies and should and will be punished accordingly.

It also stands to reason that anyone who sympathizes with the enemy or gives aid or comfort to said enemy is likewise guilty. I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic and I will. And I will because not only did I swear to, but I believe in what it stands for in every bit of my heart, soul and being.

I know in my heart that I am right in my struggle, (person's name) I have come to peace with myself, my God and my cause. Blood will flow in the streets, (person's name). Good vs. Evil. Free Men vs. Socialist Wannabe Slaves. Pray it is not your blood, my friend."
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The difference between a few people who feel much as I do, and myself, is the way some may deal or have dealt with their angst. Some people HATE the government. That HATE has been an excuse for a few people to do terrible things, and used that HATE of what some in government have done to justify some actions. There is NO justification for blowing up our buildings and murdering innocent people. If so, Bill Ayers (1960s-70s Weather Underground domestic terrorist organization) can be forgiven! But some, like Bill Ayers, will disregard the lives of innocent people, to cause destruction to buildings and people, just to get at the heart of their angst.

We need to temper our own angst with the actions some in our government are taking. Temper our actions, and pin-point our actions to correct the political paths we see are wrong. All the while, stay prepared to defend our nation against actual attack. Not against perceived attacks, or purely political attacks, but actual attacks where armed defense is warranted.

We need to be cautious of letting our angst, lead us into believing that ALL government is bad. We need government, to perform those functions that were intended. But that government needs to be in line with our founding designs, and our Constitution. Our actions need to support those who will help put us back in line with that.

Otherwise, we may start believing we should take extreme and unwarranted actions, disregarding the life and property of innocent people and officials. Stay on course friends, or some could fall into a perverted sense of duty, like that of Tim McVeigh, who's quotes are listed above. In my view, McVeigh wasn't wrong about his fears of the direction our country could go. But he was absolutely dead wrong in his perverted response to those fears, and became the domestic terrorist and murderer who all know. Let's stay focused on the political changes we need to make, and fight politically against every mis-direction those in office try to take.

Don't lose sight of who we are my American Patriot friends! Stay on course.

Gun Control

A lot of renewed talk going on lately, about various aspects of proposed new GUN CONTROL laws. There's the so-called Assault Weapons ban; Magazine Capacity limitations/ban; Firearms Registration; Ban of Firearms between private citizens; Banning Gun Shows; etc.

As a former Law Enforcement Officer, let me make very clear, I am all for keeping firearms out of the hands of bad people. I am also for preventing firearm accidents in our homes. NO responsible gun owner feels any different. Any suggestion that we, or the NRA, do not care about kids or the safety of our communities, is nothing more than irresponsible rhetoric.

I've written before about most of those gun control law attempts, in one way or another. And in one way or another, people can find some grounds to agree on parts of many of those. But there are two points I will address here.

1.  Is the primary reason our Founders wrote into the 2nd Amendment, was for a guarantee for "the people" to have firearms to protect against government tyranny? (our soldiers swear an oath, to protect us against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The "and domestic" is there for a reason!)

2.  Does "gun registration" pose any real threat to our 2nd Amendment rights? Some would say is does not, and can't understand why many of us resist that.

(1) To me, and my understanding of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, the 2nd Amendment was so written, to be a mechanism for "the people" to be able to rise up and defend against a government that grew outside it's design, and would become a tyrant in its control over the "the people". An armed citizenry would not be easily be "ruled". I believe this is basically true, and say that in order for "the people" to have such protection FROM such a government, having access to weapons sufficient enough to defend against such a government, goes with that. Having limits to guns other than what many would say are "traditional" hunting firearms, misses the whole point. I will retain my AR-15, to stay armed in the manner I feel is necessary, but hope I will never need for the designed purpose of the 2nd Amendment. (If anyone wants to jump in about "machine guns and tanks", do so. I welcome that debate!)

(2) I am flatly opposed to "gun registration". That is to say, "registration" of what I own, registered with a government. Do I find the idea completely wrong? No. But unless someone can ABSOLUTELY guarantee that such registry can never be used by a wayward government to "confiscate" our legal weapons, then I don't want the government to know what I own. NO ONE can guarantee that this, or that any future elected official won't take such a step for what ever reason they chose to justify it. THAT is why I will always resist registering my lawful firearms.

This whole debate is multi-faceted, and we can debate lots of particulars. I'll address more of those as I go.

Disagree? Jump in. As long as any response is civil, I don't otherwise reject responses.

Caught In The Moment

This morning I was watering some of our plants out in front of our house. As I was standing there, hose in hand, watering away, when it sort of dawned on me there was a sound over my head. There was this slight fluttering noise. As I was looking down at the plants, the sun was causing a shadow down on the ground before me. The shadow was in a rhythmic waving that went with the fluttering sound. As I looked up, there she was. And there she was, my American Stars and Stripes, fluttering in the gentle breeze upon my small flag pole.

Its not that I didn't know she was there. I have her there every day. I see her every day. She waves every day. But at that moment, hearing the fluttering sound she made, seeing her rhythmic shadow, and then seeing her bright colors, was just one of those moments that struck me. It moved me, with pride and love of country.

I love America. I have always loved my country. With all her glory, and in spite of all our misgivings at times, I still love all she truly stands for. She doesn't stand for any President. Nor does she stand for all our country has ever done (by way of wayward leaders or citizens). But she, our American Flag, has stood as a shining example of Liberty and Freedom to the world.

Today, in MY view, she is being tested. Tested, not so much from forces abroad, but tested by forces within her own boundaries. There are actually those who think she has outlived her purpose, her design. Outlived the promise of Freedom and Liberty, in light of growing government controlled Freedoms and limited Liberties. Almost unimaginable, some even think she represents some kind of oppression, or outdated ideals of our Founders too long ago to matter in today's world. I worry each day about how long some will let Her last.

But this morning, I was so struck by the sound of her fluttering and the sight of those stars and stripes, that anyone passing may have wondered what I was smiling so big about. I was smiling, because I was standing under her greatness. And for that, I am Blessed. I am Blessed to be an American, and to have our wonder Stars and Stripes to live under.

God Bless America, land of the Free, and home of the Brave.

Manufactured to Kill?

While perfectly legal, these US manufactured pieces of metal and composite are made for one purpose - to break the law - and with that, the potential to KILL!

In the US alone, more than 12,000 deaths each year are a result of what such things can do. Yet, we see NO limit of the production, and they can be bought in every state. Even across state lines, these things can be sold, traded, and even stolen! Yet, we see little concern by one association/organization to curtail the manufacturing and sale of these "killers".

Today, it seems most every different such manufacturer, makes some version of these. Some are made to achieve a much higher rate of velocity than others, but all of them have the great potential for death. But, it is a FACT they are made for ONE purpose, and that is to exceed all the laws to govern such, and the threat is to every one of us when we leave our homes.

Rest assured, ANY talk about curtailing the production and ownership of these, will be met full on by more than one group, but in particularly their BIGGEST lobbying group, and because of their large paying membership (millions of members), holds a huge strangle hold on many politicians. Don't expect any changes to come soon, no matter how many people are killed each year by these and similar!

Of the THOUSANDS of deaths each year, nearly 31% are from the results of such volatile projectiles alone! Yet, no one wants to talk about them, in fear of upsetting a small fraction of those who hold a LOT of power in DC.

It's time to get serious. Time to clamp down. Time to say ENOUGH! Time to STOP the manufacturing of these killing machines! We already have acceptable limits with the use of similar machines, but these are made to surpass such limits, therefore presenting a danger to all of us. (51% or so of people who own such, stand to be the first victim in their use, with THOUSANDS of children killed with their parent's!)

Oh...I bet some of you thought I was referring to the so-called "assault weapons"? But NO! I'm talking about FAST CARS and SPEED, and the annual traffic deaths cause by speeding.

So let's do this! Let's tell the AFL-CIO to shut up! Let's tell auto makers to stop building cars that can exceed the speed limits by 2, 3, and 4 or more times! Let's also tell banks to stop making loans to build any automobile that can exceed by more than 20% of the maximum posted speed limits. Let's ban excessively fast cars from the streets of America. Like the Corvette, as just one example, that can go as fast at 205 MPH, let's BAN them! SPEED kills! So WHY DOES ANYONE NEED A CORVETTE? There are so many cars that can easily exceed the current speed limits of 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, & even 80 mph. So WHY does anyone need a car that can go 205 MPH? They are made, to BREAK THE LAW! Anyone buying such a vehicle, must be intent on using it to the fullest, and no where else but on our streets and highways! (I saw one yesterday and had to pull over, because I was so scared of what might happen to me.)

Over 32,000 traffic deaths a year occur on our nations streets and highways. And about 31% are attributed to SPEED.

But the AFL-CIO would challenge anyone, any politician, who dared suggest automakers couldn't build cars, like the All American Corvette. They would say that it's up to the buyer/driver to drive it responsibly. They'd say, it's the driver, not the car(s) that cause accidents. They'd say that power alone is not wrong, but using such powerful auto to violate the laws are. It's the DRIVER'S responsibility, and we should hold DRIVERS responsible.

While I write this as an obvious ruse to make a point. Can my point really be that wrong? Personal responsibility rests with all of us. For those who abuse ANY "right", or the use of otherwise legal property, those few should be held accountable.

So enjoy that Corvette, or AR-15, and use them responsibly. For those who would abuse them, let's punish THEM. Otherwise, take fast cars off the streets, because they are MADE so they can break the law.