Me neither sir, me neither

In Oak Harbor WA, a wounded veteran was asked to leave a council meeting after attending a meeting armed. 

An unidentified man though made the most thought provoking statement:

Another citizen addressed the council and stated that his mother was a Jew and that his parents had died in Hitler's gas chambers. "I will not go into the night quietly while these two ask me to board the train," he said.


The man was carrying an M-1 rifle on his shoulder.

I'd stand shoulder to shoulder with this man any day.  And yet, not a single shot was fired, nor a weapon raised and aimed at someone in anger.    No, this was done peacefully, yet forcefully.   We should all hope that this soapbox never reaches the ammo box. 

Piers Morgan broadcasts from Katy TX gun range that advocated for a ban on online ammo sales

That stalward supporter of gun control has found himself at least neutral ground in his agenda for gun control. 

Tactical Firearms in Katy TX (sorry no linky love for them) google it, is hosting Piers Morgan's show Monday night (tonight)

Not satisfied with turning quisling and trying to take out his online competition, the owner Jeremy Alcede has allowed a known anti gun person in Piers Morgan to come into his place of business to broadcast from.

Jeremey Alcede, you've made your bed sir, go sleep in it with your quisling buddies.

Molon Labe!!!!!!!!!!  

Friday Fun Track

You and I must fight for our rights.  

Reply from Blaine Luetkemeyer Congressman for the 9th District of MO

Like many of my fellow Americans, I wrote my congressman and reminded him that I owned an AR pattern rifle and associated items for that rifle.  A rifle that many call an "assault weapon" but in reality is simply a semi automatic rifle.  While the letter is quite lengthy and would require me typing out a page worth, I'll share a couple key passages.

"These types of shootings have become too frequent (referencing Newtown CT.)  We must determine what it is about our culture and the policies we have put in place that allow or cause these tragedies to occur. I believe we must come to a solution that reduces violence in our society without infringing on the second amendment rights of law-abiding Americans." emphasis mine 

The next paragraph though is the one that give me hope.

"Please know that I oppose such efforts to curtail our Second Amendment rights.  Throughout my career, I have championed our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. I  believe, and the Supreme Court has affirmed, that law-abiding citizens have the right to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes such as self-defense, hunting, and recreation.  As a member of the National Rifle Association and a supporter of responsible gun ownership, I believe that Federal laws regarding firearms should be in place to protect the rights of private citizens, not restrict them.  Rest assured that I will continue to stand up for our Constitutional rights."

Remember that reminding our  elected representatives of who we are and what we represent to them is a good way to remind to do the right thing. 

Fun Track - special edition

While I won't be visiting our neighbors to the north, I'll be in northern lower MI and it will be white.  I hope your weekend is a good one. 

Rolla Missouri Police Chief understands

Chief Mark Kearse polled his officers, a 60 member force and the majority of them state the laws as they stand now. 2 of his officers stated laws should be loosened and only 1 stated laws should be made stricter. 

The FB post can be found here. 

His final line in the note;

"I want the good citizens to have them if they chose to." Chief Kearse

Thank you Chief Kearse for understanding that peaceably armed citizens are not the bad guys.  

Depends on what your definition of average is

So Chuck the Schmuck has claimed that the NRA is a "Fringe Group" and doesn't represent the average American Gun Owner. 

So in looking up the word "average" I found the following;

Adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several quantities and then dividing this total by the number of quantities.

I guess if you only represent the James Yeagers, Alex Jones' and their nut huggers, then yeah, 'average' isn't.

But when the NRA adds 250,000 new members, really how many of those folks are what Chuck the Schmuck considers average?