Archive for May, 2007

Tony Blair

May 8, 2007

Tony Blair’s comment . . .

        In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the anti-American
        sentiment and negativity, we should remember England ‘s Prime
Minister Tony Blair’s words during a recent interview. When asked by
        one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America ,
        he said:

        “A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many
        want in… And how many want out.  Only two defining forces have
        ever offered to die for you”:

        1. Jesus Christ
        2. The American G. I.

        One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

Power Corrupts

May 8, 2007

Unlimited power is in itself a bad and dangerous thing. Human beings are not competent to exercise it with discretion. God alone can be omnipotent, because his wisdom and his justice are always equal to his power. There is no power on earth so worthy of honor in itself, or clothed with rights so sacred, that I would admit its uncontrolled and all-predominant authority. When I see that the right and the means of absolute command are conferred on any power whatever, be it called a people or a king, an aristocracy or a republic, I say there is the germ of tyranny, and I seek to live elsewhere, under other laws.

— Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America [1835]

Conservative Libertarian Outpost

May 8, 2007

Conservative Libertarian Outpost

Illinois County Says NO To Gun Control

May 8, 2007

Illinois County Says NO To Gun Control

By Warner Todd Huston on May 08, 07

The Media was all a frenzy on the debate about gun control right after the VT killings cynically attempting to push their Constitutionally illegal gun banning ideas on a grieving public. But one Illinois County has bravely decided to make moves to protect their 2nd Amendment rights with action by the County Board.
The Pike County Board has adopted a resolution that will oppose any sort of gun control measures that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms adopted by the state of Illinois. A brave move in a state controlled by a gun grabbing, extreme left leaning Democrat Party orchestrated by a Mafia infested Chicago mayor who lately moves the State legislature around like a chess player.
Mayor Daley has been trying to manufacture gun banning laws for decades, but had been stymied by a state legislature with enough Republicans in it to throw a monkey wrench into his anti-Constitutional plans. But, since the 2006 election, the state has fallen under the spell of the Democrat Party that easily controls all aspects of the state. And Daley controls the Democrat Party, for the most part, as nearly all the members of state government in key positions are from Daley’s old Chicago cabal.
Pike County is apparently afraid of what this Democrat controlled government will try to do now that the state GOP has made themselves utterly ineffective. In a 7 to 2 vote, the County Board passed the resolution that will be forwarded onto the state government in Springfield and the rest of Illinois’ County governments.
Perhaps it is catching on as neighboring Brown County has already adopted a similar resolution.
The Board overwhelmingly stated that they had become afraid that new gun grabbing legislation being proposed in the state capital would threaten their Constitutional rights. And in a County that depends on the hunting industry to bring in a much needed stream of revenue, the new ideas floating about the state legislature is a danger to the County. Not to mention the sheer unconstitutionality of it all.
“What we are trying to do here is protect rights we already have,” said board member Robert Kenady.
Pike-Adams Sportsmen’s Alliance President Richard Metcalf said, “This is about freedom. This is not a political issue. I’m not here as a conservative, a liberal. You’re not here as a Republican, a Democrat. We’re here as Americans.”
So, good for Pike County. Let’s hope that enough other Illinois Counties stand up for their Constitutional and natural rights that Mayor Daley is stymied in his illicit efforts once again.
Such a resolution is a perfect way to let the gun grabbers in the state legislature know how the grass roots, common citizens are feeling about their efforts. It is a great thing that Pike County isn’t just rolling over and allowing the state boys push them around.
Way to GO!

Conservative Libertarian Outpost

May 6, 2007

Conservative Libertarian Outpost

Tom Tancredo

May 6, 2007

Tom Tancredo is mistakenly seen as a single issue candidate. That simply is not true. As noted on the Gun Owners of America website Tom has only slacked once on Second Amendment issues, and has effectively recanted that position.

http://gunowners.org/pres08/tancredo.htm

 In my mind that was just a reaction to the Columbine High School tragedy. Many of us were pretty torn about that whole thing. Myself, as a professional, I was sickened by the loathsome way that the incident was handled and the very obvious cover up that followed.

I will continue to support Tom, both as a volunteer and monetarily as long as he stays in the fight. I certainly do hope that his debating skills improve though. He missed an awful lot of opportunities during the first debate to make an impact on the next elections.

Fred Thompson « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

May 6, 2007

Fred Thompson « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

Fred Thompson

May 6, 2007

There has been a lot in the news about Fred Thompson running for President. He does appear to have some very good points. As regular readers know one of my biggest issues is the taking of civil rights for less than felony convictions. That being based upon the Constitution and what I saw time and time again during my time (more then 20 years ) in EMS. So far he has not officially announced, and, after reading about his so, so record while in the Senate regarding Second Amendment issues I have to say that I will not be voting for him. He also supported McCain’s Incumbent Protection.

Clearly, this is not the man to lead the way.

http://gunowners.org/pres08/thompson2.htm

FRONT SIGHT « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

May 4, 2007

FRONT SIGHT « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

FRONT SIGHT

May 4, 2007

Front Sight NEWS RELEASE:

 

From: newsletter@frontsight.com [newsletter@frontsight.com]
Sent: 5/1/2007 9:03:39 AM
To:
Subject:

May 1, 2007

From Dr. Ignatius Piazza
Founder and Director
http://www.frontsight.com
info@frontsight.com
1.800.987.7719

Please Forward to Your Local Newspapers, Radio
Stations, and Television News Stations


Utah University Students Add CWP to Their Degrees

Las Vegas, Nevada: Students of Utah universities now have
the opportunity to add the initials CWP (Concealed Weapon
Permit) to their names and receive a level of training with
a handgun that exceeds law enforcement and military
standards all at the expense of Dr. Ignatius Piazza and his
Front Sight Firearms Training Institute.

After hearing that Utah Legislators had lifted the Utah
University ban against students carry concealed weapons on
campus, Dr. Piazza, the Founder and Director of Front Sight
Firearms Training Institute near Las Vegas, Nevada wants
every law-abiding, full-time university student to have the
opportunity to attend Front Sight’s Five Day Armed Citizen
Course and Piazza is willing to pay the $2,500 course
tuition for each student.

When asked why, Piazza stated, “I have always tried to lead
by example so I am personally supporting the wise decision
of the Utah Legislators. If our university students are old
enough to fight for our freedom and die in Iraq with a
machine gun in their hands, then with Front Sight’s
responsible training under their belts, they are certainly
old enough and intelligent enough to carry a concealed
handgun on college campuses to protect themselves,
classmates, and faculty from the next homicidal and suicidal
psych drug failure. I want to give Utah University students
the comfort of skill at arms that will forever protect them
and those around them. This is the least I can do to be a
positive part of the real and immediate solution to stop
random gun violence in our academic institutions.”

Front Sight’s Five Day Armed Citizen Course has been
hailed by private citizens and law enforcement alike as
one of the most comprehensive handgun training courses
in the world and results in graduates walking away
with all the certification, finger prints, photos and
paperwork to successfully apply for concealed weapon
permits in Nevada, Florida, and Utah. Due to reciprocity
laws, securing these three Concealed Carry Permits will
allow a graduate of Front Sight’s Five Day Armed Citizen
Course to legally carry a concealed handgun in over 30
states in the US.

Roland Burk, currently serving and protecting in Utah, is a
man who would know. Says Burk, “As a full time peace
officer, soldier, and combat veteran, I have received a
large amount of firearms training in the last decade. Some
of the best training I have received, has not been provided
through my law enforcement and military training. Instead
it has come at my personal expense, through classes at Front
Sight. I have seen Front Sight take someone who has never
fired a gun before, and turn them into safe, educated,
capable, and proficient, armed citizen. The type of armed
citizen who is then able to save dozens of innocent lives.”
Burk adds, “I believe everyone has the right, and to a
certain extent the duty, to protect themselves and those
around them.”

Having previously served for 16 years as a Department
Director for Utah State University, Scott Bradley who has
also attended courses at Front Sight is delighted and amazed
at the incredible opportunity available for Utah university
students. Scott Bradley states, “As one who has attended
numerous classes at Front Sight, I can attest to the quality
and comprehensive nature of the instruction. In every case,
I have found the courses to be vastly superior to any
instruction I have previously received, including my own
military training experience.” Bradley adds, “The Utah
Legislature has wisely recognized a great truth which has
been well understood for centuries: That the right to defend
one’s self, one’s loved ones, and our fellow man is an
inherent God-given right-a right that must be recognized and
preserved. Dr. Piazza should be commended and recognized for
his generous offer of this excellent and potentially
life-saving training at no cost to university students. I
hope thousands will take advantage of this wonderful
opportunity.”

In order to take advantage of Dr. Ignatius Piazza’s offer
full-time students of Utah universities simply follow these
three easy steps:

1. Go to http://www.frontsight.com and subscribe to Dr. Piazza’s
free 15 Gun Training Reports and when the subscription thank
you page is revealed, order Front Sight’s free brochure and
DVD.

2. Then go to Front Sight’s Course Schedule page and select
your Five Day Armed Citizen Course date.

3. Print out the Application for Training page. Complete
the Application for Training including the Statement of No
Criminal History, Substance Abuse, or Mental Illness. Have
someone, other than a family member, who has known you for
five years, sign the Character Witness Statement. Supply
payment for the Criminal Background Check and attach a
document from your university indicating you are a current
full-time student taking at least 12 Semester Units of
classes.

Mail the documentation in Step 3 to Front Sight at least two
weeks prior to the Five Day Armed Citizen Course you select
and Dr. Piazza will pay for your $2,500 tuition, enroll you
in the course and Front sight will e-mail a Confirmation of
Enrollment letter to you.

Piazza adds, “I sincerely hope we are inundated with
university students from Utah attending our Five Day Armed
Citizen Course. Today’s university students are tomorrow’s
leaders. I want our future leaders to experience first hand
the comfort and confidence that comes having a gun with the
skill to use it to defend yourself, your community, and your
country. Hopefully other states will follow Utah’s lead as
Front Sight stands ready to assist them when they do.”

Senator Bob Beers of Nevada agrees with his peers from Utah
and supports Piazza’s efforts to train university students
to carry a concealed handgun on campus. Says Senator Beers,
“Nevada’s legislative session has just over one month left,
and several Second Amendment bills are still in play. As
well, lawmakers’ sensitivity to our citizens’
responsibilities of self-defense seem heightened. It would
be wonderful if Nevada’s university students could join
Utah’s in keeping campuses safe and secure.”

For more information contact:

Dr. Ignatius Piazza
Founder and Director
Front Sight Firearms Training Institute
http://www.frontsight.com
1.800.987.7719

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