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A Bit of History
May 23, 2007Got this from my friend Texas Fred. In one form or another this has been around for decades. Hat tip to Texas Fred ( http://texasfred.net/ )
A Ten Gallon Hat Tip to Texas Fred.
I just posted the below on my blog, not looking for hits folks but if you want to use this and re-post it on your blogs or send it to your list of readers, please feel free to do so… I am in a really patriotic America 1st mood this morning, and I think it shows…
Fred
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Gun Control…
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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It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
List of 7 items:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
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 anti-gun control message to all of your friends and post it on your sites…
May 22, 2007
Received from a party that I will not identify for his own personal security.
At first I thought this was funny…then I realized the awful truth of it.
Be sure to read all the way to the end!
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
Tax his tears.
Tax his car,
Tax his fuel,
Find other ways
To tax the fool
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won’t be done
Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He’s good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he’s laid.
Put these words
upon his tomb,
“Taxes drove me to my doom…”
When he’s gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Firearms Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUT A )
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax,
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense Tax
Inventory tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road usage taxes
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUT A )
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What the happened? Can you spell “politicians!”
And I still have to “press 1” for English.
I hope this goes around THE US A at least 100 times
Friends, this was written by a 59 year old man that earned an MBA in Economics many years ago. He is also a Viet Nam Veteran that served in the 75th of the 101st Airborne. He will soon die. Let us never forget these words of wisdom.
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May 22, 2007The Caste of Warriors
May 22, 2007Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18796642/
It is said that there are those that are Warriors that do not know that they are Warriors. It should also be noted that many, simply do not recognize a Warrior for what He is.
Ladies, and Gentlemen; Here is a simple fact: “Know a Warrior by His deeds.”
By Hector Gutierrez
Rocky Mountain News
May 22, 2007
If the Army needed someone to write a manual about winning the hearts and minds of children during war, it could have turned to Sgt. 1st Class Scott J. Brown.Brown reached out to children during the war in Iraq, and was good at it, his family said Monday. By nature he loved children. Brown had a son, two daughters, and nephews and nieces who adored him, his family said.
Brown took it upon himself to create his own outreach project, with family members sending him stuffed animals, toys and games that he could hand out to Iraqi youngsters who were devastated by war and may have built some mistrust of American soldiers.
“When he was in Iraq, he asked me to send boxes of stuffed animals so that he could hand them out to the children,” his sister, Debbi Hood, said. “I guess it was a way for soldiers to show the children of Iraq that Americans were safe and good people. They built their trust that way . . . He felt sorry for them.”
Brown, 33, died Friday in Iraq after he was hit by small-arms fire, the Defense Department said.
He was the second soldier with Colorado ties to be killed last Friday.
Sgt. Ryan J. Baum, 27, of Aurora, also died of wounds he suffered from small-arms fire, the department said. Baum was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
In addition to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Brown toured other world hot spots, including Afghanistan, Kuwait and Kosovo.
When he married his wife, Delilah, nearly two years ago, Brown was deployed again to serve in Afghanistan and then two more tours in Iraq. He saw his wife for only about four months during the couple’s nearly two years of marriage.
“You could see by his rank that he was an awesome soldier for only being in the Army for nine years,” his family said in a statement.
“Scott was always so humble about his job and didn’t like to be considered a hero. He said, ‘I am just doing my job for my country and so my family can live in a land of freedom.’ “
Brown grew up in Brookfield, Wis., and was a huge Packers fan, his family said. He graduated from Brookfield Central High School, but moved to Fort Collins, where he lived with his sister for about a year and a half.
His sister remembered that while growing up, he sometimes talked about following in the footsteps of his late father, Vernon Brown, who served in the Korean War. At 24, Scott Brown enlisted.
He was assigned to Fort Benning, Ga., later moved to Fort Hood, Texas, then deployed to Kosovo and Kuwait.
He eventually made it into airborne and was assigned with the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C.
Funeral services for Brown are expected to be held in Milwaukee.
In addition to his sister, Brown is survived by his wife, Delilah, son, Taylor (TJ), and stepdaughters, Vicki and Cassie; his mother, Lynne, stepfather, Lory Ferguson; and his brother, Michael.
“Scott would do anything for anybody, especially when it had to do with kids,” his family’s statement read. “His heart was as big as his dedication to his country. He never let us worry about him and always assured us that he would be fine.”
I submit that this man was a Warrior.
Fallen Marines Guard the gates of Heaven. Paratroopers guard the paths to the gates.
FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE:
May 19, 2007Can I get an “AMEN” brother!
FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE:
1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3. Colt: The original point and click interface.
4. Gun control is not about guns; it’s about control.
5. If guns are outlawed, can we use recurves or long bows?
6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7. “Free” men do not ask permission to bear arms.
8 . If you don’t know your rights you don’t have any.
9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
11. What part of “shall not be infringed” do you NOT understand?
12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
13. 64,999,987 firearm owners killed no one yesterday.
14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.
15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
16. You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
17. 911 – government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
19. Criminals love gun control — it makes their job safer.
20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens, tries to control them.
22. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
23. Enforce the “gun control laws” we ALREADY have: Don’t make more.
24. When you remove the people’s right to bear arms, you create slaves.
25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.
26. “A government of the people, by the people, for the people…”
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