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    Why I carry a gun.

    An old aunt shared this with me, pretty much sums it up,Why I Carry a Gun?

    My old Grandpa said to me, 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take a whoopin'.'

    I don't carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

    I don't carry a gun because I'm evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.

    I don't carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

    I don't carry a gun because I'm angry; I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

    I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

    I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

    I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

    I don't carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

    Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

    Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take a whoopin'!
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    A LITTLE GUN HISTORY

    PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT, THAT THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY ALSO !!!!!!

    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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    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 1938 Germany established gun control:

    . 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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    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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    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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    56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.
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    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.

    With guns, we are 'citizens'; without them, we are 'subjects'.

    During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!

    Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World!
    If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.

    The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.

    The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.

    · SWITZERLAND ISSUES A GUN TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD! SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE.

    · SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

    · IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
    · I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward this. If you're not a believer, please reconsider the true facts. This is history; and if we do not want history to repeat itself, we must wake up.
    Copied from Billy E Jones post!

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    Well said!

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    Truer words were never spoken. I am a large man but with health problems i couldn't really protect me and mine. Even a big man is no match for a bullet.

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    Amen great post. Thanks .
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    A responsible person is armed at all times. It's just that simple.

    There is no predicting, a problem where a gun is the solution can arise at any time, at any place.


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    Cogito, ergo armatum sum.

    (I think, therefore I'm armed.)

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    It is interesting how governments disarm residents before their extermination, yet armed with this knowledge the average person still sits back and allows it. Hossfly I understand the Japs thought the same thing about Australians being armed and never really got serious about invasion of our land. It is a sad fact that an angry group of boy scouts could now take this country now. Regards Stephen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hossfly View Post
    An old aunt shared this with me, pretty much sums it up,Why I Carry a Gun?

    My old Grandpa said to me, 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take a whoopin'.'

    I don't carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

    I don't carry a gun because I'm evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.

    I don't carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

    I don't carry a gun because I'm angry; I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

    I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

    I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

    I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

    I don't carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

    Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

    Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take a whoopin'!
    -----------------------

    A LITTLE GUN HISTORY

    PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT, THAT THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY ALSO !!!!!!

    In 1911, Turkey established gun control:

    · From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    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.
    -----------------------

    In 1938 Germany established gun control:

    . From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    China established gun control in 1935:

    . From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    Cambodia established gun control in 1956:

    . From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    Guatemala established gun control in 1964:

    · From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    Uganda established gun control in 1970:

    · From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
    -----------------------

    56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.
    -----------------------

    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.

    With guns, we are 'citizens'; without them, we are 'subjects'.

    During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!

    Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World!
    If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.

    The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.

    The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.

    · SWITZERLAND ISSUES A GUN TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD! SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE.

    · SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

    · IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
    · I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward this. If you're not a believer, please reconsider the true facts. This is history; and if we do not want history to repeat itself, we must wake up.
    Copied from Billy E Jones post!
    I could not have said it better! Thanks for the post and a big ol' p.s. ---- stolen to pass it on!!!!!!!!!
    When guns are outlawed only criminals and the government will have them and at that time I will see very little difference in either!

    "Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems man faces." President Ronald Reagan

    "We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the law breaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is acoutable for his actions." Presdent Ronald Reagan

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    this ought to be copied and sent to every politician in Washington - starting with Booker

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    Great post, thank you!

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    Plus it is impossible to fit a cop in a holster.
    Paper targets aren't your friends. They won't lie for you and they don't care if your feelings get hurt.

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    Thanks for the post, its an oldie but goodie.
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    Awesome post!!!!!!!

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