The List

Here is a partial list of great truths about freedom.

Many thanks to Glock for the list and Double Tap for the link.
Think about it:



America is not at war.
The military is at war.
America is at the mall.
Congress is out of touch.



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.

4a. Gun control is using both hands.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?

6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause
misspelled words.
And spoons caused Rosie O'Donnel to get fat.

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 firearms 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
jobs safer.

19a. Kennesaw, GA, required all home owners to
own a gun.
No murders since that law was enacted 25 years
ago.
No gun related crimes in 25 years.

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.
How about removing some of those we now have?
Such as concealed carry?

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.
Or the US Congress.





"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow
for those who do not."
-Thomas Jefferson

We Owe Them Everything

We in America are free to express our opinions. Free to read and write anything we want from any source we choose. We can travel freely from state to state. We are free to worship as we choose or choose not to worship. Free to openly and publicly criticize our leaders and government officials including the President himself without fear of retribution. Free to nominate who we want for office. Free to vote for who we see as the most qualified and vote out those who do a poor job of serving the people. Free to start a business. Free to seek the best education. Free to expect a guarantee of justice in the court system. Free to keep and bear arms to defend ourselves against criminals and tyranny.

We have the freedom to do all these things and many more. And we owe all those freedoms to a twenty year old PFC from Virginia. A twenty-two year old female Air Force cadet From Wisconsin. A fourty year old Sergeant Major from Texas.

I know who defends these freedoms.

My father.
At age 18 returning fire while ducking mortar rounds lobbed by elements of the 116th Panzer Division in a battle near the town of Magdeburg Germany.

My uncle.
He lied about his age so he could fight in Korea at age 16 as part of a tank crew.

My brother.
He was completely exposed to hostile fire as he engaged multiple targets while leading his Company of Special Forces to seize Saddam's airport.

There is something I always do in my travels. I can't help it. If I see a member of our Armed Forces in uniform, I make a point to walk up and extend my hand and thank them sincerely for their service and sacrifice to our country. It is the least I can do. More often than not it is a young man or woman full of confidence and pride. Squared away. Ready and eager to do the job we have trained them for... the job they volunteered to do.

The same valiant job done by the Minutemen at Concord.

The 2nd Ranger Battalion at Pointe du Hoc.

5th Special Forces in Iraq.
And countless other units.

I would urge you to do the same the next time you see one of these brave men and women. Let them know how proud America is to have them as our sons and daughters.

Abraham Lincoln said "I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him".

I am extremely proud and thankful for our Military. And America cannot possibly repay them for what they do for us as a nation.

A *FREE* nation.

May God Bless them all.