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To kick things off this week, I've got an AWESOME video of the week to show you. It's soaked with satire, and if this doesn't make someone see the truth behind gun free zones, I don't know what will!! I'd like to thank USCCA members xlh1200, kisan and EdMaxx for sharing this video with the USCCA forum community!
As soon as you stop laughing, be sure to send this video to someone who would either get a kick out of it, or hopefully, be woken up by it!
Click below to do so!
For this week's Feature Article, I'm going to do something a little different. I'm featuring a post that one of our members created within our online forum. We have some truly amazing people within our community, and we see new and thought-provoking posts daily- but this one really stood out to me. I know you'll like it!
"I've Changed My Mind" by USCCA Member 'yankeedime'
I try to be open-minded and study both sides of an argument. After studying the gun control issues I have to say that I now support gun control because...
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1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, Detroit & Chicago cops need guns.
2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control.
3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."
4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates, which have been declining since 1991.
5. We must get rid of guns because a deranged lunatic may go on a shooting spree at any time and anyone who would own a gun out of fear of such a lunatic is paranoid.
6. The more helpless you are the safer you are from criminals.
7. An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.
8. A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.
9. When confronted by violent criminals, you should "put up no defense - give them what they want, or run" (Handgun Control Inc. Chairman Pete Shields, Guns Don't Die - People Do, 1981, p. 125).
10. The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns; just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.
11. One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seat belts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
12. The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which was created 130 years later, in 1917.
13. The National Guard, federally funded, with bases on federal land, using federally-owned weapons, vehicles, buildings and uniforms, punishing trespassers under federal law, is a "state" militia.
14. These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble," "right of the people to be secure in their homes," "enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people," and "The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people" all refer to individuals, but "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" refers to the state.
15. "The Constitution is strong and will never change." But we should ban and seize all guns thereby violating the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments to that Constitution.
16. Rifles and handguns aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the army has hundreds of thousands of them.
17. Private citizens shouldn't have handguns, because they aren't "military weapons', but private citizens shouldn't have "assault rifles', because they are military weapons.
18. In spite of waiting periods, background checks, fingerprinting, government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available, which is responsible for recent school shootings. In the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, anyone could buy guns at hardware stores, army surplus stores, gas stations, variety stores, Sears mail order, no waiting, no background check, no fingerprints, no government forms and there were no school shootings.
19. The NRA's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign about kids handling guns is propaganda, but the anti-gun lobby's attempt to run a "don't touch" campaign is responsible social activity.
20. Guns are so complex that special training is necessary to use them properly, and so simple to use that they make murder easy.
21. A handgun, with up to 4 controls, is far too complex for the typical adult to learn to use, as opposed to an automobile that only has 20.
22. Women are just as intelligent and capable as men but a woman with a gun is "an accident waiting to happen" and gun makers' advertisements aimed at women are "preying on their fears."
23. Ordinary people in the presence of guns turn into slaughtering butchers but revert to normal when the weapon is removed.
24. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings at gun shows.
25. A majority of the population supports gun control, just like a majority of the population supported owning slaves.
26. Any self-loading small arm can legitimately be considered to be a "weapon of mass destruction" or an "assault weapon."
27. Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns, which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.
28. The right of Internet pornographers to exist cannot be questioned because it is constitutionally protected by the Bill of Rights, but the use of handguns for self defense is not really protected by the Bill of Rights.
29. Free speech entitles one to own newspapers, transmitters, computers, and typewriters, but self- defense only justifies bare hands.
30. The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends certain parts of the Constitution, and the NRA is bad, because it defends other parts of the Constitution.
31. Charlton Heston, a movie actor as president of the NRA is a cheap lunatic who should be ignored, but Michael Douglas, a movie actor as a representative of Handgun Control, Inc. is an ambassador for peace who is entitled to an audience at the UN arms control summit.
32. Police operate with backup within groups, which is why they need larger capacity pistol magazines than do "civilians" who must face criminals alone and therefore need less ammunition.
33. We should ban "Saturday Night Specials" and other inexpensive guns because it's not fair that poor people have access to guns too.
34. Police officers have some special Jedi-like mastery over handguns that private citizens can never hope to obtain.
35. Private citizens don't need a gun for self- protection because the police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection.
36. Citizens don't need to carry a gun for personal protection but police chiefs, who are desk-bound administrators who work in a building filled with cops, need a gun.
37. "Assault weapons" have no purpose other than to kill large numbers of people. The police need assault weapons. You do not.
38. When Microsoft pressures its distributors to give Microsoft preferential promotion, that's bad; but when the Federal government pressures cities to buy guns only from Smith & Wesson, that's good.
39. Trigger locks do not interfere with the ability to use a gun for defensive purposes, which is why you see police officers with one on their duty weapon.
40. Handgun Control, Inc., says they want to "keep guns out of the wrong hands." Guess what? You have the wrong hands.
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Gun and Gear Review
Here we go! My favorite part of every "Tip of the Week". This is where we get to look at some neat and interesting guns and gear.
This week, I'm not reviewing a gun, knife, holster, or tactical LED. This week, I'm reviewing something much more important than all of these things, in the same way that an army is more important than any one soldier.
If you get Concealed Carry Magazine, you might have seen advertisements for a DVD called "The Gang", created by the J.P.F.O.(Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. If you have not seen this film yet, you need to.
The DVD is 85 minutes long, and is subtitled "How a Government Agency Uses The Law To Destroy Your Rights And Freedoms". This statement pretty much sums it up- it's all about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and how they stomp all over our civil rights.
I had always heard of a few horror stories, but figured that these tales of corruption, entrapment, and extortion were no more or less common than in any other branch of the government. I had always just assumed that the ATF had its purposes, and was more good than bad.
I'm definitely not advising anyone to make decisions solely based on the content of one film- I don't care who makes it, but it's tough to deny the eye-witness, and victim accounts contained in this film.
Personally, I think these accounts are far too frequent to add up to a tolerable level of governmental corruption, AS IF there is such a thing!
But I'll let you make that decision!
I strongly suggest that you order this DVD and sit your family and friends down, and watch it.
Send this important message about "The Gang" to a friend.
Help us spread the truth behind the ATF!
USCCA Forum Highlights
Every Deluxe Member has complete access to the USCCA forum, which is constantly being accessed by members sharing information, knowledge, insight, and fun. With well over twenty-thousand posts and growing by the hour, this is one heck of a valuable resource!
Home protection question?
I'm new to the site, and do not carry. I'm thinking about it, and have been for years... kinda looking into the idea... My question is about the handgun I have at home. How should it be stored?
Which Glock for Carry--Compact or Subcompact?
I just got my Glock 22 .40 S & W. I love this gun, but it's a bit large for carrying concealed. I was thinking I'd probably go with the subcompact .40, but the compact (model 23) is another option. What are the opinions here about that choice (i.e. which would you prefer and why)?
"Protected By S & W"; Good Idea?
I am not one for bumper stickers on cars, nor for similar items on my home. But......I was in my favorite local gun store yesterday, and noticed a "This Home Protected by Smith & Wesson" window decal available on the counter. It got me thinking. Do you all think that this would be a deterent to home invasion if placed in a window by the door most likely to be breached, or a warning for the would-be burglar to be sure and shoot as he was entering? I really just can't decide......
What are your thoughts?
Whether you are looking for answers, advice, or you have the answers, or it's friendship and open-minded debate you seek- The USCCA On-Line forum is the place to be!
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Quote of the Week
Sometimes a good quote will inspire or motivate you. Sometimes, they'll just put a smile on your face! Here is the quote for this week...
""The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms...""
~Samuel Adams
Closing Thoughts Member Feedback: Some of the best ideas, tips and thoughts come from other USCCA members just like you! So if you have something you'd like to share with the rest of us, please don't hesitate to send me a message. Click here to go to our contact form.
Well friends, that's all for the August 16th issue of the "Weekly Newsletter"! But cheer up! I'll have another one for you next week!
Before I let you go, I want to show you a video. I found this earlier this week, after FoxNews.com ran an article on it. I'll warn you up front- what I'm about to show you is a Rap-Video. I am normally not a fan of Rap-Music, but the man in this video is a United States Marine, and he carries with him one heck of a message.
Even if you don't like rap- I challenge you to listen to this... raw emotion, that brought a tear to my eye the fist time I heard it!
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