This is why I carry everywhere I can legally do so. Exactly this.
Even when it is hassle, or I must change my wardrobe or endure some discomfort to carry concealed.
Exactly why.
My firearms may be a pain at times, and sometimes heavy on my belt…..
But it is much lighter than the burden of regret I would carry (for the rest of my life) if I weren’t carrying my firearm when I needed it and had to watch helplessly as others were killed.
The Aurora Colorado movie theater tragedy incident happens just before the real debate over the UN arms treaty.
How convenient.
Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. You should decide for yourself. I am unsure.
I’m not trying to make light of this….It was, for everyone involved, a tragedy. But there are those who might think it is, and have a reasonable argument that it could be, a setup, a manchurian candidate type scenario. Sadly, I cannot dismiss this as fantasy.
These incidents do happen. And they may well be random (thankfully, the sample size is low), but there is, like with the whole Fast and Furious debacle, some interesting correlations with the wants and desires of the liberal and Statist party and the people who could make this happen to further their own agenda.
The sad fact is that it is not outside the realm of possibility that there are people in our government (in both parties) who would not have issues with killing 20+ people to influence public opinion.
Power corrupts. Absolute power….
I find it sad that I think that about those we choose to run our country. And frightening that I can believe that it is possible. Even sadder that we elect people who I could suspect would make such decisions.
So I work Friday 7 am to about 6 pm at my business. Pretty much a normal day.
I left and went home to cook dinner and then relax before bed. Went to bed about 11:15. (yeah, wild man on a Friday night and all that).
I was on-call until 8 AM Saturday (it is a 24/7/365 business). I get the call at 11:54 AM. Midnight person not gonna make it. Big issues, but the bottom line is that the owner/manager/etc has to go in. That would be me….
Lovely.
Get up, shake head, splash water on face, get dressed. enter car and begin the drive in. Call the 4-12 person, explain what is happening, on my way, and all that. Ask her to look up Whitehouse switchboard, ’cause I figure that Mr. Obama and his government who “helped me” build my business and who is taking credit for that should take the midnight with no sleep.
Tel for the switchboard is: 202-456-1414. Asked for Barry. Figured he could give me someone from the oh so helpful government to run the night shift….Maybe he could. Barry wasn’t available.
Note: they have absolutely zero sense of humor at 1:07 AM DC time. I left a message, but Barry hasn’t called me back.
So: 24 hours with 1 hour of sleep. It ain’t as easy as it was when I was 18, I gotta tell ya.
But Barry and his gang slept, I am sure. And they didn’t help either. Seems that if they are gonna take the credit, then they should take some of the load. Only fair.
(this was supposed to post Friday morning, but for some reason, it didn’t)
What happened to the country which made this happen? Which had the properity to pay for the program, the will to make it happen and the educated intelligent capable people to do the work and the industry to build that machine to take those brave men to the moon and back?
Liberals took over , that is what happened.
My parents built their business. Were very successful too.
Taught my brother and I how to build our own. Helped us get started as well..
My brother has taken their business and expanded it. Created jobs, generated income. Sales taxes. Property taxes. He’s done a good job too, with the foundation that was laid. He’s grown the business even in bad economic times. He’s made it work through hard work and smarts.
Where my business is was once a farm field. Generated less than $150 per acre in property taxes. Zero jobs. Zero sales tax. Now it has a payroll of 16 people, part time….. $150K payroll. Not the best paying jobs, but jobs that didn’t exist before. $11K in property taxes (6 acres). Sales tax revenue around $50K. Another part that I developed has become a restaurant. Pays about $4k in property taxes on 2 acres. The owner of that restaurant generates about $80K in payroll. Jobs that didn’t exist 3 years ago. Sales taxes too. Those didn’t exist 3 years ago either….We have paid for the roads we use. More so than most folks. We use little or no police…We haven’t needed the fire department (thank God) so far. All of us have worked our asses off to make the businesses what they are.
Who took out the loans and the risk to build those businesses? Not you, Mr. Obama. Who took the risk to make it happen?
Yeah, tell me all about it, Mr. President. We work HARD for our businesses. Long hours, sometimes too long. Makes it hard to have a relationship sometimes. You do what you have to do when it needs to be done. I didn’t ever see the government do much except get in the way for any of my family. Regulations, inspections, permits, more regulations, additional costs. More and higher taxes. The burden grows, but the benefits decline. You wouldn’t know about that,’cause you’ve never worked, never generated income, never met a payroll, never created a job from nothing that wasn’t paid for with other peoples money….
Until you have actually worked, you slimy little pissant, actually worked and made a business, then you have no say, you aren’t allowed to have an opinion.
Your very words show that you are clueless.
And it pisses us off.
Go fuck yerself.
Since we all complain about BAD customer service, I thought I’d give Kudos where they are due regarding GOOD customer service. .
As I have posted before, I am a fan of the Laserlyte pistol caliber cartridge training devices.
I was pleased to see that they had the .380 sized device finally available, as I have several small pistols in that caliber. (I already have the .45ACP and the 9MM sizes for my other pistols).
Training with these is a joy. Once the initial investment is made, the cost is only for the batteries (Not an insignificant cost, I admit, but better than the cost of ammo). Even reloading, the increased cost of powder, primers (even purchased through my gun club, which is wholesale +10%) and the bullets, has somewhat curtailed my shooting at the range. Add in the increased demands on my time, and even a range which is only 10 minutes away becomes a burden to go to, especially when the heat is high.
Enter the Laserlyte training cartridge: always handy, right there when you want to practice. I shoot at the end of the hallway to the other end. (15 feet). I practice my draw and shoot, my trigger squeeze, and my instinctive aiming as well as standard target style shooting. I find that without continued practice, my instinctive aimed shots tend to be low. With practice, I tend to keep them where they need to be. It’s all in the trigger, especially with double action only autos. It is not a replacement for range time, but it does help keep those perishable skills from fading as quickly. I like the cartridge specific units as when they are in the chamber, it is impossible to chamber a live round. (You do have to use a pencil or other rod to push the laser out of the chamber when you are through). I do wish that there was some sort of flag or other indicator when the device is in the chamber to reassure me that I don’t have a live round…..I tend to check, double check and then check again. A flag or other indicator would be nice….But I digredss from the point of this story:
When Amazon had the .380 trainer on sale, I purchased one to go along with my other calibers.
With Prime, I had my new toy in 2 days. It arrived Monday.
Sadly, it wouldn’t chamber. In any of the 4 pistols I tried it in. I even disassembled the Micro-Max and tried placing it in the end of the barrel, with no slide or other obstructions (the laser trainer is a bit longer than a standard cartridge)…no go. wouldn’t even push into the chamber/barrel with two thumbs. .
I called Laserlyte. The first person I talked to suggested that my pistols were somehow defective. When I pointed out that all 4 would have to be defective, she turned me over to a supervisor. This lady apologized, said that they had had some issues with the .380 size, and offered to send me a new one. I accepted with the promise to return the defective item.
Today, (Wednesday) I received my new laser trainer. With a prepaid envelope to send the old one back. They took me at my word that I would do so….AND THEY HAD NO PROOF THAT I HAD EVER PURCHASED ONE FROM AMAZON. I called with an issue, and they made it right, no questions asked. No proof of purchase, nothing.
I am, actually, impressed.
I like their products, and I have to say that their customer service (even if for a known issue) was very good.
I am a fan of their products (if you don’t have one, think about getting one in the caliber of your carry piece….practice practice practice!). Now I am a fan of their customer service.
Word.
Enough already.
Never happen. And we, unlike nearly every other country, have the means as citizens to change it even if it were to happen.
Enough, already
about the banks, and their political connection and how they (and their managers) get away with fraud, and the ongoing fraud regarding bullion (or paper certificates representing bullion).
Scary. makes me want to take my money out of banks and put it in a mason jar buried in the back yard. At least it won’t go anywhere that way…..
are you?
Go here to find out.
Even the “poor” in this country are rich, compared to most of the rest of the world.
Be thankful.
Yeah, I know it is simplistic, but still..