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| View from the new by-pass |
Not many of us think about what real freedom means. We believe we
are free because we live in the “land of the free” but are we
really? FDR said onetime that real freedom should consist of four
things, freedom of speech, freedom to worship whatever,
freedom from want, and freedom from fear. If you don't have all four
of these then you aren't free according to FDR.
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| Coral Vine |
Guns...an ex Navy Seal named
Chris Kyle was shot and killed recently at a shooting range by a vet he was
trying to help. Everyone was armed and the most adept Navy Seal
around was annihilated. This guy was a trained sniper, better trained
than anyone you will ever know, he killed over 150 people while on
duty in Iraq, he even wrote a book about his exploits and he got
slaughtered along with his friend.
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| A street on St. Croix |
Being armed is not necessarily going to save you if the
perpetrator is primed. There is a great piece that 60 minutes did a
few years ago using civilians they had trained and armed so they
could protect themselves in the event they were attacked. None of
them could function in a simulated event, all of them got shot. When
you are under stress your reaction time slows. Go watch it...it is
one of the most enlightening pieces on gun use you will ever view.
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| The cemetery from the new by-pass |
Owning a gun means constant practice...one month without it and
you have regressed to a less than basic level. You are deluded if
you think you are going to protect yourself with one because the odds
are against you, even your body is against you in a stressful
situation. If a professional Navy Seal snipper couldn't save himself
at a gun range what makes anyone think that with a little practice
they will function appropriately. No one can be on guard 24/7.
i'll
say that again...No one can be on guard 24/7.
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| Dry Mt. Fancy |
Living in fear of house invaders, a tyrannical government and all
the other fears that may inflict you is a complete waste of time. The
United States has more guns in private possession than any other
country in the world and yet instead of being the safest country we
have the most gun related deaths. Only a fool would believe that more
guns would make us safer.
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| Cane Bay 7:00am Feb. 5th, 2013 |
Guns are made to kill, their sole purpose is to inflict death.
The other side constantly harps on deaths from abortions, car wrecks,
tobacco and alcohol as some kind of save me from the anti gun folks.
Having an abortion is a choice, autos are made for transport and you
choose to avail yourselves of them, alcohol and tobacco are made for
pleasure, none of these compare to being murdered with a gun.
If you die because you got drunk or smoked or drove or had an
abortion those are
your own damn fault...getting shot is
not...those 6 and 7 year olds and all the other people that have been
massacred lately did not choose to get shot.
The more guns that are available the more gun related deaths
increase.
i don't own a gun and
i'm not going to spend my life being fearful
that someone might shoot me with one.
i would own one if
i wanted to
hunt so
i'm not against gun ownership. But if you own a gun for
protection then you are not free from fear which is one of the four
criteria for freedom.
Chew that one.
See ya next week.
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| This morning! Ahhhhhhhhh so lovely! |
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