A Sign of the Times

Being from a family of native northerners (yea, one of those blue states), and many of us having already migrated south, it was only natural that when my Mother retired from her state job, she would move south to Florida. You know, the Sunshine State. The place where my Brother likes to lovingly refer to as "the place where old people go to die."

Having lost my Dad a few years back, Mom's independence is evident. Everything is paid for and she gets her pension. She does what she wants when she wants. She wants for nothing and that is as it should be when you retire. I admire her tenacity because after 5 kids, an ailing husband, and some very tough times, she still has her attitude and swagger. While on in years, my Mother still walks with such determination and a look on her face that could knock you on your ass if you gazed too long. A look we all remember from back in the day when she would use your full name or talk between clenched teeth. Now, on those rare occasions when she does those things, we take a step back and cringe, as those childhood flashbacks run through our memory circuits.

We all worry about our Mother. Independence and strong will aside, she is elderly and a prime target for scum, maggots, thieves, rapists, whatever else you  want to call today's violent offenders. She does have a soft heart, but I'd like to think that she is smart and savvy enough that she will not be conned by some smooth talking, snake oil salesman. However, violence is something no one can predict or often times, adequately prepare for. 

But I digress...

While I myself do not live in Florida, I live in a state that recognizes the Stand Your Ground Rule and the Castle Doctrine. In fact, ours was patterned off of Florida's since they were the first state to enact such legislation. In 1996, they started this wave of concealed carry reform.

We live in a world where violence is perpetrated wantonly and many of these thugs have no conscious, taking lives with impunity. Senior citizens are now empowering themselves, obtaining their permits or at least getting handguns for their homes or having them in their cars. I see them all the time at the gun store and gun range.
They ask for advice and information on the gun laws and what they should purchase. Many more are getting their permits to carry concealed.

A prime example of senior citizens fighting back is when that elderly man shot 3 armed robbers at an internet cafe in Florida. He went to town on their asses! He had a carry permit and he had a concealed handgun he whipped out during the commission of a felony. He fought back, defending the lives of many others in that cafe and thwarting a robbery. While he popped a cap in their ass on the way out the door, which he probably shouldn't have considering the threat was leaving, I can't see any jury in Florida convicting him. The jury would be full of gray haired compatriots who would all want to buy him a drink and pat him on the back.

While my Mother thinks all of her children are overly protective and paranoid, we have all seen the reality of life, more so me, and we all worry about her safety. While she doesn't have a permit and stubbornly refuses to do so, she has a revolver in her home and on rare occasions, has it in her car.  No, she doesn't have to jump through hoops or have permission from the state government to have it in either place, nor does she have any kind of 'registration' process for guns she may keep in her home for self defense. That is her Constitutional right.
I also provided Mom with a simple to use can of pepper spray that fits neatly in her purse or on her key ring. That too, is not illegal in Florida. Illegal as hell on an airplane, but not illegal in Florida.

Mom recently took her car in for service. At the dealership the sales person asked her if she had any weapons in the car. She smiled, and said, "No, not there." According to my Mother, she saw the salesman was carrying a gun under his suit coat. He told her that they have to ask now because they had 2 customers who had left their guns in their cars. One of the forgetful gun owners was a law enforcement officer. Another elderly gentlemen had a .45 in his center console and they had to call both to come retrieve their weapons before they did any work on their vehicles.

Hell-oooo folks! Whatever happened to responsible gun ownership? Don't we get enough flak from the liberal left who think banning guns is the solution to all the violence? 

But you've got to ask yourself one question, and it's not, "Do you feel lucky, punk?" Although....
No, the question you should ask yourself is, "Do you want to be a victim or do you want to be a survivor?"
And I am by no means condoning vigilantism. I am, however suggesting that no one should have to stand by and cower in fear because thugs don't care! They take what they want by any means necessary. Get a gun and learn how to use it. It's unfortunate, but it's a sign of the times. We live in a violent world.

How Stupid Can you Be?

In my line of work you see a lot of stupid. Just when you think you've seen all the stupid there is in the world, along comes something that, for the moment, tops my list of stupid.



How stupid do you have to be to break in to a gun store?
The answer is.....

PRETTY FUCKIN STUPID.

And, if you're going to stop would be burglars from stealing from your gun store, you must have the appropriate tools necessary to eliminate the threat.
This little baby should get the job done....

That guy would be alive today had he not been so stupid.

Are you Eff'n Kidding Me??

Charleston, SC

The Sheriff of Charleston County, SC, J. Al Cannon, Esq., was recently arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Assault for slapping a perp after a lengthy high speed car chase.

See This blog story followed by this this second article.

Now this is the latest bit of news. The Sheriff's arrest comes only 2 days after the same arrogant asshole who started this ball rolling, is arrested for Driving Under Suspension, 6th offense.

Guns DO Save Lives

Let's face it, unless you've been living under a rock, you can't help seeing news coverage of all the latest mass shootings. Things like Aurora, Co, the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin and now, the shooting involving NYPD, are prime examples. When these things happen, all the talking heads and liberal media begin asking such hard hitting questions, wondering how it could have happened and how to prevent it. Everybody's got an idea and most involve banning guns altogether. That debate never ends. And as long as there are half assed liberals who want the government to do their thinking for them, then there will always be morons who think that criminals will obey the gun laws.

Let's just take a look at some of the most crime infested cities in the US....they all have gun bans.
Chicago, IL
Baltimore, MD
Camden, NJ
are prime examples of high crime rates and a strict gun ban. There's a correlation but the anti-gun crowd doesn't see it.

Because the near sighted, politically correct news media doesn't point out the facts, and instead glosses over certain details, it tends to result in the anti gun zealots going through life with blinders on. Ask yourself why the majority of gun violence involves black males. Most of the guns obtained by the black males were acquired by them illegally. But you don't hear about that in the news media. It would be racist to do it otherwise.
In fact, when you hear about gun owners and concealed carry permit holders using their firearms in self defense, defense of a third person, or protection of their property, it's usually from some obscure or local source. You don't see CNN or Fox News covering that story. When the average law abiding gun owner does the general public a favor, you certainly don't hear about that in the national news.

There is a website out there called, Guns Save Lives  and it does an excellent job of ferreting out and reporting on stories of people who have used their firearms to protect themselves. Paste it to your favorites and read the latest stories. The criminal element needs to be on their toes because the pissed off  public refuses to be a victim!

Shoplifting is Stupid

Charleston, SC

Ever been stupid enough to shoplift in a gun store or a liquor store? Would be kinda foolish around these parts. SC law states that you can wear a firearm in an open and exposed manner in your home or place of business or if you deal in firearms in the usual or ordinary course of business.

With that in mind, you see someone in the store wearing a firearm, or if you have an inkling that the owner might be armed, THINK before you even consider committing a crime. It's common knowledge in this state that just about every liquor store owner has a gun either in view, or somewhere close at hand.
After all, to 2 easiest places to do a stick up are convenience stores and liquor stores. In most of those blue states, liberals think that people with guns will drink irresponsibly and then start shooting. On the contrary, most gun owners are responsible adults who respect firearms.

On that note.....

Why would you and your co-horts go in to a liquor store and start shoplifting? Even if there's only one person working in the store, you can bet he's got something to defend and protect himself.

In this case, Justin Jones and possibly his thug friends went in to a liquor store and started stealing merchandise. The owner chased them out of the store. It wasn't until one of the robbers got in to their vehicle and tried to run him over that the store owner pulled out his handgun and fired at them.
He is claiming self defense and is within the legal limits of the law.
However, the news story from the local rag does what it usually does, confuses facts and slants the truth. There's actually no objectivity in news reporting anymore....but that's another story for another time.

Read this...

Jones went to jail and the liquor store owner didn't.

Another way to Piss off the Police

Montpelier, VT

A pissed off marijuana dealer who resists arrest, decides he's going to get even.
Well, what does some redneck farmer do when he's pissed off? He gets behind the wheel of some kind of motorized vehicle, and with dogged determination, goes out in search of the very same sonsabitches who locked his ass up.
He gets on his trusty farm tractor and heads to the police station. That's where dey park all dem poleece cars.
With revenge on his mind, he literally drives over every police car in the parking lot, demolishing them.
Hell, the cops in the house didn't even know this was happening until a neighbor watched the destruction and called 911.

With all their means of transportation destroyed, it was kind of difficult for police to pursue a farm tractor that clocks out at top speeds of 20 mph. They knew who he was. The hunt was on!

The The POP Factor just got cranked up a notch. Running over police cars? What's the world coming to?
Would you be pissed or would you laugh?

Zombies vs. Westboro

Thought the Zombie apocalypse was imminent? Don't fret. They've taken a little break to polish up their image and help in the fight against tyranny and oppression. Yes, the Zombies are indeed pro military and despise those hateful scum at the Westboro Baptist Church.

Yes, those ignorant bastards have once again tried their hardest to tell the world that soldiers are being killed because of homosexuality. Other than the old "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, I can't see the connection. They are hate mongers in the truest sense of the word and have poisoned their own children with their twisted views of God and religion.

Since the Supreme Court upheld Westboro's 1st Amendment right to protest at funerals of fallen service members, many people do what they can to peacefully 'block' their verbal harassment and insults. The Patriot Guard Riders, some 300,000 strong nationwide, have made it their mission to protect the family from these vicious hate mongers.

Those brain eating ZOMBIES have learned something from all that mass consumption. They've learned that Westboro Baptist fits the profile of a terrorist organization and is right up there with the New Black Panthers.