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I’LL GIVE IT TO YA’ STRAIGHT!


Here’s The Real Data On AR-15 Safety

Rational people, people who are as concerned about facts as with their feelings (as opposed to those who ignore facts in favor of their feelings) generally like statistics. They may be motivated by a feeling (like compassion or anger, for example), but they also like information that they can think through so that they work to figure out a way to solve the problem that has them upset which will actually work. They prefer this instead of doing something that makes them feel good without actually making a difference.

When you take rational thinking to the issue of gun violence, you want to know what is causing the violence. Maybe (as anti-gunners say) it’s that evil people get access to “assault rifles” that is the real issue, that if evil people couldn’t get at assault rifles, then everyone would be safer. Rational people, on the other hand, want to see the data and want to know the facts before jumping to that kind of knee-jerk conclusion.

So, what do the facts say about AR-15s, for example? Fortunately, Greg Curtner gives us the details. He writes,

IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, FOR EVERY PERSON MURDERED WITH A RIFLE, THERE ARE 15 MURDERED WITH HANDGUNS, 1.7 WITH HANDS OR FISTS, AND 1.2 WITH BLUNT INSTRUMENTS. IN FACT, HOMICIDES WITH ANY SORT OF RIFLE REPRESENT A MERE 3.2 PERCENT OF ALL HOMICIDES ON AVERAGE OVER THE PAST DECADE.

GIVEN THAT THE FBI STATISTICS PERTAIN TO ALL RIFLES, THE HOMICIDE FREQUENCY OF “ASSAULT-STYLE” RIFLES LIKE THE AR-15 IS NECESSARILY LESSER STILL, AS SUCH FIREARMS COMPOSE A FRACTION OF ALL THE RIFLES USED IN CRIME.

WITH AN AVERAGE OF 13,657 HOMICIDES PER YEAR DURING THE 2007-2017 TIMEFRAME, ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF HOMICIDES WERE PRODUCED BY MASS SHOOTINGS INVOLVING AR-15S.

ACCORDING TO A NEW YORK TIMES ANALYSIS, SINCE 2007, AT LEAST “173 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES INVOLVING AR-15S.”

THAT’S 173 OVER A SPAN OF A DECADE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 17 HOMICIDES PER YEAR. TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, CONSIDER THAT AT THIS RATE IT WOULD TAKE ALMOST ONE-HUNDRED YEARS OF MASS SHOOTINGS WITH AR-15S TO PRODUCE THE SAME NUMBER OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS THAT KNIVES AND SHARP OBJECTS PRODUCE IN ONE YEAR.

WITH AN AVERAGE OF 13,657 HOMICIDES PER YEAR DURING THE 2007-2017 TIMEFRAME, ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF HOMICIDES WERE PRODUCED BY MASS SHOOTINGS INVOLVING AR-15S.

Think about that statistic for a moment: “one-tenth of one percent of homicides were produced by mass shootings involving AR-15s.

While all murders are horrible, don’t you think that anti-gunners would be more effective if they spent their time looking at what the other causes of the other 99.9% (literally that percentage) of murders with guns?

I would.

Which makes you think that anti-gunners haven’t done their research and that this is simply an emotional issues without any rational thought into how to reduce those murder statistics or that they are simply preying on the fears of an ignorant, uninformed, and emotionally-driven portion of the populace.

I’ll leave it to you to come to a conclusion as to which is the answer.

TRAINING


DEFENSE:

 

TRAIN FOR THE POSSIBILITY;

NOT THE PROBABILITY.

 

 

 

RULES OF LAW


ONCE AGAIN, NAVAL MARITIME LAW OVER ALL OF US, AND THE ‘CORPORATION OF AMERICA’ IS WHAT ALLOWS ONE TO BE PENALIZED OVER ‘POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES’.

SIMPLE ENGLISH, COMMON LAW STATES THAT WHEN NO ONE IS AFFECTED, NO HARM CAUSED ANYONE, THEN THOUGHTS, INTENTIONS OR EVEN WRITTEN PLANS WHICH HAVE CHANGED OR AFFECTED NOTHING IN SOCIETY OR INDIVIDUALS, DO NOT MAKE A CRIME AND THEREFORE NO CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED. PERIOD.

BUT YET EVERYONE WILL NOW FOAM AT THE MOUTH AT THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED AND BRAINWASHED SINCE BIRTH THAT HUMANS ARE INCAPABLE OF LIVING WITHIN COMMON LAW.

HOW ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC THE HUMAN RACE HAS BECOME.

A BAD BUSINESS MODEL


MANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE UPSET WITH HOW CHILDREN ARE BEING RAISED THESE DAYS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO POLICE ENCOUNTERS.

I AGREE THAT IS A PROBLEM. I COMPLETELY AGREE. WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS HOW MOLE HILLS ARE ESCALATED INTO MOUNTAINS BY SO-CALLED ‘TRAINED’ AND ‘PROFESSIONAL’ POLICE WHO SHOULD BE MORE INTELLIGENT AT THEIR JOBS. THAT’S WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.

FBI AGENTS MUST HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE; POLICE, ONLY A  HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE. THAT’S A PROBLEM FOR ME WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE GIVEN THAT MUCH AUTHORITY AND POWER OVER VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING.

HOW ODD


FUNNY (not) HOW THE RESIDENCE AND PROPERTY OF GEORGE SOROS AND SURROUNDING AREA AT 136 CANTITOE STREET, KATONAH, NY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DATA, INFORMATION OR SATELLITE STREET VIEW.

I WONDER HOW THAT WORKS THAT THEIR PROPERTIES ARE INCLUSIVE OF THIS PRIVACY WHILE YOURS AND MINE ARE NOT.

A TAKE ON DONALD TRUMP …


Trump is not a conservative. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative. He sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired, applauded and not condemned.

Viewing problems from a Liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.

Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending and globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are with weak, ineffective and milquetoast actions. Leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff, appeasement oriented, afraid of its own shadow type of governing. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.

Immigration isn’t a Republican problem. It isn’t a Liberal problem. It is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach. Not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.

The impending collapse of the economy wasn’t a Liberal or Conservative problem. iI is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect. Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work. They do not promise to accommodate.

Trump uniquely understands that China’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it. Here again, successful businessmen, like Trump, who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work, and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work, you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.

As a pragmatist, Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl’s Hamburgers.

I would argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.

You may not like Donald Trump, but I suspect that the reason some people do not like him is because:

(1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy” method of brokering backroom deals that fatten the coffers of politicians;

(2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a president speak who is unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who he owes vis-a-vis donations;

(3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology;

(4) he says what he is thinking, is unapologetic for his outspoken thoughts, speaks very straightforward using everyday language that can be understood by all (and is offensive to some who dislike him anyway) making him a great communicator, for the most part, does what he says he will do and;

(5) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.

Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy” one another. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it, but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts is that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.

We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us? Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?

I submit that a pragmatist is just what America needs right now. People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common among those who have never accomplished anything in their lives (or politicians who never really solved a problem, because it’s better to still have ‘issues to be solved,’ so re-elect me to solve it, (which never
happens) and those who have always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk failure, rather than trying to achieve successes.

Donald Trump put his total financial empire at risk in running for president and certainly did not need or possibly even want the job; that says it all. He wants success for the U.S. and her citizens because he loves this country.

CONNECTING THE DOTS


STRZOK: Just Connect The Dots

The Deep State is deeper than you realize!

Something else you may not know. Obama was mentored when in Chicago by former Priest Gregory Galluzzo. Gregory Galluzzo graduated from the Spring Hill College in 1960. James Strzok graduated from there in 1964. Peter Strzok’s uncle is James Strzok. James Strzok was stationed in Kenya, where Obama once lived.

Once Obama was is in office, Peter Strzok, nephew of James Strzok, rockets right up to the top of the FBI, becoming the guy for Obama & Hillary, to destroy evidence and impact investigations. September of 2015, Strzok requested ALL HRC e-mail copies from the DOE, NSA, NRC, DOJ, NSA and the US Treasury. He was the last person to view that outright murderous ‘killery’s’ deleted e-mails.

The father of Peter Strzok is Peter Strzok Sr. The brother of Peter Strzok Sr is Mark Strzok. The wife of Mark Strzok is Mariana Strzok. Mariana Strzok is the daughter of General James Cartwright. General James Cartwright, was pardoned by Barrack Obama on his last day of office.

The wife of Peter Strzok, Melissa Hodgeman, whom it just so happens, was promoted to the role of director of the SEC at the same time the FBI was drafting the exoneration letter for that bitch ‘killery’.

The father of Peter Strzok, Peter Strzok Sr, just happened to be in Iran in 1979, the year that the Shah was removed from power while the 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy was replaced with the Islamic Republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

CIA? Dot-Dot-Dot.

Father of Peter Strzok, Peter Strzok Sr. was in the Army core of engineers. He was an expert in sanctions & nuclear activity in Iran. His brother Mark Strzok of Mammoet, was a world leader in big cranes equipment, with a specialty in moving Nuclear Reactors. Want to bet there’s a Strzok in Iran?

Mariana Strzok. Mother of Devin Strzok. Devin was in the situation room in the White House West Wing in May 2015 with his new wife, at 9:45 at night.

Now, why would that be? The agreement on the nuclear program of Iran was reached in Vienna on 14 July 2015. Interesting, no?

Wondering what or whom the Strzok family represents? Obama knows, that’s for damn sure!

THE FOOD CHAIN?


MAYBE PLANTS ARE ACTUALLY FARMING US, GIVING US OXYGEN UNTIL WE DIE AND DECOMPOSE AND THEN THEY CONSUME US!

HIGH TIME


It’s old that liberals seem to think they can force others to embrace diversity, inclusiveness, open borders, white, color or other privileges and reparations by going around telling people who think differently that the only opinion mattering is that of the liberal elite. I know conservatives are good people and still hold conservative values. The free market has helped more people than socialism ever will or could.

I’ve had it up to here with abusive rap lyrics and I’ve had it with jackass celebrities, politicians and corporate leaders that harass others. I despise the endless spewing of hate and gnashing of teeth about the Constitution, Amendments and the president. For those of you who would parade around wearing the flag of a foreign country draped around your shoulders, then go live there and be happy.

Finally, I’m sick and tired of lawn signs and bumper stickers promoting disunity, immorality and illegality under the guise of togetherness and hand-holding. To me, these signs are simply a means for the person who posted them to say, “I’m a superior human being, an enlightened progressive who looks forward in the 21st century. If you don’t agree with me, you are a stick-in-the-mud, regressive, blue-collar conservative stuck in the Middle Ages.”

I tire of seeing these signs. Doesn’t anyone in the conservative, constitutional community want to go full-on entrepreneur and develop a sign of our own? Isn’t there someone with connections or a wee bit of cash willing to fight back? I believe many would be happy to pay for such a sign plus the shipping and handling fee.

I am none of those things. I am an educated man who holds conservative values, and I see through their double-speak as an attempt to further divide this nation. Here is what I think about when I read a liberal lawn sign.

Science Is Real

Well, it is and it isn’t. Every scientist understands that his or her field is evolving; what is true now will be thought of as dull or elementary by the 22nd. century. The truth is that science is a slow process of understanding. Put simply, “Science Evolves.”

No Human Is Illegal

Baloney. Liberals who post this sign really mean to say, “Illegal Immigrants Welcome.” Legal Immigrants are welcome in this country. We are a nation of laws, and we have a method to change the laws that we do not like. That leads us to the next sign.

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights

I have no problem with this except its redundancy. Women are human and therefore should not be placed in a second group when we discuss human rights. Where I have trouble is when people use this divisive statement instead of working to change laws that negatively affect women. Let’s be clear. Define what it is you want to change so that we can have a meaningful discussion on the topic.

Kindness Is Everything

Is it? I agree that kindness is important, but is it everything? Also, there have been many times when I have seen this slogan supported by the most provocative and intolerant people in the neighborhood. How about living your beliefs?

Water Is Life

Give a big “duh” to this one. I guess water is life, but if kindness is everything, does that mean kindness is water? Or is kindness life? Or both? You see, water is only one of the four classic elements: earth, air, fire and water. Perhaps a better sign would be, “The Environment is Precious.”

Isn’t someone ready to produce a lawn sign that those of us in the constitutional conservative community would be delighted to plant outside among the flowers or print on a sticker for the back of our pickup?

If we followed through and made such a sign for national distribution, it would include any or all of the following slogans:

In This House We Believe:
Patriotism Lives Here
We Are a Nation Of Laws
Legal Immigrants Are Welcome
Science Is Evolving
The Environment Is Precious
Peace Through Strength
My Guns Ensure My Safety

Perhaps it is time to fight back in a calm and orderly manner with our own signs. But it often seems that those who most loudly profess love and enlightenment will sneak into our yards at night and rip them up our or spray paint swastikas over them. It’s just too bad that it is so with this world in which we live.

WHERE WE’RE NOW AT


“We now live in a nation (America) where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy. ”

– Chris Hedges
Oil on canvas. 2×3

ONCE AGAIN


THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS A BAD GUY WITH A GUN WHEN POLICE ARE NOT THERE, IS A GOOD PATRIOT FIRST RESPONDER CITIZEN WITH A GUN. BAM.

DEMOCRATS KNOW NO OTHER WAY


Guess what? Most people agree that nobody wants war. So Putin denies that the Russians tried to interfere in our 2016 election. Most Americans, myself included, believe they did. I don’t believe it had any real effect on the outcome, however. It’s hard to win an election when you run the most detestable candidate in your arsenal. (killary) America has interfered over the globe in many country elections over the years and so have other countries as well. The important question here is, was there any collusion between the Russians and Trump?

Mueller has been investigating for about 16 months and hasn’t found anything. Trump denies it. So now the detractors are disappointed that when Putin denied it, Trump didn’t call him a bare faced liar on international tv.

In the world of diplomacy, calling the 2nd most powerful person on earth a liar in front of the world isn’t a good idea. I am sure if he had done that, the detractors would be saying, “What’s he trying to do, start a war with Russia”?

But in any case, Trump and his administration are all damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Conservatives know that republicans know no other way.