3 Boxes of BS

Like many people I seem to be unable or unwilling to address so many issues tumbling around the world without resorting to profanity or incoherent ranting. I know I need to find a way to address these issues without loosing it but it is difficult to overcome the weariness of seeing so many problems for so long.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, and his unnamed accomplice are believed to have run down the off-duty British soldier with a Vauxhall Tigra as he walked back to the Woolwich Barracks at 2.20pm yesterday, crushing his body against a road sign.

Witnesses said the terror suspects then ‘hacked and chopped’ at his body like ‘crazed animals’, before dragging his corpse into the middle of the road leaving a trail of blood.

As they apparently tried to decapitate him they were chanting ‘Allah Akbar!’ – an Islamic phrase meaning ‘God is great’ – and yelling ‘this is what God would have wanted’.

How many more reports like this or the Foot Hood Shooting will it take before people wake to the fact that radical Islamists are willing to kill people to further their cause and there are a lot of radical Islamists?
How many more reports like this will it take for anti-rights cultists to realize that a.) firearms aren’t needed to kill people but they can save lives and b.) people aren’t safe anywhere?

Unrest in Stockholm’s suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with stones.

And isn’t it amazing that a major city in Europe burns for 4 nights in a row and barely a peep is heard from the Mainstream Media? Kinda makes you wonder which “immigrants” are rioting and why the media isn’t naming the nationality or religion of those immigrants?

Hey Mr. Cruz, I agree:

“Isn’t it a little bizarre, this whole exercise?” McCain said after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) objected to going to conference. “What we’re saying is that we don’t trust our colleagues on the other side of the Capitol.”

Cruz responded that he doesn’t trust Republicans. 

Of course, I don’t trust Democrats, Greens, Libertarians (although more than the others) ! In short, I don’t trust any politician and it is time We, The People started showing our distrust. It is time We, The People started exerting the rightful control we should have over the politicians.
Government, at all levels, has grown too used to exercising power in order to further its on ends and not the goals and desires of the people.  So if this brings an I.R.S. audit, so be it. But I’m at the point where there will be action taken. I plan to start trying to change things at the lowest level; the city council, the school district, local boards and commissions, etc.
Let’s put people into office who remembers that usually the best government is the smallest government.

Got a question about tax refunds, polluters or subsidized housing? Don’t expect an answer this Friday.

That’s because four federal government agencies will be closed on Friday, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Office of Management and Budget.

 

Employees at all four agencies will be on furlough that day. They include nearly 115,000 workers — or more than 5% of the 2 million-strong federal workforce — who are being forced to spend Friday at home without pay.

And you say that like it is a bad thing!  Let’s see how many people really notice, eh?

Maybe if we had fewer government workers; we and the people in charge could oversee them better. Might result in fewer Scandals like the I.R.S.
Might result in our President having more time to make sure our State Department employees are protected instead of murdered in the streets.

And keep prepping folks.

I don’t know if the recent storms, blasts, tornadoes, snow in May (Washington State) are God’s way of saying “Be Prepared” but until told otherwise, I’m gonna take it that way.
Food, water, first aid supplies — all those are needed and being used in Oklahoma this week. Not every house was completely destroyed but many in the area are without water or power. Many of the stores aren’t open for people to buy each day’s groceries.

It is so easy to see all this and get overwhelmed. I know I’ve been feeling that way for a while.
I have grown weary of rehashing the same fights over and over again with the anti-rights cultists . I need to get back into that struggle because they are counting on just that fact; grinding us down slowly. I know that I have let family issues interfere with blogging but there is so much that I will not share here about what is going on. Suffice it to say there is marital discord and not between SWLMMHCEM and I.

But…….

There is also so much good news in the world. I some times forget to share that.

Our private gun club has grown from 1,850 members in 2009 to 2,350 members today. I’m proud to be part of that effort.The club has continued to improve the facilities at the range. I think those who haven’t been there (or haven’t been there in a while) will surprised at how nice of a place it is.

Our grandkids are growing like weeds and it is a blessing to have them in the house.
My youngest son is getting married this July to an incredible young lady.
My daughter in marrying a great guy next year.

More states are passing pro-rights bills than are passing restrictive legislation. Illinois is fighting tooth and nail to implement the most restrictive possible Concealed Carry law. They aren’t figuring out ways to restrict rights even further while doing this.

Last year I introduced half a dozen or more people to shooting. Not one said “Hey I tried it and don’t like it”.

There is good news in the world……I just have to remember to look for it and talk about it.

Another Boy Scout Troop trailer stolen by scumbags.

Members of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 811 are seeking information on the Sunday night theft of their trailer from the parking lot of First United Methodist Church, 1300 W. Westhill Drive in Cleburne. The trailer, pictured above, is white with the Boy Scout logo and troop number painted on the side. Anyone with information on the trailer’s location should call the Cleburne Police Department at 817-645-0972.

 

It probably has a new paint job by now but if any one sees it, please contact the police.
This particular type of theft really hits home with me. When my sons and I were active; our troop lost 2 trailers to thieves. Police say they are mostly used by landscaping, paint or moving companies and are seldom recovered.

The theft of a trailer is a huge financial hit for any troop; not only is the trailer expensive but they have customized interiors, shelves or frame work to hold all the gear. And much of the troops gear is often stored in the trailer. Tent, cook stoves, lanterns, water jugs/containers, axes, saws, ropes and more.
Many troops try to camp or have an outdoor activity once a month so this also might affect those plans. Not to mention this is only a month or two before Summer Camp for most Scouts.

I hope that I never encounter the low life who stole a Scout trailer; I really don’t need the stress**

**See the second definition

….it is absolutely wrong but have to use the opportunity to inform.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Wednesday that it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for stealing 559 pounds of explosives last month near Red Lodge.

The theft happened sometime in April when thieves broke into a U.S. Forest Service storage bunker about two miles south of Red Lodge, said Brad Beyersdorf, an ATF spokesman.

Items stolen included emulsion-type explosives, explosive cast boosters and detonating cord.

I find it absolutely hilarious when the anti-rights cultists (aka gun control crowd) starts yapping about how “No one with just semi-automatic weapons can stand against the government” — as if that would be the only resource available to people against a tyrannical government.

In this case, the government provided someone with hundreds of pounds of explosives. And lots not forget that explosives are a mature technology; lots of people know how to make them legally or illegally.

I pray that there will never be another time when citizens in this country have to rise up against a tyrannical government but if there is it won’t be a case of one old hunting rifle against a battalion of troops.

Sooner or later, I hope, criminals are going to learn it is dangerous to try robbing someone in Texas.

FORT WORTH — A suspected robber was killed and his intended target was hospitalized with minor injuries in a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside a southeast Fort Worth business, officials said.

Desmond Paige, 20, of Fort Worth was pronounced dead at 1:08 p.m. in the parking lot of a business in the 7400 block of Wichita Street, the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office reported.

20 years old and he owned a pistol; unless it was a gift from a parent, he owned it illegally. Imagine that.

The other man was not identified.

Investigators believe the two men met because one of them had advertised on Craigslist that he was buying cellphones. One tried to rob the other, police said.

The robbery target was a licensed concealed-handgun carrier, police said.

Not quite Thunderdome in Bartertown but a stark reminder — when you answer an ad on Craig’s list you never know who you are truly dealing with or their motives. Be careful out there folks.

MedStar spokesman Matt Zavadsky said paramedics told him that the robbery target “took out his gun, and he shot the alleged perpetrator in the chest several times.”

The man with the gun was shot in the arm. His injury was not life-threatening, Zavadsky said. It was not clear late Tuesday whether he was shot by Paige or shot himself, officials said.

I’m going to guess a person cool enough to draw when he is already has a pistol aimed at him isn’t likely to shoot himself but it isn’t impossible.

And I want to take a moment to address the stupidity that anti-rights cultists often throw out with “Your property isn’t worth someone’s life even if he is a criminal”.  The moment the thug threatened deadly force it stopped being about ‘property’ and became about the victims life !!! What is so hard to understand about that?

From the Texas Penal Code Section 9.01

(3)  ”Deadly force” means force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury.

The thug threatened to use deadly force in order to get what he wanted. It isn’t as if he walked up empty handed, said “Please give me your cell phone, wallet and money” and would have walked away peacefully if told NO.  When threatened with deadly force the best answer is deadly force, not cowering in submission.

So Mr./Ms/ Anti-Rights Cultist, instead of asking gun owners to not defend themselves; why don’t you spend a little time reaching out to the criminals- see if you can get them to stop threatening to kill people?

(H/T to GregTag)

That is the justification being presented; that background checks will stop terrorists and criminals from getting their hands on “assault weapons”, right?

ABU DHABI — Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of U.S. weapons.  The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.

“There were no guards during the break-in,” the ministry said on April 7.

The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in Subiya. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse.

I don’t think so. Even if straw purchasing in America wasn’t a problem; there are literally thousands of actual ‘assault rifles’ floating around on the black market. And for a country that can not stop illegal aliens or illegal drugs from entering the country; how do we expect to stop illegal guns?

Security Theater isn’t just at the Airports folks.

Not ones that haven’t been caught; Oh No, these are ones the police had but couldn’t hold on to.

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department said Donald Greenlee, 38, apparently jumped over a fence while taking out the trash last night.

Deputies searched an area around the jail throughout the night and into Tuesday morning, but there was no sign of Greenlee.

Hey maybe I’m a little naive but shouldn’t criminals actually not be allowed to roam around a jail unsupervised?

Brian Allen Tucker of Sulphur Springs and John Marlin King of Cumby escaped from the Hopkins County Jail around 8 a.m. Tuesday, officials with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatcher Beth Renfro said a maintenance person noticed a problem with a fence around a recreation yard used by female inmates at the jail in Sulphur Springs, about 75 miles northeast of Dallas.

Anyone else think it is a little laughable that the antis claim we shouldn’t be armed; that the police will protect us when they can’t even hold onto the criminals in their custody?

Heck some cops can’t even hold onto their own pistols much less criminals.

So…given the performance of late; I think I’ll keep my firearms if you don’t mind folks.

I’m not knocking all cops; I know they have to be right all the time and crooks looking to escape get multiple chances and only have to succeed once. But the reality is the cops will never be able to control all the criminals in society. So it is up to each person to be responsible for their safety.

Because things like this are becoming more common not less.

(CBS) — The warmest day of the year so far brought hundreds of mischievous teens to Michigan Avenue on Saturday. Police were calling it “mob action.”

CBS 2 has learned about multiple incidents in at least four different locations along the Magnificent Mile and in the Gold Coast, yielding a slew of arrests. In all, 25 juveniles and three adults were charged.

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“You had a group of teens, close to maybe 500. They assaulted a Chicago police officer that was mounted on a horse and all of a sudden they assaulted a citizen walking the streets, just a normal citizen shopping and enjoying the weather,” said Holmes.

Chicago seems to have a higher frequency of occurrence but ‘flash mob’ violence is hardly limited to that city.

And these types of events are occurring without a natural disaster or breakdown of the system. What do you think is going to happen if TSHTF?

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