B. O. Inserts Big Foot into Even Bigger Mouth!

"You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. So it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." --- B. O. in San Francisco as reported on Friday, April 11, 2008

Yes, B. O., some Pennsylvanians are serious about their religion and there are quite a number that take the attitude, "You'll get my gun when you pry it off my dead fingers!" And most of those Pennsylvanians would fully agree with the accurate bumper sticker released some years ago which said, "Ted Kennedy's Oldsmobile has killed more people than my gun!"

There are Pennsylvanians who are in sharp disagreement with a large number of politicians, including the president of the U. S. when it comes to the religious issue. The president is on public record as stating his belief that Muslims and Christians worship the same God! That statement can be documented as taking place at a joint news conference years ago with Tony Blair in the United Kingdom. It's more than an outside possibility that a lot of politicians, including the great B. O. himself, would agree with Bush on that religious position!

I and some of my fellow Pennsylvanians would radically insist there is but one true God Who chose to become human in the Person of Jesus Christ and any religious expression in this present world that does not have Him at the heart and center of its worship, devotion and activity in daily life is totally false. This is underscored in John 1 - 3 about Who Jesus really is and what He demands of us humans if we expect to enter His eternal Kingdom! Go ahead, and read it for yourself -- then you are on the spot -- you're at a fork in the road -- you have to decide -- is what is told about Him the truth and is He telling the truth, or is He just a high profile fraud and nothing more? If He is telling the truth, then this idea of worshipping God any way that strikes your fancy when it comes to "religion" is a bunch of nonsense and could cause a person to end up in a devil's Hell forever!

On this gun issue, all indications are that B. O. does not seem too sympathetic to the common interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. Yes, a lot of us Pennsylvanians have our guns and intend to "cling" to them as B. O. put it! I am one of a number who is licensed to carry a handgun concealed and loaded, if I so choose! And that can range from a .357 Magnum all the way to a very dainty little .22 Magnum that can be concealed in my hand!

Pennsylvania has not only a lot of gun owners but a great hunting population -- it is said that more deer are killed on PA highways in a year than are taken in the hunting seasons of a number of other states combined. Over a million hunters are out on the first day of Pennsylvania's deer season.

By the way, guns sometimes are excellent tools to have around the house -- it was reported a while back about a 12 year-old girl being home alone due to her parents being away at some evening function -- two illegal aliens broke into the home with one carrying a weapon -- that one came up the stairs toward the girl who had retrieved her father's 12 gage shotgun -- she shot the one coming up the stairs who took the blast in the abdomen and genital area -- he died instantly -- she shot the other one who managed to get outside where he bled to death! She had been trained in skeet shooting by her father and knew how to handle a weapon and use it when necessary! She ought to be a poster child for a while in a society reeking with people who think they can break into anybody's home and take anything they want by force, killing the occupants if they feel so moved!

But Pennsylvanians also have good memories when it comes to how politicians are prone to open their mouths and insert a big foot in them! If all goes well, perhaps B. O. has just shot himself in his big foot before he inserted it in his big mouth so far as Pennylvania is concerned.

But then, the other option on the Democratic ticket isn't exactly a winner either, is SHE? Then go Republican? Ooooh! Frustration will definitely be the name of the game when a lot of us go into that voting booth in November! Please understand that these statements are coming from one who, first, has a basic mistrust of all politicians to begin with (I rest my case on the records they have set for themselves!) and second, is a non-affiliated registered voter in south central Pennsylvania -- Cambria County!

We definitely need a Joshua type of leader in times such as these -- but I see none at all in the field -- do you? But more on that at a later time.

"Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success." --- Joshua 1:7, 8

Ooops! I Just Couldn't Resist This One!

Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to United States troops in Iraq today... --- news announcement made at noon, March 17, 2008

Quite a bit of hoopla over the fact that Vice President Dick Cheney dropped in on U.S. troops serving in Iraq -- it was a "surprise" thing, but then maybe there was a reason for that.

In a sound bite the Vice President said that Iraq was now safer than the last time that he visited there. That raises a question in the minds of some of us, or maybe more than one question --

Is Iraq safer because Cheney left his shotgun at home? Is it because everyone refused to do some hunting with him while he was in Iraq? Or is it because military commanders saw his shotgun, confiscated it and then told the VP that it would not be returned until he underwent an intensive combat training course lasting 16 weeks? And at the end of that time he would have his shotgun returned on the condition that he always be the point man on all patrols, with all the troops a few yards directly behind him so long as he remains in Iraq!

Yea, I already know -- as some of my church people have suggested, I've got too much time on my hands! But it's not that the Devil made me do it, but it's the nature of politics and politicians that's brings things such as this about!

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven... a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance... --- Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4

A Sweet Little Thing -- The World's Smallest Double Barrel Shotgun!

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." --- Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

I just got it a few days ago. I saw one at a gun show recently and was impressed with the fact that it would qualify for home protection and would be quite effective at close range.

The "sweet little thing" qualifies for the world's smallest double barrel shotgun. Its barrels are 3 3/4 inches long. It is chambered for a 45 long Colt cartridge and has rifling in the barrels. BUT it also will shoot 410 gage shotgun shells from 2 1/2 to 3 inches long! I will not tell the name of the manufacturer nor the location where these "sweet little things" are made. I did learn on the Internet that from time to time the BATF harasses the maker -- seems they don't like these weapons, but there isn't anything they can do to keep them from being made -- they are legal according to the book!

What you see in the picture with the "sweet little thing" are 410 gage shotgun cartridges measuring 2 3/4 inches long. They contain about 5 hunks of lead. I was told by the dealer who sold it to me that he had fired it at a steel drum and the drum was literally torn apart!

Why did I get one, since I already have some guns around? It's a matter of added security in an area where the drug problem has escalated and where break-ins are increasing even in rural locations. The break-ins do not just happen when people are away from their homes, but they have been happening while people are at home -- not so long ago an elderly couple was robbed and beaten badly by some young punks! And this happened not too many miles from where we live.

I also have a sheriff's permit to carry a handgun of any size concealed and loaded if I so desire. I rarely carry one, but I can when I want to. And they range in size from a little itty-bitty thing that lays nicely in the palm of my hand to a .357 magnum with an 8 3/8 inch barrel! There are some properties where I cannot carry it -- government property such as a Post Office and schools, of course. The latter are supposed to be "gun free" zones, but as we know, they are not always "gun free" as we learned just recently in another campus rampage resulting in the tragedy of multiple deaths.

There are those who are dedicated to confiscation of all firearms from private citizens and when a shooting rampage takes place, then it's like throwing gasoline on a fire -- a scramble to pass some kind of legislation to take away the guns and also sue the gun makers when someone kills someone with a gun. Our governor in Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, was at the forefront in wanting to do this when he was mayor of Philadelphia. Fortunately, he wasn't successful in his quest in this venture.

But they don't give up -- some reps in our Pennsylvania General Assembly wanted to put a tax on each gun owned by an individual and some other stuff to put the pressure on the law abiding citizen who happened to be a gun owner. These reps had roots in Philadelphia also -- is there something in the water in that place or in the air that reduces the IQ to the level of idiot or less?

More on the gun issue in later posts -- look for one which deals with the fact that hypocrisy is very much alive and very well in the United States and this issue of the desire to sue gun manufacturers for crimes of murder when guns are used!

And a PS -- that Luger you see here? A few years ago I got one -- built in Germany in 1918 and then apparently redone in 1920 -- both dates stamped on the barrel. It is a 9 mm and is a beauty to shoot -- much better balanced than other pistols which have a slide action such as a Colt 45 pistol or a Browning or others -- the Lugar toggle action is very different.

This whole posting is mainly for the benefit of those who are on an anti-gun crusade as well as for those who own guns -- to you who have a couple or so around your house, don't apologize for having them and don't let the anti-gun crusaders intimidate you anywhere or at any time!

A bumper sticker years ago mentioned the name of one prominent politician who would like to see the guns taken away from us private citizens -- it read like this:

"Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun!"

And now a PPS! This is being written at 8:23 PM on Sunday March 2, 2008 -- we just learned from a family member that last night a young man living about 7 miles from us had his apartment broken into and was beaten by at least 2 persons in a robbery attempt -- fortunately, the young man survived this attack -- sometimes people don't! If he would have had that "sweet little thing" mentioned above, it would have had a much different outcome!