{"id":14402,"date":"2018-12-23T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T18:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-glen-blog.com\/?p=14402"},"modified":"2018-12-23T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T18:14:09","slug":"why-carry-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-glen-blog.com\/?p=14402","title":{"rendered":"Why Carry a Gun?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why Carry a Gun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My old Grandpa said to me, &#8216;Son, there comes a time in   every man&#8217;s life when he stops bustin&#8217; knuckles and starts   bustin&#8217; caps and usually it&#8217;s when he becomes too old to   take a whoopin&#8217;.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep   from being killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I&#8217;m evil; I carry a gun because   I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I&#8217;m angry; I carry a gun so that I don&#8217;t have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone; I   carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves   and the ones they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because   I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must   protect themselves because police do not protect you   from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Personally, I carry a gun because I&#8217;m too young to die and too old to take a whoopin&#8217;!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A LITTLE GUN HISTORY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLEASE  DON&#8217;T  THINK  FOR  A  MOMENT,  THAT  THIS  COULDN&#8217;T HAPPEN  IN  OUR  COUNTRY  ALSO !!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1911, Turkey established gun control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00b7             From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00b7             From 1929 to 1953,  about 20 million dissidents,   unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1938 Germany established gun control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">.                From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were   unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>China established gun control in 1935:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">.                   From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia established gun control in 1956:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">.                  From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Guatemala established gun control in 1964:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00b7         From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend    themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda  established gun control in 1970:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00b7             From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You won&#8217;t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect ONLY the law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With guns, we are &#8216;citizens&#8217;; without them, we are &#8216;subjects&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in   the World!<br \/>\nIf you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7          SWITZERLAND  ISSUES A GUN TO EVERY   HOUSEHOLD!  SWITZERLAND&#8217;S GOVERNMENT   ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7             SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7             IT&#8217;S A NO BRAINER! DON&#8217;T LET OUR GOVERNMENT      WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN     EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS     AN EASY TARGET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7          I&#8217;m a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward this. If you&#8217;re not a believer, please reconsider the true facts. This is history; and if we do not want history to repeat itself, we must wake up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Carry a Gun? 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