Second Amendment Stuff

NRA: The steel behind American freedom

Awesome piece over at the Washington Times that discusses the history of the National Rifle Association.

"What few realize is that until gun ownership became a partisan and ideological issue in the 1960s, the NRA hadn’t spent a dime on politics, didn’t have even one registered lobbyist and avoided political involvement whenever possible. Indeed, after President Johnson signed the landmark Gun Control Act of 1968, one major Senate sponsor of the bill described the NRA as a “paper tiger.” 

What he and his colleagues didn’t realize at the time was that the NRA was really a sleeping giant. Its members had never lobbied or been involved in politics because, until the world changed in the’60s, they had never had to." 

As an annual member of the NRA since I was in my late teens, and an NRA Life Member today, I've always been annoyed at the "gun lobby" label.  Clearly, the NRA lobbies ... but the anti-gunners try to paint the NRA as a nameless, faceless behemoth who's meddling in government business.  Make no mistake, the four million members of the NRA, including yours truly, are Americans who are actively engaged in the democratic process.  There's no meddling ... only citizens who wish to protect their rights!

Check out the entire piece here.

Attention Florida ... Write to your State Senators NOW to Support SB-234

Members of the Florida Senate need to know that you want them to pass SB-234 by Sen. Greg Evers to protect your firearms rights from abusive anti-gunners.

SB-234 by Sen. Greg Evers (R) is a bill that makes two (2) much needed changes to the "Right-to-Carry" law -- also known as the Concealed Weapons Licensing law.  It also makes changes to the firearms purchase law to conform to federal law.

The bill basically does three (3) following things:

1. Provides that concealed weapons license holders may also carry openly -- to prevent license holders from being charged with the crime of violating the "Open Carry" law because a concealed firearm accidentally or inadvertently became visible. 
2. Provides that concealed weapons license holders may store a firearm in private vehicle anywhere the vehicle is lawfully parked except those places that are exempted under s. 790.251(7) -- the parking lot law.
3. Removes the obsolete firearms purchase in contiguous state law previously required by federal law for out of state purchases of long guns and replaces it with language to conform to current federal requirements that allows purchase of long guns in other states.

You must act quickly.  URGENT!  The FULL SENATE Must Hear From You!

PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EMAIL Members of the Senate -- They NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW !!!!!!!

Ignored But Not Forgotten

Sadly, this blog has been unattended for the last 2+ years while my attention has been focused elsewhere. Lately however, there have been far too many signs that our freedoms are increasingly in danger. It's time to get back in the game. 

Join me ...

How To Protect Your Rights

If you're a regular visitor to this site, chances are good that you have a desire to protect your rights as guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Maybe you're already actively engaged ... but maybe you're not. If that's the case, it's time you did something.

Over the coming days, interspersed with news items as I see fit, we'll be taking a look at a few organizations that you can support, and things you can do, with the goal of protecting your rights. Some of them may be focused solely on gun rights, while others have a more broad view.

The important point here, is that you need to get involved. Sure ... sitting back and letting someone else do the work is much easier. But when we're talking about something as important as this, we all have a responsibility to do our part. Even those of you who are not gun owners should not be content to sit back. Apathy is a dangerous thing.

For now, I leave you with this: