The terrorist shooting in Orlando should remind gay people (and everybody else) of the importance of being capable and legally allowed to defend yourself. This terrorist was able to kill without resistance because no one there was allowed to shoot back.
If you don’t have a gun, get one, and learn how to use it. Get trained and get a concealed carry license.
If you live in a state like California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, or New Jersey where the state does not recognize your right to defend yourself, you should consider moving. Criminals and terrorists don’t give a crap about “Common Sense Gun Safety Laws.”
And you should fight any attempts to impose any kind of gun control; recognizing that every gun control measure the left puts out there is just an incremental step toward to ultimate goal of outlawing the private ownership of firearms.
The terrorist started killing at 2AM. The SWAT Team went in at 5AM. Think about that.
Remember, the Police are not there to protect you. The Police are there to wipe up the bloodstains after you’re dead.
I was just at our local airport to pick up my son and his girlfriend. They’re both 21 and that generation that can travel with nothing but a backpack even if it’s a year. Because it’s a small airport I was standing right near where passengers go in and out. Some woman wearing a garment that covered her head to toe, heavy foot wear that she didn’t take off, and a hat as tall as a sky scraper informed tsa that she wouldn’t remove her foorwear or hat because of her religion and she was waved through. I told my husband that I would never get on a plane with her.
When my son and girlfriend appeared, from their international travel, right away they say, do we have a story for you. They arrived back in the US to Dulles airport to be directed to customs. My son was pulled out of line, taken to a room, where he was interrogated for traveling with only a backpack. They took everything out and only when they found still damp jeans did they believe that he washed his clothes in his room. But it gets even better, they tested his hands for bomb revenue. They even asked him what his preferred reading material was. When they didn’t find that he wasn’t public enemy number 1 but just a kid that traveled to another country they finally let him go.
@Tilly, I wouldn’t have gotten on a plane with that women either & I would have alerted the authorities that she was wearing a headbag, since the benchmark for terrorism is a youngster with one backpack I would expect them to send the woman identifying as an Islamist to Gitmo.
There is no equity under the Left.
Hanover, it’s a really small airport and a tsa person behind a podium that you have to check in first before the X-ray line. They check your ticket and tell you that you can only have a small Baggie of liquids etc. But because it’s so small that person was only a few feet away from me. I was so stunned at seeing this woman waved through when I just about have to be naked that I said something about. He said he sees it all the time. How safe do you feel getting on a plane? I sure don’t.
Apparently, FL law prohibits carrying (at least concealed) in bars. However, since most gays are “Progressive,” I assume that even if CC had been legal, the club owner would have had the obligatory “No guns allowed” sign on the door. As a straight man, I’m continually befuddled at the antipathy of Leftist gays and feminists for conservatives like me, and their suicidal obsession with indiscriminate “inclusiveness” and “tolerance” for Muslims. I used to echo the statement, “Gays and feminists will be the first ones murdered,” but that has already begun, it seems.
Fortunately, the General Assembly changed the NC law to prohibit only those who consume alcohol from carrying (correct more, Republicans!). If that club had been here, the owner wasn’t a fool, and the DDs all heeded your admonition, that murdering bastard would have been dead after inflicting just a few casualties, not over 100!
The chances of any single one of us EVER having to even draw our gun in public—let alone shoot a bad guy—are tiny. I just don’t plan to be unarmed if I’m in one of those rare situations.
Matt I’m registered as blank but was continual baffled by groups as a block would vote democrat when it was against their own financial interest. I did a lot of reading on both parties and learned it was the Republican Party that fought for equal rights, democrats opposed, the first blacks in government where the Republican Party, women’s rights, Republican Party, equality, Republican Party. I learned the Republican Party has much to be proud of and the beside democrat party shame they also gave birth to the Kkk. However, democrats realized they were losing control so they switched narratives and republicans have continued to let them.
Heartfelt condolences to the innocent victims. That’s all that should have to be said.
But unfortunately in the coming days we will be subjected to an onslaught of hysterical emotionalism from politicians, opinion shaping editorials, and cable news entertainers about gun violence. It is important to review the FACTS:
1) Despite an increase in the U.S. population of about 40 million people since 1995, gun related homicides have declined 50%, per FBI Uniform Crime Report data. A truly outstanding positive trend.
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/
2) During that time, gun sales have skyrocketed and gun laws in the vast majority of states have been liberalized to make it easier to carry concealed.
https://www.aei.org/publication/chart-of-the-day-more-guns-less-gun-violence-between-1993-and-2013/
https://www.atf.gov/file/3336/download
3) Criminologist James Alan Fox, who has collected data on and studied mass shootings in the U.S. over the past several decades, says mass shootings are NOT increasing. They average about 20 per year with five victims. So on average about 100 people die in mass shootings per year. For perspective, if today is an average day, about 80 people will die in auto accidents today.
http://archive.boston.com/community/blogs/crime_punishment/2012/08/no_increase_in_mass_shootings.html
4) Estimates of defensive gun use vary widely. Wikipedia has a terrific entry for defensive gun use with links to several studies (I haven’t looked at it in a long time so I assume it is still there). One study says there could be well over a million defensive gun uses per year. A more conservative study puts the estimate at close to 200,000. Whatever the right number, it is clear defensive gun uses are potentially deterring a lot of serious crime.
This is what I was saying on an earlier thread that I will not go to a location that demands I disarm myself while letting in large crowds, there is no upside to a situation like that.
Where was the NSA and all their Data mining on this?
It is a good idea for anyone who goes to a potential target, which by it’s nature would be at greater risk to Islamic terrorism (gay night club) or just any “gun free zone” because of alcohol being served, to have extreme situational awareness. One should always be situational aware, but heighten vigilance is required, at least during the immediate future. Copy cats will try and duplicate this carnage. Although it would not have helped in this case, I urge all who have not already done so, to get trained, get a gun and a concealed carry permit.
Tilly,
I was carrying my 5m old son in a baby carrier and because my maiden name was used for tickets and my id had my married name, I was put through the works. Same airport you are talking about, too.
Remember, gun control laws main purpose is to disarm blacks and other minorities.
Christina I’m surprised you weren’t hauled off never to be heard from of. Gitmo terrorists are treated better than US citizens that have to endure at airports BECAUSE of them while they don’t because…PC you know. Grow a pair. Christ I have bigger …. And I don’t have any. Sick and tired
No comment from Little Letter Mike, Rusty Cut & Paste and Cinesnatch? Do tell.
Regards,
Peter H.
Or simply open carry. What, you live in a state that restricts that, or (like OH) says you can openly carry, but can’t do so in a vehicle? Consider moving to a less restrictive state.
Maine.. Open carry. Concealed carry without a permit.
Under Florida law, guns are not allowed in parts of establishments where the primary function is to serve alcohol.
It’s also illegal in Maine to carry a firearm into a bar while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
#16 – Still excusing the criminal based upon his ethnicity, right Cinesnatch?
Sick, sick, sick. If I had your address I’d send you a get-well card. Seriously.
Regards,
Peter H.
Good one.
And in Other News You Won’t Hear On Any Network Or Cable News Channel today, Chicago only had 42 people shot with 7 killed this past weekend.
At least Mayor Deadfish can say “Hey, we did better than Orlando this week!”
Interesting.
After I shared this on Facebook, a couple of people asked me how much experience I had with firearms.
We eventually got to the predicate which was:
So I’ve replied:
So this post is a time-stamp. If they decide to look less evasive, their questions will appear after this post. And I’m betting any personal emails to the author (not holding my breath) will appear after the time of this post.