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in the United States, a bill was recently passed by Congress which now allows people to bring guns into National Parks. This bill was "hidden" as a piece of "pork" inside another, more relevant bill. However, anti-gun activists have been trying to suppress our 2nd Amendment rights for quite some time, some of them within our very own US Congress. Thus the passing of such a bill came as a surprise to many people. While I am not a gun owner myself, I had the opportunity to go to a shooting range in 2007 with a gun owner. The 2nd Amendment is an important part of many US Citizens' lives, but many careless people are also just as willing and able to carry guns - especially if the Government allows them to do so at will.
in Israel, anyone can walk the streets carrying a gun. This seemed strange to me when I visited the Jewish nation in 2006. I will never forget being in a cafe in Eilat (resort town on the Red Sea at the southern tip of Israel) and seeing a girl in her 20's carrying a semi-automatic weapon draped diagonally over her shoulder like one would carry a satchel or book bag. She was just a few people ahead of me in the line to order a coffee, and this was probably the closest I'd ever been to such a weapon. Cafes in Jerusalem seem to have tighter security, there are usually security guards upon entering just about any establishment. It would be less likely to see a gun inside a Jerusalem cafe. My suitcase has been disemboweled by airport security in Tel Aviv on more than one occasion, so I have definitely experienced their tight security policies first-hand. Israel is perhaps at the highest risk of threat by terrorists and unwarranted attacks than any other nation.
in Iran, the country's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad threatens to destroy Israel on a daily basis. He has reiterated this in many public speeches, and in a recent address to the United Nations, he received applause at some of his opening statements referring to such an attack. Perhaps because many people do not understand Farsii, or his Islamic undertones in his "hastening the Mahdi" rhetoric, or because there are other people who think the Nation of Israel should be destroyed. Whether their reasons are political or religious, this anti-semetic spirit is alive and well throughout the world. Yesterday, Iran fired a "test" missile which could have reached as far as Europe. This unwarranted incident alerted many news media sources as well as governments around the world, especially in light of the recently proposed "two state solution" for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Perhaps it is time to take Ahmedinejad's daily threats seriously, or are we ready for Armageddon?
in Cuba, terrorists from around the world are often detained in a place called the Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp. This facility has served as an excellent "home away from home" for dangerous terrorist offenders. Since many of their crimes are internationally-focused, housing them on an international base has proven to be both appropriate and effective. Their crimes are against humanity as a whole, not necessarily against a person or even a nation in most cases. When the Muslim-raised Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the US President last November, he promised to close Guantanamo within one year. It appears as though he intends to follow up on his campaign promise, as doing so may perhaps benefit the economy in some way. However US National Security may be sacrificed in this process, as the prisoners will likely be moved to US Prisons rather than released. Nobody knows for sure, but is closing Guantanamo really a viable national or international solution?
Little positive can be said for our Nation when people remain uneducated on National Security and even personal defense. I recently heard someone accuse me of carrying automatic weapons (as though I do this regularly). However what they actually observed was a picture on one of my personal websites from that day at the shooting range in 2007. Because I am a small person, I can only handle the smaller guns - again I am supervised by the guns' owner, an "expert" on guns. The funniest part of their false allegation is that the gun they referred to as an "automatic" weapon was a mere 22 caliber (one of the smallest guns on the market), inside a "rifle" case. Thus it appears to look like a larger gun, especially when held by a petite 95 pound woman, and perhaps even moreso to someone who knows absolutely nothing about guns. However in reality, neither a 22 or a rifle is ever considered to be an "automatic" weapon. I was then informed that this 200 pound individual was "afraid of me" after seeing the picture of me holding the 22, and sought to obtain a "restraining order" against me! As though I had left the shooting range with the gun that did not belong to me and had wandered into his backyard like a displaced refugee bandit. This man was also later reported to be frightened by a public press photo of Sarah Palin (lifetime NRA member) holding a gun, also posted on my personal MySpace site. I have no doubts that Palin is fully capable of operating such a weapon, though I do not know her personally. My friend the gun owner and I have laughed about this for quite some time. It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant people can be to the truth, but if they would just take the time to educate themselves (and even ask questions to people like us directly), they might become enlightened to reality. Most importantly, the issues that concern our security, and that not everyone possesses such terrorist motives as Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
As for our National Security, allowing citizens to carry guns into an increased number of public places is not necessarily the solution. Transporting terrorists to our mainland from a soon-to-be closed international island prison (thereby allowing them easier access to our great nation) is not necessarily the solution either. And just sitting back while terrorists like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian leaders continue to fire their missiles into other countries is not the most worthwhile solution either. Yesterday's Iranian missile hit the Indian Ocean, but what if it would have hit India itself? Would that have been "ok" in the eyes of the international community, since the target was actually Israel? Was this merely a "test", or perhaps just a "mistake" by Iran, since Ahmedinejad's self-proclaimed motives are supposedly "peaceful"? Take some time to educate yourselves on the facts surrounding these important issues. If you do not think they pertain to you directly, you may want to think again, especially if you live in one of the aforementioned countries or their neighboring nations.
in Israel, anyone can walk the streets carrying a gun. This seemed strange to me when I visited the Jewish nation in 2006. I will never forget being in a cafe in Eilat (resort town on the Red Sea at the southern tip of Israel) and seeing a girl in her 20's carrying a semi-automatic weapon draped diagonally over her shoulder like one would carry a satchel or book bag. She was just a few people ahead of me in the line to order a coffee, and this was probably the closest I'd ever been to such a weapon. Cafes in Jerusalem seem to have tighter security, there are usually security guards upon entering just about any establishment. It would be less likely to see a gun inside a Jerusalem cafe. My suitcase has been disemboweled by airport security in Tel Aviv on more than one occasion, so I have definitely experienced their tight security policies first-hand. Israel is perhaps at the highest risk of threat by terrorists and unwarranted attacks than any other nation.
in Iran, the country's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad threatens to destroy Israel on a daily basis. He has reiterated this in many public speeches, and in a recent address to the United Nations, he received applause at some of his opening statements referring to such an attack. Perhaps because many people do not understand Farsii, or his Islamic undertones in his "hastening the Mahdi" rhetoric, or because there are other people who think the Nation of Israel should be destroyed. Whether their reasons are political or religious, this anti-semetic spirit is alive and well throughout the world. Yesterday, Iran fired a "test" missile which could have reached as far as Europe. This unwarranted incident alerted many news media sources as well as governments around the world, especially in light of the recently proposed "two state solution" for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Perhaps it is time to take Ahmedinejad's daily threats seriously, or are we ready for Armageddon?
in Cuba, terrorists from around the world are often detained in a place called the Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp. This facility has served as an excellent "home away from home" for dangerous terrorist offenders. Since many of their crimes are internationally-focused, housing them on an international base has proven to be both appropriate and effective. Their crimes are against humanity as a whole, not necessarily against a person or even a nation in most cases. When the Muslim-raised Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the US President last November, he promised to close Guantanamo within one year. It appears as though he intends to follow up on his campaign promise, as doing so may perhaps benefit the economy in some way. However US National Security may be sacrificed in this process, as the prisoners will likely be moved to US Prisons rather than released. Nobody knows for sure, but is closing Guantanamo really a viable national or international solution?
Little positive can be said for our Nation when people remain uneducated on National Security and even personal defense. I recently heard someone accuse me of carrying automatic weapons (as though I do this regularly). However what they actually observed was a picture on one of my personal websites from that day at the shooting range in 2007. Because I am a small person, I can only handle the smaller guns - again I am supervised by the guns' owner, an "expert" on guns. The funniest part of their false allegation is that the gun they referred to as an "automatic" weapon was a mere 22 caliber (one of the smallest guns on the market), inside a "rifle" case. Thus it appears to look like a larger gun, especially when held by a petite 95 pound woman, and perhaps even moreso to someone who knows absolutely nothing about guns. However in reality, neither a 22 or a rifle is ever considered to be an "automatic" weapon. I was then informed that this 200 pound individual was "afraid of me" after seeing the picture of me holding the 22, and sought to obtain a "restraining order" against me! As though I had left the shooting range with the gun that did not belong to me and had wandered into his backyard like a displaced refugee bandit. This man was also later reported to be frightened by a public press photo of Sarah Palin (lifetime NRA member) holding a gun, also posted on my personal MySpace site. I have no doubts that Palin is fully capable of operating such a weapon, though I do not know her personally. My friend the gun owner and I have laughed about this for quite some time. It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant people can be to the truth, but if they would just take the time to educate themselves (and even ask questions to people like us directly), they might become enlightened to reality. Most importantly, the issues that concern our security, and that not everyone possesses such terrorist motives as Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
As for our National Security, allowing citizens to carry guns into an increased number of public places is not necessarily the solution. Transporting terrorists to our mainland from a soon-to-be closed international island prison (thereby allowing them easier access to our great nation) is not necessarily the solution either. And just sitting back while terrorists like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian leaders continue to fire their missiles into other countries is not the most worthwhile solution either. Yesterday's Iranian missile hit the Indian Ocean, but what if it would have hit India itself? Would that have been "ok" in the eyes of the international community, since the target was actually Israel? Was this merely a "test", or perhaps just a "mistake" by Iran, since Ahmedinejad's self-proclaimed motives are supposedly "peaceful"? Take some time to educate yourselves on the facts surrounding these important issues. If you do not think they pertain to you directly, you may want to think again, especially if you live in one of the aforementioned countries or their neighboring nations.
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