We know history, so we own guns.

Why are so many American conservatives, libertarians, and even a few liberals against what progressives call “common-sense gun control”? The reason is very simple: we paid attention in history class. We know about the human tendency to repeat history, especially the horrible, terrible parts. We lawful gun owners know that Hitler disarmed the Jewish people before he packed them into boxcars and sent them to die in crematoriums and gas chambers. We know that communist leaders like Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong confiscated weapons from their nation's citizens, which made it much easier for the two of them to slaughter tens of millions of people in peacetime. Gun confiscation often starts with simple, reasonable sounding policies such as gun registration, owner registration, and owner licensing. Yes, it is a horrible thing that so many people die at the hand of those holding a gun, but we also know that the majority of such crimes occur in cities where gun-ownership is heavily discouraged. Many large cities like New York, San Francisco, and the possible murder-capital of the United States, Chicago, place onerous requirements on their citizens, such as exorbitant taxes and fees and additional licensing requirements that are intended to deter and prevent people from legally purchasing firearms. And, then, when people cannot defend themselves against criminals, the anti-gun crowd screams for even more gun control. They even go as far as to say that our Second Amendment doesn't even guarantee a citizen's right to own a gun. They loathe the Second Amendment, and they want it gone.

I'll end this brief rant with a word from Mr. James Madison, Founding Father, author of our Constitution, and fourth President of the United States.

“Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of.”- Federalist No. 46. January 29, 1778.

The progressives in government don't want us to have guns, because we gun owners stand in their way. They hate us because we won't let them have their try at repeating history.

Are You Sick of Being Blamed? I am!

When I started this blog, I made myself a promise not to go off into any rants or diatribes about all of the sociopolitical subjects that we are all bombarded with day in and day out. No, sir! I swore that this blog would be nothing but a calm, well-reasoned means of conveying my opinion of why conservatism in government is the best choice for any country or people to pursue. Well, I'm breaking that promise, because I am tired of being blamed for crap I have nothing to do with.

Maybe you have heard or read that a young up-and-coming female singer, Christina Grimmie, was shot and killed this Friday night in Orlando, Florida. She had just performed a concert and was outside greeting fans and signing autographs when some damn lunatic with two handguns came barrelling out of the crowd and shot her, right in front of her brother and many, many fans. Her brother wrestled the shooter to the ground, but the gunman somehow shot himself, which proved fatal. Within hours, nay minutes, perhaps, of the news making the rounds on social media, several people started the crap that they always start: blaming the gun, or guns, for the death of Christina Grimmie.

Now, I don't know about any of you, but I am a life NRA member, and damn proud of it. I own guns, I use guns, and I believe that every sane, able-bodied American that is old enough should know how to safely handle and shoot firearms. Every one of those people I mentioned should be allowed to own the same weapons that the military and police are allowed to own. Sounds crazy as hell, but the Founding Fathers firmly believed that. It's the only way proven to keep a tyrannical government in check. So, all that aside, yes, I take it damn personally when some twinkle-toed little citified pansy starts blaming the NRA and its members for the deaths of people like Christina Grimmie. Let me ask some questions, like, where was security? Were there no security guards or police officers working this event? Why was somebody not armed in order to protect her? Has she had problems with stalkers or crazed fans before last night? Why don't people take it upon themselves to protect themselves? I'll never understand why anyone would allow themselves the slightest chance of becoming a victim of crime. Never will I understand it.

So, instead of crying and screaming for more gun laws and the abolishing of groups like the NRA, why not stop expecting Big Daddy government and his police and military to come careening around the corner in haste every time something bad happens? Why not take on some responsibility and arm yourself and train yourself, take a handgun class and get a carry permit? Why do the rest of us have to give up our rights because some dumbass decided we can't lock the loonies up anymore, that we have to let them run the streets? I'm not sorry that I broke my promise. Rant over.