{"id":11624,"date":"2022-03-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=11624"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:22:00","slug":"why-grandpa-carries-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/why-grandpa-carries-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Grandpa Carries a Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Author Unknown)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>My grandchildren have often asked me why I carry a gun. I found this excellent write up that gives any child a clear understanding of why we as American&#8217;s carry firearms and why our forefathers were astute enough to give us the write to own and bear arms. Amendment II \u2013 A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the Right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ufeffArmed men are citizens. Unarmed men are subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quintessential reason why Grandpa carries a gun. Please take time to read this and pay particular attention to &#8220;A Little Gun History&#8221; about half way down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Carry a Gun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My old Grandpa said to me, &#8220;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 whipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just come after something has happened, investigate the crime to see what happened, and then call someone in to clean up the mess.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personally, I carry a gun because I&#8217;m too young to die and too old to take a whoopin&#8217;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A LITTLE GUN HISTORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control: From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1911, Turkey established gun control: From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany established gun control in 1938: From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China established gun control in 1935: From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guatemala established gun control in 1964: From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda established gun control in 1970: From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cambodia established gun control in 1956: From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You won&#8217;t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With guns, we are &#8216;citizens&#8217;; without them, we are &#8216;subjects&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defeat. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! WITHOUT IT WILL CAUSE CIVIL WAR HERE IN AMERICA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is history; not what&#8217;s being shown on TV, sanctioned by our illustrious delusional leaders in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Author Unknown) My grandchildren have often asked me why I carry a gun. I found this excellent write up that gives any child a clear understanding of why we as American&#8217;s carry firearms and why our forefathers were astute enough to give us the write to own and bear arms. 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