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		<title>By: Max Bierek</title>
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		<dc:creator>Max Bierek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the NRA, National Rifle Association, over 3 million times each year people protect themselves with guns.  This is rarely discussed by the gun control people.  Max]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to the NRA, National Rifle Association, over 3 million times each year people protect themselves with guns.  This is rarely discussed by the gun control people.  Max</p>
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		<title>By: j</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed&#039;s friend was playing with gun, pointing it at someone. First safety rule, all guns are loaded and keep it pointed in a safe direction. No matter what you are doing, breaking the safety rules brings trouble. People cut off limbs with saws and are maimed for life because they didn&#039;t follow the safety rules. 
Where does ED get his statistics? Not from CDC. Because no facts are cited, how convient that we can&#039;t check those statistics. 
Where does Ed live? in a &quot;safe zone&quot;? does Ed have an alarm company that monitors his residence? What kind of physical abilities does Ed have? When Ed is confronted, can he spray someone with pepperspray and run? I can&#039;t. I have physical limitations that no amount of martial arts training or spray the pepperspray will help. I guess I&#039;m at everyone&#039;s mercy. Don&#039;t tell me to stay somewhere safe. should I stay in a room for the rest of my life to &quot;stay safe&quot;. The way I see it, my chances of being in an auto accident are higher than shot by my gun. 
Come to the real world with the rest of us. Remember, that politician that opposes guns has several armed body guards. The candidate will not get hurt, but the &quot;average Joe&quot; is of no concern to them. Look at Hurricane Katrina. Where was law enforcement to protect the law abiding citizens?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ed&#8217;s friend was playing with gun, pointing it at someone. First safety rule, all guns are loaded and keep it pointed in a safe direction. No matter what you are doing, breaking the safety rules brings trouble. People cut off limbs with saws and are maimed for life because they didn&#8217;t follow the safety rules.<br />
Where does ED get his statistics? Not from CDC. Because no facts are cited, how convient that we can&#8217;t check those statistics.<br />
Where does Ed live? in a &#8220;safe zone&#8221;? does Ed have an alarm company that monitors his residence? What kind of physical abilities does Ed have? When Ed is confronted, can he spray someone with pepperspray and run? I can&#8217;t. I have physical limitations that no amount of martial arts training or spray the pepperspray will help. I guess I&#8217;m at everyone&#8217;s mercy. Don&#8217;t tell me to stay somewhere safe. should I stay in a room for the rest of my life to &#8220;stay safe&#8221;. The way I see it, my chances of being in an auto accident are higher than shot by my gun.<br />
Come to the real world with the rest of us. Remember, that politician that opposes guns has several armed body guards. The candidate will not get hurt, but the &#8220;average Joe&#8221; is of no concern to them. Look at Hurricane Katrina. Where was law enforcement to protect the law abiding citizens?</p>
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		<title>By: Tired of the talk !!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tired of the talk !!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&gt; Interesting facts.
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&gt;  A Little Gun History Lesson  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.  ------------ --------- ---------  In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  ------------ --------- ------  Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated  ------------ --------- ---------  China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and  exterminated.  ------------ --------- -------  Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  ------------ --------- ---------  Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  ------------ --------- ---------  Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million &#039;educated&#039; people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  ------------ --------- --------  Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control:  56 million.  ------------ --------- ---------  It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.  
&gt;  The first year results are now in:  Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent  Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent  Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!  In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the  criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!  
&gt; It will never happen here? I bet the Aussies said that too!  
&gt; While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.  There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.  You won&#039;t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.  Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.  Take note my fellow Americans, before it&#039;s too late!  The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him of this history lesson.  With Guns....... .. ....We Are &#039;Citizens&#039;.  Without Them........ We Are &#039;Subjects&#039;.  During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!  Note: Admiral Yamamoto who crafted the attack on Pearl Harbor had attended Harvard U 1919-1921 &amp; was Naval Attaché to the U. S. 1925-28. Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor &amp; our Army had been deprived of funding &amp; was ill prepared to defend the country.  It was reported that when asked why Japan did not follow up the Pearl Harbor attack with an invasion of the U. S. Mainland, his reply was that he had lived in the U. S. &amp; knew that almost all households had guns.  If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message to all your friends!  AND NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SURRENDER YOUR GUNS!!!  &quot;We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence to those who would do us harm&quot; ... George Orwell  
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OH yes and ED who F*ckin cares who you vote for !! The reason that you can vote is because a guy with a gun got you that right !! So clam up and learn ass]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt; Interesting facts.<br />
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&gt;  A Little Gun History Lesson  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.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;  Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and  exterminated.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;-  Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million &#8216;educated&#8217; people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;  Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control:  56 million.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.<br />
&gt;  The first year results are now in:  Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent  Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent  Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!  In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the  criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!<br />
&gt; It will never happen here? I bet the Aussies said that too!<br />
&gt; While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.  There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.  You won&#8217;t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.  Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.  Take note my fellow Americans, before it&#8217;s too late!  The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him of this history lesson.  With Guns&#8230;&#8230;. .. &#8230;.We Are &#8216;Citizens&#8217;.  Without Them&#8230;&#8230;.. We Are &#8216;Subjects&#8217;.  During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!  Note: Admiral Yamamoto who crafted the attack on Pearl Harbor had attended Harvard U 1919-1921 &amp; was Naval Attaché to the U. S. 1925-28. Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor &amp; our Army had been deprived of funding &amp; was ill prepared to defend the country.  It was reported that when asked why Japan did not follow up the Pearl Harbor attack with an invasion of the U. S. Mainland, his reply was that he had lived in the U. S. &amp; knew that almost all households had guns.  If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message to all your friends!  AND NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SURRENDER YOUR GUNS!!!  &#8220;We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence to those who would do us harm&#8221; &#8230; George Orwell<br />
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OH yes and ED who F*ckin cares who you vote for !! The reason that you can vote is because a guy with a gun got you that right !! So clam up and learn ass</p>
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