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Not One Single Firearm. Not One!
Tom's Writings ^ | 10/02/01 | Tom Buchanan

Posted on 10/03/2001 7:08:22 PM PDT by fivetoes

Not One Single Firearm. Not One! by Tom Buchanan

"A gun is a tool, Marion. No better and no worse than any other tool - an axe, a shovel, or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that." --- Alan Ladd, SHANE.
Not one single firearm was used in connection with the terrorist attack on America September 11, 2001. The evil and despicable act was accomplished with box cutters and airplanes. A handgun could have been the great equalizer. If one were present it could have saved the lives of over six thousand people, not to mention the anguish and torn apart lives of the victims families, friends and fellow countrymen.

So why is it that the Violence Policy Center, The Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March exploited the tragedy of the World Trade Center to cash in on the pain of suffering of New York? They benefited from donations of the Come Together concert which was billed as ‘A concert of prayer and healing for New York City and its people’.

From the web site http://www.tnt.tv Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit New York City relief organizations including the American Red Cross, September 11th Fund, International Association of Fire Fighters, New York Fraternal Order of Police WTC Fund, The National Organization for Victim Assistance, and The Twin Towers Fund in addition to the Violence Policy Center, The Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March. For donations and more information, go to www.helping.org

I am outraged at this obvious fraudulent misrepresentation of the purpose for the concert. These groups are sick. They have exploited the death of thousands of people to fill their coffers with blood money. They ought to be ashamed. Every good, law abiding, freedom loving America should be appalled that these vermin have been allowed to destroy the fabric of our freedom. They should be driven into a dark cave never again to see the light of day.

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater … confidence than an armed man." --- Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and punishment (1764).
They have been working vigorously to disarm America, to make us weak. They along with others have been plotting to destroy America from within. We have become a soft, sissified, feminized nation. Do you think for a moment that our enemies have not noticed the decline in our ability to defend ourselves and the very liberties that our flag represents.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. It is time to stop being hen-pecked and hypersensitive. The foundations of our nation are at stake. For too many years the left has been feminizing our boys, trying to force them to become as little girls. I have news for you; there is a difference between boys and girls. If they act like nature intended they are drugged with Ritilan and other mind altering substances in an attempt to suppress their basic instincts. These young lads grow up with heads full of mush and propaganda, never truly understanding what it means to be free. It is time to take back our youth and show them the way of liberty and freedom!

"The philosophy of the classroom today will be the philosophy of government tomorrow."
-Abraham Lincoln

The Million Mom’s have been in our schools distributing propaganda leaflets that villanize gun ownership. What does this have to do with excellence in education? Nothing! It has to with promoting the destruction of our society and turning it into a wasteland of communism. We have been lulled to sleep, taking our freedom for granted. It is time to wake up America!

"Oh, you Americans! You're so gullible! We'll spoon-feed you socialism until you're communists and don't even know it. We'll never have to fire a shot!" --Nikita Khrushchev

The events leading up to and since the terrorist attacks have heightened our awareness of the evil that exists in our world. The terrorists have vowed to kill all Americans, military and civilian. It would appear that we do not take their threat seriously. What else have they got up their sleeves? What will we do if they send small groups of people to terrorize us using conventional means? Will we fight back? Will be able to defend ourselves? What will we do if the police are tied up defending their own lives?

Now is not the time to disarm. If we do it only makes our enemies stronger. This simple bit of logic seems to go over the heads of most Americans who have been bombarded with brainwashing sound bites like ‘Do it for the children’ and ‘Guns kill people’.

If we do not take the necessary steps to make ourselves a stronger nation then we be sentencing our children to a world that our Fore Fathers and every patriot since has fought and died to prevent from happening. The experiment in freedom and liberty will be over. We will be subjected to tyrannical government control. We will go down in history as a nation of cowards who disarmed rather than fight. We will have been won over by incremental communism championed by groups like the Million Moms.

Here’s another shining example. The school's mascot of Jefferson Middle School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. is the Minuteman. There's an image of the Minuteman on a wall just inside the main door of the school. It's been repainted recently. The musket that used to be in the Minuteman's hand is gone. Principal Michael Morris took over at the school in July. He had the mural repainted. He says the mural needed a fresh coat of paint anyway. He says guns have no place in schools--and "this sends a stronger, better message about patriotism."

How did we ever gain our freedom without the use of firearms? This is a blatant attempt to rewrite history. It is interjecting political correctness into the historical events of country. It is nothing more than sheltering us from the truth, to pretend that what was, never was. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

"If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded."
- Karl Marx

It is time for every red-blooded flag waving American to rise up destroy this cancer that has spread into every organism of our republic. It is time to cease calculating our thoughts to fit into the realm of political correctness. It is time to call a spade a spade. This is no time for discrimination. It is time to root out and destroy the enemies of freedom who would seek to destroy our Constitution. That includes all enemies foreign and domestic, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, disability or age.


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1 posted on 10/03/2001 7:08:22 PM PDT by fivetoes
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To: fivetoes
When I heard the names of some of the celebrities in this show, I KNEW there was a hook.
2 posted on 10/03/2001 7:16:19 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
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To: fivetoes
I find it ironic that one solution to possible future hijackings is to have an ARMED Skymarshall on the planes, when the "left wing" has been trying to DISARM the public for years!

Also, what's to stop a terrorist from boarding a plane with a sharp hard-plastic weapon? - A pointed one could stab, and some plastics will take a good enough edge to be able to slice - - I don't think either would show up on the security scan...
What about a knotted rope - garotte (sp?)
Without a COMPLETE search of passengers, including a body-cavity search, a complete search of the aircraft's interior (for anything that might have been hidden by an accomplice) and no access to "carry-on" I believe that "where there's a will, there's a way", AND if it happens to be one of the aircraft that doesn't contain a Skymarshall, there might not be any way to stop the hijacking from happening.

Maybe the solution is to allow honest citizens with CCW to be able to board the plane and travel with their "piece" on them.
I can hear the Liberals screaming from here!

3 posted on 10/03/2001 7:33:13 PM PDT by GVNR
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To: bang_list
Added to bang_list. (Click HERE to show most gun-related articles recently posted on FreeRepublic.com.)
4 posted on 10/03/2001 8:20:39 PM PDT by Skibane
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To: fivetoes
I do my little part. Bought another gun yesterday.
5 posted on 10/03/2001 8:23:11 PM PDT by Hank Rearden
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To: Blood of Tyrants
They have no shame exploiting a tragedy, but I guess the last POTUS showed them how to with Columbine and OK City,
6 posted on 10/03/2001 8:24:28 PM PDT by fivetoes
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To: GVNR
...including a body-cavity search..."

Uhh - They won't get anyone applying for the job but democRATs if they do this.

7 posted on 10/03/2001 8:29:37 PM PDT by Bill Rice
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To: Mercuria, AnnaZ, HangFire
bump
8 posted on 10/03/2001 8:42:53 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge
They have exploited the death of thousands of people to fill their coffers with blood money.

This pretty much says it all.

9 posted on 10/03/2001 8:59:45 PM PDT by HangFire
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To: Hank Rearden
I think some jaws are gonna drop when the real retail figures come in and the most profitable sector are means of self-defense and protection like guns and gas masks. The NY stores can't keep 'em in stock right now.
10 posted on 10/03/2001 9:03:27 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: GVNR
Maybe the solution is to allow honest citizens with CCW to be able to board the plane and travel with their "piece" on them.
I can hear the Liberals screaming from here!

I agree, that is the most sensible solution.
However it is not only the Liberals that will scream, all moderates, and quite a few conservatives will scream at the top of their lungs.
I have made that statement to quite a few people since 9/11. I have learned that the only ones that see that as a soultion are CCW permit holders, we are badly outnumbered.

11 posted on 10/03/2001 9:59:03 PM PDT by c-b 1
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To: GVNR
Also, what's to stop a terrorist from boarding a plane with a sharp hard-plastic weapon? - A pointed one could stab, and some plastics will take a good enough edge to be able to slice - - I don't think either would show up on the security scan...

Why plastic? Non-metalic knives are stone-age technology.

12 posted on 10/03/2001 10:27:10 PM PDT by supercat
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To: fivetoes
Bump to show these hypocritical organizations true colors
13 posted on 10/03/2001 11:44:28 PM PDT by Gilbo_3
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To: fivetoes
From the web site http://www.tnt.tv Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit New York City relief organizations including the American Red Cross, September 11th Fund, International Association of Fire Fighters, New York Fraternal Order of Police WTC Fund, The National Organization for Victim Assistance, and The Twin Towers Fund in addition to the Violence Policy Center, The Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March.

I hope that all the talk shows, as well as Fox, picks up on this.

14 posted on 10/03/2001 11:48:28 PM PDT by Lion's Cub
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To: fivetoes
Bump.
15 posted on 10/03/2001 11:50:12 PM PDT by StoneColdGOP
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To: fivetoes
Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit... -- Violence Policy Center, The Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March

This is why I never donate to general charities, such as 'Come Together'. The same reason I don't donate to the United Way. I don't want any of my money going to a charity I don't want it to go to. I prefer to give directly to an 'end-user' organization.

As far as lethal weapons, I'm afraid that to make airliners truly safe, everybody will have to be locked in their seats. After all, couldn't a terrorist who can learn to fly a jet also learn martial arts, and hence be extremely good at quickly killing people using nothing but their BARE HANDS???
16 posted on 10/04/2001 1:43:12 AM PDT by VRWC_Member428
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To: GVNR
You go with this one!

What, Hijacked? Hey buddy I have a meeting in LA and a .45 in my pocket. We _ARE_ going to LA!

What? You have a box cutter?!?!?

Did your momma raise any smart children?

17 posted on 10/04/2001 1:47:35 AM PDT by captnemo1
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Here (the one at the bottom of the page) is the new addition to the collection. It's so small it fits in the watch pocket of most pants, so it can be easily carried all the time. Only a .22 Mag, but a lot better than having nothing at all and it's extremely well made.

Lacking a rear sight, it's not the most accurate piece, but I hit within 2" of the center of a paper plate at about 6 yards the first time I shot it. Good enough, and I'll practice some more.

Good for those times I'm not with a more substantial metallic companion. I sure feel sorry for those poor sheep in states and countries that demand defenselessness.

18 posted on 10/04/2001 10:51:46 AM PDT by Hank Rearden
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To: GVNR
If they won't let people fly armed, then make everybody fly NAKED.
19 posted on 10/04/2001 11:48:08 AM PDT by George Smiley
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To: VRWC_Member428
I was wondering about the martial arts aspect. A moderately well trained martial artist is one hell of a lot more dangerous than a 3" pen knife.
What are they going to do? Ban certain people from flying altogether since their hands could be used as weapons?
20 posted on 10/04/2001 12:01:26 PM PDT by MrB
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