COTEP.org - Why Grandpa carries a gun

YES...I trust the wisdom of our Founding Fathers far more than anyone
alive today in Washington! They put the 2nsd Amendment in our
Constitution and that's where it should remain.

The quintessential reason why Grandpa carries a gun. Please take
time to read this and pay particular attention to "A Little Gun
History" about half way down... staggering numbers!

Why Carry a Gun

My old Grandpa said to me, 'Son, there comes a time in every man's
life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and
usually it's when he becomes too old to take a whoopin'.'
I don't carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed..
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil; I carry a gun because I have
lived long enough to see the evil in the World.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun
because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry; I carry a gun so that I don't have
to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don'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.

I don'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.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because
unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don'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.
Police protection is an oxymoron: Free citizens must protect
themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just
investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to
clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to
take a whoopin'!
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT, THAT THIS
COULDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY ALSO !!!!!!
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.

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In 1911, Turkey established gun control: From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.

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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.

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China established gun control in 1935: From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.

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Guatemala established gun control in 1964: From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.

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Uganda established gun control in 1970: From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.

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Cambodia established gun control in 1956: From 1975 to 1977, one
million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.

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56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the
20th Century because of gun control.

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You won'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.
With guns, we are 'citizens'; without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they
knew most Americans were ARMED!

Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message
to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more
important than either.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES A GUN TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD! SWITZERLAND 'S GOVERNMENT
ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX
DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please
forward this. If you're not a believer, please reconsider the true
facts. This is history; not what's being shown on TV, sanctioned by
our illustrious delusional leaders in Washington .