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"They are coming."
Submitted by: Mike Vanderboegh
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The NRA-worshiping "pragmatists" have been whistling past the graveyard, clutching the 1994 totem to their chests while repeating Dorothy-like for anyone who will listen, "There's no place like Fairfax. There's no place like Fairfax."

I've got news for them. Newt Gingrich is in private life, having failed to keep his dick in his pants and thus allowed the Clintons to blackmail him, marginalize him and finally to shunt him aside. He ain't there to save you no more. The political conditions that he exploited are no longer there. . . There will be no 1994. You want these zombies stopped? You'll have to do it yourselves.

Mandatory Registration: Be Realistic In Your Thinking
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"Rawles' Survivalblog on Monday had an essay on steps to mitigate the possible problem of mandatory firearms registration imposed by the Hopey-Changey crowd now settling into the halls of power ..."

"I have almost-limitless respect for what Mr. Rawles has done over the past fifteen years to awaken and prepare Americans for the very things we are living through today."

"But on this particular point, I'd suggest a bit more thinking."

"If the Obamanation foolishly chooses to enact manadatory Federal registration requirements, there are hundreds of thousands of Americans ... who will view that step as a 'weapons free' command."

"Many other Americans will reach the same conclusion once the first confiscation raids begin." ...

Praxis: Fitness and Training.
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"After the piece below on Training, I received this request:"

"'Can you ask (the author) for his PT standards? They are referenced in the training piece, and should be a stand alone post.'"

"Good point. So I did, here's what he shot right back:"

"Standards for someone to be minimally 'fit':"

"First, the term, 'Fit' is defined as possessing the required strength and stamina to carry all gear necessary to live & fight for 96 hours in field conditions in 3 season conditions (spring, summer, fall) and perform required functions (shoot, move, build shelters, pull watch, etc) as part of the team. ..."

"The list below is the starting point, not the end result. ..." ...

Praxis: Training Notes
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From a very serious, very experienced trainer up North we have these excellent points.

Some training notes that might help folks move beyond "rote memory" and "group lock step"....

Energize your FTXs by Determining Skill Mastery and Adapting Your Style to the Men

If youre using Group Lock Step methodology when you train your folks and you dont see a high level of enthusiasm for training, you might be using the wrong method for the group you have under your wing.

Sometimes, believe it or not, trainers dont take into account various levels of skill mastery or consciousness that their trainees have in various tasks.

Praxis: The Patrol Order
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Get this book.

"The Patrol Order is a companion book to the Ranger Handbook. The first 49 pages are a detailed first-person narrative of a ranger patrol order. This excellent, perfect bound work, with its distinctive desert camouflage cover, is written by an officer with over 20 years of Special Operations experience. Writing a patrol order is a critical task in Ranger School as it is in ROTC advanced summer camp and in the Officer Basic Course. This book is designed to give a potential Ranger student and other students a feel for the detail required to accomplish this task. . It reminds the junior NCO or officer of the many considerations that must be taken into account when planning and executing a combat or reconnaissance patrol."

Before buying, make sure shotgun fits right
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"As hunting experts go, Dave Henderson has cornered the market on all things related to shotgunning. Whether for deer or small or upland game, Henderson has made it his business to learn and communicate strategies for optimizing your shotgun skills."

"Henderson has authored five books on the subject and is on the pro team for Gander Mountain."

"In this two-part series, Henderson shares his thoughts and insights on the world of shotguns and improving our shotgun shooting skills."

"One key consideration for optimal shotgunning is how the gun fits your physical stance." ...

US FM 44-8 Chapter 5: Active Air Defense Measures
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... "Small arms used in air defense incorporate the use of volume fire and proper aiming points according to the target. If your soldiers are trained to apply an appropriate sequence of engagement techniques for aircraft based on the rules for selecting an aiming point, the response will be automatic upon command. You will have effective air defense using the small arms available to your unit." ...

Bill Clinton On Pragmatism (And Guns) In The Obama Era
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... "In an extemporaneous speech, President Clinton offered the audience his analysis of the changes that have rocked America's cultural, economic and political landscape over recent years, and put them in the context of the last two generations. He argued that understanding these changes helps explain not only the rise of President Obama and his historic election to the White House, but also the new "political culture" of today and the generation to come.

Interestingly, President Clinton also discussed gun violence prevention policy in this context in a way that I thought was instructive. ..." ...

Brady Campaign calls on Gillibrand to sponsor gun-control bill
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"A gun-control group is calling on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to sponsor a gun-control bill to show that shes evolving from being a favorite of the gun lobby to a true blue-state senator."

"'She's saying she realizes that she represents a statewide constituency,' said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 'One way she could prove she has evolved is to push this issue.'"

"Helmke said his group is seeking a meeting with Gillibrand to ask her to support legislation to require background checks on gun sales at gun shows, commonly referred to by activists as 'closing the gun-show loophole.' A message left with Gillibrand's office was not returned Tuesday afternoon." ...

We think: A renewed federal assault weapons ban is long overdue
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"An erstwhile federal ban on assault weapons made lots of sense. Allowing it to lapse, as Congress did in 2004, didn't."

"How much longer will it take to correct that mindless mistake?"

"There's no need for ordinary citizens to be armed with such lethal firepower. Hunters don't need them. Gun-toting urbanites don't need them, either."

"Those who say that outlawing these lethal rifles will only mean that criminals will have access to them are flat wrong. All that legalization does is make it easier for crooks to get them, and make it necessary for police to play catch-up in a costly city-street arms race." ...

SD: Our Opinion: Campus Gun Legislation Is Rightfully Defeated
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"Once again, South Dakota lawmakers did the right thing last week by defeating a measure that would have prevented the Board of Regents from imposing gun bans on the campuses of state-run colleges."

"We saw similar legislation last year. If you recall, it appeared to be a clear response to the tragic Virginia Tech killings in 2007. The legislative response to that event seems to be this: If a crazed or unstable individual with a gun comes on campus and begins shooting people, lets allow other students to carry guns so they can defend themselves. ..."

"It came back again this year in the form of Senate Bill 82, which was rejected last week." ...

SC: Crimes spur support for tougher S.C. laws
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"Dozens of people were around a James Island nightspot Friday when a drug deal soured and a gunman opened fire with a military-style rifle. He left behind a bullet-riddled car, a pile of shell casings and several alarmed sheriff's deputies who would have been outgunned if they'd showed up just a few minutes earlier ..."

"'If a deputy comes up on a guy with an AK-47 or something like that, he would not be prepared,' Charleston County Sheriff's Maj. John Clark said ... 'Those guns can penetrate a vest, depending on the round.'" ...

"Yet South Carolina law has no specific provisions or penalties for criminals caught with military-style rifles ..."

"'It's a giant loophole,' Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said. 'A criminal who cannot possess a handgun could legally possess an AK-47 ...'" ...
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KABA Note: No, a 'criminal who cannot possess a handgun' faces 10 years in federal prison if caught with so much as a single round of ammunition, much less an AK-47.

NC: Man proposes ammunition restrictions
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"The Rev. Melvin Whitley says he has a unique idea to curb gun violence in North Carolina."

"He's proposing a law that would require consumers to get a license to buy bullets. That would mean a background check before gun owners could acquire any ammunition." ...

"He said he believes the measure would go a long way toward keeping Americans safe."

"'This way, the only people with access to guns and bullets are law-abiding citizens,' Whitley said." ...
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KABA Note: But it's already illegal for criminals to have the guns, so how is passing a law to restrict ammo going to help?

Spartacus: America Enters A Post-Political Party Era
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"Now that the Obama/Pelosi/Reid Looter Party machine has the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate under full control, many of us who want government off our back, out of our wallet, and out of our way (or as I call them, 'the Constitutionalists') look to the Republican Party as our only hope."

"We are wrong to do so. I'll explain why below."

"Lets get some fundamental truths out in the open:"

"1. There is no more Republican versus Democrat. There is only government tyranny versus individual liberty."

"2. There is no more Left versus Right. There is only government tyranny versus individual liberty." ...

TX: Is your co-worker packing heat?
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"Are your co-workers armed?"

"At a small company off the Beltway, employees fired back when a mentally ill woman who was supposedly looking to kill her father shot a worker with an arrow."

"Two co-workers there had their own handguns ... when the woman arrived." ...

"'She charges out of the (conference room) and my boss unloads his (handgun) on her, 6 rounds,' the blog read."

"Gun proponents say this is what the Texas Concealed Handgun Law is for: allowing properly screened and trained citizens to protect themselves."

"But are guns a good idea at work?"

"Many companies say no. Houston-based Conoco-Phillips is among them."

"Conoco-Phillips not only bans guns in the office, but also in company parking lots. ..." ...

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"So 'the best defense is vigilance'? I guess somehow knowing which alarm tells you your ship is being boarded and being fully aware of your throat being slit while the rapists are still passing you around...does what, exactly? "Oh right, it lets you deploy 'water hoses and... floodlights' against 'automatic weapons and grenade launchers.'"

Legislating away rights in an attempt to curb crime
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"It is the battle cry of the gun control movement, 'More laws!'"

"Whenever there is a shooting death, armed robbery, accidental injury, etc., the gun grabbers come out in force and call for more stringent laws. As if one more law that restricts the rights of people who didn't break the law in the first place would have made a difference."

"A North Carolina minister, for example, thinks he has come up with the perfect solution to crime: require a license to purchase ammunition."

"... who in their right mind can defend criminals being able to have something that can kill people?' Rev. Melvin Whitley has said."

"Brilliant. Except for the fact that criminals are already prohibited from owning the guns required to use that ammunition. ..." ...

'Forget' something, Brady Campaign?
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"Close to a year-and-a-half ago, I posted on my blog a video clip of Brady Campaign legal director Dennis Henigan discussing the Second Amendment, with his explanation of why, in his opinion (and, presumably, that of the Brady Campaign as a whole), the Bill of Rights was not violated by Washington DC's total ban (since lifted--very slightly) of handgun ownership by private citizens. What makes the clip interesting is the clever bit of editing Henigan worked on the Second Amendment. In so doing, he made his explanation considerably more plausible. Take a look--it's only about 15 seconds long:" ...

12 Inch Seige Howitzer Used in Canadian School Shooting: It Must Be True, He's an "Expert!"
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Interviewed here by the notoriously anti-firearm rights Scott Vogel, Communications Director for the Freedom States Alliance, Lieberman gives us this:

This century there has been an increase in the number of non-white school shooters, such as Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech shooter. Before him there was Kimveer Gill, for example, in Montreal who was from Indian heritage. On 13 Sept 2006, he shot 20 students, killing one young woman at Montreals Dawson College, using a 9-mm semi-automatic rifle, a .45-caliber pistol and a 12-caliber gun that can pump four bullets with each squeeze of the trigger. (Gill) was obsessed about using firearms to make up for his shortcomings, writing, "I love guns. I really do. The great equalizer."

Holder: The Roll of Honor & the Roll of Shame
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"The NYT reports the confirmation of Attorney General Eric Holder by a vote of 75-21."

"The IHT reports the roll call as follows:"

"The 75-21 roll call by which the Senate voted to confirm Eric Holder as attorney general."

"On this vote, a 'yes' vote was a vote to confirm Holder and a 'no' vote was a vote to reject his confirmation."

"Voting 'yes' were 54 Democrats, 19 Republicans and two independents."

"Voting 'no' were 21 Republicans."

TN: Lawmakers Dispute Closed Gun Records
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"What some are calling a matter of privacy, others are calling a dangerous idea. At issue is whether or not applications for gun-carry permits should be kept confidential."

"Getting a permit isn't only about learning the rules; a lot of personal information must be given up."

"'You have to answer a lot of questions,' said John Harris, executive director of the Tennessee Firearms Association. 'Like, for example, 'How were you discharged from the military?' 'Have you ever been addicted to any kind of alcohol or other substances?' 'Have you ever had any psychiatric problems?' A lot of information is disclosed on the forms that really shouldn't be public.'" ...

NJ: Rationing Reason in Jersey
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"New Jersey wants to ration Second Amendment rights to 'one a month.' But the reasoning behind their legislation doesn't add up."

"The New Jersey state Assembly passed the legislation just days ago. But in the Senate, it faces a lot of opposition- and for a lot of good reasons."

"New Jersey already has some of the strictest anti-gun laws in the country. For example, you need a permit and approval from the state police just to buy an air gun in New Jersey. Buying a handgun there is tougher than in almost any other state."

"Yet Jersey's violent crime rates are almost triple those of its northern neighbor Vermont, which has few restrictions ... and where you can carry a concealed handgun without even getting a permit." ...

Blowback Revisited
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"Some time ago, I wrote a column warning that our involvement in Fourth Generation wars overseas would spur 4GW here at home. One way it would do so is by introducing soldiers to statelessness."

"I do not see e-mail, but I was told that column generated lots of it. Many e-diots howled that I had somehow 'attacked the troops.'"

"Well, guess what? It's starting to happen. A reader sent me a copy of a story from The Oklahoman dated December 25, 2008. The title is, 'Police Say Vet Made, Sold IEDs to Gangs.' It reads in part:"

"Police spent the day searching the house of a decorated, two-tour Iraq war veteran on Tuesday, one day after he was arrested and charged with making explosive devises and attempting to sell them" ...

ATF to review all gun cases in Salinas
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

The Salinas Police Department announced today that it is working closely with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to combat gun violence in the city.

Within the next week, ATF will be reviewing all gun-related cases generated by the Salinas Police Department to determine if the offender should be federally prosecuted.

ATF agents will be working within the investigation division of the Salinas Police Department and also on the street, in uniform, with members of the Violence Suppression Unit -- the Salinas gang unit.

Salinas Police Chief Daniel Ortega will officially announce this partnership at today's mayor's press conference at 10:30 a.m. in the City Hall Rotunda.

CA: Looking down the barrel of an argument over guns
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... "Eric Magness would hardly describe himself as a gunslinger. He says he's a licensed firearms instructor, but his day job is in the technology industry. He had a concealed weapons permit for six years until it expired in October, at which point the new sheriff in town put the kibosh on his right to pack."

"And yes, he's a mite upset about it."

"So are an unknown number of other Orange Countians. What that number turns out to be may say something about whether Sheriff Sandra Hutchens becomes more than a two-year appointee when she runs for election in 2010."

"Hutchens has tightened the policy for carrying concealed weapons that was embraced by predecessor Michael S. Carona. The policy has hit Magness, 47, where it hurts -- in the holster." ...

CA: Vigilant Citizens In Action: O. C. Gun Grabbing Sheriff And Her Deputies Caught Red Handed
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"For the first 26 years of my life I lived under one of Eastern Europe darkest, most deranged and authoritarian communist dictatorships. What you will read on this page happened in America, supposedly the freest country in the world; however from the behavior manifested by the law enforcement officers attending a recent Board of Supervisors meeting you would think their employer is Nicolae Ceausescu not the citizens of Orange County, California." ...

"Sheriff deputies intimidating, mocking and ridiculing concealed weapon permit supporters, law abiding citizens who are the same people paying their salaries. ... Unbelievable!" ...

IL: State bureaucracy causing problems for gun owners
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"Illinois gun owners could fall prey to a state bureaucracy that fails to process firearm owner's identification cards promptly."

"The state's tardiness leaves some otherwise law-abiding firearm owners vulnerable to criminal charges because FOID cards often expire while the state police are still processing renewals." ...

"The Illinois State Police agency is required by law to process FOID applications within 30 days. But the process is taking up to 60 business days ..."

"'Gun owners can't go shooting, can't go hunting, can't buy ammo, and can't legally own a gun. They're caught in a problem with the state police not complying with their own law,' said Richard Pearson of Chatsworth, executive director of [ISRA]." ...

CA: Sheriff's officials' texts show combative view toward gun activists (another view)
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"Transcripts of text messages sent by Orange County sheriff's officials during a November 2008 Board of Supervisors meeting shows the law enforcement leaders used their cell phones to ridicule activists and even supervisors during a public hearing on gun permit policies."

"The messages ... reveal a combative tone by sheriff's command staff toward the activists. Some county supervisors questioned whether that defensiveness triggered the large security presence that met activists when they returned to a January meeting ..."

"'We are locked in mortal battle. It is ugly. We will survive however,' wrote Assistant Sheriff Mike Hillmann as he sat in the audience at 1:17 p.m. during the Nov. 18 board meeting." ...

CA: Coast Guard adds machine guns to helicopters
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"The four Coast Guard helicopters that patrol San Franciscos shoreline have been replaced with ... choppers that, for the first time, can be armed with machine guns." ...

"The four new MH-65C Dolphin helicopters ... are upgraded versions of the aircraft they replaced."

"The new helicopters will not be armed all the time, but they will provide armed escorts to arriving and departing cruise ships ..." ...

"The firearms the new Coast Guard helicopters can carry are anything but lightweight."

"Belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine guns
4-feet long and 27.6 pounds
Fire 7.62 mm bullets up to 2.5 miles
Can fire 200 rounds per minute in 10- to 13-second bursts with 2 to 3 seconds between bursts ..."

UK: 1,000 complaints by police against police
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"POLICE officers in London made more than 1,000 allegations of misconduct and corruption against their colleagues last year."

"The figures, obtained by the Evening Standard, reveal that under half of all the 1,186 complaints made during 2007/2008 were upheld and 127 are still being investigated."

"There were 56 allegations of rudeness and intolerance on duty; 25 of mishandling of property; 41 of oppressive conduct and harassment; 112 about officers flouting traffic rules and 386 of 'other neglect or failure in duty'."

"The most serious allegations included 129 of assault, 19 of sexual assault and 60 of corruption. Sixty reports related to claims of perjury or irregularities in evidence. ..." ...

Gun Sales Soar in United States
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"The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives[sic] Americans the right to bear arms, and roughly one third of all Americans are exercising that right. The FBI estimates there are more than 200 million privately owned guns in the United States, and that number is rising."

"Gun sales have been booming ever since Barack Obama's appearance on the presidential campaign trail. Government officials charged with reviewing civilian applications for the purchase of firearms report there was a 50 percent increase in requests for reviews between November 2007 and November 2008."

"Obama's record of supporting gun-control measures gave gun sales another boost after his election November 4th, and sales have continued to rise ..." ...

OH: Cleveland Plain Dealer misses point on homicide data
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"The Cleveland Plain Dealer has started posting data on homicides on its web site. The move was highlighted in a front page story in the Metro section on Sunday, January 25, 2009."

"On the site they will 'list information on every 2009 homicide in its seven-county coverage area. ...' ..."

"The web site lists data about each homicide, such as the method of the killing. As it has in the past, the Plain Dealer is listing deaths of those who are killed as though they are equal or similar. Nothing could be further from the truth."

"Such faulty reporting has become normal in today's so-called 'mainstream media.' Consider three different events, all likely to occur in the area this year." ...

NY: Locally anyhow, everyone gets checked out
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:Hunting and shooting are a favorite pastime of Western New Yorkers and northwestern Pennsylvanians. Gun enthusiasts from all over the area look to spring as a time to start going to gun shows to find the next tool in their arsenal for their hobbies.:

"For the enthusiast, shows are a means to shop multiple vendors, in one location, in the same afternoon."

"Many in the gun-control lobby, however, see the shows as a way for criminals to buy guns without proper checks, according to information on the Web site of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy ..."

"'I really have no idea what loopholes these people are looking at,' Lou Frungillo, of the Olean Rod and Gun Club, said."

"... New York has some of the most stringent gun laws in the nation." ...

OH: Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2009
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"What follows is the third annual list of the ten greatest threats to our gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still threats to our Ohio gun rights. Some of those threats have become even more powerful and there are new threats that we are facing."

"In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. There are actually too many threats to mention, but the following is a list of ten of the more potent threats to our Ohio gun rights." ...

NJ: Mall stabbings leave some feeling uneasy
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"Two days after a double stabbing at Newport Centre Mall Saturday night, Jersey City police say arrests are imminent, and shoppers and salespeople are split along gender lines as to whether they feel safe in the mall."

"The stabbings occurred just before 9 p.m. when two juvenile boys were attacked. One victim said he was with three friends when around 15 males approached them. One teen wearing a ski mask asked if he was affiliated with a certain street gang and then stabbed him in the shoulder, according to police reports. The other teen was stabbed in the stomach and was in stable condition Sunday after being treated at Jersey City Medical Center, hospital officials said." ...

Jamaica: In this gun debate, lets not shoot from the lip
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"There is merit in the arguments advanced by both sides in the current debate on relaxing the rules governing the ownership of licensed firearms."

"Those opposed make a strong case that ownership of a gun carries with it a great degree of responsibility and that licensed firearm holders are often the target of criminal gunmen eager to increase their armoury."

"One teacher ... made another significant point that there is already a heavy gun culture in the country that has had a negative effect on the minds of the young."

"'There are already too many guns in our society, and I think bringing more into the mainstream would only make matters worse,' the teacher said." ...