Did I Miss Something GiG, I Do Not Recall EVER Saying I Wanted To Go Into Iran, And Do A Scorched Earth Policy?!? I Have Been To War, It Is The MOST HORRIBLE THING IN THE WORLD For "BOTH SIDES", PERIOD!!! War Makes Me Nervous(FOR MY MARINES), Gets Me Constipated For About A Week After Action Starts, And Makes Me Pray Like Hell That My Marines And I Get Out Unscathed. That I Do Not Make Decisions That Get My Marines Killed(OR ME), And That I Get To SEE MY WIFE AND FAMILY AGAIN.
The Persian Culture Is A Beautiful One, It Is The Idiots That Run The Country That Have Me Worried!!! I Hope WE NEVER Have To Put Large Numbers Of BOOTS On The Ground, Because Believe Me, There Are Already Boots On The Ground There, And WE SHOULD ALL BE PRAYING That They Return Unscathed, And Even If They All Probably Do Not, We Will Never Know It!!! But Remember, That Is What They Signed Up For, And Believe Me, They Would Be Pissed If They Were Over Looked For Such An Important
Mission. Ask Any Marine Recon Member,Navy SEAL,Green Beret, Air Force Para Rescue Member, And They Will Tell You The SAME. It Is What They, Like I Previously Said, Signed Up For!!!
Do Not Get Me Wrong, They Have No Desire To Go And Kill, But They Understand The Importance Of The
Mission They Have Been Chosen To Do!! And Speaking On What Happened This Week, I Lost My Brother When He Was 20 Years Old To Being Murdered By His Father In Law. Believe Me, I Wanted To Take Matters Into My Own Hands, But Did Not(IT IS CALLED SELF CONTROL, AND KNOWING RIGHT FROM WRONG!!!), Well He(THE FATHER IN LAW), NEVER Spent A Day In Jail, Nor Went To Trial For That Matter(THE POLICE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE MY BROTHER AND HIM WERE FROM OUT OF STATE!!!) POPPYCOCK!!! I Believe That Any One That Wants To Own A Firearm Should Be Able To Pass A Psych Evaluation(INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE GUN, IF BOUGHT), And ALL Potential Firearms Owners Should Be At Least 25-30 Years Old, With No Felonies,No Violent Crimes On Their Records, And NO Mental Illnesses!!!
I Hope We Do Not Get Into Trouble For Posting This, But Gig, I Never Want To Do A Scorched Earth Policy On Anybody Or Country. The Only Reason To Ever Do A Scorched Earth Policy(IN MY MIND), Is If They Are Doing The Same To My Country(OR YOURS), My Nephew Is Marrying A Natural Born Iranian, That Happens To Have Just Buried Her Sister A Couple Of Weeks Ago, Because The Man She Was Gonna Marry, Was A Violent Criminal, That Was In Possession Of An Illegal Firearm. He Killed Her Because She Let Her Sister Know That He Stole Her Car(WHICH WAS IN HER SISTERS NAME), She Called Her Sister To Let Her Know What Happened, He Found Out, After My Nephews Wife Threatened To Call The Police On Him, He Killed Her And Himself!!! What A Horrible Way To Spend A Vacation!!!
Her Mother And Father Had Just Arrived From Iran, And They Did Not Tell The Mother Until The Funeral, Because They Feared That The Mother Would Suffer A Heart Attack If They Told Her Straight Off, After Getting Off The Plane From Iran. I May Not Agree, But To Each Their Own, And I Believe That They Must Know Best. I Do Not Believe That The Abolishment Of Further Automatic Rifles Will Fix The Problem, Nor Do I Believe That The Size Of A Magazine Has Any Thing To Do With The Damage That Can Be Inflicted, 10-20-30-100 Rounds Magazines. 10 Round Magazines Can Do As Much Damage As A 30 Or 100 Round Magazine!!! It Just Means That You Have To Change Your Magazine More Often, Thats It, Period!!! I Will Never Give Up My 2nd Amendment Rights, EVER!!! A Gun With 2 Rounds Is Just As Dangerous As One With 30. It Is The Truth, Go Out And Try It On A Range With A Target Sometime, And You Will See It Is TRUE!!!
Like My Father Taught Me As I Was Growing Up, A Gun Is A Serious Tool That Can Cause Death If Not Treated With The Proper Respect. But He Also Said That The Same Thing Is True With An Automobile, You Would Not Just Hand The Keys To Your Child, Of A Car, That Had Not Been Properly Trained On The Use Of The Said Car, Because It Would Be A Proper Nightmare. The Same Holds True For A Firearm!!! If You Want To Own A GUN, Get Qualified Professionally, But Just Because A Firearm Is A Automatic, Makes It No More Dangerous Than One That Is Not. Notice That I Do Not Call The SEMI-AUTOMATICS, Or EVIL AR-15's, Or AK-47's, Because It Is Not The Gun That Is Evil, Or Troubled, It Is The Person That Is Behind The Firearm That YOU MUST WORRY ABOUT, Not The Gun Or TOOL!!!
We Would Not Be Attempting To Ban Hammers, Or Axes, Or Knives, Or Have Not, Because I Guarantee That More People Have Been Killed By These Items Than By Any Firearm, EVER!!! But You See No Attempt To Remove These From The Shelves. I Believe That If You Own Firearms, Keep Them Locked Up In A Safe(I DO), Have Criminal And Psychological Checks Done On Legal Buyers, If You Pass, You Pass, If Not, Than NO FIREARM FOR YOU LEGALLY!!! And Do Not Forget, Most Firearms That Are Used In Crimes, Are Either Stolen Or Taken From Parents That Have NO CONTROL Over Their Households Or Children. Maybe If We Spent MORE TIME Having Dinner With Our Family Once In Awhile, Discussing Our Kids Problems, Or Other Members Of The Family, We Could See Such Things Coming, And Prepare For Them. Like Periodically Changing The Combos On Our Safes(KIDS ARE NOTORIOUSLY GOOD AT FIGURING OUT THE SAFE COMBOS), Teach Our Children The Ramifications Of What A Firearm Can Do. And Make Damn Sure They Have Zero Access To Them, Unless We Ourselves Are There To Monitor What They Are Doing!!! But Never Forget, For About 30-50 Dollars, You Can Buy A Stolen Gun Off The Street!!! That Is Why I Believe That WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTECT OURSELVES(BY DEADLY FORCE IF IT IS CALLED FOR!!!). I Have A CCW License, I Have Never Had To Pull My Firearm Out On Anyone So Far(BUT I DAMN SURE WANT THE OPTION IF AN UNFORSEEN EVENT SHOULD OCCUR). Beware Any Government That Wants To Disarm The Populace, This Leads To A Police State. And As Far As The Police Go, Unless You Are Right Downtown, Do Not Expect Them To Arrive In Time To Save Your Bacon, You, Unfortunately(OR FORTUNATELY) Are Going To Have To Rely On Your Self, The Way It Has ALWAYS BEEN, Since The Beginning Of Time.
I Hope This OFFENDS NO ONE, But This Is How I Feel. Take Care. SINCERELY, JAMESTHEGREEN.
...you sound just like us on your views of war
