Thoughts from a Veteran

This was e-mailed to us here at Carryconcealed.net and we wanted to share his thoughts. Very interesting.

An observation of mine is that wars in the 19th and 20th Centuries were won mainly by getting other countries to modernize, go into debt, have their weapons rust and become obsolete, then it was time to attack. Most wars fairly easily won with the imbalance. 21st Century brings a whole new meaning to things. With B2 bombers running $2.3 billion, an aircraft carrier now about $3 Trillion, Abrams tanks at $6.8 million., anyone opposing is going to need a pretty robust economy.

I laugh at such as Iran. They want to be in the big league. But anything they have will be items less than 1/20 of the cost of ours. That means they will need 20 times as many in number. Course that would completely destroy their economy. The Soviet Union collapsed because thyey couldn't produce the technology and new weapons to counter the US. So they quit the race. Not that the US is free from financial ruin. We need to return to being the industrial empire we were in WWII and following 2 decades. Currently our manufacturing is mainly military and everything else imported, largely from China. Though our decline as a military power may be some time, our economic decline is emminent. We need to take a different course.The way to deal with Iraq is tell them, "You have 90 days to put your government and country together. After that the US troops will all be gone. Should you fail to accomplish this, the US will divide Iraq up like a pie and invite every neighboring country to take a slice. Your country will cease to exist." Those countries getting parts of Iraq would be Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, Pakistan and if they give up the nuclear program even Iran. I like playing hardball. And the result would bring more of the Islamic nations into closer proximity to either work their problems or fight it out. I often refer to this as the "Burning Bridge Policy" of withdrawl. Actually a good chance the Iraqis would accomplish it. I rely on national pride and peoples resorcefullness when faced with a sink or swim situation.

My e-mail name gives away my philosophy. Gengis Khan was my favorite leader of all time. Unlike Alexander, he went from orphan to conquering the world from a tiny nation that he assembled and an army that probably only numbered about 80,000. Actually his empire was more one of trade than conquest. Basically he only destroyed those that wouldn't become corporate allies.

The age of entitlement - Our kids are spoiled

We need to do some basic things and spend more time with our kids. When I was growing up my Dad was in the military and I was very proud of that and his accomplishments. I did not know until later when it was my turn to be a parent that it really hit me what he had done for his country, his wife, and his sons.

Dad would come home from long missions and we would help him fix cars, and things around the house. It would take twice as long, but he taught us how to do things that we needed to know about running a house and taking care of a wife. He was involved in scouts and when he was gone for years at a time (to a kid it seemed that way) he would make up for it by our 30 day vacations that other families never took.

We communicated through voice recorders and watched the news to see if his type of plane was shot down. We watched Jane Fonda tell me that my Dad was a murderer.

When it came down to our family times and Christmas, it was different. Mom would make hundreds of cookies for every man on the post that had to work, and Dad hand delivered to every man working on the holiday. He would get home around midnight or later and we would then celebrate out Christmas. Years later my brother and I were sitting in his back yard and talking about the delay in our Christmas celebrations. He said that he understood why Dad did what he did for the men. They were missing their families and then low and behold here comes the commander handing them fresh cookies made by his wife. He was able to visit with each and every one during the Holiday.

Leaders are not those that just tell people what to do, they care about the entire picture and act accordingly.

We spent more time with our Dad even though he spent lots of time away. It is not how much time..... It is what you do with the time.

While watching and helping with my kids activities, it has been a blast working with lots of kids from many walks of life. It has allowed me to see what is going on across social barriers and economic situations. The bottom line: I have two great kids and it has been work, but my wife and I have spent the time to help them get ready to productive members of society. This alone does not ensure they will be good kids. That is up to the kids themselves. It just seems that parents who spend quality time with their kids have a higher ratio of kids that can contribute to society.

The kids of today as a generation expect things handed to them, and when it does not happen some day...... It should be a very interesting dinner topic when they do not get what they want or know how to work. Well that is if anyone sits down to dinner.......Clark - Carryconcealed.net

We can arm the teachers now or we can bury our kids.

This is already happening in the rest of the world. Lets learn from them that our Gun Free Zones are a known target for the terrorists.

"In Thailand, where officials have been waging a bloody fight with Muslim separatists for the last two years, some teachers carry weapons for self defense as they are viewed as part of the government. In Israel, teachers are not allowed to carry weapons in the school, but security guards at the entrances are armed." This was published on MSNBC.

So if you are not willing to arm some of the teachers, then you need to raze the taxes and do what the Israelis have done.

The way I see it we have three choices. 1: Arm some of the teachers and give them training to carry concealed; 2: Pay for SWAT team members at every school; or 3: We can prepare for some of our greatest assists to die when they are attacked. The Terrorists do not care about your kids, they only care about wiping out the United States.

Learn the gun laws in your state. For example you can carry your CCW in your car in Oklahoma when picking up your kids. You may not leave the car, but if you are in the wrong place at the right time, the life you may save just may be yours. CCW Permit holders are not law enforcement and should not act like such, but they have the right to defend themselves.

Clark - Carryconcealed.net

Arm some of the teachers now!

We can have the debate now or later... but two days before the VT slaughter I posted a statement that we need to arm the teachers and offer a first line of defence. Lets arm only a portion of the teachers.

Given the teachers backgrounds ....lets say that only 10% would want or could qualify to hold a CCW in school.... That would increase our front line defence to an estimated 500,000 in schools across the United States. This front line defence could save lives in a tramatic situation.

So if they are targeting 100 fold of the Russia school hostage issues then we can only assume that 400 schools is a good target.

Glenn Beck has done a great job this week taking about Perfect Storm. He is talking about schools across the US being attacked at the same time. He seems to be the only one putting all of the pieces together.

Do you have a plan at home for an attacker? Do you have a plan if your kids are attacked?

Get with your local Law Enforcement NOW and PLAN. - Clark Carryconcealed.net.

Ben Bova - Some Crazy Ideas about gun control?

Ben Bova posts on his blog: "Gun control. Back when airline hijackings first started and airport security began making life more difficult for passengers, I got the feeling that the security people were going about their task backwards.Instead of searching everybody to make certain that no one was carrying a gun aboard the airliner, it seemed to me that they should be handing each passenger a loaded .45 automatic pistol and telling them that if anybody makes a suspicious move, start shooting."

He may be out there, but he has a valid point. Take a look at El Al Israeli Airline and have you ever wondered why they have NEVER had a plane hijacked? It is because there is an armed air marshal on every flight. Some airlines in the US allow the pilots to carry guns, but then they make them pay for the expensive training, and use their own personal vacation time. We can cover all of the security you want outside the plane, but with low tech and a determination to kill Americans, we will not be safe until we follow El Al.

The second point is about the homeless. Lets let the homeless live in the congressional buildings during the night time when our law makers have gone home. It would help get more use out of our publicly owned buildings and resources. Not all of Ben's ideas are way out there.

Keep on posting your opinions Ben, maybe one or two will get through and help save our country. Clark - Carryconcealed.net.

The entire blog from Ben is at: Naplesnews.com

Living with the miss-information about the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

It is interesting to see how many people throw around the words 'The Clinton Federal Assault Weapons Ban". This piece of legislation ended in 2004 but no one in the media has read the entire bill.

One example is listed from the Newsobserver.com. Stanley Chambers publishes an article talking about the need for police to have "semiautomatic versions of the M-16 rifles." Mr. Chambers is using a quote from Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign. The quote used in the article is "any one with a grudge and a credit card" can legally own sniper rifles. The "expiration of the federal assault weapons ban in 2004" has enabled criminals to have access to more powerful guns. The article dated September 5th, is actually a very informative and is trying to show that police departments are trying to stop crime. It is just a normal exhample of how the Ban is missunderstood and missrepresented. Pictured on the right is Lt. Kevin Cates of the Durham Police and his picture was taken by Stanley Cambers.

If you look at the "Federal Assault Weapons Ban" it still allowed the purchase of SKS, AK47s and other Assault rifles. It did limit the extended magazines and some of the flash suppressors, but anyone who could legally buy a gun could still get them. So why are criminals getting better guns or should we also ask why are our police departments having to buy AR-15's and carry rifles and shotguns? Or is it because we have allowed so many criminals in our country and do not deport them when they are caught. We are seeing examples in every state of illegal aliens, from many different countries, that are committing crimes and killing Americans while not being deported.

The answer is not in poorly written gun control legislation, but rather lets look at the source of the increased gang and criminal activities. Where are they coming from, and how do we stop them? Clark -Carryconceled.net