That Trump Picked Pence As His Running Mate...

...has me hopeful that Donald Trump truly has changed his stance on gun control versus the Right To Keep and Bear Arms. Mike Pence has a strong record in his support for the RKBA as can be seen on the page at this link:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Mike_Pence_Gun_Control.htm

Trump is looking better as each day goes by. I can only hope that he announces, should he be elected, he will be picking Newt Gingrich as his Secretary of War Defense or at least as Secretary of State.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Donation Was Long Overdue...

...but I made up for that today with one to Trump Campaign. It was not all that much, just a hundred bucks for now but I figure to give more over the next few months and hopefully will multiply the amount I gave today by 4 or 5 before it is all over. 

Anyway, if you are in the Trump camp, why not make a donation to help assure that he proverbially slays the beast known as Crooked Hillary. She most assuredly must be one of the Six Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Yeah, I realize that in the bible there were only the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse but I figure that Clinton and her running mate are numbers 5 and 6 in that regard.

By the way, if you are one of the so called Republicans who say that Trump does not stand for what your party has stood for but yet supported Cruz you are a hypocrite because Cruz also was not in line with what your party stood for. The truth is that over at least the past two decades, the Republican party has been full of those who bowed down to kiss the arses of leftists and liberals and that was especially true during the past 7 years. Cruz was hated almost as much as was trump by the so called leaders of the RNC. The fact is that the voters within the Republican Party overwhelmingly voted to nominate Donald J. Trump for the reason that he does not sing the same old song as the RINOs have been singing for years. He sings a song that politicians in both major parties sang once upon a time - one about making America great. Sadly, neither the Democrats nor the mainstream Republicans of today sing that song anymore. Anything is better than them. I would have voted for Sanders had he run as a Republican against Clinton before voting for the likes of Kasich or Romney (remember some of you wanted to oust Trump and force in this boob) or Rubio or Bush or Christie (hugger and arse licker of Obama) or Fiorina or Santorum because at least he seemingly had some principles (until he caved to Hillary). Cruz - he was okay in my book and I even preferred him to Trump but he just could not light the fire and keep it burning in the hearts and minds of Americans who want to rid out government of weak kneed politicians who waffle back and forth like Boehner (imagine he calls himself Bayner and not Boner as would be the usual pronunciation, he is such a wussy) in the House or his pansy colleague McConnell in the Senate. And what about the boy wonder Paul Ryan kissing the libs' and Obama's arses as soon as he got into power! What a great bunch of RINOs we have had and continue to have in office and you guys oppose the man who wants to truly change all that! So, I am voting and donating to the Trump/Pence team; I not only want them to challenge the RINOs but to bring them down.

Now, for those of you worried that Trump may be a liberal, you should watch and listen to him at sources like YouTube and others. He espoused many conservative principles over the years regardless of how the media and the RINOs like to portray him. He was not a hard core conservative because yes he had some liberal leanings over the years but I am guessing he has changed with the times. Others have done likewise. In fact one of the best did it.

I remember that the greatest president of my lifetime, to date, had been an avowed Liberal and a Democrat in political office. He changed over to becoming a Republican and when he ran for the presidency, he twice had just about the highest amount of votes ever in the elections. Funny how his own party members doubted him back then when he first ran for the presidency saying much the same you say about Trump now with their fears of Reagan being a liberal and the leftists and liberals all said he was essentially a war monger who would start World War III. Yet, the people (as in the voters) overwhelmingly twice elected Ronald W. Reagan into office and they got it right when they did so - he was excellent for America and a true patriot. I believe Trump is also a true patriot and I hope he too will be excellent for America. So yes, I am voting for Trump because I believe he is the one who will make America great again!

All he best,
Glenn B

He Is One Bad Assed Man...

...even though my guess is that he does not think so about himself. To say that he was brave, even courageous, under conditions that would have made most other men flee is a gross understatement. He was more than that, he was and remains a true American hero, or should I say he was an under-acknowledged hero at least until today. He acted with bravery and unselfishness, in fact with true heroism, in May 1967 when, at the Song Tra Cau riverbed, he flew in reinforcements and supplies to U.S. troops pinned down in a raging battle zone and then flew out wounded troops. Despite his helicopter being hit, he remained until all troops and equipment were offloaded and until as many wounded as could fit were loaded onto his Huey. He returned to base, offloaded the wounded, took on more supplies and then repeated the same trip. That second time, he landed right in the middle of enemy fire. His gunner was severely wounded and his Huey was badly damaged. He was again able to offload completely and load up with wounded troops and despite his helicopter having been badly damaged he made it back to base. 

Later in the day, he again volunteered to make the same trip yet a third time. He took the last remaining flyable helicopter in his unit and accompanied by 5 other evacuation helicopters from other units he returned to the same battle zone. They were going in to retrieve the 40 remaining troops and a crew of 4 from a downed helicopter from earlier in the day. They were supported by Army gunships.

At the battle zone, he was informed by another pilot that all of the troops had been loaded onto the helicopters and they departed the area. While in flight back to their base and relative safety, he was informed there were still 8 soldiers who had not made it onto the evacuation ships. He relinquished command of the evacuation to another pilot and turned his Huey back toward the fray. Without any support at all from gunships, he landed his lone helicopter in the midst of the battle zone once again and immediately came under very heavy enemy fire. His helicopter was, in essence, all the enemy had to fire upon. It took heavy fire and sustained heavy damage including from a mortar round that damaged the helicopter badly with damage to the main rotor and tail boom among other areas. Despite that, he was able to maintain the stability needed to load the 8 soldiers aboard. Then, regardless of the damage to the aircraft, he somehow maneuvered through the enemy fire and returned to the relative safety of their base (source).

That he did it once was brave, that he did it twice was courageous and both times with air support. That he did it a third time and alone - with no support at all - was truly heroic and far above and beyond the call of duty. How he only received the Distinguished Service Cross back then seems almost unfathomable. Today though, about 49 years after his actions, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles (U.S. Army, Ret.) received our nation's highest distinction, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during that resupply and evacuation mission during that battle in the Vietnam War in May 1967 (source). I think it was an honor long overdue for one bad assed man among men. Even though I think him bad assed and a hero, Lt. Col. Kettles appears to be quite humble about it all. In fact, he said that the medal was not his but belonged to the other pilots and crew members who had been involved that day: "I didn't do it by myself. There were some 74 pilots and crew members involved in this whole mission that day, so it's not just me," (source).

Kettles has been quoted as saying something about that day that also tells a lot about himself: “We got the 44 out. None of those names appear on the wall in Washington. There's nothing more important than that.” While he says we, instead of referring only to himself (as all to often does the president who hung the medal from his neck) the thing is, when doom imminently was upon the last eight men stranded on the ground, it was Kettles alone who turned his helicopter back. He flew into the face of almost certain death to save them and he did so without air, artillery or ground support. Yes, I think, it is him who deserved that medal more than anyone that day! Americans should honor him and be proud that we have men like him among us.

All the best,
Glenn B
 

One Of The Reasons Police Are Mistrusted...

...by many Americans of all races, creeds, ethnicities and so on is because in their zeal to do their jobs safely, they sometimes overlook the law. Take for instance the head of the police union in Cleveland, OH who just requested that open carry laws be arbitrarily suspended by the governor. Governor Kasich's reply was that he could not do so because in essence it would be a violation of state and federal law (specifically to Ohio's open carry law and to the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution). So what was the reply of Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association? According to one report (source), it was this:

""I don't care what the legal precedent is, I feel strongly that leadership needs to stand up and defend these police officers..."

Get it, apparently Mr. Loomis is saying it is okay for there to be an open carry law in effect - that is unless police officers are at risk and then no matter what the law says the law should be  ignored to protect police officers. If that is not the stereotypical 'Us Against Them' syndrome showing itself in the light of day then nothing is it. It is sad that the president of a PBA would think that way regardless of the fact police officers are sworn to uphold and protect the Constitution and that they too are supposed to obey the law like everyone else. Yes, it is also a shame we are suffering a huge amount of anti-police sentiment among certain communities and that such has evidently led to at least eight recent shooting deaths of police officers but unduly taking away the rights of American citizens is exactly what will make the situation worse. If not at the Republican National Convention, then somewhere else.

I understand that law enforcement officers in this country are under an immense deal of stress right now due to the recent shooting of police officers. Still though, that is absolutely no reason to take the law into their own hands or demand that Ohio's governor do so. Anyway, so what if they did prevent open carry during the convention? If some people wanted to bring weapons to the vicinity of the convention and then use them illegally in an act or acts of violence, would an edict saying 'no open carry allowed' prevent them.

The PBA president might have been better off asking the governor to deploy, or at least have on high alert, the state's National Guard. Then again, maybe what should be done, if violence breaks out, is to allow the expected 20,000 Bikers For Trump, Black Panther members, Black Lives Matter members and white supremacists to shoot it out and then for the police to step in (just wondering not really thinking that is a good idea). Really though, the police should have the support of the governor, the mayor of Cleveland, the fire department with water canons at the ready, the National Guard with weapons at the ready, their own department with proper planning and weapons at the ready and their own states citizenry - instead of alienating the citizenry by trying to disarm them.

All the best,
Glenn B

Has A War Against The Police Begun...

...or maybe it is a race war? It certainly seems to be a fact that the group Black Lives Matter has gotten what many of it members have been calling for and that is the death of police officers. First five gunned down dead in Dallas and now at least two killed today and several others shot in Baton Rouge (source). The video is reportedly actual coverage of the shooting as it took place.



If it is another black shooter, following the apparent racist agenda of Black Lives Matter or in any way claiming to support them, then I must arrive at the conclusion that it is at the very least a war against police officers. If all of the shot officers were white and were targeted not only because they were police officers but because of their race, then I will have to think it is also a race war. If the latter, I think that civilians taking certain precautions may be in order and I do mean civilians of all races because none of the law abiding citizenry needs to get caught up in these racially driven anti-law enforcement hate crimes. Of course, as far as the police go, they need to take those precautions every day that they go to work, it is the nature of the job as always being potentially dangerous; although lately, it seems much more so.

Thoughts and prayers going out to the officers and their families.

Update 07/17/16 at 2:29PM: It is now being reported that three officers were killed and another three were injured (source). One suspect reported dead, and up to two others being sought (source).

All the best,
Glenn B

I Figured This Would Happen Here...

...but I was hesitant to say much about it lest I gave some scumbag terrorist type some sort of twisted motivation to go out and do it. Well, today it happened but in Nice, France and my guess is that any Islamist who watches the news probably has already been inspired by it (a recent edition of Inspire magazine called on Muslims to run down people with a truck). Right now it is being reported that at least 70 are dead and over 100 wounded because, and I am guessing here, a goat fucking worshipped of Allah has run a large truck into a crowd of French folks who were celebrating Bastille Day. One person, as reported by Fox News, says the driver exited the truck after mowing down the crowd and ten began shooting people. The truck was reported to have been loaded with hand grenades and guns (more here).

Hey president Obama, do you think it was a bible hugging, gun toting, patriotic Frenchman who did it or do you think it was a Muslim piece of shit bent on taking over the world in the name of Allah! Maybe it is about time that the people holding onto their bibles, guns and rights do something about it al here in America to prevent such a tragedy from taking place within our borders. Maybe it also is time to elect a president who sees reality for what it is and who has pledged to stop immigration of Muslims into this country, at least temporarily.

Then again, I wonder if maybe we are already beyond that point and if maybe it is time for someone to gun down 20 or 30 Muslims in the streets of Dearborn, MI or maybe if it is time for someone to blow up a large mosque full of Muslim worshippers. Please note, I am not condoning any illegal acts of violence nor hoping someone else carries them out; I am merely wondering if it is time for such. I truly believe that once the Muslim population in our country reaches critical mass it may well become too late to defend ourselves and that we may well need to resort to violence before that time in order to defend America against the scourge of Islam. I would hope there are other ways to handle it before then but if not then maybe violence is the answer. You see, while we may be able to save ourselves by closing our borders to Muslims before resorting to vigilante violence, it seems it is too late for France to close its borders.

Sadly, France brought much of this on itself. France has very restrictive firearms laws and has had very welcoming immigration laws. Its open borders policy for Muslims allowed a huge population of Muslims to settle therein and since then they have been spitting out children like rabbits. The French government welcomed all of that, in fact encouraged it. The Muslims in France (and most of Europe) are near to or have reached a critical percentage of the population and, as seen in the past, when they consider themselves to be rooted in a country in large enough mass, they take over that country by whatever means they see fit. Those means are often extremely violent. It has happened time and time again since the inception of Islam. The French people are not in a position to fight back as the great majority of them, except for the sadly ineffective police and military forces, are unarmed.

My prayers for the families of the deceased and for the wounded; my curse upon Islam and the Muslim pigs who commit such unwarranted acts of aggressive and illegal violence in the name of a heinous form of government pretending to be a religion. Religion of peace my ass!

All the best,
Glenn B

Painting Sucks...

...but luckily not too bad since  did not have to do a lot of plastering. I started painting the ceiling in my basement today, got a coat of primer on it so far. It's been a pain my arse and back since the basement is full of furniture, shelving units, critter tanks, a fridge, and whatever other junk I have down here. I say down here because the desk on which my laptop is sitting is in the basement. Maybe I should have cleaned out all the junk before starting, I suppose that would have made it easier but I have just been moving it from here to there and back again as I get each section of the ceiling done. It's been working okay so what the heck. One coat of paint and it should be finished.

I am debating on doing that yet tonight or waiting until tomorrow. Darned humidity today had the primer take an awful long time to dry. I guess I could get going again in a half hour or so but I am none to sure I want to do the whole cleanup thing again if and when I get the ceiling done later tonight. Not procrastinating, really I am not, just figuring it may be better for me to wait until the morning instead of starting again tonight and maybe not getting done until 10 or 11PM.

Yep, I think I'll wait until tomorrow; that way I can crack open a beer tonight.

Later 4 U,
GB

My Thoughts For The Day On TSA And Islamic Terrorism

A friend of mine sent me this in an email:

"I  took down my Rebel flag (which you can't buy on eBay any more), tossed the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag and peeled the NRA sticker off the front door.  I gave the pit bull to my mother-in-law and stored my AK-47.  I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch.

 

Instead  of all that silly stuff I bought two Pakistani flags and put one at each corner of the front yard.  Then I purchased the black flag of ISIS (which you CAN buy on eBay) and ran it up the flag pole.  Now, the local police, sheriff, FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland Security, Secret Service and other agencies are all watching my house 24/7.  I've NEVER felt safer and I'm saving $69.95 a month that ADT used to charge  me.

Plus, I bought burkas for my family.  When we shop or travel, everyone moves out of the way and security can't pat us down.

Hot Dang! Safe at last!  Is America getting  greater every day or what?"

I read that and immediately had this thought:

Wouldn't it be excellent if we could start a movement that would get people to show up, on just one selected heavy travel day, at US airports dressed in burkas. Even if only 10% of them showed up, I am betting the TSA might get the message to change their practices to those that make sense. If more than say 25% of travelers showed up dressed like that, airport security would be changed to a practical working model within a month maybe even within a week.

I then had a second thought and liked it better than the first:

Would it not be much better if we could get Americans of every extraction, other than Muslim, to show up at prayer services in mosques across our country on a selected date. Just imagine 20 or 30 Americans of various ethnicity, just not Muslims, suddenly removing their burkas in a mosque and all of them being burly mean motherfucking men - and that happening in several mosques in each state concurrently. Islamists would be shitting themselves wondering who was among them and when we would be attacking them instead of them attacking us.

A hat tip to Jim S for that email.

All the best,
Glenn B

 

My Items For Sale On GunBroker.com

Just in case anyone of my readers might be interested in any of the items I have for sale on GunBroker.com, I have provided links below: Mossberg Model 835 Ulti-Mag 12 Ga. With 2 Barrels Mossberg Model 44 U.S.(a) Bolt Action Rifle 22 LR Three Mossberg Accu-Steel 12 Gauge Chokes   Remington Model 721 Barrel, 270 WIN These are not offered for sale though this blog; they only are for sale via GunBroker.com. All the best, Glenn B

Recent Events Are Troubling

Both the police shootings of suspects and of course the assassinations of 5 Dallas Police Department officers are quite disturbing. They are disturbing to me but not necessarily for the reasons you may think them disturbing. Most of all though, I am disturbed by the apparent fact that the Dallas Police Department has appointed itself as executioner. In my 32 plus year career of federal law enforcement, I was taught and taught others, that when you use deadly force against an assailant, you do so until the threat has stopped. You did not use deadly force to kill but to stop; however if the death of the suspect resulted as a use of that force - tough shit for the suspect. Even though it could result in death, the use of deadly force by law enforcement always held the implication that the amount of force used was not overkill and allowed for some possibility that the bad guy might survive except in situations where you might be forced to use overwhelming force to stop him/her.

What the Dallas Police Department did though, as it seems to me right now, was prepared to use absolute deadly force on a suspect once they determined (without any oversight at all by a court or other agency) that executing the suspect was the thing to do. It is apparent that, in all likelihood, they had planned to use C4 (an extremely powerful explosive) and a robotic delivery and detonation system before the shootout in Dallas took place. How can I know this? Let's face it folks, the shootout did not commence and then suddenly, on their doorstep appeared, by mere chance, a supply of C4 along with a robot capable of delivering the C4 and already set up to detonate it. No, I think they must have planned for that well in advance of this incident and they were ready to use it, to become judge, jury and executioner at their whim.

Now you may think, wait a minute you just said there are exceptions and if the police were forced to resort to overwhelming force then so be it. Yes that is what I said but the difference in Dallas was that the police were not forced to do so, they chose to do so and made a decision that they would do so before this incident ever took place and that is why they had the robot with the C4 ready beforehand. You don't really believe they brought all that together at the last minute during a shootout do you? I sure don't.

I am no lily-livered pansy when it comes to using deadly force against bad guys. I have done it myself more than once. I just cannot fathom how anyone could condone the police taking it upon themselves to use an amount of force that not was probably guaranteed to kill a bad guy but that also had the potential to kill other innocents in the area by way of reckless abandon. That is exactly what I believe they did right now and I leave it to them to prove to me that I am wrong (which they my well do - who knows). At this moment though, I am fearful, very much so, that this will become a new trend among law enforcement - using bombs and other methods of overkill to execute bad guys while at the same time unnecessarily jeopardizing innocents.

All the best,
Glenn B

Shit - Just When I Was Thinking Of Taking A 4-5 Day Weekend...

...I found out, this afternoon, that my job needs me to work Monday and Tuesday of next week. I am working tomorrow too but was planning on going to my brother-in-law's place upstate tomorrow night through Tuesday or Wednesday. That has now fallen by the wayside. Maybe next weekend will work out better for me doing that but right now, as things stand, I surely cannot turn down the money and opt for a good time instead.

All the best,
Glenn B

It Is A Disturbing Shooting Because...

...the girlfriend of the man shot dead by police in Falcon Heights, Saint Paul, Minnesota yesterday keeps saying the police officer shot her boyfriend to death for no reason. She says it calmly and thus is very believable after such an incident.

The thing is though, just after 2:02 of this video, she gives what was probably the reason that officer shot the man. I am not defending the officer, just saying what may have happened based on one thing she says in the video and believe me what she says in the video keeps changing. What she in essence says, starting at 2:02 of the video, is the officer asked her boyfriend for ID, her boyfriend then told the officer he was armed and licensed to carry as, or just before, he reached for his wallet to get his ID. According to the woman, the officer then told the man not to move, and the man then started to raise his hands.

If looked at objectively, without bullshit calls of racism or police brutality, based on the facts so far, this looks as if it may have been a justifiable shooting because the officer may well have feared for his life thinking the guy was drawing his pistol after he told the man not to move. Watch the video and pay attention to the audio (which right now is of importance at 2:02 of the video but may change as the video is edited by the media) because she says he raised his hands when the officer told him 'don't move' and that movement came right after he told the officer he was armed.

Of course, the dash cam may tell another story because it is quite possible the woman was confused due to the stress she surely was undergoing at the time no matter how calm she seemed.

Anyway, let me say this:

Folks, when a uniformed cop stops you and tells you not to move, it is best to do as he says, especially if you tell the cop you are armed. If he asks for a license, ask him if it okay to move to get it before actually doing so. It may save your life because for all you know he could be saying he is stopping you for a busted taillight but may really be stopping you because you fit the description of a murder suspect.

All the best,
Glenn B

 

Barring A Trump Victory That Is Followed By...

...some vastly different politics than we have experienced during the past three presidencies (Obama, Bush and Clinton), I fear that nothing less than a bloody revolution will ever bring the United States of America back in line with the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights, let alone with a free America that is indivisible (under god or not) and that has liberty and justice for all. Even a Trump victory may lead to revolution unless he comes in line with the wishes of the majority of Americans as in U.S. Citizens. I dread the day if it begins but am almost certain it is coming if Trump does not win and am fearful that may not be enough. Certainly though, the other one coming out as the winner would almost definitely lead us down that path. 

Most will not fight but some few of us, percentagewise among the population, are sure to lose their lives defending what was America and what it once again may become. Right now, we are far from it and are sinking faster and faster to depths from which we may never recover to breathe the cry of freedom again. If that witch Hillary Clinton is elected, and it seems likely in as much as she is Teflon coated as far as enforcement of the so called law of the land goes, we are doomed to tyranny and injustice for the duration of her term and beyond. There almost definitely will be no coming back, to our rights, liberties and freedom, short of a revolution if she becomes president. If it comes to pass that a revolution is upon us, I pray that the citizenry, justice and freedom reign supreme as the outcome.

Anyone up for a meeting at Fraunces Tavern?

All the best,
Glenn B

So Mr. FBI Director...

...why is that witch not prosecutable considering this:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001

All the best,
GB

Had I Ever Done 1/10th of One Percent Of What Clinto Did...

...during my 32 years of government service as a federal agent and law enforcement officer, I would have been investigated, probably arrested, probably convicted, definitely fired and assuredly never again been able to obtain a security clearance for federal employment. Yet, this bitch is running for the presidency and if she wins, she will have access to the most secure of government intelligence and information. The security of our nation, for which she seemingly has little to no regard, will depend on her. Folks we are in the worst way I have ever seen this country; worse by far than when George W. Bush was president, worse than under Carter and probably about to be worse than having Obama in the White House.

I am not a religious man, not by a long shot but I have to pray that if there is a God, a Force, A Supreme Power, a Mother Nature, a Divine Being or whatever - that it help us now in this dark hour. What was it, just a few days ago that Bill Clinton's plane miraculously and coincidentally landed right next to Attorney General Loretta Lynch's plane in Phoenix and that suddenly (as I heard reported) the FBI or maybe it was the SS (Secret Service not the other SS) had reporters stop filming, ordered all cameras and audio recorders shut off, ordered everyone except the AG off of the Attorney General's plane and further access was denied to the AG's plane for all except herself and Clinton for a secret meeting! Now today we wind up with this.

Yes, I know that Lynch claimed they talked about their grandchildren and golf and nothing else, especially not anything to do with the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton. I also know that Lynch said it looked bad and she would never do something like that again like as if saying 'oh shame on me for being so foolish but nothing to worry about but this time I got away with it'. I also know she then swore she would not, repeat WOULD NOT, in any manner shape of form influence the FBI investigation and suddenly, just days after her meeting with Billy boy, Hillary Clinton is exonerated by the FBI of all criminal wrong doing!

Maybe you believe the Attorney General and all she said about it but then I suppose you believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, Hobbits and that Hitler was a sweetheart. Me, I am jut a bit cynical as to anything anyone involved in this has to say about it, especially the Attorney General, Bill Clinton or the politically appointed head of the FBI. I think Loretta Lynch is lying out of her ass while sticking that ass in America's face. She, I think, is absolutely useless as Attorney General and her uselessness is only surpassed by that of the FBI director and Obama.

All the best,
Glenn B

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Happy Independence Day to all who support and honor the Constitution of the United States of America.

All the best,
 GB

Free Shooting Lessons Offered Again

I guess it could use repeating as I have not posted it anywhere in all too long:

I offer free shooting lessons to those adults seeking legal firearms instruction and who can legally possess the firearms and ammo with which they want to shoot.

I am and always have been very open as to whom I would be willing to teach with certain reservations. So, bear in mind I reserve the right to tell you to go fuck yourself and tell you to seek instruction elsewhere for any reason whatsoever. Those reasons could include things like me merely not liking you. They also could include the fact that you creep me out for whatever cause such as I think you are up to no good. For example, if you show up wearing a T-shirt that says 'Death To All Jews', or an 'I Love Hillary' button, or wearing a shirt emblazoned with an image of Stalin, Hitler, Mao or Che, or in any way indicate that America sucks, or I see your Facebook page or other social media contains seemingly whacko ideas of your own, or you show up and hold an argument with yourself in front of me, or creep me out in any way for any reason (valid or not), then you can just forget about it.

On the other hand, if you are of sound enough body and mind (in my opinion) and a liberal, conservative, libertarian, moderate of any of those parties, of any faith (and not an extremist) who allows for others to celebrate their own faith or lack of it, an atheist or agnostic who believes in freedom of religion, a male, a female, a hermaphrodite, a black or brown or white or red or yellow skinned person (or any other color) and want to learn to shoot responsibly and safely then see my profile and click my email link to contact me if interested in free lessons.

You may have noticed I did not mention LGBT folks above. I am not one of those overnight wonders, who suddenly after the terrorism at the gay bar in Orlando have become willing to teach LGBT shooters. In fact, I did not at all mention sexual preference and that is because I do not give a shit about yours and I do not want to know yours. If you show up and start telling me how wonderful it is love someone of your own or the other gender or while wearing outrageous and inappropriate clothing for a range day, forget about it because these are supposed to be firearms lessons not sex education nor sexual preference in everyone else's face day. They simply are not a manner by which to express your sexuality, so don't come for firearms lessons and expect to do so dressed looking and acting like you are on a certain cross-dresser's glamour show. 

I don't care about your preferences and they have no place in this type of instruction; they never have. As I said though, I welcome all (with reservations like those mentioned) as long as you are there to learn and are serious about it. So, as always with me, you are welcome regardless of sexual preference as long as you are not a pedophile or other type of sexual predator. The same goes for political agendas, religious views and so on; don't ask to get free firearms instructions from me and then show up expressing anything but a serious and dedicated interest to learning how to shoot. In addition, if it is in any way illegal for you to possess firearms or ammo - forget about it.

If you do want to come here are what you can expect. I give free firearms instruction to new shooters or those new enough who want to improve their shooting. Don't show up expecting sniper school, this will be the basics and a bit beyond. Also, don't show up expecting this to be akin to receiving welfare; I do not pay anything toward you learning how to shoot. Although I can supply certain rifles and shotguns (no handguns in NY state), you should supply your own rifle or shotgun if at all possible. I strongly recommend a bolt action rifle in 22 Long Rifle caliber for beginners. If you want to learn handgun, you must have a pistol license if in NY and you must have your own handgun. I do not supply free ammunition, ammo prices over recent years have made that cost prohibitive for me; bring your own ammo and make sure it is the right caliber for your gun. I also do not supply free targets or range time. You pay for your range fees, I will pay for mine (or let you pay for them if you want) and you bring your own targets or get them at the range.

Expect at least 15 to 30 minutes of oral instruction before you even touch a gun if being instructed by me. You will have to exhibit a decent understanding of firearms safety before I allow you to handle a firearm while I am instructing you. Safety is of the utmost importance, you may be willing to shoot yourself in the foot but I am not willing to be shot by you or anyone (and others at the range will feel likewise). If I deem you unsafe the lesson will be terminated immediately. There are outdoor and indoor ranges available within an hour of my location (Nassau County, NY) that we can use but I would much prefer an indoor range. I can, in some very limited instances, travel outside of NY to give free firearms instructions; ask me about that in an email to me.

If you are interested, you can visit my profile page and click on the link to contact me by email.

All the best,
Glenn B

How I Wish I Lived In A Pro-Gun Rights State

I have put in several job applications over the past few days. As I said in an earlier post I cannot stand my current job because it entails assisting essentially illegal aliens whom the Obummer Administration has made legal without proper vetting. Anyway, no replies to my applications yet, I suppose most though would come, if they do at all, after the Independence Day weekend.

The jobs I have put in for are nothing special. I have few special skills that are useful in the workforce except in law enforcement. of course, I have one skill at which I believe I am pretty darned good, one that I could use in a gun free state to help me find employment and that is the fact that I have been a certified firearms instructor for many years. Here in NY though, while not impossible to find employment that requires those skills, it is almost so. Heck, I cannot even instruct folks how to shoot a pistol here unless they have a pistol license and own their own handgun. NY considers it illegal for me to hand my pistol over to another adult to let them shoot it. The insanity an the paranoia of the anti-gun leftists in NY is amazing. Thus, I will likely settle for a job that is not necessarily one I will like.

All the best,
Glenn B

Obama Perfectly Depicted

 

 

This says it all about Obama.

 

All the best,

GB

Just sharing...

...a wonderful sentiment.

All the best,
GB

Best T-Shirt Ever

You be the judge but I must say if not the best it is damned close.

A hat tip and my thanks to Mike McC for that one.

All the best,
Glenn B

Maybe KKK Guy Was Right - Wake Up White America

Did you ever listen to radio personality Howard Stern? Years ago (and maybe more recently but I cannot say as I no longer listen to his show), he had on a guy now and again who was supposedly a member of the KKK. His name was Daniel Carver. As far as I was concerned, he was either a truly racist KKK .ember or just another kook trying to get his 15 minutes of fame or he was both.

Mr. Carter's favorite saying seemed to be: "Wakeup, white people" or something close to that. He warned white Americans about how they were or would be the targets of other races and of those of religions other than Christianity.

He may have been a kook and a racist but apparently he wound up being correct at least to some extent. ISIS has put out a call to Islamic terrorists to target white people within the USA (source) so that their acts of terror will be taken as terrorism and not confused by the Obama administration as hate crimes as was the recent Islamic Terrorism in Orlando.

No, I am not saying I support Mr. Carver or the KKK (I find the KKK despicable) just that maybe his warning was right in this regard.

All the best,
GB

How Could Any Loyal American Citizen Vote For Clinton...

...in good conscience knowing that in order to protect her personal email, she apparently totally disregarded the security of the State Department's Email System, and thus showed a personally motivated disregard for our National Security, by having all of the State Departmrnt's email security features turned off to accommodate her private email server. If it was up to me, she would have been arrested long before this latest disclosure.

All the best,
GB

Shame Will Have Me Seeking New Employment

Every now and then I think I should find another job. I have a part time, on call, security guard job. I work in offices that do work for USCIS. I do not actually work for USCIS, or even the company that does the work for USIS, I work for a contractor who supplies security guards to them. It rubs me the wrong way that I see people virtually every day I am at work whom I believe do not merit being in this country with any kind of legal status. Sure, many of the folks I deal with are hard working legal immigrants who came here to live the American dream. Others are asylum cases who came here to escape the persecution in their countries. Some asylum cases, no doubt in my mind, are folks who came here illegally and then claimed political asylum just to stay here to work the system to their benefit. I also would venture a guess that some I have seen are here to try to destroy America, terrorist types or sympathizers. Let me make it clear, that is the gut feeling I get from just a very few of them, could be wrong could be right, who knows. As I said, most are here for the American Dream and I can live with that and even encourage it to some degree. The other stuff gets under my skin and then there is DHS and the agencies within it that really make me ashamed.

As you may know already, I retired from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) which used to be known as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Investigations. They decided on a name change when ICE overall started to get really bad publicity several years ago. The bad publicity has not stopped and each time I hear and read more of it, I shudder to think I worked for that outfit of misfits. Well, let me make that clear, many if not most of the special agents were above board but the mid to upper management was horrendous and obviously a bunch of political arse kissers onboard, I think, only to push Obama's Islamization of America.

While I worked there, up until the most recent surveys, DHS got the worst scores in annual morale surveys and ICE scored worst out of all the agencies under DHS, (and HSI is still technically part of ICE) . It sucked working there and apparently still does. HSI and ICE were born out of DHS which was the cluster fuck knee jerk reaction of the Bush administration that has been perpetrated, even expanded under Obama and it just keeps getting worse under the current administration. That I worked there was by mandate not so much choice, who knew it would become the cluster fuck it has turned into. Having been a career agent and near retirement I slugged it out until I was ready to retire. I was pretty much too old to transfer to another agency, they wanted younger guys. So I suffered through it. How I wish my retirement credentials said I retired from the now defunct U.S. Customs Service Office of Investigations but they say DHS and HSI (and one says ICE). Customs was top notch.

I am happy I left but am ashamed when I hear of each new screw-up committed by  DHS, ICE and any other agencies under DHS or ICE. DHS is the most clueless department and ICE the worst agency I have witnessed in the government. From TSA searching babies, to ICE failing to deport criminal who then wind up killing citizens, to their agents losing their guns and then the guns being used in murders they are bad. Another agency, under DHS, evidently all too capable of only screwing-up seems to be USCIS. You may recall that after the shootings in San Bernardino, ICE agents went to a USCIS office to grab ahold of the man who allegedly supplied the weapons to the terrorists who were the San Bernardino shooters; he had an appointment scheduled at the USCIS office that day. The USCIS boss allegedly refused to allow entry of five armed ICE (probably HSI) agents into the offices for well over an half an hour by making them wait for her. She also allegedly lied to agents of the Inspector General's office when what she did was investigated. Well, this evening, I just read that she has been nominated to receive an award for valor but the government will not disclose why. I have to wonder, does Obama consider her conduct courageous because she delayed an investigation of a conspirator of Muslim terrorists!  It would not surprise me.

Regardless of why she has been nominated, in my opinion she does not deserve it no matter what she may have done to be nominated. Hell, an Inspector General's report found she acted both improperly by delaying the agents (the suspect did not keep his appointment but had he, he may have eluded agents because of the delay). The report also supposedly found shed lied to Inspector General's investigators. For all of my 32 years plus in government service there were two things that almost certainly would get you fired. One was stealing government funds and the other was lying to investigators who were investigating your conduct. Lying was the one more likely to assure your termination. Yet, this woman still works in a high level position for USCIS and has been nominated for one of the agency's highest awards. It truly shame me to admit to folks I work for a company who is contracted by USCIS.

So, this weekend, I will be looking for a new job. No, I am not quitting immediately. Let's face it, I need money like the rest of us, I have a family to support, but I will be looking for a new job and doing so in earnest.

All the best,
Glenn B

AG - We May never Know Orlando Shooter's Motive

Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been reported to have said we may never know the motivation for the shootings in Orlando. She was never an idiot like that whenshe was an AUSA NY. So I have to ask, what type Kool-Aid given her to drink and what the fuck is wrong with her and with all the others in the Obama administration. Why can they not face facts!

The shooter avowed his support for ISIS. What more motive do you need and if you do need more of a motive why need more other than it was obviously an act of terror targeting a group detested by Muslims and that group is homosexuals. You can bet that the wicked witch of Little Rock thinks likewise. Just one more reason to vote for Trump, at least he acknowledges the reality of why this guy did it.

All the best,
GB