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BUY A GUN
By Pastor Chuck Baldwin December 14, 2007 NewsWithViews.com "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." (Luke 22:36 KJV) Most of us are aware that the heroic actions of a brave woman at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado a few days ago saved the lives of perhaps scores, or even hundreds, of people. However, her bravery would not have counted for much had she not been armed. On that fateful December Sunday, a man by the name of Matthew Murray entered the church armed to the teeth. According to press reports, he was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two handguns, some smoke grenades, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. By the time Murray arrived in the Colorado Springs church, he had already killed four people: two at a missionary training center miles away, and two in the church parking lot. He had wounded several others. No one realized it at the time, but the man was a serial killer in the midst of a rampage. He doubtless planned to kill as many people as he could, as there were thousands of people inside the church. Had there not been an armed citizen in the church house, the death toll would have been massive. According to church spokesmen, the congregation has over a dozen members who volunteered to serve as security personnel for the church. Jeanne Assam was one of those volunteers. A former police officer, Assam said, "I saw him [Murray] coming through the doors, and I took cover, and I waited for him to get closer. I came out of cover, I identified myself and engaged him and took him down." Murray died in the exchange. Although Assam shot him several times with her 9mm pistol, the coroner's office said that Murray actually succumbed to a self- inflicted gunshot wound. After being incapacitated by Assam's gunfire, Murray apparently turned one of his weapons on himself. Chalk one up for the good guys, or in this case, good gals. Have you noticed how the media dropped the Colorado story as soon as it was discovered that a lawfully armed citizen ended the potential massacre by using her own handgun? Had the killer been successful in murdering scores of people, however, it would have been at the top of the news for weeks. As it is, the story is already buried in the dungeon section of the news, if it is in the news at all. One thing the national news media will always ignore is the practice of lawful self-defense. For example, most people are probably not aware of the fact that American citizens use a firearm to defend themselves more than 2.4 million times EVERY YEAR. That is more than 6,500 times EVERY DAY. This means that, each year, firearms are used 60 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives. Furthermore, of the 2.4 million self-defense cases, more than 192,000 are by women defending themselves against sexual assault. And in less than eight percent of those occasions is a shot actually fired. The vast majority of the time (92%), the mere presence of a firearm helps to avert a major crime from occurring. That is what Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) concluded after extensive research. According to Rep. Bartlett, the number of defensive uses is four times the number of crimes reported committed with guns. John Lott, senior research scientist at the University of Maryland, agrees with Bartlett. His book "More Guns, Less Crime" documents the fact that--instead of being a cause of crime--firearms in the hands of private citizens are actually a major deterrent to crime. Another fact conveniently ignored by the major media is the connection between wanton killings and so-called "gun-free" zones. For an example of this, look no further than the Virginia Tech massacre. In spite of Virginia state laws that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons for self- defense, Virginia Tech forbade its students and faculty from carrying weapons for self-defense on campus. Had a student or faculty member been armed--as was Ms. Assam in the Colorado Springs attack--no doubt many, if not most, of the Virginia Tech victims would not have died. Obviously, bad guys do not pay any attention to "gun-free" zones, except to note that such zones create a free-killing environment. Is it any wonder that those states and cities with the most restrictive gun control laws tend to also be home to the highest crime rates? The old saying is still true. "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns." There is another saying I like even better. "When guns are outlawed, I will be an outlaw." Even our Lord understood and validated the right of every person to arm themselves for personal self-defense. He said, "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." (Luke 22:36 KJV) The old Roman sword was the First Century equivalent of a modern handgun. It was the most practical and convenient form of self-defense available at that time. Also, please note that at least two of Jesus' disciples (one of whom was Simon Peter) were in the habit of carrying their own personal swords, and Jesus never rebuked them. (See Luke 22:38.) |
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prevent mental cases form buying guns
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:37:59 -0800 (PST), trippin-2-8-track
wrote: BUY A GUN By Pastor Chuck Baldwin December 14, 2007 NewsWithViews.com snip Another one of Charlie Nudo's "news" sources that aren't, along with "Newsmax" and other false, misleading web sites that wouldn't know the truth if it were rammed up their asses. Charlie's a good example of what happens with mentally challenged citizens who purposely feed on misinformation, rather than use what little abilities they have to ferret out good information. After all, he uses "Wikipedia," probably one of the most corrupted and inaccurate source authorities on the planet, as HIS source authority. The results are all too obvious. Relative to "gun rights," though...would YOU want Charlie Nudo to have a loaded weapon within shooting range of you, your loved ones, or your property? Ask yourself that question next time the 'gun debate' comes up. |
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prevent mental cases form buying guns
On Dec 29, 11:33*am, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:37:59 -0800 (PST), trippin-2-8-track wrote: BUY A GUN By Pastor Chuck Baldwin December 14, 2007 NewsWithViews.com snip Another one of Charlie Nudo's "news" sources that aren't, along with "Newsmax" and other false, misleading web sites that wouldn't know the truth if it were rammed up their asses. Charlie's a good example of what happens with mentally challenged citizens who purposely feed on misinformation, rather than use what little abilities they have to ferret out good information. *After all, he uses "Wikipedia," probably one of the most corrupted and inaccurate source authorities on the planet, as HIS source authority. *The results are all too obvious. Relative to "gun rights," though...would YOU want Charlie Nudo to have a loaded weapon within shooting range of you, your loved ones, or your property? *Ask yourself that question next time the 'gun debate' comes up. To all who may read this at any future date: Everything "DeserTBob" is saying, is a complete falsehood. "DeserTBob" is an unemployed illegal alien from the West Coast USA. He was a former Bell Systems employee "phone guy" who was fired from his job- he faked an injury to get disability- so now he sits home and trolls the internet, harassing people- for lack of anything else constructive to do. "DeserTBob" bought 2 items from "66fourdoor" on Ebay at one time. One was an 8-track alignment tape- the other was a VHS movie tape. "DeserTBob" was unhappy with the items, the seller agreed willingly to issue a full refund (still that seller's policy to this day), once the items were returned. "DeserTBob" returned the alignment tape and received a full $40 refund. "DeserTBob" kept the VHS tape because in reality, there was nothing wrong with either item- and the movie tape was a rare out of print NON- COPYRIGHTED movie, otherwise unavailable. (it has since been re-released on DVD). The returned alignment tape was later resold to another buyer on Ebay, who left positive feedback for it. "DeserTBob" then left a negative feedback for the seller, even though he got a full refund- "DesertBob" has continued to harass the seller and seller's family ever since, for over 3 years now. This is nothing new to "DeserTBob"- rather, it's way of life for him- he also purchased (8) tapes from another seller for ONE CENT each, only to leave the seller 8 negative feedbacks, stating "not worth a penny". Eventually a large quantity of complaints started flooding into Ebay, concerning "DeserTBob" and his auction harassment. Ebay then banned DeserTBob's Ebay username, which was "VOXPOPPER". "DeserTBob" then returned to Ebay using a second name, calling himself "XCALIBER44"- and started once again harassing various Ebay sellers' auctions. He was again reported to Ebay, and "XCALIBER44" was also banned. These current slanders/libels against Ebay sellers by "DeserTBob" are completely unfounded- if you check the seller's feedback, you'll find they have 99.9% positive feedback, with only 2 negatives in 6 years. "DeserTBob" simply has an axe to grind, for being banned from Ebay himself. Furthermore, "DeserTBob" is decidedly anti-American, anti-USA, hates the military, and is basically a socialist-communist-liberal left-wing radical. He fears and despises anyone religious in any way, and he also doesn't believe in God. "DeserTBob" once posted a comment on Usenet that said "**** Christmas". He can't accomplish anything himself, so he tears down other good Americans who are out there, trying to make a living. He goes through a yearly holiday depression and attacks everyone on the internet, even moreso during holiday seasons- he has no family to speak of, and obviously suffers from not being loved by his mother enough, as a child. |
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prevent mental cases form buying guns
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:40 -0800 (PST), trippin-2-8-track
wrote: On Dec 29, 11:33*am, DeserTBoB wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:37:59 -0800 (PST), trippin-2-8-track wrote: BUY A GUN By Pastor Chuck Baldwin December 14, 2007 NewsWithViews.com snip Another one of Charlie Nudo's "news" sources that aren't, along with "Newsmax" and other false, misleading web sites that wouldn't know the truth if it were rammed up their asses. Charlie's a good example of what happens with mentally challenged citizens who purposely feed on misinformation, rather than use what little abilities they have to ferret out good information. *After all, he uses "Wikipedia," probably one of the most corrupted and inaccurate source authorities on the planet, as HIS source authority. *The results are all too obvious. Relative to "gun rights," though...would YOU want Charlie Nudo to have a loaded weapon within shooting range of you, your loved ones, or your property? *Ask yourself that question next time the 'gun debate' comes up. To all who may read this at any future date: Everything "DeserTBob" is saying, is a complete falsehood. snip Obviously, Charlie's keyboard is all gummed up. He can't type...only cut and paste. Either that, or maybe his fingers are frostbitten from trying to get his piece of crap 1974 Gilson lawn tractor running again! Snowbound again, Noodles? By the way...."top posting" like you're doing does absolutely no good to anyone except the small minority who use "Goo Goo" as their Usenet server. To everyone else, you're just making a longer and longer thread, to which your "cut and paste" idiotic replies just wind up down on the bottom...where you belong...on the bottom of Lake Bumler! |
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