WWJD about the 2d Amendment

While watching a video clip about a car dealer who was giving away a firearm with each car purchase, I heard a left wing news reader spewing forth her usual liberal bias but this time she made a statement and the person she was trying to embarrass had an interesting answer albeit one that I disagreed with.

She took a page from the Conservative belief manual and asked the pro gun, 2d Amendment advocate “What would Jesus Do?” The man answered that they didn’t have guns back then but he is sure that Jesus would have carried a sword.

Actually I don’t think Jesus would have carried any weapon, today he would fall into the category of a “conscientious objector” but he would have served. We are very aware that Jesus’ disciples carried swords and that they used them.  Much more learned men than me have debated and philosophized about Jesus and his use of the word “sword” in His teachings.

My personal beliefs are that Jesus is the sword in the battle of good versus evil on the spiritual plane. You have to remember that Jesus Himself separated actions into the worldly and the spiritual. He advocated to his disciples that they stand up for themselves against tyranny and that they protect others. And I believe that that is the purpose of the 2d Amendment.

Owning and carrying a firearm is not “living by the sword” in my opinion. That phrase means living for violence not protecting yourself or others. If you own and/or carry a firearm you have a great responsibility. Knowing when and how to apply deadly force is not easy, it requires training and the proper mind-set.

When I had to pull the trigger I relied on three things, in this order, God, my gun and my training. Our forefathers understood human nature and knew that if the populace was disarmed that only tyranny would rule. That is why we have the 2d Amendment. The 2d Amendment gives us not only the right to bear arms but the responsibility to bear arms in order to prevent oppression. Carrying a weapon to protect yourself and others is not only a right but it is the patriotic thing to do.

None of us is perfect. The last perfect person on Earth was Jesus and we all know what the politicians did to Him.

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Guns Come to Church

A few minutes before New Bethel Church’s highly publicized “open-carry service” began Saturday evening, Lynne Smith walked into the sanctuary with her husband and two friends and took a seat in the front row.

Reporting for TIME Magazine, Cary G. Stemle said that when asked what weapon she had with her, Smith had to stop and think about which gun she’d brought but finally said it was a Beretta .25 automatic. Her husband, Michael Houston, wore a Browning .380 in a holster. Their friends, Ted and Barbara Grant, were also carrying weapons.

Barbara, wearing a NYPD baseball cap, had a Ruger .38 revolver, while Ted, who wore a ball cap with the National Rifle Association logo on the side and “Silver Bullet Brigade” on the front, had a Taurus .40 caliber automatic.

TIME said that the unusual gathering was entirely legal and acceptable to the leaders of New Bethel, an Assemblies of God church in Louisville, Kentucky, that invited people to bring their unloaded guns to this first-ever event. Neither of the two couples in the front row are New Bethel members.

A statement on the church’s web site about the event said that gun ownership is not part of the gospel message, which is Jesus Christ, His life, death, burial and resurrection.

The statement continued, “Gun ownership falls under the scope of Christian liberty. One may either choose to own or not own a firearm. But as soon as someone yells ‘foul,’ or that this event or activity is not something that one may do as a Christian, the matter now becomes inextricably linked with the gospel.”

The web site continued, “We recognize that some will disagree with us about this event, and we respect their right to do so. Yet, in the words of one of the greatest theologians ever to come from the Christian faith, ‘To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.’ (St. Thomas Aquinas).

A disclaimer on the web page referring to the event said, “All visitors to New Bethel Church Property enter at their own risk. New Bethel Church will not be held responsible for injuries to you or damage to your personal property.”

Smith told TIME she read about the service in the Louisville Courier-Journal and came “to see what was going on.”

All four are longtime NRA members, she said, and all are deeply worried that the federal government will mount an effort to take away the right to bear arms they believe is enshrined in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

TIME said that generalized concern was expressed in various ways by various people at the service, which became an international media sensation when it hit Louisville’s mainstream press early this month. Pastor Ken Pagano, a former Marine and a volunteer chaplain with the Louisville Metro Police Department, suggested the idea more than a year ago when the church board was brainstorming ways to expand its outreach.

Just after five o’clock, Pastor Ken Pagano stepped to the microphone, welcomed the crowd of about 175 and summarized the ground rules.

“All arms are to be holstered,” TIME reported he said. “It’s a cold-range carry as a show of support for the Second Amendment and First Amendment.”

TIME said Pagano focused on a number of issues he has dealt with before while being interviewed by journalists from Australia to Ireland.

They are that pacifism is optional for Christians; society faces more risks from texting and Twittering drivers on the highway than from guns; and “we’re not doing anything illegal, immoral or unconstitutional, so why apologize?”

TIME said he promised to keep the event (it was not a worship service) to about an hour, though it lasted 90 minutes.

The relaxed program was built largely around music and talking points interspersed with a series of videos downloaded from YouTube.

TIME said the audience sang a verse each of “America, the Beautiful,” “My Country ’tis of Thee,” and “God Bless America.”

They then watched a watched a video clip from the late comedian Red Skelton in which he invokes one of his former teachers who broke down the Pledge of Allegiance word by word. Pagano then asked the crowd to stand and led them in reciting the Pledge.

TIME said two videos featured the magicians Penn and Teller, who support gun rights. In one, they stuff a folded American flag inside a rolled-up copy of the Bill of Rights before seemingly setting it (and only it) on fire; the magicians then challenge the audience to embrace the ambiguity of the illusion and to understand that, regardless, the Bill of Rights remains.

Later, on another video, they parsed the language of the Second Amendment and quibble with those who quibble over punctuation around the word “people” and their right to bear arms.

TIME reported that Pagano related how the church’s insurance carrier refused to cover the event and his efforts to find a one-day rider. Only one agent in the country was willing to underwrite the event, he said – for $2,600. That, he said, illustrates how insurance companies have too much control over regular people. Those remarks, and others from Pagano, drew spontaneous bursts of “that’s right” and “amen.” The church eventually found coverage for $700.

After more videos there was a raffle with prizes of a free NRA membership, gun range time and a pistol.

There was also another video, this time of Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless the USA,” and an invitation to hang out for hot dogs, chips and bottled water.
Afterward, Kevin Terrell, who was among a group of attendees dressed in camouflage, told TIME that his militia group, the Ohio Valley Freedom Fighters, is closely watching various gun legislation in Congress.

He said that former President George Bush’s expansion of presidential power is a problem because he believes the current president has used it to his advantage.

“I used to think I was a right-wing Republican until Bush,” he said. “Now that absolute power has been passed to a left-winger.”

The church didn’t know what to expect from the first-time event, said member Charles Hinckley, a former pastor who carried a Smith & Wesson .380, but it went off smoothly.

TIME said that video cameras were prohibited on church grounds, forcing news crews to do stand-ups beyond the entrance to the church’s long parking lot, and still photos were restricted to one pool photographer.

TIME reported that Pagano, who said church members have a responsibility to stress safe gun usage, would like to make the open-carry service an annual event annual leading to the Fourth of July. And he said he had no problem with an alternative rally, “Bring Your Peaceful Heart … Leave Your Gun at Home,” that coincided with the gun service.

Terry Taylor, who heads Interfaith Paths to Peace, which organized the counter-rally, said there was no need to protest at the New Bethel event. “That’s not how we do things,” TIME reported he said. “We wanted to hold our own event and give something to people that we think is better.”

For more information go to New Bethel Church.

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Jeremy Reynalds is a freelance writer and the founder and CEO of Joy Junction, New Mexico’s largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org He has a master’s degree in communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from Biola University in Los Angeles. His newest book is “The Face of Homelessness.” Additional details are available at http://www.HomelessBook.com. Reynalds’ latest book is “We All Need a Little Help.” It was released on October 3 2008. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

UN: Children have a ‘right’ to grow up in a world without guns.

Michael P. Farris, J.D., of ParentalRights.org, in The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:The Impact on Private Gun-Ownership in America, writes:

“The spread of small arms creates a serious global problem and requires an equally urgent response because the lives and futures of children are at stake. These weapons have extinguished more young lives than they have protected.” – Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF

The vast majority of Americans, regardless of their opinions on the increasing scope of international law, agree with the proposition that children should not be used as soldiers. Accordingly, much of the UN literature that addresses children and guns deals with this military-related issue.

However, a second theme is quickly found in virtually all UN pronouncements about child soldiers and weapons. UN child’s rights advocates believe, teach, and promote the idea that all private gun-ownership is dangerous for children, and that children have the right to grow up in a community that is free from all guns.

As the campaign to seek ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child intensifies, it is important for all Americans to understand the application of this children’s rights treaty to the issue of private gun ownership by American citizens.

Limiting the rights of gun-ownership is not some secret agenda of the UN, but is open for all to see. UNICEF, the official UN agency charged with the worldwide advancement of children’s rights, has published a four-color brochure entitled: “No Guns Please, We Are Children.” The quotation given at the opening of this paper is taken from the front cover of this UNICEF brochure.

Inside this brochure we find the following assertions about guns and children…[Continue reading on ParentalRights.org >>]

 

The Moral Superiority of ‘Gun Control’

Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.

(This came to us by e-mail from Okie Campaigns – We don’t know the original source of the photo.)

 

Be Afraid, Be VERY Afraid (Updated – Congressman demands investigation of Secretary Napolitano’s controversial report)

(Updated)

• Do you believe in the Constitution?
• Do you believe in the 2nd Amendment?
• Do you believe in the 10th amendment?
• Do you believe in supporting Veterans?
• Do you believe in the Law?
• Do you believe the Federal Government should serve the voter not the other way around?
• Are you against illegal immigration?
• Are you supportive of “TEA Parties”?
• Are you a Conservative?

Well if you answered yes to any of these questions the Obama Administration through the Department of Homeland Security is advising local law enforcement agencies to keep an eye on you.

If you have been following TEA Parties on blogs you will notice that they have come under attack as a “sponsored” organization. Many trolls are blaming Fox News, some are blaming Rush Limbaugh, some blame the GOP and some are blaming Bush.

Do we really need any further proof that this Administration is Anti-American? If you believe in the document that this great Country was founded on you are an extremist and must be dealt with. God help anyone who believes in personal freedoms, the Constitution or State’s Rights.

They are already talking amnesty for all 20 million (or more) illegal immigrants. They want to pad the voter roles for the future. You would think that ACORN was able to do enough of that with all the Federal funds that have been poured into their coffers.

The AG Eric Holder has lied about weapons being smuggled into Mexico. The Homeland Security Secretary is dragging her feet on protecting our borders.The Pretender is throwing pizza parties and his press secretary is force feeding the media news about a dog while Somali Pirates thumbed their noses at America. It was amazing the dog hadn’t even arrived at the White House yet but you wouldn’t know that from the media feeding frenzy. The dog isn’t scheduled to arrive until today, April 13th, but it was enough news to divert the attention from Obama being caught on video bowing subserviently to the Saudi King.

Obama sycophants were quick to claim credit for the outstanding job done by the Navy Seals and the Naval Commander on the scene but in reality they were facing an untenable fight with the rules of engagement that they were given. If the pirates hadn’t threatened Captain Phillips’ life so directly the situation would still be unresolved while the media would be reporting about Bo piddling on the grass of the White House. (More on this at How Obama actually delayed pirate rescue, remember you read about this first here)

Also see:

• DHS ignored civil-liberties lawyers’ warnings on report; Update: Senators demand data, explanation
• Jim Khouri: Congressman demands investigation of Secretary Napolitano’s controversial report
• JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Six Things You Should Know About the Homeland Security Report on ‘Rightwing Extremism’
• Press Release from DHS on ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ Report
• Michelle Malkin: You might be a radicalized rightwing extremist if… and Confirmed: The Obama DHS hit job on conservatives is real
• Homeland Security on guard for ‘right-wing extremists’
• Disagree with Obama? Gov’t has eyes on you

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What The North Korean Missile Launch Means

Besides North Korean thumbing their nose at America and at the UN do you really know what the impact of a N. Korean missile test means?

• Iran missile experts in North Korea ‘to help with rocket launch’
• A Missile Shot for Iran

It amazes me that the International Press sees the problem with Obama’s spinelessness yet the American media still fawns over the empty suit and praises him.

It is said the tested missile traveled about 1200 miles before splashing into the ocean. It is no coincidence that this is about the same distance from Iran to Israel!

Obama’s response is let’s give up all our nuclear weapons. He is now demonstrating the mediocre intelligence that he had at Columbia University instead of the alleged high intelligence he supposedly demonstrated at Harvard.

Since the days of the caveman, homo sapiens have had violent tendencies. There will always be mad power hungry leaders who will try to expand their influence with any means possible. Deterrents will always be necessary yet Obama would have us disarm. His administration is stopping research and development on new programs and abandoning those in the pipeline. He is putting America and Americans at risk. He is trying to disarm the citizens. The danger is clear and present yet some Americans choose to ignore the facts.

The UN is already waffling on what do about North Korea just like they have over Iran since 1979 and we now have a President who genuflects to the Saudi King and kowtows to the madman who rules North Korea.

Does America have the spine to stand up to anyone?

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The ‘90%’ Myth is 100% Wrong

Check this out, from William La Jeunesse and Maxim Lott of FoxNews:

“…There’s just one problem with the 90 percent ’statistic’ and it’s a big one:

“It’s just not true.

“In fact, it’s not even close. The fact is, only 17 percent of guns found at Mexican crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.

“What’s true, an ATF spokeswoman told FOXNews.com, in a clarification of the statistic used by her own agency’s assistant director, ‘is that over 90 percent of the traced firearms originate from the U.S.’

“But a large percentage of the guns recovered in Mexico do not get sent back to the U.S. for tracing, because it is obvious from their markings that they do not come from the U.S….(more)”

 

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Gun Sales On Rise In FL On Fear Of An Obama Presidency

Buy your guns now!  The Messiah, Lord Barack the Most Mericiful, may not allow you if he becomes president.

The Supreme Court Upholds the Constitution

From the NRA-ILA:

The Supreme Court this morning struck down the District`s 32-year-old ban on handguns, ruling that the right to bear arms as guaranteed in the Second Amendment applies to individuals and not only to militias.

From the Washington Times:

The Supreme Court this morning struck down the District’s 32-year-old ban on handguns, ruling that the right to bear arms as guaranteed in the Second Amendment applies to individuals and not only to militias.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices’ landmark ruling affirmed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in March of last year that gutted much of the District’s stringent gun statutes. Justice Antonin G. Scalia wrote the court’s majority opinion….(more)

(hat-tip: Okie Campaigns)

Also see:

• Nikitas: Gun Rights Upheld!
• Leslie Carbone-The Second Amendment Survives

 

See also: FHK “Gun” Archive