Well here is a copy of an email I received today from Google Adsense. Google owns Blogspot which I have used for my blog... I am very dissappointed in their interpretation of "sensitive content"... If any of you have been to 2xtap.blogspot.com you will see for yourself that I make every attempt to be sensitive to others and their views towards firearms.
Hello,
As mentioned in our welcome email, we conduct a second review of your
AdSense application once AdSense code is placed on your site(s). As a
result of this review, we have disapproved your account for the following
violation(s):
Issues:
- Sensitive content
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Further detail:
Sensitive content: We have reviewed your site and found that many of the
ads that would appear on your site would not be relevant to your site's
content. As the ads would not provide a valuable experience for your
site's users or our advertisers, we feel that your site isn't a good fit
for the AdSense program at this time.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Denver theater shooting.
If you have been following last nights shooting in Denver, please read the following then sign up for the next CCW class. I wanted so bad to post my feelings on social media, however, I resisted until I read Ebbs' article attached here...
Carry Less, Carry More… A Dark Night for The Dark Knight by EBBS on JULY 20, 2012 ·
My apologies if this seems a bit “ranty” and incoherent. I haven’t slept much after seeing “The Dark Knight Rises” last night and immediately being plunged into this fiasco. So I’m exhausted, overwhelmed and furious beyond imagination. That said, I sure hope that despite typos and incoherent rambling this helps to sort some things out for you who either currently carry concealed or are considering the step because of an incident like this.
WHERE WE ARE A horrific atrocity occurred last night right around 1:15am at the Century Theaters in Aurora, Colorado. 24 year old James Holmes busted entered into a theater through an emergency exit armed with a rifle, a shotgun, two handguns and a couple of smoke grenades he tossed into the crowd and waited to take effect before charging into the crowd spraying bullets in every direction fathomable. The current report from 9 News in Denver (they’ve proven to be the fastest and most accurate with updates) is that 71 total were shot including one victim in an adjoining theater and 10 died on the scene with 2 more dying later at the hospital. By the time I heard of the incident following the showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” I attended at my theater an hour straight due north of the Aurora cinema at 3:00am or so the internet and social media sights were already blowing up with buzz about the shooting. And it didn’t take long for the antis to start fueling their fires.
SITTING DUCKS Many theaters in the area (I live in Northern Colorado) have a GFZ or “Gun Free Zone” and “No Legal Carry” policy for their buildings. This means there are signs posted at the front doors and ticket windows declaring that no guns regardless or orientation are allowed in the building. Which immediately makes everyone entering in safer, right? But last night’s incident shows us that a crowd of unarmed people (with police far from “at the ready” even if they’re just around the corner) are essentially a shooting gallery for an unstable adult with no regard or responsibility for human souls.
What a “GUN FREE ZONE” basically says is that no one is allowed to have guns but the bad guys. You wouldn’t see something this rabid take place at a gun show or in areas where citizens arming themselves is welcomed and encouraged. The bad guys can read signs, and when the sign says “GUN FREE ZONE” it more or less reads “COME ON IN!” to the killer. When people are allowed to defend themselves and face a coward with force equal or greater to what the villain is presenting, often times they run like the sissies they are, regardless of “knockdown power” of the weapon confronting the bad guy.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? It’s almost wildly ironic but not funny in the least that earlier this week I had scheduled a post to go live this morning titled “CARRY LESS, CARRY MORE” which directly covers orientating your EDC (or Everyday Carry) in such a way that you’ll FORCE yourself to carry your firearm every day. What’s the point of public and personal defenders with licenses to do so that do not carry their weapon? So let’s say you ignore or “don’t see” the sign. You’re carrying in a crowd of 200 (or more) people completely unaware of their surroundings while the most anticipated movie of the past 5 years is on the big screen when a deranged madman comes in the door, starts popping off smoke grenades to blind and disorient the overwhelmed crowd. Things happen so fast there really isn’t time to think about a laundry list of action options. Questions present themselves regarding your action steps if YOU are the one capable of meeting this force of evil with a force of balance. Do you stand and shout to get his attention then start returning fire? Remember this fella was wearing a “bulletproof” (fake term) vest when he entered. How confident am I at taking a head shot from 20 yards away? Will I hit someone else? Do I sneak up on him? Can I hide behind someone else whose already running toward the door? What’s that smell? Common sense says when shots are fired in your vicinity you GET DOWN! But the human condition incites curiosity instead. For instance, when someone shouts, “DUCK!” what does the person within earshot do? He turns and looks! GET DOWN and get below the action. Common sense also says the guy with the gun will keep shooting until he runs out of ammo or is stopped. He needs to be stopped. He needs to stop shooting and you the counter gunman needs to decide if you’ll take your chances with someone else getting murdered over you so you can return home to your family or do you put yourself at risk (you’re already in harm’s way, it’s chosen you) for a myriad of strangers? That’s a personal choice, one I can’t make for you. Upon receiving your concealed carry permit you may have had grand schemes of heroism and dashing feats of strength like Superman or, ahem, Batman. But reality is a cruel thing. These are ALL questions that need to be thought out and decided upon BEFORE you strap a sidearm to your belt that first time. This is where seeking out and receiving reputable and yearly (at least) training comes in. If you train to think, train to react, and train to respond through repetition if and God forbid when a situation like this arises I pray you’ll be prepared to make the right choice. Training teaches the carrier/shooter to think through situations before they happen and equally as important what the laws are and how to respond AFTER engaging the assailant. What happens when the police arrive? What if they shoot at me? How do I identify myself as the good guy? ALL questions you must have answers to before an incident enters your world. CARRYING WHERE YOU CAN’T CARRY In this situation (a movie theater) concealed carry owners are faced with what I would flippantly refer to as the lesser of two evils. You can either carry your weapon knowing no one will find out unless you’re required to wield it, or don’t carry at all and choose to take your chances with the lottery. Many states vary on their punishment for carrying in areas where it is strictly posted that CCW is disallowed, so knowing state laws for punishment regarding carrying concealed in restricted areas is very important. Again this is your responsibility and where training comes in. I’m simply talking through the equation presenting tools for getting the job done. NOT suggesting you do any one particular thing in the heat of battle. The question begs itself, “Would I rather increase the odds of returning home to my family if a nut job walks in and starts blasting and face the consequences of arming myself where I shouldn’t, or will I obey the law to a letter and be left defenseless in the face of superior firepower?” HOWEVER… no one says we have to give patronage to those who snub their noses at the constitution… namely the second amendment. By giving your money and sitting in the theater you’re essentially saying you’re okay with their rules and while you’re in their house you’ll do what they say. And those are the grounds you’ll be punished under. No one forced you into the fabled “GUN FREE ZONE.” You went willingly on your own accord and even paid to get in.
DO YOUR PART If you’re educated about these matters and understand what a farce a “GUN FREE ZONE” is, we need to work together to combat the hype and lies generated by mainstream media. No one remembers the incident 3 months ago in the same community where a gunman was stopped by a good guy with a gun. “Oh you’re convinced an inanimate object can kill so many people?” Come on guys. Had James Holmes decided all these people needed to die on the spot he could have rented a Komatzu D575 bulldozer and come through the screen of the theater. Disarming law abiding citizens is giving the advantage to the bad guys. Killing as many people as possible as fast as possible was his plan and whether he had guns or not it would have happened. Had someone been in the theater with a gun with force that could have met his then possibly more people could have been spared. Do you have a Concealed Carry Permit but your gun is sitting in the safe at home? Do what it takes to carry your gun. Educate yourself. Arm yourself. And if you’re not going to take the risk of carrying where it’s posted as not allowed, stop bellyaching and don’t patronize that business. I guarantee the 71 people that fell under James Holmes’ guns last night didn’t think it would be their night either. You. Just. Never. Know.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, EBBS? I’m no sheepdog. I wouldn’t consider myself a public defender nor do I aspire to go running towards gunshots when heard in the distance. But when faced with immediate and impending danger I do feel a responsibility for others. Especially those deemed as “helpless” or uneducated in this area under these circumstances. If it were me, and I happened to have a carry gun (or 2, I’m not telling) in a “GUN FREE ZONE” I would personally much rather contend with the wolves AFTER eliminating a psychopath intent on destroying everything in his way than have an officer visit my home and explain to my wife how I was mowed down in cold blood. Is there still a chance of that happening anyway? Absolutely, but I’ll take my chances battling evil over allowing it to run its course with no opposition.
“THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO FLOURISH IS THAT GOOD MEN DO NOTHING.” – EDMUND BURKE
Carry Less, Carry More… A Dark Night for The Dark Knight by EBBS on JULY 20, 2012 ·
My apologies if this seems a bit “ranty” and incoherent. I haven’t slept much after seeing “The Dark Knight Rises” last night and immediately being plunged into this fiasco. So I’m exhausted, overwhelmed and furious beyond imagination. That said, I sure hope that despite typos and incoherent rambling this helps to sort some things out for you who either currently carry concealed or are considering the step because of an incident like this.
WHERE WE ARE A horrific atrocity occurred last night right around 1:15am at the Century Theaters in Aurora, Colorado. 24 year old James Holmes busted entered into a theater through an emergency exit armed with a rifle, a shotgun, two handguns and a couple of smoke grenades he tossed into the crowd and waited to take effect before charging into the crowd spraying bullets in every direction fathomable. The current report from 9 News in Denver (they’ve proven to be the fastest and most accurate with updates) is that 71 total were shot including one victim in an adjoining theater and 10 died on the scene with 2 more dying later at the hospital. By the time I heard of the incident following the showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” I attended at my theater an hour straight due north of the Aurora cinema at 3:00am or so the internet and social media sights were already blowing up with buzz about the shooting. And it didn’t take long for the antis to start fueling their fires.
SITTING DUCKS Many theaters in the area (I live in Northern Colorado) have a GFZ or “Gun Free Zone” and “No Legal Carry” policy for their buildings. This means there are signs posted at the front doors and ticket windows declaring that no guns regardless or orientation are allowed in the building. Which immediately makes everyone entering in safer, right? But last night’s incident shows us that a crowd of unarmed people (with police far from “at the ready” even if they’re just around the corner) are essentially a shooting gallery for an unstable adult with no regard or responsibility for human souls.
What a “GUN FREE ZONE” basically says is that no one is allowed to have guns but the bad guys. You wouldn’t see something this rabid take place at a gun show or in areas where citizens arming themselves is welcomed and encouraged. The bad guys can read signs, and when the sign says “GUN FREE ZONE” it more or less reads “COME ON IN!” to the killer. When people are allowed to defend themselves and face a coward with force equal or greater to what the villain is presenting, often times they run like the sissies they are, regardless of “knockdown power” of the weapon confronting the bad guy.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? It’s almost wildly ironic but not funny in the least that earlier this week I had scheduled a post to go live this morning titled “CARRY LESS, CARRY MORE” which directly covers orientating your EDC (or Everyday Carry) in such a way that you’ll FORCE yourself to carry your firearm every day. What’s the point of public and personal defenders with licenses to do so that do not carry their weapon? So let’s say you ignore or “don’t see” the sign. You’re carrying in a crowd of 200 (or more) people completely unaware of their surroundings while the most anticipated movie of the past 5 years is on the big screen when a deranged madman comes in the door, starts popping off smoke grenades to blind and disorient the overwhelmed crowd. Things happen so fast there really isn’t time to think about a laundry list of action options. Questions present themselves regarding your action steps if YOU are the one capable of meeting this force of evil with a force of balance. Do you stand and shout to get his attention then start returning fire? Remember this fella was wearing a “bulletproof” (fake term) vest when he entered. How confident am I at taking a head shot from 20 yards away? Will I hit someone else? Do I sneak up on him? Can I hide behind someone else whose already running toward the door? What’s that smell? Common sense says when shots are fired in your vicinity you GET DOWN! But the human condition incites curiosity instead. For instance, when someone shouts, “DUCK!” what does the person within earshot do? He turns and looks! GET DOWN and get below the action. Common sense also says the guy with the gun will keep shooting until he runs out of ammo or is stopped. He needs to be stopped. He needs to stop shooting and you the counter gunman needs to decide if you’ll take your chances with someone else getting murdered over you so you can return home to your family or do you put yourself at risk (you’re already in harm’s way, it’s chosen you) for a myriad of strangers? That’s a personal choice, one I can’t make for you. Upon receiving your concealed carry permit you may have had grand schemes of heroism and dashing feats of strength like Superman or, ahem, Batman. But reality is a cruel thing. These are ALL questions that need to be thought out and decided upon BEFORE you strap a sidearm to your belt that first time. This is where seeking out and receiving reputable and yearly (at least) training comes in. If you train to think, train to react, and train to respond through repetition if and God forbid when a situation like this arises I pray you’ll be prepared to make the right choice. Training teaches the carrier/shooter to think through situations before they happen and equally as important what the laws are and how to respond AFTER engaging the assailant. What happens when the police arrive? What if they shoot at me? How do I identify myself as the good guy? ALL questions you must have answers to before an incident enters your world. CARRYING WHERE YOU CAN’T CARRY In this situation (a movie theater) concealed carry owners are faced with what I would flippantly refer to as the lesser of two evils. You can either carry your weapon knowing no one will find out unless you’re required to wield it, or don’t carry at all and choose to take your chances with the lottery. Many states vary on their punishment for carrying in areas where it is strictly posted that CCW is disallowed, so knowing state laws for punishment regarding carrying concealed in restricted areas is very important. Again this is your responsibility and where training comes in. I’m simply talking through the equation presenting tools for getting the job done. NOT suggesting you do any one particular thing in the heat of battle. The question begs itself, “Would I rather increase the odds of returning home to my family if a nut job walks in and starts blasting and face the consequences of arming myself where I shouldn’t, or will I obey the law to a letter and be left defenseless in the face of superior firepower?” HOWEVER… no one says we have to give patronage to those who snub their noses at the constitution… namely the second amendment. By giving your money and sitting in the theater you’re essentially saying you’re okay with their rules and while you’re in their house you’ll do what they say. And those are the grounds you’ll be punished under. No one forced you into the fabled “GUN FREE ZONE.” You went willingly on your own accord and even paid to get in.
DO YOUR PART If you’re educated about these matters and understand what a farce a “GUN FREE ZONE” is, we need to work together to combat the hype and lies generated by mainstream media. No one remembers the incident 3 months ago in the same community where a gunman was stopped by a good guy with a gun. “Oh you’re convinced an inanimate object can kill so many people?” Come on guys. Had James Holmes decided all these people needed to die on the spot he could have rented a Komatzu D575 bulldozer and come through the screen of the theater. Disarming law abiding citizens is giving the advantage to the bad guys. Killing as many people as possible as fast as possible was his plan and whether he had guns or not it would have happened. Had someone been in the theater with a gun with force that could have met his then possibly more people could have been spared. Do you have a Concealed Carry Permit but your gun is sitting in the safe at home? Do what it takes to carry your gun. Educate yourself. Arm yourself. And if you’re not going to take the risk of carrying where it’s posted as not allowed, stop bellyaching and don’t patronize that business. I guarantee the 71 people that fell under James Holmes’ guns last night didn’t think it would be their night either. You. Just. Never. Know.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, EBBS? I’m no sheepdog. I wouldn’t consider myself a public defender nor do I aspire to go running towards gunshots when heard in the distance. But when faced with immediate and impending danger I do feel a responsibility for others. Especially those deemed as “helpless” or uneducated in this area under these circumstances. If it were me, and I happened to have a carry gun (or 2, I’m not telling) in a “GUN FREE ZONE” I would personally much rather contend with the wolves AFTER eliminating a psychopath intent on destroying everything in his way than have an officer visit my home and explain to my wife how I was mowed down in cold blood. Is there still a chance of that happening anyway? Absolutely, but I’ll take my chances battling evil over allowing it to run its course with no opposition.
“THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO FLOURISH IS THAT GOOD MEN DO NOTHING.” – EDMUND BURKE
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Shooters "Prevent" Forest fires...
From the National shooting sports foundation, here are some helpful tips.
1. Make it a point to know the regulations and rules related to shooting in areas experiencing dry and hot conditions, whether on public or private land or at shooting ranges. Many national forests, for example, do not allow recreational shooting when fire restrictions are in effect.
2. Consider the type of ammunition and targets you are using. Minimize the risk of fires by not using steel-jacked ammunition, ammunition with steel-core components, tracer rounds or exploding targets in fire-prone areas.
3. Remember that equipment, such as cars and ATV's, can have extremely hot exhaust systems that could ignite dry vegetation, so park only in designated areas.
4. Extinguish and dispose of smoking materials safely.
5. Follow guidelines to extinguish campfires.
6. Warn others of potential dangers and behaviors for starting wildfires.
7. Report any wildfire you see to authorities.
8. Spread this message to other target shooters, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts.
9. Have fun and be safe.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
New shooting range in Flagstaff.
Welcome back Flagstaff. I used to live there in the late eighties and early nineties. We used to drive south of Wynona all the time to shoot. Now there is an official shooting range. I am looking forward to trying it out.
Public invited to grand opening of Northern Arizona Shooting Range on July 7 2012.
Arizona Game and Fish Department
PHOENIX, AZ – -(Ammoland.com)- The public is invited to the grand opening of the Northern Arizona Shooting Range, located east of Flagstaff, on Saturday, July 7, 2012.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with an honor guard presentation of colors by officers from the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety, followed by remarks from Game and Fish Department Director Larry Voyles, Game and Fish Commissioners Jack Husted and John W. Harris, Northern Arizona Shooting Foundation President Bill Gow, former Game and Fish Commissioner Michael Golightly, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, Arizona House Representative Tom Chabin, and other invited dignitaries.
Following the remarks, there will be a traditional Hopi blessing by representatives from the Hopi Tribe, and then the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the range.
Following the ceremony, the public will have the opportunity to shoot .22 rifles on the 100-yard range and try out archery on the 50-yard range. Loaner .22 rifles, ammunition and archery gear will be available for this activity.
Public invited to grand opening of Northern Arizona Shooting Range on July 7 2012.
Shotgun shooters can sign up for the National Sporting Clay Association registered sporting clays events or the fun shoots. Registration for these events opens at 9 a.m. for the Saturday shoots, which begins at 11 a.m. On Sunday, shooting events begin at 10 a.m., and registration opens at 8 a.m. The NSCA registered shoots cost $50 for 100 targets, including fees. Sporting clays fun shoots are $30 for 100 targets. Some 12-gauge shells will be available for $6 per box. Cash or check only for entry fees and shells. A food vendor will also be on site Saturday. Visit www.azgfd.gov/ctc2/documents/Julyyourawomenflyer2.pdf for more information.
The opening of the Northern Arizona Shooting Range is the culmination of a long-term effort by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and shooting sports enthusiasts to establish a public shooting range in the Flagstaff vicinity. Northern Arizona residents had been without a rifle and pistol shooting range since 1968. In 1994, closures of the local shotgun and archery ranges resulted in one of Arizona’s largest communities not having a designated place for recreational/competitive shooting and law enforcement training.
In July 2010, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission purchased the 160-acre Foster Ranch in Coconino County. The ranch property was an ideal venue for establishing a much-needed local public shooting range to serve surrounding communities’ law enforcement training, hunter education, hunter sight-in, and recreational and competitive shooting of firearms and archery.
In March 2012, the Arizona Game and Fish Department signed an agreement with the Northern Arizona Shooting Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, to operate the range.
The Northern Arizona Shooting Range is located approximately seven miles southwest of Winona. Take I-40 east from Flagstaff about 10 miles to the Winona Exit (Exit 211). Head south on the Winona Ranch Road for about two miles to Forest Road 128. Take a right (west) on Forest Road 128 and follow it for about four miles. The range is on the left (east) side of the road at Forest Road 128A. Follow the signs.
Distributed to you by - AmmoLand.com – The Shooting Sports News source.
Friday, June 29, 2012
No New Taxes
I for one do not beleive the Republicans nor do I trust the Democrats. This is by far the best artical I have read since the SC ruled on Obamacare.
The government can now tax us for living
by Linoge
If my understanding is correct - and I make absolutely no claims that it is, given that far smarter and better-educated people than me are still arguing over the specific details - the following has transpired:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - colloquially known as "ObamaCare" - was passed with strict and absolute adherence to the notion that it was not a tax. Specifically:
STEPHANOPOULOS: That may be, but it’s still a tax increase.
OBAMA: No. That’s not true, George. The — for us to say that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. What it’s saying is, is that we’re not going to have other people carrying your burdens for you anymore than the fact that right now everybody in America, just about, has to get auto insurance. Nobody considers that a tax increase. People say to themselves, that is a fair way to make sure that if you hit my car, that I’m not covering all the costs.
[...]
STEPHANOPOULOS: I — I don’t think I’m making it up. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: Tax — “a charge, usually of money, imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.”
OBAMA: George, the fact that you looked up Merriam’s Dictionary, the definition of tax increase, indicates to me that you’re stretching a little bit right now. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have gone to the dictionary to check on the definition. I mean what…
STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, no, but…
OBAMA: …what you’re saying is…
STEPHANOPOULOS: I wanted to check for myself. But your critics say it is a tax increase.
OBAMA: My critics say everything is a tax increase. My critics say that I’m taking over every sector of the economy. You know that. Look, we can have a legitimate debate about whether or not we’re going to have an individual mandate or not, but…
STEPHANOPOULOS: But you reject that it’s a tax increase?
OBAMA: I absolutely reject that notion.
However, the Supreme Court of the United States of America just ruled that the "individual mandate" section of ObamaCare constitutes a tax, and is therefore acceptable under the law.
Taking those two data points in and of themselves and discarding everything else surrounding this discussion, it would seem to me that passing a law as not-a-tax in the House, not-a-tax in the Senate, and not-a-tax on the President's very desk, and then turning around and clarifying / transforming / explaining the law as an actual tax after it has already been signed and added to the United States Code constitutes the very definition of "taxation without representation", or, as a certain document once put it, "imposing Taxes on us without our Consent".
I genuinely have to wonder if our government, and, worse, the people who elected our supposed "representatives" into their respective positions, comprehend the fact that people have died, wars have been fought, and countries have been shattered and reformed over "a long train of abuses and usurpations" as the one they are constructing today...
On a somewhat related point, did you know that the "lay and collect Taxes" part of the enumeration of Congress' power in Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution means the Congress can tax you for not owning something? According to Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority decision, it does:
Rather, it makes going without insurance just another thing the Government taxes, like buying gasoline or earning income. And if the mandate is in effect just a tax hike on certain taxpayers who do not have health insurance, it may be within Congress’s constitutional power to tax.
The lengths and extents to which that ability could and will be abused are simply mind-boggling. Oh, you do not own an electric car? You do not own super-expensive impossible-to-get firearm-owner's liability insurance? Oh, you do not own a telescreen? Well, that lack of ownership is "just another thing the Government taxes".
It will be completely impossible for me to take seriously anything further said by someone who whinges about how D.C. vs. Heller "rewrote" the Constitution but simultaneously praises this ruling, and I will be very sorely pressed to not smack said person upside the head for good measure.
The same holds for any Republican who has the unmitigated gall to tell me I have to vote for Romney, because having a "conservative" picking Supreme Court Justices is essential! Guess what, dumbasses? Roberts was chosen by none other than President George W. Bush.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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