Staff at Union Grove ISD Are Armed to Protect Students

Union Grove Independent School District (ISD) recently put up a large sign outside their schools stating that their staff is armed and will “Use whatever force necessary” to protect their students.

Community support for the school has been overwhelming since they voted to allow licensed and trained teachers and administrators to carry a firearm on campus back in January.

Any employee that decides to carry a firearm in the school must also complete crisis intervention training and a hostage situation management course.

Which sign would you rather see at your child’s school?

In 1982, a suburb of Atlanta passed a law requiring heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate subsequently dropped 89% in Kennesaw, compared to the modest 10.4% drop in Georgia as a whole.

Ten years later (1991), the residential burglary rate in Kennesaw was still 72% lower than it had been in 1981, before the law was passed.

74% of felons polled agreed that “one reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot during the crime.

57% of felons polled agreed that “criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police.

Concealed carry laws are dropping crime rates across the country. Gun Free Zones are the most dangerous places in America. 

What is the Best Handgun for Personal Protection?

I frequently get emails asking, “What is the best handgun for personal protection?”  My answer is simple: The best handgun for self defense is the one you have with you. 

Guns used 2.5 million times a year in self-defense. Law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year — or about 6,850 times a day.  1 This means that each year, firearms are used more than 80 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives.

Of the 2.5 million times citizens use their guns to defend themselves every year, the overwhelming majority merely brandish their gun to scare off their attackers.  An armed citizen kills or wounds an attacker Less than 8% of the time that they produce a firearm in a self defense situation.

So any gun is better than no gun.  Get training. Get your concealed carry permit and get a handgun that you will never leave home without.  If you’re not going to carry the gun, it’s not going to do you or your loved ones any good.

I suggest installing a simple but secure gun vault lock box in your vehicle to store your handgun before entering any”gun free zones”. 

If you are a first time gun buyer, do some research.  There are tons of excellent personal defense handguns available for $400-$500. Price will vary depending on where you live and what retail outlets are in your area.    If you live in an area that has Academy Sports and Outdoors, check them out for good selection and very competitive prices.  Bud’s Online has a good reputation with some of the most competitive prices found.  But keep in mind that the gun will have to be shipped to an FFL for processing.  The FFL transfer fee usually runs between $24-50 for online transfers.

We live in the golden age of handguns.  If you are overwhelmed and just can’t decide, I’m comfortable recommending a Glock Model 19 9mm. safe action pistol (any generation) as your first handgun.  It’s a versatile handgun that comes with two standard 15 round magazines in most states.  It’s a mid-size handgun, which is technically a compact model that falls between the full size Glock 17 and sub-compact Glock 26. 

Any Striker fired pistols similar to the Glock 19  would make a good choice for a self defense handgun.  I recommend that every gun owner have a striker fired 9mm handgun in their inventory.  Glock striker fired handguns are similar to Smith and Wesson M&P pistols , Springfield XD pistols ,  the Ruger SR9 series and my new favorite compact 9mm handgun, the Walther PPQ .

If you are looking for a sub-compact self defense pistol , I highly recommend the M&P Shield 9mm.

If you are looking for a concealed carry revolver, check out the Ruger LCR line up.

I prefer the fire power of a semi-auto pistol for self defense, but there is no denying the simplicity and reliability of revolver.   If you are on a budget, check out the improved Taurus revolver line up.

I didn’t mention Sig Sauer, also known as Sig Arms, which is an excellent firearms manufacturer.  There used to be two kinds of gun guys, either Glock guys or Sig guys.  Basically, it was a “striker fire” or “hammer fire” preference.  Today, many gun owners own both Sig and Glock handguns along with many other manufacturers, including Beretta . As I mentioned earlier, we are living in the Golden Age of Handguns.

Sig Sauer makes excellent premium firearms .  I’ve found that a striker fired pistol is usually the best choice for shooters with limited training and experience.  But if you are a traditionalist, who wants a hammer fired handgun, you may want to check out Sig Sauer.  The most popular premium models, start around $700.  Sig is now manufacturing an entry line of hammer fired pistols ( P250’s &  SP2022 models). I don’t have any experience with those models.  I’ve seen them in north Texas Academy Sports and Outdoors for $430/$460.

I don’t recommend single action, 1911 style pistols as primary self defense “fighting” pistols for new shooters and those with limited shooting experience.  However, 1911’s are still great guns. The original Model 1911 was invented by John Browning in 1911. They are as popular as ever, more than 100 years after being introduced as the classic American .45ACP pistol.  Every American gun owner should consider adding a modern 1911 to their firearms inventory.

I enjoy shooting modern 1911 pistols, which are some of the most accurate pistols you will find.  But 1911 style single action pistols require more training and care than revolvers and safe action striker fired pistols.

I don’t recommend buying a cheap semi-auto pistols.  Any firearm that comes with only a one year limited warranty is junk.  Sig Sauer, Glock, Ruger, Springfield, S&W, Beretta, Walther all offer Limited Lifetime Warranties that cover just about anything that goes wrong with your firearm.  All of these major manufacturers have excellent customer service and will fix the problem should your gun have one or develop one in the future. Guns are machines and like any machine they can break. 

If you buy a gun from Academy Sports and Outdoors, they wills ship it back to the manufacturer for warranty work at no cost to you.  Most of the manufacturers will send you a pre-paid shipping label for warranty repair if you contact their customer service.

You need to train and practice with your handgun.  A concealed carry handgun class is not sufficient training for new and inexperienced shooters.

If you decide to join the growing group of licensed concealed carry handgun permit holders, who carry a firearm for self defense,  I recommend that you:

1.) Beef up your ammo reserves. “A lot more rounds are being exchanged in today’s gunfights than in the past. Carry more ammo. Consider having both a primary and a backup gun.  I can’t express how quickly your firearm will go empty when you’re shooting for real. There’s no worse feeling than pulling the trigger and hearing it go ‘click’.”

2.) Practice head shots. “When you fire multiple ‘lethal’ rounds into an attacker and he keeps going, you don’t have the luxury of waiting 20 or 40 more seconds for him to die while he can still shoot at you. Don’t waste time arguing the relative merits of various calibers. No handgun rounds have reliable stopping power with body shots. Pick the round you can shoot best and practice shooting at the assailant’s head.

Progressives Pose Greatest Danger to Freedom in America

Eric Holder’s Department of Justice says firearms-related homicides have dropped to 11,101 in 2011 from 18,253 - a reduction of 39%. 

Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center found gun homicides fell to 3.6 per 100,000 people in 2010 from 7 in 1993.

The figures were released three weeks after the U.S. Senate rejected passing more federal gun control laws.

Obama has campaigned for tighter firearms laws since being re-elected in November 2012.

Both reports found the rate of non-lethal crimes involving guns had also fallen significantly over the same period.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that non-fatal firearms crimes dropped by 69% from 1.5 million to 467,300 during the period under study.

Despite the drop, some 56% of Americans believe gun crime is higher than two decades ago and only 12% think it is lower, according to the Pew Research Center. This is a direct result of the main stream media spreading Progressive Propaganda for the Obamanation and the progressive education system in the USA.  I believe that Progressives, including the main stream media and current education system in the United States currently pose the greatest threat to our freedom, by continuously usurping the Bill of Rights.  Progressives are a danger to the Constitutional Republic and our unique American culture.

Pew also found that African Americans made up a disproportionate share of gun homicide victims - 55% in 2010, despite accounting for 13% of the overall population. See Gun Free cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. for details.

In 2010, white people were 25% of victims but 65% of the population.  Hispanics were 17% of victims and 16% of the population.

Gun Free Zones are magnets for criminals and crazies.  Law abiding gun owners and concealed carry permit holders have been proven to deter crime and make the country safer for all of us, including law enforcement officers.

We are not going to change the less than a third of Americans who are hard core gun grabbing liberal fascists.  Less than 1 million viewers a day tune in to hear Maddow and her ilk preach progressive propaganda. 

We need to concentrate on growing the gun culture, the shooting sports, and both Constitutional and concealed carry.  This ammo shortage is not going to last forever. 

I’m going to do my part today by gearing up and heading over to Academy Sports and Outdoors.  Details to follow…

I don’t know if he’s an actor but I do know he’s an irresponsible dumb ass, which is why Progressive gun banners used him.  If you’re not a member of the NRA , you’re part of the problem.

Progressives Use Gun Control to Force Citizen Dependency on Government

The primary reason Progressives are trying to disarm the population is to increase the dependency of the average American on the government.

National (concealed carry) Reciprocity won bipartisan approval in the the House last year, passing by a margin of 272 to 154. National Reciprocity is expected to be added as an Amendment to the current gun control legislation pending in the Senate.

“Congress should recognize that the right to self-defense does not end at state lines,” said the NRA, in a statement issued last month when the measure was introduced in the Senate.

Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) described the measure this week as “the most pernicious” proposal under consideration and said approving the plan would mean that “Somebody could come from Wyoming to the big cities of New York or New Haven or Bridgeport and carry a concealed weapon, which is so against our way of life and the needs here in New York.”

Of course it’s against Chuck’s way of life.  He doesn’t need a firearm since he has armed government security, provided at tax payer expense. 

As a law enforcement officer I carried a concealed handgun for hundreds of days in Washington D.C.,  New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hartford and Newark.  Under provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), close to two million active and retired law enforcement officers are authorized to carry concealed handguns in all U.S. states and territories, including the District of Columbia. Thousands of law abiding citizens are quietly carrying concealed in these cities every day under LEOSA and state concealed carry laws, without untoward incidents happening.

Concealed carry permit holders not only commit fewer gun related crimes than law enforcement officers, many train and practice more than the average police officer.  Contrary to popular belief, firearms training is a relatively small block of police academy training.  Most law enforcement officers spend less than an hour firing 50 rounds of ammunition at annual “qualification” with their handguns.

As a federal agent we qualified quarterly and qualified with at least 200 rounds a year. But since retiring, I shoot at least twice a month and firing thousands of rounds a year.  Many concealed carry permit holders train and practice more than an average police officer. 

Concealed carry permit holders are the most law abiding and responsible citizens in America.  We are all safer because of the responsible, law abiding citizens who chose to train and practice at their own expense.  Firearms are used to prevent crime and save lives hundreds of thousands of times a year in America.

The ongoing debate over gun control is just another attempt by Progressives to make the average American dependent on the government in order to increase the Democrat Party’s power. 

By disarming law-abiding Americans, Progressives hope to instill fear into people.  Progressives want citizens totally dependent on the government.  People who can’t protect themselves will be less likely to oppose increases in taxes or the size of government when they are totally dependent on the government to keep them safe.

People who depend on the government will also tend to be less likely to criticize the government because they know that government can choose to ignore its obligations to them.

If liberals were motivated by a desire to prevent gun violence, they would be in favor of laws which make it easier to convict criminals who use guns and demand that the government enforce the hundreds of current gun control laws.

Progressives work constantly to change America from a country where the government draws all authority from the people to a country where the people are dependent on the government and hence where people are controlled by the government.

If we are to stop the assault on Second Amendment civil rights, we must work tirelessly to make the average low-information voter aware of the Progressive self-interest at the core of their calls for gun control. 

Law Enforcement Officers Overwhelmingly Against Obama Gun Control

A  survey conducted by PoliceOne Gun Policy & Law Enforcement shows an overwhelming majority of law enforcement officials are against new gun control measures. The survey shows huge support for concealed carry by law abiding citizens and approval for law enforcement leaders’ across the country who have said they will not enforce more restrictive gun laws in their jurisdictions.

The survey, which involved law enforcement professionals at all ranks, was conducted online March 4-13. Survey questions were composed and compiled by PoliceOne staff and the Pretorian Group, PoliceOne’s parent company, according to a press release.

According to PoliceOne, the results show overwhelming rejection of currently proposed gun control legislation as a means to improve officer safety. Here are the results as outlined by PoliceOne:

• 86 percent feel the currently proposed legislation would have no effect or a negative effect on improving officer safety
• 92 percent feel that banning semi-automatic firearms, or “assault weapons,” would have no effect or a negative effect on reducing violent crime
• 91 percent said the use of a firearm while perpetrating a crime should lead to a stiff, mandatory sentence with no plea bargains.
• 59 percent believe increasing punishment severity for unlicensed dealers would reduce crime
• Respondents were more split on background checks, with 31 percent agreeing that mental health background checks in all gun sales would help reduce mass shootings, while 45 percent disagreed
• 71 percent support law enforcement leaders who have publicly refused to enforce more restrictive gun laws within their jurisdictions
• 82 percent believe gun buyback or turn-in programs are ineffective in reducing the level of gun violence
• 91 percent support the concealed carry of firearms by civilians who have not been convicted of a felony and/or have not been deemed psychologically incapable
• 80 percent feel that legally-armed citizens would likely have reduced the number of casualties in recent mass shooting incidents
• 38 percent believe the biggest cause of gun violence in the United States is the “decline in parenting and family values”. This was trailed by “overly lax parole and short sentencing standards” at 15 percent and “pop culture influence” (eg. violent movies and video games) at 14 percent

Chiefs of police from big, crime ridden cities are often cherry-picked by liberal politicians to testify before Congress about gun control, making it seem like more gun control is the only solution to reduce crime and that it is supported by the law enforcement community as a whole. The fact is, the opposite is true. Police chiefs are simply appointed politicians in the minority and don’t represent the boots, the majority, working under them when it comes to reducing gun violence and implementing more gun control.

Progressive Subversives take advantage of our First Amendment civil rights with their made up statistics and outright lies in their crusade to usurp Second Amendment civil rights in the United States.

By calling attention to ‘a well regulated militia,’ ‘the security of the nation,’ and the right of each citizen ‘to keep and bear arms,’ our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy… The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important. ~John F. Kennedy