I go to the Drudge Report every day to read articles and see what is going on around the Country.  Today a headline caught my attention and I went to CBS New York to read the article.  The headline read “Long Island Man Arrested for Defending Home With AK-47”. 

It seems Mr. George Grier had approximately 20 gang members on his property threatening him, so he shot four rounds into the ground to scare them away.  Mr. Grier got arrested.  I could write a blog about defending yourself or your property, or our right to bear arms, but I would like to explore the type of elected leadership you get in liberal states. 

You may not think local elections are important, but maybe you should go ask Mr. Grier.  I think the outcome of this situation would be considerably different if Mr. Grier lived in a “Red” state.  The local police would probably try to actually arrest the gang members, or maybe even police the neighborhood so that roving gangs wouldn’t harass citizens in their homes.

As I read the comments to the article, there was plenty of outrage.  Unfortunately, the location of the people making the comments was not listed.  I wonder if Mr. Grier’s New York neighbors feel this outrage.  Do his neighbors think it is just fine for families to be accosted on their property by gang members?  I’m sure the gang members are simply misunderstood.  They are probably in need of more government sponsored social services.

If there are any outraged New Yorkers, they have only themselves to blame.  If you elect liberals to office, you have to live with the laws they create.  Remember that in November.

Here’s the article:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/07/long-island-man-arrested-for-defending-home-with-ak-47/

This morning I went to a gun show. I took a picture as I was waiting to go through the magnetometer.

There were so many people there, you could barely walk the aisles. That’s when I started thinking that I should have gotten into the gun business last November. There were thousands of people stocking up on guns, ammo, knives, and all kinds of military equipment. I picked up five 30 round magazines for my AR-15.

I have had guns for a long time. I’m even a firearms instructor. So I know the prices for firearms and ammunition has skyrocketed. The most popular calibers of ammo were snapped up early. I reload ammunition and I have not been able to find small rifle primers from a commercial establishment in 4 months. You can buy them at auction for triple their actual cost, but that defeats the purpose of reloading.

So President Obama has made being a gun dealer one of the most profitable vocations in the Country. I think this drives him crazy. Those of us that believe the socialist will soon implement gun control laws, like the assault weapons ban, have started hoarding ammo and reloading supplies. Doesn’t it give you pause to know that the citizenry is afraid the government will attempt to take our guns away?

Our new Attorney General has said that the implementation of the assault weapons ban is consistent with President Obama’s policies. That sure sounds like it is coming to me. I laughed out loud about a month ago when I saw an interview with Dianne Feinstein D-CA, where she said there were no immediate plans to reinstitute the ban that she authored in 1994. She did go on to say that she would pick the best time and place to introduce the legislation.

I am a true believer that a well armed citizenry will lessen the chance that a government will become oppressive. There are so many problems with gun control laws. I recently saw this video that is excellent editorial on the evils of gun control. Take a look at it:

So problem number one, if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. Kind of a cliché, but true none the less. How many people were robbed with a gun in Washington DC last year? 1,466!!! But you must now say to yourself, “Guns were illegal in DC. How did all those people get robbed?” Bad guys don’t usually comply with strict gun control laws. Only law abiding citizens are unable to defend themselves. We will talk more about gun control in the future. It is part of the liberal dogma that must be defeated.

Some of my favorite quotes about gun control:

“Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.” –Alexander Hope

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -Benjamin Franklin

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” –Thomas Jefferson