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Just popping in to wish everyone who celebrates a

Very Merry Christmas!!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well, and having a blessed day.

I have a house full of family and am RL'ing to the max. No time for the garden or Adam, but I sincerely hope that everyone is enjoying Christmas, as I am!

See yall next week!!!!

very cool, thanks for bringing this here, it is a great idea. I love the pay it forward stuff.

from my original post on this issue:
I live very near the Mexican border, and the drug cartels are moving in very fast down here. They have plenty of assault rifles. If we don't, how will we protect ourselves? The Border Patrol can't even protect themselves, and are not allowed to shoot these invaders. If they do, they get sent to jail. ....... We live in an area where there is real danger.

I am NOT in favor of banning assault rifles. The drug cartels have them, the criminals have them, the gangs have them. If they are completely banned, the above mentioned groups will still find ways to get them and use them. Law abiding citizens will not be able to protect themselves, and will be out gunned and unable to defend themselves.

The bottom line is that if these guns are banned, the outlaws and crazies will still find them and use them, and good people, like me, will be unable to protect ourselves. These guns are being made and sold, and will continue to be available, and a ban on them will only drive the black market and more criminal activity.


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as to specifically why we bought one? They are fun to shoot, and we enjoy shooting targets and beer cans.

I have not been hiding, just really busy with RL stuff. Thanks to those of you for having my back, you know who you are. Thanks granduchesspf for providing education about the dangers we face in the border states, they are very real.

Last night I went to a Christmas Ball that was also a benefit for our local health clinic. The band that played donated their time, and the lead singer was the Chief of Police of a town in our area, and his 2 sons. There was an auction of 2 items to benefit the clinic. Before the auction started, the organizer of the event said "I'm not a preacher, and I don't really know what to say, but I just wanted to say how terrible the Newtown massacre was, and how sad the loss of the children and teachers is, and my heart goes out to the people there, so maybe we could just say the Lord's Prayer." We all bowed our heads and prayed together. Then, a 357 rifle and a large bottle of Crown Royale were auctioned and brought in $1075 for the health clinic. What I think most of you don't understand is that guns are an integral part of our lives, for many reasons. Everybody down here has guns, and enjoys shooting them, and no one views them as killing machines. Some of you may not believe me, but let me assure you, they are necessary where I live.

I appreciate everyone's input, information, and points of view on this very serious issue. I will come back and answer some of the questions that yall asked about my comments as soon as I have adequate time to respond.

In the mean time, I encourage everyone to keep the discussion going. This issue about the how and why of the Newtown tragedy, and issues on gun control, mental health, and violence in our entertainment industry and the video games our children play will be prominent in the news and in the forefront of our national conscience, until we find some solutions.

I know that my views are not accepted by most of you, and that is OK. I am not offended, even by some of the really blantantly shocking responses. I guess my opinions are shocking to some of you. But please know that there are a lot of people in this country that feel pretty much the same way I do. If you want to understand, I will be glad to continue the conversation..........