**DISCLAIMER:
Do not read this if you believe ignorance is bliss. Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance means you
are uninformed and unaware. Leave
now.
To those who admonish the right
to bear arms, who condemn prayer in schools, and who believe in freedom of speech
so long as it does not offend you, remember this: I fought for these rights, for my country,
for my children, for you. Try to take
them from me, and I will shank you.
In your darkest hour of need my
right to bear arms is the difference between your life and the bad guy’s
death. I carry a Glock 22 .40 caliber
pistol in uniform, a M16A2 rifle in my patrol car, and an S&W Bodyguard .380
between my boobs on my days off. I’m
accurate and deadly with all three. My
boot, belt, back pocket, and Kevlar vest keep my knives warm and at the
ready. Try to take my guns, my knives, and
I will find another weapon to protect my loved ones.
Ignorance and denial of the evil
that surrounds us is the greatest threat.
So many people are oblivious to the monsters in this world. They watch in horror as the media flashes headlines
of school shootings, mass murders, snipers on rooftops. Then the politics begin. A trip to the mall, a plane flight home, a movie theater, college campus, pumping gas, political rallies, and just driving down
the street have been recent horrors where monsters attacked with the use of
firearms, knives, or explosives. You’re
appalled at first then you become complacent as the media frenzy fades and
think it won’t happen to you. You’re sheep.
The psychology of the bad guys is
another focal point in the media. They’re
all “mentally disturbed”. That is a broad
term that can be interpreted to fit a number of mental disorders. It is defined as any clinically
significant behavioral or psychological syndrome characterized by the presence
of distressing symptoms, impairment of functioning, or significantly increased
risk of suffering death, pain, or other disability.
Guess what that means? Any of you with general anxiety disorder,
phobias, ADHD, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc which are all psychological syndromes have—by definition—a
mental disorder. There are good men and
women who walk the front lines every day with one or more of these
psychological syndromes. The top one
being a sleeping disorder followed by caffeine induced anxiety I’m sure. With
this in mind do you really think the bad guys having a mental illness makes a
damn bit of difference? No. What makes the difference is the choice they
made. They chose to kill. I know plenty of bat-shit crazy people who
wouldn’t hurt a hair on a fly’s ass. Stop
making excuses for their choices. They
are evil. They killed innocent people because
they wanted to and the only way to stop this from happening again is stop being
sheep.
A number of lawmakers are hell
bent on making it harder for the good guys when the bad guys are…dare I say it…BAD. While law abiding citizens stand in line with
the red tape to legally purchase a firearm the bad guys are stealing them. They break into homes and cars to steal them,
take them from loved ones, get them from friends, and obtain them by any means
necessary in order to break more laws that were meant to “protect” us. A box cutter was the weapon of choice for the terrorists who hijacked planes and attacked us on 9/11. Shall we outlaw all straight edged instruments that can be used as a weapon? Laws only keep the good people honest. The bad ones don’t give a shit.
My children are vulnerable enough
in this world and it scares me to death that they may be taken from me through
tragedy. On Christmas day those of you
uninvolved with the atrocities that took place will gather around decorated trees
to open gifts then gather around a table to feast, all of the evil will be
forgotten. Whether you are reading this shaking your head
or nodding in agreement, remember: I’m not the threat. I’m
just here to save your ass when it comes.
Dear God, thank you for the strength to face
what others fear, to fight what others cannot, and to protect them when they
refuse to protect themselves. In Jesus
name, AMEN.
