Write your Senators!

I wrote my Senators today. Have you written yours?

I am writing concerning the health bill currently in the Senate. I have watched as the house voted to pass the bill, despite the disapproval of the majority of Americans. I would like to let you know I strongly disapprove of all current government measures for health care reform. I know many of the implications this bill has, and some of it's possible unintended consequences, plus the intended ones by those who would rather take America to Hell than help people. Here are some of my thoughts:

1. I do not want the government in health care except to regulate sanitation practices.

2. No pay caps for doctors.

3. We need Medicare/Medicaid reform before the cost of health care goes down.

4. NO MORE TAXES! Not of any shape, size, or name.

5. NO MORE DEFICIT SPENDING! We need to pay back our debt and never add to it again.

6. No money for abortion. Period.

7. No more government control over any private industry. Government control runs countries into the ground. In the case of health care, I know hospitals will be forced to close, and doctors will stop practicing.

8. No butting into my finances or health records.

9. No rationing of care.

10. No individual insurance mandate or government plan approval requirement.

11. See this page for more thoughts of what needs to be done:

http://freedomismandatory.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-care-or-health-insurance-reform.html

Basically, what I'm saying is that I want the government to stay out of my business and quit regulating free enterprise into the dirt. I will be watching how you vote on this and other government involvement issues.

Some Commander-in-Chief

Go take a look at this picture and tell me again that our current president is pro-America. To not even respect those who have died to preserve freedom is to stoop truly low.

Think, and Act

This is a must-read. As he concludes, THINK, and then ACT!

Where is this thing headed?

INSIGHT on Freedom: Racing Toward Revolution?

Some interesting thoughts here, especially as the tensions in the country continue to rise.

INSIGHT on Freedom: Racing Toward Revolution?

Now for the fun stuff, taking a kid shooting

Yesterday between church services, I finally got to do something I had been planning on for a long while - take a 12-year old shooting. Sorry, no pics since I didn't get to ask his mother how she felt about them being on the web.

We ended up shooting four guns, my Bersa 380, S&W 22A, Springfield M6 Scout(which is for sale, should anyone be interested), and my M&P 15.

He had never fired a pistol before, and had only fired a 22LR and 410 a few times before, without much instruction, it seemed. He found love with two of my guns, the 22A and the M6. I will say he got to be pretty good with that pistol having never shot one before, and the shotgun, well, he nailed some milk jugs with it. We ended up shooting for at least 2 hours by the time it was all done.

Now, you have to understand, this is the kid that when I mentioned to others I was taking him shooting, they replied "Good Luck" and "Better wear a bullet proof vest". He is known for being slightly rambunctious to say the least, so perhaps they were correct to think that. It's not entirely his fault, as he doesn't have a father close by. He has a wonderful grandfather, but that only goes so far. He needs good male influence, and a lot of it.

However, we went over safety rules, and I made it very plain that failure to follow the rules results in an end to the shooting. He was VERY disciplined, and one time even caught me for forgetting to put a gun back on safe when done firing it. He now not only wants to go shooting again, but wants to go hunting with me this Saturday when deer season opens. His mom said it's completely up to me. I may be picking up a blind and having a kid with me.

Gotta scout his grandparents land in the next couple days to see where to set up. Good thing the gun is sighted in, cause I don't have much time left to get ready.

Take a kid shooting. Teach them responsibility and discipline, and you will impact them forever.

Senate Healthcare Bill

Good chance it could come up for a vote as soon as this week. Make sure to flood your Senators with calls, e-mails, letters, whatever. Just see that they get the point. It's our responsibility to keep the country free. We've already seen that Congress won't do it.

Good training drills

Make sure to bookmark them or print them out. I already have.

Eight Good Rifle Drills