WHY I CARRY OPENLY
So, here we are in an age where carrying a gun has become increasingly both necessary and socially unacceptable. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Or maybe it should be "frowned on if you do and DEAD if you don't". Some of us are so eager to please others or at least reluctant to offend them, that we either don't carry at all (unless we're with a certain group of friends) or are paranoid about someone seeing it or finding out about it. Carrying concealed or openly is, for the most part, purely a personal decision but I would like to try to clear the water a bit for those that are struggling with this decision.
I carry both openly and concealed, depending on the circumstances. Openly about 99.975% of the time and concealed for those few times when I think it would be prudent. I am not against carrying concealed (CC), I just don't usually see the point in it where I live. When I go to some larger cities or areas where I am in close proximity to hordes of people that I don't know, I may carry concealed. When I go to the theater, I conceal. Not because it’s law but because it’s common sense.
I simply cannot believe the excuses and hype that I hear from some folks when this subject comes up. I guess carrying a gun is something relatively new for lots of folks. In many places, especially out here in the West, putting your gun on every day and wearing it openly is no different than putting on your hat or a pair of gloves or a tool-belt. The never-ending drivel about tactical advantages and disadvantages and making yourself a target sickens me. Certainly there are times and places where carrying openly may not be the best thing but come on!
How in the world can one believe that we should have a right and then, in the same breath, say that it is one that should go un-exercised? That is one of the most ridiculous things that I have ever heard. Like any other right (or muscles), if they are not used, they will be weakened or lost.
Some say there could not possibly be a single tactical advantage to OC. Is that because your favorite gun-writer says so? They say it very definitively like it was some kind of proven statistic. It is not. I've heard this statement many times and it still doesn't make any sense. You cannot possibly have a clue as to how many crimes or attacks have been prevented because the would-be perpetrator saw someone with a gun in the area and changed his mind. If you were intent on robbing a store or a bank, would you go ahead with your plans if you saw someone standing in line wearing a gun? Of course not! Yes, I have no doubt that a "team" or a small country that wanted to knock off Ft. Knox would not let one civilian with a gun slow them down but the fact is, most people that perform these kinds of crimes are punks and cowards or too smart to want to get involved in a shoot-out. It MIGHT hold true in a very few isolated instances but that is for you to decide when the time comes.
Then there are those that claim that carrying openly makes you a target and that you'll be the first one taken out. I say balderdash. Is it possible? Sure. Is it likely? About as likely as getting hit by lightning twice I think. If someone just wants to kill someone, they will. There are hundreds of interviews of convicted felons where they have said that they would not or did not carry out a plan due to employees or occupants or customers being armed. Can you count on not being a target? Certainly not. Nor can you count on not becoming a target if you are carrying concealed or not carrying at all. Possibly, the perpetrator, upon seeing a gun, changed his mind and a shooting was averted. Possibly not. Possibly, because you were carrying concealed, the crook was a little braver and you were forced into a shooting. To exclaim that you are certain of either is the height of arrogance and cannot be proven.
It's a personal choice and you are taking a bit of a chance by doing either. It comes with the territory.
I think the biggest difference in some folks' opinions and mine is our locations. If I lived somewhere that I thought it was as bad as some make it out to be, I would move. Nobody cares here. As I mentioned above, I have carried openly every single day from 1994 to present and I’ve had maybe 2 or 3 negative comments, in nearly 20 YEARS! Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, etc, etc. Same story. I guess the bottom line is, I will NOT live where carrying a gun in the open scares people as bad as some claim that it does. If I lived in St. Louis, maybe I wouldn't carry but I WOULDN'T live there so it doesn't matter.
No, I don't intentionally TRY to offend folks. I just don't care if I do. I don't fart at the table and I don't say certain words around women and kids. When I am in someone's home, I do as they wish. If that bothers me, I leave. When they come to my house, I expect them to conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with how we live. However, I don't think exercising a right can be compared to fartin' and cussin' but common sense has to factor in somewhere too. People are offended by guns because of emotion, not morals or scruples. As far as I'm concerned, when we worry about how much we offend them, they have won.
This is the reason that we will never win all of our rights back without bloodshed. Because the gun-grabbers all agree on one thing and we can't agree on anything. Some gun owners think it's OK to own pumps and lever guns but not semi-autos. Some say it's OK to have shotguns but not black rifles. Some say 10 round mags are OK but not 30 rounders. Some say it's OK to carry a gun as long we don't offend anyone and others don't care. As for me and my house, it's all or nothing. I'm tired of compromising. It's not working.
Be that as it may, you may be interested to know that I addressed this very thing on a radio show that I hosted in New Mexico some years ago. I said even though it was legal and we had a right to carry openly just about anywhere, it wasn't necessarily the right thing to do in some cases. I said that those that wave the Constitution in everyone's face and say the 2nd amendment is their carry permit are going to eventually disarm all of us. I admonished those that were so inclined to either carry concealed or don't take their gun in places like theaters, churches, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc. NM’s CCW law states, as most do, that if a business or individual puts up a sign saying "No Guns" that means no guns, openly or concealed, permit or not. So, if we walk in someplace that is NOT posted and try to force our right to carry on them, all they have to do is put up a sign and your right to carry is gone without changing the law. At least in that particular place. THAT's why I don't open carry in the theater.
To that end, I very much encourage people to carry concealed under those circumstances. I never encourage people to carry openly except by saying that it is your right and if you want to, you should exercise that right. As far as just walking down the street and tending to my normal business, I absolutely will NOT carry concealed just for fear of hurting someone's feelings.
The difference here is that a lot of folks don't seem to support my right as I have clearly supported theirs. If some of you think that there is some perceived tactical advantage to being concealed, that's OK with me, I just don't agree. I won't call you dumb or disparage you in any manner. As I have said more than once, there may be a handful of cases out there where that has proven to be the case but to say that carrying openly has NEVER given an advantage is ridiculous because it cannot be proven either way.
As I also said, location has a lot to do with this. Some are afraid to carry openly even where it is legal because of what the cops MIGHT say. THAT is where I have a problem. I was pulled over in a little town in NV late one night by a female officer. She asked me to get out and, since I was carrying openly, I told her that I was wearing a gun and asked if that was OK. She got kind of smart and said, mockingly, "You're wearing a gun and is that OK?" I said , "Yes, Ma'am". She told me to get out and keep my hands where she could see them (like that would do her any good if I had less than honorable intentions) and called in my information. She called back-up and when he got there, we discussed the finer points of the Glock vs. the 1911 and he finally left when he decided that she didn't really need any back-up. When she handed my license back, she said, "So why are you carrying a gun?" to which I asked, "Why are you?". She said, "Because I'm law enforcement and I HAVE to". I said, "Well, I'm a citizen and I GET to". She had nothing on me and we both went our merry ways.
I was stopped another time by a State cop in NM for a faulty tail light. I told him that I could fix it on the spot if he would allow me to. He said OK, and I told him I was carrying before I got out. He said that for his safety, would I unload the gun and give it to him and I told him, "No, sir" and then went to explain that my vehicle was considered an extension of my home in this state and that I would be glad to leave it in the truck while I got out to fix the light. I didn't give him time to reply and he was in a position of advantage so I turned the inside light on and slowly and deliberately took the gun out and slid it between the seats. When I got out, I locked the doors and left the keys in the ignition so NO ONE could get them. Once I fixed the light, I thanked him, took the spare key out of my wallet and unlocked the door and left.
There is rarely any issue with LE in the southwest if you conduct yourself properly and confidently.
There are a select few states that allow it's citizens to carry their weapons out in the open but there is a select FEWER that choose to exercise that right for fear of hurting someone's feelings.
There are quite a few establishments nowadays that choose to post signs that prohibit the carry of firearms, openly or concealed, within their walls. This is another of the many things that gives me deep and lasting indigestion. If you don't want to be robbed or have a disgruntled employee take out his frustration on your patrons, why do you create such a hazard-free environment for those that might perpetrate such a crime? Do you seriously think that a guy intent on robbing your store, or worse, is going to walk up to your door, see your "No Guns" sign and say, "Oh darn , I sooooooo wanted to rob this place but the sign says I can't even bring my gun in so I guess I'll just have to go somewhere else?". No, by posting that sign, you have pretty much assured the criminal that there is little, if any, chance that he will be confronted. When trained, credible, responsible citizens carry their weapons in your store and give you their business, you should be grateful that, at least for the time that they are present, your business is protected, at least from violent crime. Most of us will not shoot someone for stealing money as it is replaceable and probably insured. However, I have never met a legitimate gun-toter that would not intervene if someone were to threaten innocents or start shooting.
I think that many post those signs because of fear of the image that some of the patrons might get, not for liability reasons. Obviously, some are for insurance reasons
It is my opinion that if those who do carry regularly WOULD carry openly more often, it would help to desensitize those whom some people are afraid they are going to offend. Well, it offends ME when someone is offended by my carrying (which, as I said, is RARELY an issue here in the Southwest). I have my rights just like they have theirs. They have the right to get up and go eat somewhere else if they happen to come into a restaurant where I am eating. They have the right to run home screaming if they see me walking down the street and I am armed. I, on the other hand, have the right to do anything that they can do and their being there doesn't affect me one way or the other. The reason that gun rights are in the shape that they are in is because we gun owners continuously pander to them and try to compromise to a point that is OK with them. We walk around and hide what we do or give certain rights away to retain others. That's not freedom to me.
I don't flaunt it as a few have said. I think that if one is going to carry openly that they should dress neatly and wear your gear professionally and conservatively. I don't think that it's appropriate to wear a 7.5” Super Blackhawk downtown in cheap nylon Wal-Mart holster. Yes, occasionally when I come in from hunting or something and I'm carrying a .44, I may stop to get a Coke or gas or something and I'm not going to take my gun off just because someone else may not approve of it but what I wear daily is a Glock 23 in a kydex belt holster with my shirt tail tucked in. I dress neatly and there is nothing threatening about my appearance (unless you feel threatened by someone that is 6’4”, 250 pounds and wearing a gun ). Once in a while, I get a question or two but I have yet to experience the fear and panic that some claim is going to happen.
Occasionally, someone tells me how much that they value the 2nd amendment. Well, so do I...as it was written, not as they would have me to accept it. Having said all that, I do believe that there are a very few places where it may be grossly inappropriate to carry openly like church or some business meetings or picking the kids up at the Boys and Girls Club. In those few places, I do carry but it is concealed. If it's an impromptu occasion, I simply un-tuck my shirt and let it cover the gun. If it's planned, like for church or some similar event, I wear a Glock 27 in a Blade Tech IWB holster and a jacket or vest.
I don't flaunt it, make a big deal out of it nor do I handle it in any manner when in public and I have NEVER had any problem.
I WILL NOT CRAWL AROUND AND EXERCISE MY GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS ONLY WHEN IT IS ACCEPTABLE WITH SOMEONE ELSE OR WHERE THEY CANNOT SEE
There are those who will not stand up for a passing flag unless a few people around them do. Well I am the one around them that is first to stand. I couldn’t care less what everyone around me does. I have a man to face every day in the mirror and someone else to face when I leave this world. I plan to be able to walk uprightly before Him and say that I have done the best I could to uphold and exercise the rights and freedoms that I was blessed with at my birth.
Open or concealed, I WILL carry. I don't ever want to have to say, "My little girl would have been 15 years old today if I had only had my gun with me that day"... No sir, somehow I just don't see that happening.
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Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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10 June 2013
04 June 2013
The Target Conspiracy
Sigh....
OH MY, the feds are training their agents to kill innocent, pregnant women!
This just won't go away!
These targets are not a threat to anyone. I am one of the biggest conspiracy theorists out there is but this is just silly. I can't believe that there are mature, supposedly educated adults, MEN, worrying about these silly damn targets.
During WWI, it was determined that many soldiers were missing their targets because men don't like bullseyes which is what they all trained on to start with. After going to a little more realistic humanoid silhouette, things started to change for the better. The same goes for current times. Things evolve, usually for the better. The more realistically we train, the better we perform on the street.
Photo targets of REAL people have been used in professional and LE defensive firearms training for years. My first experience with them was in 2003, 10 years ago. Since then, I have shot hundreds of them and have stacks of them in my training supplies.
Someone said earlier, "I have yet to see "gangbanger" targets, "middle east" targets, "black targets" "politician" targets, or "muslim" targets."
We have hundreds and hundreds of the very targets that you list. ALL of them. They are not new either.
Muslim/terrorist? http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=10RT
Muslim terrorist? http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=13RT
A black man? Dayton, OH PD uses this one...
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=DPD-03
Not to pick on blacks, how about Asian? Dayton PD uses this one also... http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=DPD-11
Gangbanger?
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=USV-11
Politician? Maybe...
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=WV-5
I did a very short, 3-minute search online yesterday and quickly found 2 instances where a police officer was forced to shoot a pregnant woman who was attacking him. Stuff happens gentlemen! There are instances where an injured woman attacked the cop who had just shot her husband...WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS BEATING HER! People do very strange things under stress. Drugs, depression, mental illness, desperation causes people to react in unpredictable ways.
The targets in question (and why I don't know) are being used by a LOT of agencies right now. However, they are no longer being produced and when current stocks are depleted, they will be gone forever until someone wises up and creates some more. You may be interested to know that these targets were created by a FEMALE police officer. Not DHS, not NMDPS, not the target company.
We have 4 levels of defensive handgun training, two rifle and two shotgun and we use photographic targets of real people in certain stages almost every class. Every LEA dictates what targets their training programs will use. WASHINGTON CRIMINAL JUSTICE uses a stupid little silhouette with an image of bowling pin in it. How realistic is that? How realistic is ANY solid silhouette?
Every hostage rescue target out there has one hostage taker on one side. What happens if your hostage taker is on the other side? Most folks shoot the hostage. I designed a target that has a hostage taker on both sides to practice realistically. You can see it here: http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=BT-10H2
Professional, reality-based training is a hell of a lot different than standing on clean gravel on a square range with birds singing and the sun shining. Step out of the box. Don't be a statistic.
This conspiracy crap can eat us up if we don't throw a little common sense in with it.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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OH MY, the feds are training their agents to kill innocent, pregnant women!
This just won't go away!
These targets are not a threat to anyone. I am one of the biggest conspiracy theorists out there is but this is just silly. I can't believe that there are mature, supposedly educated adults, MEN, worrying about these silly damn targets.
During WWI, it was determined that many soldiers were missing their targets because men don't like bullseyes which is what they all trained on to start with. After going to a little more realistic humanoid silhouette, things started to change for the better. The same goes for current times. Things evolve, usually for the better. The more realistically we train, the better we perform on the street.
Photo targets of REAL people have been used in professional and LE defensive firearms training for years. My first experience with them was in 2003, 10 years ago. Since then, I have shot hundreds of them and have stacks of them in my training supplies.
Someone said earlier, "I have yet to see "gangbanger" targets, "middle east" targets, "black targets" "politician" targets, or "muslim" targets."
We have hundreds and hundreds of the very targets that you list. ALL of them. They are not new either.
Muslim/terrorist? http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=10RT
Muslim terrorist? http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=13RT
A black man? Dayton, OH PD uses this one...
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=DPD-03
Not to pick on blacks, how about Asian? Dayton PD uses this one also... http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=DPD-11
Gangbanger?
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=USV-11
Politician? Maybe...
http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=WV-5
I did a very short, 3-minute search online yesterday and quickly found 2 instances where a police officer was forced to shoot a pregnant woman who was attacking him. Stuff happens gentlemen! There are instances where an injured woman attacked the cop who had just shot her husband...WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS BEATING HER! People do very strange things under stress. Drugs, depression, mental illness, desperation causes people to react in unpredictable ways.
The targets in question (and why I don't know) are being used by a LOT of agencies right now. However, they are no longer being produced and when current stocks are depleted, they will be gone forever until someone wises up and creates some more. You may be interested to know that these targets were created by a FEMALE police officer. Not DHS, not NMDPS, not the target company.
We have 4 levels of defensive handgun training, two rifle and two shotgun and we use photographic targets of real people in certain stages almost every class. Every LEA dictates what targets their training programs will use. WASHINGTON CRIMINAL JUSTICE uses a stupid little silhouette with an image of bowling pin in it. How realistic is that? How realistic is ANY solid silhouette?
Every hostage rescue target out there has one hostage taker on one side. What happens if your hostage taker is on the other side? Most folks shoot the hostage. I designed a target that has a hostage taker on both sides to practice realistically. You can see it here: http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=BT-10H2
Professional, reality-based training is a hell of a lot different than standing on clean gravel on a square range with birds singing and the sun shining. Step out of the box. Don't be a statistic.
This conspiracy crap can eat us up if we don't throw a little common sense in with it.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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Southwest Shooting Authority is now officially nomadic!
OK, the move is complete!
Southwest Shooting Authority is now located in Show Low, AZ. Due to a number of problems with our last location, we made the decision to relocate. We're now at 1201 E. Cooley St. Ste "G" in Show Low. Our new phone is 928-537-GUNS (4867).
The store is now divided up into sections due to the lay-out of the building and we have a bigger, nicer classroom. We're are going to ramp up our training with additional classes this year and maybe not travel quite as much but we can still bring classes to your area if needed.
I hope to ya'll at the Arizona Freedom Fest here in Slow Low on 14,15 and 16 June. Lots of great speakers, music, food, a private gun show and other vendors as well.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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Southwest Shooting Authority is now located in Show Low, AZ. Due to a number of problems with our last location, we made the decision to relocate. We're now at 1201 E. Cooley St. Ste "G" in Show Low. Our new phone is 928-537-GUNS (4867).
The store is now divided up into sections due to the lay-out of the building and we have a bigger, nicer classroom. We're are going to ramp up our training with additional classes this year and maybe not travel quite as much but we can still bring classes to your area if needed.
I hope to ya'll at the Arizona Freedom Fest here in Slow Low on 14,15 and 16 June. Lots of great speakers, music, food, a private gun show and other vendors as well.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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06 May 2013
Phoenix 2nd Amendment Rally
Thanks to George Dean and the rest that made this rally possible and for inviting me to speak. I appreciate the hell out of everyone that showed up but attendance was kinda low for such a population base to work with. I'm gonna guess that we had around 300 there.
Here is the speech I gave....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0BgLPaByc
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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Here is the speech I gave....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0BgLPaByc
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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24 March 2013
TSB is now on at a new time...AGAIN!
UPDATE!!
THE SHOOTING BENCH has moved to a new time... AGAIN!
TSB has moved back to evenings by popular request, Mon thru Fri, 5 to 7 pm Pacific/8 to 10 pm Eastern
Amy's show, "Living Way Out Here" will remain on mornings from 8 to 9am Pacific/11am to noon Eastern.
Thank all of you so much for listening and supporting our efforts to bring you up-to-date news about current events, gun news, happy news, and so much more!
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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"The Shooting Bench" Podcast: The Shooting Bench
Colts and Kimbers are what you show your friends.
GLOCKS are what you show your enemies!
THE SHOOTING BENCH has moved to a new time... AGAIN!
TSB has moved back to evenings by popular request, Mon thru Fri, 5 to 7 pm Pacific/8 to 10 pm Eastern
Amy's show, "Living Way Out Here" will remain on mornings from 8 to 9am Pacific/11am to noon Eastern.
Thank all of you so much for listening and supporting our efforts to bring you up-to-date news about current events, gun news, happy news, and so much more!
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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GLOCKS are what you show your enemies!
23 December 2012
Christmas week on TSB!
Don't miss The Shooting Bench this week!
Amy and I will doing a live, 3-hr Christmas show on Christmas eve from 2 to 5pm Pacific.
Of course, we will take Christmas Day off.
Our constitutional scholar Guy Shepard will be on with me Wednesday the 26th. We will discuss nullification, constitutional convention and the current gun crisis from a constitutional aspect.
Mike Vanderboegh, the popular blogger that broke the Fast and Furious scandal story will be on Thursday the 27th.
Friday, the 28th my guest will be Michael Evans of America's Voice Now.
Amy and I will doing a live, 3-hr Christmas show on Christmas eve from 2 to 5pm Pacific.
Of course, we will take Christmas Day off.
Our constitutional scholar Guy Shepard will be on with me Wednesday the 26th. We will discuss nullification, constitutional convention and the current gun crisis from a constitutional aspect.
Mike Vanderboegh, the popular blogger that broke the Fast and Furious scandal story will be on Thursday the 27th.
Friday, the 28th my guest will be Michael Evans of America's Voice Now.
15 December 2012
Dissecting Evil...concerning school shootings
There are several points to ponder brought about by the recent senseless and tragic school shooting in Connecticut.
The first and most obvious is the loss of 26 lives, particularly the 20 innocent, helpless children that depend on responsible adults every day to keep them safe. My family and I will continue to pray for them and their families. How terribly heartbreaking it must be to go into the holiday season having lost loved ones so recently.
The second point is emotion, anger and fear. Everyone talks about how evil and terrible the kid is that did the shooting but I haven't heard any talk of prayer for him. Sane, normal people do not shoot innocent school children. The young man obviously had something terribly wrong going on in his head to perpetrate such a terrible deed. None of us can possibly know what he must have been feeling to make him do the things that he did. He had his whole life ahead of him too. There will be those that will grieve for him and miss him this Christmas as well.
Would I have killed him had I been there? Absolutely. Without a moment's hesitation. That doesn't mean that I have to hate him to do it. It simply means that I cannot allow the killing of innocents. The moment that this young man's mind snapped, the moment that Satan took control of his actions, he became the Beast. He became the evil that some pretend doesn't exist and should have been stopped by someone that knows that it does. Unfortunately, there was no one present that had the willingness to confront the Beast and he murdered until he felt the need to kill himself.
Which brings us to the third point....
People need to try to come to grips with the fact that we live in an increasingly violent world. Not by our choice but by God's. I believe that it is simply a part of the Greater Plan.
Violence thrives on fear and weakness. Violence MUST be met with violence if we are to survive! As distasteful as this may seem to some, it is a cold, hard fact of the society that we live in today. Therefore, we MUST be armed, prepared and willing at all times to confront the Beast when he knocks on our door. By this, I mean that all good and decent people MUST be armed at all times! ALL TIMES! We do not have the luxury of being able to choose the time when an attack will befall us or our loved ones. It is imperative that we not only train and carry a weapon with us every waking moment of our adult lives, we must also work on developing the mindset that will allow us to perform an act that goes against everything that good and decent people have been taught from childhood -- we must face the reality of being forced to injure or kill another human being. We need to understand that it is justifiable, both by man's law and by God's law, to perform this act in defense of ourselves or others.
Sadly, the Beast will not die when his vehicle expires. No, the Beast will find another carrier to continue his evil work. That is why we MUST be armed and prepared to meet the Beast at all times. The other choice is to submit to him. These are our 2 choices. We will consciously make one or unconsciously make the other. We absolutely must, MUST be prepared to meet the Beast while we are eating dinner, at the movies, at work, even while we sleep! The Beast will not rest and so must we not rest in our vigilance against it
When we accept these principles of survival, we can more comfortably and confidently go about our daily lives. It is the world that we live in, like it or not. Making the sheep understand this ancient and everlasting principle of life is another issue.
This principle became carved in stone the day that Cain murdered Abel and it holds true today.
Lastly, the bleeding heart libs are going to use this tragedy to push a ton of hell down on us in the form of the most draconian gun legislation this country has ever seen. This will be another battle, a battle for freedom, that we must be prepared to fight with every fiber of our moral being. Our rights WILL be taken away from us if we do not put everything we have into the upcoming battle! What about those children's rights you ask? Yeah, what about them? What if just one sheepdog could have been there to confront the wolf? Oh, I forgot. Generally speaking, it is illegal for responsible adults to bring the necessary tools to protect our children to schools in most states.
Too bad criminals don't follow the rules.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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The first and most obvious is the loss of 26 lives, particularly the 20 innocent, helpless children that depend on responsible adults every day to keep them safe. My family and I will continue to pray for them and their families. How terribly heartbreaking it must be to go into the holiday season having lost loved ones so recently.
The second point is emotion, anger and fear. Everyone talks about how evil and terrible the kid is that did the shooting but I haven't heard any talk of prayer for him. Sane, normal people do not shoot innocent school children. The young man obviously had something terribly wrong going on in his head to perpetrate such a terrible deed. None of us can possibly know what he must have been feeling to make him do the things that he did. He had his whole life ahead of him too. There will be those that will grieve for him and miss him this Christmas as well.
Would I have killed him had I been there? Absolutely. Without a moment's hesitation. That doesn't mean that I have to hate him to do it. It simply means that I cannot allow the killing of innocents. The moment that this young man's mind snapped, the moment that Satan took control of his actions, he became the Beast. He became the evil that some pretend doesn't exist and should have been stopped by someone that knows that it does. Unfortunately, there was no one present that had the willingness to confront the Beast and he murdered until he felt the need to kill himself.
Which brings us to the third point....
People need to try to come to grips with the fact that we live in an increasingly violent world. Not by our choice but by God's. I believe that it is simply a part of the Greater Plan.
Violence thrives on fear and weakness. Violence MUST be met with violence if we are to survive! As distasteful as this may seem to some, it is a cold, hard fact of the society that we live in today. Therefore, we MUST be armed, prepared and willing at all times to confront the Beast when he knocks on our door. By this, I mean that all good and decent people MUST be armed at all times! ALL TIMES! We do not have the luxury of being able to choose the time when an attack will befall us or our loved ones. It is imperative that we not only train and carry a weapon with us every waking moment of our adult lives, we must also work on developing the mindset that will allow us to perform an act that goes against everything that good and decent people have been taught from childhood -- we must face the reality of being forced to injure or kill another human being. We need to understand that it is justifiable, both by man's law and by God's law, to perform this act in defense of ourselves or others.
Sadly, the Beast will not die when his vehicle expires. No, the Beast will find another carrier to continue his evil work. That is why we MUST be armed and prepared to meet the Beast at all times. The other choice is to submit to him. These are our 2 choices. We will consciously make one or unconsciously make the other. We absolutely must, MUST be prepared to meet the Beast while we are eating dinner, at the movies, at work, even while we sleep! The Beast will not rest and so must we not rest in our vigilance against it
When we accept these principles of survival, we can more comfortably and confidently go about our daily lives. It is the world that we live in, like it or not. Making the sheep understand this ancient and everlasting principle of life is another issue.
This principle became carved in stone the day that Cain murdered Abel and it holds true today.
Lastly, the bleeding heart libs are going to use this tragedy to push a ton of hell down on us in the form of the most draconian gun legislation this country has ever seen. This will be another battle, a battle for freedom, that we must be prepared to fight with every fiber of our moral being. Our rights WILL be taken away from us if we do not put everything we have into the upcoming battle! What about those children's rights you ask? Yeah, what about them? What if just one sheepdog could have been there to confront the wolf? Oh, I forgot. Generally speaking, it is illegal for responsible adults to bring the necessary tools to protect our children to schools in most states.
Too bad criminals don't follow the rules.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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14 November 2012
2-day Preparedness/Survival/Firearm seminar.
Here's what we have coming up on 1 & 2 December...
2-day Preparedness/Survival/
This class will be held at the beautiful Cherry Creek Lodge near Young, AZ. On Saturday, there will be 8 FULL hours of disaster preparedness information. Every conceivable facet of disaster preparedness and urban survival
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Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
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2-day Preparedness/Survival/
This class will be held at the beautiful Cherry Creek Lodge near Young, AZ. On Saturday, there will be 8 FULL hours of disaster preparedness information. Every conceivable facet of disaster preparedness and urban survival
that can be squeezed into 8
hours will be covered. Then we will take a long supper break and come
back for a couple of hours of cold weather preparedness information.
We'll discuss weapons, pets, home, vehicle, traveling and camping in cold weather. The
rest of the evening will be dedicated to socializing and Q&A.
Sunday will start off with a firearms safety class, an explanation of AZ gun laws and a discussion of the justification of the use of lethal force. This will qualify you for a CCW permit in several states including AZ. If you already have your permit, it never hurts to sit through a refresher! We will then move out to the range and, after some demonstrations, you will be allowed to handle and shoot a number of weapons that are well suited for preparedness/survival uses. All firearms and ammunition will be furnished at no additional cost.
There are 3 packages to choose from.
1. The Full-Meal-Deal! All of the above PLUS lodging and all meals for $469
2. RV or tent camping on the property. $295! You furnish your own meals or purchase at the lodge at a very reasonable price.
3. Provide your own food and lodging off the property. Training only - $285 (includes property usage fee)
All meals are all-you-can-eat!
Call SWSA at 928-367-2547 for more information or to make reservations. Pre-registration is required! Space is limited so don't put it off!
Sunday will start off with a firearms safety class, an explanation of AZ gun laws and a discussion of the justification of the use of lethal force. This will qualify you for a CCW permit in several states including AZ. If you already have your permit, it never hurts to sit through a refresher! We will then move out to the range and, after some demonstrations, you will be allowed to handle and shoot a number of weapons that are well suited for preparedness/survival uses. All firearms and ammunition will be furnished at no additional cost.
There are 3 packages to choose from.
1. The Full-Meal-Deal! All of the above PLUS lodging and all meals for $469
2. RV or tent camping on the property. $295! You furnish your own meals or purchase at the lodge at a very reasonable price.
3. Provide your own food and lodging off the property. Training only - $285 (includes property usage fee)
All meals are all-you-can-eat!
Call SWSA at 928-367-2547 for more information or to make reservations. Pre-registration is required! Space is limited so don't put it off!
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Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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23 October 2012
Democrats...enemies of freedom!
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28 August 2012
10 Rules for Dating My Daughter
After I read this on the show a few days ago, many of you have asked that I put I put it up so you could use it. Sorry it's late but here it is...
Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. The voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car. There is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.
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Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk, you'd better be delivering a package -- because you're sure not picking anything up.
If you pull into my driveway and honk, you'd better be delivering a package -- because you're sure not picking anything up.
Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off my daughter's body, I will remove them.
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off my daughter's body, I will remove them.
Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys your age to wear their trousers so loose that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open-minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place.
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys your age to wear their trousers so loose that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open-minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place.
Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, having sex without using a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate: when it comes to sex with my daughter, I am the barrier and I am the one who will do the killing.
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, having sex without using a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate: when it comes to sex with my daughter, I am the barrier and I am the one who will do the killing.
Rule Five:
It is generally understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only answer I need from you on this subject is "Early."
It is generally understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only answer I need from you on this subject is "Early."
Rule Six:
I have no doubt that you are a popular fellow with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter.
Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.
I have no doubt that you are a popular fellow with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter.
Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.
Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway waiting for my daughter to appear, even if more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful like changing the oil in my car?
As you stand in my front hallway waiting for my daughter to appear, even if more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight:
The following locations are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff t-shirts or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her throat. Movies with strong romantic or sexual themes are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks' homes are better.
The following locations are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff t-shirts or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her throat. Movies with strong romantic or sexual themes are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks' homes are better.
Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. The voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car. There is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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24 August 2012
3-day Personal Defense Handgun class in Indiana
We are currently planning to do a 3-day class
in Mt. Vernon, IN on 14, 15 and 16 September 2012. We are taking applications now and you must have your registration form and tuition in by
Saturday, 1 Sept.
This class is $795.00 and includes a night shoot. You will need to bring about 800 rounds of ammo and appropriate safety gear. A welcome packet with directions to the range and a list of gear and supplies will be sent to you immediately upon receipt of your registration and payment.
Call 866-886-8753 or e-mail training@southwestshootingauthority.com for more information
For additional classes, watch our schedule HERE.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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This class is $795.00 and includes a night shoot. You will need to bring about 800 rounds of ammo and appropriate safety gear. A welcome packet with directions to the range and a list of gear and supplies will be sent to you immediately upon receipt of your registration and payment.
Call 866-886-8753 or e-mail training@southwestshootingauthority.com for more information
For additional classes, watch our schedule HERE.
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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Letter to employer
I have been asked to post a letter here that I wrote for a long-time Shooting Bench listener back in 2008. He and some co-workers were at odds with their employer over having guns at the workplace. For fear of retaliation, they did not want to approach their employer so I was asked if I could write something up for them and send it to the employer. Of course, I jumped at the chance and here is what I came up with. Feel free to use it if you wish with proper credit given...
Greetings,
A number of your employees and customers have
contacted us with concerns about your prohibitive firearms policy and
their personal security. In view of the numerous attacks on unarmed employees
and students across the country in recent months, they have come to realize
that when seconds count, law enforcement is only minutes away. With this in
mind, those that have the desire to protect themselves and their loved ones
find themselves at odds with company policy.
Placing a "NO FIREARMS" sign on your door
or having a known policy that prohibits firearms lets the criminal know that
he can work in a relatively safe, hazard-free environment without fear of
confrontation. Many of the establishments that have been recently attacked
have had such signs and policies. Do you think the criminal will change his
mind and leave when he sees such a sign? Hardly. It just emboldens him.
We understand the liability concerns of having
firearms on your property and in your building. However, we are not sure that
you understand the liability concerns that you should have for
yourselves and your company should the unthinkable happen and one or more of
your employees, customers or their families are injured or killed due to
their inability to protect themselves because of your policy.
In lieu of allowing these individuals
to legally carry a firearm for self-protection, they have asked that you
provide full-time, armed security, adequate for each
employee, during all work hours. If this is not acceptable to you,
please know that legal and civil action may be taken against your
company and each of you personally if an incident
unfolds in which these individuals are not properly protected or
allowed to protect themselves.
Across the nation, it has been proven over and over
again that legally licensed, trained individuals carrying concealed weapons
have NOT propagated incidents in which "blood ran in the streets"
as was predicted by so many. In fact, quite the opposite has been the
case. Nationwide, only a minute fraction of CCW holders have even been
involved in a violent crime of any description. Many have been able to
prevent or stop crimes with little or no injuries or loss of life. CCW
holders have been involved in incidents where they were able to lend
assistance to law enforcement professionals with favorable results.
With all of this in mind, the aforementioned concerned
individuals respectfully ask that you reconsider your policy and put
something in place that would be acceptable to both parties. A possible
compromise might be that if someone wishes to carry at work, they should
provide proper training and licensing credentials and severe disciplinary
action be taken if they are observed handling their weapons in any manner on
company property unless it is in defense of themselves or others.
Sincerely,
Cope Reynolds
Southwest Shooting Authority~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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15 June 2012
Tyranny in TinyTown, USA!
The most unbelievable developments in a case of blatant governmental tyranny in a small town in the Arizona desert are unfolding as I type this. Many of you remember the rally we had last August in Quartzsite, AZ. Well, we initially thought we did some good but now we're thinking maybe not. It FAR beyond what it was then.
I had a genuine desert wildcat on my show today! You don't think so? Then you don't know Jennifer Jones! Tune in here and check it out! http://jumbofiles.com/3316gkzjc2gg
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I had a genuine desert wildcat on my show today! You don't think so? Then you don't know Jennifer Jones! Tune in here and check it out! http://jumbofiles.com/3316gkzjc2gg
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
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17 April 2012
More federal invasions of private property! YOU may be next!!!
A pig farmer in Michigan has been forced to KILL dozens of his own pigs to avoid a felony! Due to Michigan's "invasive species" act, pigs are labeled for execution by....are you ready?...... the color of their hair for one thing or if they have straight tails, or if they are too tall or their snout is too long. Sound like a tall-tale or sick joke? It's not. It's real and it has already happened and CONTINUES to happen!
Historic Tombstone, AZ is in the process of being totally destroyed by the Feds!
BLM has been stood up to by a single rancher in Nevada! One man DOES make a difference!
Uncle Ted is being investigated by the Secret Service for his comments at the NRA convention. Really? REALLY!!?? What about what Louis Farrakhan's comments about killing whites?
Hear it all HERE!
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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Historic Tombstone, AZ is in the process of being totally destroyed by the Feds!
BLM has been stood up to by a single rancher in Nevada! One man DOES make a difference!
Uncle Ted is being investigated by the Secret Service for his comments at the NRA convention. Really? REALLY!!?? What about what Louis Farrakhan's comments about killing whites?
Hear it all HERE!
Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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03 April 2012
Would U.S. Marines fire on civilians?
Hopefully, we'll never have to find out but if you have received the e-mail that I have included below, you may be a little worried. Pay particular attention to question #46. The very official looking message has conspiracy theorists and anti-gov't loony-tunes frothing at the mouth and working overtime at the keyboard. If you receive a message with this survey in it, no matter how credible the source, ignore it and do NOT forward it. It is NOT true!!
More correctly, the story that goes with it is not true. Oh, the survey does exist but it was NOT administered by the Pentagon. Is was a school paper, an academic project of a Naval Lieutenant Commander by the name of Ernest Cunningham.
Again, if you receive an e-mail with this survey in it, DO NOT FORWARD IT! It is NOT better to be safe than sorry when you disseminate false and misleading information!
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The following survey was given to U.S. Marines at the 29 Palms Marine Corps base in California:
DD Form 3206 (Rev 2/96)JOINT SERVICES TRAINING COMBAT ARMS SURVEYPart A (Confidential when filled in)This questionnaire is to gather data concerning the attitudes of combat trained personnel with regard to non-traditional missions. All responses are confidential and official. Write your answers directly on the form. In Part II, place an "X" in the space provided for your response.Date:_____________Part 1. Demographics.1. Branch of Service: Army ( ) USAF ( ) Navy ( ) Marines ( ) ANG ( ) NG ( ) USCG ( ) Other: ( )2. Pay Grade: (E-6, O-4, etc) ( )3. MOS, AFSC or Specialty Code and Description: ( )4. Highest level of education: Less than 12 ( ) 13 ( ) 14 ( ) 15 ( ) (16) ( ) More than 16 ( )5. How many months did you serve in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield?( )
6. How many months did you serve in Somalia? ( )
7. Where did you spend most of your childhood?
City: ( ); County: ( ) State: ( )
Part II. Attitude:
Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used within the U.S. and bordering countries for any of the following missions?
(Strongly Disagree) (Disagree) (Agree) (Strongly Agree) (No Opinion)
8. Drug enforcement
9. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes)
10. Security at national events (e.g. Olympic Games, Super Bowl)
11. Environmental disaster clean-up including toxic and nuclear
12. Substitute teachers and school workers in public schools
13. Community assistance programs (e.g. landscaping, environmental clean-up,road repair, animal control)
14. Federal and State prison guards and auxiliary police
15. National emergency police force/international security force
16. Advisors to SWAT units, the FBI, or the BATF
17. Border Patrol (e.g. prevention of entry of illegal aliens into U.S. territory)
18. Drug enforcement and interdiction
19. Disaster relief in bordering countries (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, etc.)
20. Environmental disaster clean-up in bordering countries including toxic and nuclear.
21. Peace keeping and local law enforcement and internal security forces
22. National building (reconstruct civil governments, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.)
23. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing and clothing and domestic care).
Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used in other countries, under command of non-U.S. officers appointed by the U.N. for any of the following missions?
24. Drug enforcement.
25. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes)
26. Environmental disaster clean-up including toxic and nuclear.
27. Peace keeping including local law enforcement and internal security forces
28. National building (reconstruct civil government, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.
29. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing and clothing and domestic care)
30. Police action (e.g. Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm but serving under non-U.S. officers)
31. The U.S. runs a field training exercise. U.N. combat troops should be allowed to serve in U.S. combat units during these exercises under U.S. command and control.
32. The U.N. runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops under U.S. command and control should serve in U.N. combat units during these exercises
33. The U.N. runs a field training exercise. U. S. combat troops should serve under U.N. command and control.
34. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N.missions as long as the U.S. has full command and control.
35. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions under U.N. command and control.
36. U.S. combat troops should be commanded by U.N. officers and non- commissioned officers at battalion, wing and company levels while performing U.N. missions.
37. It would make no difference to me to have U.N. soldiers as members of my team.
38. It would make no difference to me to take orders from a U.N. company or squadron commander.
39. I feel the President of the U.S. has the authority to pass his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief to the U.N. Secretary General.
40. I feel there is no conflict between my oath of office and serving as a U.N. soldier.
41. I feel my unit's combat effectiveness would not be affected by performing huminatarian and peace keeping missions for the U.N.
42. I feel a designated unit of U.S. combat soldiers should be permanently assigned to the command and control of the U.N.
43. I would be willing to volunteer for assignment to a U.S. combat unit under a U.N. commander.
44. I would like U.N. member countries, including the U.S., to give the U.N. all the soldiers necessary to maintain world peace.
45. I would swear to the following code:
"I am a United Nations fighting person. I serve in the forces which maintain world peace and every nation's way of life. I swear and affirm to support and defend the Charter of the United Nations and I am prepared to give my life in its defense."
46. The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-approved firearms. A 30-day amnesty period is established for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of irregular citizen groups and defiant individuals refuse to turn over their firearms to authority.
Consider the following statement:
"I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the United States government."
End of Survey
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Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
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More correctly, the story that goes with it is not true. Oh, the survey does exist but it was NOT administered by the Pentagon. Is was a school paper, an academic project of a Naval Lieutenant Commander by the name of Ernest Cunningham.
Again, if you receive an e-mail with this survey in it, DO NOT FORWARD IT! It is NOT better to be safe than sorry when you disseminate false and misleading information!
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The following survey was given to U.S. Marines at the 29 Palms Marine Corps base in California:
DD Form 3206 (Rev 2/96)JOINT SERVICES TRAINING COMBAT ARMS SURVEYPart A (Confidential when filled in)This questionnaire is to gather data concerning the attitudes of combat trained personnel with regard to non-traditional missions. All responses are confidential and official. Write your answers directly on the form. In Part II, place an "X" in the space provided for your response.Date:_____________Part 1. Demographics.1. Branch of Service: Army ( ) USAF ( ) Navy ( ) Marines ( ) ANG ( ) NG ( ) USCG ( ) Other: ( )2. Pay Grade: (E-6, O-4, etc) ( )3. MOS, AFSC or Specialty Code and Description: ( )4. Highest level of education: Less than 12 ( ) 13 ( ) 14 ( ) 15 ( ) (16) ( ) More than 16 ( )5. How many months did you serve in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield?( )
6. How many months did you serve in Somalia? ( )
7. Where did you spend most of your childhood?
City: ( ); County: ( ) State: ( )
Part II. Attitude:
Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used within the U.S. and bordering countries for any of the following missions?
(Strongly Disagree) (Disagree) (Agree) (Strongly Agree) (No Opinion)
8. Drug enforcement
9. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes)
10. Security at national events (e.g. Olympic Games, Super Bowl)
11. Environmental disaster clean-up including toxic and nuclear
12. Substitute teachers and school workers in public schools
13. Community assistance programs (e.g. landscaping, environmental clean-up,road repair, animal control)
14. Federal and State prison guards and auxiliary police
15. National emergency police force/international security force
16. Advisors to SWAT units, the FBI, or the BATF
17. Border Patrol (e.g. prevention of entry of illegal aliens into U.S. territory)
18. Drug enforcement and interdiction
19. Disaster relief in bordering countries (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, etc.)
20. Environmental disaster clean-up in bordering countries including toxic and nuclear.
21. Peace keeping and local law enforcement and internal security forces
22. National building (reconstruct civil governments, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.)
23. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing and clothing and domestic care).
Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used in other countries, under command of non-U.S. officers appointed by the U.N. for any of the following missions?
24. Drug enforcement.
25. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes)
26. Environmental disaster clean-up including toxic and nuclear.
27. Peace keeping including local law enforcement and internal security forces
28. National building (reconstruct civil government, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.
29. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing and clothing and domestic care)
30. Police action (e.g. Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm but serving under non-U.S. officers)
31. The U.S. runs a field training exercise. U.N. combat troops should be allowed to serve in U.S. combat units during these exercises under U.S. command and control.
32. The U.N. runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops under U.S. command and control should serve in U.N. combat units during these exercises
33. The U.N. runs a field training exercise. U. S. combat troops should serve under U.N. command and control.
34. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N.missions as long as the U.S. has full command and control.
35. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions under U.N. command and control.
36. U.S. combat troops should be commanded by U.N. officers and non- commissioned officers at battalion, wing and company levels while performing U.N. missions.
37. It would make no difference to me to have U.N. soldiers as members of my team.
38. It would make no difference to me to take orders from a U.N. company or squadron commander.
39. I feel the President of the U.S. has the authority to pass his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief to the U.N. Secretary General.
40. I feel there is no conflict between my oath of office and serving as a U.N. soldier.
41. I feel my unit's combat effectiveness would not be affected by performing huminatarian and peace keeping missions for the U.N.
42. I feel a designated unit of U.S. combat soldiers should be permanently assigned to the command and control of the U.N.
43. I would be willing to volunteer for assignment to a U.S. combat unit under a U.N. commander.
44. I would like U.N. member countries, including the U.S., to give the U.N. all the soldiers necessary to maintain world peace.
45. I would swear to the following code:
"I am a United Nations fighting person. I serve in the forces which maintain world peace and every nation's way of life. I swear and affirm to support and defend the Charter of the United Nations and I am prepared to give my life in its defense."
46. The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-approved firearms. A 30-day amnesty period is established for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of irregular citizen groups and defiant individuals refuse to turn over their firearms to authority.
Consider the following statement:
"I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the United States government."
End of Survey
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Cope Reynolds (Desertscout)
Southwest Shooting Authority
Listen to Cope live on The Shooting Bench Mon thru Fri, 3 to 5 pm Pacific/6 to 9pm Eastern
On Thursday nights, listen to The Shooting Bench PM Edition from 11 to 1am Eastern/8-10pm Pacific for 100% gun talk!
"The Shooting Bench" Podcast: The Shooting Bench
Colts and Kimbers are what you show your friends.
GLOCKS are what you show your enemies!
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