International Falls Daily Journal - GUN CONTROL - Comments

Nobody noticed that obesity

hometown — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:03:51 -0500

Nobody noticed that obesity is the number one killer over smoking in the U.S and drives up healthcare costs but not many will admit that or care to think about it.

Both Don and I were

Tammy Hoffman — Wed, 30 May 2007 19:37:01 -0500

Both Don and I were certified by a State Trooper. His words to us and every one else in training were, If you are not prepared to shot someone you can leave class now. Obviously he did not mean to just go stupid and abuse our right. He was not going to waste his time training if we felt we would not capable of protecting our home and family. We take our right seriously and did not and will not abuse this right. This course was not just a matter of point and pull the trigger. Hitting a bullseye was not the purpose.

When someone chooses to

klloyd — Tue, 29 May 2007 07:30:03 -0500

When someone chooses to carry a weapon, that person has to be prepared to use it, as Don and roj2000 did, and to good effect. Fortunately, "displaying" it was sufficient for the miscreants (who are often desperate but not crazy enough to risk a case of lead poisoning in their belly) and these citizens did not have to go round and round with the police after defending themselves, as all too often a person who has exercised their right to defend themselves gets treated as a criminal themselves. We have a liberal media to thank for that, who seems to think it has enough law training to try cases via a newspaper or TV station, like that poor unfortunate who was accused of planting a bomb at the Olympic site in FL a number of yrs back...his life was pretty much ruined by over-zealous gun hating media types. It used to be you could shoot a person who had broken into your home, getting a pat on the back rather than stainless steel bracelets and public hounding by the press. It is good to know there are still like-minded people out there who take their freedoms serious enough to defend them. There are many cops who frown on citizens packing weapons, but as long as every citizen cannot be guaranteed safety 100% of the time by law enforcement, then the law of our country and the law of common sense dictates we defend our own...I am a ex-cop who has used a side-arm to defend my self or others and actually wish more people would have the guts to carry--but who accept the enormous responsibility of being able to take another's life as the situation dictates.

One nation under God

Yes six-shooter it was

Tammy Hoffman — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:29:43 -0500

Yes six-shooter it was reported. Because the door was opened a visual was made. He was identified. Smile. One less on the loose. You have a Good Day! I know the door knocker is...he's gettin' 3 hots and a cot.

Bottom of this one too!

Well Tammy my point being in

six-shooter — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:57:36 -0500

Well Tammy my point being in repling to your blog(which is at the bottom of each one)was that it could have been a not so good ending. Not knowing what was on the other side of the door and opening it to what --- another person or persons having their finger on a hair trigger and shooting first? Were they kicking the door in? Was 911 called after the incident and reported so this maybe prevented if there was something the desk clerk had going on? By the way I am for the right to bear arms. We even load our own shells and have a "varmint" gun hanging above the back door. One of the great things about writing here is that people can agree to disagee. So with all this being said Have A Great Day! I know I will.

Well six-shooter you must

Tammy Hoffman — Sat, 19 May 2007 23:43:57 -0500

Well six-shooter you must have been the other person in the room. Tell me your side of the story!The Fact is you weren't. If he would have called 911, there is no telling how long it would take to get there or what the creap would have done if given the extra few minutes it takes for 911 disbatchers to ask all the questions they are required to ask before they decide to send out an officer.Two couples that are close friends of ours have been attacked in their motel rooms. The older couple attacked in a Tennessee motel were nearly beaten to death. The other couple were beaten and robbed at gun point in a Springfield Illinois motel. If necessary he would have pulled the trigger. There is too much crime in the U.S. Officers can not be everywhere all the time so you learn to protect yourself and that is your right. You have the right to BARE arms.The right to bare arms means more than just being able to OWN a gun. It means you have the right to CARRY the gun UNCOVERED...REVEALED. A conceal carry means you have the right to carry a hidden gun. We exercise our right for both. I just prefer to conceal.
I am curious, are you for or against gun control? You are upset about Don taking control of the situation.
SIX-SHOOTER humm...pertaining to a revolver or the six-shooter on the end of a BONG!!!

No Tammy, Don didn't have to

six-shooter — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:52:52 -0500

No Tammy, Don didn't have to show his gun. He had a choice that was to dial 911. It could have been a situation that had gone bad and he would have had to explain to the cops as to why he opened the door in the first place and not make the 911 call. As you said the door was locked and Don unlocked it putting himself in a dangerous situation.

Don had to show his at a

Tammy Hoffman — Thu, 17 May 2007 20:59:31 -0500

Don had to show his at a motel in Benton Harbor MI. He was there for the Dirt Track Races. Don left his room,went out the front door to eat at a cafe next door. He returned to the motel and used his pass key to enter the rear door of the motel. He wasn't in his room 5 minutes when a man knocked on the door and said it was room service. (room service at super 8?) Don went to the door to look out the peep hole and the guy has it covered. Don tells him you have the wrong room. The man replies "Don.. Don Hoffman.. I have your order." The man at this piont still has the peep hole blocked. Don unlocked the door and had the gun in the mans belly. The man dressed in black says to Don," I have my answer" and ran off. Don had never been to Benton Harbor before and no one knew he was there except the motel clerk when he registered.

I carry a pistol in my truck

roj2000 — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:52:41 -0500

I carry a pistol in my truck AT ALL TIMES and have had to use it. Recently I had a guy run up to my truck (early in the AM) and start yelling, "open your door now". I calmly reached down and pulled out my gun and pointed it at him, and said "if you don't leave now, I will blow your lips off!!". He disappeared very quickly. Who knows what would have happened if I didn't have that pistol. As klloyd says, "one Nation under God", (and guns)!!

Ladyj101- I agree

RainyZMan — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:58:10 -0500

Ladyj101-
I agree that in the end it will not be about gun control but people control. But you cant always believe what you read especially on the internet. I mean after all people believed that Haleys Comet was going to take them to another planet and looked what happened to them.

Well said, Marty, you are

klloyd — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:41:34 -0500

Well said, Marty, you are absolutely correct. History has proven that restrictions on citizens obtaining guns only hampers citizens ability to protect themselves. And I agree with your statement that scum-bags will always be able to get a gun while the law abiding people are getting held-up, robbed, raped, etc. Criminals and governments are always wary of armed citizens.

One nation under God

Gun control laws don't do

Marty — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:20:34 -0500

Gun control laws don't do anything more than hinder the law abiding citizen. Do you honesty think criminals are going to let laws stop them from obtaining guns? If they want them, they'll get them. The law abiding citizen, however, will be the one going through the hoops and wires to obtain a gun to protect his family.

In my opinion, a criminal will be less likely to hold up a gas station if he knows the employee is packin' too! That little ol' lady won't be mugged if the mugger is concerned that she'll blow him away. That soccer mom won't have to worry about a carjacking if she has a .45 (that might be overkill :oP) to stop the carjacker. Your home might not be broken into if the thief thinks you're waiting for him with a shotgun.

We can't depend on the police to protect us at all times. Why does it have to be difficult for law abiding citizens to protect themselves while the criminals have no such barriers?

I believe in "medicating"

roj2000 — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:37:16 -0500

I believe in "medicating" nutcases first, and if they can't be controlled, then lock them up. Those white clouds that are lingering in the sky, could be marijuana clouds, ya think?? A new world order is starting in Iraq, and will spread throughout the world. God Bless George "Bush"!!

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Ladyj101 — Fri, 11 May 2007 02:31:06 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWGdOQ1J_TM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog%2Emysp...

....Yeah yeah I know bad spellers of the world "untie"
DO CLICK ON THIS LINK AND their are several small clips etc related to this subject as well as many other web sights.
IF THIS does not show up right go to "www.youtube.com" and look for "Amerikan Lullaby" for starters...

I present to you a few

Ladyj101 — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:05:00 -0500

I present to you a few things to think about: I believe in the end it will not be about GUN control but PEOPLE control. FEMA and our own troops will come in and "keep civil peace" for our OWN protection by removing guns and also people who try to make a stand.... Wake up America. Do your homework. Why is it the National gaurd seems to be in places controlling things that local law enforcement should be in control of handling? Why is funding being cut to communities to hire and have enough LOCAL(state) law enforcement staff in any given community yet that money is being funneled to other goverment "enforcements'(fedral)? I believe the goverment moves in to not only 'help' but to get us "use to their presense and a sense of false security" ie.. conditioning. Check out "Concentration camps in America (their are 800 at present) for whom? you decide (maybe for uncontrollable civilians)? Why is "the war on Drugs" money being used to fix up old prisons and closed army bases-- along with installing new large furnaces??(FOR WHAT) Yet none of this is reported on our news? More and more "chemtrails" linger above our heads (look up,those "lines" in the sky are not just from jets,(these white clouds linger all day and spread out). "A New world order" agenda Busch speaks of.. what is it all about DO YOU really know? It is comming. Do your own research! I challenge you to at the very least look these few things up on the internet so YOU can make an "informed" conclusion. Dont just post rude remarks, till you have looked and made a unbiased descision for yourself. After all I did state "I believe". What I have found to be true is many many others also feel this impending day comming very soon.

GUN CONTROL

klloyd — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:55:43 -0500

Since the topic was raised in the smoking forum about guns, and one of the members stated she is licensed to carry a concealed weapon, I thought I would throw out some stats for the crowd that would b