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Article the Fourth
[ Amendment II ]

"A well regulated Militia,
being necessary to the security
of a free State,
the right of the people
to keep and bear Arms,
shall not be infringed."


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Firearms 1 - Safety Guidelines          Firearms 2 - Basic Safety Rules
Firearms 3 - Safe Gun Storage          Firearms 4 - Liberty & Freedom Quotes
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"Gun control has cleared the way for seven major genocides since 1915,
in which governments gone bad murdered 56,000,000 persons,
including millions of children."
-- Aaron Zelman (of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership)
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"Placing a ban on firearms and their components
would be like placing a ban on terrorism -
it will not reduce violence or criminal behavior.

If such tactics actually reduced criminal violence,
then why didn't we ban terrorism decades ago?
THINK, before jumping on the BAN WAGON."
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"After a shooting spree,
they always want to take the guns away
from the people who didn't do it."
-- William Burroughs
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"30,000,000 legal firearm owners killed no one yesterday."
-- Unknown
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 NRA Gun Safety Rules

The fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling are:

1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if it were to go off it would not cause injury or damage. The key to this rule is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances.

2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger.

3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device if possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does.

When using or storing a gun, always follow these NRA rules:

Know your target and what is beyond.
Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second.

Know how to use the gun safely.
Before handling a gun, learn how it operates. Know its basic parts, how to safely open and close the action and remove any ammunition from the gun or magazine. Remember, a gun's mechanical safety device is never foolproof. Nothing can ever replace safe gun handling.

Be sure the gun is safe to operate.
Just like other tools, guns need regular maintenance to remain operable. Regular cleaning and proper storage are a part of the gun's general upkeep. If there is any question concerning a gun's ability to function, a knowledgeable gunsmith should look at it.

Use only the correct ammunition for your gun.
Only BBs, pellets, cartridges or shells designed for a particular gun can be fired safely in that gun. Most guns have the ammunition type stamped on the barrel. Ammunition can be identified by information printed on the box and sometimes stamped on the cartridge. Do not shoot the gun unless you know you have the proper ammunition.

Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate.
Guns are loud and the noise can cause hearing damage. They can also emit debris and hot gas that could cause eye injury. For these reasons, shooting glasses and hearing protectors should be worn by shooters and spectators.

Never use alcohol or over-the-counter, prescription or other drugs before or while shooting.
Alcohol, as well as any other substance likely to impair normal mental or physical bodily functions, must not be used before or while handling or shooting guns.

Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.
Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration. Dozens of gun storage devices, as well as locking devices that attach directly to the gun, are available. However, mechanical locking devices, like the mechanical safeties built into guns, can fail and should not be used as a substitute for safe gun handling and the observance of all gun safety rules.

"Be aware that certain types of guns
and many shooting activities
require additional safety precautions"

Cleaning: Regular cleaning is important in order for your gun to operate correctly and safely. Taking proper care of it will also maintain its value and extend its life. Your gun should be cleaned every time that it is used. A gun brought out of prolonged storage should also be cleaned before shooting. Accumulated moisture and dirt, or solidified grease and oil, can prevent the gun from operating properly. Before cleaning your gun, make absolutely sure that it is unloaded. The gun's action should be open during the cleaning process. Also, be sure that no ammunition is present in the cleaning area.

- firearms safety information courtesy of the NRA website

Quotes
LIBERTY AND FREEDOM
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“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly,
while bad people will find a way around the laws.”
-- Plato
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”Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving
by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.”
-- Unknown
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"They that can give up essential liberty
to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India,
history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms,
as the blackest."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
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...Virtually never are murderers the ordinary,
law-abiding people against whom gun bans are aimed.
Almost without exception, murderers are extreme aberrants
with lifelong histories of crime, substance abuse,
psychopathology, mental retardation and/or irrational violence
against those around them, as well as other hazardous behavior,
e.g., automobile and gun accidents."
-- Don B. Kates, writing on statistical patterns in gun crime
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"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen,
citizens who are not only prepared to take arms,
but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom
as the basic purpose of their daily life
and who are willing to consciously work
and sacrifice for that freedom."
-- John F. Kennedy


Responsible Firearms Ownership

Gun Owners of America - www.gunowners.org/
Gun Rights Across America - www.gunrightsacrossamerica.com/

Discover Shooting - www.discovershooting.net/
The Gun Zone - www.thegunzone.com/
Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed - www.kc3.com/

Common Sense About Kids & Guns - www.kidsandguns.org/
Poject Child Safe - www.projectchildsafe.org/

USA Conceal Carry - www.usconcealedcarry.com/
Handgun Law - www.handgunlaw.us/
USA Carry - www.usacarry.com/

Carry Concealed - www.carryconcealed.net/
You Can Carry - www.youcancarry.com/
National Shooting Sports Foundation - http://nssf.org/

Common Sense Firearms Training - http://commonsensefirearmstraining.com/
Midway USA - www.midwayusa.com/
Bud's Gun Shop - www.budsgunshop.com/


The Truth About Guns - www.thetruthaboutguns.com/

Firearms Cafe - http://firearmscafe.com/
Moms4Guns - www.moms4guns.com/
Cornered Cat - www.corneredcat.com/

The Well Armed Woman - www.thewellarmedwoman.com/

The Rifleman - www.therifleman.net/
Gun Rights Radio - http://gunrightsradio.com/
Ground Zero/Clyde Lewis - www.groundzeromedia.org/

Erskine Overnight - www.erskineonradio.com/
Just facts - www.justfacts.com/

Guns In America (Gun Facts) - http://americangunfacts.com/
FactCheck.org - http://factcheck.org/

Keep and Bear Arms - www.keepandbeararms.com/
Christian Gun Owner - www.christiangunowner.com/

Additional Firearms Resources

Shooting Inductry Magazine - www.shootingindustry.com/
Blackhawk Online Store - www.blackhawk.com/
Defensive Carry[.com] - www.defensivecarry.com/

Guns & Ammo Magazine - www.gunsandammo.com/
The New American - www.thenewamerican.com/
Shooting Times - www.shootingtimes.com/

National Firearms Museum - www.nramuseum.org/
Handguns Magazine - www.handgunsmag.com/
Recoil Gun Magazine - www.recoilweb.com/

American Firearms Magazine - http://americanfirearmsmagazine.com/
Western Shooting Journal - http://westernshootingjournal.com/
Gun-Tests[.com] - www.gun-tests.com/

GunDigest - www.gundigest.com/

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Popular Firearms Manufacturers

Benelli USA - www.benelliusa.com/

Charter Firearms - www.charterfirearms.com/
CZ-USA (Dan Wesson) - www.cz-usa.com/

Freedom Arms - www.freedomarms.com/
Heckler & Koch - www.heckler-koch.com/

Ithaca Gun Company - www.ithacagun.com/
Magnum Research - www.magnumresearch.com/

Remington - www.remington.com/

Savage Arms - www.savagearms.com/
Smith & Wesson - www.smith-wesson.com/

Springfield Armory - www.springfield-armory.com/
Thompson Center - www.tcarms.com/


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"Mental Nourishment ... Think, First"
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"The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened".
       - Josef Stalin

"Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death."
       - Adolf Hitler

"Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise."
       - Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

"What luck for the rulers that men do not think."
       - Adolf Hitler
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