Lock and Load

[Tote 9]

I liked No.15. Which one do you like?


Lock and Load!

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson


FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3. Colt: The original point and click interface.

4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?

6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10. The United StatesConstitution (c)1791. All Rights Reserved.

11. What part of "shall not be infringed" do you not understand?

12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14. Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.

15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.

16. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.

23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.

24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

[frankie_the_yankee]

I like number 4.

[seamusTX]

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

- Jim

[mcub]

Well, I only like Jefferson's quote

[308nato]

I go with #9

[jwp]

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Tote 9: Do you happen to have a reference for this quote? I've seen it off and on for a year or two, but have not been able to find anything that verifies that Jefferson actually wrote that, and and I'm beginning to doubt that he did. It certainly doesn't "sound" much like him.

Thanks - jwp

[Liberty]

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Tote 9: Do you happen to have a reference for this quote? I've seen it off and on for a year or two, but have not been able to find anything that verifies that Jefferson actually wrote that, and and I'm beginning to doubt that he did. It certainly doesn't "sound" much like him.

The problem is the antis use our own inaccuracies against us. Quaint taglines and false attributions make us feel good amongst our own, but tend to backfire when used in a debate. Just because we wished someone said something doesn't mean he did.

[Tote 9]

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Tote 9: Do you happen to have a reference for this quote? I've seen it off and on for a year or two, but have not been able to find anything that verifies that Jefferson actually wrote that, and and I'm beginning to doubt that he did. It certainly doesn't "sound" much like him.

Thanks - jwp

I cannot say for certain that Jefferson made that qoute, but I am
certain he made these.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... such laws serve rather to encourage than to prevent homocides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

[Xander]

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Tote 9: Do you happen to have a reference for this quote? I've seen it off and on for a year or two, but have not been able to find anything that verifies that Jefferson actually wrote that, and and I'm beginning to doubt that he did. It certainly doesn't "sound" much like him.

Thanks - jwp

The Jefferson Library agrees with you. http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/in ... into_plows

[Xander]

My favorite is probably number nine:

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

And my second favorite is number nineteen:

19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

Two enduring truths that too many people living comfortable lives, desperately seeking guarantees of safety in the pipe dream of a world without risk simply don't seem to be able to grasp.

[Tote 9]

The Jefferson Library agrees with you. http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/in ... into_plows[/quote]

Thanks, I must have overlooked it in my search.

[Mithras61]

It sounds very much like a variant of beating swords into plowshares.

I notice, though, that this is to happen after nations no longer war against each other, and GOD has struck down those who stand against him.

[Big Calhoun]

I think #19 would make a good t-shirt slogan to be worn at an anti rally in counter protest.

[packsaddle]

recently seen on the bumper of a pickup:

"GUN CONTROL IS NOT THE ANSWER. CRIMINAL CONTROL IS."

[elwood blooz]

If we're picking favorites, then #15 for me