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   To the Editor: The advocates for gun control have another agenda, our Founding Fathers will enlighten you in a moment. Let me ask you this question; If a person with a mental disorder, (such as Hinkley has) tried to run over President Reagan with a car, and in the attempt severely injured Mr. Brady, would Sara Brady now be advocating a ban on cars all over the country? Would the same socialist politicians that back her call to ban guns, also back a call to ban cars? If in the same scenario the person with the mental disorder jumps from his car with a gun and shoots someone, is it now the gun’s fault? Sara Brady and her political backers all around the country would have you believe that. And they would use that part of the story to advocate a total ban on guns. But what about the car used in that crime? Never you mind about that car children, it’s the gun that was evil, certain politicians and Sara Brady say so.

   The liberal media will do it’s part to push that propaganda down our throats to back Sara and company. It must be understood that the Second Amendment is the only right which provides the people with a physical means of defending all of their other rights. Never allow it to be taken away. Without the Second Amendment, your freedoms are at the mercy of whom ever does have the guns. As intelligent as the media professes themselves to be, they should keep that in mind.

   This quote from a great patriot should enlighten you as to Sara Brady and her political henchmen/women’s scheme to disarm the American people. “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“. THOMAS JEFFERSON, There are many such quotes from our Founding Fathers, great men all. Politicians in our day pale in comparison. Patriot and Statesman NOAH WEBSTER: “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States”.

   I will leave you with one more quote in the same theme as the previous two, from yet another great American Patriot: “Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.” PATRICK HENRY.

   To Sara Brady, and all of her political hench people pushing hard for a ban on guns, the Founding Fathers fore warned us about people like you, and We The People are not naive to your attacks on our liberty. Mark Shean

NOTE;  The papers decided this rebuttal was not something the public should read.  http://www.nagr.org/UNTreaty_Pledge1.aspx?pid=4b

Written 11-15-1996  www.mafirearmsafety.com

UPDATE: 10-2-2011, The attacks on our Constitutional right under the Second Amendment to own firearms has only intensified since I wrote this article that the media ‘censored’.

NOTE: More wisdom and fore site from the past that we should consider. Submitted by Mark Shean, author of GUN SENSE on Amazon.

1. John Quincy Adams: “Posterity; you will never know how much it cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it”.

2. Thomas Jefferson: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants“.

3. James Madison:“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation’s“.

4. Ronald Reagan: “If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under”.

5. Abraham Lincoln: “I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it”.

6. Theodore Roosevelt: “Walk softly and carry a big stick”.

7. John Adams: “Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion….in private self defense”

8. Daniel Webster: “An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy”.

NOTE; Abe Lincoln makes a very good point, someone who would mistreat helpless pets, is a hypocrite, and will have made himself an enemy of mine. M. Shean- author of GUN SENSE, on Amazon.

NOTE: More astute observations and fore site from people that paid attention to history and lessons learned from history. Mark Shean, author of GUN SENSE, on Amazon.

1. George S. Patton: ” Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”

2. James Madison: “If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”

3.John Adams: “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence”.

4. Samuel Adams: “A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy”.

5. Thomas Jefferson: “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms“.

6. Douglas MacArthur: “I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within”.

7. James Madison: “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or both.”

8. Daniel Webster: “A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures“.

NOTE; I think these men had a very deep concern and commitment to the United States, and it has appeared, as time goes by, to be justified.

M. Shean, author of #GUN SENSE, on Amazon

JOHN ADAMS : {” Democracy…while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”}

Note; John Adams was obviously a student of history, and up through history and into his day, this ominous statement certainly rang true. From his day forward this democracy has endured some hard times, will it continue to endure, only time will tell. If the principals the Founding Fathers set down are adheard to, this should be the the democracy that sets the standard for all others that follow, and will be the lasting legacy to the framers of our Constitution. We, as a people, all need to work to preserve the Constitution, to achieve that lofty goal.

M. Shean—-   As so aptly pointed out: {“If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.”} RONALD REAGAN

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Many MA. Police Department’s, under the ‘policies’ of their politically appointed chiefs, pretend that the reason: ‘Any Lawful Purpose’ for a firearm license is not a “good enough reason” to apply for the license, believe it or not!  But, I believe that the most open and honest reason that I, or any law-abiding citizen, (in my opinion) could ever give for the use of a handgun, or any firearm, (without going into Constitutional rights) would be;  ‘Any Lawful Purpose’. Lawful being the key word, this would automatically exclude any and all criminal intentions, it stands on its own merits. It covers any contingency you would need to lawfully need or use a firearm.

There could not possibly be any better reason for one to exercise his/her right to self-defense in a crime ridden world. Crime happens while the police are not watching, this is why there are victims of unsolved crimes.  Criminals do not bother to apply for gun permits. People that do apply, (in my humble opinion) are not the problem, or the cause of crime, or a cause for concern, and should not be treated as such. Arbitrary discretion is a disservice to law-abiding citizens, and our so-called representatives need to do their job by putting an end to it. 

In the words of George Washington: {“It would be an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.”}

Note; Those old dead Founding Fathers still sound very relevant to me. How about you? 

From, Mark Shean, MaFirearmSafety, author of Gun Sense, on Amazon.

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NOTE: Wisdom learned, observations made, experience through hard lessons in life should not be frivolously discarded. They should instead be revisited from time to time, to compare with current happenings, and in doing so, hardships previously endured may be averted today. The random quotes that follow are reflections from a wide range of personalities, some well known, others more obscure, they are worth repeating here, and I believe, worthy of your consideration. The common thread that links them, they were all great Americans and Patriots. 

Mark Shean, author of GUN SENSE, on Amazon.

1. RONALD REAGAN: “When you cant make them see the light, make them feel the heat”.

2. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties”.

3. GEORGE WASHINGTON: “It will be an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it”.

4. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them”.

5. THOMAS PAINE: “Arms discourage and keep the plunderer in awe, they preserve order in the world as well as property…..horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding be deprived of the use of them”.

6. SAMUEL ADAMS: “How strangely will the tools of a tyrant pervert the plain meaning of words!”

7. THEODORE ROOSEVELT: “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people”.

8. ANDREW JACKSON: “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes”.

9. NOAH WEBSTER: “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States”.

10. PATRICK HENRY: “Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined”.

11. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “Important principles may, and must, be inflexible”.

12. RONALD REAGAN: “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them”.

13. GEORGE WASHINGTON: “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism”.

14. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny”.

15. THOMAS PAINE: “That government is best which governs least”.

16. SAMUEL ADAMS: “The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending against all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks”.

17. THOMAS JEFFERSON: “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical”. (Think Planned Parenthood!)……..!

18. DANIEL WEBSTER: “Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one Constitution, one destiny”..

{Note; this is part 1 in a series of “Observations“}

M. Shean submitted 5-3-2009

{” Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrants will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual”}. Thomas Jefferson–

Note; Unconstitutional law violates the rights of the individual, and we as a people are under no obligation to observe any law that does so. M.Shean www.mafirearmsafety.com  submitted 4-29-2009

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{” The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living, and the get rich theory of life”}. Teddy Roosevelt

Note; Prophetic.

M. Shean, author of GUN SENSE, on Amazon

{” The Constitution shall never be construed….to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms”}. Sam Adams

Note; Mr. Adams must be spinning in his grave. 

M. Shean  www.mafirearmsafety.com  submitted 4-29-2009

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{” The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none”}. Andy Jackson

Note; This, from our 7Th President, maybe Congress should read lessons and words of wisdom from the past, oh I forgot, Congress doesn’t know how to read.

M. Shean  www.mafirearmsafety.com submitted 4-29-2009