Why Grandpa Carries A Gun!

This is an email that I received this morning
and I thought it was important enough to
post it in my blogs, social media sites, and
forward to all my personal contacts.

I do not know who the original author was
so I can not give credit to whom credit
is due. Below is the text of the message
that I received:

Please take time to read this and pay particular
attention to "A Little Gun History" about half way
down.

PEOPLE ASK WHY?

Why Carry a Gun?

My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time
in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles
and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he
becomes too old to take a butt whoopin.'

'I don't carry a gun to kill people
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be
a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in
the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to
see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations
of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the
rest of my life hating myself for failing to be
prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot
someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old
age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere
tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to
heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of
themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three
armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people
who make it meaningful to me.

Police protection is an oxymoron.

Free citizens must protect themselves.

Police do not protect you from crime, they usually
just investigate the crime after it happens and
then call someone in to clean up the mess.

I carry a gun because God gave me the Right to do
so; it is inalienable.

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A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control.
From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents,
unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From
1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to
defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from
1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and
others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948
to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable
to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From
1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to
defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971
to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From
1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable
to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in
the 20th Century because of gun control: 56
million..
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You won't see this data on the US evening news, or
hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives
and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely
affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too
late!

The next time someone talks in favor of gun
control, please remind them of this history
lesson.

With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are
'subjects'.

During WW II the Japanese decided not to invade
America because they knew most Americans were
ARMED!

If you value your freedom, please spread this anti
gun - control message to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win.

There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and
skill is more important than either.

The final weapon is the brain.

All else is supplemental.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY
ISSUE A RIFLE.

SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE
OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!
IT'S A NO BRAINER!

DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX
DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING
CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!
If you are too, please forward.

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad
government results from too much government."

Thomas Jefferson Stated:
Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.