Posted on 04/20/2015 6:38:34 PM PDT by onyx
He’s just so awesome.
During a recent address to the IDF General Staff Forum leading up to Israel’s independence Day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, “the meaning of independence in my eyes is the ability to defend yourself.”
I get it, you get it, and Prime Minister Netanyahu gets it. Our founding fathers got it.
And now, the American public not only gets it but is standing up to preserve our individual rights to defend ourselves.
The Washington Times reports, “exactly two years after President Obama’s bid for gun control following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting died in Congress, a new poll has discovered a huge shift in public opinion to backing Second Amendment gun rights and away from controlling gun ownership.”
“The reason: Americans now believe having a gun is the best way to protect against crime, 63 percent to 30 percent.”
“Pew Research Center found that while support for gun control once reached 66 percent, it has dropped to 46 percent while support for gun rights has jumped 52 percent, the highest ever in the past 25 years.”
“We are at a moment when most Americans believe crime rates are rising and when most believe gun ownership – not gun control – makes people safer,” said the survey.”
Pew attributes this significant change to Americans fearing crime, but they also point out that crime statistics are declining. I think they’ve got it wrong. Americans don’t fear crime; they fear the government. Americans are wary and weary of the Obama administration making every effort to curb our ownership and possession of guns and ammo.
The NRA just had its second largest convention ever. Its membership is up to five million. People don’t join the NRA because they fear crime. They join the NRA to promote responsible gun ownership and to protect their Second Amendment rights. Obviously more and more Americans are concerned about any more attempts to keep them from defending themselves. That’s a good thing.
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The anti-gun crowd and their willing media buddies have pushed outrageous doom and gloom scenarios every time the opportunity presented itsel. After so many years of their BS never coming to pass, it’s just hard to swallow their propaganda.
Just as it says in the book of Esther.
Its my favorite book. Irony, intrigue, revenge, retaliation. A good read.
Exactly so!
I love that book too.
I love it too!
The whole megillah.
Anybody reckon we could make this guy a birth certificate?
Nice post onyx.
Conservatives are winning the culture war - one battle at a time. And wouldn't be great to have a President like Netanyahu...
Americans are arming themselves because they instinctively know that the biggest and most violent criminal we face is a tyrannical government.
Find out where Obola bought his.
OH YES!
LOL - that’s great!
OH YES!
I wonder if Ollie North ever thought about running? It would be nice to have a warrior CIC. The world would calm down in a hurry. Now the whole world has a green light to do whatever they want. Two more years is a long time. . .
We may not like it at times, but as we go, so goes the world. Survival of Western Civilization depends on the United States (plus Britain, France and the rest of Europe) taking the lead and returning to conservative roots.
I remember arriving at Fairchild AFB in 74' and being greeted by a huge banner across the entrance of the base that said, "Peace is our Profession." I remember how great a statement that was as I concurrently saw a B-52 taking off.
Peace through Strength. Amen.
There aren't a lot of politicians around smart enough to have earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT in one year.
can you own a gun in Israel?
“I bet a huge number of respondents would not tell Pew that “having a gun is the best way to protect against tyranny”.
Exactly. I’m going to have to differ with Allan West and PM Netanyahu on this because opposing tyranny is inconsistent with self-defense. There are a great many American souls who suborned personal interest to protect liberty.
Haha!
Kind of like having to watch the Clinton News Network (CNN) do the same these days for her campaign...... Wouldn’t watch at all cept its only news feed piped in our break room at work.......
Good post !
Stay safe !!!
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