Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror.

One of the great things about the Gun Culture is the possibility to meet people who you only read about or see in some 30 second tidbit in the news. I met PMC’s and found them to be regular folk and not the barbaric, blood-thirsty mercenaries portrayed in the news and the halls of congress.

Erik Prince is the founder of the now extinct Blackwater and this book is his way to clear the smoke and bullshit created around the company and its people.  Some in the Old Media are already classifying this book as a puff job but it rings loud as truthful for one reason: Whenever you deal with the State Department, rest assured you will be shafted faster than an 18-year-old in a Maximum Security Prison.

Some years ago, there was a big IDPA match at Blackwater HQ and I was not able to attend for family reasons. A dear friend brought be a Blackwater cap as souvenir and I just put it away for keepsake. After reading the book, I am even more determined to save it till I croak.  What these people did is nothing short of amazing and a demonstration of what private business can do (better, faster and cheaper) than the Government.

But success breeds envy and ill will among some political rats and legal piranhas. Blackwater had to go down and it did…. but even so, they triumphed. I don’t want to give away anything, just buy the book and remember all the stuff said about them and compare it with the book.

God Bless Erik Prince and his people.

Once upon a dark time, “sheep” were irrationally afraid for their lives, so the government in its profound wisdom, decided to make sure “sheep” had nothing to be afraid by registering & taking away the “fear.”

And the “fear” who frightened “sheep” faithfully followed the “law”:

And they lived happily ever after under the protection of a benevolent government:

So in Connecticut they were ordered to register their “assault weapons” because “sheep” were afraid and the “fear” followed the law:

And “sheep” cheered… not hard to figure how this tale is gonna end.

The more things change…….

Three new graphic ads, fresh from Moms Twitter & Facebook efforts.

We have long suspected that Moms was never an independent movement but astroturf by the Ant- Gun Monsanto-Mad-Scientist Michael Bloomberg. I still would like to see Moms financials before coming to a full conclusion. Not long ago, Moms Demand announced they were “joining” forces, but this looks like they are surrendering control to Illegal Mayors Against Guns.
Basically the Moms were told to get in the kitchen and make lemonade.

Since we cannot do fireworks in a blog, I eave you with the closest thing: Knob Creek.

A year ago, the forces of Gun Control were in full blast aiming for our collective jugulars. AWB Part Deux was being waved as the Final Answer for the “gun epidemic.” the Media was still crapping kittens about Wayne LaPierre’s “Good guy with a Gun.” Congress was feeling pressured by the Gun Control zealots and some members started to transform their spines into jello. A new  gun control group was formed, genetically modified as astroturf and it would soon become Moms Demand Action.

Experts across the intelligentsia assured us that the NRA was toast and that Gun Control was finally coming and was here to stay forever with the promise of Peace on Earth, free DirecTV and 90% discount on Unicorn Farts.

We took some bloody hits this year. The usual Suspect States of NY, California, New Jersey and Connecticut got even stupider laws which none would have prevented a Sandy Hook event. Colorado got into the Dark Ages but it was a Pyrrhic victory when  three senators had to forsake they political lives and a message… my ass a message, a shot across the bow was sent to every politician: You Will Pay For Voting Anti Gun. Even Newly Elected Virginia Governor Terry  McAuliffe saw half of his 14 point lead evaporate the moment he started to spout Anti Gun rhetoric.

And we cannot dismiss the acquittal of George Zimmerman as a victory for Gun Rights (and for George himself, that is obvious.) A guilty verdict was going to be the cornerstone that Antis would have used to build a monumental case against Stand Your Ground Laws. Even though the case itself had nothing to do with it, The Narrative was set that way as the knives were being sharpen and everybody ready to kill that “evil” law.  But the jury’s decision just killed the initiative and the hopes they had to send us back to medieval England and Duty to Retreat.

This is not to say that the Opposition will give up: They won’t. My guess is that they will try again to go the Colorado way because they understand that there is no will at the federal level to implement changes via Congress.  Stay informed and support your State level Gun Rights organization plus the NRA, The Second Amendment Foundation and whomever else you deem worthy. Also, be on the look-out for fake Gun Rights Organizations that are either fronts for Gun Control Groups (Usually found saying “reasonable” or “have a conversation” or any iteration of the clichés used by the usual suspects) Also keep an eye on those out-of-the-blue groups that are wildly strident and as for an immediate donation: double and triple check them as they are nothing more than con artists that have no problem crapping on other pro-gun groups.

I’d say we dodged a big one, but in reality we did not. We stood strong, fought harder, overcame them by sheer numbers, activism and noise . And they lost…bad.

Man, Gun Control Activists must madder than an Amish electrician.

Overall, 2013 was a good year for Florida gun owners.

Some great legislation was passed, although some controversial bills became law too.

The state reached some important milestones, which speak to the ever increasing popularity of gun ownership among residents and visitors.

Given what’s happening elsewhere, such as mandatory registration of modern sporting rifles and their magazines in Connecticut, or New York’s outright prohibition of certain types of popular firearms, or California’s ban on lead bullets, things could be a lot worse.

The following are my picks for Florida’s Top 10 gun-related news stories of 2013

via Florida’s Top 10 gun stories of 2013 – The Gun Writer.

Very thorough list. And yes, we were very lucky/active in about our 2A rights.

OK,  I do like a couple of Reality TV shows. The one I will not miss is The First 48 since it plays cases from South Florida that I may have heard about but only know about what the local media tells you which ain’t saying a lot.

Last week they had the episode “Calling for a Killer/Boiling Point.”  The one titled Calling for a Killer was a case that happened in Broward County, just across the county line in what was initially thought to be a case of road rage gone very wrong. when a man was shot on the highway and killed.

As it turned out, it was more than that: Two men get into an argument in a Waffle House. Other than words, nothing apparently happens. One of the men gets in his car while the other is seen in video on his cell phone. Man On The Cell Phone turns out to be calling his buddies who happened to be nearby as they arrive very quickly. They talk and the buddies go after the First Man who had just left, follow and shoot him as both vehicles are moving on the highway.  First Man is dead.

I admit that I was shocked as I would have thought the incident would be over by the time the driver hit the highway. Heck, any of us would have thought the same and relaxed.  I concede that it was the perfect storm of negative circumstances, but still one cannot disregard the continuum of determination, and disregard for human life that these imbeciles had for another human being.  It was not over even when the most imaginative of creators would say it was over.  Evil can stretch long.

So what happened to the Bad Guys? (For those of you who do not watch TV or don’t want to wait) Unfortunately for the Bad Guys, they happened to be in a Waffle House with more cameras than a TV station, Man On The Cell Phone apparently had 2 cells and butt dialed 911 while talking to his buddies and telling them he wanted somebody killed….and yes, it got recorded. The vehicle that two buddies used was found and inside a cellphone with a call list tying them to his friend …. and selfies of themselves inside the car with what was going to be the murder weapon.  So they basically provided the cops with all the evidence they needed even before committing the crime.

Thy were arrested and are awaiting trial for murder.

PS: The other reality TV show I like is the grandaddy of all: COPS.