I am kicking myself for not posting this earlier. Dennis and Rebecca are great people and close enough to help.

Hello all,

By now, folks across the nation have heard if the wildfires in East Tennessee. Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville is only 45 minutes or so from Oak Ridge, where Dragon Leatherworks is based.

For those who are local to us, Dragon Leatherworks is a drop-off point for donations to help those displaced by the fires.

Any doubts, questions, inquiries, give them a call and tell them I sent you.

And it is not living in the South but in the sophisticated North East and the Progressive West. The Red Ku Klux Klan (Red K or R3K for short) is literally shadowing their Democrat ancestors by far and wide. Here is a sample of comments collected by Martin Ditchdigger and posted in his Twitter account.

These were some I caught in about 5 minutes of search:

Dear Red KKK: you know what? Fuck you.

Fuck you for being hateful assholes.

Fuck you for rejoicing on the pain and suffering of my adopted state.

I am not alone when I say we will repay the sentiment hundred fold and the currency will be deeds, not words.

Hat tip to Mal Roadkill

Reader Scrappycrow brought my attention to the open letter by Chip Bergh (President and CEO of Levi Strauss) asking gun owners not to bring guns into their stores. More than likely, you may already seen this in other blogs, but if you are not from Generation Fart like myself, you may not know that Levi Strauss has long been actively anti-gun and even spent good money on supporting the Gun Control agenda.

This goes back to November of 1,999. Levy’s opened its own online music store called LevisMuisc.com and sold CDs via a relatively new marketplace website called Amazon. But their main site also served as Gun Control propaganda:

Here is the text from the pic above

FREE SOCIETY OF GUN VIOLENCE

We are the future of America and we demand a future free from gun
violence. We will no longer remain silent as a preventable epidemic
devastates our towns, our homes and our schools.

We call on our nation’s leaders to develop a comprehensive plan to
end the crisis of gun violence in our nation. This plan must include:

1. A national campaign to educate all Americans, both gun owners and
non-gun owners, about the threat of gun violence and how it can be
prevented.

2. Common sense gun violence legislation which is already supported
by the majority of Americans, including the majority of gun owners,
such as: Child access prevention laws to hold gun owners responsible
for what happens with their guns and prevent children and others from
having unauthorized access. Elimination of assault weapons and other
weapons of war. Nationwide laws to eliminate illegal gun trafficking
and keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Licensing and registration
of guns, like automobiles. We demand solutions, not political debate,
and we demand those solutions now.

—

Notice the repetitive use of the word demand. This is back when Anti Gunners thought they were riding high and their goals where within their grasp. I checked on the old Newsgropus archives and one of the things I found was the response of an email sent by a Pro Gun member chiding Levis for their gun control efforts and its association with PAXUSA.org.

“Thank you for taking the time to write us. Customer feedback
is very important to us and we appreciate your taking the time
to express your opinions about this issue.”

“PAX is a non-profit, anti-violence organization which strives
to reach youth all over the country by making a difference
and attaining a society free of gun violence. ”

“Levi Strauss & Co. supports PAX’s goal to bring all Americans
together to support common sense solutions to the gun violence
epidemic.  PAX does not seek to ban firearms. It only seeks
to end firearm violence through measures which the majority
of Americans, including gun owners, can support.”

“Levi Strauss & Co. believes that all students should have an
opportunity to learn in a safe environment free of violence and
by supporting PAX and their petition, we hope to help put an
end to gun violence in our schools.”

“Your views have been registered and we appreciate your taking
the time to write and express your thoughts about this important
issue.”

“Sincerely,”

“Donna”
“Levi Strauss & Co”

Abusing Archive.org once again, we find some images from PaxUSA.org

The narrative sounds familiar, right? PaxUSA is no longer an active site, but if you go to the URL PAXUSA.org , you will be redirected here:

Well, ain’t that a surprise? But it gets better. In searching more info about PaxUSA, I bumped into a load of photos taken during a gala they had in 2007 and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words:

And last but not least:

And here is Dan Gross’ bonafides:

Why did Levi’s decided to come out with a non-binding letter about carry in their stores? Probably they needed to leave a fresh mark among the Deluded, do remember they are a company headquartered in San Francisco and as you were able to see, with deep roots in the gun control movement. The problem is we are no longer in the 90s, neither of the Clintons are president (Thank God) and Levis Open Letter has the power of a bovine fart in stopping a hurricane.
The good thing is I had long stopped wearing Levi’s: Too expensive and I could buy three Wranglers at an Outlet Mall for the same money and they fit better while lasting longer.

Something I keep seeing around and in some circles is treated like the gospels:

I am guessing that the human circulatory is no longer taught in school and that people think there is no danger if you are shot in the leg. Of course, reality is a whole different thing and our legs do have some important blood vessels that, when compromised. can render a person dead before paramedics can arrive.

This video is about the death of Spanish bullfighter Paquirri. It is somewhat graphic, but a good example to show. The bull stabbed him in the leg and got the Femoral artery and the Iliac vein. He was taken immediately to the small ER that exists in almost every mayor bullring and was immediately treated by doctors who after initial care, put him in an ambulance and rushed to a hospital. He never made it. Time elapsed from wounding to death with immediate medical care was under 10 minutes.

Here is a view of part of the circulatory system of the legs.

This graphic only shows arteries but I think the case can be done that there is plenty of places where a bullet can strike and create massive blood loss. And I am not taking in consideration bone fragmentation by bullet impact that will also damage arteries and veins.

Here is a digital simulation of leg wounds. The visualization will help you if you happen to come across (or suffer) that type of wound:

If it pumps, is arterial, better hurry. If it flows, is venal and you may have more time. I was taught “bright and pumping or dark and flowing” meaning the color of the blood, but if you are in a dark location, you may not perceive the shades.

If Femoral artery is cut, a person can die in less than four minutes if not treated immediately. Let me repeat that: LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES. It takes that much time for the femoral artery to pump out enough blood that makes your recovery impossible.

I have two questions to ask you:

1) What is the response time of paramedics in your area? Remember, clock begins the moment the Femoral artery is cut, then you have to call 911 and pass all the info that they need to get to your place. And when they arrive, they still have to unload their equipment and assess the wound.
The medical response in my area is damned good because there are two fire station, both just under 2 miles away. Their arrival time? About 5 minutes average after 911 is called. And that is a damned good time for a busy county like Miami-Dade.
2) Do you have your trauma pack for SHTF/Major Blood Loss yet? Get it and don’t forget to get training.

Sorry this post got too long, but I hate seeing people lose their lives because of ignorance and lack of preparation. I will grant you that even with the kit, death might be inevitable, but at least you have a fighting chance to save a life. Having nothing guarantees losing that life.