Gun Free Zone

Where a Hispanic Catholic, and a Computer Geek write about Gun Rights, Self Defense and whatever else we can think about.

Miguel.GFZ

Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.
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Nashville Capitol Grounds Constitution Carry for Children’s Cancer “Open Carry” Charity Fundraiser

Sep 15, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 9 comments

Copy/paste from Facebook. I believe I may drop by with the Missus.

Event by Nella Shima
Tennessee State Capitol
Public Anyone on or off Facebook
Show the world 2nd Amendment supporters care by donating/attending
A large, public “open carry” gathering to benefit 2 local charities and 1 national charity. The online fundraisers have begun – PLEASE donate today. All the money goes directly to the 3 charities. Donations are tax deductible. Show your support for the 2nd Amendment and freedom even if you can’t come in person.
Come in person and be a part of history! This event is not a rally or protest – it is a family-friendly gathering to get to know one another and raise as much money for the childrens’ hospitals as possible.
Organizer Shaun Kranish (www.ICarry.org) has organized numerous Open Carry charity events in Illinois and Wisconsin. This event is made possible by The Gun Owners Defense Association (https://www.facebook.com/thegoda – www.GunOwnersDefense.org). Past events have been HUGE. There has never been a single problem or concern at any events. Co-organizer Nella Muhima from GODA is a survivor of the Tutsi genocide in Africa and seeks to teach tolerance, compassion, and preparedness.
“A right unexercised is a right forfeit.” The right to bear arms must be exercised by citizens from time to time to cultivate this freedom. What better way to do it than to help children and their families who are in need and facing real challenges? A third charity is also available in this fundraiser to support the anti-racism group FAIR.
Who: Everyone, everywhere
What: Online and in-person fundraiser “open carry” event for children’s cancer and racial equality.
When: Open Carry Event Sunday, Sept 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM Central (online fundraisers live NOW)
Where: Tennessee State Capitol grounds
Charities benefitted in this fundraiser:
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (50%) 501(c)3
Ronald McDonald House Charities – Nashville (50%) 501(c)3
FAIR (Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism) 501(c)3 (please make a note during your donation if you would rather your donation go to FAIR or how you would like your donation split.)
Seeking volunteers to help promote this event and fundraiser now. Sponsors – please leave a donation on this page from your company, or provide company name/info in the comment section when you donate. This is a free non-commercial gathering – no money is being raised or accepted for coordinating the event. All money will go to charity via these links! We will list your company here when you place a donation. Thank you for supporting these worthy causes!!!
Contact event organizers at www.GunOwnersDefense.org
Donations link: https://givetaxfree.org/…/constitution-carry-advocacy…
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1166028197253187
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Emergency Rooms are not McDonalds

Sep 15, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 8 comments

 

David Loos brought his 74-year-old mother to Tennova Healthcare’s emergency room around 7 p.m. on Sept. 5, when he noticed her oxygen levels were low and worried she may have contracted COVID-19.

The pair didn’t leave the hospital until the next day. They waited for more than 15 hours in the hospital’s ER, with Loos’ mom, Phyllis, hooked up to an oxygen tank, before she was shown to a room.
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“Rather if it’s ten minutes or ten hours, there’s going to be some level of frustration,” he said. “But I don’t think our healthcare system was designed for what it is seeing right now, and that’s understandable. Anyone who goes in needs to be understanding of the situation, and that this is unprecedented.

74-year-old woman on oxygen waits for 15 hours at Tennessee ER (dnj.com)

I am going to suggest that one of several reasons why ERs are suddenly “overwhelmed” is because people have not been taught that these places are for emergencies only and not for any and all medical calls.

We went from a culture that solved most minor incidents with a stern “walk it off” to one that pushes the panic button and beckons 911 if little Suzy gets a tummy ache because she downed nine Reese’s peanut butter cups and half a pound of blue Twizzlers. What used be cured with a couple of spoonfuls of cod liver oil, now “requires” several thousands dollars worth of wasted medical services and hours of personnel time.

When I worked hospitality, I saw calls to 911 for drunken puking, sunburns, rashes and even a obviously painful but not life threatening popped off toe nail.  Paramedics were all very professional and behaved like champions, but privately they commented on what a waste of time these calls were. Their constant fear was that a true emergency call would come out and they were stuck with Little Pedro who got a splinter in his thumb from his cheap skateboard while mom was screaming and demanding for a Life Flight chopper.

We need to rescue some old lost skills. hell, we may need to train the new generation on how to properly apply a band-aid and to teach them not all meds come in gummy bear form for “nicer” intake.

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Your reminder about the need of being civil.

Sep 15, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 9 comments

And I want to also add that the same applies to the vaccines. It is annoying as shit to me when I get some pompous asshole preaching on how dumb, anti science, redneck morons people are about not being vaccinated and how there should be mandated. It is also very annoying to hear the assholes on the other side deprecating on those who got the vaccine and calling them guinea pigs, government boot lickers and similar shit.

Neither one of you are shinning examples of Citizenship.

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When you live in a world of Dungeons and Dragons’ Fantasy.

Sep 14, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 23 comments

I am not badmouthing D&D players, but only those who actually believe in the “nobility” and “moral superiority” of ancient weaponry like Self defense was some sort of Tolkenian quest extracted out of a game. @MalRoadkill sent me this nosebleed and I must share with the rest.

Let us begin:

Right out of the gate we can tell dear Alex has never seen, much less experienced true violence. Are all my enemies capable? the answer is YES! until proven otherwise. It is stupid to dismiss the capability of a human being to kill another because he has chose a life of crime or you believe yourself superior for some arcane training reason. You underestimate your enemy, you may be bound to the coroner’s slab. Arrogance is dedaly when it comes to Self Defense

The second thing we see here is that Alex believes there is no need to learn how to shoot. You have a gun, you are automatically Wild Bill or Jelly Bryce or Jim Cirillo and will project death with ease and disdain which leads me to believe Alex’s firearms knowledge possibly comes from TV and video games. The rest of us still have to train, still have to practice and even at my tender old-“ish” age, I need to take classes when I realize I suck at a particular skill set.

Let us continue:

First of all, yes you are insulting people with your faux airs of superiority.  Firearms are simply to operate while shooting properly and accurate is a skill that needs to be developed.  Are there people who shoot great naturally? Yes. Am I or you one of them? Hell no.

I will give Alex one thing: Basic Firearms’ skills take less time and physical effort than other defensive methods. The true advantage lies lost on him because he is probably a healthy male rather than a female or somebody not in the best of health. I can train somebody in a wheelchair to have at least a basic chance of survival against a bipedal predator with a handgun whereas I do not believe Alex can figure out how to come up with similar efficiency an impact or bladed weapon,

No, you just want people to defend themselves but only if you have the advantage. Guess what? We all want that and firearms provide us with that.  And as for “ But owning a gun isn’t just about defense” you are right, but not the way you think: It provides us with food, a hobby, a culture and even a political platform we share.  The harming or killing of those who want to inflict harm upon us is a byproduct of their actions and a consequence they must face for poorly choosing a victim with steel teeth and claws.

And yes, I freely admit it is convenient for me to have the right tool to survive a criminal. If you feel you must inconvenience yourself by defensing your loved ones with a melee weapon, have at it. I particularly like the idea of being across the room and deliver defensive firepower to stop the threat without me getting hurt. After all these many years, I am still partial about keeping as much as my blood safely inside my body.

Oh damn! We have us a real life Hawkeye! He must have them explosive rocket propelled arrow we see in the Avengers movies while doing the Samurai Zen archery shit. I believe the last time bow and arrow was used in organized warfare was in the 17th Century and after that, any culture that pitted B&A against firearms, lost brutally and were decimated. He is more than welcome to defend his life and the lives of his loved ones with such and inefficient system.   I chose to defend mine with easier and effective tools.

And we close with this bit of creative writing by a similar-minded individual:

My retort is a couple of old quotes:

“God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.”

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1. Forget about knives, bats and fists. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring four times the ammunition you think you could ever need.

30 Rules of a Gunfight | Updated for 2019 | Authentic Masculinity

PS: How do you conceal carry a bow and arrow?

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Mask Mandates for the Little People

Sep 14, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 3 comments

But how they really behave when they think they are not observed.

And I believe vermin is too kind of a word.

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When even New Yorkers are tired of your Liberal Dictatorship

Sep 14, 2021 Miguel.GFZ 2 comments

#FJB has been trending in Twitter. In case you do not know, it stands for Fuck Joe Biden and the chant has been making its rounds in Football college games and other similar enterprises this past weekend.

Now, it is easy to dismiss this as a college trend that will probably go away after the midterms are over. But when you have common folk New Yorkers marching and chanting, then there is something else cooking slowly in the background. Die in the hard Democrats are not only violating De Blasio’s mandates but flipping off the “greatest President evah!”

I am wondering how long will it be till some enterprising Congrescritter introduces a bill that makes it a Federal Felony to insult an elected official. I have seen this repeated plenty of times across South America and believe Europe in a couple of places. We old heads know that criticizing anybody in power in the old USSR usually ended up with a forced trip to the Siberian Timeshares for 10 years or more.

And by the way: Fuck Joe Biden.