A Fellow Prepper Screwed by His (and my) State. They stole his gun rights...

Last week National Geographic's new series, Doomsday Preppers, debuted. If features preppers from various walks of life. David Sarti was stripped of his Constitutional Second Amendment right to bear arms by his and my home state of Tennessee. Mr. Sarti was declared mentally defective after a visit with his cardiologist of all people. Mr. Sarti is a character to say the least. He has a larger than life sense of humor and quiet frankly just seems like a good timin' good ole boy Tennessean just like myself and many others.

David's gun rights were not the only thing taken away. He was and avid shooter and the state took a major part of his life. There are multiple reports all over the internet claiming that the state seized all of his firearms; that is untrue. While his rights were stomped on he was able make his guns "disappear" before the state could take them. He says that if he gets his right back they will re-appear. I like his style!

I am not judging but Mr. Sarti is very overweight. I do not feel offensive saying that because he obviously knows by constant remarks on his YouTube video. His health issues took him to a cardiologist that for whatever reason thought he was suicidal. Instead of telling David's story I will let you hear it directly from his mouth.

Now that you have seen that you need to know some developments. Mr. Sarti initially gave up prepping and decided to stop recording his YouTube based prepping show. He has decided to keep doing the show for his audience. He also started working with an NRA attorney that, a day later, decided to retract his help. Currently there is a "Support the NRA" button on the side of my site. It will be removed very shortly. If an NRA attorney can't help this man then what good are they? Watch his next video:

And this next video is where he tells us about the NRA lawyer dropping him:

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I will be contacting multiple organization including the Second Amendment Foundation. I will keep you guys posted with the progress. It is crucial that we act on this. It could happen to any one of us.

Expect This in a Neighborhood Near You

 ...From ModernSurvivalBlog.com

This is going to happen more and more in even small towns and rural areas as the economy continues to sour, unemployment rises, and people, even some without prior criminal pasts, get more and more desperate. Expect this in a neighborhood near you.

From just the past few days and a simple Google search (I’m sure there’s lots more…),

Homeowner shoots, kills suspect in home invasion (Beaumont, TX)

…two men with handguns forced their way into his home and demanded money. The man said he struggled with the attackers and was able to get a gun. He fired at the men and struck one in the chest.

Burglary suspect picks the wrong home for break-in attempt (Warren, OR)

…homeowner opened fire when he was awakened by an intruder trying to get into his house. The intruder fled the scene.

Store clerk distracts armed robber long enough to pull gun and shoot (Cincinnati, OH)

…a man wearing a garbage bag walked in and demanded money. “I laid it on the counter and he demanded more,” “He said, ‘Now I want the rest,’ and he puts the gun up in my face.” Matthews said he held the money in his left hand and tried to distract the robber. “I knew his eyes would follow the money, and I said, ‘I have more hidden here,’ and when I reached down, I grabbed my pistol and started firing”

Elderly ND man hold intruder at bay with handgun (Jamestown, ND)

…man’s wife was awakened by a loud noise about 4 a. m. Wednesday and saw someone in the house. Her husband grabbed a handgun and held the intruder at bay until officers arrived.

Suspect Shot During Attempted Robbery Dies (Buffalo, NY)

…two men had originally approached the 71 year old victim, as he got out of his vehicle in his nearby driveway just after 12:30pm. They robbed the victim of an undisclosed amount of cash. However, the victim pulled out a gun, which he possesses legally, and a struggle ensued with the suspects. During the struggle, one shot was fired, and the two suspects fled on foot. The one suspect, who had been shot, collapsed…

Another burglar shot inside a home (St. Louis, MO)

…the property owner, who is 66, returned home and caught the man inside. he ordered the intruder not to move, but the intruder started coming toward him. In fear for his safety, the victim fired a shot at the suspect, striking him in the shoulder. The man died at a hospital.

Women took action against would-be assailants in separate incidents (Detroit, MI)

…a 70-year-old woman was inside her home on the city’s northwest side at about 12:50 p.m. when two men — one of them described as between 15 and 18 years old — tried to break in through her window. The woman was waiting for them, police said. “The victim … fired shots,” the suspects fled.”

…two hours after the thwarted break-in, a 40-year-old woman got into a gunfight with two men who tried to carjack her, according to police. Two armed men approached the driver and demanded she surrender her vehicle. At some point during the attempted carjacking, the suspects, one of whom was described as a 17-year-old boy, fired shots. “(The) victim … returned fire,” the police report said.

Citizens need to get involved in their own personal safety,
the police can’t be everywhere…

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Michelle Obama’s Warning to Gun Owners

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Nearly three years into President Obama’s first term in office, Michelle Obama finally said something with which I can agree.

At a recent fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election campaign in Providence, Rhode Island, the first lady told her audience:

“We stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You’re here because you know that in just 13 months, we’re going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come… let’s not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices… let’s not forget the impact that their decisions will have on our lives for decades to come.”

This was music to the ears of the small, affluent crowd of admirers who cheered and applauded. But to gun owners, Michelle Obama’s remarks should sound like a warning bell, alerting us to the danger ahead should Barack Obama win re-election and get the opportunity to alter the current make-up of the Supreme Court.

When Americans flock to the polls in 13 months, we will not simply decide which direction our country should take over the next four years. Rather, we will decide whether or not our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms will survive over the next several decades.

Currently, the Second Amendment clings to a 5-4 pro-freedom majority on the Supreme Court. Just one vote is all that stands between the America our Founding Fathers established and a radically different America that Barack Obama and his supporters envision.

If you want to read something scary, take another look at the minority opinions in the Supreme Court’s landmark Heller and McDonald decisions that struck down Washington, D.C.’s and Chicago’s unconstitutional gun bans. In the Heller dissent, four justices concluded that the Second Amendment does not guarantee an individual right to own a firearm, nor does it protect our right to defend ourselves, our families, or our property. In McDonald, the same four justices argued that the 5-4 Heller decision should be reversed.

If these four justices had just one more vote on their side, their opinion — that the Second Amendment should not exist in today’s modern society — would be the law of the land today.

And assuredly, the anti-gun activist wing of the court knows how close they are to gaining the upper hand. As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a Harvard Club audience in 2009, she looks forward to the day when a “future, wiser court” overturns 5-4 decisions like Heller.

Praying for the health of five justices is not a sound legal strategy for ensuring that our Second Amendment freedoms survive the relentless legal assault that gun-ban groups are waging in courtrooms across America. We need a president who will nominate sound, originalist nominees to the high court — nominees who will preserve the freedoms our Founding Fathers enshrined in our Constitution.

If President Obama gets the opportunity to tilt the balance of the Supreme Court in his favor, we’re unlikely to see another pro-gun victory at the Court in our lifetime. Even worse, the 5-4 majorities in Heller and McDonald will be in serious jeopardy of being reversed, effectively eliminating the Second Amendment.

NRA members, gun owners and all freedom-loving Americans should heed Michelle Obama’s warning. We must spend the next 13 months working to make sure her husband doesn’t get four more years to destroy American freedom for generations to come.

Chris W. Cox is the Executive Director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) and serves as the organization’s chief lobbyist. This article originally ran in The Daily Caller (www.dailycaller.com).

Guns On Campus: The Debate

   Today, one of the hottest topics in the gun vs anti-gun debate is the right to carry on college campuses argument. The anti-gun folks believe that us "gunnies" are trying to push gun onto campus but that is entirely untrue. Those of us that want the right to carry on campus are after just that, the RIGHT to carry on campus. After going through the red tape we are allowed to carry almost anywhere we want in most states. Why should a college camps be treated any different? The anti-gunners will say that guns will promote violence on college campuses but they just say that because they do not know the facts. They never look at the facts. Less than 1% of violent crimes are committed by people that have gun carry permits. After we throw that fact at them they tend to say, "Most of the people on college campuses are too young to take on the responsibility of carrying a gun." I partially agree with that point. In my state of Tennessee, one has to be 21 years of age and take a class in order to acquire a gun carry permit. Most, if not all, states have the same age requirement. 21 is still too young for some to carry in a densely populated place like a campus. I am not looking to offend anyone who is 21 and responsible enough to carry a gun on your campus. Most of you that have taken the courses and went through the red tape in order to get a carry permit can handle it. Just think about some of the other people your age. I was 21 and living on campus just four years ago and there were plenty of idiots around.
   I say that we allow students with carry permits to carry on campus with a few restrictions. Those restrictions should include:

• Mandatory concealment- This would help keep the distractions down that an open carried 1911 would cause
• Minimum age of 23 to carry on campus, permit holders under the age of 23 can keep their firearm locked away in their car.
• Those who intend to carry must notify the campus public safety office. I would suggest a form to be submitted each semester along with the students schedule. Staff should have to notify them as well.
• Any other state and local laws should be considered as well.

   If you are a supporter of carrying on campus you should visit ConcealedCampus.com. If you are not a supporter you should still visit the site. Do some research before you make your argument. The pro-gun movement embarrasses the anti-gun movement over and over again because the anti-gunners are rarely armed with facts. That is a fact! If the anti-gunners based their arguments on facts they would have to be pro-gun, that is just the way it is.
   While attending East Tennessee State University the ETSU Marksmanship Club organized an Empty Holster Protest. If you are a college student you should look into trying to organize on of these. To learn more you can go HERE. Gun rights is a hot topic that is all too often misunderstood. Knowledge is power and when armed with the facts a pro-gunner will always win the debate when is comes to gun control. If you want to know the facts just go to GunFacts.info. Don't lower yourself to the level of folks such as the Brady Campaign. Know your stuff before engaging in a conversation about gun rights. If you know your stuff you WILL win the debate. The facts are the facts and the anti-gunners don't have any facts to support their arguments.