Unbelievable
Today I’m just going to ramble a little bit about some observations from the past week.
On Monday or Tuesday I watched a woman do something so stupid I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This woman had parked in front of my office and went to the pharmacy, no problem so far. However, when she returned the stupidity began. As she got back to her car she placed her purse on the hood of the car, walked away from it and opened the car door, she then proceeded to root around inside the car, all the while the purse sat on her hood. Then the truly unbelievable happened, she quit whatever she was doing in the car and walked back across the street to the pharmacy again, leaving her purse sitting on the hood of the car. She came back, put whatever she went back for in the car and finally retrieved her purse. This scenario took place over about 10 minutes and fortunately ended without her purse being taken and me not having to try and run down some fleet footed young thug (Chewy wasn’t there to help me). You can bet your bottom dollar that this same woman would complain to the maximum if her purse had been taken and it would have been every bodies fault, but her own. Just when I thought I couldn’t see anything so stupid, it happens. So much for any safety awareness and common sense.
The next point of interest is the week deals with firearms and ammunition availability.
A trip to the gun shop to pick up my wife’s new rifle and pistol revealed a continued shortage of hand guns, extra magazines, and ammunition. Ditto with a check of on line venders for magazines and ammunition, I had no luck finding what I was looking for.
I know this is old news, but the next step in short supply, beside waiting for goods to arrive and price increases, is now occurring. I speak of the Black Market. This week in the news paper I’ve seen ads for multiple firearms, that are obviously not true collections, being sold supposedly to help with expenses at inflated prices, quantities of ammunition for AK-47’s at inflated prices, and finally I was approached outside of a sporting goods store (after making a firearms related purchase)by an individual with an offer to sell me .223 ammunition in large quantities, at a slightly inflated price. He said he had been able to order a substantial amount, from out of state, that it was being delivered to him this week and he figured I may be interested in buying some of it. This guy actually has his own business, handed me his card for contact, it just isn’t a firearms related business. I expect this trend to continue as long as the shortages exist and the present government administration continues to look for ways to weaken the 2nd amendment.
The last item interest that I came across this week was a news article about the Obama administration trying to shut down the program that allows Airline Pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit to help thwart hijackings after 911. The article said that $2 million had been diverted from the training/certification program for pilots, which has caused the program to come to a screeching halt at this time. The money was diverted instead to a program that increases the number of inspectors that discipline pilots for rules infractions, etc. This administration seems to be absolutely bent on putting us all at risk for terrorist attacks, to make the US a joke with foreign powers (like courting Iran and shutting down GITMO), and making it impossible to defend ourselves by attacking the second amendment. I urge all of you to contact your representatives and let them know how ludicrous the actions this administration is taking are or it will only get worse.
Chewy says stay vigilant, stay safe, and protect your Constitutional rights.
