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Friday, June 17, 2022

True's Miscellany: Gun Control Issues; The Biden Crime Family or 'Boys will be Boys'; and COVID




Sometimes it seems that there are so many things to talk about that it defies talking about it.  Moreover, no one particularly wants to hear what you have to say.  But, I have my blog and it is my outlet.

The gun issue:  Everyone, mostly people that know practically nothing about guns, have an emphatic answer to curbing gun violence which they are more than happy to share.  That said, I kind of feel that I have a certain amount of expertise (perhaps I am presuming too much); but I do have 10 years in law enforcement and during which period I was an FBI Firearms Instructor, as well as a member of a SWAT team.  Subsequently, for most of my career, I was in corporate security for a Fortune 100 company; and (I suppose not too surprisingly) ‘workplace’ violence prevention was a priority.  Yes, and I was in the military, and we did use M-16s.  But no one is particularly interested in my opinion, if it in anyway conflicts with their own.

Asked to define the dreaded “assault weapon” on everyone’s mind these days, they generally are referring to the AR-15.  “It looks dangerous.”  And, it is dangerous.  But all guns, generally speaking, in the wrong hands are dangerous.  But, you opine, ‘It’s a ‘military assault weapon.’  Well, not exactly.  Did you know that the AR-15 is not modeled after the M-16?  Did you know, or even care, that the AR-15 predated the M-16?  Nonetheless, those who know little about guns want to deal in generalities that have no relevance to any sort of legal definition of what constitutes an ‘assault weapon.’  It gets kind of tiresome, even hopeless, to discuss.  I’ve written extensively on ‘gun control’ and, if you’re interested, go to my blog’s ‘side bar’ and type in ‘gun control.’  I’ve had a lot to say on the subject.  There are some things we can do to prevent ‘school shootings.’  Let’s just do it with a modicum of expertise involved.

And, if you want my opinion on the AR-15… Well, I think that anyone who would purchase an AR-15, in view of the rifle’s bad reputation, is kind of a ‘knucklehead.’  Best not mention your purchase in public.

The Biden Family:  Could we describe said clan as a ‘organized crime family?’  Well, I might.  Others might qualify the Bidens’ many questionable and even illegal acts as ‘just politics.’  Sort of like breezily discounting it as ‘boys will be boys.’  As a result, giving Joe, Hunter and Jim Biden the benefit of the doubt as ‘just politics;’ and furthermore accepting the belief that there are many other politicians doing the same thing.  Well, you’ve got me there.  Yes indeed, Al Capone would fit right in as a politician.  But he’s passed on to his reward.  My concerns are that it seems the FBI and Secret Service are in on it.  Who is watching out for the public?  It appears no one.  It would be interesting to know how all the money pouring into the Biden Family is ‘laundered.’  Does the IRS look the other way?  God help us.

Covid:  Just had a bout with said disease.  As you might have noted, I survived.  It wasn’t too bad.  Sort of like a bad cold, runny nose with lots of coughing.  Interestingly after four Covid vaccinations, I still acquired Covid.  Whatever they injected into us, maybe they should call it something other than a vaccination.  What if they told us, when we received our Polio vaccination years back, that this will not prevent you from getting Polio, but you probably won’t die?  Or the Smallpox vaccination, or Whooping Cough?  Oh well, I did not die.  I’m thankful for that.

 

True Nelson

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