Jews with Guns

So, one Jewish Woman was killed, and five other Jewish women were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Jewish organization that had organized a rally in support of Israel, and eyewitnesses say that the man had shouted, "I'm a Muslim American, I'm angry at Israel", before the shooting.

And again, anti-semitism rears its ugly head. I was born of a Jewish mother to an Episcopalian father, the two of whom had engaged in a Hindu wedding in the 70's. So, by Jewish law, that makes me Jewish, which makes me especially aware of anti-semitic crimes. Although I have converted to Christianity, by blood, I am still semitic. A Jew for Jesus, if you will.

As an American, I see a crime like this, and I think, "it is sad that this man went bezerk, but removing his lethal capability would likewise remove our defensive capability." In Israel, I doubt this would have happened. Why? The Jews are armed to the teeth there, and for good reason. Here in the USA, we have organizations like The Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership who advocate arming minorities, especially Jews, in order to prevent hate crimes such as this.

Hate crimes are despicable wherever they occur, yet I would argue that the best way to prevent them is not to attempt to disarm the perpretrator, rather to arm the victim. Groups such as The Pink Pistols attempt to do just that. As they say, "Armed Gays Don't Get Bashed." If there are hate crimes against Jews and Homosexuals, why not just arm them? 12 rounds of 9mm will do more to stop a bigot than will hate crime legislation.

It is for this reason that I am willing to train anyone who asks me about how to use firearms, and it is one of the main reasons for the creation of this blog. I live in Norfolk, Virginia. Anyone who is local who would like to learn how to protect themselves with firearms, I am willing to train for free. By doing this, I feel that I can help put an end to hate crimes, by arming those who are hated.

I live in Norfolk, I carry a gun...

It's true. I do. I live in Norfolk, Virginia, and I carry a gun. Legally. I have a concealed carry license, and I try to always have a weapon on me at all times.

Here are my two concealed carry pistols:



The one on the left is my Taurus PT-111 9mm semi auto pistol. It holds 12 rounds in the magazine, with one in the chamber, for a total of 13 shots. The one on the right is my Taurus PT-22. It is a crappy .22 lr pistol. It can hold 8 rounds, but it won't work right unless you only pack 5 in the mag with one in the chamber. It's what I carry when I don't want an obvious gun print down the front of my shorts. I need to invest in some better holsters for the PT-111 so that I can wear it more often.

Yet, I don't carry weapons because I'm overly paranoid, or a racist, or a gun nut, or a right winger. I preffer to vote for Democrats, when they're not busy trying to take my guns from me. I like candidates like Howard Dean and former VA Governor Mark Warner. Moderate, small business friendly Democrats who are gun-neutral or 2nd Ammendment friendly.

I consider myself to be a Liberal Christian.

I'm Peak Oil aware. I often ride a motor scooter that gets 72 MPG that will do 85 MPH. I'd love to see more people riding motorcycles and hybrids. I'd love to see more windmills, solar, and nuclear. I'd love to see electric cars. But most of all, I'd like to see this while being able to excersize my Federal 2nd Ammendment rights, and my State Constitutional gun rights.

I carry a gun because I see it as a safety device, much like airbags or seatbelts in your car. I'm not nieve enough to think that the Government could ban guns and get them off the street. Drugs are illegal, but they're everywhere. What makes us think that banning guns will elimate them? If the criminals and thugs are to be armed, why not the good guys?

I am the Green Gun. I vote, therefor I am.