tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56754547362333438102024-02-06T20:15:11.506-07:0021Guns,SaluteJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-29300796541890384922012-12-20T01:40:00.001-07:002012-12-20T01:47:27.299-07:00Coming back and Ready for 2013Resurrection of a dead Blog...<br />
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The American Flag stands for an ideal, not for the people of the land that it flies over. I believe in the American ideal, and I love this Country, and I would give everything I own for its success. 51% of the people that inhabit this Country may not agree with that, but I don't need them to. If I only had a 1% chance to save the American ideal, I would fight for it - because a chance is a chance.</blockquote>
Tonight as i sit here in a quite house i thought of this thread, the emotions and thoughts that went into each post. My house is quiet because the children and Mrs.TCB are asleep. Safe and secure by the blessings of liberty, and no shortage of good fortune. As i sit here i can see the lit up tree adorned with ornaments and gifts, our copy of the Declaration of Independence and off in the distant shadows the dream that was America. Since Friday and i first heard the news of the terrible tragedy in CT i have wept. For the families and the tiny lives so full of hope that are gone. Sometimes for a specific person or story, other times for no reason at all. Most of all now, for my country and her people with the turmoil ahead. For on Friday 12/14 our nation rotated even further than i could imagine. People on all sides of the paradigm dug in, "for hell or high water" to advance their cause.<br />
I am reminded of Col. Cooper “The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... " and prevail we must. Starting today I am looking at the entire structure and "influence" I may have as a father, husband, friend and entrepreneur. I am personally making a change, a change to try and influence others to stand up, take charge and effect positive change in the world. Words are important to me and over the past year I have struggled to put a name on that feeling...for whatever reason I chose not to notice it already had one. (Several actually) Loyalty, honesty and bravery were the basis for Bushido hundreds of years ago...today that word could be "Sheepdog." This past year i have made a huge gain on the path to those virtues, (in no small part thanks to this board and several of its members) but my journey is far from over.<br />
To those of you that agree with me I ask 2 things:<br />
1) Improve yourself, only though personal growth can you help others.<br />
2) Stay positive and on track. The country may never get to your ideal, but maybe that is the point.<br />
<blockquote>"Give us clear vision, that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."<br />
~ Peter Marshall, US Senate Chaplain 1947<br /></blockquote>
Tonight will be a change for me and my focus, and i hope several others join me for the ride.<br />
Original post <a href="http://www.shootersrealm.com/topic/3156-goodbye-my-love/">HERE</a>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-45045032505144030612012-02-01T21:47:00.005-07:002012-08-12T00:02:23.313-07:00Stolen Guns BOLOOne of our fellow AZ dealers was robbed today. This is a friends shop, and this is/was his ENTIRE inventory after being open less than 3 weeks. Please spread the word! If you come across any of the following firearms please notify the Pinal County Sheriff or ATF Phoenix Field Office. <br />
KISS TACTICAL KISS-15 K-0002<br />
KISS TACTICAL KISS-15 K-0011<br />
QUENTIN DEFENSE QD-15 QD-0021XXX<br />
CAI DRACO SBR 1971 DG-3180<br />
COLT POLICE POSITIVE 659341<br />
IO INC HELLCAT 9125<br />
TAURUS JUDGE F236167<br />
SIG P220 G276302<br />
COBRAY PM-12 12-0014124<br />
SIG P250 EAK032517<br />
SIG P250 EAK048267<br />
SPRINGFIELD 1903 3273177<br />
SIG P220 G248135<br />
GLOCK 27 1EVN812US<br />
H&K USP40 22-54874<br />
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS SUPPRESSOR TSS11-03576 22LR<br />
YHM SUPPRESSOR C910911 9MM<br />
HERITAGE MFG E90697<br />
YHM SUPPRESSOR X3747 223<br />
RUGER 10-22 357-31213<br />
RAIKAL MP220 1112483B<br />
TAURUS MOD 85 XC66062<br />
INTERTEC TEC 22 WALTHER P22 L212131<br />
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**Edit- removes recovered firearms (LEO Possession now) 08/07/2012<br />
<br />Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-64644973008525727202011-06-16T10:19:00.006-07:002011-06-16T22:01:23.855-07:00BATFE Oversight HearingMike over and <a href="http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/">Sipsey Street </a>and David at <a href="http://waronguns.blogspot.com/">WOG</a> have covered the lead up and hearings themselves brilliantly. One item that was missed in coverage was the Terry families opening statement. In it was a reading of a poem <a href="http://21gunssalute.blogspot.com/search?q=brian+terry">Brian Terry</a> wrote to describe himself and his mindset.<br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)">“If Today Is to Be the Day…So Be It”.<br /><br />If you seek to do battle with me this day, you will receive the best that I am capable of giving.<br />It may not be enough, but it will be everything that I have to give and it will be impressive for I have constantly prepared myself for this day.<br />I have trained, drilled and rehearsed my actions so that I might have the best chance of defeating you.<br />I have kept myself in peak physical condition, schooled myself in the martial skills and have become proficient in the applications of combat tactics.<br />You may defeat me, but I’m willing to die if necessary. I do not fear death for I have been close enough to it on enough occasions that it no longer concerns me.<br />But, I do fear the loss of my honor and would rather die fighting than to have it said that I was without courage.<br />So I will fight you, no matter how insurmountable it may seem, to the death if need be, in order that it may never be said of me that I was not a warrior.</span><br /><br />I read as much as most and more than many, rarely has the written word affected me so much. As the statement was read I was not so much angry, or even sad, but yet I cried. I tear now again writing this. This man, is America and everything that makes us a nation exceptional. I am sorry I never got to know him, I know I will never forget him.Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-13212876073369135152011-05-07T20:01:00.006-07:002011-05-08T08:42:01.263-07:00Train to Win<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMHfZJmSxl2La_B2o_6Uve4eIX-zQNVkAt36n7ZttWmS-B1_YXre051U_mgr-De1GTqlt7gy9E7vvxW4dYEbZpYQexhduZgFUDLMuZkGQtmCMc8b8luC-UOvN8tEYTGII1fKEwULitAs/s1600/03221104325741.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604176721580005522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMHfZJmSxl2La_B2o_6Uve4eIX-zQNVkAt36n7ZttWmS-B1_YXre051U_mgr-De1GTqlt7gy9E7vvxW4dYEbZpYQexhduZgFUDLMuZkGQtmCMc8b8luC-UOvN8tEYTGII1fKEwULitAs/s320/03221104325741.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nTgdZ1bPV_HAL9u45sUC7Gh_k75nDisEGJTCMz5Yzj0rdJ76Ww4eFBJ-KFzdbmBrNlQTHxmX6RGOYOeyfYG6n0hAJcHkebNXxGTCQuoFgtAdbyWkOpPl29D7momEvhvNOv48nb8Pa_o/s1600/03221104325741.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lineinthedesert.com/?page_id=457">Read about our recent training agenda</a>. </div><br /><br /><div>Follow "<a href="http://lineinthedesert.com/">Line in the Desert</a>" daily on-line and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Line-In-The-Desert/126037430807119">facebook</a>.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Thanks,</div><br /><br /><div>Jason</div><br /><br /><div>III</div></div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-80442782368400539142011-04-26T21:57:00.005-07:002011-04-26T22:04:35.405-07:00Busy, Busy...Please ReadSorry all have been busy. As noted earlier my primary employment was terminated. My gun shop is small but moving foward AND I am in the process of starting yet another fledgeling company. Yet I am still dedicated to my country and our struggle on the S/W border. Please follow the link below for the "public face" of our little mission in the desert.<br /><br />http://www.lineinthedesert.com/<br /><br />There are multiple posters on the lines in the desert site and this will still be the main me, but we are expanding. This is "me" and all of my commentary, that is the "us" and our mission and relative news. Give us a look and a prayer. Thank you for all of your moral and citizens salvation support.<br /><br />Jason <br />IIIJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-36117181400984735902011-04-05T08:43:00.004-07:002011-04-05T08:55:01.356-07:00Why I Love the Gun Business<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhfElvnL91Cytlgk-2dyRrYnPrO-Xt9XnnhA2ut191TEsdwMxdROovV06SmSB4eJ8RJJN84Q5wcK_mBqRpMip3tQYd7fjGOI2YOrkMiKBN_IugCW4g1EXlJBJI_jkBQKPFlAYVN9yp7E/s1600/247-gun-shop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592128312760090578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhfElvnL91Cytlgk-2dyRrYnPrO-Xt9XnnhA2ut191TEsdwMxdROovV06SmSB4eJ8RJJN84Q5wcK_mBqRpMip3tQYd7fjGOI2YOrkMiKBN_IugCW4g1EXlJBJI_jkBQKPFlAYVN9yp7E/s320/247-gun-shop.jpg" /></a> <br /><div>Just under 3 years ago I opened a small gun shop out of my house. I am "new" as compared to many, have been an active shooter less than a decade and a "dealer" for less than 3 years. Every transaction and every choice a customer makes comes with a lesson. Some for me some for them, but it is a constantly evolving and learning process. I carry and use, primarily current issue and styled arms of the US military. I have had generous customers share with me knowledge on WW1 Russian arms, turn of the century cowboy arms, and even some of the latest R/D from DOD (Department of Defense) bids and prototype weapons. While my business runs at a financial deficit now, the spiritual and enjoyment pay is beyond value. Thank you gunnies for being a diverse and sharing group, I am honored to deal with you every day.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Jason</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-71114823124556978572011-03-14T13:55:00.002-07:002011-03-14T14:00:45.082-07:00Reporting from the "depression""Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours." Ronald Reagan<br /><br />The above is a fact in my humble opinion, solidified last Wednesday. Such is life. Not that writing has been expansive lately, but it will be dried up until I can generate some income soon. Carry on and continue your training boys and girls it will get uglier before it gets better.<br /><br />Jason<br />PS- Keep up to the dailies on Sipsey Street, Liberty Sphere, WRS, and Uncle...Links on the right side bar for each. A storm is brewing, most likely NOT natural as Japan saw last week, but could be just as devastating.Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-30347307025876468712011-02-25T22:40:00.003-07:002011-02-25T22:43:37.252-07:00Tango Down?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqlX5Cp8zwonKNcRCUSUl7jYwtaq2hWovhCuX4aCSTnpNSX1GRVoTbJJQDM7ZmXJSEDjRel5Pd_WKLC0ztot9zO16UR1EFetvIifpbgHZsioZWXM4nDcQpN3-U6HBi_vISQzW2T9N_ro/s1600/022511-man-body-desert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqlX5Cp8zwonKNcRCUSUl7jYwtaq2hWovhCuX4aCSTnpNSX1GRVoTbJJQDM7ZmXJSEDjRel5Pd_WKLC0ztot9zO16UR1EFetvIifpbgHZsioZWXM4nDcQpN3-U6HBi_vISQzW2T9N_ro/s320/022511-man-body-desert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577869164869701650" /></a><br /><br /><br />News story <a href="http://www.azfamily.com/news/Man-found-dead-lying-on-top-of-AK-47-in-S-Ariz-desert-116947433.html">HERE</a><br />From my AO and patrol area. The important part "Border Patrol agents track a group of armed suspects seen carrying backpacks when they discovered the body."<br /><br />Watch your six, got mine covered.Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-11821763451353970022011-02-22T22:01:00.003-07:002011-02-22T22:09:29.569-07:00Train<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eIrhxLpUD7Y7gIzUcdf7XxNdxzignELumbTPW5P9PMOsYrPqPFygqFNXmQJgW2B1ZfSXfoFj5ZXrfh_x-tAR9pa-hzS0nl_WkrwSYxw2OzCQCDDCz4DNVJCWxVRleqWwr7rXb4tOrZ0/s1600/Train+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576745987469257266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eIrhxLpUD7Y7gIzUcdf7XxNdxzignELumbTPW5P9PMOsYrPqPFygqFNXmQJgW2B1ZfSXfoFj5ZXrfh_x-tAR9pa-hzS0nl_WkrwSYxw2OzCQCDDCz4DNVJCWxVRleqWwr7rXb4tOrZ0/s320/Train+2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>What did you do this weekend? Passed on Nascar for some small unit tactics. Rest assured we all have actual faces in real life. First aide, communication and group movement was studied and practiced. If you know how... share it, if not... learn it. This is NOT a call to arms, but the responsibility you choose as a gun owner and a patriot.</div><div> </div><div>Practice like you fight, and you will fight like you practice.</div><div> </div><div>Jason </div><div> </div><div>FYI- I am on far right, we were covering basic first aide and trauma procedures before live movement drills.</div><br /><div></div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-36791043799067876212011-02-22T10:12:00.000-07:002011-02-22T22:14:04.676-07:00Kinks in Design?Working out kinks in the "new" layout. Posts to followJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-90088663661693850222011-02-06T09:11:00.002-07:002011-02-06T09:18:04.262-07:00Spreading the Word, Said Better Than I<blockquote><span style="color:#000000;">"The truth is, I do not know. Perhaps, like Washington, our job is not so much to win, but to avoid losing long enough for God to rescue a future generation. In the meantime, keep your powder dry and your stocks built up. And pray."</span></blockquote><br /><br />From <a href="http://polykahr-standingby.blogspot.com/2011/02/zbigniew-mazurak-provides-excellent.html">HERE</a> ...Read the whole thingJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-46225199183487119352011-01-14T17:52:00.003-07:002011-01-14T18:16:47.350-07:00FatherhoodI am so tired of the gloom. In Arizona we are still pelted about the recent shooting in Tucson. Every news source is pointing to a falling "quality of life" or liberty. I needed to take some time to reflect, and to be honest shed a tear. Not for one specific cause or another, but just to release. Well the introspective caused a revelation, that revelation from my sons. I only know life through my perspective. (I guess knew would be a better word, but we'll get to that.) I am one of the few people I know that made a conscious choice to be a husband and a father. This was a decision that took me a few years to be sure of. Recently I have had the good fortune of that choice. First the ugly, then the bad, and finally the good.<br />The Ugly:<br />- Some know, as I have mentioned it before, I was in the construction business for many years. As it declined in Arizona, so did all of my income. There went the lifestyle and the house.<br />- Recently my wife was diagnosed with a "We don't think it is cancer" and underwent some massive surgery only to find they still don't "think" it is cancer. They next surgery should provide proof positive one way or the other.<br /><br />To some the above is not "Ugly" but, simply situational. But as I said it is based on my perspective.<br /><br />The Bad:<br />-My wife had to return to regular work after being a Mom for 9 years.<br />-Work, when available, eats up valuable time with my family that I deeply cherish and miss.<br />-Work, when available, tends to suck.<br />Once again, not very "Bad" at least there is work.<br /><br />The Good:<br />-Most o the "Bad" column can be called "life."<br />-Even a bad day looks bright as your first born walks into the room and for no reason holds you hand, looks you in the eyes and says "I love you dad."<br /><br />This may not be "good" for everyone, but... I now get to see life through not only my perspective, but that of my children. If even only a glimpse, I treasure it.<br />I have had to swallow pride in recent times and ask family for loans, some under the pretense that I may not be able to repay, and have been blessed by the family I have to have made it this far. I find it strange that sitting in a room over 15 years ago trying to decide "if" I should/could be a husband and father has given me so much everyday since then. The family that I was born into, married into and created is a family like I could not have dreamed.<br />I am a husband and father first...<br />Jason<br />P.S.- This is meant solely as a reminder that life is what we make of it, and sometimes we make it good. Find the good in life, find the good in man. Hold onto this, for there is a rough trail ahead.Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-47097709697178973982011-01-10T19:19:00.004-07:002011-01-10T19:42:59.162-07:00AZ- A Side Thought<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbdF1wM2Wf-yLEfJFoRxyiDnjES0ScMO6IMaAAD-w2fMwJSA6Bk0lC9tiyuc-4Uhr6-vjfltYEqqnyxNFeb2EsI4Nd67n2u959SzxYAToFCaGXCZ9Vg6FP0NCgNn6HFpX6jEqSr8XEJI/s1600/arizona_flag_half_mast2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560752036073045554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbdF1wM2Wf-yLEfJFoRxyiDnjES0ScMO6IMaAAD-w2fMwJSA6Bk0lC9tiyuc-4Uhr6-vjfltYEqqnyxNFeb2EsI4Nd67n2u959SzxYAToFCaGXCZ9Vg6FP0NCgNn6HFpX6jEqSr8XEJI/s320/arizona_flag_half_mast2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So, I've been thinking.... With all of the <a href="http://kfyi.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=118695&article=8025598">local</a> and <a href="http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/10/arizona-shooting-latest-developments-2/?hpt=T1">national</a> media <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/10/20110110arizona-shooting-obama-to-vistit-memorial.html">attention</a> paid to the recent weekend events in Tucson, what they hell are these people going to think if real violence breaks out. When you look at the history of engagements in "pending" civil unrest uprisings, the "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tucson+shooting&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=">terror in Tucson</a>" is small fish. One delusional jack wad goes to an unsecured event, gets within 2-4 feet of a politico and lets lead fly. Had this been an actual operation against the establishment, society or politics, by someone with an ounce of tactics or skill, the blood would still be flowing and suspects far and few confirmed. Yes this was a bad day for Arizona, the tragedy is the death of 9 year old <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/09/20110109gabrielle-giffords-arizona-shooting-tucson-girl-killed.html">Christina-Taylor Green</a>. Too much is being done and said about some fu**tard that had the skill of a 10 year old. If this stops the White House, Congress and the entire news media, how do they cover weekly/daily outbursts in the future? This is meant as a legitimate question, have we not once again emboldened those that wish to use violence as a "statement" for their cause? I for one think the "newsworthiness" of this story ended Saturday night. The rest can be covered in recaps as the verdict(s) and sentence(s) are handed down.</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-90968663387646047232010-12-22T21:37:00.002-07:002010-12-22T21:42:00.564-07:00Bean bags vs. AK-47sAn excellent follow up on the recent murder of a Border Patrol agent in AZ. I could not just paste a clip, so here is the article in its entirety.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Another Border Patrol agent on the Arizona border was shot and killed by Mexican drug smugglers last Tuesday. Of the eight attackers, four are in custody and a fifth is under surveillance by Border Patrol Blackhawk helicopters as he tries to make his way back to the Mexican border.<br /><br />BP Agent Brian Terry was part of a BORTAC team (for border tactical unit) tracking armed drug smugglers 15 miles northwest of Nogales, Ariz., (and only three miles west of Interstate 19) when they were attacked with automatic weapons fire. The area is well-known as a major drug-smuggling corridor, and the smugglers are known to frequently be armed with AK-47s and other long rifles.<br /><br />Here's the part Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Border Patrol management are trying to hide: Border Patrol Agent Terry and the BORTAC team were under standing orders to always use ("non-lethal") bean-bag rounds first before using live ammunition. When the smugglers heard the first rounds, they returned fire with real bullets, and Agent Terry was killed in that exchange. Real bullets outperform bean bags every time.<br /><br />The larger, ugly truth Napolitano and senior managers in the Border Patrol want to hide is that the rules of engagement and inadequate weaponry of the Border Patrol place the lives of all agents at grave risk. The National Border Patrol Council, which represents over 15,000 field agents, believes the border is too dangerous for officers to patrol without body armor, armored vehicles and automatic weapons.<br /><br />Concerned about the impact of illegal aliens on the United States? Don't miss Tom Tancredo's book, "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security" – now just $4.95!<br /><br />Another aspect of this story that is not being reported is that the site of the shooting, Peck Canyon, is inside the area Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., has proposed to designate as the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness reserve. If Grijalva's bill is enacted into law, what is now a well-established drug smuggling corridor will become a drug-smuggling superhighway, because the Border Patrol will be prohibited from patrolling the region. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah has proposed legislation that will remove the restrictions on Border Patrol jurisdiction on such public lands within 50 miles of the border.<br /><br />On Thursday, Secretary Napolitano and several aides flew to Tucson to meet with local Border Patrol brass. The Obama administration obviously has a mess on its hands, and Napolitano does not want it to blow up before today's U.S. Senate vote on the Dream Act. They know another murder on the southwest border will not help garner needed votes for the Dream Act, because senators supporting that bill must be able to say with a straight face, "The border is as secure as it has ever been."<br /><br />The BORTAC team encountered not one or two smugglers but a team of eight. Four are in custody, one is under surveillance in the rugged terrain of the Pajarita Wilderness area east of the small ranch town of Ruby, and three others are missing. The captured smugglers had AK-47s and backpacks filled with ammunition, food and radios. There are rumors that three of the captured four are members of the Mexican military, but that is unconfirmed. Yet, it would not be the first time Mexican police and military have been apprehended smuggling drugs into the United States.<br /><br />It is not widely reported by our news media that the smugglers maintain a dozen or more permanent lookout posts on desert hilltops inside the U.S., and that those lookout posts are manned in week-long shifts by individuals who commute not from Mexico but from Phoenix, Tucson and other Arizona cities.<br /><br />The allegation that the Sinaloa drug cartel obtained those AK-47s from gun shops in the United States is nonsensical. That's a fairy tale cooked up by the Obama administration and endorsed by the Mexican government because they do not want to admit that the cartels get most of their serious weaponry from the international black market and the Mexican military itself.<br /><br />The rules requiring first use of bean-bag ammunition is but one example of the suicidal rules of engagement that govern Border Patrol operations. The reason they have such insane rules? The politicians who run the agency do not want the public to think the border is so dangerous a place that Border Patrol agents fear for their lives. In other words, the rules of engagement are based on a lie, a lie that must be maintained for political purposes.<br /><br />Secretary Napolitano should do two things on Monday morning. First, she should order all Border Patrol agents to be issued weapons adequate for both self-defense and apprehension of armed drug smugglers. The second thing she should do Monday morning is resign.<br /><br />Tom Tancredo is a former five-term congressman from Colorado and 2008 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He currently serves as chairman of the Rocky Mountain Foundation and co-chairman of TeamAmericaPac. Tancredo is the author of "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security."<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=240945">Original article HERE</a><br /><br />Angry yet, you F'n well should beJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-29025279215908218912010-12-17T16:20:00.001-07:002010-12-17T16:23:40.145-07:00Oh hell NO!<strong><a href="http://www.nssfblog.com/atf-to-require-multiple-sales-reports-for-long-guns/">ATF to Require Multiple Sales Reports for Long Guns</a><br /></strong><br /><br />The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is moving to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearms retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days.<br /><br />Today’s <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/16/AR2010121606825.html">Washington Post </a>suggests that the reporting mandate would be limited to retailers along the Southwest border; however, the Federal Register Notice does not limit the geographic scope of the reporting requirement.<br /><br />This ATF “emergency” mandate was originally pushed by the anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) coalition, headed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, more than a year and a half ago. And the Post reports that the Department of Justice has “languished” over this plan for several months. Given this timetable, it’s hard to see exactly where the “emergency” is.<br /><br />The National Shooting Sports Foundation opposes this reporting requirement because it further burdens America’s law-abiding firearms retailers with yet another onerous regulation that will do nothing to curb crime. Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement, thereby driving traffickers further underground. This is not unlike how criminals maneuvered around one-gun-a-month laws in states like Virginia – which is still considered an “exporting source state” by anti-gun organizations like the MAIG despite its restrictions on the number of firearms law-abiding residents may purchase.<br /><br />Multiple sales reporting for long guns is an ill-considered mandate and one that ATF does not have the legal authority to unilaterally impose. In fact, ATF has not specified under what legal authority it presumes to act. The decision as to whether ATF can move forward with this agenda-driven mandate will be left to Cass Sunstein who heads the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This is the same Cass Sunstein who in a 2007 speech at Harvard University said, “We ought to ban hunting, if there isn’t a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It’s time now.”<br /><br />NSSF will be submitting comments in opposition to this registration scheme and is encouraging all firearms retailers, sportsmen and enthusiasts to do the same.<br /><br />Please voice your concern by doing the following:<br /><br />1. Call the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulation Affairs, Department of Justice, Desk Officer at (202) 395-6466.<br /><br />2. E-mail Barbara A. Terrell, ATF, Firearms Industry Programs Branch at Barbara.Terrell@atf.gov<br /><br />3. Call your Senators and Representative: United States Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121<br /><br />Points to make:<br /><br />1.Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement. Traffickers will go further underground, hiring more people to buy their firearms. This will make it much harder for retailers to identify and report suspicious behavior to law enforcement.<br />2.Long guns are rarely used in crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics).<br />3.Imposing multiple sales-reporting requirements for long guns would further add to the already extensive paperwork and record-keeping requirements burdening America’s retailers – where a single mistake could cost them their license and even land them in jail.<br />4.Last year, ATF inspected 2,000 retailers in border states and only two licenses were revoked (0.1%). These revocations were for reasons unknown and could have had nothing to do with illicit trafficking of guns; furthermore, no dealers were charged with any criminal wrongdoing.<br />5.According to ATF, the average age of a firearm recovered in the United States is 11 years old. In Mexico it’s more than 14 years old. This demonstrates that criminals are not using new guns bought from retailers in the states.<br />6.Congress, when it enacted multiple sales reporting for handguns, could have required multiple sales of long guns – it specifically chose not to.<br /><br /><br />Spread the word,<br />JasonJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-81565208750358472010-12-15T15:43:00.004-07:002010-12-15T15:55:27.659-07:00<span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc9WU2ZBg46Jf9ZXkH61-YkGZtxRWZK0MI6bmlbSE0yCHPtNOQpE8sZ84e740zL_LoL7N1huzYNzb0Q520mItcLn1o97FihiVK3vPkUieUvey5UgObdxvee0Yh5PFrMpmaazydyy9Tdk/s1600/PH2010121505264.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551046005933641618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc9WU2ZBg46Jf9ZXkH61-YkGZtxRWZK0MI6bmlbSE0yCHPtNOQpE8sZ84e740zL_LoL7N1huzYNzb0Q520mItcLn1o97FihiVK3vPkUieUvey5UgObdxvee0Yh5PFrMpmaazydyy9Tdk/s320/PH2010121505264.jpg" /></a><br /><div>RIP Agent Brian A. Terry, may you sacrifice not be in vain. Sadly I have often said it will take many more of his circumstance before anything will happen. May his family find peace, and may their sacrifice save our border and countless other lives.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"This is a sign that the politicians and bureaucrats are overly optimistic in their assessment that the borders are more secure now than at any point in our history. It showed just the opposite,"<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/tucson/border-patrol-agent-killed-apx-12152010">Full Story HERE</a></div><div> </div><div>This is what happens when criminals are ignored and lands are given to the lawless. This is a real threat in the southwest, coming to a neighborhood near you soon.</div><div> </div><div>Jason</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-36732167885839198432010-12-08T21:16:00.003-07:002010-12-08T21:34:19.169-07:00Are You Honest?<span style="color:#ff0000;">"As a warning, the following post was written in complete desperation. I have recently learned some very sobering truths from people that I love dearly. These truths have set in motion a quest within me to do whatever I can to make a change. Today is not geared at funny. Today is geared at something greater. Read it to the very end. I promise you will be affected in a way you have always needed to be. I spent more than twelve hours writing this post because its message is that important to me.<br />......<br />"Perfection" is a wife...<br />"Perfection" is a husband...<br />"Perfection" is a couple... (a boy, a girl etc...) </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />Be real.<br /><br />Be bold about your weaknesses and you will change people's lives. Be honest about who you actually are, and others will begin to be their actual selves around you."</span><br /><br /><br />The excerpts above, coupled with losing a very good friend, fearing the loss of my wife under a surgeons knife etc have changed my life. Normally I try to stay on topic, and to a bit this is. Everyday I try to be a better man, for my wife, my children and myself. Most days I fail in one sense or another, I am slowly coming to terms with that. <a href="http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html">THIS</a> helps, and you should read it, ALL OF IT. Read the comments, comment yourself and read the follow up <a href="http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/cure-for-perfection.html">HERE</a><br />I am a broken man, I have been unkind to my wife and unfair to my children. I have done this in "their" name. Believing <a href="http://21gunssalute.blogspot.com/2010/11/consequentialism.html">the ends justify the means</a>. I live with this knowing I am learning, making corrections and becoming the man I need to be. Pass the original post far and wide, look in the mirror. If you do not fix yourself, you can fix nothing.<br /><br />Have fun, stay safe...<br />JasonJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-55628213174133882552010-11-20T14:12:00.005-07:002010-11-22T20:08:32.287-07:00Consequentialism?Summed up Consequentialism is that the ends justify the means. Basically as long as the end result is what we want, who cares how we get there. Our government, not only today but of generations past also, seem to thrive on this "theory." I think about this often as I evaluate my purpose and worth as a man, and as I try to guide my sons.<br /><br />Definition of END<br />a-cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activity<br /><br />The end, as most people see it, is as defined above. I tend to look at a larger, broader picture. To me there is but one end, my death. Just as nothing before my birth could I control, nothing after my death will I be able to either.<br /><br /><br />Definition of MEAN(S)<br />2-plural but sing or plural in constr : something useful or helpful to a desired end<br /><br /><br /><br />Once again most people look at a singular event to a singular end. My paycheck justifies my "worth", and the means to my home, car, etc...<br /><br />Throughout life we all have the means to create change, positive and negative. To put my opinion bluntly the ends NEVER justify the means. To believe so is looking at the picture, and life, backwards. The means justify the end...if you are lucky. Among warriors of old, they dreamt of a warriors death, one of honor and bravery. To die in a service to a value, larger then your own. When I look at the world around me and learn of lives past, it is not the "method" of death that brought a justified end, but their actions in the end justified their lives. In many a movie, most recently 300, there is the scene where brothers in arms make a statement about "honored to met you" or some such.<br /><em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/">From 300</a>:<br /></em>Stelios: It's an honor to die at your side.<br />King Leonidas: It's an honor to have lived at yours.<br /><br />My basic point in this drabble is to say, that from the moment you took your 1st breath, the end has been coming. Make the journey to that end as pure and honorable in every aspect of your life, justify your end by the way you live your life. For some direction on how to achieve this, look to your articles of faith, or to "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Code-Samurai-L-Sadler/dp/0804815356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1290297060&sr=1-1">The Code of the Samurai</a>."<br /><br />Live a good life, and you will be a good man.<br />Stay safe,<br />Jason<br />IIIJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-82020702128629361912010-11-07T22:06:00.006-07:002010-11-07T22:52:39.927-07:00Semper Fi Devil Dog, 11/07/2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismDsOTn90ktS5ggbWHDgpeiJja4_6TMIAuBgh0n_HbDkQ88fk5-b4WckGUiv-klsESIivEqUgLa-8S72W02mj99KZvN5il7ODGB6ZY17hgOUFnr7GD601k_PYdYJqOBqBj6-CFhCD4ks/s1600/25fh79s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537041595352790066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismDsOTn90ktS5ggbWHDgpeiJja4_6TMIAuBgh0n_HbDkQ88fk5-b4WckGUiv-klsESIivEqUgLa-8S72W02mj99KZvN5il7ODGB6ZY17hgOUFnr7GD601k_PYdYJqOBqBj6-CFhCD4ks/s320/25fh79s.jpg" /></a><br /><div>You will be missed, you have had an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">impact</span> on my life greater than you can imagine. RIP</div><div>Since this entire blog is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pseudonym</span>, I will only say this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">man</span> was not my father, but as close as one could be to filling that role. For all my life a man of honor has been there, and now he is gone.</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-39181011768666303802010-11-04T17:58:00.003-07:002010-11-04T18:06:41.767-07:00WTF?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL70c9VxZs3xwJRllAGSSkTrL_fzhi9CrVetHtN-jMVGA0i45yxNd5jAiV-uHGUMWl6EK_en49J_Lw9NMZc8qt9ZSP5tpYngxwtsYfW9jCK6AWk9_T4hTzuiJha3nkqJNnzDNvD9EyHqg/s1600/BurningMoney.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535865548389084386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL70c9VxZs3xwJRllAGSSkTrL_fzhi9CrVetHtN-jMVGA0i45yxNd5jAiV-uHGUMWl6EK_en49J_Lw9NMZc8qt9ZSP5tpYngxwtsYfW9jCK6AWk9_T4hTzuiJha3nkqJNnzDNvD9EyHqg/s320/BurningMoney.jpg" /></a><br /><div>"After announcing that it would buy $900 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds in the next six months, Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said in an opinion article that the move was aimed in part at spurring a stock rally so as to increase the wealth of businesses and stock owners." Full article <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/4/world-markets-surge-federal-reserve-infusion-cash/">HERE</a><br /><br />Call me crazy but this is once AGAIN the wrong direction. Just 2 weeks ago Bernake boy toy Geitner said "<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69H4VO20101019">It is very important for people to understand that the United States of America and no country around the world can devalue its way to prosperity, to (be) competitive,It is not a viable, feasible strategy and we will not engage in it</a>." </div><div> </div><div>Getting froggy, hope we can survive a few more years.</div><div>Jason</div><div>III</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-42747341198089893272010-11-01T19:46:00.001-07:002010-11-01T19:49:07.198-07:00An Open Letter to Sheriff Paul BabeuAttn: Sheriff Paul Babeu<br />With all of the current media reports and claims, why can we not bring together the Sheriff’s Department and citizens that want to be active? There are many people in the community that wish to take an active role in the establishment and security of their homes outside of a full time commitment. While I understand the department’s reluctance to endorse and support citizen patrols of the desert regions, this is done at a time that the Sheriff’s Office says “We find our deputies are being outgunned and clearly the violence has increased recently.” (From your site <a href="http://www.sheriffpaul.com/news/2010/Aug16rifle_donations_lead_verbal_crossfire.aspx">HERE</a>) Has thought been given to providing training or guidelines to citizens that want to, need to, participate in their community and its defense? Many of those I have spoken with would appreciate a more open dialog. To paraphrase them, “if you lead, we will follow.” While some out there are looking for publicity and or attention, many more just want to help. If this means providing water, emotional, spiritual, moral, and in the extreme case tactical support; we will. But keep in mind that as you ask for donations to increase your departments arms supply, many citizens have the equipment, means, experience and desire; why can this not be utilized with the co-operation of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department? Money is the one thing many citizens do not have at this time. From another article on your site it states “What this incident does show is the lack of manpower in Pinal County. Deputy Puroll was alone and outgunned. There is one deputy for every one thousand citizens in Pinal Co., and Sheriff Babeu says <em>it's time for some border help</em>”.(Emphasis mine original article <a href="http://www.sheriffpaul.com/news/2010/Apr30pinal_deputy_shot.aspx">HERE</a>) Having simple limits, background checks or requirements can filter out some of the negative traits of volunteers that may be frowned upon. Require a combination of prior Police/Military/EMS service and/or current AZ CCW, with an interview and/or background check provided by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department. I do realize that there is a liability to involving citizens; but claiming a lack of resources, and denying a major resource of your constituents and willing volunteers seems against your goal. If you feel you cannot endorse a group, any group, is there a way to set up a route to open the dialog and/or communication for persons who will participate independently? Thank you very much for taking the time to consider these questions as I know your time is very busy right now.<br /><br />Jason XXXXX<br />Pinal County ResidentJay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-38919908070875349052010-10-29T21:31:00.001-07:002010-10-29T21:34:24.899-07:00Submission to the Federal Reserve Board MembersFrom an e-mail i got from a friend, I thought it was a well done open letter and deserved distribution.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">To Mr. Bernanke and the Federal Reserve Board Members,<br /><br />What a difference just a few weeks and a few Fed minutes can make....<br />As I have feared, all of this talk by Mr. Bernanke in regards to the need for additional stimulus, including possible large scale asset purchases, has again caused the U.S. Dollar to depreciate, and for the stock market to engage in "irrational exuberance" in regards to all hard and soft commodities!!!<br /><br />METALS, GRAINS, CHEESE, MEATS, EGGS, COTTON, FEED, OIL, ETC. HAVE ALL SKYROCKETED, THESE INPUT COSTS FOR FOOD, FUEL, CLOTHES AND DIAPERS WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO HAVE...<br /><br />BUT WAIT, YOU DON'T LOOK AT THESE THINGS THAT I MUST HAVE TO LIVE, YOU ONLY LOOK AT CORE INFLATION EXCLUDING FOOD AND FUEL...<br />SO IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS FOR THESE HIGH COMMODITY COSTS TO MOVE THE CORE INFLATION NEEDLE enough to get your attention, BUT I TAKE AN IMMEDIATE HIT FOR FOOD AND FUEL WHICH MEANS I HAVE LESS DISCRETIONARY INCOME TO SPEND, AND WHAT ABOUT THE INPUT COSTS THAT COMPANIES ARE UNABLE TO PASS ON?? WHAT IS THE END RESULT: MORE JOB'S LOST........<br /><br />THIS STOCK MARKET RALLY IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF A DECLINING DOLLAR, AND THE DECLINING DOLLAR IS THE DIRECT, OR AS SOME WOULD ARGUE THE INDIRECT RESULT OF FEDERAL RESERVE POLICIES!<br />I THOUGHT IT WAS THE JOB OF THE U.S. TREASURY TO SET DOLLAR POLICY???<br />THIS WILL NOT END WELL, ANY TIME THE FED ATTEMPTS TO INFLATE ASSET PRICES AND THE STOCK MARKET THINKS IT IS WAGGING THE DOG, IT ENDS WITH A POP!!!<br /><br />Please just stop what you are doing and begin to back yourselves out of the corner, allow commodities to correct, allow interest rates to rise, allow people to continue to pay down their debt and build up their savings accounts, instead of pumping it into the gas tank or the dinner table. Reward savers with some kind of return on their hard earned money, and let the stock market go ahead and throw a hissy fit, let it correct 20% or more, and then it can get back to fundamentals for valuations instead of empty headed QUANTITATIVE EASING SPECULATION.... The retail investor has bailed on the stock market and you are hurting them more by artificially propping up the stock market, and artificially keeping interest rates low.<br /><br />THIS FIXATION WITH THE EVILS OF DEFLATION NEEDS TO MODERATE, IF YOU KEEP ON FUELING ALL OF THIS SPECULATION, YOUR JUST GOING TO MAKE MY LIFE AND MILLIONS OF OTHER AMERICANS WHO DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS MESS A WHOLE LOT MORE EXPENSIVE AND A WHOLE LOT LESS SATISFYING....<br /><br />But what do I know, I'm just an unemployed high school graduate, middle class nobody with an 800+ credit score, who owns his home, has zero debt, and, an actual savings account that you guys are actively and intentionally depreciating.<br /><br />I'M A PART OF THE "NO YOU CAN'T CROWD" WHO IS BEING FORCED TO FINANCE<br /><br />THE "YES WE CAN CROWD"<br /><br /><br />REGARDS,<br />XXXX XXXXX</span>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-37433199895933266022010-10-27T20:51:00.003-07:002010-10-27T21:00:34.755-07:00No I haven't died. Had some family issues to tend to, then got backed up with some BATFE addendum nightmare. Anyways, getting my ass in-line again and posting should be coming a little more regularly in the near future.<br />This past Sunday I was on a citizens patrol approx 2 Miles east of Vekol Valley road and South of Highway 8. This is just outside of Casa Grande, AZ. This missed us by a stones throw...<br />Story <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/10/26/20101026pinal-county-marijuana-seizure-abrk.html#ixzz13bDOdnPp">HERE</a><br />I am TIRED of the "they only want..." argument. Don't fret about the boys and girls on patrol too much, we were geared up and armed as needed. Keep all patrol personnel in your thoughts. I will try to update the fight, til then I will try and help do a job your government WON'T!<br /><br />Keep the pressure up, Vote early and often. :)Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-13001760064854664172010-07-19T17:34:00.006-07:002010-07-19T21:48:29.792-07:003 Points ReconMy observations from July 17/18, 2010 in the southern desert of Arizona. (Three Points area.)<br /><br /><br />This area is rampant with smuggling, both human and drug, but I wanted to witness it firsthand. On the 17th of July, a group of us went down to see what we would find. We rolled into the area at about 1800 hrs and set up a camp and lookout/watch location. Being that it was night, and I could not film under a half-moon overcast you will have to take my word on this next section. Within 60 minutes of observation, first visual contact was made. About 300 yards south of our position I witnessed a flashlight illuminating and moving. For approximately 2 minutes it was behaving similar to a parking attendant at a large event, ushering a group to a fixed location, then all was dark again. Within the next hour this happened again further down the trail as you would expect but for a very short duration. Was this 1 or 1000, I do not know as at that range visibility was of the light source only. In the third hour of observation a new, subdued light source appeared due west of the original. This was much more erratic and shorter in its usage, and repeated no more than 30 or so seconds before going dark, but at a higher frequency and progressing down the terrain faster. It was shortly after this we were asked, via radio/phone, by Border Patrol to “illuminate our personal lights, sling rifles and holster handguns” as they were in pursuit of a “hostile” and did not want to mistake our group for him/them. We complied and returned to camp.<br />Since we were later getting started than planned, we did not have time to photograph, and log the surrounding area in the setting sun. The following pictures are of the area the next morning. All photos were taken by me within 100 yards of our camp and the existing road.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Av6HDZJGcUsdSVPdBH8OAe373o7CnLx8VCfnLMst3pVK_43BDdEPesiIzJkfSUFmOCRAiNo1aDDdBLU4XLu-oDxFrbroglIYNVct86EwWMwXIfN04tgWcR_lf3H_sG3bvtDPDN3N7XY/s1600/3_points+(23).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495782175963592018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Av6HDZJGcUsdSVPdBH8OAe373o7CnLx8VCfnLMst3pVK_43BDdEPesiIzJkfSUFmOCRAiNo1aDDdBLU4XLu-oDxFrbroglIYNVct86EwWMwXIfN04tgWcR_lf3H_sG3bvtDPDN3N7XY/s320/3_points+(23).JPG" /></a></p><p>There are uncountable numbers of water bottles in the area.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiW18ROZ1ww1fOuxpZrj2ddibQ733aUYn80wxNmZLj_aqT_URQUQxRQSRxlmlXaHczJF215j9T0sF1gEvAcW6U0r0cTz4SeqFO6VWlpDp8PUYvcPXaLpvfVYE9qTl55L5EuZ7AzbI-38/s1600/3_points+(6).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495782172771578930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiW18ROZ1ww1fOuxpZrj2ddibQ733aUYn80wxNmZLj_aqT_URQUQxRQSRxlmlXaHczJF215j9T0sF1gEvAcW6U0r0cTz4SeqFO6VWlpDp8PUYvcPXaLpvfVYE9qTl55L5EuZ7AzbI-38/s320/3_points+(6).JPG" /></a> Garbage the strung about, it is difficult to look somewhere and NOT see evidence of what is happening in the area.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjulWc1z6hCH7ZLyolfJXxZlM6b_-5-BLXRp207X6yCovOcIAo1Mk5umsR0k2bYQ9aFEkcxveCg6m9VhONZCJVpy1AViwhy3LwW5BfyJ-NCQkd0tJ6Un6UTINMH63vkVxe_-qivVvIUCQ/s1600/3_points+(5).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495782162425353522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjulWc1z6hCH7ZLyolfJXxZlM6b_-5-BLXRp207X6yCovOcIAo1Mk5umsR0k2bYQ9aFEkcxveCg6m9VhONZCJVpy1AViwhy3LwW5BfyJ-NCQkd0tJ6Un6UTINMH63vkVxe_-qivVvIUCQ/s320/3_points+(5).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbWA6FBDHZ4UUvR30GM7l2uySIQ5hy67R8-w3eYAuUWge-j-T-x0z4FM2cg59LUIHDS6CzxoTJ2I23YDmL5r-1MrYIOgq-jlJRd5VeMmFd2NCJe5sKEwrRT0gMbiAwR36M5SLaVhCtYo/s1600/3_points+(3).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495782157667543362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbWA6FBDHZ4UUvR30GM7l2uySIQ5hy67R8-w3eYAuUWge-j-T-x0z4FM2cg59LUIHDS6CzxoTJ2I23YDmL5r-1MrYIOgq-jlJRd5VeMmFd2NCJe5sKEwrRT0gMbiAwR36M5SLaVhCtYo/s320/3_points+(3).JPG" /></a> Drop points are often in the shade, and any number of items can be found...Bags, hygiene products, baby food packaging, human waste, clothing etc. Keep in mind these are but a sample of over 60 photos taken in an area no larger than a football field.</div><div></div><div>We will be going back and to other areas in the future.<br />Jason</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">UPDATE clarification: I/we are in NO WAY affiliated with Ready or the other racist/socialist a-holes around. I do not condone the speeches or platforms he or his group espouse.</span></div></div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675454736233343810.post-38564925379915240992010-07-17T08:16:00.004-07:002010-07-17T08:23:23.459-07:00All my bags are packed, guns are good to go...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qPhwnjT3KvkzdySp10vM5qH9sTb1g9wHsgeSCrXNDlL2UKIIGCAFMXBXHHjmyZt3rzQMZ3rNkOG-g-Z9OPorFlqkMAeHrc0nYnUrfJzFX8CHbl-r51rEBbehmO-nVBEiQelNLY7N6g8/s1600/az_cdf.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494895751946506578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qPhwnjT3KvkzdySp10vM5qH9sTb1g9wHsgeSCrXNDlL2UKIIGCAFMXBXHHjmyZt3rzQMZ3rNkOG-g-Z9OPorFlqkMAeHrc0nYnUrfJzFX8CHbl-r51rEBbehmO-nVBEiQelNLY7N6g8/s320/az_cdf.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Heading out at 1600 hrs to the Arizona desert known as "<a href="http://www.desertinvasion.us/invasion_pictures/invasion_three_points.html">cocaine highway</a>"</div><br /><div>Will provide a SITREP upon return. If it is in your nature give out some good thoughts for a safe and productive op.</div><div>Jason</div><div>III</div>Jay21http://www.blogger.com/profile/13800050699809897529noreply@blogger.com2