Author Archives: SGM P.

A Letter to the President About Universal Background Checks – The Facts

If we don’t get the facts out, politicians with good intentions will saddle us with another gun control law that will not reduce crime.  That law being Universal Background Checks.  Read the facts on Universal Background Checks. 10 August 2019 … Continue reading

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Letter to President Trump on Banning Suppressors and Bump-stock Devices

The White House 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue NW , Washington DC 20500 6 June 2019 Dear President Trump: Over 500,000 bump-stock devices have been sold.  One was used in a crime. Now they all have been banned.  Nearly two million suppressors … Continue reading

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.45 AR Build

My initial foray into building pistol caliber carbines (PCC) was a 9mm AR using Colt style magazines and another using a modified Colt lower to accept Sterling SMG magazines. My 9mm AR Project That was 3-4 years ago.  Back then, … Continue reading

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What if Every Firearm in America Disappeared?

What would happen if we COULD make every firearm in the country disappear? Would the country be safer?  Would the crime, murder and suicide rates plummet?  Would the absence of firearms affect the country in positive ways?  Will our country … Continue reading

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Is the Military Socialism in Action?

As a comment to a post I made on my Facebook page about Socialism, someone posted this photo: My reply: Is the military socialist?  Seems like it.  You work a specified number of hours and you can get a paycheck, … Continue reading

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Explaining the Military to a Teenage Civilian

(I say teenage civilian because there are lots of teenagers in the military.  Fun fact: you can join the military at age 17 with parents consent) A good friend has three teenagers in high school that are looking ahead to  … Continue reading

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Annual Memorial Day Post

I post this on Facebook every year on Memorial Day: “While you’re driving back to work after enjoying your three-day Memorial Day weekend, think about this: In what other job can yourself or a portion of your employees be killed … Continue reading

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The 70-Point Immigration Reform Plan

There’s a lot on talk on the news about President Trump’s 70-point Immigration Reform Plan.  Before blindly accept it, maybe we should “read the plan to see what’s in it”.  Finding the original, complete plan proved to be a chore … Continue reading

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How Our Grandparents Looked At Immigration

 This was written by Rosemary LaBonte to the editors of the Orange County Register, a California newspaper, in response to another letter to the Editor written by Ernie Lujan.  Ernie suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because … Continue reading

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The Electoral College

The reason we have the Electoral College is the same reason our Congress has two houses.  They keep large population centers in a few States from influencing our laws or deciding who will be president. A quick history lesson for … Continue reading

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