OT- a pretty good read

[505stevec]

I thought this was insiring considering all the racial tension going around

Thank you , Australia !


Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete....


To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)


'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.


An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.


An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.


An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.


An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.


When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!


As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.


The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America


Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

[Old Ironsights]

I hate to be cynical (what, Me, cynical?) but...

...So you can try to kill an American if you must... But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself ...

That means what to people who think blowing themselves up is a good thing?

Bonus points I guess.

But it is applicable enough in almost every other case.

[505stevec]

I hate to be cynical (what, Me, cynical?) but...

...So you can try to kill an American if you must... But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself ...

That means what to people who think blowing themselves up is a good thing?

Bonus points I guess.

But it is applicable enough in almost every other case.

Yeah, I didnt write it it was a chain letter sent to me. I just thought it was kinda cool

[shooter]

Hey steve, whereabouts are you in NM? I just moved here about a year ago, and don't know many other shooters. Also, I don't know where to find any info. on gun shows around here. Of course, Roswell is so secluded that not much of anything comes our way.

[Ysabel Kid]

There are a lot of "Americans" here from places close (Canada) and far away (the UK and Austraila). You can tell by their posts that they love God, family, country and freedom. Sounds like an American to me!

[Jeeps]

I love posts like that, when someone actually says what America is about.

It's funny to hear someone outside praise us, while at the same time there
are those at home who slander and defile Her name.

[505stevec]

Hey steve, whereabouts are you in NM? I just moved here about a year ago, and don't know many other shooters. Also, I don't know where to find any info. on gun shows around here. Of course, Roswell is so secluded that not much of anything comes our way.

Shooter, good to meet you. I am from Grants which is just west of Albuquerque. I am a Police officer in the Pueblo of Laguna. There is a Gun show in Albuquerque at the fair grounds on March 1 and 2. If you go to the NM shooters association web site you can find guns shows almost every weekend around the state. Lets get together for a cup if you can make it to the show in Alb.

[shooter]

Thanks, Steve! I'll be taking my real estate test soon, so maybe I can schedule it for that weekend in Alb. If not, and if the funds are available, maybe I'll just swing by for fun and to see the show.