Protect Our Schools Zion Patriot, August 12, 2022October 16, 2023 With the rash of school shootings in the last few years there have been a lot of calls to ban guns and further the gun control agenda. However, gun control does not actually prevent gun violence. If it did, cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York where some of…
Making Good People Helpless Does Not Make Bad People Harmless Zion Patriot, August 4, 2022October 16, 2023 I was reading through the comments on a local story talking about what causes mass shootings and what can we do to curb gun violence where I read, “making good people helpless does not make bad people harmless”. This really struck a chord with me and I don’t know if…
Call Your Senators Zion Patriot, August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Now that H.R.1808 has narrowly passed the House, it goes to the Senate for debate and a vote. With the senate evenly divided (the Vice President casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie) it is critical that you reach out to your state’s Senators and urge them…
He Shot My Arm Off! Zion Patriot, August 2, 2022 On Sunday, July 31, 2022 a masked gunman entered the Norco Market & Liquor in Norco, just east of Los Angeles, CA in an attempted robbery. The suspect can be seen in the store’s surveillance video aiming what appears to be an AR style rifle at the store owner demanding…
Impeach Them! Zion Patriot, July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 The following members of congress who voted in favor of H.R.1808, the Semi Automatic Assault Weapons Ban Bill that passed the House of Representatives all did so in violation of their oath of office to support and defend the constitution. “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will…
H.R.1808 – Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 Zion Patriot, July 26, 2022August 2, 2022 Link to full bill: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1808/BILLS-117hr1808ih.pdf. Summary of the bill from congress.gov follows: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a…
A Well Regulated Militia Zion Patriot, July 25, 2022August 15, 2022 When the second amendment was proposed by James Madison and ratified in 1791 the opening phrase, “A well regulated militia”, meant something different than it is often times interpreted to mean today. Many people point to the opening phrase of the second amendment and say guns should be regulated or…
Stop Showing Photos and Names of Shooting Suspects Zion Patriot, July 20, 2022April 9, 2024 In 1966 a man entered the Rose-Mar College of Beauty where he killed 5 people including a toddler and injured 2 more. The suspect surrendered to police without incident and admitted to them that he was inspired by the University of Texas Tower shooter and a mass murderer who killed…
CDC Defensive Use of Guns Study Zion Patriot, July 19, 2022July 21, 2022 In 2013 the CDC performed a study on firearm use and included research about defensive use of guns. The study was never published (no reason provided, but we have our theories). However, the conclusion of the study was that guns are used to defend a person between 500,000 and more…
It’s All About Saving Lives Zion Patriot, July 19, 2022August 2, 2022 Every time we hear about a mass shooting the calls to ban guns goes out. You can count on it like clockwork. The claim is that it is all about saving lives. However, there are lots of other things in life that are dangerous and one of the most dangerous…