You Call The Shot

You Call The Shot!

Deer Eating Hostas

Location: Back yard of your urban home in a major metropolitan area, with a high rising dirt mound to catch anything that penetrates.

Equipment: Ruger 77/17 .17 HMR, mounted with a Bushnell 17 Super Banner 3.5-10x36mm.You've outfitted it with your Granddads old Maxim Suppressor and modified it to fit the .17 HMR.

Ammo: .17 HMR CCI V-max Ballistic Tip Ammo.

Range: 23 Yards from your kitchen window. 

Time: 1:30 PM, a cool late Spring week-day. You know all your neighbors are at work and the kids are at school.  

You've been hearing about it from the wife for weeks, she's not happy and you ain't getting any! She's been nursing those Hostas along for years and this SOB has been eating them every day! You know the only way to stop him and her incessant nagging is to drop him! You've tried coyote piss, you even snuck out and peed on the wife's Hostas a few times in the night trying to discourage this Vegan-Cervidae beast, but nothing else has worked!

You've taken two days off work, spent the last two days sitting on a bar stool perched at the kitchen window with you Ruger .17 HMR. This bastard finally showed up and you know that not only are the neighbors all at work but that that old Maxim suppressor your Grandad left you will make this shot just a whisper. 

There's a gentle breeze blowing left to right, but you've spent time at the range and you know this supersonic round will cut through that breeze like your Stihl through a rotten Cotton Wood tree! You've sent three cases of this round through every kind of produce you could find that you thought would most closely mimic the skull of your nemesis. Now is your time, this is your day, this is the moment you have been waiting for!

Your brother has a wedding planned this weekend and you figure some backstraps would be just the thing for the wedding reception. Over the Winter you've whittled away at your frozen venison supplies and you know you've got just enough room in the freezer for this rascal!

Your garage is cleaned out, plastic covers the floor, the hoist and gambrell are hanging from the rafters, all you have to do is drag him in the back door of the garage while no one is looking. 

Not only are you gonna get some quality venison, but you might just get some lovin' tonight!

... Do You Take The Shot?

Missouri Survival

I thought of making a new blog all about survival in Missouri, but then I thought heck I already have a Google presence and besides; survival in Missouri is directly connected to hunting so here it goes.

There are many survivalist websites, many that deal with what you can forage for and hunt for to survive. But I will start delving into other issues of survival. Issues like how to make soap, how to be prepared, how to grow crops, both for food and for trade and how Christians fit in with survival in all circumstances.

Unfortunately the term survivalist when used in conjunction with Christian congers images of militia type fringe groups who often are perceived to be connected to white supremacists groups.

Personally I am not connected with any such groups nor do I wish to be associated with them. But as Christians our calling in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event is to help our neighbors. The description of the end times is horrific and many will perish.

Matthew 24:22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Now if you are a believer in the dogma of the Rapture and believe that nothing ill will befall you then I suppose your done with this reading; but if you think that all the dire warnings in the scriptures may actually happen then you might want to keep reading.

Luke 21:34-36 ESV

“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

That to me doesn't sound like a message to people who will be magically swept up and carried away from impending disaster but a warning that you should be prepared!

Besides, there are many other things to be prepared for, earthquakes, tornadoes, like what hit Joplin, Mo this year, droughts, floods and who knows what else.

Much of Missouri lies along a fault line called the New Madrid Fault. On December 16, 1811 the New Madrid earthquakes remain the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit the eastern United States in recorded history. In-all there were at least four earthquakes that carried on through 1812 and wreaked devastation in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and more! The quake is estimated to have possibly reach a 7.5 on the Richter scale.

The quakes were so intense they actually made the Mississippi River run Backwards for a time. Shock waves were felt in Toronto Canada, Boston Massachusetts and even Main! Missouri was sparsely populated in 1811 and there were no skyscrapers or apartment buildings, today such an earthquake would likely displace thousands and easily kill or injure thousands more!

So we must be prepared for whatever is coming our way!

" Barack Obama's Election Attributed To Nationwide Ammo Shortages."

Found this one that was never published and figured I'd make it available.

He may not have taken our ammo yet, but he sure has made it harder to find. People across America are stocking up on ammunition. Gun sales are off the charts and ammunition sales are at an all time high.

With the election of the new president ammunition and firearm sales have skyrocketed. Civic minded Americans are stocking up on ammunition in fear that Barack Obama will ban it, tax it or limit the availability of ammunition.

Hunters are worried that pending legislation will outlaw reloading and make any unregistered ammunition illegal. After 911 Americans flocked to gun dealers to buy firearms to make themselves fell safer. More than that firearms and shooting are so much a part of America that I pity anyone who attempts to take them away.

But we have seen that the American populace is easily swayed and easily duped into buying into schemes that are touted as providing safety. A culture of people who can't get to work if the government doesn't plow the streets will likely cave to demands that they give up their freedoms for a promise of security.

A few quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville:
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the publics money.

My friends we have reached that point and Mr. Obama knows it. He is continuing to purchase your votes with your money, and you are giving him your freedoms

The Armed Citizen February 2009

landlord was horrified when his tenant was victimized—raped by a convicted sex offender. In addition to repairing a damaged window and installing security devices, the landlord bought the tenant a shotgun. The latter move probably saved her life. Just a week later, as police prepared to file charges against the rapist, he returned to the scene of the crime. Likely angry his victim had gone to the authorities, the rapist cut the power to the house and crashed through the basement door. But the woman inside was not about to be a victim again. She fired her shotgun for the first time, killing her rapist. "I'm glad I had something to protect me," the woman said. "When your life is in danger, you just do what you have to do." (Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Miss., 11/01/08)
DEAN WOODLING WAS stopping by his fathers property when, according to police, he saw a robber loading a truck with stolen items. Woodling, who is a hunter, had a shotgun in the vehicle. "I jumped out with the shotgun as he was coming out of the barn," Woodling explained. "To say he was scared was an understatement." Woodling, who has a concealed-carry permit and likes to keep a firearm handy, held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived. "The way the world is, its like American Express," said Woodling. "I never leave home without it. Police cannot be everywhere all the time." (Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa., 11/14/08)
BRIAN BERTHIAUME WAS walking his dog when he saw a large man acting suspiciously. The man had entered the neighbors garage through the garage door, which construction workers had accessed earlier in the day, but Berthiaume decided home renovation was not this man's goal. Police say Berthiaume feared for his neighbor, a woman with two young children, so he ran home for his 40-caliber pistol and told his girlfriend to call police. When he returned, the suspect was carrying away a large saw. He confronted the man, who was already on probation for burglary. After a brief standoff, the 240-pound suspect sprawled out on the ground and waited for police. Berthiaume's neighbor lauded his actions, saying, "One of the reasons my family has stayed in New Orleans [following Hurricane Katrina] is because of neighbors who watch out for you, like Brian." (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La., 11/13/08)

MARK C. JOHNSON HAD been arrested 33 times since 1986, including charges of robbery, larceny and battery, according to law enforcement records. Some would suggest he should have been in jail. Unfortunately for sixth-grade reading teacher Juanita Enzor, he hoped to prey upon yet another victim. Police say Enzor, who lives alone, heard Johnson burst through her front door. Grabbing her gun, Enzor hid in the bedroom, and when Johnson entered the room, she shot him. Johnson attempted, albeit briefly, to attack Enzor before falling dead. (St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., 10/24/08)
ALEJANDRO SALINAS WAS paying for his gas when the clerk warned him he'd seen several suspicious men outside. On his guard, Salinas walked to his truck, but before he could close the door, one of the men put a gun to his neck. "Get out of the truck. I'm going to take it and I'm going to kill you," the suspect said, according to police. But Salinas executed a classic tactical move: In a fast, fluid motion, he pushed away his assailants gun while drawing his own 9 mm pistol and shooting the assailant twice. The wounded suspect fired once into the air as he fell to the ground. His accomplices grabbed him and took him to a hospital, where he died. Salinas has a concealed-carry permit. (The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, 11/10/08)
THERE WERE ABOUT 15 people enjoying a game of bingo at a gaming hall when a masked man wielding a shotgun ran into the room. The armed robber fired a round into the ceiling and demanded money. According to police, that's when bingo hall manager Chad England decided to take action. England retrieved a pistol from an office and shot the masked man, possibly preventing several tragedies. The suspect died en route to the hospital. (Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Fla., 10/25/08)

If you have hud a firsthand "Armed Citizen" experience, call II.A/PR Communications at (703) 267-1193. Studies indicate that firearms are used more than 2 million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent threat to life, limb or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts, which are condensed from individual newspaper clippings sent to "Vie Armed Citizen," 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.

The Armed Citizen January 2009

23-YEAR-OLD University of Arizona student was at his residence several blocks north of campus kwhen two men knocked on the door. According to police, the knock came at an unusual hour, so the student retrieved a handgun before opening the door. One of the men asked to speak to an individual whose name the student didn't know. At that point, the student noticed the second man was wearing a bandana and holding a handgun. The student tried to slam the door shut, but the men, both of whom had criminal records dating to 1997, forced their way inside. The student drew his handgun, shooting and killing both men. "Had he not done what he did, he probably would have been dead right now," said Tucson police Sgt. Fabian Pacheco. (The Daily Wildcat, Tucson, Ariz., 10/17/08)
PAUL GARNER WAS awakened by shattering glass when, police said, an intruder with a prior burglary conviction attempted to break in through a window. Garner grabbed his .45-caliber, semi-automatic handgun and, when the burglar lifted the window blinds, he fired three rounds. The intruder died at the scene. The incident was at least the fifth time since April that a San Antonio property owner shot an intruder. (San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, 10/17/08)
A WOMAN WAS talking on the phone with her son when he yelled that an armed man was trying to break into his apartment. Suddenly, the connection was severed and the woman phoned the police. By the time officers arrived, the woman's son had shot the suspect and was holding him at gunpoint. (The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Calif., 10/16/08)
Police said four men were intent on committing their second burglary of the evening but, on this attempt, they met with a prepared homeowner. As the four entered the home, the barking of the family dog awakened the homeowner and his family. The homeowner confronted the men, who demanded money. As the homeowner fled back to the bedroom, one of the robbers fired a sawed-off shotgun. The homeowner returned with a handgun, shooting one of the robbers and causing the four intruders to flee the scene. All four robbers were later arrested. (The Lancaster News, Lancaster, s.c, 09/24/08)
WHEN STEVE MANNING'S wife heard someone breaking into her home, she woke her husband, who sprang into action. Manning said a "huge man full of rage" was repeatedly charging the front door with a straight arm and shouting, "Dude, you are going to get yours! Dude, you're going to get it!" But Manning was not about to allow himself or his wife to be harmed. He quickly armed himself with his handgun, shouting to the intruder, "If you come into this house, I will shoot you!" According to police, the man did not heed the advice, forcing the door open. Manning fired two shots, wounding the suspect. Manning said the shots appeared to surprise the suspect and, strangely, calmed him. Police arrested the suspect in a nearby flower bed. (Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla., 10/18/08)
TWO ASSAILANTS ARMED with shotguns
approached a man sitting in his pickup outside his home, according to police. They ordered the victim out of the truck and, having not entirely formulated a plan, paused to consider their next course of action. "One of the men decided to force [the victim] back inside his residence and told him to get up," said police spokesman Lt. Paul Henderson. "As [the victim] began to stand up, he retrieved a handgun that was concealed in his pants and began slinging lead at the two would-be robbers. One suspect was hit multiple times and immediately collapsed in the street." The wounded suspect died. Police are investigating leads on his alleged accomplice. (Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, 10/17/08)

If you have had a firsthand "Armed Citizen" experience, call ILA/PR Communications at (703) 267-1193. Studies indicate that firearms are used more than 2 million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent threat to life, limb or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts, which are condensed from individual newspaper clippings sent to "Vie Armed Citizen" 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.
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The Armed Citizen November 2009

THE ROBBER WHO burst inside a food market waving a gun seemed surprised to find eight shoppers inside. He ordered everyone to the floor, firing shots in the customers' direction and twice shooting store owner Mustapha Kassou. Police say that's when a man with a concealed-carry permit leapt to his feet and drew his 45-cal. Colt revolver. He told the robber to drop the gun. When the robber didn't comply, the armed citizen shot him, took his gun and held him for police. Onlookers encouraged the armed citizen to shoot the robber again, but he kept his cool and exercised better judgment. Kassou is recovering from his injuries. "[The armed citizen] saved a lot of lives," he said. "He was like an angel who came to save everybody." (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va., 07/15/09)
Two MEN LEARNED their neighbor had just filled a prescription for painkillers and quickly hatched a plan to steal them. Perhaps the men shouldve thought things through a little more carefully; they were aware that their victim owned a handgun. One of the men waited in a car while his accomplice entered the home and began viciously punching and choking the homeowner. Battered, the homeowner retrieved his handgun and shot the intruder, killing him. The other suspect was nabbed shortly thereafter. The homeowner was treated for injuries. {The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pa., 08/08/09)
AN ELECTRICIAN WAS asleep with his wife when they were awakened by a knock at the door. The man feared something wasn't quite right about the early morning visitor, so he put a handgun in his pocket just in case. As he opened the door, police say two suspects tried to push their way inside. The man drew the gun from his pocket and fired twice, hitting both suspects. The suspects fired a return shot as they fled. One of the suspects died nearby. Police were seeking his accomplice. (News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., 08/06/09)
Hawes fired a shot. "He went down like a tree," she says. "I didn't want to hurt him but I didn't want him to hurt me."
WHEN A YOUNG woman ran to 70-year-old Virginia Hawes' home and said her boyfriend was assaulting her, Hawes phoned the police. Authorities say the young woman waited with Hawes, but her rampaging boyfriend showed up before police could arrive. Hawes warned him to stay off her property, but he ignored her. Hawes's 23-year-old grandson picked up a shovel and tried to block the boyfriend's advance, but he pushed the grandson and took the shovel. With the situation quickly escalating, Hawes ran inside to get her .38-cal. revolver. "I put the gun up and told him to get back or I will shoot," she recalls. "He called me an old [expletive] and he kept coming at me and holding the shovel." Hawes fired a shot. "He went down like a tree," she says. "I didn't want to hurt him but I didn't want him to hurt me." (Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Mich., 08/23/09)
POLICE SAY HENRY Ward was lucky to be armed when a home invader attacked him with a piece of concrete. The bizarre event started when the suspect drove his pickup into a creek early one morning. He ditched the vehicle and began pounding the door of Ward's home. When Ward answered, the suspect began beating him with a piece of concrete. The assailant entered the home and approached the bedroom, where Ward's wife was calling 9-1-1. Ward quickly retrieved his .380-cal. pistol. He ran inside and shouted at the suspect, who charged him. Ward shot the suspect three times. The intruder ran outside and collapsed on the lawn. He'll face charges after his release from the hospital. (Stilwell Democrat-Journal, Stilwell, Okla., 08/29/09)
AN INTOXICATED MAN got into a fight with his girlfriend as she was driving him home from a comedy club. He demanded to be let out of the vehicle and his girlfriend complied. He walked to a rural residence and pounded on the door, claiming to be a police officer who wanted to ask them a question. When that didn't work, he said he had a knife and would stab the home's occupants. The male homeowner replied he had a gun, and he would shoot the suspect if he came inside. "The only smart decision he made was not to enter that home," Johnson County, Ind., Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Doug Cox said. "He's alive today because he didn't enter that house." Police found the suspect stumbling down the road. He told officers he would beat them up and claimed to be an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation looking into a crime. Police checked with the FBI—the suspect is not an agent, (WISH-TV, Indianapolis, Ind., 08/13/09)

If you have had a firsthand "Armed Citizen" experience, call U.A/PR Communications at (703) 267-1193. Studies indicate that firearms are used over 2 million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent threat to life, limb or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts. Send clippings via email to armedcitizen@nrahq.org, or by mail to "Vie Armed Citizen," 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.
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EMPLOYEES AT TEXAS Components were stunned when the daughter of an employee entered the business armed with archery tackle and a realistic-looking toy gun. Police say the crazed woman drew her bow and fired an arrow into an employees chest, then pointed the fake pistol at others. Fearful for their lives, two employees, both of whom had concealed-carry licenses, drew pistols and shot the woman several times. She fled to an office and police were called. When the woman pointed an arrow at a responding officer, he shot her once more. The suspect and injured worker were both listed in stable condition at the hospital. (The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, 01/20/09)
POLICE SAY TWO suspected burglars have already been dealt a great deal of punishment. First, a homeowner caught the suspects rifling through his garage. "I asked him what the hell he was doing and he said, 'Cleaning the garage,'" the homeowner recalls. The homeowner ran inside to get a gun, and the suspects fled. Police caught one of the men hiding under a nearby vehicle. His accomplice was arrested after he brazenly broke into a second home. In that incident, the homeowner shot the suspect with a shotgun and held him for police. (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla., 12/20/08)
NINETY-YEAR-OLD Berlie Mae Johnson was watching the evening news with her husband when two men burst through the back door. "Be quiet. Don't say a word. Don't move!" demanded one of the intruders as he put a gun to her head. "It's terrible. You expect at any moment..." she said, her voice cracking. "My nerves are shot. He'd probably have killed me." But her husband, Charles, age 91, came to the rescue. He grabbed his .38-caliber revolver from under a sofa cushion. One of the intruders fled immediately. "He saw the gun and, boy, he was gone," Mr. Johnson recalls. The other intruder was still threatening his wife, but a single shot from Johnson's revolver sent him running. Johnson said he has a message for others: "Be prepared. Keep
The other intruder was still threatening his wife, but a single shot from Johnson's revolver sent him running. Johnson said he has a message for others: "Be prepared. Keep your doors locked. And be alert." His wife added, "And have a gun ready."
your doors locked. And be alert." His wife added, "And have a gun ready." (Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., 12/25/08)
THE OWNER OF Midwest Grillz and Jewelry, Andre McKesson, let two men into his store while a third man waited outside. The men expressed interest in purchasing a decorative mouthpiece known as a grill, but an argument ensued. The man outside recalls hearing, "Why you playing games with us, man? Where's our teeth? Can you give a refund? Then give me my teeth!" Police say one of the men pulled a gun and fired two shots into the wall where McKesson had been standing. McKesson grabbed a semi-automatic rifle from behind the counter and killed both assailants. (Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Neb., 01/17/09)
WHILE FETCHING WOOD from her garage one evening, a 70-year-old woman heard what sounded like people fighting. "I looked over into the road to see what was going on, and about that time a guy comes running around the house," she explained. The woman ran inside, got her gun and dialed 9-1-1. The man circled the house, pounding on all the windows. He broke through the living room window and knocked over the television. The woman can be heard on the 9-1-1 tape yelling at the man, "You stay right where you're at!" Police say she aimed her gun at the intruder and told him, "If you come any closer, you're going to be dead." She then ordered him to the floor and he obeyed, collapsing into a fetal position. He remained that way until police arrested him. (South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Ind., 01/06/09)
A FREQUENT CUSTOMER at a
convenience store noticed a man looking around the store as if casing it. Suspicious, he decided to go to his vehicle and call for help. "As soon as I touched my cell phone, I heard [the store clerk] screaming, 'Help, help, help!" the customer explained. The 5-foot-4 man grabbed his Smith & Wesson 40-caliber pistol from the vehicle and bravely ran back inside the store. Surveillance video shows the suspect hitting the female clerk with a beer bottle and wrestling her to the ground. The customer fired two shots, killing the suspect. Police found a knife and a wad of cash on the attacker. (Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., 01/08/09)

If you have had a firsthand "Armed Citizen" experience, call II.A/PR Communications at (703) 267-1193. Studies indicate that firearms are used more than 2 million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent threat to life, limb or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts, which are condensed from individual newspaper clippings sent to "Vic Armed Citizen" 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.

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