I've always liked Texas.Now,i know why.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

David,it seems like I remember you referring to your five foot nothing wife as the "mean" one and a VERY good shot too.

Fred; absolutley correct........she'll shoot an intruder in a heartbeat without hessitation!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and won't miss!!!!!!!! she shoots a highly accurate Ruger competition target pistol and shoots it very well..........

BTW: thanks for the info on Australia in the other thread, I had read the same info before, just didn't have the time to find it and post it......

Thanks for setting me straight, David - I feel like I know you better already!

It used to be quite safe and relaxed down here up until fairly recently. Unlocked cars, open windows at night, front door open all day , whether you are at home or not, and a murder was a relatively rare occurrence that made the news headlines and outraged the country. It's all different now. Lock everything up, security alarm systems and an average of 30-odd murders a year; which, in a population of +/- 175K people, gives us a pretty high per capita murder rate.
People chalk it up to the price of progress, but I refuse to accept that. I think we are allowing it to happen by not standing up to it and fighting for the open, free, relaxed lifestyle we used to enjoy. We still have beach parties at night and into the wee hours of the morning, but in groups. Taking your significant other to a secluded beach for a skinny dip at midnight is no longer advisable, and many of us think its time to take our country back. Good people still outnumber the bad by a huge margin, so if it comes down to it, it shouldn't even be much of a fight. All it takes is the will and fortitude to say "Enough!".

Buzz: Exactly my thoughts.... Progress is one thing, but the good people must stand up and make the bad people accountable and pay for their actions........if not, they win.........

David