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Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, TN, has decided to stay open and conduct church services during the pandemic. Here are some pictures from last Sunday's service. The hate and vitriol online has been more than usual, unfortunately. Of the comments spewing the hate, the ones that are most ironic come in a few flavors. A number of people encourage Pastor Locke to do services online. A number of others say he should "obey the law of the land" - and they often quote scriptures to that effect. And a number of others say everyone should just stay home - and many of these suggest it is a crime to meet. Let's break these down. Online Service. The folks that say he should move his services online have absolutely no clue. Global Vision Bible Church has a YUGE online following every week. Thousands of people, from all over the globe, tune in to Facebook at every single service. Clearly, the people that suggest Pastor Locke move the services to online are clueles...

When there is a difference of opinion, and you wish to add evidence to support your thoughts (or feels), here is a free tidbit. Don't include a link to Snopes, PolitiFact, Fact Checker, CNN, or MSNBC. That will immediately discredit the point you were trying to make.  There are at least a dozen others, but these stand out the most.  Exception - when engaging a #LibTard and the CNN (or whatever) article is in direct, clear contrast to what they are saying.  This doesn't mean the CNN (or whatever) article is accurate - it just means they won't be able to say your source is suspect.

Corona Virus - COVID-19 - what aren't they telling you? Mortality Rate According to the CDC as of the morning of this article, fewer that 5% of reported cases result in death.  What they aren't telling you is that a vast majority of those confirmed cases are people who are already sick - sometimes very sick. This means the true mortality rate is much less than 5%. Perhaps (probably) a fraction of 1%. Severity of Symptoms The people you see on TV or the newspaper are always saying how devastating this virus is.  And for them, it probably feels that way.  A good number of these people- dare I say a majority - already have a compromised immune system. Asthma, infection, diabetes, smokers, etc. Naturally a respiratory virus is going to hit them harder.  A good number of these hit hard are just sissies.  There, I said it.  Fight me.  What they aren't telling you is that according to reasonable estimates by multiple doctors, a majority of people wh...

It seems I owe readers of this blog a huge apology! It has been a while since I had received a notification of a comment on a post. I just figured I pissed off all the wrong folks. Well, I searched the SPAM box tonight and lo and behold - nearly two years of comments (and SPAM). Only one or two trolls or folks who cannot or did not read. Most of the good comments were, in fact good. I have replies up, as well now. Carry on.

NRA Rifle Instructor certified. Pistol coming next...

Because the firearms instruction industry does not have national standards (thank God!), a common question is "who is qualified to teach and who is not?" Many people have many opinions on who is and who is not qualified to teach. Indeed, there are many qualifications - formal and informal. But how do you sort it out? Furthermore, what experience and training makes a good teacher? “Qualifications” that are NOT qualifications to teach firearms: · Military service. EVEN Combat related and experience. · Police background. · Whether the person has been shot at. · Whether the person has had to shoot someone. Qualifications that are recognized: · NRA Certifications · USCCA Certifications · Here are some individual schools of good reputation, that issue teaching certifications (including, but not limited to): * Rangemaster USA * Gunsite * Mas Ayoob * Ken Hackathorn Understand that even the recognized qualifications will have detra...

Another entry to the wall of shame.  Some notes - * Not a Boomer.  Older GenX. * Former Army.