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Smokey the bear looks and sounds tough. Now, he is tough. Smokey can legally pack heat in his parks to keep his cubs safe.

Actually, Smokey has to be a good little bear. But, the rest of us can have a weapon. Back in February of this year, the 94-year-old ban carrying loaded firearms in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges came to an end. Bringing a weapon into a National Park will be permitted, but under the authority of the state it is in. This means that if you live in a gun-toting, liberty-loving state you can count on seeing a few pistols in the woods.

If you think you are less safe with armed people in parks, do some research. People who can defend themselves do not end up as victims. Liberals love guilty victims, not innocent victims. How many young hikers have showed up dead after being abducted by strange people who live out in the woods? I wonder how many lives could have been saved if those people were locked and loaded? Considering the statistics of those who are able to defend themselves when carrying weapons, the number may have been fairly significant. The gun is great at taking care of wild animals and wild people who want to make you into their dinner and/or entertainment.

The greatest aspect of this law expiration is the restoration of State’s rights and release of Federal authority regarding guns. In the face of a hostile Federal Government, it is inspiring to see the state regain some of its authority. Lets hope each state uses that authority to empower its citizens to exercise freedom and carry a weapon to keep life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness within reach.

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The “Whole-Body Imaging” machines being used in airports around the country by the TSA is one of the most privacy-invading and threatening element of the Federal Government in use today. This system seems to work real good in assisting those TSA screeners in finding the very bad among us. The problem is, it scans and shows everything! Most of us are used to scans using CT, MRI and X-ray machines. We accept that loss of privacy because we trust the medical community to keep that information private and secure, and use it for medical treatment only.

But, most of us realize that we can’t trust a government agency to protect our privacy in such a scanner. Even though the data is not “saved” at this time, it very well could be at some point. Then software could be used to add human flesh to one of the images and a new type of pornography is born. There could be a whole industry created that supplies the public with airport nudie scans. Ironically, it is public officials and the famous who would be victimized by this first. How hot would an airport scan of Britney Spears be on the internet? Very hot.

I would rather strip down to my underwear before getting scanned. I would have to tell those TSA screeners to call me “Dick” because that’s the only weapon they would find on me.

For years, we have been calling “Waffle House” the “Awful House.”  The play on the companies name is easy fodder for a quick laugh.  This story gives even more ammunition for a belly full of laughs.

I don’t understand the choice of weapon.  A waffle house is full of many potentially lethal weapons.  Some that come to mind are sharp spatulas, hot frying oil, meat cutting knives and hot coffee.  Why make such a mess using a gun?

Waffle House needs to reeducate their employees to take frustration out on customers in a passive-aggressive approach.  Food can be dropped on the floor or served with special ingredients.  Use of a gun is much too drastic.

On a serious note, please be careful what you order and how you treat that waitress.  You really don’t know what is behind that counter.  Luckily, the waitress kept the gun in her car.  Otherwise, she might be called a trigger happy redneck.