by The Allman Brothers)If you've been following my series on traveling through the South from D.C. down to Florida, you're now at Part 6: GEORGIA. There's a recap of all the stories at the very bottom, above the Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States button.
As you travel from DC down to Georgia, you must stay awake and note that the law may change from state to state! If you're not up to dealing with changing laws, just leave your UNloaded gun in a locked container in the trunk. If you don't have a trunk, I don't know what to tell you.
To carry in/through Georgia, GeorgiaPacking.org is your first stop! From that "front page", you can go to the licensing page. Also go to Handgunlaw.us for more details, and to CarryConcealed.net for the following nugget about open carry and car carry:
Georgia is not a traditional open carry state. However, open carry IS legal with a Georgia permit. It is also worthy of note that you MAY openly carry a firearm without a permit in a motor vehicle. Please see http://opencarry.org/
So let's go there... OpenCarry.org [Georgia page here] should be consulted frequently. Note: Any information I give you is NOT LEGAL ADVICE, as the law can and does change, and you are responsible for your behavior or your ignorance of local laws. The judge is not going to let you use the following as a defense: "I read it was OK on the Internet."
How do you deal with a police traffice stop? Pull over as soon as humanly possible; the police officer's adrenaline is probably pumping hard and his pulse is elevated. Have your driver's license, registration, and insurance card out for his inspection (You ARE insured and licensed to drive, right??). Keep your hands on the wheel where the officer can see them (for his/her safety). One guy in Los Angeles I read about habitually sticks both of his hands out the driver's window to show, "I'm not holding a weapon." Turn off your radio, cellphone, iPod, etc. I tell you all this because people that don't create a hostile environment for the police interview.
Most important: Be polite to the officer. Law enforcement can charge you with many possible infractions, hoping that one or several will stick, so remember that the officer usually knows at least 100 times more legal information than you do, unless you're a qualified attorney. So be cool, and things may turn out OK. If you're a hothead or smartass, you should carefully study in advance the ACLU's Arrest Card (download it and carry it in your wallet).
RECAP OF ALL PARTS OF "Carrying While Traveling": You may want to read Parts 1 (DC/Maryland), 2 (
To stay out of jail while traveling with a gun, buy this book:
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Why did I do this series? So you won't find yourself a helpless victim if you should ever find yourself surrounded by dangerous morons like these in this infamous home video from Chicago (courtesy of Vimeo):
What a riot! from Joe Gray on Vimeo. </div>
Do you have any thoughts or gut reactions to President Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan? The President is not supposed to do this! Here is a video showing VIPs meeting the Emperor. Notice anyone else bowing?
I would be interested in hearing your views on this. Please use the Leave a Comment button below this post. Thanks for reading DC Handgun Info!
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I like to read lots of interesting blogs.
"What does a rant about a so-called college hiring a reading instructor with a Master's degree in reading have to do with DC and guns, or anything else in this blog??"
Captain Capitalism on Century "College's" Desire to Have an Instructor of READING (WTF?)
Well, here's my thought process: If you can read, you can probably graduate from high school. If you graduate from high school, you stand a chance of getting either into college or getting some kind of work/career/small business going. And THAT will keep you from (a) a life of crime (using guns for bad ends), (b) staying in a crappy neighborhood (which breeds crime), and (c) having to defend yourself from some bad-a** hothead who lives near you who wants to shoot you because you "dissed" him.
See -- it all sticks together! It does make sense.
But, hiring a person to teach READING at a college level, when your mom or dad should have taught you to read before, say, age 6 or 7 at home?? Stooopid.
If you can't read, learn how. Contact the Literacy Network today!
To learn more about the killer at Ft. Hood, you have to learn more about Islam and Sharia. Learning can be hard, but it is rewarding...
Atlas Shrugs, which I have referenced before, is an eye-opening blog. It contains a discussion of the long history of violence by Muslims in the U.S., only going back to 1973...
Islamic Terror Attacks on American Soil
I remember the Hanafi Muslim assault in 1977 on three D.C. buildings including B'nai B'rith, where they held over 100 people hostage. One person, a black reporter, was eventually killed before police took control of the situation.
From what I have read about Islam, it does not brook any division between politics and religion, like modern secular Western countries. Politics must be a reflection of relgion in Islamic countries. That is an explosive combination for us and our Western values.
A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam
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About Ft. Hood and the Mainstream Media (MSM):
If you have been reading the Washington Post or New York Times, or any other mainstream media newsletters, you'll notice a strong emphasis on "explaining away" the troublesome fact that the Ft. Hood killer, Major Hasan, was a Muslim. Ask yourself, if the nut case was a Christian anti-abortionist, do you think the MSM would be minimizing that fact, or making a big deal of it?
Jihad Watch blog references a great article by Daniel Pipes about how the MSM has often called attacks by Muslims anything BUT attacks by Muslims:
It wasn't jihad, it was heartburn
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I'd like to read your comments on this awful attack on U.S. Army personnel, and the U.S. indirectly.
"Obamacare", as evidenced by the 1,900-page healthcare bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, means the real loss of liberty in the U.S.
The House Committee on Ways and Means' Joint Committee on Taxation shows that House Speaker Pelosi's bill could send you to JAIL if you don't buy "adequate health insurance coverage" and don't pay the tax of 2.5%:
This is beyond disturbing. I am not joking or exaggerating or being "cute" when I say that this bill is taking us down the road to Hell, paved with good intentions. The health care industry accounts for one-seventh of the economic activity in the U.S., i.e. one in seven dollars spend in this greatest nation on Earth is for health care. Government is taking it over. And you actually think that it's going to be "free"? You've been smokin' crack if you believe that.
Controversial article, here, where a New Zealand regional(?) mayor, Michael Law, has suggested that government provide financial incentives to members of the underclass to NOT have children:
That there is a group within our society who give their children no hope nor opportunity from the moment that they are born," the regional mayor wrote on the New Zealand radio website where he broadcasts as a talkback DJ.
"That these ‘parents’ are known to authorities ... and yet the authorities can only intervene after children have been harmed."
Mr. Laws goes on to write: "it would be far better for this appalling underclass to be offered financial inducements not to have children, given the toxic environment that they would provide for any child in their care." [...]
"There are too many people who should not have children." [...]
New Zealand is placed third among OECD [Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or developed] nations for child deaths due to maltreatment, four spots ahead of Australia, according to UNICEF.
It is ranked fifth for both child beatings and sexual abuse, again several places ahead of its antipodean neighbour [Australia].
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What do you think? Some parents might prefer to receive a government check in exchange for permanent contraception, for example: vasectomy or tubal ligation. I'd like to hear your comments on this topic. Leave a comment by clicking on the "Leave a Comment" link below. Thanks!
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The Muslim killer at Ft. Hood was a doctor? A psychiatrist? A military man? An officer? A native-born American?
This doctor was bound by the Hippocratic Oath: To heal, not to hurt!
In 2009, Dr. Hasan completed a fellowship in Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry at the Center for Traumatic Stress. Sadly, he CREATED a disaster and traumatic stress.
Military men and women are taught: Duty, Honor, Country.
An officer is bound by the Code of Conduct. FAIL, Major.
A native-born American -- but claimed citizenship in Palestine????
All these are disturbing aspects of the murderous Muslim killer of Ft. Hood, Major Malik Nadal Hasan.
As the expression goes, "If you're not angry, you are not paying attention."
What's interesting is: He was stopped by gunfire (but not killed) by a 5-foot, 2-inch civilian policewoman. He is being treated in a military hospital (where they are duty bound to save him from the police gunshots). He will face execution for mass murder under military law, which I believe he should receive as a taste of his own medicine.
“The Americans love Pepsi-Cola, we love death,” explained Afghani al Qaeda operative Maulana Inyadullah.
Of course, some people don't like to jump to conclusions.
[Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 118:]
Maximum punishment.
(1) Article 118(1) or (4) -- death. Mandatory minimum -- imprisonment for life with eligibility for parole.
(2) Article 118(2) or (3)—such punishment other than death as a court-martial may direct.
Good God Almighty. You really can't make this stuff up. A proposed biopic (biographical motion picture) about the life of Mohammed, the Prophet of Allah, will not feature his image or voice. Thanks to SondraK for pointing me to Instapunk for more info; originally posted at the UK's Guardian newspaper:
Barrie Osborne, part of the Oscar-winning team behind the Lord of the Rings films, says the new production 'will educate people about the true meaning of Islam'
Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now the Oscar-winning American film-maker is set to embark on his most perilous quest to date: making a big-screen biopic of the prophet Muhammad.
Budgeted at around $150m (£91.5m), the film will chart Muhammad's life and examine his teachings. Osborne told Reuters that he envisages it as "an international epic production aimed at bridging cultures. The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam".
Osborne's production will reportedly feature English-speaking Muslim actors. It is backed by the Qatar-based production company Alnoor Holdings, who have installed the Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to oversee all aspects of the shoot. In accordance with Islamic law, the prophet will not actually be depicted on screen. [boldface added]
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South Carolina has beautiful beaches and urban centers with urban problems (see photo above re: North Charleston). Also, South Carolina does not recognize other states' carry permits. But the good news for travelers is: You may keep a loaded gun for self-defense under these conditions:
It is unlawful for anyone to carry about the person any handgun, whether concealed or not, except as follows, unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law: [...]
(9) a person in a vehicle if the handgun is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment ofthe vehicle; however, this item is not violated if the glove compartment, console, or trunk is opened in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the sole purpose of retrieving a driver’s license, registration, or proof of insurance;
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So, you may defend yourself against carjackers, thank God, in South Carolina. But remember: NO Open Carry in South Carolina.
You must know the laws if you're going to travel with a firearm. Knowledge is Power!
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Stay tuned for Carrying While Traveling: Part 6, Georgia, in the days ahead. Read Parts 1 (DC/Maryland), 2 (Delaware), 3 (Virginia), and 4 North Carolina too!
Be safe out there. Please leave a comment; I'd like to hear from my readers. If you're a D.C. resident, and you found this blog helpful, please take five minutes and let me know. Thanks!
The AP reported on October 27, 2009, that the Obama Administration "on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, "Some claim that the best way to protect the freedom of religion is to implement so-called anti-defamation policies that would restrict freedom of expression and the freedom of religion. I strongly disagree." [...] [Secretary Clinton] said a person's ability to practice their religion was entirely unrelated to another person's right to free speech."
This is part of what makes America great: Not just the ability to say "nice" things in print, on TV, or radio, but to say "nasty" (to some people) things that just might hurt someone's feelings. Sorry; too bad if your feelings are hurt. Christians and Jews are hatefully treated all the time.
Radio host Michael Savage said some negative things about Islam, and Britain put him on a list of persons not welcome into the U.K., along with violent extremists and terrorists. That is what Secretary Clinton is fighting for: a fundamental American (and human) right to hold beliefs and express them without being punished by those offended by them. Today in Europe, you may be sued or fined or even jailed for saying true things about Islam.
In case you haven't kept up with things, it's an off-season election (non-House, non-Senate election) tomorrow in Virginia.
Allow me to remind our Virginia readers to get out and vote. If you don't vote, you can't justify complaining about what goes on in politics. We have the chance to elect our own leaders. That is something we take for granted, but it's pretty rare in much of the world. Sometimes a handful of votes matters... Maybe yours will, tomorrow. So get out there and vote.
If you're not registered, promise yourself, for your kids' benefit, that you will register online on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3), using the link below. Many people have made huge sacrifices for you to vote: our Founding Fathers -- many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence lost their lives and their property by saying in effect, 'Go to Hell, King George' --, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Freedom Marchers in Selma, Alabama, and many more. We pay tribute to their memory by voting.
Register to Vote in Virginia, Here.
:Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
--Clarke's Third Law (Arthur C. Clarke, inventor, writer.)
The YouTube video demonstrates the weird properties of ferrofluids (ferro = iron) from the great CRACKED.com Web site:
What do you get when you suspend nanoparticles of iron compounds in a colloidal solution of water, oil and a surfactant? Did you guess Zima? The real answer is ferrofluids, though you should be proud if you just knew what "surfactant" was.
A ferrofluid is a liquid that reacts to magnetic fields in trippy ways that make you think that science is both magical and potentially evil. They have multiple real world applications, many which are pretty badass, and none of which you will care about after seeing this [video, above].
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Pretty slick, huh?
Bonus Cheesecake: Victoria Silvstedt (Playboy model, AskMen.com)
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- Music:Enya's Shepherd Moons
Smoking is Gay (Teen Smoking-Prevention Campaign) Launched.
I saw this and thought, "They just might be on to something...This might WORK!"
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P.S. If you're not familiar with The Onion, it's a satirical newspaper distributed all over the nation, including Washington, D.C. Check out your local subway station for a free copy. In D.C., you can find them at most Metro stations. No promotional consideration was accepted for this mention of The Onion.
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Slate had an interesting article by the authors of the best-selling Freakonomics (subtitled: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything):
In today's excerpt, the first of two, authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner explore the impact of a child's first name, particularly a distinctively black name. [...]
How do babies with super-black names fare?
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That's an interesting question. It brings up questions about why people name their kids certain things and what are some of the possible consequences.
Here's a humorous look at the "Top 60 Ghetto Black Names", from two YouTube pranksters:
I'd like to hear your opinions about this idea; use the Leave a Comment button below.
Alaska is one harsh place to live. If you've seen the movie (or read the book), Into The Wild, you'll know what I'm talking about. I regret to say that the protagonist of the book and movie must have been delusional or suicidal to winter over in Alaska with such skimpy supplies. The link below from SurvivalBlog.com will show you exactly what is needed. It's a major undertaking to live in one of the most inhospitable places in the world, but if done right, it can be a rewarding personal challenge.
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"Planned Parenthood" has been a part of Abby Johnson's life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure.
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Went to a Cub Scouts meeting last month (Oct. 2009). The Den Leader asked the ten kids, What makes America great? Here's one man's take on it at Buzz Machine blog.
FYI: Possible correct answers include: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of conscience, freedom of assembly, ability to choose our leaders, ability to petition for the redress of grievances, freedom of the press, government guarantees the God-given right which pre-existed the Constitution to own firearms for the defense of self, family, and community.
Here's what one Cub Scout (the child of immigrants) said: "The government gives us everything we need!"
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhh! (sound effect).
I always recall the quote by President Gerald Ford to a joint session of Congress in 1974:
“Whether we like it or not, the American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They know that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. ”
So that's what our nation, the U.S.A., the greatest long-term experiment in politics (a republic, founded in rebellion to the tyranny of a king in England), has devolved to, according to this boy?
To quote John Derbyshirt, "We Are Doomed".
But I'm not totally pessimistic. That's why I blog, and talk, and VOTE. Hang in there. Educate yourself. It's not over 'til the fat lady sings...
Classical Values blog has an interesting article on "Who Wants To Look Like A Bigot?". It discusses what happens when you're "relentless" when you advance your agenda, and how the other side may perceive your relentlessness. Click on this link to read the whole article...
Here's just a taste:
When Republicans are relentless, they look like bigots. Think Jesse Helms.
When Democrats are relentless, they look compassionate. Think Clarence Darrow.
This is a longstanding principle of conventional political wisdom, enforced relentlessly by the pro-Democrat MSM.
Nothing fair about it, but I think it goes a long way towards explaining why the Republicans hesitate to be relentless.
The fear of looking like a bigot takes its toll, as does the fear of being called a bigot.
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I am reminded of the very common ad hominem attacks made against Republicans and conservative Democrats: You hate the poor! You hate minorities! You hate gays! You're a hater!
There's no reasonable response to an unreasonable attack.
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Thanks to Robert Stacy McCain, The Other McCain, for praising my Rule 5 entry (photo of Christy Turlington). The Other McCain writes a great blog with insightful political reporting and lots of humor, too!
Rule 5 is: "Everybody loves a pretty girl."
Thanks, Mr. McCain!
P.S. If you live in NY's 23rd Congressional District,
Vote for Doug Hoffman for Congress
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