Welcome from another Commufornia Refugee!
Dear Gravedigger & Commifornia Resident:
We lived in So. Commifornia for 25 years so we *feel* your pain!
We escaped and have enjoyed our Commifornia Refugee status here in NW Arkansas (just two states from KY) for 12 years now.
JUST TODAY in a neighboring city, called "Freedomdale" my 14 year old son and I we went to a gun show that had 450 tables.
We went to sell our two handguns (9mm and .357) and our 20ga shotgun. While we we're walking in, two astounding events happened.
1) A 55 year old gent approached us in line, saying "what are you selling today?" We told him and he explained he's a retired 25 year vet from the Freedomville Fire Dept. and he buys and sells and collects guns as a hobby to get him out of the house away from the Wifey. Total good guy, normal, fully in charge of all his mental faculties, just a solid citizen. In full visibility of 4 local Freedomville cops and 40 others waiting in line to get in (it was VERY busy), we stepped over to the hood of his car, examened the three guns. He made us an offer, and we accepted $600 cash for all three. We helped him put the guns in his trunk and we all walked back to the entry line. No black helicopters, no paperwork, no nothing except product, cash and a great handshake. Then astounding event #2 happened.
2) The four Freedomdale cops were very casually handing a 40 year old guy a ticket. One of the cops was holding a 150 year old muzzle loader at his side. I very politely asked one cop "what happened, is the show still on?" He said, "Oh yeah, there's no problem, it's just that the guy's muzzle loader accidentally discharged and we're forced to write him a misdemeanor citation for discharging inside a building. No big deal" he said. The the "main cop" who was writing a ticket, shook the ticketed guy's hand and said, pretty loudly, "I shouldn't probably tell you that Obama is making us do this to you, should I?" Everyone of us 30 dudes standing in line totally burst out laughing and the ticketed guy was laughing too and then the cop holding his muzzle loader said, "Yeah we don't like Obama any more than you guys do!" and everyone had a big laugh. Then the ticketed guy said, "Hey if everyone pitches in $5 we can get this ticket paid off in no time!" Everyone whipped out a 5-spot and the guy had his $120 fine and the cops said, "Hey, just think of it this way, you all just paid $5 for a big laugh at Obama's expense, right?" and everybody was having a great time. The cops left, shaking quite a few hands along the way, saying, "Be careful in there you guys...just remember, no loaded guns and we won't be back...gotta go to the donut shop and we don't wanna come back here!" Those down home, solid cops, just doing their job, KNOW we gun-show dudes are SOLID citizens and 99.7% of us are God fearing, law-and-order cop supporters, non-violent, pro-constitution great guys.
So you see my "soon-to-be Commifornia Refugee", there IS freedom here in the Mid-South...full and complete...and EVERYONE (at least 85% of us) is armed and EVERYONE knows it and there is virtually NO crime outside the big "inner city cesspools."
As a side social commentary, when we left Commifornia, we were petrified...scared of the unknown "great ignert mass of moonshine-makin, tobacky chewin, illiterate, backwater hillbillies."
WRONG!
Our Mid-South neighbors are the BEST friends we've ever had. In our little area of 18 homes, all on three acres, all about 3,000SF each, we have two doctors, one lawyers, three VP's, a banker, two commercial airline pilots, two business managers, two computer software dudes, three retirees (and also Commifornia Refugees), two professional sales people and one print shop owner. Each 2-story home on three acres cost between $185K and $300K. EVERY ONE of them is armed and well trained. Some of us even go to the gun range and hunting together.
POINT IS: We have UNBELIEVABLE freedom here. No mental stress from freeways, drive-by shootings, no gangs, nobody siting around on moochin' on welfare, and no trouble financially paying our low property taxes and low mortgages. If I want to go into my backyard of 3 acres and shoot the old rotting Halloween pumpkin with my shotgun and my 14 year old watching, I can (and do and so do all my neighbors!). WE DO WHAT WE WANT AND NONE OF US HURT ANYONE OR INFRINGE ON ANY ONE ELSE'S RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THEIR OWN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Welcome home to "Freemerica"...you're getting out of Commifornia JUST in time!!! It's the best decision you ever made...we have over 100 acquaintances and good Commifornia Refugee friends, and EVERY ONE of them has NO REGRETS...except a few comments about the nice weather, the beaches and the great restaurants. But those FEW luxuries PALE in comparison to the 97 other FREEDOMS you gain!
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! NOW GET LOADED UP AND GET OUT HERE!!!