Utah says no to more gun control

Out here in Utah where I go to college, there is a movement brewing. People of all ages: men, women and children, are crying out against an oppressive government that wishes to take away a fundamental right of Americans. Obama and his Democrats say there is no use in sporting for an "assault rifle" style AR-15, but here in Utah many people beg to differ. Most any gun store around here is sold out of AR style rifles, due to fear of the impending revival of the ban on assault weapons that ended in 2004. Among many of the protectors this last weekend was a good friend of mine, whom I attend college with. He was able to be seen by the media and get some recognition along with other of his friends. The signs read "9/11, Columbine, Newton and Aurora: all gun-free zones" and "I want a good guy with a gun in my school". Here, the conservative consensus is not to take away the guns, but rather solve the issue of violence by hiring more School Resource Officers and reducing violence seen by children in movies, video games and music. I applaud the brave people who marched on the capitol, and I am proud to say that My friend and I will both be marching at a larger protest in March. More to come...


Here are the news articles for the story:
3,000 rally at Utah state capitol
Utah rallies against stricter gun laws

Fourth of July

Hello All, I am back from my amazing Fourth of July vacation, and find myself with internet service once again! It's amazing how the forest doesnt have wifi, right? Anyways I thought I would do a belated ditty about our Independence day and how I celebrated it. In the morning I watched a nice parade, then went boating and sat around the cabin. Later that night we all hopped in the boat to watch a nice firework show from the peninsula, it was great. All in all, it was a relaxing and festive day: the way I like it. As we have free agency to make our own choices through the price paid by soldiers in our armed forces, I feel that not everyone must be an outgoing patriotic lunatic or obnoxious guy wearing red white and blue body paint to be patriotic. One can simply enjoy the freedom to make simple choices, and honor the fact that we have that liberty because we live in such an awesome country. Here's to the simple things in life!! Also you will be hearing more of my regular posts now that I am back to civilization.