"Powder and artillery are the surest and most infallible conciliatory measures we can adopt."
-John Adams

"The right of self-defense is the first law of nature; in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and when the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction."

-Henry St. George Tucker

Years ago, we joked that this would be the only bumper sticker we would ever put on our vehicles. We usually hate bumper stickers. We also joked, "Who needs those little stop signs ADT and other security companies paste on the corner of home windows? Just send us a dozen NRA logos and they will do the job even better." Of course, we are still joking about that, to an extent. Dwayne is proud that he is finally a card carrying member... and that's not all he is proud to carry.