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Following are some interesting statistics about firearms and the 2nd Amendment.

14.8 Million - number of Americans who currently participate in rifle target shooting. 18.4 Million participate in hand gun target shooting.

In response to a question about why Americans made their most recent firearm purchase, 40 percent of respondents said “home protection” followed by 36 percent citing “personal protection.” Target shooting (30 percent) and hunting (28 percent) came next.

In 2010 it was reported between 39% and 42% of the people have guns in their home of some type.

As a political junkie, I’ll admit it: I love the president’s annual State of the Union speeches, regardless of who’s in the White House.

Every year, I’m inspired by the ceremonial nature of the evening, as members of Congress, cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court justices gather together in a spirit of congeniality to honor one of our republic’s great traditions.

And naturally, no State of the Union address is complete without a little political posturing on both sides: During President Clinton’s speeches, Democrats were always poised to cheer and applaud, while Republicans would sit on their hands; a few years later, during the Bush presidency, those roles were reversed.

Read more at the Daily Caller.

The Rand Paul incident at the Nashville airport shows how despotic and idiotic TSA policy has become. Under the US Constitution Article I Section 6 Congressmen can't be detained or even questioned while traveling to or from the Capitol. If the TSA feels that they can do things expressly forbidden by the constitution it is no wonder that they do not respect the civil rights of the average person. The need for probable cause etc. seems to be totally ignored. Senator Paul has been trying to get some reforms in the TSA policy for some time. The random selection of people for full body searches seems to be uncalled for, and illegal under our constitution. Since Senator Paul is on a committee dealing with the TSA, maybe he should call for a hearing on this behavior.

Listen to all three Congressional candidates speak at last weekends Buffalo Trace Lincoln Dinner that was held in Maysville Kentucky.

Read more and watch the candidate speeches at cn|2.

Joe Kalil is offering a FREE refresher course for concealed carry permit holders. 

WHEN:  THURSDAY, MARCH 29th,  6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE:  Boone County Cooperative Extension Office
                 6028 CAMP ERNST ROAD  (corner of Hwy 18 & Camp Ernst)
                 BURLINGTON, KY 41005
                 (859) 586-6101
No RSVP or Reservation required
FREE - just show up and bring a friend
Instructor: Constable Joe Kalil    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

First course of its kind.  Contents of this course:

• SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
• CONFLICT AVOIDANCE 
• FIREARM SAFETY
• FUNDAMENTALS OF SHOOTING
• USE OF DEADLY FORCE
• REVIEW OF KY & OH CONCEALED CARRY LAW
• EMERGENCY & TACTICAL RELOADS
• MALFUNCTION CLEARING DRILLS
• VARIOUS TECHNIQUES TO RELOAD A REVOLVER

Call the Legislative Hot Line at 1-800-372-7181 and tell the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus how you want them to vote on these bills:

HB216 forces kids to stay in school by raising the dropout age to 18.  Say NO to this as you cannot teach someone that does not want to be in school.  We need our money spent on people that want to learn.  Limited Government

HB 255 forces more of our dollars into green energy for schools.  Say NO to this as we have learned with the debacle at the Edgewood school that these system are not cost effective and will cost us for years to come.  Free Markets.

SB49 lets the Fiscal Court Judge select and appoint members to the library boards.  Say YES as we need elected officials to be held responsible for our taxes.  Fiscal Responsibility.

SB 62 sets a realistic threshold for getting the NKAPC on the ballot.  Say YES as we need elected officials to be held responsible for our taxes.  Fiscal Responsibility.

HB 30 permits advertising on school buses.  Say NO as we do not want to confuse educating our children with the private sector capitalism.  Free Markets. 

Keep checking back as new bills are reviewed and analyzed under the light of Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets and Limited Government.