Analytical IT professional who supports the 1st and 2nd amendment. Hobbyist gunsmith & reloader. Husband & Father, Loves God, Family, & the USA!
Oregon, USA
Joined November 2022
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I think its funny when people look at you and immediately judge you without knowing anything about you or anything about your past.
I came from an abusive, broken home with a single mother who was physically and mentally abusive, on drugs and an alcoholic.
Grew up in the ghettos of Tacoma WA and Portland OR, surrounded by gang members, drug dealers, and lowlifes. (Not an easy task when you are the only white family in those areas)
At the age of 14 was kicked out on the streets for calling the cops on my mom because she was beating my younger brother with a baseball bat, and I thought she was going to kill him.
Was homeless for a while and yea, I made my mistakes as a teenager, sold drugs for money as that is what I knew how to do from my mom. Although deep down, I wanted more out of life, and not to repeat the same mistakes as my mom did.
Moved to another part of Oregon to live with my ex step dad and his family, and at the age of 16 became emancipated and re-enrolled myself in High School.
Worked a variety of jobs, from fast food to manufacturing over the years, until I finally decided what I wanted to do for a living.
Was homeless a few times as well, living in my car or sleeping on friends couches until I was able to find a new place.
Never had assistance/handouts from anyone or from the government. I accomplished it all myself. Something not everyone can say, and something I am extremely proud of.
I am the first in my family to graduate High School, go to college, and earn a degree.
I worked full time while I was in college. Even bought my first house during that time. All on my own and at $13 an hour!!
I hardly got the sleep I needed daily, sacrificed going out with friends, and sacrificed having free time.
All because I wanted to have a better life than what I grew up with.
Now have a great career in IT, and make enough to provide for my family so they don't have the same struggles I did as a child.
The reason for this story is that it's our choices, not our circumstances that make us who we are in life!
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I really think it's funny that people are still voting for Democrats thinking that if they do, prices and taxes will go down here in Oregon. It'll never happen, Democrats only raise taxes and prices through their policies. Some voters ignore facts.
🤖 Made with AI
For real!
Tyrant Tina most Oregonians aren’t losing sleep over ICE right now. They’re worried about the stuff they actually see: open drug dealing, smash and grabs, people camping on sidewalks, and the same faces cycling through the system because the consequences are optional.
You can talk about standing up to federal agents all you want, but when property crime is still higher than the national average, when only about 40% of people in the state say they feel safe, and when Portland spent years watching Antifa tear up downtown while local prosecutors dropped case after case, a lot of residents hear “we’ll protect you from ICE” you're missing the point.
ICE has been pulling people with records for fentanyl trafficking, sexual offenses, and worse. Blocking detention facilities and sanctuary rules might sound principled in a press release, but it doesn’t make a parent feel any safer walking their kid past a drug market or a guy who’s been arrested half a dozen times and keeps coming back.
The lived experience of crime for a lot of people is a daily nightmare. Focusing the safety pitch entirely on opposing immigration enforcement while the local problems that actually scare people stay messy is why so many voters look at the last four years and say the state is heading in the wrong direction. Thank you for your attention to this matter, but YOU'RE FIRED!
VOTE RED, vote for sanity and safety.
It means that our government officials really suck at their jobs! Time for an overhaul!!
Oregon has among the highest SNAP error rates in the country. Here’s what it means
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Excellent question! However, we all know the answer.....
🔴JUST CURIOUS🔴
Two Black men are on the verge of making history as the first Black Republican governors in America.
Why are the media, the Left, and the @NAACP completely silent?
Fair question. 🤷🏼♀️
This is surprisingly accurate. Some of these people will argue that the sky is not blue and that water isn't wet.
For anyone thinking of sitting out of the midterm votes, please don't. Vote Red to stop things like this again.
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One thing I can definitively say about the left, They are NOT the party of tolerance, acceptance, dignity, and respect. I didn't say anything rude in my original post. Just shared that I voted Red. Yet almost all their comments are derogatory, mean, and outright rude. I really miss the 90's, when you could have civil conversations on why you vote differently. When people could be civil to one another and have friendly debates. Today, politics seems to outright define people and they hate the other side. Especially here on social media.
It's sad that the so called party of tolerance is so intolerant to anyone who thinks and votes differently from them.
We are definitely not the same! I'm voting to make Oregon have some common sense again. Lower taxes, less government over reach, make drugs illegal again, and to leave the 2nd amendment alone. I
Filled out my ballot and dropped it off this afternoon. Voted Red all the way down the ballot. Time to flip Oregon for the better. @ChristineDrazan
Filled out my ballot and dropped it off this afternoon. Voted Red all the way down the ballot. Time to flip Oregon for the better. @ChristineDrazan
@MrJoshuaYoder is 100% correct. It's ridiculous that the government and government employees can break the law with little to no consequences, yet if we did it. We'd be in so much trouble. Something needs to change.
It’s amazing how the government can break the law with little to no consequences. Yet if we the people break the law, even if accidental, we face prison time.
It’s not right. It’s fucking tyranny.
I really hope @RepMichaelCloud and others in Congress get rid of this registry once and for all, and level the playing field for American Citizens.
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Hopefully this will be some good news for the 2A community, and if regulations change, I hope that states like Oregon fall in line with the new requirements, or lack there of.
Breaking News: ATF's Guidance on NFA Coming Soon!
During The Briefing, an industry event for FFLs in Dallas, Texas, AmmoLand reporter John Crump asked ATF Director Robert Cekada what guidance was given to IOIs during inspections when they encountered suppressors that had been transferred on an ATF Form 4473.
The Director said that the IOIs are told not to count those transfers as violations in compliance with the ruling in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF.
Director Cekada also said he expects new guidance to be released in a couple of weeks and that it will address issues such as the required AG notification for SBRs, interstate transportation of covered items, and the 15 states that require federal registration.
According to Cekada, the goal of the guidance will be to expand the injunction as much as possible while protecting items for future administrations.
@right2bear @ATFDirectorRC @2AFDN @GunOwners
ALT ATF Director Cekada speaking at the Briefing. IMG John Crump
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