{"id":4181,"date":"2010-06-24T07:50:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T12:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=4181"},"modified":"2010-06-28T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T15:56:10","slug":"i-know-you-know-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/i-know-you-know-this\/4181\/","title":{"rendered":"I Know You Know This"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I know you know this but I am just here to remind you that the Fourth of July is the day the United States celebrates its independence from British rule.\u00a0 The U.S. was founded on some really good principles of liberty, justice and equality.\u00a0 Unfortunately, some of those principles have been forgotten.\u00a0 Some of us are so free, we (not you of course) give away and disrespect, the blood, sweat and tears it took to get us to this level.<\/p>\n

I know you know this but I am just here to remind you that gun ownership is also a symbol of freedom.\u00a0 Slaves cannot own guns.\u00a0 Sometimes we forget in our zeal, and enthusiasm to shoot the hottest new gun or sport the best gear that everyone still doesn\u2019t understand.\u00a0 Help them.\u00a0 Remember that every great shooter, competitor and sportsperson started off a beginner.<\/p>\n

I know you know this but you can help just by not being flippant, obtuse or rude about what you know.\u00a0 Help your neighbors understand why they should stand for our national anthem.\u00a0 Help them understand that respect for each other, the flag and for those that serve others, help us all.<\/p>\n

I know you know this but our flag represents the symbol of a living nation.\u00a0 Our colors, red, white and blue have meaning; red for valor and hardiness, white to mean purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.\u00a0 The flag is not a decoration and actually shouldn\u2019t be used as a napkin, piece of clothing or 99% of the stuff we do with it to be patriotic.<\/p>\n

The Fourth of July doesn\u2019t mean anything to someone who is struggling, hungry, lost or battling demons.\u00a0 It is only for the free.\u00a0 I know you know this but it\u2019s time for more of us to act and live free.<\/p>\n

I know you know this but I am just here to remind you.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t stand for something you\u2019ll fall for anything.<\/p>\n

This week on The Urban Shooter Podcast episode #171, I have a similar rant plus some tips on Protecting Whats\u2019 Yours when you go on vacation.\u00a0 I give an honorable mention about Crispus Attucks.\u00a0 The narrated story, Zombie Strike #32 and my regularly tomfoolery.\u00a0 Have a great summer!<\/p>\n[powerpress:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/urbanshooter\/171_-_A_Little_Bit.mp3]\n

Rev. Kenn Blanchard<\/p>\n

www.urbanshooterpodcast.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.blackmanwithagun.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week on The Urban Shooter Podcast episode #171, I have a similar rant plus some tips on Protecting Whats\u2019 Yours when you go on vacation. I give an honorable mention about Crispus Attucks. The narrated story, Zombie Strike #32 and my regularly tomfoolery. Have a great summer! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,270],"tags":[737,276,274,386,738,275,392],"class_list":["post-4181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-blanchard","tag-4th-of-july","tag-black-man-with-a-gun","tag-kenn-blanchard","tag-podcast","tag-security","tag-urban-shooter","tag-zombie-strike"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}