Roemerman Household Gun Safety

Our household has three guns, it also has three children. So I take gun safety very seriously, and I want my kids to take it seriously as well. I lock my firearms and the ammo in a gun safe, to which only I know the combination. And while that pretty well takes care of safety in our house as far as the kids are concerned, I feel that the segregation of our guns from the kids doesn’t do much for their education. Periodically, I’ll remove my hand gun from the safe; after I've removed the clip and double checked the chamber for a live round, we will discuss gun safety. I’ll point out the various components of the gun, show them what the ammunition looks like, how to determine whether it is loaded or unloaded, and demonstrate the proper way to handle the firearm. After we have discussed gun safety, I’ll put my gun away, and give them a quiz.

1. Q. What should you do if you are at a friend’s house, and they bring out their parents gun?
A. Say, I gotta go, leave, come home, and tell mom or dad.

2. Q. What is the most dangerous gun?
A. An unloaded gun, or a gun that you think is unloaded. Because you might be careless with an unloaded gun only to find that it was in fact loaded.

3. Q. what are the three major rules of gun safety?***
A.
i. NEVER touch a gun unless your parents are there and are supervising.
ii. NEVER point a gun at someone (always point it in a safe direction).
iii. NEVER put your finger on the trigger unless you plan to fire the weapon.

Then we practice gun handling on my wife’s laser thermometer which kinda looks like a gun and has a trigger. At which point the following phrases are bound to be uttered. “AHH you have your finger on the trigger.” “Ohhh, you just pointed it at your sister.”

So, that is what we do in our household. If I’m going to have guns in my house, I figure the more they know about them the better. When they get a bit older, I’ll take them to the range so that they can hands on experience, learn more about safety, and to kill some paper.

How do you handle gun safety?

***My rules are slightly different from the NRA’s.

On a slightly related topic, some of the guys and I went to the range to shoot skeet over Thanksgiving. We gave a crash course in shotgun safety to some of the guys with little experience and proceeded to kill hundreds of clay pidgins. Aside from never pointing your shotgun at someone, you are never supposed to load your gun until you are on station ready to shoot your birds (and then you only load the number of shells that you will be firing). I was manning the controls for the clay release when one of the guy was loading his shotgun on the way up to the station...a no no. Also he was inadvertently pointing his gun at me. I gave him a dirty look and removed my self from the line of fire. One of guys saw what happened, and laughed at me. I said, "Hey, gun safety takes two people, the guy that has the gun and the guy that gets shot!" I figure if you get shot while with a bunch of guys it is just as much your fault as the guy who shot you...(in most cases anyway). When you are dealing with guns and live ammo, everyone needs to be on their guard.

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Creek Nation to Build South Tulsa Bridge

I just received this disturbing note from the South Tulsa Citizens Coalition

Dear STCC Supporter –

STCC has learned that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (the “Creek Nation”) will be announcing that it intends to acquire land to the South and to the East of the intersection of 121st and Yale Ave. for the purpose of constructing the South Tulsa toll bridge (the “Bridge”) with a northern landing point in between Sheridan and Yale. The Creek Nation has been coordinating its acquisition and construction plans with Leadership Properties and the Cities of Bixby and Jenks. The Creek Nation has not involved the City of Tulsa in any aspect of its plans to acquire the land or construct the Bridge because the Creek Nation plans to put the acquired land into a federal trust, which would essentially free the acquired land from state and local law. Upon learning of this information, Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor requested an appearance before the Creek Nation to plead the City of Tulsa’s case pertaining to location, infrastructure needs and revenue sharing, but the Creek Nation’s Principal Chief A.D. Ellis rejected her request.

The Creek Nation has also been in contact with U.S. Senator James Inhofe’s office in an effort to help the Creek Nation navigate the lengthy process of putting the acquired land into a federal trust. STCC contacted a representative of Senator Inhofe’s office this evening and expressed its concern over any support Senator Inhofe would lend to helping the Creek Nation either put this land into a federal trust (for the sole purpose of having to avoid Oklahoma’s state laws and the City of Tulsa’s local laws) or construct the Bridge.

It’s unfortunate that once again the City of Tulsa and its citizens have been left out in the cold on this project. STCC would ask that you contact your U.S. Senators (the contact information is below) about this situation and express your opinion on the matter.

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe
Telephone: (918) 748-5111
Email Contact Form: here

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn
Telephone: (918) 581-7651
Email Contact Form: here

As always, STCC will keep you apprised of any new developments.

South Tulsa Citizens Coalition

I too will keep yall updated as I find out more info. I encourage you to call and write Senators Inhofe and Coburn regarding this matter.

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Ludacris -Bailout (My Business)

With all the bailouts going on I've been thinking about a rap song by Ludacris. There is a line that goes, "So much money, you can't stop that!" all the while in the background they are repeating Roll Out!

I've been thinking it would be great if someone changed the lyrics a bit so that they would match the current economic climate. So here is my stab at it. (Play the video below, and read my lyrics in place of Mr Ludacris's lyrics)
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Bailout!

[repeat 6x]
Bailout! Bailout! Bailout! Bailout!

I got my 4th quarter earnings, stock crash!
Me and my homies, need some quick cash.
We threatnin' massive layoffs, so step back.
We need so much money, you can't stop that!

I got my 4th quarter earnings, stock crash!
Me and my homies, need some quick cash.
We threatnin' massive layoffs, so step back.
We need so much money, you can't stop that!

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I haven't come up with lyrics for the rest of the song, and depending on your sensibilities you might not want to watch the rest of the video...



[UPDATE]Also, for further reading, check out this post on The Consumerist with a nifty graphic that shows how the 2008 bailout has cost more than the "Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase, the Moonshot, S&L Crisis, Korean War, and even The New Deal!" So much money...you can't stop that!

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