Paul Garner was awakened by shattering glass when, police said, an intruder with a prior burglary conviction attempted to break in through a window. Garner grabbed his .45-caliber, semi-automatic handgun and, when the burglar lifted the window blinds, he fired three rounds. The intruder died at the scene. The incident was at least the fifth time since April that a San Antonio property owner shot an intruder. (San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX, 10/17/08)

A woman was talking on the phone with her son when he yelled that an armed man was trying to break into his apartment. Suddenly, the connection was severed and the woman phoned the police. By the time officers arrived, the woman's son had shot the suspect and was holding him at gunpoint. (The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, 10/16/08)

Police said four men were intent on committing their second burglary of the evening but, on this attempt, they met with a prepared homeowner. As the four entered the home, the barking of the family dog awakened the homeowner and his family. The homeowner confronted the men, who demanded money. As the homeowner fled back to the bedroom, one of the robbers fired a sawed-off shotgun. The homeowner returned with a handgun, shooting one of the robbers and causing the four intruders to flee the scene. All four robbers were later arrested. (The Lancaster News, Lancaster, SC, 09/24/08)

A 23-year-old University of Arizona student was at his residence several blocks north of campus when two men knocked on the door. According to police, the knock came at an unusual hour, so the student retrieved a handgun before opening the door. One of the men asked to speak to an individual whose name the student didn't know. At that point, the student noticed the second man was wearing a bandana and holding a handgun. The student tried to slam the door shut, but the men, both of whom had criminal records dating to 1997, forced their way inside. The student drew his handgun, shooting and killing both men. "Had he not done what he did, he probably would have been dead right now, said Tucson police Sgt. Fabian Pacheco. (The Daily Wildcat, Tucson, AZ, 10/17/08)

When Steve Manning's wife heard someone breaking into her home, she woke her husband, who sprang into action. Manning said a "huge man full of rage" was repeatedly charging the front with a straight arm and shouting, "Dude, you are going to get yours! Dude, you're going to get it'" But Manning was not about to allow himself or his wife to be harmed. He quickly armed himself with his handgun, shouting to the intruder, "If you come into this house, I will shoot you! According to police, the man did not heed the advice, forcing the door open. Manning fired two shots, wounding the suspect. Manning said the shots appeared to surprise the suspect and, strangely, calmed him. Police arrested the suspect in a nearby flower bed. (Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 10/18/08)

Two assailants armed with shotguns approached a man sitting in his pickup outside his home, according to police. They ordered the victim out of the truck and, having not entirely formulated a plan, paused to consider their next course of action. "One of the men decided to force [the victim] back inside his residence and told him to get up, said police spokesman Lt. Paul Henderson. "As [the victim] began to stand up, he retrieved a handgun that was concealed in his pants and began slinging lead at the two would-be robbers. One suspect was hit multiple times and immediately collapsed in the street. The wounded suspect died. Police are investigating leads on his alleged accomplices. (Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, 10/17/08)

Disdain For Freedom

As Barack Obama takes the reins as U.S. President-bolstered by control of both houses of Congress-the nation's gun owners, the National Rifle Association, in particular, and our allies in the "new media" will face sustained threats to the free exercise of liberty.

On Second Amendment issues, expect attacks from many fronts in many forms.

The same is true for the avenues of free speech that we have used to protect the Right To Keep and Bear Arms-conservative talk radio and the Internet, both key to circumventing the corrupt national mainstream media.

Following the election, the Brady Campaign gloated, "We Won ... Now Let's Get Busy. "Sarah Brady's call-to-action confirmed our warnings about Obama's Second Amendment deceptions.

"I can tell you," she crowed, "it hasn't been this good for quite a while!"

"I want our newly elected officials to hit the ground running ... ".

John Podesta, Barack Obama's transition chief, in an Associated Press article headlined, "President-elect expected to use executive orders to change policies," said:

"There's a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action .. ." . (Emphasis added.)

Podesta-who, as Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff, was deeply involved in anti-Second Amendment efforts-said President Obama's policies and decisions would be in place "as soon as he gets sworn in so we hit the ground running."

Gun control policies?

For starters, job applicants for positions in the new administration are required to fill out a 63-item questionnaire that includes an obtrusive and outrageous question about gun ownership that will be used as a political litmus test.

"Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration. information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."

We were right. This shows the imbedded hostility for Americans' Second Amendment freedom that Obama and his administration have in their hearts.

There is more. Nestled in a massive "agenda" on Obama's transition website was his pledge to the gun ban crowd:

" ... closing the gun show loophole ... " Gun owners know that means making now-legal sales between individual law abiding Americans a criminal act.

" ... making guns in this country childproof." That would create government-mandated design of new firearms-ultimately leading to a future government phase-out of ownership of all non-"childproof" guns.

" ... making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets."

We can expect something far harsher than the Clinton semi-auto ban-a new version of NRA "F" -rated New York U.S. Rep. Caroline McCarthy's H. R. 1022.

It gives dictatorial bureaucratic authority to ban any "semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General." That unfettered discretion could be used to ban virtually every model of semi-auto rifle or shotgun in private hands.

And it would freeze in place millions of firearms owned by law-abiding citizens. Try this:" lt shall be unlawful for any person to transfer any assault weapon with a large capacity ammunition feeding device."

Consider that a version of the McCarthy ban was co-sponsored by Illinois U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who now sits as Barack Obama's White House chief of staff.

Emanuel, the key player in Bill Clinton's gun control schemes, is touted as "profane short tempered ... smart ... ruthless and vindictive."

Emanuel's influence over the Obama presidency is matched only by Podesta's.

And that brings me to their plans to silence the pro-Second Amendment voices of conservative talk radio.

For the past four years, Podesta has headed the Center for American Progress (CAP), created and bankrolled by globalist billionaire gun-ban king, George Soros.

Among Podesta's major Soros policy thrusts has been to collectivize commercial radio-canceling broadcast licenses and redistributing them to "progressive" local interests. The intent is to kill broadcasts like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, among others.

In addition to embracing the Podesta radio "diversity" scheme, President-elect Obama has appointed as his transition expert on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a rabid supporter of radio censorship through a return of the "Fairness" Doctrine-read "Censorship."

All of this adds up to arrogance and disdain. These people fear our freedom.

Perhaps the most presumptuous statement came from Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of the Obama transition team:

" ... Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule from day one." Rule? The last man to rule Americans was King George III.

That arrogance, the threats of abuse of power, will take its toll-not on us-but on the self-proclaimed "rulers."

Whether it's politicians, bureaucrats, the big media or judges, let's stand together to remind the elite ruling class, it is "we the people" who govern, not them.