Mama Carol

Not only do I not go shopping on Black Friday, I avoid shopping after 3 p.m. weekdays and all day on the weekends between the day before Thanksgiving until January 2 or 3. This year, I'm ordering virtually everything I'm going to give and have the gifts shipped to my daughter. I'll only buy for the girls. I'll possibly get something for my husband but if I do, I'll do it here locally. We're wanting to buy something that we both can enjoy. He's thinking a boat and I'm thinking new windows. Wow. How romantic can you get? New windows.

Your kids are still young enough they don't have to have everything other kids do. This is the time to do the less commercial Christmas. In a few years you'll be having to get them all the latest and greatest stuff just so they can be popular with the other kids. This does not make you a bad mother. It makes you a smart cookie. Memories are the best things. Even the things I remember getting have a memory of the time attached to them which means more to me than the gift did or even still does. I remember my dad asking me where he hid my Christmas present. What was the Ch

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/police-shooting-of-elderly-woman-tragic-unfortunat/nD9wC/ She did pretty good with that old revolver that did not work. Asst. Chief Dreher said as they were executing the search warrant, the officers announced themselves and then forced open the door. Officials say the warrant was a “No Knock” warrant – meaning that the officers did not knock before forcing open the door, but they did announce themselves. Dreher said as soon as the officers forced open the door, Johnston shot at the officers and the officers returned fire to protect themselves. One of

I believe it was buried by the news media but if memory serves me correctly Ms. Johnston shot back.

I was in third grade, so I was just short of my 9th birthday. I remember the principal came over the intercom and announced what had happened. The next thing I remember is getting on the school bus and being sent home. My memories of that day are actually kind of fuzzy, but I do recall the day Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald VERY well, as we were at home eating dinner and watching TV when that unfolded before our eyes.

I know for a fact that mental illness treatment of some kinds, and certain mental illness diagnoses, WILL prevent you from getting a carry permit for five years in Georgia. My daughter celebrated when the fifth anniversary of her discharge from treatment passed because that meant she could get a permit and carry a firearm legally. But there was nothing to prevent her from obtaining and carrying a firearm ILLEGALLY prior to that. If she wanted one, she could have obtained one. Fortunately, she believes in obeying the law. And she hasn't gotten a permit yet but she now is eligible to get on

You didn't reply to me.

Everyone in the case had either a .38 revolver or some kind of semi-auto pistol. One person had a .357 and one had some little tiny thing not much bigger than a derringer. I think out of 25 people there, 4 had revolvers and the remaining 21 had pistols, with a 9 mm being the most common. A couple of .22s and my husband had his .22 target pistol. I'd love to take the course again, even though I don't need it now for the certificate. It was an enjoyable course. If the burglar goes to you once you pump that shotgun, that's just too bad for him. He had his opportunity to leave.

All points the instructor gave about the shotgun, too. I did have to laugh at the lady next to me on the firing range. She had a little bitty pistol. Five round magazine, darn near microscopic ammo. That thing kicked her worse than my Sig P250 did me.

Which person should you fear? The meth head or gangsta' wannabe who steals a gun, doesn't even know how to shoot the thing and for certain doesn't have a carry permit or the person who has taken a safety class, applied for and received a permit, has purchased the gun legally and knows how to safety use one? And yes, shooting is a huge sport. In this area, hunting is still big. And yes, women hunt here all the time. In fact, I've been invited on a wild boar hunt. Declined, but I was invited. As a side note, most of the people in the class we took were older females. Like I said,

Yes, he did. He said the best defense weapon for a home was a 12 gauge shotgun because the sound of one being pumped was a universal language. You likely would never EVER have to fire it because just the sound is enough for the majority of people to know to vacate the premises. The instructor is a certified Florida firearms instructor for not only the public but for the sheriff's office for which he works, so this wasn't an instructor who worked for a firing range.

I don't have a firearm out of fear. With it, I have nothing to fear.

If you have a carry permit, you can buy a firearm without a 3 day wait. Anyone can buy ammo. Well, if you're over 18 (could be 21 in some states. I've been old enough to buy it for as long as I can remember). I can't for the life of me figure out what the "gun show loophole" is. I've only been to one but everyone I saw buying a firearm either had a carry permit or had to go through the background check. Where's the loophole? I just recently bought a pistol. I passed the background check that was immediate but I still had to wait three business days to pick up the pistol. Had

No, not everyone should have a gun. Never said that they should. There are definitely people who shouldn't have them. But face it, if someone wants one, they're going to get one anyway. At least if they have obtained it legally, law enforcement will know about it.

This question is on the Florida application: Have you been issued an injunction that is currently in force and effect that restrains you from committing acts of domestic violence or acts of repeated violence? If so, you are not eligible for licensure.

You might have to worry about 1 in 500,000 legal gun owners but 500,000 of 500,000 illegal gun owners. I'll take my chances with the legal ones.

Why restrict gun ownership? It's not the legal owners you have to worry about.

Criminals, who often have guns illegally, don't like hostile work environments and therefore want more gun control. An unarmed, unprepared person is an easy victim. Now, it's true that having a firearm doesn't mean you won't be the victim of a crime but it means you increase your odds of NOT being a victim. And if a bad guy gets hurt or killed during the commission of the crime, too bad so sad. I won't shed a tear for him (or her). In our firearms safety class this past Saturday, the instructor said the best weapon for home defense was a 12 gauge shotgun. Everyone knows the sound th

I think most people who feel that way toward others fear that it could be them. And somehow they feel superior that it isn't.

They did. And grocery stores paid much better 20 or 25 years ago than they do now. I knew cashiers at Winn Dixie 20 years ago who started out at more than minimum wage is NOW. They made darn good money. I've always said that few poor people employ others. That's what wealthy people do.

Not everyone was raised that way--to think you had to work for what you got. I was and my husband was. We both came from families that didn't have much but had hard workers who earned everything they had. We have always lived within our means. I interviewed for a job a few weeks ago, a job that wouldn't start until mid January, and the interviewer asked me how I would live until that time. I told him the same way I live now, within my means. I told him a job wouldn't change a thing about how we paid our bills because we already had that covered. Most people just don't understand that th

Yes, of course, they pushed and embraced healthcare reform. They don't want to have to provide their part-time associates with any benefits. Thanks to the ACA, they don't have to provide health care insurance. Plus, they can continue to schedule people they way they do, deem them "part time" and get out of benefits of any kind. My daughter worked there at least twice and I think three times. When she worked at Hiram, she rarely worked less than 45 hours a week but the way they do things she was called "part-time" because she *might* work fewer than 40 hours a week one week and *might* wor

I'd be willing to bet Subby would have loved to have had a job at Walmart just to have a job. And that man is highly skilled and trained. Just no jobs in the field in which he is trained. I have a friend whose daughter has a Bachelor's degree but can't get a job using her degree because the jobs are few and far between in that field. She works at Walgreens, making minimum wage. She works at JoAnn's, making minimum wage. She works tending bar, making minimum wage and tips. And yes, she does all three at the same time because she lives 2500 miles from mom and dad and solely supports

You make a great point about working vs staying home instead of paying for Obamacare. I'm to that point. If I work, I have to pay more for my health insurance and depending on how much I make, it could be a substantial amount more. But would I make enough to cover the increased cost? Not just the increased cost of the insurance but also all the other expenses associated with a job--commuting, clothes, lunch (even if you brown bag it), associated job expenses that the employer won't cover and I can't deduct. I want to work but I want to have a few dollars left over that aren't used JUST to

You need to come see real poor people. I've seen them. BTW, do you know the pawn value of a flat screen TV or a smart phone? Not much.