My wife and I took a tactical shooting course today. During this course the instructors showed a video of Dr. Suzanna Gratia testifying before Congress after her mother and father got murdered in Killeen, Texas at Lubys.

At the end of the speech she said this to Jim Brady and the rest of Congress, "The 2nd Amendment is not about duck hunting.....it's about all of OUR rights to protect ourselves against YOU GUYS up there!

I honestly think this part of the video show be show each morning when Congress meets. Let them be reminded of why our forefathers added the 2nd Amendment to our Constitution. Let them be reminded of the consequences of what happens when THEY no longer represent America.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 893819675#

This is a very emotional video and despite the horrible deaths Dr. Gratia's parents met that day, lots has changed in the Texas because of it.

* Last month alone 85,000 Texans got concealed handgun permits.

* In the year 2009, about 139,000 Texans were certified.

* Since Texas allowed concealed hand gun permits in 1996 almost 1 million Texans have been certified.

* Since Obama took office in 2008 almost 228,000 have been certified which is almost 1/4 of the total certifications in the past 15 years.

* With about 85,000 being certified in the month of June alone 2010 will far surpass any other year..