I would just like to point out that even trained officers have shot themselves accidently.
May God Bless :-)

I many cases will find that the people in the USA is very helpful and friendly. That does not however say that they dont follow the politics of this country and is not worried about the turn it is taking. Many of us see what is happening to this great country and do worry about the way our liberties are taken away. for instance, I am a smoker. The freedom to do as I want to live. But, very slowly, people are giving the government the right to dictate how we should Live. The non smokers are giving the government the right to dictate that no one may smoke outsidde of their homes and given enough time, that may become illegal. That is only a very small point to make as to how your freedom is given to the government until you have a government that dictates what you do. Some people in America dont see this and want the government to regulate and make Laws that tell you what you can and cannot do. Having the government tell you what you can and cannot do is not freedom. As is in my opinion and hope that others see it. Is that the government is slowly and surely progressing to Sopcialism. I hope that I am wrong. Laws are fine, but when you make laws that fit 1 group of people, than keep on making Laws to fit another, and it keeps on going. What do yo have??? You slowly lose or give up the freedoms to live as you want, but to bend to the Laws of the so called land that dictates what you can and cannot do. Yes, people in America are friendly, helpful and even courteous, but that in no way keeps them from worrying about the way the country is going and about Protecting the most precious way of life of America. The right to Free Speech and Expression. (Which is now suppressed at the religous level ) The right to bear arms ( 2nd amendment) Also supressed in the City of San Francisco. (No one is allowed to carry a CCW permit there )
you will find that in many U.S. cities you may not be given a CCW. ( Conceled Carry Weapon Permit ) That is but the tip of the iceberg as to what we are afraid of, the slow deterioation of the constitution. We will always be friendly and helpful, but we will also watch how the government try to change or amend the constitution. Freedom is never free, That is why we fight so hard to keep the 2nd amendment.

Please enlighten me if I am on the wrong track.

May God Bless :-)

House Resolution 15... Introduced to Remove Presidential Term Limits!

Have anyone kept up with the politics in washington?
Is this Senator try to create a Dictator?

My guns are here to stay , just in case.
This is a very alarming future for the United States of America

May God Bless

I think you have mis-undertood me.We do not force people to bow to our Christian ways, we just would like to enjoy the freedom of expressing our devotion. If one does not believe, we dont force them to. In my opinion, the atheisists have done so much to remove or try to remove any and all such expressions of christianity. While we do not force them to believe. The fact that or symbols should offend them , does not make it right to suppress us.
If i dont like the type of car you have or the way yuou look, so be it. How would you like it if people didnt like your lifestyle and tried to ban you from living your life

May God Bless :-)

I am with you hal81

Quote: from Fotkaman: (And, every time you make a compromise, you lose a bit of freedom. )

I would like to say, in brief, please :-)
We have to be very careful about compromises.
To state a point, we are a christian Nation, or I thought.
But through ccompromises and undserstanding,and diversity, we no Longer say , " Merry Christmas, or are able to display Christian symbols at Christmas. " The non-believers have got their way and have done their best to remove every trace of Christainity through compromise.
If they had their way, all of the memorials for our fallen soldiers would not have a cross to mark their graves.

I kmnow this is not part of the gun control discussion, however. I am just sounding my opinion on the course of compromise without really giving up what you have.

Remember wwII
First disarmament, than promises for a better future through single controlled government, than tragedy.

How much are we, the American citizen have to give up before we realize that we are no longer a Republic, or a free nation of the people for the people. But for the government and their whims.

Just my own outlook at what i have seen in 60 years as a citizen of this great country.

May God Bless

Sorry for the Typos.

Way to go Sarge.
I for for one will not give up my arms.
and that is coming from an X-Seal that has seen action and the atrocities of war in a foriegn country.
I keep my arms because the response time for a cop to respond to our residece is 25 to 40 minutes. A lot can happen in that time, i want my famaily protected. Period.
The next thing I believe in , is that The response time for nany police you call even in an urban area is about 5 minutes, average. Again, a lot can happen in that time and the perp gets away.
I have been harsh with Law inforcments with my Comment " that they are Statistic Taker, and cannot protect us from the bad guys."
I realize that not many people that has not served may know how to use an asault wepon, but think of the many retired Army, Marine and navy Vets. they do know how to use them and instruct their loved ones in the proper use ot said weapons.
Banning any sort of weapons is not the problem, it is the bad people , though few, that that gives the majority a bad name. I do believe that if a person wants a weapon to do major harm, he/she will be able to find one on the streets.
Yes, I said "Streets" People that do harm will almost always pick on the weak an un-protected. ( My Personal Belief ) Also on another po0st here, about the soldier that had to go hose to house collecting weapons. I feel Bad for hi,. I know that he has swron alegiance to protect the united states of america with his life and to follow orders. I hopw and pray that we do not see so have to defend our country from our selves. 1877 had brother and fathers fighting each other. Please no repeats while i live r my children live. saying that, you may know where i stand. I will fight to my lAst breath for the right to protect my family and my country.

May God Bless

Srtate farm is quick in getting you paid for an accident of your camera and equipment. Howerverm as I had in my experiance, State farm will drop your Camera insurance if you have more than 3 claims in a year. That is my experiance. I have also found that most carriers will do the same. I had some very unfortunate accidents and found out the hard way. Dont know what Insurance carrier would be different.
My own 2 cents.

Hi , Mel, hobbycam here :-)
if you need a lot of help, i may be able to help you.
contact me aat hobbycam@aol.com
I will do my very best to help you with the learning curve.
I used to have a lot of trouble with pse elements also.
and some of the tuturials on you tube are not as clear as it would seem.

God Bless :-)

Mel, after you select the dog, you have to invert the selection, than delete :-)

I dl the photo, used pse 10
I used the quick selection brush, and selected the outside.
than I went to the menu and clicked on filter, than adjustments , than selected invert.
That done I hit my delete key and the background is gone.
I hope this helped.

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I have used Minolta fr years and have a lot of lenses.
I up dated to a A100 Dslr and have used all of my lensaes on the camera without any adapters. they worjj fine.
I dont know why you need an adapter to use your minolta lenses.

besides youtube.
Click on the help in pse10
it has some nice learning viseos

jackinkc
That is what I meant,though I didnt say it quiet right.
I know that non propriaty flahses work as long as it is compatible.
Thank you for clearing that up for me.

May God Bless :-0