{"id":1375,"date":"2011-07-04T09:31:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T13:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2011-07-04T09:31:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T13:31:55","slug":"independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"INDEPENDENCE DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

A safe and happy Independence Day to you all, as we celebrate the countless American patriots of past and present who put their lives on the line to assure the freedoms we enjoy today.<\/p>\n

Given that it was a ragtag band of Americans who brought their own guns to Lexington and Concord, and got this whole ball rolling when the British came to confiscate their hardware, the gun has long been a part of Fourth of July celebration, whether it\u2019s hand thrown clay birds behind the farmhouse, or plinking some tin cans off the back fence with a .22.<\/p>\n

Personally, I spent the weekend shooting a couple of pistol matches with good friends.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to think of a better way to celebrate what the Fourth of July is all about. (In my case, I also celebrated my recently discovered freedom to get slower as I get older\u2026but, I digress\u2026)<\/p>\n

Will spend part of July 4 recording a talk show for the ProArms Podcast<\/a> that will touch, among other things, on how far American gun owners\u2019 freedoms have advanced over the years. The recent passage of shall-issue concealed carry legislation in Wisconsin leaves but one state, Illinois, where there is no provision for the private citizen to legally carry concealed handguns in public to protect themselves and their loved ones. A short quarter century ago, there were seven such states.<\/p>\n

Responsible gunfire is the sound of freedom. If it was part of your Fourth of July weekend, share it here!<\/p>\n

Retired USAF pilot Dave “the Blaze” Blazek at a holiday-themed stage at First Coast IDPA Club, Jacksonville, FL on July 2. Safety officer Chris Christian is about to start the electronic timer, as Blazek stands at a “cookout grill” …<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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…at start signal, he has to dump the cooking utensils…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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…and take cover and get to shooting with his 9mm Glock 34.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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