The real villain lies within our own hearts.

Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School (April 20, 1999) shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness.. The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

" Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge.. Dare to examine your
own heart before casting the first stone!

My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"

Darrell Scott

The ATF Was At My Door - Seriously, They Were!

     So, it's about 10pm on a Wednesday night. The oldest is doing her artwork on the computer, the other 2 are watching TV, and the wife is baking. My son comes into the room and says "Daddy, there's a policeman at the door!" At first I thought: "Oh great, what did the neighbors do now?" I went out on the porch...didn't know what it was about and I didn't want to scare the kids. When I got out there they handed me this:

During the time it took for me to read their card and for them to explain to me why they were there, many thoughts went through my mind:

- Facebook and Twitter monitoring your posts and comments.

- The DHS and their new "parameters" for who the terrorists are.

- The Democrat barrage of the Tea Party and Conservatives as terrorists, gun lovers, violent extremists, hostage takers, etc.

- The obviously conservative and Tea Party stickers on my car.

- Proud member of the CTPP.

     Never in my life would I ever have thought that the government would be at my door for my political beliefs BUT, for a few seconds I honestly thought that that was why the ATF was at my home, given what is coming out of DC these days. I should have faith that We The People will never let that happen in America but it brings a tear to my eye that there is a sliver of doubt in my mind that it could happen. I suppose that is the point of this whole story. I find the contempt this administration holds for America and the citizens who love their country utterly disgusting. I also find it equally disgusting that my mind even entertains the thought that the government would do such a thing!

     As it turns out, they were there because the gun shop at the end of my street was robbed the night before. The thieves took guns but no money and that's why the ATF was involved. They were canvassing the area to see if anyone had any information.

Here's to my slivers of doubt never coming true!

Scott B.

Fast and Furious Fail

The administration we have in place today, as with all liberals, are extremely anti-gun. So, what happened? Well, let's see: The US allowed AK-47s to cross the border into Mexico. Yes, they knowingly allowed them to get into Mexico. The program was supposed to be a sting operation by tracing were the guns went. What could go wrong? I just don't think that was a very good idea, nor do I think that was the truth. I think they purposely let the guns get into Mexico, knowing they would be used for murder. Then when it was found out that American guns were being used by the drug cartels to kill people, this administration was going to shout from the mountain tops "See! We need gun control!" It didn't work. One of our border agents was recently murdered. The weapon used? One of the guns from Operation Fast and Furious. Now that would have been perfect to make the call for gun control but.....there is a whistle-blower. He has stated that we were in fact allowing these guns to get into Mexico on purpose, that this was NOT a case of not enough gun control. Hmmm. What's scary is that both the President and AG Eric Holder have stated that they had no idea this operation was going on and they certainly did not authorize it. Really? So we have rogue ATF agents creating their own sting operations without permission...letting AK-47s into Mexico? The Prez didn't know anything about it? I feel safer now!