{"id":5598,"date":"2012-11-05T03:58:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T10:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=5598"},"modified":"2013-03-02T14:33:43","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T21:33:43","slug":"front-sights-monday-blog-a-12-year-old-a-banker-and-the-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2012\/11\/05\/front-sights-monday-blog-a-12-year-old-a-banker-and-the-obvious\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Sight&#8217;s Monday Blog: a 12 Year Old, a Banker, and the Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A day   before one of the most important elections we may see in our lifetime,   one that has the potential to change the complexion of the Supreme Court   during the next four years and usher in unprecedented meddling by the   United Nations against the long held rights of gun owners, there is only   one choice to make.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>There is nothing more I need to write to my list of Front Sight subscribers other than, VOTE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I   also have a couple of very interesting news stories that once again   prove the value of firearms in the hands of responsible citizens.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The   first one is about a 12 year old girl who did the right thing and now   understands what the &ldquo;Comfort of Skill at Arms&rdquo; is all about.  See what   she has to say about what she did. I have a lifetime memberships for   this girl and her mother waiting for them at Front Sight. All they have   to do is contact me and the lifetime memberships are theirs. Here is the   story:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kaltura_player_1352096488\" height=\"270\" width=\"480\" style=\"border: 0px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/cdnapi.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_thtiir0j\/uiconf_id\/3775332\/st_cache\/57861?referer=http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/video\/home-girl-12-shoots-robber-breaking-home-17524596&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;addThis.playerSize=392x221&amp;freeWheel.siteSectionId=nws_offsite&amp;closedCaptionActive=true&amp;addThis.playerSize=640x360&amp;closedCaptionsOverPlayer.fontsize=18\">Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.<\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And   here is a story about a banker who leads by example and encourages   customers to carry concealed as well:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/president-of-troy-mo-bank-pulls-gun-nabs-masked-robber\/article_570b4e0b-d461-5e17-8a72-cd4baebc1539.html\" target=\"_blank\">President of Troy, Mo., bank pulls gun, nabs masked robber<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now   let me ask you a question&#8230; Had the criminal who chose to invade 12   year old Kendra&rsquo;s home thought she might be armed and trained, would he   have still invaded her home or would he have picked another home that   was less likely to have an armed and trained occupant, ready, willing   and able to resist with lethal force?<\/p>\n<p>Surveys done on prisoners indicate that they AVOID homes where the occupants may be armed.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you send the proper message to criminals, so they avoid your home, and instead invade your anti-gun neighbor&#8217;s home?<\/p>\n<p>As   a Front Sight Subscriber, I have a very special way for you to send a   crystal clear message to criminals that will strike fear in their   hearts.  Get it here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I   want to make sure the message is seen in YOUR neighborhood and I want   each and every one of Front Sight&#8217;s 602,345 Subscribers to make sure   that the message is seen across America! <\/p>\n<p>Because   this is such a great way to spread the right Front Sight message, I am   GIVING you a $1,000 value, Two Day Defensive Handgun Course Certificate   as a BONUS for participating and have set up a special Front Sight   Facebook Page where you can post a photo to win a Front Sight Lifetime   Membership!<\/p>\n<p>We are going to have a great time with this national campaign!<\/p>\n<p>So here is what I have for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/<\/a> to purchase your Front Sight, &#8220;Nothing Inside Worth Dying For&#8221; yard signs and window stickers.<\/li>\n<li>Order   a combination of yard signs and window stickers to receive, at no   charge, a $1,000 value Two Day Defensive Handgun Course certificate that   you can use at any time in the future or transfer to anyone you wish.<\/li>\n<li>Display your Front Sight &#8220;Nothing Inside Worth Dying For&#8221; yard sign or window sticker and take a photo of it.<\/li>\n<li>Upload your photo to Facebook and &#8220;tag&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/front.sight\" target=\"_blank\">Official Front Sight Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com\/Front.Sight<\/a>. (If you need help to do this, <a href=\"http:\/\/frontsight.com\/newsletter\/12\/fbhelp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>On   December 31, 2012 we will give away a Front Sight Legacy Lifetime   Membership to the 10 Best, Most Creative Yard Sign or Window Sticker   locations as voted on by the number of &#8220;Likes&#8221; received for each photo!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Order your Front Sight, &#8220;Nothing Inside Worth Dying For&#8221; yard signs and window stickers today!<\/p>\n<p>They make GREAT holiday presents for your pro-gun friends and family! <\/p>\n<p>Order today and you will have them well before Christmas. Go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.readytodefend.com\/frontsight\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have   some fun with this special, national campaign and I hope you win one of   the ten Front Sight Legacy Lifetime Memberships we give away on   December 31.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ignatius Piazza<br \/>\nFounder and Director<br \/>\n<a title=\"front sight\" href=\"\/front-sight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Front Sight<\/a> Firearms Training Institute<br \/>\n7975 Cameron Drive, #900<br \/>\nWindsor, CA 95492<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.frontsight.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@frontsight.com\">info@frontsight.com<\/a><br \/>\n1.800.987.7719<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day before one of the most important elections we may see in our lifetime, one that has the potential to change the complexion of the Supreme Court during the next four years and usher in unprecedented meddling by the United Nations against the long held rights of gun owners, there is only one choice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[116,1,41,15,5,8,23],"tags":[3891,4231,3889,483,26,9,366,10,3887,3888,489,38,1504,3554,3890,3892,3893,3497,404,32,4790,4788,474,3884,3894],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5598"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5991,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598\/revisions\/5991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}