Guns, Guns

Near Ashcroft, Arizona, George Carpenter found that a panther had leaped about twenty-five feet through the limbs of a cedar tree to hit a coyote who was caught in a trap. The hit blew out all the ribs of the coyote and then killed him (page 136, "Puma, Mysterious American Cat" by Young and Goldman). These authors also mentioned that Charles Cory (1896) wrote that once a panther eats a pig, he prefers pig to all other game (page 129). I have a panther sighting to report: Allen Runion who works at Sapp's Pawn, Gun, And Archery in Gainesville, Florida told me about two weeks ago that he had seen a tan panther by Lake Noonan which is just a few miles outside Gainesville, to the east. Allen was riding a mountain bike on a trail near Lofton High School and the big cat leaped across the bike path in front of him. That was it. He was a very big cat and had a long tail. This happened about six years ago.
Officials in the government of the City of New Orleans have finally agreed to return firearms the city police illegally seized from citizens after Hurricane Katrina struck. Their willingness to return the guns was part of a settlement to resolve the suit broght against the city by the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation. I recommend both of these organizations highly and urge all freedom loving Americans to join them. They membership fees are nominal. In addition, I have heard that there were even mercenaries from Blackwater hired by the government during Katrina's aftermath to illegally confiscate individuals' guns and that these mercenaries were nasty and more than willing to use force if you didn't surrender your guns immediately. Talking about guns, Tasha tells me that my lawyer, Miles Kinsell, a very able lawyer, told her that if a citizen has his guns seized by any governmental entity, he should have his lawyer write an intervention order to whomever has physical possession of the guns, usually a police or sheriff's office, and state clearly that these guns are the possession of the individual, and the individual wants them back. There is a problem with the guns being arrogantly sold or even destroyed by the entities keeping them. Miles has advised Tasha to call the Alachua Sheriff's Department and make sure my guns are still there. Apparently, there is nothing you can do legally if the entity destroys your guns or sells them to give money to the entity. That does not seem right or legal, so I'd advise you to check on that before you give up on the loss of your guns.
Peter "Two-Guns" Nickerson, MS,MSW at email peternickerson12@yahoo.com. May the backbones of freedom and truth loving individuals get bigger and harder. Please contact me for comments, questions, and to report sightings of black panthers, Bigfoot, and Skunk Apes. Thank you.