You all have nothing better to do?

OK, so 10 months in between rants is a bit much. But imagine my surprise when I dug this carcass up and found folks have been reading and commenting on it. Oh Myyyyyyy.

I’d like to talk to you today about Franchises. Now, know it or not you (yes YOU) patronize franchises on an almost daily basis. You know of the obvious ones; any fast food or chain restaurant. Most cell phone stores. All insurance agencies. But what about the hidden ones? Watch a major league sporting event? Have your carpets cleaned by Stanly Steemer? Purchased product from Next Day Blinds? Guess what! You’ve patronized a franchise.

A franchise is simple – for a fee you become the “local owner” of a nationally recognized organization with all of the benefits and perks assigned there to. The fee is usually a hefty up front chunk of cash (Mc Donald’s fees are $500,000 and up) and a portion of each sale. In the case of almost all franchises (especially food based ones) you are required to follow their formulas and recipes. In other cases there may be no constraints at all. You get training, “trade secrets” and participate in advertising. You should also get support from a business development manager and other folks in the home office.

Sounds good, right?

Word to the wise – there is no, and I mean NO franchise operation that you cannot start, on your own and keep 100% of your profits (after taxes). If you have enough cash to purchase a franchise – you have enough to start out independently. Before you decide to buy, do three days of research.

Yes, experience is a great teacher.

Let's Understand Something.....

Madmen are madmen. It makes no difference if they are holding a firearm, a machete or a pen. If they are bent on destruction they WILL find a way to execute their plan. The Socialist Left's contined efforts to limit the rights of law abiding citizens continue to ignore, sometimes comically, prima facie evidence that resticting the citizen's right to keep and bear arms is horridly flawed. All we need do is look at like in Mexico and the UK. These two governments have the most restrictive firearms ownership laws on the planet and some of the highest violent crime rates on the planet. How can this be ignored?

The Brady Bunch continues to push for MORE restrictive laws on firearms ownership. It was they that cried out for, and got, the requirement for background checks when a firearms is purchased. Let's ask a few folks how well that's working.....

Matthew LaPort, tell us how well the Brady Laws... oh, wait. Cadet LaPort cannot answer us. He lies in peace in the Blacksburg cemetary having been killed by gunman Cho. After Cho passed not one, but TWO checks. Cadet LaPort was trained to arms, but prohibited from defending himself.

Let's ask Congresswoman Giffords how well the Brady Bill is working. Oh, wait, can't. She's recouperating from headwounds inflicted by a madman named Laughner who, again, passed not one, but TWO checks.

The thing we should be focusing on is the horribly broken mental health-care system we don't have. Both of these madmen would have been prohibited from purchasing firearms IF there had been a mechanism wherebye mental health officials could have alerted the NCIS to their bizarre, fear inducing behaviour, writings and videos. But instead of concentrating on teh real issues, the antis continue to try and pass feel good legislation that criminals continue to ignore.

The requirement to have a background check, OK, that's reasonable. However, every other law that restricts a citizen's rights under the Second Amendment at the Federal, State or Local level MUST be struck down. They do nothing but protect criminals and add to the public debt.