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I am proud to announce that our Missouri legislature is on the verge on some groundbreaking legislation. In 2012 we tried to pass a law that would have mandated a three year prison term for anyone caught taking a picture of a tractor. Unfortunately, that only passed in the House but didn't make it through the Senate. More recently we tried to make it illegal for the police to confiscate guns that had been used in murders or robberies, but that got vetoed by our pinko socialist governor.
But this time we have a real chance to make history.
Currently there is a bill that was passed with a veto proof majority that would eliminate the need for a permit, training and background checks for persons who want to carry a concealed weapon in the state. Convicted criminals who are currently banned from carrying firearms, will now be allowed to carry concealed firearms. The new law would also expand the "stand your ground" law to allow persons to use deadly force not only in their homes but in other places if they feel threatened. They would have no duty to retreat to safety under the bill.
Our pinko governor has vetoed this, but we stand a very good chance of overriding the veto.
I can't predict what will happen once this goes into effect, but I would advise that you avoid the state until we can see what effect this will have.
The first time a mailman gets shot, everyone on my route will have to get their packages by waiting in line at the Post Office.
But this time we have a real chance to make history.
Currently there is a bill that was passed with a veto proof majority that would eliminate the need for a permit, training and background checks for persons who want to carry a concealed weapon in the state. Convicted criminals who are currently banned from carrying firearms, will now be allowed to carry concealed firearms. The new law would also expand the "stand your ground" law to allow persons to use deadly force not only in their homes but in other places if they feel threatened. They would have no duty to retreat to safety under the bill.
Our pinko governor has vetoed this, but we stand a very good chance of overriding the veto.
I can't predict what will happen once this goes into effect, but I would advise that you avoid the state until we can see what effect this will have.
The first time a mailman gets shot, everyone on my route will have to get their packages by waiting in line at the Post Office.
Taking a Train Out West
This year, my wife and I took a three week trip out west. We took the train for most of the way and it was fun. I enjoyed being able to look out the windows at the scenery without having to worry about the road ahead of me. One thing that did bother me a little was that there were so many times when I would have liked to have stopped and gotten a closer look at something and perhaps take some pictures. We took thousands of pictures and I have over 600 posted on Flickr. I won't post that many on here, but I wanted to mention some of the problems of taking photos from a moving train. Focusing is impossible. If nothing else, the foreground will always be blurry. While shooting through windows, you have to deal with reflections, glare, tinting, dirt. Most importantly, you only get one chance because the train just keeps on moving down the line.
Update on the Bellflower Photos
I have some pictures of the Schowengerdt Memorial Christian Church in my gallery. I didn't have much information about the church, but recently I received a note from the great-great-granddaughter of the city's founder, John W. Schowengerdt. The note reads as follows: My father, Richard Schowengerdt, just passed away in Dec. of 2021 so now the property with the old church on it belongs to me but I am going to sign it over to an old family friend who lives in Bellflower (I am 67 years-old and I live in So. California). My great-great-Grandfather donated several plots around town for the construction of churches, for any and all denominations the people desired; I have no idea what the original denomination of this particular old church was but whatever you discovered is probably correct. Sincerely, Maria Schowengerdt www.mtschowengerdt.com
The Unfortunate Name of DA
A friend of mine just asked me why I don't just post all my photography on Facebook.
1: Facebook automatically reduces the quality of any posted photograph by something around 90%.
2: Anyone can get on DA or go to my DA gallery and do a word search to find pictures of topics they are interested in. My photographs aren't just for people I know.
3: Speaking of which, there is the boredom factor. Only a minority of my friends are interested in Route 66, turtles, abandoned farm houses. My stream of photographs would quickly become tedious and they would soon tune me out.
I'm sure there are other reasons than those (feel free to remind me o
Updates
I've learned some interesting things about some of the places I have previously posted pictures of. First off, there was someplace I was calling Haypress Mansion I was unable to find any information on the web about this and so it's origins were a mystery. This past week I took my wife's car over to a dent removal shop in Illinois. We were going to have to kill about 5 hours so I did a quick internet search and added the word "haunted" to my internet search. Lo and behold one of the top results was something for Sweetin Mansion. I want to look into this a bit more and then update the photo descriptions, but briefly, it was built in
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I'm sorry, I can't get past the "picture of a tractor" thing. What was the justification for trying to make that illegal?