The Recent Election, The Second Amendment and Exploding Targets?
First, I want to be right up front about one thing before another word is read. I don't have a crystal ball and I don't know what is going to happen with a great deal of certainty. I also don't care how you voted. I'm just saying — if you're reading this, there's at least an 85 percent or greater chance you voted red. If you voted blue or independent, that's okay too. But I'm pretty familiar with our demographic, and having talked to many of you over the years, I know where most of my customer base is politically. I have no interest in telling you how to vote either. I'm here to sell Tannerite, Outlaw X Exploding Targets, and hopefully some of our mash kits.
Now, this is what I will say. The administration we have in the White House is maybe the most pro-Second Amendment I have seen in my life, going all the way back to Reagan. We have a pro-Constitution Supreme Court majority as well. I've seen a lot of good happen with them (if you like freedom, and guns in particular). Unfortunately, there are a couple who are pretty old and likely to die while still being active justices. Even if they don't, should the — we'll just say "blues" — get a supermajority, there's a pretty good chance they'll expand the Supreme Court from 9 to whatever number they need to get an anti-Constitution majority.
In addition, we'll likely see two more blue states added to the union as well. From there, the electoral college could be eliminated — which basically lets the big states like California, New York and Texas elect every president from that day forward. See, most people are under the impression we live in a democracy, when in reality we are a republic. The beauty of our system in place now is that small-population states still have an equal amount of say, possibly even a little more. The founding fathers designed it that way, even then, because they knew there was a vast difference in ideologies across the country even way back then. People in New York have no business telling people in Louisiana how to govern their own state, and vice versa. The elimination of the electoral college would essentially place all the power in the hands of a few really populated places. The "fly-over" states, as the blues so affectionately call them, would have virtually no say whatsoever.
Now, that's the bad news if you love exploding targets and firearms. The good news is, none of this has happened yet. Although it was a pretty big beatdown for the reds, they have the White House for two more years. A lot can happen, and I can guarantee it will. Ultimately, what does happen over the next two years will determine whether we get the worst-case scenario I mentioned earlier or not.
I'm optimistic that you won't really see a lot of change — in that there will be so many investigations and finger-pointing from both sides that, just like always, not much gets done. That's the best case, because most people aren't worried about all that. They worry about their personal finances and how they're going to pay the bills and maybe get to retire one day. It also puts gun control on the back burner for the time being, which is another win for freedom.
I'm hoping the blues blunder up and do the investigations, and we see a red wave in 2028 and our freedoms are once again secure. If another blue wave hits and all three branches go, people are going to be forced into making some really hard decisions. Regardless, I personally recommend being as prepared as possible no matter the outcome.
I love my Outlaw X targets, Tannerite and my guns. But I also like to eat! I do believe it's a good idea to have as much dry food stored as you can — at least a year. Build it up as slowly as you can, and rotate your stock out. In addition, being that I love to garden, I like having my own seed bank ready to go each year. One more note: keep common things like Tylenol, antibiotics and even basic prescription meds on hand as well.
Oh — check out our sister website, foreverseedstore.com. We're still building it, but hope to have over 150 varieties of seeds listed by spring of next year! Thanks for reading, and I wish you all the best.