Apr 4

Tips for Swing Set Safety

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Parents are hardwired to protect their children. They will go to elaborate steps to put themselves between their kids and a perceived threat. Some parents spend a huge chunk of their time worried about every possible thing that can go wrong, the result being that they overprotect their child from the simple accidents and incidents that help them learn and grow. Barring a child from using playground equipment is going too far. It is much better to set reasonable rules and take steps to ensure that the equipment is as safe as possible.

If the family has their own swing set, then parents need to be diligent about keeping all the swing set parts in working order. They should schedule regular inspections to check for rust, cracks, and other indications that parts are wearing out, broken, or need to be repaired or even replaced.

A few simple rules are sufficient to keep kids safe in their play. Younger children should not be allowed to use the swing set without adult supervision. Older kids should be cautioned about specific use, such as not standing on the swings or tampering with the equipment. Swing sets should be off limits during bad weather or after dark (unless there is special lighting available). Sensible rules that are consistently enforced will go a long way towards keeping kids safe on a swing set.

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Oct 22

Safes Keep Handguns Out of the Wrong Hands

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It is the responsibility of anyone owning guns to make sure they are secured from falling into the wrong hands. This is especially true of handguns and pistols. With their smaller weight and size, generally speaking, they are more easily handled by small hands, like those of small, curious children. Handgun safes are the best way to keep firearms secure.

Children are the most likely to be hurt in an accident involving guns in the home. Between natural childhood inquisitiveness and the proliferation of firearms in movies , television, and computer games, kids are naturally drawn to guns. They want to touch, smell, and examine them with the result that far too many children are injured or killed by themselves or another child. Having a solid gun safe and making sure to use it is the smart thing for any gun owner.

There is another reason to secure a handgun from prying hands. Each year a number of gun owners are injured or killed by their own guns, and not on accident. An intruder or burglar who comes across a gun is highly likely to turn an unarmed theft into an armed confrontation. Again, the best way to prevent this is by purchasing, and always using, a gun safe.

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Aug 4

Special Sports Tickets go to the Dogs

Posted in Entertainment, Safety, Sports

I first saw doggy-sports on ESPN, where they would have competiting dogs jump as far as they could into a pool of water. Purina sponsored the sport, it’s called Dock Diving. I was never so fasinated in all my life. It was great to watch these dogs just do what they love to do, take a running jump for their favorite toy and jump as long as they can to try to catch it. Fortunately, they do get to land in water. The owners were fun to watch just as much as it was fun to watch just how far dogs can actually jump.

So, when the opportunity came to purchase some Special Sports Tickets for some other type of dog competitions, I ‘jumped’ at the chance. I managed to get tickets for a dog sports event that covered 3 types of agilities. It’s called Flyball. It’s a realy race with 4 dogs on a team. The course consisted of a starting line, some hurdles spaces about 10 feet apart and a box. The first hurdle is approximately 6 feet from the starting ling and the box is about 14 feet from the very last hurdle. It seems like the whole course was about 50 feet in length. The dogs are supposed to jump the hurdles and then step on a spring loaded box that will propel out a tennis ball. Then the dogs supposed to catch the tennis ball and jump over 3 more hurdles. When the dog crossed the starting line then the next dog on the team of 4 goes next. The first dog team that has all 4 dogs run with no errors wins.

I have to tell you, that was the best live sports event I’ve been too, seriously. I’ve been to professional sports like baseball, basketball and football, but I’ve never enjoyed myself so much as when I attended this Flyball Dog sport. I figured out why too, it’s because the stars of the show, the dogs, have no egos. They are in pure heaven and their enthusiams is an amazing site to behold. The dogs truely do it for the ‘love of the sport’. Oh, okay and maybe a treat and a hug.

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Aug 3

Corruption Along the Arizona-California/Mexico Border

Posted in Politics, Safety

Four men accused of corruption, the illegal trafficking and sales of machine guns were arrested in California last week. One of the accused men has claimed to be part of the Mexican Drug Cartel, an organization that has terrorized the citizens in the United States cities and towns that are close to the Mexican borders. The investigation that resulted in the arrests had been taking place in California as well as in Arizona. Members of the Los Angeles Police Department worked together with agents from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in an investigation that had been on-going for the last ten months. During the investigation, under cover agents confiscated or purchased more that fifty guns, some were automatic weapons including Uzis, AK 47′s, and AR 15s. Also confiscated during the arrest was a large amount of Crystal Meth.

The Captain of the Los Angeles Police Department stated that the successful capture of the suspects, and the success of the entire investigation is the result of the two agencies working together and sharing their expertise in the field. These weapons would have ended up on the streets of Los Angeles, as well as the meth-amphetamine. Both of the organizations will continue to investigate the firearms that were seized in order to determine others that may involved in the facilitation of trafficking of both the weapons and the drugs. The arrests made last week also served to intervene with plans to kidnap a man that was said to owe money to the drug cartel, Mi Familia. This is one more criminal activity that has been threatening the citizens of Los Angeles and Phoenix. Phoenix has become known in fact, as the ‘kidnap capital’ of the world. Most of the abductions are generally related to the activities of the drug cartels, however many innocent citizens are affected by the violence of the drugs and the weapons that are entering the States from South of the border.

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