Happy Thanksgiving!

This is a good day for our initial blog post because we should all be thankful that, for now anyway, freedom of speech is still guaranteed by our constitution.

For those of you paying attention things are not going so well in the world right now. Unemployment is 10 – 18% depending on which set of numbers you read, our government appears to be hell bent on destroying what is left of our country, despotic regimes around the world are emboldened by the actions of our leaders and many of our countrymen are gladly fastening the shackles around their own ankles in exchange for some sugar from Uncle Sam.

So what are we here at EM Gear giving thanks for today? Many things, but chief among them is that we still see the deep rooted sense of liberty and belief in the inherent rights of man running through the citizens and soldiers that we are pleased to serve every day. No matter how the media portrays the country we know there are many good men and women that exemplify the finest traits of those brave men that broke rank and stood up against the tyranny of England to found a country based truly on the recognition of the power of freedom.

Here's a relevant quote for the day....

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it."

Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790) US Founding Father