Susana Martinez: 'I Carried a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum'

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Gov. Susana Martinez told the story of how her father trusted her to take care of herself growing up, in her Wednesday speech at the Republican National Convention..

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    “En America, todo es posible,” she said towards the beginning. She also recounted her parents’ old security guard business, which gave her the job of guarding the parking lot at Catholic church bingos. “I carried a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum,” Ms. Martinez said to one of the louder cheers during her speech.

    Warming up delegates for the appearance of vice-presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, Ms. Martinez described the lunch with local GOP officials that caused to her to leave the Democratic Party when she was mounting a bid for district attorney.

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    On behalf of the great state of New Mexico, let me express my gratitude for being invited to speak tonight.

    Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor.

    But this is America

    Y, en America todo es posible.
    My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.
    Success, they taught me, is built on the foundation of courage, hard-work and individual responsibility.
    Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fears.
    We grew up on the border and truly lived paycheck to paycheck. My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.
    One day, they decided to start a security guard business. I thought they were absolutely crazy-we literally had no savings, but they always believed in the American Dream.
    So, my dad worked to grow the business.
    My mom did the books at night. And at 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos.
    Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself.
    I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum — that gun weighed more than I did!
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    - ASHI, Haryana's website - https://ashi-haryana.org/

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