depends on if they wanted a house to go home to at the end of their shift...be under no illusions - gov‘t employees always do what they are told. If they were told to burn children at the stake, they‘d do it.
I would resign.
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What’s the point of the question?
This is FR. You should have a pretty good idea of the answers you will receive on this forum.
I am not a law enforcement officer, but it is my understanding that in Australia, foreign troops were invited in to accomplish the task.
Two answers: (1) I won’t (and it is really just a fear-mongering topic), (2) I might go door to door and ask you if you have a gun. Regardless of a yes or no, I mark down, no, and move to the next house.
But it is silly to think we have the time, money, or man power to get even 1% of the guns. We cant even get them off of known felon gang members.
Here in Arkansas, we know that outright confiscation won’t happen. I mean, seriously, the broke rednecks and methheads that spent a month’s paycheck for an AR 15, are NOT going to give it up. Gonna be a lot of “blue flu” calls if forced to do it. Luckily our Gov and AG aren’t gun grabbers at all. Cops know that grabbing billy bobs AR is a good way to get “kilt”.
There is no way I would follow an unlawful order. That seems to be the universal response among the people I work with.
Now, there have been times I have even been accused of not following lawful orders, but that is another story.
“Realistically, if you were gradually tasked with confiscating firearms from citizens, how would you react?”
We already have the answer. In liberal LA during the 1992 riots, the cops, confronted with a mob armed with bottles and rocks, hopped in their cars and drove home to protect their families.
In the 70’s, 80’s and early part of the 90’s most Officers would talk it over and decide to turn a blind eye to any
sort of gun confiscation. Most officers back then were hunters and fishermen and had family members and friends that were the same.
Such a gun confiscation, the officers would realize, would eventually catch up to them maybe not until they retired but
eventually they would be caught up in it.
Nowdays the difference is in the hiring policies of most cities.
The best applicants weren’t always hired and ex- military
and fit young men were being passed over for more diversity.
Women , minorities, gay and lesbian and even immigrants were the preferred candidates for the academies.
I wouldn’t be surprised if in most cities the officers would obey any order and just reason, “ hey , it’s the law”.
I wouldn’t obey any orders to confiscate firearms, but I’d also never serve in a law enforcement capacity in the first place. There’s no doubt in my mind that most of the police in my area would do exactly what they’re told.
Liberal cities will certainly combine it with code enforcement, might as well make wads of cash while searching Serfs homes with "probable cause".
Rural Sheriff's will probably take a different tack, possibly expanding Reserve Deputies ranks.
Some are honest to goodness “Oath Keepers” , I have known a few that even though they like the thought of a disarmed populace, they would prefer the “turn-in” method and prosecute when caught in possession, But that was in a different state. Out here in fly over country, I do not know any that would be willing to go door-to-door for confiscation just for the purpose of national disarmament.
I do recall Clintoon doing surveys for new recruits and re-enlistment troops during his reign of terror asking if they would be willing to confiscate and an overwhelming majority said no. In recent years, foreign troops have done training on our soil and indicated that they “under the guise of the UN Peacekeeping” WOULD do it and were here to train on doing just that.
To those who referenced THE LAW in their answer no doubt a law would be passed to give cover to gun confiscation. And curiously no one as yet has referenced the CONSTITUTION as the fundamental basis of legitimacy. Do not all LEO’s take an oath to the CONSTITUTION and not some politically motivated rejection of the Second Amendment? But perhaps the CONSTITUTION is what they meant by “the law” and I’m all wet.
I work closely with Sheriff’s offices. Some would welcome the resulting fight, but most would simply dismiss such a law outright.
Now Ask...
Civilians, would You resist?
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depends on if they wanted a house to go home to at the end of their shift...I work for a rural Sheriff’s Office in SC. We have over 100 Officers, each of us every 4 years swear an oath to defend the Constitutions of both the USA and State of SC. Based on that, ( I have taken the oath 7 times, and meant it each 1) I would never disarm my fellow citizens and doubt very many of my fellow deputies would. I would not assist any Feds who tried and depending on the circumstances may even feel lead to resist them. I absolutely would go to war against any foreign operators who attempted such action. Hope this answers your question. In SC i think this would far and away be the way the largest number of us feel. I’ll check back for any follow up questions.