Look, they know they can’t just up and decide to take the private property of several million folks all at once.
They could get away with it in a few isolated instances, but not the entire country.
They only way they can do that as they did over in Great Britain – incrementally.
They will first need lists of who has what – they will need gun registration.
Second they will need to clamp down on the transfers of these guns to no only build the lists, but control where the guns flow.
As they did over in GB, they make all kinds of promises that this won’t lead to CONFISCATION.
[All the while they are planning said confiscation]
That process will start with them calling for people to “Voluntarily” register their guns – this will be phase one of the confiscation process – many will be deemed ‘Unfit’ to own weapons and POOF! Those folks will no longer own guns.
Next they will have the authorities search for ‘unregistered guns’ – ostensibly so they can be registered – more will be deemed ‘unfit’ and more guns will be taken.
As soon as they feel they have most guns on their lists, they will start calling them in.
Each one of these steps will be proceeded by a ‘serious crisis’.
Your analysis is correct, IMO, it will be slow. Transfers are already highly-regulated in the Dem states, and will become more so. Ammo regulations will start to come. Attempts to register guns will be introduced, and that is where the line must be drawn.
“They only way they can do that as they did over in Great Britain – incrementally.”
In many ways they already have. They have you right where they want you:
1. They have propagandized this issue to the point not many more would agree with them, so with half the country being for a gun ban, that’s the most they can expect, but half is enough.
2. They needed a gun registration scheme and have several; not of WHAT you own but that you DO own. That Form 4473 you signed and that NICS check they did is all they need to know about you: You have guns.
3. Control over the financial system: If you have a gun according to their records and do not turn it in to their satisfaction then they turn off your financial ability; no checking account, no retirement accounts, no payroll, no further mortgage, etc. They can effectively take everything.
4. By law, they can turn off ammunition sales overnight.
5. By law, they can outlaw all kinds of firearms and parts overnight.
6. The fed owns most lands used for hunting: Goodbye hunting permits and total enforcement.
7. Control over the utilities is how the Soviet Union kept towns and populations in check: Gee, your electricity went off. You folks have a bigger problem than that pesky gun control issue. Cooperate with the federal authority or else. They do this today to the States: “Make drunk driving 0.08 or else no federal funding.” “Make seatbelt laws or else no federal funding.” “Make ‘Sally has Two Mommies’ in elementary school or else no federal funding.”
Simply put: Anyone concerned about this had best get ready real soon to accept the fact that there may not be any more firearms, magazine, or ammo for sales.
The primary fight is over communications, not guns. Guns are important, but as much for the attitude that they create as for the actual ability to shoot tyrants. Those who would enslave us hate the idea that people have that they *could* fight. It gives an independence of mind.
Here is an old but good one. The key to the government disarming the people is registration, and the attitude of the people has gotten more and more against registration:
Gun Registration is Gun Confiscation:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608785/posts
The problem the “progressive” statists have is that they know they are losing it. They have lost the debate on gun control, and sales of appropriate militia weapons are breaking records. They have lost the MSM oligopoly on information flow, more people are getting more truth than ever before. The slow trend toward tyranny has ground to a halt, and they have to push for all or nothing. If they lose the coming election, they have lost their chance for generations...
How desperate and delusional will they be? What incredible risks will they be willing to take??