CONNECTICUT GUN OWNERS WAIT IN LINE TO DO SOMETHING MANY GUN OWNERS HOPE THEY NEVER HAVE TO

The Blaze ^ | December 26, 2013

[papertyger]

Connecticut residents waited in long lines on Thursday to register their firearms and high-capacity magazines before the state’s new gun laws go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

WFSB-TV reports that a “long-line of people” stood outside the Public Safety Building in Middletown, Conn., all day to register semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Several residents were upset with the “unconstitutional” requirement, while at least one person didn’t appear to mind.

“I understand why they’re doing it, but I don’t think it’s constitutional,” resident Scott Boccio told WFSB-TV as he was registering his guns.

Charles Gillette, who was registering magazines, told the news station that he would have a problem with it if the state was trying to ban the magazines or firearms, but said “if they want to just know where they are, that’s fine with me.”

However, not one gun owner who was registering firearms or magazines said they think the new laws will reduce gun violence.

“If people are going to do things illegally, they’re not going to be here registering their gun,” Jared Krajewski, another resident registering firearms, said.

For now, in Connecticut, the law is the law. The new gun control measures were put into place following the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

State police Lt. Paul Vance said that gun owners must fill our forms completely and some may require a notary.

[Puppage]

Amen brother

[Trod Upon]

So which “enemy combatant” would you advocate blowing away in this particular case? Can you even identify anyone as a combatant at this point? I believed the post I was responding to was suggesting that killing of persons unknown was the appropriate response to the enactment of this ludicrous registration scheme. Absent a whole lot more, that sure sounds like murder to me. If Connecticut is terminally Blue, moving elsewhere and letting them stew in their putrefying economy seems a better option than blood in the streets. Why not help to strengthen a Red majority or flip a Purple state instead of harming the cause of liberty with a rash act that will (IMO) only play into the enemy’s hands?

[papertyger]

So which “enemy combatant” would you advocate blowing away in this particular case?

Quislings asking disingenuous questions to "out" patriots would be a good start....

[Trod Upon]

Sorry, but I would be inclined to pull up stakes and leave over this kind of thing, or at the very least secure store them out of state. You might as well hand them over right now if you’re going to register. Watch what is happening in NYC; it’s the future for Connecticut.

[Trod Upon]

My questions are sincere, but sure, duck the issue with a threat. I'll try to make the point again anyway. Who, in your view, is a combatant under the facts as they stand today? I'll answer it for you: There aren't any. It is not only wrong but foolish to talk of violence under the circumstances. Should armed men come at your or a neighbor's door, that's one thing, and it's up to you to decide how you'll respond. But that isn't what's happening. It may make people feel better to vent their spleen, but I cannot imagine what anyone would hope to achieve under the present circumstances by committing an act of violence. The way to fight now is with your ballot, through the courts, and if necessary with your feet. If your state is irreversibly blue, bail out and go where your voice will still matter.

[rlmorel]

Ain’t that the truth, A Navy Vet. Ain’t that the truth.

Happy New Year, and keep your powder dry!

[Trod Upon]

If an agent of the state, acting outside the law, breaks into your home and kills you is it murder?

Yes, I believe it is. But I understood your post as relating to passage of this fool registration scheme, not the extreme danger reckless no-knock raids pose to citizens.

This is without registration, with registration they basically have a list of names that they can kill or "otherwise dispose of" at will.

But that's a little bit into tinfoil hat territory. I mean, you surely don't think Connecticut is going to start whacking people on the registry? So I think this is really about whether residents will allow that state to interfere with their rights like this.

If you're talking about the feds and things spiraled that out of control, why wouldn't they just whack anyone who ever registered GOP, or was a member of the NRA. Hell, BATFE could simply request all Form 4473 records be turned over for automated scanning and get a list quickly that way. Assuming they aren't doing any on site scanning during FFL audits. Or compiling e4473s. If you have much other than grandpa's .30-30, "they" probably already know you are a firearms owner. Ever buy anything firearms related with a credit card? NSA probably knows it.

Any agent who says you must do this as opposed to those who flat-out say this is illegal and I cannot/will-not allow it.

And that's where you lose me. They can bang their gums together all they want about what people "must" or "must not" do, but compliance or noncompliance (with the risks it entails), or even leaving the jurisdiction altogether are still options to consider before doing something you won't live to regret but the rest of the pro 2A crowd would.

Then what? Bend over and take it? Is Justice worth so little to you that nothing would impel you to take up arms against abuse?

I'm damn sure not willing to countenance what I see as murder because a northeast nanny-hole lost its collective mind in response to a hideously exploited tragedy.

Is "peace" worth so much to you that you would condone the forced enslavement of your countrymen to petty and whimsical 'law'? Is "submission" so great a virtue that any with power must be obeyed?

They're not enslaved if the law is universally ignored and not enforced. What's more, they can leave and take their arms with them.

Perhaps I should have phrased it better as "if you wait for them to show up at your door, you've already lost" or "don't let the enemy decide where to fight", but it's something that needs thought about. — Where is that line?

That's a totally reasonable question to ask, and if that's what you meant in the original post then I will accept that I misinterpreted your intent. Sorry to open such a can of worms if that's the case.

(I actually believe it's already been crossed, the extent of the corruption in government [IRS/NSA/DEA/BATFE/etc] is astounding — and we don't know the half of it… and nobody in government is rushing/vigious to address any of it.)

I think we're in a spooky place as a republic, but there's still hope for a return to sanity through electoral and judicial process. Sure hope so anyway. Regards.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

The question is not “will I submit to registering”, or even “will I submit to confiscation”, but rather it is this:
“Will I kill them to prevent registration?”

That may or may not be question, but it isn’t one I’m casually discussing on the internet.

[PotatoChop]

“Charles Gillette, who was registering magazines, told the news station that he would have a problem with it if the state was trying to ban the magazines or firearms, but said ‘if they want to just know where they are, that’s fine with me.’”

Until the government artificially creates an incident in which the government declares “martial law,” then confiscates everything you “Charles” just registered with the same government you appear to trust!

Gotcha!!!! Are you really that brain dead or are you just play acting? The last time a government wanted to confiscate American firearms, it started a war! WAKE UP FOOL

[PotatoChop]

Instead of wasting your time registering your firearms, YOU, Charles, should be petitioning to recall the officials who voted for this socialistic clap trap!

If you are going to waste your energy on something that is going to support the government, why not put that same energy into recalling your stupid socialist. If you want to see what real Americans do when the government comes for their firearms, look at the Colorado Americans who successfully recalled socialist who voted for gun control as well!!

Talk about the blind leading the blind!

[PotatoChop]

My fellow American, you have millions of Americans who are ready to support you in any fight against this out of control government! You are not alone by no stretch of the imagination!

May I kindly remind you that the government wants a shooting war, are actively pushing this country over the edge in order to get their shooting war, that way, the government can order the taking of all firearms from Americans under the guise of the shooting war they (the government) started under a false flag operation.

I would suggest, setting up a local committee of American citizens who can meet and order arrest of those public officials who are actively participating in “sedition” and “treason” against the American people and their Nation, move to arrest them, or in case of a shooting war, terminate them with extreme prejudice. Don’t let these public officials hide behind law enforcement while they hide in their safe homes, take the fight directly to them!

God speed my friend, stay safe and more importantly, keep your powder dry!

You are not alone!

[SkyDancer]

Just waiting to read where they next start collecting those guns in the interest of public safety.

[ASouthernGrl]

Looks like the govm’t got the exact results from the Sandy Hook “massacre” that they were seeking. Registration first, then confiscation. Those govm’t sponsored killings seem to be working well for the commie agenda. Look for a LOT more in the future.

[SlayerOfBunnies]

Base is the slave that registers.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

There were a couple of British officers assigned to locate caches out in the countryside, also a couple of loyalists aiding them. I think one of the loyalists was a Concord resident, which is why they knew almost exactly where at least a portion of that particular stockpile was. The British officers on that duty were the same gents who captured Paul Revere, I believe.

On an unrelated but interesting note, the minute men (not the regular militia though) were under salary by the crown at the time of the battle.

[XenaLee]

We Texas are always happy to welcome like-minded conservative newcomers and refugees. Why don’t you and your family move to Texas. It’s the only logical thing to do...lol.

[fortheDeclaration]

Gun owners in the South never will register them.

[fortheDeclaration]

Why bother owning guns in the first place if you are going to surrender to the Government?

These must be all the NRA hunters I always hear about.

[NoLibZone]

They deserve to have Obama place Black Panthers in their daughters bedrooms.

Stupid Sheep.

[ought-six]

“But it will save the ones as we say in the South ‘need killin’.”

Perhaps that’s what they were thinking when they instituted this law.