Plan to confiscate Iraqi weapons may victimize innocent civilians,

libertarian party ^ | 5.23.03 | libertarian party

[freepatriot32]

the only reason the libertarians are advocating this is so they can smoke dope :-)

[Catspaw]

Nimrods.  They use these arms to kill our troops.

May 26, 2003 Release Number: 03-05-91

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THIRD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT CONVOY AMBUSHED

CAMP DOHA, Kuwait -- One U.S. soldier was killed this morning, and another wounded when a 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment convoy was attacked this morning near Hadithah, a town about 120 miles northwest of Baghdad.

The eight-vehicle convoy was conducting a resupply mission from Al Asad Air Base to Al Qaim when it was attacked at about 6:15 a.m. (11:15 p.m., May 25 EST). An unknown number of attackers fired small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns at the convoy. Attack helicopters and ground forces were immediately brought in to secure the area and seek out the attackers.

The injured soldier was evacuated by helicopter. Both soldiers' names are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

[MEG33]

The libertarian party can drive the convoys like the one just attacked where one of ours was killed and one wounded.

[Jhoffa_]

The demand for gun confiscation rests on the breathtakingly naïve belief that criminals -- whether in Iraq, the United States or anywhere else -- will obediently turn in their weapons, Neale added.

"If Saddam's henchmen wanted to surrender their guns to an occupying army they would have done so already," he said. "And if criminal gangs don't comply with laws against looting, murder and kidnapping they certainly won't comply with a new gun regulation.

"This weapons ban will just make all of their jobs easier by disarming their potential victims."

AMEN. A brilliant commentary from the Libertarian party.

Bravo.

I sometimes think it's a shame that, given the rest of their platform and the damage I believe a Libertarian sweep would bring with it, that I could never cast a vote for one.

[El Gato]

nation by confiscating arms such as AK-47s,

The LP needs to stop reading the mainstream media, or at least only the mainstream media. The MM has been reporting this issue as if the policy includes arms suitable for individual defense, or even individual offenisve actions, other that RPGs, grenades, and so forth. From the CENTCOM news release

Starting June 1, the people of Iraq will have a 14 day amnesty period to turn in unauthorized weapons to Coalition forces at weapons control points here and throughout the country.

Unauthorized weapons are defined as: automatic firearms firing ammunition larger than 7.62mm; machine guns or crew-served weapons; anti-tank weapons; anti-aircraft weapons; indirect fire weapons; all armored vehicles or self-propelled weapons; and high explosives and explosive devices.

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Small arms--including automatic rifles firing ammunition up to 7.62mm, semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and pistols--may be possessed in homes and in a place of business. Small arms must remain at these sites and may not be taken out in public.

The LP is of course correct in that no supporters of Saddam will turn in their heavy weapons, not voluntarily anyway.

[crazykatz]

They are all whine and with no (cheese) balls.

[STOCKHRSE]

This is a military occupation, and this precept under the circumstances is certainly understandable. Scary to us,of course, but udertandable!

[STOCKHRSE]

udertandable s/b understandable

[cabbieguy]

Sounds to me like Iraq needs to add a 2nd ammendment to their constitution.

[bandleader]

I think that they need a CONSTITUTION before ratifying AMENDMENTS!!!

[freepatriot32]

hmm i dont know that would take twice as long doing it that way i mean hell look how long ittook america to ratify its constituion i say the iraqi make all the amendments first then go for a constitution :-)

[gcruse]

I'm a libertarian, not a Libertarian. AFAIAC, as long as the LP holds on to an isolationist, peace-at-any-price foreign policy and the delusion of open borders, they have insufficient gravitas to comment on the time of day.

[gcruse]

If you are interested in the LP and guns....

[Blood of Tyrants]

As always, the government thinks that disarming the weak will make them safer from the thieves.

[McGavin999]

The idea is that those who retain heavy weapons after the turn-in date will be shot and killed. It will automatically identify them as thieves or killers and they will die.

It makes for easy identification.

[AdamSelene235]

Sounds to me like Iraq needs to add a 2nd ammendment to their constitution.

According to the most of the rhetoric I've heard, we are builiding a Democracy not a Constitutional Republic in Iraq.

[LibertarianInExile]

That'll make it easy for the homeowners defending themselves from AK-47 toting Baathists to know what to do.

"Look, honey, I can tell by the heavy armament that thug firing through our house's WALL is a Baathist! I know what to do! I'll crawl over and get our Makarov pistol...okay, almost got its trigger lock off...urp!"

"HONEY! (sob) WELL! I know what to do! I'll call the Iraqi Provisional Police Department! They say they'll be here soon, they have to protect the 'moderate' Shiites too...urp!"

"MOMMY! (sob) WELL! I know what to do! I'll call the AMERICAN MILITARY! They say they'll be here soon, they have to get someone to watch the Museum of Antiquities...urp!"

Baathist thug: "I know what to do! Wait for the dumbass Iraqis to give up their guns!"

[Scenic Sounds]

You know, had someone just told me about the LP's position (and I hadn't actually read this article myself), I don't think I would have believed it.

LOL - but there it is!

Thanks for the ping, Gary. ;-)