Posted on 12/23/2012 1:26:07 PM PST by upchuck
I find it highly practical. Mr. Longstreet merely states in writing what many of us are already thinking.
I will not comply.
>>Some may feel this article is radical, even scaremongering.<<
When I get back to Dallas after this vacation I am going to pick up a few more guns and a LOT of ammo.
I have been after the wife to learn arms use and safety. I going to shift to “INSIST” mode.
To give up your guns is to commit suicide. I, of course, have no guns, mind you.
This is a strong, ASSERTIVE, statement.
It is not passive, it is not aggressive.
With all the liberal political correctness, most Americans are not used to hearing assertive speech.They mistakenly refer to being assertive as “scaremongering” or “aggressive.”
When people are not able to be assertive , they often end up ‘aggressive.”
Yes it is. And we sorely need more of this. MUCH more.
Every time an incident like this comes up, it’s the perfect time to discuss gun control.
Like how gun free zones are killing fields. Like having nobody allowd to have weapons to protect anyone in/around the school makes no sense when you’re dealing with murderers who don’t care about any laws - or lives, for that matter.
Like how a PERSON’S INTENT is what makes them dangerous, not whether they have a gun or not. Trying to break the stupid arguments and slogans of the left at times like this are critical because that’s what the usually sheeple folks are thinking about and talking about. Trying to get them to understand it’s the stupid disarming policies of law-abiding people that leave such people helpless to criminals - who have intent (INTENT) to do evil things of all sorts - that requires immediate countering of the left’s even more idiotic comments.
Like explaining why anyone should feel safer because they, their parents, their sons and daughters, are disarmed but the criminals will still have their weapons?
Like if we have rights to inane things like free birth control and abortion, free obamaphones, etc, surely we have a right to life - and inherent in that right to life, the right to self defense to preserve that life, up to lethal force to stop someone from killing us?
Like if the left really believes this, lets disarm all police, disarm the secret service, the military, and all the elite left’s bodyguards who can afford to pay someone else to carry a gun for them. Let’s disarm the Capitol police force and all security officers across government. FBI, DEA, ATF, IRS - no more guns for you guys. All police and sheriffs - no more guns. We’ll all be safer. Look how many less guns there will be to hurt others.
The left can’t just go unchallenged and have 100% control of the dialogue at these times. They aren’t shutting up and we shouldn’t either. It’s the BEST TIME to debate and have a chance to get people to really see disarmament only gets unarmed law-abiding people killed by criminals with murderous intent.
REFRAME THE ARGUMENT. We have to every time. It’s the INTENT of the person with the gun. There’s no problems with law-abiding people having any kind of gun they want. That’s not who’s doing this. They place the blame for this on every other person than the criminal herself (or himself).
And when you discuss this, use the female pronoun first, the libs like doing that - but onlyfor positive statements, we can see how they like it when it’s done for negative statements.
What will be the incident that will result in “We The People” asserting our rights?
Am I going to have to shoot the police when they come to the front door? Will there be some sort of armed march on a Fed Facility somewhere?
Should we start organizing in the neighborhood? Find out where the like minded souls live, plan the barricades?
“ASKING gun owners to give up their guns is insulting. DEMANDING that we give them up is going to get someone hurt.”
That’d make a great tag line!
EXCELLANT POST!!!!!!!!!
This HAS been a golden opportunity in disguise...It is WE who “have not let this crisis go to waste.” We have been front and center and done a good job this time reframing this whole issue...eg, La Piere of NRA on Sun news show today. Can you imagine....
1. The phrase now in the media: “gun free zones”
2. News anchors now saying ,”Well, uh, there really is confusion about what ‘assault weapon ‘means”
3. should we arm teachers or have armed guards?
4. What should we do about mentally ill people?
etc.
I have spent a lot of time talking to and sending educational emails to many friends!
That's an excellent point. Gun owners should also respond the way the illegal foreign nationals have. "We don't like your laws! CHANGE THEM OR ELSE!"
One thing too that the Media should consider, many people consider them to be not only complicit but the enemy also when it comes to the 2nd amendment revocation and gun confiscation. And to many of those an enemy is also a target.
I’m not advocating this view, I’m just saying that there are those who believe that. Word to the wise, ya’know.
Bookmark.
At this point I’ve got to agree with Rick Santorum. Congress is not going to save us. We have to hold the line at the state level.
I cannot express truly how much I appreciate Mr. Longstreet’s words in this article.
They just don’t get it. Whenever there are rumblings of gun control, or a president is elected that is pro gun control, americans buy more guns in response. If it wasn’t for gun control americans would probably only have half the guns they have.
The author is right, these arrogant politicos have no idea what they are dealing with, totally clueless.
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