Posted on 09/06/2019 4:14:43 PM PDT by John Semmens
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution designating the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization." While the NRA has taken no actions to terrorize anyone, District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani maintained that "their continued support for the Second Amendment is terrifying to me. The idea that every American should have the right to own a gun despite the government's preference that they not, undermines respect for authority."
Stefani characterized the NRA's position as "an anachronism. At one time firearms were a very useful tool for bagging game and feeding the family. But now they are unnecessary. Even if we were to concede that eating meat is an acceptable dietary choice, we have supermarkets to supply this commodity."
Stefani rejected the contention that the right to bear arms could be a valid check on government, saying "the so-called tyranny that sparked the American Revolution was a reasonable government effort to preserve order and obedience. If the British had succeeded in seizing the weapons stashed at Concord, Massachusetts the rebellion would have been averted, lives spared, and we'd still be enjoying the liberties currently allowed to all British subjects. Though we lost that opportunity back in 1776, I see no need to repeat the mistake of trying to preserve a means of resisting duly appointed authorities in today's America. Clearly then, the NRA is as much of a terrorist threat as the so-called Sons of Liberty were so long ago."
Former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro hailed the San Francisco action, calling it "a shining example for others to follow. The notion that our government could ever become tyrannical is absurd. Our government is a democracy. All of its laws and regulations are inherently legitimate enactments of the people. If the government decides to confiscate firearms that would be the people's will and, consequently, not tyrannical."
Castro's assurance that the US government could never become tyrannical was cast into doubt by the US Department of Justice's demand that Apple and Google hand over the names and phone numbers of 10,000 individuals who downloaded of Obsidian 4, a rifle scope app, from one or the other of the websites.
In related news, Maine has been named the safest state in America since the enactment of a "Constitutional Carry" law in 2015 that allowed residents to carry a concealed firearm without having to have a permit. In second place is Vermont, which is also a "constitutional carry" state.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/267696-2019-09-06-semi-news-semi-satire-september-8-2019-edition.htm
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I declare S.F. as POOPY CAPITAL OF THE UNIVERSE! Just Nasty! My daddy almost died of typhus or typhoid fever, whichever one is deadly. Had to stay in bed in hospital for a year, then home in bed for a year. From age 13 through 14. They didn’t really expect him to make it. Guess what, you can get really sick from POOPY! He would have been 100 on Sept 1. Miss you DaddyO
My gun locked up in a safe won’t hurt you. That human poopy all over the place in what was once beautiful S F
WILL KILL YOU!
NRA should declare San Francisco a terrorist sanctuary. Homeless druggies/disease carriers=bio terrorists, illegal immigrants with unauthorized gun possession=Kate Steinly’s murderer and MS13 members for example.
Much I’d like to claim the safety of Maine and Vermont as a victory for firearms, there is another, rather unpleasant factor.
Blacks are ~12.6 % of the US population.
They are ~1.27 % of the population in both Maine and Vermont.
Drowning in sh## a fitting end
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