Posted on 12/30/2015 6:51:42 AM PST by conservativejoy
If legislators wants to make these kinds of laws to disarm law abiding citizens, they should never be allowed any armed security of their own.
Ja. Wenn befehl ist befehl, um dann alles in ordnung ist.
“They do take your weapon even if you’ve shot an intruder. Until the case is cleared, you do not get it back.”
That has absolutely nothing to do with is new ‘law’.
To all those who have been saying how the “authorities” should be able to intervene when it seems as though some whacko might be about to do a mass shooting: this is what you were asking for.
It’s always a balance between personal freedom and public safety. The possibility (remote, as far as any individual is concerned) of being a victim of a mass shooting by some psycho is what I refer to as the price of freedom. (Ben Franklin said it better than I can.)
Consider the power needed by the state to prevent any possible violent crime, then ask yorself whether you would like to live under such a regime.
Do you really? When and where have you done so?
I was responding to a question from another Freeper about whether they take your gun if there is an incident, say you shot an intruder.
yourself. Sheesh, and I do preview.
Context is important in language. Is attack here a physical description?
No, not if your definition of “attack” is that of the dictionary, which includes the use of hostile words only. My apologies, for thinking that you were referring to physical attack.
Thanks. In this sense the meaning was with words.
Sorry. I see that now.
Yes, and you are lucky to get it back. Start with the least expensive.
The Brits had similar authority prior to the Revolution. One should study and learn from history.
Very good point!
If it’s time to hide them, it’s way past time to be using them.
No worries. My fault for jumping to conclusions. Wonderful exercise, though, and I doubt I’ll give it up soon.
They can quit, and live out the rest of their lives with their conscience clear.
What? If I was a cop, I would not follow unlawful commands. The excuse of I was just following orders doesn’t fly. How about these cops don’t carry this out, or quit. I agree judges should be held accountable, but I can’t excuse the foot soldiers.
They are probably hoping for some incidents, so they can fully clamp down.
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