Reminder:
There IS a US militia.
It IS drawn from “the people”.
It IS well-regulated, in terms of being well-equipped, well-trained, and suitably coordinated.
The sniper division alone consists of 18 MILLION members, actively engaging in annual live-target, live-fire war games, with each fully equipped with high-power long-range rifles, cammo, comms, transport, coordination, logistics, etc. That their annual war game is code-named “Deer Season” should not cause one to dismiss the capabilities of this militia.
Remember that, would-be tyrants.
Why would he set the fine at only $1,000? After all, he expects a year in jail as well. Maybe he’s concerned about all the poor people who have guns.
The stronger the efforts to DIS-arm Americans will only further the goals of America to retain its legal right to bear arms.
The only solution is to copy what Israel has done.
Unfortunately, the training of the US serviceman in the Army and Marine Corps fosters this type of scenario. Additionally, several generations of younger Americans now associate any handgun with immediate violent death.
From my generation of kids who grew up on ranches and farms, somebody pointing a .22 at them revealed they were stupid enough about firearms to use a weapon that would most likely not kill or stop their opponent, but also revealed their intent to use force to violate their fellow man’s volition. Accordingly, pointing .22 merely gave the target carte blanche to attack the gunholder and bludgeon him to death.
Today’s generation has been suckled on Hollywood and TV versions of gunplay where any gunshot either results in instant death or incapacitation of the target.
Consider the recent VA Tech shootings and public reaction to the premise of a lone gunman. Today the first thought is to ‘play dead’, whereas 50 years ago the first thought would have been to charge the gunman and later debate if he should be hung from the balcony by lamp cord or turned over to authorities.
The dynamics of violating another’s volition, though, doesn’t stop with the success of either proponent or opponent of these measures.
If firearms are removed from the public, those in control will merely be less satiated in their ability to control things they perceive, which don’t flow according to their preconceptions.
Didn't Hitler try that crap? I would sincerely hope that in such a situation, my fellow American citizens would perform their rightful civic duty by using the second amendment for it's intended purpose.
Never in my life have I been aware of such a rabid and delusional anti-American individual as Dan Simpson. Thank you for reenforcing my decision to return to the Great State of Texas after residing less than one year in Ohio. In Mr Dan Simpson's anti-constitutional drivel referred to as an "editorial" ( The disarming of America ), it is clear that there are forms of mental illness that do in fact manifest as "liberalism." Thank GOD I realized my mistake as a rational freedom respecting American Citizen from Texas.... and got back to Texas just as fast as I could.
This answers a question I’ve had for a while: What’s Baghdad Bob doing with himself these days?
Now I know.
That is, until the Toledo Blade published a proposal for taking away our right to self-protection that included “Special squads of police” with unlimited powers to confiscate all guns. A hit squad that would traipse about the country invading homes at will and accosting peaceful citizens everywhere.
Welcome to Red Dawn!
Special squads of police would be formed and trained to carry out the work. Then, on a random basis to permit no advance warning, city blocks and stretches of suburban and rural areas would be cordoned off and searches carried out in every business, dwelling, and empty building. All firearms would be seized. The owners of weapons found in the searches would be prosecuted: $1,000 and one year in prison for each firearm.”
Then this Special Squads? (huge army) of Constitution ignoring police? (murderers) would just disband and go back to where ever they came from and we would all live forever in peace and harmony.