GUN-CONFISCATION FEARS LEAD TO PROTEST IN NORTHERN IDAHO

AP ^ | Aug 6, 2015 | BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI

[Jim Robinson]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A group of residents in northern Idaho lined up outside a U.S. Navy veteran's house on Thursday to protest claims that federal officials are planning on confiscating the man's weapons.

Idaho Republican state Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard said the Veteran Affairs office has sent a letter to John Arnold of Priest River warning him that he cannot possess or purchase firearms.

The protest -spearheaded by Scott- attracted roughly 100 people. Among them were Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, who promised to stand guard against any federal attempts to remove Arnold's guns, and Republican Washington state Rep. Matthew Shea of Spokane Valley, who described the event as a "defiance against tyranny."

"I took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and uphold the laws of Idaho," Wheeler said. "This seemed appropriate to show my support. I was going to make sure Mr. Arnold's rights weren't going to be breached."

[Carry_Okie]

The issue of women and children means nothing to fedzilla goons, as Ruby Ridge and Waco proved.

Obviously. You're still missing the point.

The bullets fired from agents fifty or sixty yards away were indiscriminate when they missed targets, so the fact that no women or children were hit is pure accidental good luck.

News to youse: there is a difference between an intentional and an accidental killing. The killing of everybody in the Waco compound and Randy Weaver's wife was intentional. That is why they became big causes. Such was not evident in the more recent case with the bikers. People reacted to that differently. That is reality. The Feds were not the lead agency there. That is reality too. Hence, the impact of that latter case is much less and did not rise to the political level of either Waco or Ruby Ridge, as is obvious even here at FR.

[combat_boots]

We arm the ME to the teeth and give Iran a nuke, but Americans are to be helpless cretins?

[Elsie]

The issue of women and children means nothing to fedzilla goons, as Ruby Ridge and Waco proved.

It's just TERRIBLE when the 'enemy' rips the unborn from pregnant women's wombs; but OK if a CHOICE provider does it.

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So now our 'nation' is short about 57-58 MILLION Americans; our borders are being overrun by those filling the void, and tens of millions women are suppressing deep guilt over the murdering of their child: their flesh and blood.

What a recipe for disaster!!

[null and void]

We arm the ME to the teeth and give Iran a nuke, but Americans are to be helpless cretins?

And your point is?

[Myrddin]

The government has no business confiscating firearms. If the person needs help managing finances, that persons firearms are still private property. It is property that could be part of the person's estate. The government doesn't confiscate a car when a person ceases to have a license to drive.

[Squantos]

Agree ... valid points. Me thinks its to keep folks away from the VA even if they need help...... get help and be disarmed or stay bottled up and able to protect ourselves.

There are many good groups that will help veterans and active duty that are not associated with the VA ...... I personally will NOT go near the VA ever.

[MaxMax]

The Feds are testing the waters of freedom, which they have no damn right to do.
Our Constitution is clear, if they don't like it then try to change it legally.

[MaxMax]

The right approach to shut the feds down in this kind of situation is to
Deputize the person being hounded by them.

Are the Feds going to shoot a Deputy?

[trebb]

The right approach to shut the feds down in this kind of situation is to Deputize the person being hounded by them. Are the Feds going to shoot a Deputy?

I believe the time is coming when Deputies/Sheriffs will be the first targets to impress upon the People that resistance is futile - hasn't gotten there yet and such an event might cause some major blow-back.....for now.

[MaxMax]

The Sheriff in this case stood up for the Citizen, as opposed to the Sheriff
during the Bundy standoff. Instead of proper court proceedings the Feds
have regulated themselves into being Judge, Jury, and Executioner. Emphasize
executioner, and are issuing their own decrees without the State process. Over-reach fascist.

Without backlash from citizens to keep them in check they'll continue
and messages like these in both cases will stop them for a while. In both
cases there was a call to action by the Oath Keepers and other groups.
There may have been only 100 there, but there were probably hundreds
more standing by. Possibly more than a thousand.

[MaxMax]

And btw, many there were law enforcement standing guard. This may be what
keeps the feds from mowing us down. And it's in my opinion that many arrested
in Waco were also serving Law enforcement who belonged to the biker groups.
This may be the reason for the media blackout, Waco screwed up.

We'll know soon about Waco.