Manufacturing .50-Caliber Paranoia

CTNow.com ^ | 10/29/01 | Dave Workman

[VRWC_Member428]

Here's one that was posted before, but it deserves more go-arounds.

It is 2062. Charles Runan hears strange noises downstairs in his government designated domicile. A portion of his government appointed job goes directly to the Project Housing fund, a program to provide homes and jobs to all American occupants (the word citizen is no longer P.C.). Concerned that this may be another of a rash of home invasion/robberies he reaches for his registered Remington Flintlock Carbine. It was decided in 2010 during the Clinton Administration that the Second Amendment referred only to weapons available at the time of it's writing and all firearm designs developed after 1776 were declared unsuitable for ownership by "ordinary citizens" in the U.S. by the B.A.T.F.(now the Citizen Militia and therefore entitled to modern arms.)

Mr. Runan has already committed one of what will prove to be several felonies. He has kept his firearm stored "loaded and accessible." In the eyes of the government this is "pre meditation" to commit violence on his part. However due to his employment in a advanced technical field that benefits the government he was able to qualify for "special status", this means he could store his "approved" firearm at his place of residence under strict government storage guidelines. it most be unloaded, stored away from loading components(which must be housed separately but also secured), locked to prevent unlawful access(it is a felony to allow a firearm to be stolen) and rendered inoperable by removing some portion of the firing mechanism. Most US occupants who qualify for "citizen rights" must store their firearms at an approved government facility.

With his carbine in hand, he moves to the hall to check his 8 year old daughters’ room. He sees she is asleep and safe and closes her door. He moves stealthily down the staircase and searches the lower floor. He hears the noise again, the sound of tampering with his door lock. He knows from government updates on television exactly what is required of him in this situation. He knows he is required to inform the “potential” intruders that they are attempting a crime and he is informing the authorities. He is also required to announce he is a “firearm holder.” Not wanting to give away his advantage if needed, he decides to disobey these laws as well, the second felony of the night. He debates notifying the authorities, but decides not to send the computer notification to the Protective Services Department, due to “his” violation of Federal laws. The PSD is often more vigorous in prosecuting home defenders than intruders.

The door forces open. Mr. Runan screams “Come in and I’ll shoot you.” The men in the doorway say nothing (by law a intruder must display a weapon, announce “intent” to use it in a criminal way and proceed with “hostile” actions before a person can use deadly force to protect themselves.) The first of the intruders brings up a Daewood .44 Auto (illegal smuggled into the country along the NAFTA routes) and fires 12 of 30 rounds into the home. Not wanting to waste his “shot” against heavily armed intruders, Charles falls back into the kitchen. At this point, with no “threat” delivered by the intruders, he knows he is forced to flee his home. The backdoor is clear and available for him to run, but he won’t leave his daughter behind. By not fleeing a “violent” situation he has committed what will be his third felony, in they eyes of lawmakers he has contributed to violence by staying.

The three attackers move into the front room of the domicile with weapons at the ready. To his horror he hears his daughters bedroom door upstairs open. The first attacker brings a weapon up leveled at the second floor, Charles can clearly see his distinct silhouette. He hurls a heavy glass bowl from the counter at the attacker, a misdemeanor in his state (improvising a weapon from a benign object for the purpose of violence). The attacker is struck in the head and falls. Charles brings up his weapon and fires into the second closest attacker and hit’s him in the upper torso. He has now committed his forth felony, he has assaulted a man who had not yet issued a “threat of violence,” public perception is usually they only intend to rob you and that is not worth taking a life over. It will later be proved that Charles loaded his firearm to “lethal” levels not necessary for competitive shooting, another felony.

He throws his empty rifle at the third man who is temporarily caught off guard. Charles attorney will later successfully argue that this was NOT a “improvised weapon” violation as the carbine was already a “registered” weapon. The third man is struck and falls. Charles retrieves the first mans automatic weapon runs back to his hiding place in the kitchen, a second count of “armed barricading”, and screams for his daughter to run back into her room. He quickly scrutinizes the unfamiliar firearm to determine its’ operation. He guesses that it is operational since the first man fired before he fell, to test it he points into the front room and pulls the trigger. A six round burst fires from the weapon, this will later be ruled a “unprovoked” violent attack and will be ruled a felony.

He decides to fight his way to his daughter. The house is completely dark and he feels he has the advantage of familiarity, despite the fact that his is a pattern home and identical to every domicile in the state. He peeks around the corner and with the limited light coming in the open door sees the first man climbing to his feet. Charles crawls around the corner and fires the weapon, the remaining twelve rounds in one barely controlled burst. Eight rounds strike the first man killing him instantly. This act will later be ruled a “felony execution” a capital crime, after Federal prosecutors argue “reasonable doubt” by suggesting the man was climbing to his feet to flee or surrender. Charles charges into the room as the third man starts to awaken. He looks around in the low light and sees the firearm of the second intruder, but also hears the PSD sirens in the area. He knows shooting criminals, even in defense, after the authorities have responded is almost indefensible.

He grips the firearm like a bat and strikes the third man in the head knocking him unconscious. Again, his lawyer will successfully defeat the “improvised weapon” charge. He drops the weapon and runs upstairs to his daughters room, grabs her and flees outside where he surrenders to authorities. He is promptly arrested and his daughter placed in state services.

During his trial, in addition to the stated felonies, he is charged with “endangered race” crimes - an extention of the “hate crime” laws. It was determined that the home invaders were minorities. Earlier in the 21st century minority races had been granted “protective status” due to the high violent crime rate affecting them and the fact that “hate crimes” prove attacks on them are “racially motivated.” Each assault was an individual second felony as a result.

Many friends and neighbors came to his defense during the trial and cited the high incidences of these crimes in their area. His employer also provided a excellent work record to the judge. Charles had no previous convictions, not even as a juvenile. This was one of the factors that led him to be approved for firearm ownership. All these factors combined led the judge to overturn the “capital” conviction with special circumstances. The judge commuted the death sentence (rarely used except in cases of citizen “vigilantism” and “racially” motivated crimes.) to life in prison without possibility of parole.

His daughter was placed in a state facility and evaluated for re education. Her last name was changed to “protect” her from her fathers’ heinous crimes. It will later be discovered that her father had not given her the proper behavioral medicines issued by the state. She learned what her father did was wrong and probably the result of him “going off” his medications. This will later be determined the “contributing” factor in his murderous rampage. Charles will be killed in prison during the 4th year of his term. Public opinion will be that he “deserved it” and had been sentenced to death anyway.

Sleep tight kiddies.....it's only a story. It could never happen....

[VRWC_Member428]

I probably should have noted that I'm not the author of that. I don't know who the author is - otherwise, I would have gave him credit.

[ezo4]

The only people worried about these guns are Democrats. I wonder why?


This is a really good question I wish these dems would come out and tell the public what there really afraid of and why there afraid of these rifles.

Why are these people doing this. What are they hiding?