Posted on 10/22/2002 7:58:47 AM PDT by Jeff Head
Arm the people. That is the answer, not only for the current environment, but for crime in general. The founders of this great Republic knew this, and they enumerated it in clear language in our constitution.
Use surplus M-14's or M-1's for long guns and .45's or 9mm's for sidearms and issue comm gear to all particpants Have the local sheriff's review those who volunteer and insure they are U.S. Citizens, have no violent criminal background, and are males between the ages of 18 and 50.
Deputize them.
Give them a three to five day crash course in rifle shooting and communications put on by volunteer former NCO's. Marine or Special Forces. Make update teraining mandatory every six months.
Have the Sheriff set up sentries (two to a location), perimeter patrols close to suspected targets (inner and outer ring) and close to local infrastructure to be protected from terrorists and also set up roving patrols in the community.
Have the comm procedure be to the local Sheriff who works with local FLEO's, from there to the National Guard at the state level for the Sheriff and to regional command for the FLEO's, and from there to Homeland Security at the National level who simply coordinates and calls in Federal forces if necessary.
Make the program voluntary but let those who complete training and six months of duty (that duty consisting of 4 six hour shifts per week) keep their firearm and comm gear.
Institute immediately - nation wide.
Yup.
To: Jeff Head
If they want to serve, American Moslems should be deputized.
American Moslems are American citizens, and thus are members of the militia.
Yeah,I knew a few of them,but they weren't retired during the Iran hostage rescue effort. They were still on active duty. There are still a few of them around working under contract,but most met the mandatory retirement age long ago.
To: Jeff Head
I don't remember that, Ghost.
If you have a link to the story, I would like to read about it.
To: Jeff Head
Bump indeed, TigersEye.
Well said.
Languages might be a possible problem, particularly in the polyglot D.C. area....
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Your casual reference to armed citizens as "Barney Fifes" established your mind set. I don't view honest citizens who want to protect their families and homes that way, and I believe they can and should be trained to do so and given the opportunity.
Their first duty is to be eyes and ears and establish a presence, their next is to observe and report, finally, if in direct contact they are only then to stop and apprehend.
People can and should be in a position to do this and believe they can and feel they should instead living in the world ith the great Father God Government does everything for them.
Finally, this scenario and proposal is meant for an environment where this thing escalates and is happeneing all over the country. We'd best prepare for that now.
Sorry you have the attitiude you do ... hope you better appreciate and understand the proposal.
I am sorry for you.
Where do you live?
To: Dead Corpse
Concealed carry in Texas requires a very modest training requirement, Poohbah. The course can be completed in one day.
While I agree that any training requirement for concealed carry is an infringement of the right of self-protection, I'm suprised to see that you share my view.
I think the silver lining in that horribly black cloud will be that the anti-gun position will crash and burn like the Hindenberg.
Only if he were shooting at me or another person.
I haven't shot a gun in years, but I can and I will.
I presume you know the story of the German forester near Bad Tolz who offered his services as a guide to the 7th Army Headquarters weenies when their maneuvers came to his corner of the forest. He was quickly dismissed, they had all the maps they needed, and besides, the U.S. Army had won the last war, and didn't need any help from any frickin' Krauts, he was told...
It might have rested at that... except a young American officer came bicycling through his area over the weekend, and they chatted for a while. Was the Herr Forster going to be involved in the coming exercises, he was asked...and when he admitted that he had offered his services and they were rejected, the young officer offered to bring up the subject with his commanding officer, Der Oberst. But he would be on the side of the American fallschirmjaeger and they would be outnumbered.... Not a problem, he told the American. He had been outnumbered before: at Eman-emmal, at Crete, and in Italy, at Monte Cassino...but hadn't done so badly. And, of course, he knew exactly where the *bad guy* headquarters was set up....
When the 10th group commander came to call, he brought along a set of GI fatigues with the nametags and *US Army* tag neatly removed...and the diving eagle of the German airborne forces added. And a soft green hat that was presented to their new comrade-in-arms, one just like theirs.
When they raided the HQ groups encampment, the old German had the time of his life. They'd given him the job of knocking out the stray jeeps and three-quarter ton trucks around the place and destroying the antennas and visible radio equipment. Happily the German had brought along his own rifle, though unfortunately it wasn't in the right caliber to use the blanks the Americans were using. But it was okay. He didn't need blanks.
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