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.
You always get it right.
Too many "K" rations.
My goodness. You are telling Jeff Head to get a life?
Argumentum absurdum on the Massilon part.
Face it. You just don't like the idea of people banding together to police themselves and their properties. Unless they have the government boot-stamp on their ass that is. The Constitution has been twisted quite enough without you adding your efforts.
That fairly well describes the towns I've lived in in CO and NM over the last twenty years. That being the description local LE applied to them. Lots of guns, not much crime. Even here in VT my wife and I carry where ever we go. Pretty quiet up here too.
If people will learn the legal methods of transporting firearms in their own areas and always carry legally in their vehicles,it will be a step in the right direction.Of course,concealed carry is fine but a rifle available in your vehicle could come in mighty handy.
I see very few long guns in pickup rifle racks anymore and now might be the time to fill those racks back up,they could be lifesavers.
My daughter was telling me the other day about a rack that mounts to the roof of a vehicle instead of across the back glass that should allow easier access to a long gun and also keep them less noticeable from outside.The next time I talk to her,I'll find out where she saw them,unless a FReeper happens to know where to get them.
Even keeping firearms in the trunk is better than nothing if it's the only legal way to transport,we never know what we might run into.
Also,if people start getting used to seeing guns in civilian hands again,as once was common,maybe the folk that aren't comfortable about guns might once more start seeing them as a tool instead of a murderous entity solely bent upon the destruction of human life.
CYA
See post #353. I believe it was attorney Larry Kleyman [of Judicial Watch] rather than former serial killer mouthpiece Schippers.
There are a lot of absurd folks out there.
You just don't like the idea of people banding together to police themselves and their properties.
Themselves, sure. Without any formal assistance from the government, sure.
When they do it with the official backing of government, I don't give a damn if they get paid or not--they WILL be thoroughly trained.
Even though I believe Mrs. Brady is wrong, if BATF did that to her, I would be screaming bloody hell.
No,but I never spent any time with the 10th.
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