as i remember, cold dead hands is the mantra;
or perhaps you anticipate this reaction:
After reading a piece over at 90 Miles From Tyranny about the Marine that was flagged and forced to surrender his firearms for "threatening" ANTIFA I began to think about how such laws work, what recourse the accused (flagged) has, what resources are available to authorities regarding lists of weapons, etc. I imagine the statues vary from state to state, but am not sure. At this stage in my life I am positive .gov has a pretty good idea that I like guns, attend gun shows, have bought several gun over the years and have made a few NFA purchases. I do not want to surrender my arms for "red flag laws" or any other "made up" laws and am not sure as to how I would react if I were placed in that situation. I do know that when .gov doesn't play by or is constantly changing existing rules and laws illegally that people who have been law abiding citizens all their lives tend to act in kind. Sure, I have friends who would lend me guns, ammo, etc. if something like that happened even at the peril of them being "flagged". I could dig a hole away from house and cache a gun I legally bought from an individual that isn't papered to me along with some ammunition, and other possibles and have the comfort of knowing where it was if I needed it though it would do me little good if my home was invaded by gang members. Certainly there are stricter penalties for people who have been flagged, turned in their guns, and then get caught with a gun after the fact, but that sort of statue would only work on people who obey the law. Who would want to obey laws that have been ignored and cherry picked by .gov (local, state, or federal) to disarm law abiding folks who have never before broken the law? Such laws seek to disarm people incrementally not necessarily because they have made threats, but also due to the fact that one of their enemies "feels" threatened. I have to call bullshit on these red flag laws. The Constitution is pretty plain (shall not be infringed). I can see how red flagging a bunch of folks will eventually lead that group to martial under a black flag turning on the people who stole their guns in the first place. It is sad that most politicians are so dumb when it comes to this nation's history.
I bet this Marine never dreamed he would be "red flagged" for any reason.
No comments:
Post a Comment