My Thoughts On Life, Liberty, and Everything Else

First, in New York City – there is an article in the mainstream media (CBS) about the police wondering IF they will be confiscating firearms from law-abiding citizens and how to go about doing it…

 http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/22/police-wonder-if-theyll-need-to-confiscate-assault-weapons-in-event-of-ban/

Now, the 2nd Amendment has been declared to apply to the states as well as the federal government (see the McDonald decision), and the 2nd “shall not be infringed”.  But here they are, openly and actively talking about doing EXACTLY what the British did those relatively few years ago, that caused the shooting war to begin in Lexington and Concord.

And we have Diane F at it again, revealing more of her plans.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4254274

She wants us to have to register all of our existing “evil” firearms, I would assume she wants the $200 tax stamp for each, and they want to prohibit transfers,ban normal magazines, etc.

I again call upon our political “leaders” to look at the history of this nation, and of the world.

Germany did this in the 1930’s.  Within 10 years, the world was in a very bad situation – especially the disarmed Jews.

Other nations have done this.  It does NOT accomplish the stated “goals”, but accomplishes things that are of a much darker agenda.

The British tried to do this a bit over 200 years ago.  It didn’t work out so well for them.

Turn away from this self-destructive course you are on.    Leave the 2nd Amendment alone.  Admit that the Constitution is there and that it means what it says.  Don’t keep trying to destroy it.

If you persist, well, history tells us what will happen.  The cost will be great on both sides, but I’m willing if you force it.  I don’t want that, and ask that you back off now, before this goes to the point of no return.

Apparently NY is looking at adding more gun laws and more restrictions on law-abiding people.  One of his comments is a bit worrisome…

From http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/nyregion/cuomo-says-he-will-outline-gun-measures-next-month.html?_r=1&

In the interview, Mr. Cuomo did not offer specifics about the measures he might propose, but, while discussing assault weapons, he said: “Confiscation could be an option. Mandatory sale to the state could be an option.

I seem to remember that the British tried something along the same lines.  They marched through a place called Lexington on the way to do just that in a place called Concord.  Something happened.

If they come for them, it’s not time to bury them, or time to say you lost them in a boating accident.  If the Founding Fathers would have done that, well, we’d be British.

We aren’t.  We are Americans.  The men of that day drew a line, and defended it.  The result was a new world of freedom, protected by a Bill of Rights, and a limited government bounded by a Constitution.  I still think more of us believe in those ideas than are willing to throw them all away.

Please Mr Cuomo, and others that think like you.  Turn away from this self-destructive course you are on before it’s too late.  Embrace your heritage as an American and honor the Bill of Rights, or go somewhere else.  They went your way in Australia, try there.

Don’t try to make America something it isn’t.  The consequences of your attempt may be very different than you imagine.

UPDATE:

Someone sent the following…

Said it before, saying it again. They could disarm most of this country without incident because most gun owners don’t care THAT much, and aren’t going to risk the prospect of wishing their kids a “happy birthday” through 3 inches of plexiglass while some felon breathes down their neck.

I wonder. I know that there were many, many discussions on both sides before the colonists finally said enough. I bet many of those discussions, in pubs and courthouses, sounded a lot like the discussions here.

I know that there are people that realize that there is a line, and if crossed won’t be worrying about what you postulate.

Charleton Heston famously quoted “From My Cold Dead Hands”.

If they actually come for them, I know that as for me, the rallying cry will be “Let the cold, dead hands be theirs”. I’m no John J. I’m not a superwarrior. I’m not high speed, low drag. But I am like those men at Lexington and Concord so long ago – a man. I love liberty. To me, giving up what was so hard fought for would not be worth living for. Better to fight for freedom than to die in chains.

“The Minstrel Boy” comes to mind.

I keep hoping they will turn away from this madness, before the consequences of their actions bring about what I feel will come. I really hope they do.

Apparently Fox News had an “expert” on that called the Bushmaster .223 “the most powerful gun in America”.

I’m really glad to know that, and I mean that.  I have been considering something in a .308, and would would have loved to have purchased a .50BMG.  Those are so expensive, and now I can save the money.  I would like to know what laws of physics they were able to break to accomplish making the .223 more powerful than those rounds, but I’m sure they will have a follow-up story on that.  I’ll keep you posted on this astonishing development.

In other news, the calls for new and more stringent “assault weapons bans” continue.  Far too many are willing to give up a few rights in order to feel more safe.  The problem is, they won’t be.

One side says safety = eliminate guns.  Now, is that possible?  No.  Even if it were, and you manage to disarm the bad guys too, they will still have swords, knives, and rocks.  You will STILL have to worry.

The other side of the equation is – wait for it – more guns.  Yes, if more people have training and carry concealed firearms, there will be more safety.

There have also been calls to “harden” schools. Basically, let’s turn them into mini prisons with only the most controlled of ways in and out. Have armed officers (multiple) in the schools too.

Unintended Consequences, anyone?

Public Schools already teach children that it’s ok to give up some of our freedoms for a feeling of security. Having them go to lockdown every weekday for roughly 12 years isn’t going to to anything to reinforce the idea of freedom.

Just imagine how much worse Dianne Feinstein would have been like had she come from such an environment? She sees nothing wrong with throwing our freedoms away now. Had she grown up in that environment, I can only imagine what legislation she’d feel was appropriate then.

Armed Officers? Uniformed = Target #1. Plain Clothes = Target #1 for anyone that has planned it out.

Volunteers? Good idea, but then you get into standards and training, turnover, etc. Plus, you have a target #1 scenario again.

The best solution is FREEDOM. Teaching people to accept that bad things can happen in a free society, and ALLOWING THEM THE FREEDOM TO TAKE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SAFETY.

Allow teachers – such as here in Utah – to carry concealed. Think this one through.

You will have the liberal teachers that won’t touch a gun. You will have some liberal administrators that will do the same.

You will have others that will take the responsibility for their safety and arm up.

Every time a bad guy goes into a classroom, it will be a game of russian roulette for him. Will this one fight back, or will they all be shot as their only option was to cower in a closet?

Parents will be able to decide, which kind of room do you want your child in – one that is unprotected, or one where they will at least have a fighting chance?

That latter part may be very telling. What would you chose? Will even a liberal parent send their child to a sheeple room? Or will they want their child to have a fighting chance?

One last thought, have the terrorists already won?  If not, what more do they need to do?

Well, go to an airport and ask yourself if you are really free – especially when you see elderly Americans or disable children searched and prodded.  Buy a house or open a bank account and look at the “patriot” act documentation you have to deal with.

They have already won in many respects.  But all the way?  They don’t need to do anything else.

They only need recliners, beers, and a TV with C-SPAN.  They can watch Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, and Congresswoman Donna Edwards work to dismantle the Constitution, and further weaken the fabric which made this nation great.

Sadly, they call themselves Americans, but they don’t even understand what that means.

James Bell Jr.

I have been posting some articles on the recent shooting around the USA, and rather than cross-positing them here, I’ll refer you to that blog.

http://blog.iCarryUtah.com

James Bell Jr.