Sullivan Act of 1911, National Firearms Act of 1934, Gun Control Act of 1968, AWB, limited/no CCW privileges, gun confiscations in emergencies, “proof” of ownership…
Where does it end, or does it?
Here is a sampling of people I respect and their posts on our about Aurora and freedom…
Peter has a good one HERE, eIA has a good post up HERE, Brigid has one up HERE, Guffaw has one up HERE, Robert has one up HERE, Sean has one up HERE, Weer’d has one up HERE, JB has one up HERE, Navy 1 has one up HERE, and Uncle has one up HERE …
Why do the liberals HATE the 2nd Amendment so much, and refuse to listen to the truth and deal with reality?
I was coming back from the range today, and stopped to get gas and a bottle of water. I happened to have on this shirt.
And a lady with a smallish (8-10 year old boy) were standing in line behind me. I heard him ask his mother what the 2nd Amendment was, and she told him words to the effect that he didn’t need to worry about it and it was an excuse bad people used to carry guns.Â
At that point I turned around and I asked her what she meant; she said words to the effect that “people” like me caused the shooting in Aurora, and that “I” deserved to have all my guns taken away and I should probably be in jail. I asked her if she knew that AMC Theaters is a gun free zone, and that if CCW ‘had’ been allowed, there was a chance there would have been a LOT less fatalaties and injuries. She responded, “No, there would have been MORE killed and wounded because bullets would have been spraying everywhere!” At that point she was raising her voice, and she grabbed the boy by the arm and stormed out of the station. The two other guys in the store were amazed by her actions, one pointed out that she was a “clinical hoplophobe” and we all agreed! We were just standing there shaking their heads when we noticed her drive up behind my truck and write my license number down…
You can guess what was on her bumper…
But it does raise a question or two in my mind. How do we prove we own our guns? What about our ammunition or re-loading components? What if she reports me as having ‘threatened’ her? What if I get that knock (or no knock) on the door in the middle of the night? What is the next stage in the gun grabber’s agenda?
Proof of ownership is becoming an issue, witness what happened in NOLA and in NC after the confiscations. If you couldn’t ‘prove’ you owned the gun by providing written proof, you didn’t get your gun back, even though they had the records that it was taken from YOUR possession. What about the family guns, handed down through generations? Or that, according to Bloomie, “illegal” gun you bought at a gun show? What is the definition of proof? I don’t know…Â
And how much ammo is ‘enough’… Any time I go to the range I’ll shoot 150-200 rounds of major caliber pistol/rifle and probably 200 rounds of .22 for warmup. When I was practicing to compete, I’d shoot 1000 rounds plus a month in practice… I normally buy ammo by the case, to save cost an simplify storage.
I actually asked the two guys and they gave me their addresses and phone numbers, just in case she does try something.Â
I do keep loaded guns handy in my house, and I don’t answer the door at night (well, I DID screw that up once)… I’m thinking if that does occur, I’d dial 911 put it on speaker, and keep the chain on, block the door while asking for a picture ID. That will probably get the door taken and me either proned out or possibly shot since I WILL have a weapon.
More and more laws have not stopped the criminals, in fact we’ve seen MORE serial killings, mass killings SINCE most of those laws have taken effect. And a bigger and bigger push to ‘outlaw’ guns…
What piece of legislation would have stopped this tragedy? Please somebody tell me that…
PLEASE!
BECAUSE CRIMINALS DON’T OBEY LAWS! They could care less, and they want us not to be able to defend ourselves, it makes it a LOT easier to threaten and do violence to unarmed people. Witness the mass shootings that have occured, most have occurred in “gun free zones”, just like a lot of the mob violence… The criminals know there aren’t enough LEOs to handle the situation, respond in time as most crimes like these take place in seconds to a minute or two.Â
In the current ‘flap’ over the tragedy in Aurora, the liberals are truly dancing in the blood of the dead and injured victims. Not the first whit of sympathy, just pushing the “Military guns” mantra- He had a MILITARY pistol (Glock 40), an ASSAULT weapon (S&W M&P AR-15), and a TACTICAL shotgun (black 870 12 Ga). And ILLEGAL clips (33 round Glock mags, and apparently a 100 round C-mag), but the actual AR in this article (scroll down to the bottom) shows a regular 30 round mag . And OMG ELEVENTY 6312 rounds of ammunition and he could shoot at a rate of 100 rounds a MINUTE! And he got all that ‘legally’…
But if we pass more laws he can’t do that!!!
I’m beginning to believe there are two possible agendas at play here, one is to turn ALL of us into felons through a mishmash of laws that will be so confusing we WILL sooner or later violate one and get nailed. The other, I think will be an attempt to make ammunition hard/impossible to buy, or only be able to buy it in one box lots. And tax the hell out of every bullet.
What is coming in the next few months? I have no idea… BUT I will hazard a guess… If the congresscritters cannot make a deal on the budget, we ARE going to see cuts in everything, including entitlements, welfare, etc. When that happens, I believe section 8 housing, and those that live off those entitlements will go on a rampage unlike anything we’ve seen. It will occur mainly in the cities, as that is where most of those folks live. I also think it will make the LA riots look calm. Interestingly, one of the ONLY strip malls that did not get fired/looted in the LA riots was Korean owned and they DEFENDED their property with guns and DID shoot people. After that nobody tried anything around them.Â
The other thing I would guess is a possibility of marital law being declared, and God forbid if you actually defend yourself… Especially if you shoot someone of a different race.
OR, will the BATF go into gun stores and take the gun books and pay ‘visits’ to those in the books and confiscate their (and MY)Â guns???
I ‘hope’ none of my worst case scenarios pans out, but I’m going to STAY prepared! And wait for that knock on the door…Â
         Aurora, Colorado July 20, 2012