The Yellow Vests in France know exactly what they're up against and aren't turning in any guns.
The Froggies surrendered to the Nazi before. This time the Nazis don’t have to fire a shot.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Or, meet the new boss, same as the old.
Condition:
Dropped once, never used.
What the hell are the Froggies turning in their guns for? Just to be like the United States? I haven’t read anything about Frog public school brats “mass murdering” each other like they do here in this “country.”
In France, there is, however, no limit on the number of white flags that one is allowed to possess.
I agree with almost everything Mr. Hayes said, except, for the record, de Tocqueville visited America in 1831, not “circa 1700’s”.
This isn't entirely true.
This was an effort to compel French citizens to turn in unlicensed guns and it was targeted to people who had guns in their possession that they didn't want. Think elderly widows whose late husbands left behind rifles in attics and pistols in cupboards.
They were given he option of turning them in or registering these weapons.
There are over six million privately owned firearms in France. This targeted about 60,000 of them or 1%. Not really a gun confiscation. More like a buyback without the cash. Not great but not totally evil.
I know a fellow in South Carolina who handles a semi-public collection of WWII artifacts for the State Museum and welcomes donations. He is always having people bring him things ‘they found in the basement they did not know Dad had.’
He has collected an extensive collection of rifles and handguns. But also, flame throwers, Bangalore Torpedoes and Panzerfasts, etc.
Canada losing its guns, France losing its guns, and Australia losing its guns.
And the price of ammunition?
I am guessing no one remembers when a boater in distress shot off an emergency flare off the coast of France and France surrendered.
We have guns and a tyrannical government.
Coming soon to America????
I guess they forgot 1940.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” -- Edward R. Murrow
Reminds me of the old joke about the French having loads of guns for sale after WWII...LIKE NEW...ONLY DROPPED ONCE!
65,000 guns out of 6 million? That’s barely 1% compliance. I am rather proud of them.
Those hogue grips are junk.
The “Yellow Jacket” movement put the fear of G-d into the French ruling classes, and the French sheeple gave into them.