Yet they don’t have the balls to go after people that WILL shoot back like gang-bangers or Chris Dorner, but they will enthusiastically go after law abiding citizens.
I hope all of it bullying and intimidation are worth it, because IF law abiding citizens ever find the nerve to start shooting back, you’re all completely hosed.
Just remember, in a disaster like Katrina (or worse) they are still going to come for your guns - law or no law. They’ll figure it’s better to do it and deal with the fallout later. Take precautions.
Police: We're in a state of emergency due to ...
Citizen: Oh my gosh! Are you here with food, water, directions/transportation to shelter or medical supplies?
Police: No, we're here for your guns. Step aside or I will be forced to taser you...
Why is it so many people of questionable character - yes I'm referring to those in "authority" positions - have this knee-jerk reaction to any situation: grab control, infringe on freedom and rights. That seems to be their default position going into, well, any situation.
The Florida House and Senate, backed by the Governor, are are on the same path. The Florida Sheriffs Association are opposed to the legislation and are taking big heat for their stance ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3140203/posts
FIFTY? It's been going on for far longer than at. My personal least-favorite, Wickhard v Filburn, was in the 1930's... but even our Founders had the Federalists vs Anti-Federalists. (The Federalists were for a large, strong national government, and did not want competition for authority from the States.)
In reference to my earlier posse comitatus statement about disasters, it seems to me that the way to approach this is as a dichotomy. That is, police tend to view citizens as either unfriendly or friendly. By creating statutes that encourage them to see citizens as “friendlies”, perhaps even helpful in keeping order, it would incline police to see them as such.
Right now, a cop approaching a group of armed people is inclined to fear the worst, his natural worry. But if there are ground rules in which he can see them as helpful, his approach will be a lot friendlier.
Gun liberty is a great example of this. Before the gun liberty laws, a lot of police were apprehensive about armed citizens, putting them in the “unfriendly” column. But once the laws were passed, the police quickly figured out that armed citizens were great allies and very helpful, and even made their job easier.
Government is not our friend and never will be.
That is all.
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