Posted on 03/08/2005 8:05:19 PM PST by freeholland
David Koresh was a nut. He actually thought that the Federal Goverment was a threat to him and his followers. I guess they proved him wrong. </ sarcasm
Yeah, they sure showed him!!
You know, this reminds me of the scene in "Mars Attacks!" where the Martians are running after the humans, shooting their ray guns at them, and shouting: "Don't run! We come in peace!"
I love alternate history books, too. Let's see, if the Vikings had conquered North America, would I be having lutefisk for lunch right now? :-)
Wash it down with a horn of mead. (Did I spell that correctly?)
Yes, you did!
(Yum.)
Infuriating liberal a-hole. Is there no arguement they will try to get us to give up our liberty? Yes, Waco is an excellent example of government tranny. So are these outrageous court discisions. I guess people have not had their fill.
Unfortunately, I believe you are correct. Sad to see those being hoodwinked by 'reasonable' proposals...
Another one of America's domestic enemies identifies himself.
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAList POLICY UNDERSTANDING
There we go, fixed.
bump
Better yet, return to the early 19th century laws of some states which required all able bodied males in a certain age bracket to own a military type firearm and ammunition, and to practice using that weapon on a regular basis.
I'm not sure where I read that or which states had that kind of law. But I think at least some of those states were the same ones where it's now very difficult for anyone to legally possess a gun of any kind, and practically impossible for an ordinary law abiding citizen to legally carry a concealed weapon.
Carolyn
Bing Bing Bing ~ winner!
However, that pre-programming gives way quickly in the American mindset. Notice that while still airborne and just minutes since the 4-way attack began the passengers on the 4th plane got word of the plan, concluded pacifism wasn't going to work in this case, and switched to plan B: "let's roll!".
After 9/11, a huge number of Americans sought out their 2nd Amendment rights - despite the absurdity of .38 vs 747. (I was shocked when my cardiologist asked me what he should buy.) Should the next terrorist attack be on a more personal level as predicted by the article's author, faith in the 2nd Amendment will come back in a force that will give the Brady Bunch apoplectic fits. Carrying a 9mm to stop a hijacked airliner won't happen (TSA won't let you take it onboard, and it won't be useful outside the plane), but a mall attack will convince millions of the value of carrying 24/7.
Modern Americans tend toward a disarmed, pacifistic, submissive attitude toward possible future assault. Once an assault occurs, however, they go polar opposite of armed to the teeth, vengeful, win-at-all-costs attitude. 24 terrorists took out three buildings, causing us to go from soft pushovers to taking out two countries in very short order. A mall attack may seem attractive to terrorists, but they'll learn the hard way to not get between a shopper and a mall.
Triple wrote:
He should draft a constitutional amendment, and begin the process. [of repeal]
Here's a guy thats done just that and claims he wants to discuss the issue:
Constitutional Topic: The Second Amendment - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
Address:http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html Changed:9:05 PM on Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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