Back in basic training we all got to shoot and otherwise familiarize ourselves with our weapons. That was the easy part. The tougher part was hardening our minds. In basic we didn’t actually kill anybody, we just learned how to do it then we kept training until what we learned was drilled into our minds and souls. Most of the guys who went through all that training never had to pull a trigger on another human but they had to be ready to do so if it was needed. It had to be done that way then and now it has to be done again. Hopefully, we won’t need all that mental training now either. Hopefully, we’ll write thousands of posts and beat our chests and make dire threats. . . all for nothing.
You’re right when you claim that we’re mostly anti-terrorist and anti-murder. But what do we do when our government is murdering and terrorizing its own citizens? Every Jew killed by the Nazis was killed lawfully by lawfull representatives of a lawfully elected government. Almost daily we’re treated to the spectacle of American citizens being mistakenly deprived of their property, their fortunes and their lives by lawfull representatives of our lawfully elected government. How much more do we have to witness before we say “Enough!”
I’m old . . . too old to be of much use in whatever is to happen. Hell, if it holds off another year I might not even be around for it. I have kids though, and grandkids too and they’ll be involved. I hope they survive. Moreover, I hope they survive in freedom.
Merry Christmas to you and have a happy and safe 2010!
You are never too old to pull a trigger if that is where your head is at, remember, you aren't talking about war, you are talking about domestic terrorism, so you can work part time and from home.