Posted on 05/14/2012 6:31:13 PM PDT by marktwain
Hmm, it’s this kind of blind obedience to the law, without any kind of rational thinking, that makes me a bit unsure of how dear leader’s potential dictatorship will be taken.
One thing that has me hopeful is the fact he doesn’t have any force to back up his claim if he grabbed power...but now it appears he won’t have any police force try to stop it either.
What? You expect reason from the gun grabbers?
But hey...Officer Friendly is our FRIEND!!! He’s there “to protect and serve”.
What a joke.
Bases are pretty anal about weapons. The local base store sells weapons but they have signs up that you have to register them if you live on base within days or leave immediately if you don’t. I’m guessing that right after you buy one you can’t do any more shopping or stay on base.
They have signs up at the gates about no concealed weapons. Does that mean that they have to be in the open then?
Only SFS folks and LEOs can carry on bases. They don't want anyone else in the mix if anything goes down - Security folks will follow war-time conventions in taking out anyone who isn't them, that shows a weapon.
Active Shooter instructions are a hoot - try to hide (but you aren't allowed to move out of your building because they call for a complete lockdown. If the shooter finds you, they tell you to throw things at him. I guess they feel that giving you a stapler against a shooter is a fair trade for insuring that only they and the bad guys have weapons.
What part of “shall not be infringed” is unclear?
A right only carries restraints against infringinging on equal or superior rights of other individuals. That’s life, liberty, property.
You ain't lying. Just imagine if the Ft Hood troops were allowed to carry. Hasan would have been martyred instead of the bogus show trial. Most bad guys by now have an idea about the active shooter response and would just pick a large building and slaughter everyone inside.
I think everyone ignores the carrying on base rules. They do random vehicle checks but I have never seen them patting down anyone and that is where most would have their weapons.
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