US report predicts nuclear or biological attack by 2013That's just one scenario. There are plenty of others, both natural and man-made, and at the risk of incurring ridicule, Reichstag fires to justify new "emergency" powers have been known to happen.
I wonder what government policy would be in a full-blown martial law national lock-down?
I wonder if law and order would completely break down in significant portions of the country and if we in the middle of it would be on our own?
I wonder if--Katrina lawsuit rulings notwithstanding--a military/police deployment would try to round up guns in some areas?
I wonder if gun owners would accept that?
I wonder what some would do once civil recourse via elections and lawsuits was indefinitely suspended?
I wonder how people would react to forced relocations?
I wonder why any talk of preparing for such eventualities is met with contempt and hostility by some? Are they saying the time to plan and prepare is after disaster strikes?
This may be much ado about nothing--standard preparations, they've been doing it since the Cold War.
But still, where in history is any civilization guaranteed stasis? Have not despotism and mass destruction plagued every civilization that preceded ours? Is it not, in fact, still commonplace throughout the globe? By what suspension of reality, by what denial of the observable and the probable, by what art, device or magic are we sheltered few immune from catastrophe? Are we certain, from our brief and privileged vantage point, that such things will ever remain headline curiosities? Is it not just plain stupid to proclaim that our familiar way of life will forever be the norm, when everything that has gone before us shows we are, instead, the extremely lucky beneficiaries of a rare and fortunate convergence of circumstances; and one, by the way, that has only been preserved under force of arms?
[Via The Bitter Clinger]
Yeah, most gun owners would accept that. That's because all they are are gun "owners." They're not militia, they're not really shooters, they've little sense of history and no real interest in liberty.
ReplyDelete*sigh*
The funny thing is that the government, and most people, think the US gov will last forever. No government ever has, but they think this one will be the first ever.
ReplyDeleteWell if it does last the money they keep printing like wild fire will be worth less per square than toilet paper. And I'm not talking the high dollar two ply.
ReplyDeleteThe rules at my house:
ReplyDelete1)We are not going to be herded by any gov't agency. Those things tend to turn out badly.
2)We go 90 degrees to the direction of the fleeing masses. Mobs are usually 100% wrong.
The "MONEY" they are printing will be needed to keep the night fires burning, because that's all it is worth!!! As far as an attack, the border has been open since 9/11, so where are all the "BAD GUYS", in Washington DC, trying to spread fear among the people, Pray to GOD and don't fear man, it's just a ploy that won't work.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, but what to DO about it?
ReplyDeleteYou put out the word, like you're doing now. You put out your opinions on what you'd do in that situation; exchanging ideas will help people who have no clue. And most importantly, you prepare. Lay in gun cleaning kits and ammo before they're taxed out of sight or purchase become monitored. Find a secure, hidden place to keep your guns locked up so they don't get stole (or "confiscated" away from you.)
ReplyDeleteGood preparation is 9/10ths of the battle.
Me, personally? I'm (very seriously) considering moving to Alaska. Low population; no state income taxes; as Red a state as you could hope to find (And Sarah Palin's the Governor!); plenty of hunting and fishing; and the biggest town is about 25,000. (Plus if I work with the Inuit tribes, the Feds will forgive my Student Loans.)
Did I mention Alaska has no direct land connection to the "lower 48"?