At what point do YOU declare war against the government?
Answer the question.
That, Sir, is a question most of us do not want to answer, because we don't want to believe that that particular course of action will be necessary.
We want to work through the system.
Violence, even justifiable violence, needs to be our very last resort.
The system can still work for us. In just a couple of months, the '94 AWB will sunset. More states are recognizing the right to carry, even if it is presented as a privlidge, it is still a step in the right direction.
States are announcing new reciprocity agreements frequently (see Washington).
We survived 8 years under Clinton, and we have emerged out the other side of the tunnel.
I want to make one more thing clear. I have zero fear regarding laying down my life to protect the liberty that has been granted our great nation. I want to make sure my children will grow up in the True Spirit of America.
But I will not throw my life away, especially when there is still time to prevent the violence that so many are talking about.
Forget what we will do in 2 or 5 or 50 years when they come for our guns. There are 80
MILLION of us nationwide. We have a military of 2.5 million.
2.5 Million people are not going to disarm 80 million people overnight. Instead, they will do it piece by piece through the legistlative process put forth in the Constitution.
So instead of focusing on what we will do then, lets focus on what we can do NOW!!!
First things first, if we don't hang together, we will surely hang apart. So stop your bickering.
On that note we need to start reaching out to the "golfers with guns" crowd and the "deer rifle crowd".
We need to convince them that all firearm owners are at risk.
We need to set good example of ourselves, as firearm owners, CHL holders, and sporting enthousiasts.
Rather than go off on these anti-government tirades, which convince anyone watching that we are a bunch of tinfoil hat wearing loonies (which is how the antis portray us), we need to work against this stereotype.
Right now the media portray us as Nazis, KKK members, back country Bubbas, and rednecks.
While there are plenty of Bubbas and Rednecks on this board (I may even be one of them), we need to show that we are not tolerant of the Neo-Nazi Facists, and the KKK. We need to show that its not just people in the South that own firearms. We need to show that Doctors, Journalists, Lawyers, Tradesmen, LEOs and business men and women own firearms. And not just for hunting.
We need to convince more firearm owners to pick up the "evil black rifles", just so that there are more of them being bought by honest, law abiding citizens. Each EBR that is purchased and NOT used in a crime is a contribution to our effort.
Every CHL holder that doesn't get road rage, doesn't get into random shootouts and is courteous if pulled over helps our cause. Lets show the Police that CHL holders and firearm owners are the good guys. Let's show the rank and file that they should support us. Lets show the Country that an Armed Society is a Polite Society. Every CHL holder that maintains his spotless record is a victory for us.
Sorry for the long post.
I.G.B.