beerslurpy
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All of the real crimes were on the books long before guns were invented and they will continue to be on the books long after we switch to ray guns.
My wifes attitude does outline what many of the anti-gun people don't realize. Many Americans treasure the rights outlined in our constitution even if they don't exercise them on a regular basis themselves. Many Americans will fight for these rights when push comes to shove and woe be unto those who try to turn this country into a police state.
Yes, but - part of keeping up that fight is letting the powers that be know what kind of a fight they would be getting into in the event that they torture the constitution and ignore the people to the point of banning guns.Let's hope and keep up the fight so that we may never learn what we will all do...
I don't know what oath you took but the oath I took shortly after my 18th birthday stated that I would give my allegiance to my country and the constitution--didn't say anything whatsoever about the government. Might want to rethink that stance. I know it's semantics but still...the Government, to which I owe my allegiance
On a related note, for about a year, I was telling people, "I carry a gun for the same reason I have a fire extinguisher in my house..." Then I realized I didn't have a fire extinguisher! Bought one forthwith. Hope I never need it but if I do, it's there.phoglund said:"Herself" reminds me of my wife. When I once brought up this very subject my wife said, "If they try to take my guns away I'm taking them all up in the mountains and fight for them!". I found this a bit amusing since she doesn't own any guns and never shoots any of mine.
No, I don't think so, especially with regard to long guns and especially the non uber-tacticooool ones.Manedwolf said:Here, if push came to shove and We the People had to fight back, most people, never having practiced or even used a firearm, would be more of a danger to themselves and those with them than to the enemy.
Well, I wouldn't run away and hide anywhere. I'd keep my firearms, albeit in a low profile mode (no regular shooting). In other words, I'd stay where I am and I wouldn't voluntarily surrender any firearms.If all private ownership of firearms was banned, federally, what would you do or where would you go? Canada would be a bad place since they would have probaly banned guns too, by then. What country would be desireable to live in which has little gun control?
No offense, but if you're just gonna run away and hide somwhere, why should you benefit later on? Stay and fight and endure, or get out and stay out.Depening on my personal situation, I would move to a gun friendly country in mid europe (if possible to move my guns there) and then move back if the ban was repealed.
I would turn them in, like 99.999% of Americans would do.
Talk is cheap, but when push comes to shove all you keyboard freedom fighters would turn them at the nearest collection area. Is it worth having your families, friends, and life destroyed for the sake of a few firearms? I think not.
at that time in the future firearm ownership among American will be a tiny % because of years of severe restrictions, licensing restrictions and hunting being banned
I would turn them in, like 99.999% of Americans would do.
I also suspect more that a few "keyboard freedom fighters" can hit a man at 500 yards with an iron sighted battle rifle. I sure wouldn't want to come and collect any firearms from them...
when I had refuted every argument (primarily that someone willing to break the ultimate taboo and take a human life would not be deterred by a regulation involving how the gun used was acquired), she said, "If there were no guns, there would be no gun crime.)
Now, given that Hillary isn't gonna come to your door herself, but she is going to send Army, NG or police to do the job instead. Still ready to face those "enemies"? These are your range buddies, neighbors and guys you may have served with. They are following her orders, while you are not.
Where do you stand?
I won't come right out and say what I'd do...it may come back to bite me in the @ss some day.If all private ownership of firearms was banned, federally, what would you do or where would you go?