Theoretical situation question:

Well, if I wanted to live in California I would.

You are made aware that all privately owned weapons must be centrally secured temporarily, only for the duration of the crisis, for public security in this extraordinary situation.

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Simple, weapons not on my person are in the safe, those not so are with me. Same as it ever was.

Or are you implying that I would need to surrender my arms to the "Authorities" for "the duration of the crisis"?

If that be the case; Look Down.

Screw public security. I am more worried about my security and that of my family.

No government ever secured safety by disarming law-abiding citizens. They have, however, mad many slaves and corpses.

With my track record of procrastination, I'll get right on that. Later on...

A crisis of some sort occurs in your locality, and a form of martial law is installed in your area. You are made aware that all privately owned weapons must be centrally secured temporarily, only for the duration of the crisis, for public security in this extraordinary situation.

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I understand this is a theoretical question, but under just what circumstances would there be a local crisis that would result in the temporary confiscation of all privately owned firearms? I can't think of any such situation where this has occurred or would occur here in the USA. You might as well be forumulating responses for the Red Dawn and Mars Attacks scenarios.

I'd turn them in to authorities. Of course, that could be dangerous: I wouldn't want to be hit by any flying pigs on my way to the turn-in area.

That would be against our state's constitution, as liberal as my state is. Worst case senerio would be firearms must be kept on our own property. Other than that would be some kinda governmental overthrow and all bets would be off!

yeah funny thing happened, all of my guns fell in a lake, i read a new article in field and stream to hunt with every gun possible all at once, I got up to pee, and I tiped everything out. dang

that above is as much bs as confiscating weapons to a secure location

My guns, stay with me.

Guns?

What guns?

Shucks, I done misplaced all mine.

Moving to Legal And Political.

I'd say that the governmental organization issuing that proclamation would be a bigger problem than whatever transient riot was going on.

Whats wrong with you guys?? =)

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"A crisis of some sort occurs in your locality..."

Crises, of the type that occurred in Aberdeen, Scotland or Winnetka, IL, lead to inappropriate laws, passed to remedy aberrant situations that are unlikely to occur again. What liberty loving people have to be aware of is an accumulation of seemingly innocuous incursions, so called 'reasonable gun laws' that build on one another until we are left defenseless.
Case in point: When the average age of motorcyclists began climbing and the concommitment number of riders and sales decreased, the rights of riders began to be trampled in the form of insurance restrictions, i.e., the Teamsters eliminating health insurance coverage if a teamster got hurt while riding, places we could ride and communities that banned bikes entirely. When rideship increased and the average age of riders began falling because younger riders were joining the ranks, the situation turned around. Sure do-gooders began lamenting the increase in motorcycle related deaths with their attendant call for restrictions and helmet laws, but in numbers there is power.
Although I have not looked at the demographics lately, I have read that the number of new shooters is declining. It seems to me that unless we want to be the last generation that thinks the 2nd A is more than a curiousity,we need to bring in more young people. As to how to do that, I am going to start a new thread asking for suggestions.
Steve

I would immediately post my response on the Internet as the authorities would never think of looking at the Internet to see what certified gun loonies would do with their arsenal of deadly weapons.

Kind of an interesting scenario in fiction. Did anyone read Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling - good gun related fiction in a sense. In the book, Nantucket Island is transported back in time to the Bronze Age and has to fend for itself. No other civilization.

They realize that they need to defend themselves potentially against Bronze Age civilizations that may become aware of them, even across the Atlantic. The police chief of Nantucket has all the guns confiscated (or contributed) to the Island militia. You can get a homemade crossbow in its place. There is discussion of this with the local NRA loonies, like us. Then environmentalists who want to save the Native Americans from our pollution and save the whales (which the folks are already eating) burn down the gun warehouse.

The Islanders have to rebuild a gun industry from scratch and that is quite interesting.

I corresponded with Stirling and said that the true gun loonie, like us, would not turn in the guns. If a Texas town went back in time and the sherrif asked for the guns, that would be laughed at. Stirling agreed and we discussed how the confiscation was really a plot device to get rid of the large number of modern guns that would be found in today's society and force the Islanders to recreate a firearms industry. Interesting book.

Thus, I'm not worried unless I go back in time. Gun boards do like the confiscation/shall we fight? threads every once in awhile.

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I believe an unabgiuous response is best in this case.

I agree. I believe in truth in advertising.

Shame on all of you. If the Goverment says it is for our own good of course it is. I would hope they would allow me to keep my dads single shot 16 guage and the .22 he gave me. I would turn in my only handguns A .25 cal Titan. We must support the Government..... Its for the childrens sake.

I can't think of any such situation where this has occurred or would occur here in the USA.

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Well, 20 years ago or so, I could not conceive of the things that have happened in the past few years ...

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that many FEMA disaster plans call for such a contingency of confiscating weapons. Well, good luck to THAT in places like Montana

When the solution to a crisis is to distrust the citizens with firearms, it is time for the citizens to question their government.

I believe that many FEMA disaster plans call for such a contingency of confiscating weapons

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TallPine, do you know what conditions precedent would trigger confiscation?
Steve