Did they actually go door to door and ask people to surrender there guns?If I recall correctly (which is always a problem with me), it wasn't the ATF. It was the local cops.
Wow. I don't watch the news as I don't believe a thing they have to say. I watched the you tube video and It amazes me how this type of thing could have gone on here in America. I understand them wanting to disarm the BG's but an old lady? I live in Nevada as you can see and I don't think that type of thing would go over very well here. To many upstanding citizen's willing to protect there 2 amendment rights. Lots of .50 cal's and AR and AK in the hands of citizens. I could be wrong but I think it would be a tuff job for LE or the military to disarm Nevada........Yes they did. It was all over the news and Internet. Personally I think it was a test of sorts, to gauge public reaction to governmental extreme measures in the event of a crisis.
Your right. I need to make some changes. A buddy of mine said pretty much the same thing about the ammo supply. I gotta stock up on more ammo. I have no family here in Nevada so I would one of the first to join up with the fight for you rights's clan. (though I would be around member #15,0024)Not watching the news/sticking your head in the sand is not good idea, even if you dont believe all they have to say it keeps you abreast of what is going on, then you can use other means to come to a general truth about what the news says. Knowledge "the fact or condition of being aware of something"
Yes they did. It was all over the news and internet. Personally I think it was a test of sorts, to gauge public reaction to governmental extreme measures in the event of a crisis.
More to follow due to storm clouds on the horizon...
Your right. I need to make some changes. A buddy of mine said pretty much the same thing about the ammo supply. I gotta stock up on more ammo. I have no family here in Nevada so I would one of the first to join up with the fight for you rights's clan. (though I would be around member #15,0024)
Honestly, not being sarcastic here..... I'm not sure who this was directed at, and I'm not sure if it's satire. I do know this; By disarming indiscriminantly they aided the looters. They took the right of self protection away from law abiding citizens. Do you think they got any weapons off the scumbags who had them illegally? I certainly hope you are not advocating such an idea. The right to bear arms is an entrustment that good people will do good things. A law abiding gun owner should never need to give up a gun at the time they need it most. I seriously doubt a CCW permit holder was shooting at any helicopters, but the b*stard who did was a dangerous SOB, and people should have the right to protect their family against such A-holes.What are you some kind of an ALCU kook that wants to arm looters. They're out there shooting at helicopters and bothering puppies in the Superdome. We have to protect our law officers during these unstable times.
There's a good point buried deep here. You need to repeat the mantra: "Liberal slant, liberal slant..." while you watch the news, but you do need to watch it. Camera lenses have no biases, but the editors who choose what footage to show do. Interviews will be taken out of context, but you can't make any judgement at all if you don't even watch. It doesn't take long to notice conflicting reports. As hard as they try to add their biases, you need to try equally to see through them, otherwise, you know nothing, and by the time you hear anything, it's so convaluted that it's just blather.Quote:
Not watching the news/sticking your head in the sand is not good idea, even if you dont believe all they have to say it keeps you abreast of what is going on, then you can use other means to come to a general truth about what the news says. Knowledge "the fact or condition of being aware of something"
HMM... It would be easy to say that this is one of those "Black Helicopter" deals, but in a way... Naw, can't make that jump. I'll agree with this however; it may not have been executed for this purpose, but you can bet they later used it as a guage to measure public outcry.Yes they did. It was all over the news and internet. Personally I think it was a test of sorts, to gauge public reaction to governmental extreme measures in the event of a crisis.
Hmm, could this be why they never funded the proper maintenance and upgrades to the levees even though their lack of ability and stability were known and brought to light for quite a while prior to this incident?