Okay, okay "uncle" already. Sorry for all of the confusion...dh (dear husband), all else posted by Dennis is correct. It's an alphabet soup world...
The topic was Martial Law, and under martial law ALL of your property can become gov't property. My personal experience at being disarmed and left alone without a means of defending myself just didn't feel good, to put it nicely. I will not let it happen to me again, even if it means crossing my fingers behind my back while I say "I live in a gun-free home". (I laugh when I lie, this will be tuff).
My understanding is only the governor (state) can call out the National Guard (NG), but it takes the Prez to nationalize it with the approval of Congress. How many screaming civilians will it take for Congress to approve? No response required. Then, of course there's FEMA.
This is not what we want. Do you want a worst case? Once it happens it will be too late to exit town. All on/off ramps will have little command posts set up to prevent you from leaving. I don't have kids so I might chance it, but some of you sure wouldn't want to run the risk of hoofing if out of town at zero-dark-thirty only to have someone yell "stop or we shoot" at you, your spouse, or kids. And after that? ...we get to go "to camp?" My most humble opinion is we do not have the resources to do this, so this an unrealistic option, at least for me. Our military is spread so thin already in Korea, Yugoslavia, etc. along with enlistment shortages being reported by both Army and Air Force. In addition, the NG just doesn't have resources either for adequate coverage. Martial Law may be declared, but more than likely it will be as it was during the Watts riots in LA and the Rodney King riots. If you're out on the streets when you're not supposed to be, you will get one warning.
In my case, while martial law had not been declared, I was disarmed "for my own protection". I can see how this can become a viable rationale for disarming the public as a whole if martial law is declared. It would be for our own protection to ensure that "innocent people" do not get hurt. Unless of course they decide to draft you. Under martial law they can do this, too. So, you gonna go hide in the attic with your guns?
I pray for clarity on these issues and it's easy to get caught up in the hype. We need to keep it (martial law) in perspective and make prudent arrangements. My dh taught me if you panic, you lose.
I for one have seen too many good people die (physically & spiritually) fighting someone else's wars for the wrong reasons. Freedom...(mine & yours) is the ONLY reason worth dying for.
WE THE PEOPLE can and must stop this (martial law, EO's & gun control) before it gets out of control. When I was a little bit younger, we used to have peaceful demonstrations (sit-in's), they called 'em protests, so I date myself. Always up for a good sit-in...paint daisies on my face, fringe my jeans, listen to some good music again for a change, oh, yeah! and leave the Mini-14 at home!
