Britain took away its people's guns, bit by bit, each time with "sensible measures that everybody can agree on," until finally it was illegal to own a gun at all. That is the liberals' plan for America too. And now no one in Britain is safe from criminals, who strike when and where they please, without fear.
Check out Mark Steyn's article over on the American Spectator website about what happens when a government outlaws its citizens' guns. Dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and wannabe dictators like obama can't abide citizens with guns, because the people can resist tyranny with them. Disarm, then dominate. Never thought it would happen in America. But here we are.
A pretty, young, auburn-haired woman – mid-20s – drove down a lonely country road somewhere in Oklahoma. Appearing in her rearview mirror, at the back windshield, were two menacing orbs of light floating amid ashen dusk. The guttural roar of a souped-up big block shook the tiny Volkswagen Rabbit as a van-load of inbred thugs lurched left and drew alongside her. A ponytailed passenger taunted inaudibly and blew foul kisses between crude hand gestures. He pointed for her to pull over as the van repeatedly swerved dangerously close.
Inside the car a man, asleep in the reclining passenger seat,...
Well, Thomas Jefferson said it more eloquently than I ever could: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants", and; "Those that beat their swords into plowshares will end up working for those that do not."
What Obama and the liberals fail to recognize is that the 2nd Amendment was written for moments such as right now, for exactly what they are trying to do; it has nothing to do with hunting and self-defense.
Barrack isn't smart as the Soviets were, THEY recognized MAD when they saw it and avoided it. Currently the American people and American government have a MAD relationship. obama and company by past example, will be too stupidly aggressive to keep out of trouble as the Soviets did. A decidedly nasty slugging match appears to be scheduled. The bulk of military are siding...
I understand where he is coming from, but then again, we can't just roll over and play dead.