Notes From HPS
BY Herschel Smith
9 years ago
Proprietors of a mine at the center of a land use dispute called for a Thursday protest at the Medford District Bureau of Land Management office while they attempt to serve papers, the Sugar Pine Mine announced Sunday. The mine has recently come under increased media scrutiny after member of Oath Keepers, current and retired military, law enforcement and public service personnel who have sworn not to obey unconstitutional orders, including orders to disarm the American people, arrived on premises at the request of the owners to provide security.
I expect to see more and more of this sort of thing, and it will turn from easy, clear-headed skirmishes to more complex and difficult operations in the future. I suspect that in ten years we will all yearn for the easy, peaceful, fat years.
Given Netanyahu’s apparent at least tacit tolerance–if not active approval–of such highly restrictive gun laws, when he speaks of “self-defense,” he is talking about the national government’s ability to defend the country from outside threats. He is not referring to individual citizens defending themselves and their families from violent criminals, and is certainly not referring to the people’s ability to resist a government that seeks to slip the leash of the constitutional limits on its power.
Yes, while I admire Netanyahu’s stance and strength on many issues (especially in light of the sniveling, cowardly pussy we currently have for a president), I have noted his collectivist stance on guns, and I find it repulsive. Unfortunately it will limit my support and advocacy for a Netanyahu administration to the bare minimum (he’s better than the alternatives who are mostly communists).
Joe Manchin admits that he lied during his campaign for election and his “support” for gun rights. But anyone with two brain cells knew that about him then and knows it now.
Robbery using an AK-47. I’ve heard all about how those who open carry rifles are idiots, clowns, and people simply trying to make a statement while really being asses. Yep, I’ve heard that for a while now, to the point that it has gotten old. But are we reaching a point in America where we will need to carry a rifle around because the bad guys have rifles? A pistol doesn’t compare to a rifle, unless you’re Jerry Miculek or Rob Leatham.
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On April 23, 2015 at 10:57 am, Archer said:
“A pistol doesn’t compare to a rifle, unless you’re Jerry Miculek or Rob Leatham.”
And even then, have you seen Jerry Miculek run a rifle?
On April 26, 2015 at 12:59 pm, Rog Jerry said:
I think the robbers used a rifle because that’s all they had between them. It’s hard for me to picture daytime holdups with rifles unless it’s in an area of town where the cops have given up and are just letting gangstas have the run of the place. (This robbery happened in the early morning.)