Guns will protect you from tsunamis.

[Undertoad]

Guns do work to curb government power B. Whatever law they pass still requires an agent of the government to enforce it. That means somebody is put in mortal danger. That in turn explains why the IRS does almost all its business via the US Mail.

I brought up alcohol prohibition earlier, "revenuers" who got their ass shot full of buckshot and the backyard distillers who would load up without fear, were part of the equation.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Guns do work to curb government power B. Whatever law they pass still requires an agent of the government to enforce it. That means somebody is put in mortal danger. That in turn explains why the IRS does almost all its business via the US Mail.

I brought up alcohol prohibition earlier, "revenuers" who got their ass shot full of buckshot and the backyard distillers who would load up without fear, were part of the equation.

Those days are long gone, wounded knee, Ruby ridge, Waco.
If you run afoul of one of their laws, most likely your contact will be with a local police officer. If he leaves with a load of buckshot in his ass, they will come down on you in biblical proportion. You will not win.
They have the power to send an "army" without even going outside the County for help.
If your buddy joins you, a State will join them.
If two buddies join you, the Federal Government will join them.

No, staying on top of the politicians is the only shot at preventing onerous laws making your life miserable.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Those days are long gone, wounded knee, Ruby ridge, Waco.

Not necessarily.

Like at the ballot box, a few isolated individuals don't mean much, but collectively, the more the merrier...so to speak. Especially when the boys in blue have a lot of shared values with the general population.

Thats a scary Apache photo you have there. Two words: posse commitatus.