David Codrea (https://waronguns.com/) and I were having an email exchange on various subjects. He sent me a link, relating to one of those topics. As I read through it, I found something that really shook me. Ever since reading it, I’ve been thinking endlessly about it. Asking myself, “Who am I? What would I do?” Have you ever asked yourself, “Who are you? What would you do?”
Here’s the link, https://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/search?q=general+sebastian+snowflake
And here’s what I’m referring to specifically, the letter,
Yes, that letter was truly shocking, as it made me wonder, what I would do, if they came for my guns. Notice I wrote “guns” not “arms”, as I’m either a law abiding citizen or a coward, and we peasants aren’t allowed to own “arms”, only guns, and only some types of guns at that.
We hear a lot about being “politically pragmatic” or terms to that effect. Yet, how’s that pragmatism gone so far? It was “political pragmatism” which led the nations “oldest civil rights organization”, Negotiating Rights Away, aka the NRA to support the nations first national anti Second Amendment law, the National Firearms Act of 1934. That same “pragmatism” led to them supporting the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 (essentially an early version of the GCA, mandating record keeping, licenses and so forth), of course the Gun Control Act of 1968, and the list goes on.
That’s what a centralized, and connected, and “politically pragmatic”, “civil rights organization” got us.
Sadly we see Not Relevant Anymore, aka NRA, trying to bring a short barreled rifle case before the Supreme Court. This, from a former Marine and career magazine editor/publisher,
“The National Firearms Act imposes burdens on law-abiding gun owners that have no grounding in the text, history, or tradition of the Second Amendment,” said Doug Hamlin, NRA Executive Vice President & CEO. “The Second Amendment guarantees the right of Americans to own commonly used firearms—including short-barreled rifles—without government interference, and we’re hopeful that the Supreme Court will use this opportunity to reaffirm that right.”
Notice how many problems there are in that statement from Negotiating Rights Away EVP/CEO Doug Hamlin, a former Marine and career magazine editor/publisher? Has he or anyone at NRA read the Second Amendment? I don’t remember the Second Amendment saying anything about “Commonly used firearms”. Have they bothered to read Article II from their very own bylaws?
We’re back to the “in common use” theory. Next they’ll be talking about “precedent”. “In common use” will be the death of our movement, as sooner or later, someone will develop the next evolution of small arms, and it won’t be firearms, firing metallic cased cartridges from detachable box magazines with lead bullets exiting the muzzle. If we continue to rely on “in common use” as the NRA, and to be fair, the other national, centralized “politically pragmatic” “gun groups” out there do, then poof, gone, as soon as someone develops a Star Wars laser or a Star Trek phaser. “YOU CAN’T HAVE THAT BECAUSE IT’S NOT IN COMMON USE!” We will have shot ourselves in the foot, literally. Because we, the “political pragmatists”, gave the anti’s the ammo, again literally.
Meanwhile, neither Not Relevant Anymore, nor Gun Owners Of America “the only no compromise gun lobby”- again, 2A is about more than “guns”. Neither could tell me their stance on machine guns. After all the most “pro Second Amendment president in history”, his own DOJ is arguing machine guns are not covered by the Second Amendment! https://waronguns.com/about-our-beautiful-second-amendment/
Now the NRA bringing that case to the Supreme Court is astoundingly dangerous. Does anyone really expect the court, given its current make up to rule the right way? And that’s only if they decide to hear the case, which they’ve largely been reluctant to hear 2A cases as of late. But of the 2A cases they’ve heard, many have been ruled the WRONG way, by a supposed “conservative majority” court.
There’s no way to underestimate the danger the “political pragmatists” have placed us in. As I’ve said before, let’s start with Congress, and not risk the WRONG ruling by the Supreme Court. GOA seems to be going the political route. But not the NRA.
Now back to my orginal question, “What are you? What would you do?” Now no one truly knows what they’d do in a touchy situation until they’re in one, but how far can the American Militia be pushed?
Given the Trump administration and the GOP’s strategy of using militarized federales to round up illegal aliens, and bringing in the military to put down riots, what comes next you “political pragmatists”? Have you thought long term? Sooner or later there will be a Democrat in the White House, or an anti Second Amendment Republican. (Trump’s not very pro 2A as it is).
And when that happens, they will classify YOU, and ME and millions of others as politically undesirable. They WILL come for our guns. They will use the militarized federales and the military to do it. You may be cheering them on now, as they round up illegal aliens and put down riots, but you won’t be later. Remember, the “precedent” argument everyone relies on these days, including “gun groups”, that’ll bite us at some point. And we’re only allowed guns, because the “political pragmatists”, forgot about the “arms” and “Militia” part of the Second Amendment. Our semi automatic AR15’s won’t save us, but some members of the American Militia, will choose to die with their boots on, as opposed to surrender.
What will you do? Will you be the “from my cold dead hands” type, who refuses to take it anymore, when those militarized federales show up at your door? Or will you be the “political pragmatist” type, like the NRA, and get on all fours, ass end up, and take it like a good little fudd?
“Political pragmatism” will kill our movement. Figure out who you want to be, then train and prepare accordingly.
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