Stupid to die or go to prison over pieces of metal and plastic and wood - Page 5

Sparks1957 · May 31, 2012, 04:34 PM

That is very powerful. Thanks for bringing it back to our attention.

Powderman · May 31, 2012, 04:45 PM

Thanks for the compliment...but this is not my doing. My intent is to bring to the fore, once again, an essay that states simply and elegantly the importance of safeguarding our freedoms. There is only one piece of literature that I know of that equals the message and impact of Mr. Bateman's post:

Quote:

All too many of the other great tragedies of history—
Stalin’s atrocities, the killing fields of Cambodia, the Holocaust, to name but a few—were perpetrated by armed troops
against unarmed populations. Many could well have been
avoided or mitigated, had the perpetrators known their
intended victims were equipped with a rifle and twenty bullets
apiece, as the Militia Act required here.

If a few hundred Jewish fighters in the Warsaw
Ghetto could hold off the Wehrmacht for almost a month with
only a handful of weapons, six million Jews armed with rifles
could not so easily have been herded into cattle cars.
My excellent colleagues have forgotten these bitter lessons
of history.

The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines
the way vivid stories of gun crime routinely do. But few saw
the Third Reich coming until it was too late. The Second
Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those
exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have
failed—where the government refuses to stand for reelection
and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the
courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees.
However improbable these contingencies may seem today,
facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make
only once.

Kozinski, Alex, Justice of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; Silviera v. Lockyer, 1993.

Stevie-Ray · May 31, 2012, 06:35 PM

This is the first I've seen this. (Metal and Wood) Choked me right up. Bravo.

spanishjames · May 31, 2012, 08:58 PM

Good read indeed. It's a shame most of the populace doesn't realize why the Second Amendment was written. It was never about the National Guard or rabbit hunting. Guns, in the hands of honest men, are what keep citizens from becoming subjects.

Good job Dennis. I'll keep a copy of your essay handy.

Mr. James · June 2, 2012, 03:00 PM

Powderman,

I wish every high school civics student had to read Justice Kozinski's opinion.

Metal and Wood wouldn't hurt any, either!

edfrompa · June 3, 2012, 07:40 PM

Dennis, you have just received a standing ovation, one that will stand in many hearts for many years to come. Thankyou, Ed Strehl

JimPage · June 3, 2012, 08:04 PM

"Dennis, you have just received a standing ovation, one that will stand in many hearts for many years to come. Thankyou"

+1

jgcoastie · June 3, 2012, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. James

Powderman,

I wish every high school civics student had to read Justice Kozinski's opinion.

Metal and Wood wouldn't hurt any, either!

I'd like to see that expanded to every elected, appointed, and otherwise-employed official at every level of every government of these United States.

dajowi · June 8, 2012, 03:10 PM

The future of America is within us all. It is which future to pursue that divides us.

THE THINKER · June 11, 2012, 07:43 PM

Dennis,

Thank you so very much for your writing: It truly came from the very depths of your heart and I feel as though I have absorbed it in mine. I, myself took an oath ( twice, not once to defend this country from enemies within and without ) and I still feel that comittment.

I really hope your writing goes viral on the internet. It has been an inspiration for me as I am sure it will be for others, and at a very important time in our country.

Thank you sir, and God bless.

The Thinker

rebs · June 12, 2012, 07:16 AM

I had read a long time ago that the first rule of communism and dictatorship is to disarm the public, taking away their ability to resist. The government has already infringed upon our 2nd amendment right by restricting the type of arms we may own by the AWP. The federal AWB has been removed but some states including New York kept the restrictions on flash hiders and magazine capacity. Now we have the NATO thing that Hillary Clinton is pushing, its just a back door approach to complete gun control.

sonick808 · June 12, 2012, 08:23 AM

I know it was written years ago, but WOW!

May 31, 2012, 06:35 PM	#103
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	This is the first I've seen this. (Metal and Wood) Choked me right up. Bravo. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

May 31, 2012, 08:58 PM	#104
spanishjames Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2010 Posts: 553	Good read indeed. It's a shame most of the populace doesn't realize why the Second Amendment was written. It was never about the National Guard or rabbit hunting. Guns, in the hands of honest men, are what keep citizens from becoming subjects. Good job Dennis. I'll keep a copy of your essay handy. __________________ Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." -Sydney J. Harris

June 2, 2012, 03:00 PM	#105
Mr. James Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 1,521	Powderman, I wish every high school civics student had to read Justice Kozinski's opinion. Metal and Wood wouldn't hurt any, either! __________________ "...A humble and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Ps. li "When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." —Frederic Bastiat

June 3, 2012, 07:40 PM	#106
edfrompa Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 1999 Posts: 335	metal wood and plastic Dennis, you have just received a standing ovation, one that will stand in many hearts for many years to come. Thankyou, Ed Strehl

June 3, 2012, 08:04 PM	#107
JimPage Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2010 Location: Rome, NY Posts: 941	"Dennis, you have just received a standing ovation, one that will stand in many hearts for many years to come. Thankyou" +1 __________________ Jim Page Cogito, ergo armatum sum

May 31, 2012, 04:34 PM	#101
Sparks1957 Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,552	That is very powerful. Thanks for bringing it back to our attention.

June 8, 2012, 03:10 PM	#109
dajowi Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Posts: 1,196	The future of America is within us all. It is which future to pursue that divides us.

June 11, 2012, 07:43 PM	#110
THE THINKER Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 4	Metal and Wood Dennis, Thank you so very much for your writing: It truly came from the very depths of your heart and I feel as though I have absorbed it in mine. I, myself took an oath ( twice, not once to defend this country from enemies within and without ) and I still feel that comittment. I really hope your writing goes viral on the internet. It has been an inspiration for me as I am sure it will be for others, and at a very important time in our country. Thank you sir, and God bless. The Thinker

June 12, 2012, 07:16 AM	#111
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I had read a long time ago that the first rule of communism and dictatorship is to disarm the public, taking away their ability to resist. The government has already infringed upon our 2nd amendment right by restricting the type of arms we may own by the AWP. The federal AWB has been removed but some states including New York kept the restrictions on flash hiders and magazine capacity. Now we have the NATO thing that Hillary Clinton is pushing, its just a back door approach to complete gun control.

June 12, 2012, 08:23 AM	#112
sonick808 Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 396	I know it was written years ago, but WOW!