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Guard the Homefront....part II
Rembrandt
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Andy Griffth asks the question what firearm you would use to defend your homeland.....My question is a little different..."What measures would you take to protect and provide for family members/loved ones?"....this of course is assuming all aspects of civil obedience have broken down.
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Guns! Guns! Guns!
SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
The worst-case scenario is a major city with a limited number of choke points. I'm thinking of Manhattan. The problem there would be the large ratio of mob to citizens and the relative lack of firepower for each citizen. Those millions of people are going to run out of water and food pretty quickly if the services go out and the tunnels and bridges are cut off. I'm glad I don't live there. The one bright spot for them is that their firemen and policemen have proven themselves in a bad situation, and so have unit reputations and history to live up to. I think that would help in a crisis.
As I've said elsewhere on this board, the two things that most concern me are a Rodney King riot type of situation, where for PC reasons the riot is allowed to burn itself out and heaven help those caught in it; and a sudden suicide/homicide individual or small squad attack like in Israel that happens too quickly for government to respond before it is over. The problem with running for the hills is that in the riot scenario, it may be more dangerous to try to escape than to defend in place, while in the terrorist scenario it's over one way or the other too quickly to head for the hills. If you already live in a rural area close to the hills, you're probably safe from these threats anyway.
I'd get my family and a maybe one or two other trusted families and storm a local supermarket. I'd barricade the doors and use the supplies ourselves. Armed guard at the only entrance. If anyone wants to trade we are open for business.
Cold blooded maybe, but strongest survives, and you can't be strong without food.
NIKLASAL@hotmail.com
SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
Rob's - You have read enough post on here to know the attitude of most of the users. Come-on suprised that we could even concieve civil unrest. I know I have been outspoken rights wise (sometimes a bit much). But I for one think about it occasionaly, don't dwell on it though. Mainly when the topic comes up here or on most of Josey's posts
IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY RIGHTS - GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY (this includes politicians)
Edited by - BlueTic on 04/21/2002 10:31:24
SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
So I have to ask, do you believe in the Bible or not? I guess a lot of people just believe parts of it.
I love freedom, cause a chained dog ain't happy. A southern born child living behind enemy lines in occupied territory
SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY
AlleninAlaska aglore@gci.net
How would you rather die, 10,000 foot pounds of muzzle energy in the BUTT or a sharp knife in the HEART?
SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY
When in doubt...empty the magazine!!
Clouder..
christian
I love freedom, cause a chained dog ain't happy. A southern born child living behind enemy lines in occupied territory
so forgive me if I seem dumb.I,ve been reading the posts on this discussion and I'm surprised and somewhat relieved,that I'm not the
only one that feels that having several firearms,and a substantial
cache of ammo and survival essentials may be nessessary in the near future.
Three years ago,I began exercising my 2nd Ammendment rights.Being
a news and info junkie,I came to the conclusion(in 1999),that it
was just a matter of time before middle eastern extremeists, brought
terrorism in a big way to the U.S. 9/11 was worse than I imagined.
Think about it.What If someone had imagined the events of 9/11,
before this happened?That person would have been labled a paranoid
lunatic.At least a little nutty, at worst,maybe dangerous.
Now the "unthinkable"(at least in the minds of "normal" people).
has happened.That makes anything "thinkable",now plausable.
Which brings me to my next thought.
For years, our "government" (read-bureaucrats) has made a train
wreck of our foreign relations.The various agentcies, departments
factions, special intrests, etc. have "tinkered" with foreign
governments and socio-economies so much that it has made us a lot
enemies.A lot of countries, large and small, or powerful groups
in these counties (or even within our own borders) are dying to take a bite out of our collective *.
9/11 proved we are vunerable.It also exposed another flaw.That our
"government" is to big, fat, and bloated to quickly respond to any
credible active threat to It's citizenry, our economic centers, our
seats of government, even our military.
My fear is that these hostile nations/groups may put their heads
together, form their own "coalition", pool their strengths, and
exploit our weaknesses.And the only thing standing in the way of invasion and occupation of the U.S.,is an armed citizenry.
I know it may seem impossible. But so did four commercial airliners,
hijacked on the same day, and turned into suicide bombs.Before 9/11.
Excuse me.Gotta go.Gotta go buy s'more ammo....
I love freedom, cause a chained dog ain't happy. A southern born child living behind enemy lines in occupied territory
When in doubt...empty the magazine!!
to stand up, and fight, and possibly die, for my family, my principles, and my country.
We have to stand, should something like I speculated about in my
previous posting,happens.Take a look at the nations that we have
very defined differences with.China, Cuba, North Korea, Iraq, Iran
Libya and so on. These are actual nations that have expressed "extreme displeasure" with the U.S.This list does not include the many
political and religious factions around the globe that have a bone
to pick with us.Wide-spread anti-American protests and sentiment,
even in nations considered our allies.
If terrorism like we saw on 9/11 continues,the possibility of a
"coalition" of anti-American intrests, emboldened by the success
of terrorism in this country, able to co-ordinate an invasion on some level, increases.
Consider this. With the number of foreign students in this country,
and the number of legal, and illegal aliens in this country now,
the occupying army may already be here. We certainly know the terrorist factions are here.
Always prepared..
Gun Control Disarms Victims, NOT Criminals
stay informed, and take a step back and take a look at how we "fit"
in the sceme of things globally.See how other people see us. We are not viewed in a very positive light by a lot of people. Yet we have a lot of the things they want, or need. We are viewed as arrogant, spoiled and having a "holier-that-thou" attitude.I think its to late to change our global image.It's not to late to prepare for the possible fall-out (no pun intended).
I'll be able to handle.
One thing that does concern me is, the possibility of "suicide shooters" running amok through our streets.I can't help but imagine,
after watching those two yahoos in North Hollywood with body armour
and AK 47's,some terrorist getting the idea that if two bank robbers
could do that kind of damage, what kind of havoc 20 trained soldiers,
or 200 militarily trained terrorists,could wreak in the U.S. And what this could do psychologicly to U.S. citizens.
Then of course the knee-jerk reaction of the federal government and
liberal "do-gooders", is to push for more gun control.
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.