Tennessee Firearms Assoc. Inc.

What does the action of Congress regarding Obamacare signal regarding the necessity of the 2nd Amendment and the necessity of repealing those federal and state laws which limit or in any other way infringe the rights of the citizens of this country to own the types of weapons which the 2nd Amendment and most state constitutional provisions were intended to protect and secure for private, citizen ownership?

We spend as firearms owners a lot of time talking about personal defense, self-defense, family defense and "me." Do we have a civic duty to realistically consider the context of these constitutional provisions relative to state and national defense from individuals and organizations who have manipulated themselves into control of the governments?

lets get it done.

Yes, it is absolutely our civic duty to ensure that our children and grand-children have the freedom that we have surrendered over the past thirty years. This election cycle may be our last opportunity to utilize the electoral process to reverse the power and size of government. If we do not do everything in our power to peacefully defend the Constitution and our State and individual rights, who will?

Well... I think we are now going to have to test the 3rd box. The jury box. The court system. I'm willing, but very impatiently so, to wait and see what happens with the suits being filed by the states that seek to have this overturned as unconstitutional. I say "very impatiently so" because I know in my heart that what has been passed is unconstitutional, and I do not like having this law on the books for even one day. And even still... If there is a way to rectify the situation without bloodshed, I would prefer it. Should the court drag its feet or do anything other than find the law unconstitutional, thus allowing unlawful actions against the American people, we will have no other choice but to resort to the 4th box.

I have a 5 year old son and would prefer he not have to live in that type of world. But as I have said before: I would rather apologize to him (via a letter from the grave) for not being there with him, than to have to apologize to him face-to-face for having done nothing (while we are both imprisoned in a camp somewhere). I have made it a point to collect for him all of the books containing the knowledge of how to fight the intelligent fight. The key is what is known as "small cell resitance."

They knew better than to try to pass this garbage with the "Slaughter Solution" (a name, I might add, that had double meaning: 1- the name of the author of the idea; and 2-what would have happened, quite literally, to the usurpers had they tried it). As they passed it with a vote, they hope the "sheeple" will just continue to merrily bleet away and to graze the pasture. The only problem for them, as I see it, are groups like "Oathkeepers" and those grassroots constitutional believers that will not silently stand by and let it happen.

Just my 2 cents,
Mike

Proud "Oathkeeper"

"Silent Running" - Mike an the Mechanics
Take the children and yourself
And hide out in the cellar
By now the fighting will be close at hand
Don't believe the church and state
And everything they tell you
Believe in me, I'm with the high command

Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

There's a gun and ammunition
Just inside the doorway
Use it only in emergency
Better you should pray to God
The Father and the Spirit
Will guide you and protect from up here

Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

Swear allegiance to the flag
Whatever flag they offer
Never hint at what you really feel
Teach the children quietly
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still

Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

Can you hear me running (can you hear me calling you?)
(Can you hear me) hear me calling you?
(Can you hear me running) hear me running babe?
(Can you hear me running) hear me running?
Calling you,calling you

My concern in all this, is that gun ownership could very possibly be construed as a hazard, and a limiting event for inclusion in the soon to come Government Single Payer Plan. Also a consideration is that activity like gun ownership, or smoking, or being overweight would bear an extra tax burden for those who fall into those categories assigned as "hazardous" by the committees that set protocol.

I would be willing to wager that gun ownership will not stay out of the discussion for long.

I think that come November we will be voting in a few new crowd and can/should demand that they repeal federal gun laws. Most of them will still be scared for their jobs knowing that people are watching, we will not have another chance like this probably in our life time.

Should read: "repeal all Federal Gun Laws". The federal government has no Constitutional authority over the citizen's right to keep and bear arms, except perhaps in the case of the Militia, "when in actual service of the United States". Otherwise it is a state matter. Tenth Amendment, fellas. If anything, the United States has a duty to facilitate gun ownership, especially of weapons suitable for military service. Read my case.

As desirable as it may be; I am not at all optimistic that we'll repeal very many gun laws; I'm not even optimistic that any significant part of the ridiculous "health care reform act" will be repealed...in fact, many of the "leaders" of the Republican party are already saying that running on a platform of repealing the HRA is not a good political move.

Moving on, while we can argue about federal gun laws, some of them DO make good sense...I for one don't want convicted felons (especially those convicted of a violent crime and/or a crime in which a gun was used) to be able to possess a firearm; same goes for the mentally incompetent or those who are legitimately a danger to someone (i.e. a stalker).

I'm not suggesting we don't try...I guess I'm just not feeling very optimistic tonight.