Yes Virginia, the governor really does want to take your guns
/“Yes Virginia, the governor really does want to take your guns.”
By Kirk Lawless
While Americans are distracted by the daily news and what they are being spoon-fed by the left-wing media, there are sinister forces at work. Folks need to start paying attention, and all eyes should be on the state of Virginia and its Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, his personal attack on the 2nd Amendment, and what it means to the law enforcement community.
Like Beto O’Rourke and his “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15,” Northam has decided to attack and begin chipping away at the constitutional rights of the folks living in his Democrat-controlled state.
For some reason, Democrats want to disarm law-abiding American citizens, and the reason is simple. It’s about control.
My permit to defend my family comes from God, not man (although, it is endorsed by the signatories of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights). I’m a firm believer in “An armed society is a polite society.” I don’t need permission from anyone to protect my family or anyone else who needs protection from a predator. I would never relinquish the very tools that I would use in defense of myself or my loved ones. Only a fool or coward would do that!
Many large Democrat-controlled cities are falling apart. Idiots are in charge and criminals roam about freely with little or no consequence, and the answer is always “Let’s take away the guns!” The notion that someone can walk into a gun show and buy a gun (handgun, long gun, or shotgun) under the table is total bullshit! I’m in St Louis. I’ll go with you. It won’t happen. Somebody would probably beat the shit out of you just for asking. It might be the dealer or another person attending the show. I invite anyone who believes that they can walk into a gun store and try it, to come with me and do it, so I can video record you getting tossed through the door and onto the pavement!
I may sound like a broken record, but why not arrest the folks committing crime with guns and start putting them in prison? Mandatory sentencing. Build more prisons. I don’t believe that locking someone in a cell for 10 years does anything but keep the community safe for 10 years and makes the inmate mad as hell. I believe they should be afforded the opportunity to learn a trade perhaps. If recidivism rears its ugly head, put ‘em back in! Fuck ‘em. Some folks learn and some will never.
The bullshit prosecutors need to quit coddling these criminals and do their jobs. Just the other day, 2.7 miles from my house, three thugs tried to rob two technicians who were servicing an ATM at a credit union. They jumped out of their sled with one shooting at the technicians … bad idea! Both technicians were armed and shot back at their attacker. He died at the scene. His confederates were in the wind. One was captured a few days later, leaving one out there. The dead bandit was out on bond, awaiting sentencing for guess what? Armed robbery!
Do not demonize those who operate within the law and punish them! The criminals are the ones who need to be punished and held accountable for their actions. How dare you imply that law enforcement officers are going to do your illegal dirty work? There are enough folks standing ready to harm or kill us without a careless politician hanging another target on our backs!
Every law enforcement officer in the country should revisit the United States Constitution and The Bill of Rights and its Amendments. When you raise your hand and swear an oath to defend the Constitution, you should know what you are swearing to protect. I’ve always said the 2nd Amendment protects the 1st, and without the 2nd all other amendments would be in jeopardy. As cops, we know the importance of freedom of speech. Hell, we go into harm’s way to protect people who protest and exercise that right. The 4th Amendment becomes the “rule of the day;” unreasonable search and seizure is so ingrained in cops, it is adhered to without second thought, along with the 5th Amendment (life, liberty and property), 6th Amendment (rights of accused persons in criminal cases). Keeping the Bill of Rights in mind, will you as a sworn law enforcement officer, obey an unlawful and unconstitutional order to violate the rights of citizens in your community by forcibly entering the homes in your jurisdictions and seize their firearms? It’s a serious question, and you may want to think about your answer.
Remember the element of control. Without weapons, the populace is easier to control. When folks are reduced to “toothless dogs,” those on the far left can sit back and watch “your” once-enjoyed liberties go swirling down the shitter, one by one.
There aren’t enough cops to do this; the politicians know this. That’s why folks of Northam’s ilk start talking about bringing in the National Guard to do their dirty work. The politicians won’t be on your porch demanding you turn over your weapons, kicking in your door to take them by force! Northam won’t be there. Is he foolish enough to believe the local police, state troopers, sheriffs and their deputies would partake?
In all probability there would be blood, lots of blood; it would be a blood bath and who would be bleeding? Folks on both sides, the citizens protecting their rights and property and those foolish enough to attempt following the unconstitutional orders of a madman. What would come next, a second Civil War? Riots? The possibilities are endless.
Could it be attempted? Remember the incident on King Street? It began there, in Boston on March 5, 1770. The catalyst of the American Revolution, the deaths of five colonists: Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr, killed by British soldiers. A bit earlier in 1768, British troops were sent to Massachusetts to enforce laws on the colonists, and they weren’t ready to drink what King George of England was pouring. The colonists were getting their balls taxed off: The Stamp Act, among items heavily taxed were paper, newspapers and magazines (what the colonists used for news and correspondence) an official attempt to control the media, and The Sugar Act, a spin-off of the Molasses Act. A post script to this was “Turn in your weapons, or we will take them by force.” Sounds eerily familiar, yes?
Present-day Virginia is the latest “litmus test” to determine how many citizens will comply with a demand to surrender their weapons. It is also a test to determine the resolve of LEOs throughout the state in matters of following unconstitutional orders by enforcing forcible confiscation. The Posse Comitatus is not viable as being violated in the case of Virginia, because the governor didn’t make noise about using regular US Army troops should there be a “mandatory” forcible confiscation attempt. That’s why he invoked the name of the State National Guard. Another test? You bet. Ask around to friends in the armed services, the government keeps statistics on and ask questions such as, “If ordered to do so would you fire on U.S. Citizens?” That’s correct, “if ordered to do so?” This is not a joke, folks.
I invite Gov. Northam to look only to his state’s official seal for his questionable acts and words, and further, his beliefs and oath of office. Virtus (figure of peace), holding a sheathed sword in one hand a spear in the other, standing with a foot on the chest of a man, supine, a broken crown near his head, a whip in one hand and a broken chain in the other. The motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (Thus Always to Tyrants), on the reverse a likeness of Libertas (protector of individual liberties), Ceres (Goddess of agriculture), and Aeternitas (representing eternity). He is a perfect example of tyrannical government, which I have laid at your feet. He doesn’t operate using the state seal as a guide.
Perhaps Northam aspires to be more like King George?
Yes, I am pro-gun. I am a lifetime member of the NRA. I’m pro-Constitution, pro-life (unborn babies didn’t do anything to anyone), pro-death penalty (murderers did). I am a Christian and a patriot. I will not comply with an unconstitutional law, nor did I ever follow an unconstitutional order during the 28 years I spent as a police officer. Many sheriffs have openly declared they would not participate in such a heinous act. I believe most cops feel the same way, but there are a few who have, or will, imbibe from the same cup once offered by King George.
My question to all LEOs and military members is, “If something as stupid as this pops off, where will you stand?” I know exactly where I’ll be standing!
