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GUN CONTROL, SUPPORTED
BY CRIMINALS AND DICTATORS WORLDWIDE
by Steven Neill
March 31, 2013
NewsWithViews.com
“Can
we all get along?”
The
recent Sandy Hook and Jovan Belcher/Kasandra Perkins[13]
tragedies have created a rallying point for those bent on limiting
the U.S. citizen’s right to possess certain types of firearms.
This is nothing new as each time a calamity like this happens, the
same people rise up to blame the firearm’s for the event instead
of the person wielding it. There is certain logic to their arguments,
as the Founding Fathers never imagined a rifle capable of shooting
a hundred rounds in a matter of minutes, nor did they conceive of
bullet proof armor and the easily replaced clips turning mere mortals
into killing machines. The Founders did, however, know all too well
of the dangers of mob violence and the need to defend oneself.
On
April 29th, 1992, America was waiting for the results of the trial
of LA Police Officers accused of beating African-American Rodney
King. The mostly white jury released its verdict of “not guilty”
for the white officers at 3:15 pm, and within 30 minutes crowds
of several hundred protestors were milling around the LA County
Courthouse. Fifty police officers were dispatched to keep the crowd
under control but retreated as the crowds started turning aggressive.
Soon, the protests became a violent free-for-all as wide spread
looting, torching buildings and brutality towards mostly white people
turned South-Central LA into a war zone.[1]
As
the ever more bloodthirsty crowd unleashed their fury on innocent
victims, one scene was captured by a TV crew in a helicopter and
replayed for millions of horrified TV viewers. White trucker Reginald
Denny was driving by in his big rig when he was yanked from its
cab by a group of black men, then bashed in the head with a claw
hammer, a brick and an oxygen tank, nearly killing him and leaving
him with permanent brain damage. Fortunately for Denny, an African-American
named Bobby Green Jr. was watching and promptly intervened saving
his life. By now it became clear the police had abandoned the city
as widespread looting and violence reigned supreme.[1]
The
next day dawned to even more ransacking and pillaging as the LA
Police Department deserted several neighborhoods to the mobs. One
of them was an area named “Koreatown” and like its name
implied, was the home of mostly Korean immigrants. This area suffered
massive property damage from the rioters and five storekeepers were
killed. But unlike other areas of LA that surrendered to the non-existent
mercies of the thugs, Koreatown fought back using pistols, shotguns
and semi-automatic rifles.[2]
The
Koreatown residents assembled themselves into militias and formed
defensive parameters atop their stores and homes to ward off the
looters. Like the trapped Navy SEALS in Mogadishu, these brave souls
defended themselves with the knowledge that there was no room for
failure. By the end of the day, they had killed four looters and
wounded many others. But they had saved their town from further
ransacking.
On
the third day, Rodney King went on National TV and asked the rioters
"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
This was met by further looting and burning as the police were still
AWOL from the scene. By the fourth day, the National Guard arrived
and within 48 hours had the mobs under control. During the first
five days, mobs around Los Angeles looted stores, burned 3,767 buildings
caused more than $1billion in property damage, while some people
died and around 4,000 were injured.
Walk
Softly and Carry a Big Stick
There
are several lessons to be learned from this horrendous event, the
first being that police are not always adequate protection and fleeing
is not always an option. The beating of Reginald Denny could have
been much different had he been armed and prepared to defend himself
like the people of Koreatown were. Those people realized they had
been abandoned by the LA Police Department and would either have
to defend themselves or have the rest of their neighborhood razed.
They wisely and courageously chose to form mutually assisting militias
and were spared further damage as the rioters chose easier prey.
Another
thing to learn from this event is that no matter how one feels about
the verdict handed down on Rodney King, there are those who feel
the destruction of property, looting and killing was justified.
In a recent interview with VH1, Henry Watson, one of the four thugs
who would have killed Reginald Denny was asked if he had any regrets
about his involvement. His comments are chilling: "There's
no way that 400 years of the white folks' b.s. is going to be justified
by this one ass whooping," said Watson[3]
On a website
dedicated to South-central LA history, the author justifies it like
this: “The riots were not just a collection of random acts.
People were speaking out against oppression; against being held
down for so long. The only way they were finally heard was through
the extreme acts that came to be called the LA Riots.”[4]
This
article is not meant to raise issues of hate, anger or race, but
to simply inform those willing to listen; The LA Riots will not
be the last time something like this occurs. If thousands of Americans
are moved to destroy their neighbor’s property or even kill
them over a perceived injustice, than how far will they go if they’re
hungry? One only needs to look to Hurricanes Katrina,[5]
Irene[6]
and Sandy[7],
[8]
to see how swiftly chaos can engulf a city. Now, picture the scene
if the disaster is one that affects large portions or even the entire
nation. There is a distinct possibility the Federal Government may
be unable to stop anarchy in time to avert massive damage. This
leaves it up to the local people to be the first responders and
depending on the severity of the situation, this could break down
to the individual to look after themselves and/or their family and
neighbors.
As
the US debt continues to ascend like a Saturn II rocket, there is
the growing probability of a major economic disaster the likes of
which America has never seen. This is at a time when more Americans
depend on the government than at any other time in our Nation’s
history. Since President Obama took office in 2009, applications
for food stamps have increased 47%,[9]
the amount of
people receiving disability is now over double the amount of jobs
having been created. As of January, 2013, more than 53% of Americans
rely on some form of welfare.[10]
I
Carry a Gun Because Cops are to Heavy
Now, what happens if the government is no longer able to pay millions of Americans their welfare checks? Few Americans have more than a day or two of food at home and fewer still can last over three days. What happens when millions of people no longer have the ability to go to McDonald’s for cheeseburger because they are broke? One does not need to read tea leaves or a crystal ball to see chaos spread like a forest fire on a 100° day in this scenario. Semi-automatic weapons are legal for this reason: they protect people from extreme cases of assault.[2]
Now, what happens if the government is no longer able to pay millions of Americans their welfare checks? Few Americans have more than a day or two of food at home and fewer still can last over three days. What happens when millions of people no longer have the ability to go to McDonald’s for cheeseburger because they are broke? One does not need to read tea leaves or a crystal ball to see chaos spread like a forest fire on a 100° day in this scenario. Semi-automatic weapons are legal for this reason: they protect people from extreme cases of assault.[2]
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As
is typical following an event like Sandy Hook and Jovan Belcher/Kasandra
Perkins tragedies, the media and gun control crowd look to penalize
law abiding citizens for the actions of a few. If, as they claim,
these attacks will be eliminated and the lion will lie down with
the lamb by the outlawing of semi-automatic rifles then places like
Switzerland must more resemble a war zone than one of the wealthiest
countries on earth. As of 2001, Switzerland had around 420,000 assault
rifles (fully automatic, or "selective fire") stored at
private homes. Additionally, there are some 320,000 semi-auto rifles
and military pistols exempted from military service in private possession.[12]
With
the growing potential of a Federal default in our future, the possibility
of civil unrest grows with it. Knowing the Korean immigrants would
have suffered more casualties and property damage had they left
their defense to the police, it’s time to understand that
to control extreme situations, one need to employ extreme controls.
“Denial
and inactivity prepare people well for the roles of victim and corpse.”
-Ben Sherwood
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Footnotes:
1. Los
Angeles riots
2. When assault weapons saved koreatown
3. Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA riots.
4. LA Riots
5. After Katrina, Crimes of the Imagination.
6. Looting in wake of hurricane reflects what part of human nature?
7. Hurricane Sandy looters took from those who lost everything.
8. Hurricane Sandy looters took from those who lost everything.
9. Barack Obama says his administration has created 5 million jobs.
10. Forty years of welfare has led many Americans to no longer desire to work.
11. Gun politics in Switzerland
12. Summary of State and Federal Machine Gun Laws
13. Kasandra Perkins Shot 9 Times
2. When assault weapons saved koreatown
3. Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA riots.
4. LA Riots
5. After Katrina, Crimes of the Imagination.
6. Looting in wake of hurricane reflects what part of human nature?
7. Hurricane Sandy looters took from those who lost everything.
8. Hurricane Sandy looters took from those who lost everything.
9. Barack Obama says his administration has created 5 million jobs.
10. Forty years of welfare has led many Americans to no longer desire to work.
11. Gun politics in Switzerland
12. Summary of State and Federal Machine Gun Laws
13. Kasandra Perkins Shot 9 Times
© 2013 - Steven
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Realizing
several years ago that the United States is heading straight off a
cliff, Steve Neill became active in the local Republican Party and is a
current member of the City of Spokane Valley Planning Commission. He
was selected to be on the 2008 and 2012 Republican Party Platform,
became the Chair of the 2010 Platform Committee and a State Platform
Delegate in the same year.
He
has had numerous letters to the editors, has been published in local
news letters and compendiums. He has been a speaker at workshops,
organizational meetings, and on radio, programs giving lectures on
effective forms of communications.
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