RicoTX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:21 pm
K.Mooneyham wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:57 am
montgomery wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:41 am
Gator Guy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:30 am
Unless somebody doesn't comply with NFA already, I'm skeptical they will start, no matter what other firearms fall under that unconstitutional un-law.
Non-compliance is a cowardly act in the absence of performing a patriot act.
Can someone explain to me what those two statements are supposed to mean in this context? I seriously do not get it.
I agree with gator guy.
Basically I think gator guy means if you already comply with the rules, chances are you will comply in the future regardless of the rules. In other words, you haven't fought back yet regarding 2a restrictions, why would anyone believe differently in the future?
I think what Montgomery is saying is that most people won't put their money (and freedom/life) where their mouth is... basically.
My interpretation.... apologies to both if I missed the mark.
Some will continue to comply. Some won't. I don't think you can make a
realistic blanket statement about what all will do or not do, until such time as the event happens. To date, I have been compliant with the NFA, as regards those NFA items I already own. I complied, because NFA was
already the state of the law at the time that I acquired/built NFA controlled items, and I generally want to be a law-abiding person.
Similarly, I got myself a CHL/LTC when I moved to Texas, because that was the state of existing law in Texas, and I wanted to be able to
lawfully carry a firearm. But when I still lived in California, I occasionally carried a handgun
unlawfully, occasionally on my person, occasionally in my vehicle. I did not carry one by default, only doing it when I felt as though carrying one was the only reasonable thing to do. For instance, I carried one while the Rodney King riots were ongoing, and I worked in downtown Los Angeles. For all practical purposes, you can't get a carry license in Los Angeles county, where I lived. There was no remediable way for me to obtain the license so I could carry lawfully. Therefore, I carried unlawfully whenever I felt it to be the prudent, reasonable thing to do.
BUT.... I did not sign up for further restrictions on those rights. I'm not happy with the current state of the law, but I also see no profit in going to prison as long as there is a fairly easy way to get/do what I need to get/do, within the confines of existing law. But if HR 1263 becomes the law of the land, that changes everything.
If it passes, I will simply not comply with it. There
are ways to resist. I already have two NFA-registered AR lowers on my trust, and some suppressors. I think it's a given that if HR 1263 passes, ATF will show up some day to demand that those items to be surrendered. Those two lowers are FAR from the only ones we have. I am NOT going to register, turn in, or destroy anything else that is not currently registered, and I am NOT going to get rid of them. And
now, I know how to manufacture suppressor replacements if necessary. Hell, there's no 4473 on file
with MY name on it for a number of the firearms I lawfully purchased. Where there IS such a 4473 on file with my name on it, I sold that gun to a guy named Joe I met at a farmer's market two years ago. There are a lot of options that would "keep me in business" until it is
strategically time to dig them up and put them to use for
tactical purposes.
Here's a thought for the hotheads.... is it better to throw your life away with little meaningful result, or is it better to fight a delaying action and live until you are able to strike back with good effect? I'm not a young man. I've had a good life. If I have to die in defense of liberty, I'd view that as a better death than dying of a wasting disease at an older age. But if I am to die in defense of liberty, I want my death to have meaning. My death is meaningless if I am quietly killed in the middle of the night by federal agents who tell all my neighbors that I was a terrorist plotting an attack to blow up the Alamo on Texas Independence Day. My neighbors will say, "wow, and he was such a quiet guy. He was the perfect neighbor. Who knew?"
No. I'd want my death to mean more than that. I'd want my neighbors to be inspired by the sacrifice to begin resisting gov't themselves. I'd want my sacrifice to result in extensive damage to the gov't's ability to prosecute such a campaign against other American gun owners. That means playing it smart -
EVEN IF the hotheads aren't satisfied because I didn't handle it they way
they think I should have.
My stuff. My life. I'll decide how to manage it.
