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By oldguysrule649
Given the very challenging times we are experiencing especially here in NJ, I am taking the liberty of reposting something here that I had posted in the 1st Amendment section three years ago. The broader membership, including the many new forum members that have joined since that time, might benefit from reading it. It as relevant today, if not even more, than it was then. In the many recent threads on the new laws just passed, there is lots of discussion about what the government can or cannot due, might or might not due, or could do if they had the will, etc. I feel it is important to be reminded of history and what ACTUALLY HAPPENED as a point of fact. As has often been said, if we ignore history we are destined to repeat it. My post was as follows:
Recently finished reading “Gun Control in the Third Reich-Disarming the Jews and Enemies of the State” by Stephen P. Halbrook.
I strongly urge anyone who values our freedoms to read it. Despite the title, it actually covers the period from the birth of the Weimar Republic in 1918 thru the Nazi regime in 1938 and the “Night of Broken Glass”.
For me, what is most striking about this book are the parallels between what took place then, and the gun rights challenges we face in the present times.
To name a few examples taken directly from various sections of the book:
• Vague firearms laws that were harshly enforced
• Decree(s) requiring the surrender of all firearms and ammunition else punishment of X years in prison
• During the timeline covered by the book; possession of a firearm or ammunition was also punishable by being arrested, shot on the spot, or being sent to concentration camps.
• Entire populations being designated as “undesirable” or “unreliable” and banned from possession of firearms. This included not only the Jews but also anyone labeled, for example, as a gypsy or a communist.
• Forced Registration. Before Hitler came to power, the government assured that these records would be protected and remain private. Guess what. Subsequently the Nazi’s later took control of these records and used them to further confiscate and persecute gun owners.
• Mass confiscations
• Needing to convince the local authorities of your need for a firearm and obtain their approval (sound familiar?)
• Manufacture and importation of arms severely limited.
• Preventing sporting clubs from providing instruction or training to their members. Later, such clubs and associations were banned and/or taken over by the government.
• Massive police raids, house to house searches, and confiscation of “military” weapons from civilians.
• Need for a license to acquire a firearm or ammunition whether the transaction is commercial or private.
• Trade in firearms prohibited at annual fairs, shooting competitions,and other events.
• Government officials and police exempted from most of these onerous laws.
And so on.
As has often been said; “History Repeats Itself”. This is more than reason enough for us to remain ever vigilant to protect our 2nd Amendment Rights.
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By NJGF
The Second Amendment vs. the Fourth Amendment
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/04/why_liberals_should_be_alarmed_that_courts_are_eroding_the_second_amendment.html
An interesting discussion
"Does exercising your right to carry a gun diminish your other constitutional protections?"
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By NJGF
I have linked to an excellent article that outlines the "gun control debate".
It should provide lots of good information that can be used when discussing gun control.
Understanding the gun debate, part 1
By Massad Ayoob
http://www.backwoodshome.com/understanding-the-gun-debate-part-1/
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By NJGF
The Court after Scalia: The next “conservative” Justice may not save the Second Amendment
A thoughtful analysis by someone who knows a thing or two about the second amendment. He doesn't paint a rosy picture.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/09/the-court-after-scalia-the-next-conservative-justice-may-not-save-the-second-amendment/?utm_content=buffer269f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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By 9X19
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/orlando-shooting-sparks-new-debate-on-gun-control-and-ownership-1.11916595
Just voted no for more restrictions.
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By Grima Squeakersen · Posted
Have you done any research into the cost and licensing requirements to run a repeater? We own some mountainous acreage in a very rural part of Virginia RIdge and Valley country that serves as vacation place and potential SHTF retreat. We get mediocre cell phone coverage (US Cellular only) and nothing else. I have thought of putting an antenna tower up the hill a ways (we own nearly to the top of the ridge. I wouldn't do it just for Ham or GMRS radio, but if I could get expanded cell coverage, and/or satellite internet (Dish or Starlink) as well, from one tower, I might go for it. ==== sorry, didn't intend to hijack the thread ==== -
By Grima Squeakersen · Posted
The biggest problem with this announcement is that the FBI has proven itself to be completely untrustworthy, but it is the agency charged with keeping the public informed about such developments. So, this is something that Wray and the FBI want us to believe, because they are convinced that is in their best interests that we do so. But how much objective truth is there to it? Are Biden's enviro-Nazi puppeteers planning to sabotage the internet and what is left of our petrochemical production capability and somehow false flag attribute that attack to the Chinese? Unlikely, but it's terrible and damning that I even need to seriously consider that possibility. It's a dilemma. Reminds me of an old Star Trek TV episode where Kirk short-circuits some robotic adversary by telling it, "I always lie. Listen very carefully. I am lying to you..." Personally, I'll wait until I see some corroboration of this from something that I regard as a trusted source (and those are few and far between these days) before I buy it.
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