Hoplophobia

HOPLOPHOBIA. (1966) From the Greek___(weapon) plus __ (terror).

An unreasoning, obsessive neurotic fear of weapons as such, usually accompanied by an irrational feeling that weapons possess a will or consciousness for evil, apart from the will of their user. Not equivalent to normal apprehension in the presence of an armed enemy. Hoplon also means instrument, tool or tackle, but it is the root of hoplite (man-at-arms, gendarme) and thus principally signifies "weapon" in English derivations


These people need help.   Do not enable the phobia, by pursuing feckless and  ridiculous gun control legislation.

If You Still Believe in Gun Control, Listen to This... Then Comment....

GUN CONTROL- Those who have guns control those who don't.

Political Correctness and Gun Control

Last Thursday, I was sitting in an office when the alarms went off at Fort Hood Texas. Immediately rumors started to fly, from some colleagues who had friends working at Darnell, that an attack was underway with mass casualties. Calls were made to lock doors, to shut off heating and air conditioning systems, then orders coming through loud speakers and the phone to stay off the streets. No one new exactly the extent of the attack, who was involved, how many, and what type of weapons they had.

As it turned out, it was bad, although isolated. This was the worst terrorist attack on a military installation inside the United States. Although the media (and Obama) chooses to cover this up as another case of a 'whacked out' disgruntled US service member who was victimized by anti-Muslim ridicule (all lies), the fact remains that this American born raghead decided to side with the Islamic terrorists and attack the very country that nurtured him. The liberal media will continue to portray this piece of shit as a victim, much like they do in their babbling about all the so-called 'innocent' Iraqi's and Afghan's killed by the awful US military. This Hasan character was a red blinking light, and no one did anything about his anti-American statements. He was not fit to be in uniform, let alone fit to live among us. Islam is incompatible with civilization. The sooner we realize this, the better.

I am capable of defending myself, but my own Government decided that it was unsafe for me, and all the soldiers that were killed or wounded to carry personal protection on a military base. They are dead, and I was simply lucky. I was lucky I wasn't standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. When seconds count, the authorities are always several minutes away. Had at least one person in that room had self defense, perhaps many more would be alive. We never learn.

Are You a Right Wing Extremist?

I thought I would share a few thoughts on the DHS report on right wing extremism. I've extracted portions of that report (in black text) that are of particular concern to me. My comments are in blue text.

* (U) Right wing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly anti government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.

The above statement essentially carries the nefarious threat that if you join groups that support these issues, then you are a potential extremist. Its certainly obvious that the Government worries about the potential for these groups to radicalize and attack particular religious, racial, or ethnic groups. Somehow, maybe I’m just a little cynical, that they have little concern about Muslim organizations attacking Christians here.

— (U//FOUO) Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are
attractive to right wing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that right wing
extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to
boost their violent capabilities.

Yes, America has much more to fear from returning combat veterans than Islamic terrorists pouring across the Mexican border. Doesn’t this sound like a line out of the Code Pink handbook, that those who risk life and limb to defend America are its greatest risk? God help us if we have people in ‘our’ Government who actually ‘think’ like this.

(U//FOUO) Weapons rights and gun-control legislation are likely to be hotly contested subjects of political debate in light of the 2008 Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller in which the Court reaffirmed an individual’s right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but left open to debate the precise contours of that right. Because debates over constitutional rights are intense, and parties on all sides have deeply held, sincere, but vastly divergent beliefs, violent extremists may attempt to co-opt the debate and use the controversy as a radicalization
tool.

I liked the language discussing the 2nd Amendment, that the "precise contours of that right" are debatable. Unbelievable. Taking away Americans Constitutional right to bear arms will always be hotly contested. Federal infringement on the 10th Amendment (States Rights) was hotly contested in 1861, and will be in 2012. The liberal judiciary seems to believe they can simply change the Constitution’s meaning by legal opinion, rather than going to the bother of ratifying changes or new amendments. Yes, tyranny will always be hotly contested in the United States of America. The day it isn’t, then it isn’t America anymore.

(U//FOUO) DHS/I&A will be working with its state and local partners over the next several months to ascertain with greater regional specificity the rise in right wing extremist activity in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the political, economic, and social factors that drive right wing extremist radicalization.

I think my fellow Americans, we need to start working with our own grassroots organizations to ascertain the rise of leftwing extremism in DHS, and develop strategies to mitigate these internal threats to American liberty and economic freedom.

(U) DHS encourages recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to DHS and the FBI. The DHS National Operations Center (NOC) can be reached by telephone at 202-282-9685 or by e-mail at NOC.Fusion@dhs.gov.

You might want to give DHS a few suggestions. Read the entire report here.

Narrowly Missing a Civil War

How can 4 Supreme Court Justices redefine the 2nd Amendment?

We are all much relieved that the SCOTUS overturned the DC handgun ban. However, we were one vote from the court rewriting our Constitution based on their own opinion.

Dumb ass unelected judges have reached out of their box, and have taken over the role of legislators. This is a dangerous trend that will not leave democratic solutions as options, but armed revolution.

Judges would do well to examine there role in our Government and decide to use restraint rather than activism, to give democracy a chance to resolve the issues of the day.