Armed Revolt Necessary To Protect Liberties

The Gun Control Debate issue in America has raged on since British troops under the command of General Thomas Gage attempted to confiscate arms stored at Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts.  American armed militia, united to confront the troops and the skirmishes that followed, began the American War for Independence. That took place in 1775.

Some 238 years after General Gage's troops tasted American lead and resolve in the woods of New England, America experienced Sandy Hook. Arguably the worst mass shooting to occur in the history of this nation. This tragic mass shooting occurred in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012. It's deemed the nation’s worst, because the victims were 20 first graders and 6 adults.  All were mercilessly gunned down in the classrooms, offices and corridors of an American elementary school. In my opinion, it is tragedies such as this that epitomize the necessity of extreme gun control reform in America.

Now please don't misunderstand me.  I have been a gun enthusiast my entire life. I know how to handle firearms and I know how to hit my designated target.  But for me, the Sandy Hook incident drew a line in the sand.  We as a people have seen too many senseless acts of cowardice.  It's time to do something about this.

This month, in an article written by David Badash of “The New Civil Rights Movement,” it is reported “44% of Republicans think armed revolution may be necessary to protect American liberties.”  Badash sites poll results released by Fairleigh Dickerson University’s PublicMind as his source.

Ironically, in the six months preceding Mr. Badash’s article and following the Sandy Hook incident, NRA and pro-gun folks across the country have consistently and repeatedly made two statements as their justification to withhold gun control reform.  First, they need their weapons for “home protection and to defend themselves against the government.”  And second, that criminals don’t register weapons, so stricter background investigations are pointless.

Each time I have heard the first remark, I’m compelled to picture in my mind, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians killed in the Waco standoff. 

David Koresh was the leader of the Branch Davidians religious sect, believing himself to be its final prophet. Howell legally changed his name to David Koresh on May 15, 1990, Persian name of Cyrus the Great. A 1993 raid by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the subsequent siege by the FBI ended with the burning of the Branch Davidian ranch outside of Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. Koresh, 54 other adults, and 28 children were found dead after the fire. Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org

Now, can someone please answer this for me? Do these gun toting, self-proclaimed vigilante types actually think they stand a chance against the most powerful military on the planet?  Even if they are armed up the yazoo with state of the art weaponry and an endless supply of ammo, they don’t have satellites, drones or smart bombs.  How long do they think they will survive against that technology?

Secondly, and I need clarification here, the NRA and gun lobbyist say the “criminals” don’t register weapons, so as a result, Congress does virtually nothing.  I’m sorry but I’m not seeing any wisdom in this plan.  

How in the past 6 months, have our congressional leadership made America safer from Americans with attitudes and firearms? Can’t answer that one?  Here’s an easier one then.  How many gun deaths have occurred since December 2012?  Too broad? Then let’s limit it to mass shootings. How many mass shootings have occurred in America since Sandy Hook? 

You may have difficulty finding these answers as the NRA and gun lobbyists don’t want this information publicized.  Go ahead; try to find out how many shootings there have been since Sandy Hook.  If you come up with some solid numbers, post them, because the rest of us want to know too.

I’m not hatin, I’m jus sayin…