USA –-(Ammoland.com)- So you want to create a gun-free America in 5 easy steps? Here’s all there is to it:
Step 1: Elect. For a gun-free America, the first thing you’ll need is two-thirds of Congress. So elect a minimum of 67 Senators and 290 Representatives who are on your side.
Step 2: Propose. Then, have them vote to propose an amendment to the Constitution which repeals Second Amendment gun rights for all Americans.
Step 3: Ratify. Then convince the legislators of 38 states to ratify that change.
At this point, the Second Amendment is history, but you’ve done nothing to decrease gun violence. All you’ve done is remove the barrier for Congress to act.
Step 4: Legislate. You need to enact “common sense” reform.
You can try to do what Australia did and…ban all guns? That’s not at all what they did, but whatever, fuck it. Go big or go home, right?
It will have to be passed by Congress and signed by the president.
Great! The law is passed and guns are now illegal. The only thing left to do is…
Step 5: Enforce. Guns won’t just disappear because you passed a law. You need to confiscate some 350 million guns scattered among 330 Million Americans.
Sure, you can try a buy-back program like Australia, but like Australia that will still leave behind anywhere from 60 percent to 80 percent of privately owned firearms.
The rest you have to take.
You’ll need the police, the FBI, the ATF or the National Guard—all known for their nuanced approach to potentially dangerous situations—to go door-to-door, through 3.8 million square miles of this country and take guns, by force, from thousands, if not, millions of well-armed individuals. Many of whom would rather start a civil war than acquiesce.
So inevitably gun violence, which is currently at a historic low, will skyrocket.
But that is how you get a gun-free America in five easy steps.
Produced by Austin Bragg.
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In the words spoken at Lexington Commons by Capt. Parker to the Minute Men at the approach of the British Regulars on April 19th, 1775 – “Stand your ground – Do not fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war then let it begin here.”
Would not end well.
Was the author ever a sworn police officer? If not (as I suspect) he should keep his yap shut about the ‘nuanced approach to potentially violent situations’ by the police. In the vast majority of such situations there is ZERO force used by the police and the situation ends peacefully for all involved. Don’t badmouth unless you have walked the walk.
Sounds more like a plan for population control… which is why places like CT and NY are afraid to enforce their repressive new laws. Gun owners outnumber LEOs by a wide margin, and I have no reason to believe that they would not “object” to something like this. The 2A does not grant the right, it only acknowledges the right as natural. Delete it from the Constitution and the right remains.
The thought of mandatory buyback they fail to account for 200 years of arms , ammo , accessories scope etc , say average value of $1500 total for each firearm . Yes many will be much higher like $100k . Some people have $10 million collections. 300 million times 1500 equals 450 trillion dollars , now where would government get that kind of money? If they are gonna buy the guns ammo goes with it , plus scopes , mags , bags all of it . The Federal Budget is only like 4 trillion. Stupidity and illiterate government employees that… Read more »
“You’ll need the police, the FBI, the ATF or the National Guard—all known for their nuanced approach to potentially dangerous situations—to go door-to-door, through 3.8 million square miles of this country and take guns, by force, from thousands, if not, millions of well-armed individuals. Many of whom would rather start a civil war than acquiesce.” This can’t be repeated enough. Amongst each other and even on youtube or wherever. It’s time for anti’s to understand that this isn’t Australia or Britain, and the people here have a history of VIOLENT resistance. I think Bundy Ranch was a bit of a… Read more »