By David Codrea
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- At this writing, all that’s known for sure is that at least five police officers have been killed and others have been wounded in a sniper attack at a Dallas rally protesting the recent killings of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. Reports claim there were at least two killers, that an accomplice(s) is in custody, and that others are being sought. Other reports say one of the killers claimed he wanted to kill white people.
So naturally, never one to be late to a blood dance, Barack Obama signaled the administration’s intent to exploit the killings as an opportunity to keep pushing for citizen disarmament at a time when Republican resolve (an oxymoron in itself much of the time) appears to be wavering.
“We still don’t know all the facts,” Obama admitted during a special press conference from Warsaw, where he is attending a NATO summit. Still, there’s one thing he’s sure of – Americans being armed is something he wants to do something about:
We also know that when people are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic. And in the days ahead, we’re going to have to consider those realities as well.
He’s made no secret of wanting to reinstate and expand the Clinton gun ban since before he first ran for president. In the days ahead, monopoly of violence enthusiasts in the citizen disarmament lobby, opportunistic politicians, apparatchik gun owner control professionals and media cheerleaders will be pulling out all the stops to continue spooking the herd to bleat for more “common sense.” And of course the blame for Dallas will be laid squarely at the feet of the NRA.
Don’t be surprised when the information becomes available to find the killers had been on law enforcement’s radar. Don’t be surprised if there are criminal records. And don’t be surprised to see some attempt to transfer their guilt to those who believe in the right to keep and bear arms.
[Note: A screenshot of a Dallas PD tweet misidentifying an armed citizen as one of the suspects has been deleted from this article.–DC]
Anything that impedes that right is, of course, the exact wrong “solution,” especially at a time of heightened danger for all of us. What happened in Dallas shows that a mere handful of determined dissidents can paralyze a city, tie up all law enforcement resources, and capture the focused attention of a horrified nation. For some, it will be an epiphany, as they realize the power to do the same and more exists in Everytown, and all supposedly omnipotent government can do is react.
Pray that doesn’t spread, although with the upcoming Republican and Democrat conventions, and with well-publicized statements of disruptive intent from all kinds of collectivist groups (and the even more dangerous unpublicized plans), we find ourselves in a most menacing time. Imagine Dallas events emulated in another city, and another. A martial law response, with (at least initial) widespread public demand, suddenly does not seem such an unimaginable possibility. And don’t think those directing such actions will be doing so with the goal of giving seized power back.
Now is hardly the time to give one inch, especially on guns. Now is not the time to lose heart, to falter or to blink. Now is the time to reflect that, if a handful of malcontents can cause this much disruption, is it any wonder the thought of millions of gun owners, in millions of locations throughout the Republic, scares the hell out of those who would control all?
Why do you think they really want to ban the firearms that would be most useful in times of civil upheaval and/or government overreach?
Now is the time for each of us who may be hesitant and unsure to find our courage and resolve.
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating / defending the RKBA and a long-time gun rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament.
In addition to being a field editor/columnist at GUNS Magazine and associate editor for Oath Keepers, he blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
Jack,
“An unhealthy dose of fear” drives gun purchases???
An old Jewish adage says, “Fear locks a man in his own house.” There is no reason for fearing anything… but sane, rational, reasonable, responsible human beings certainly must (and do) respect anything that has the capacity to harm us (for instance, in the case of snakes… simply stay away from the sharp end!). That respect for the “capacity to harm” certainly extends to criminal human beings and tyrannical governments.
If you are responsible enough (and smart enough) to obtain things like fire extinguishers, automobile insurance, homeowners’ insurance, life insurance, door locks – even bandaids – in advance of needing them (despite any single day’s risk being quite small, the overall risk of damages definitely is greater than zero)… then why would you conclude that the very rational decision to obtain a firearm must somehow be driven by fear??? Fear may drive YOUR decision-making, but some of us actually are adult about such decisions.
i would not dougth that the goverment is behind all the recent shootings.it helps push there agenda.
This must be a site worth paying attention to, because there is more obvious paid Obama-Clinton trollery here than on almost any other website where opinions are expressed that were not scripted in advance by the regime. It still does not look, however, like the marxist muslim from Mombasa, the bribe-taking babykilling bullkdyke and their gun-confiscating retinue of Trojan Horse traitors are getting value for money from all the Chicom and Saudi and Soros money they are paying for internet posts.
This forum is full of uneducated, clueless, racist bigots, who can’t comprehend anything beyond their gut prejudices AND SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING. Their stupid also, because have no f*cking how the gun lobby and their lemmings. like this lacke author pushes articles to sell guns and ammo to dumbasses who think the gun police are going to show up at their door.
It’s f*cking hilarious! Millions of gun advocates and owners who don’t fall for this sh*t, are much better off and have alot more money in the bank. If you look at the juvenille, petty and silly comments directed at me, you can see that if proves my point.
“YOU CAN’T CURE STUPID, IT GROWS ON THE WALLS OF IGNORANCE, AND PRODUCES A “STENCH” THAT CAN ONLY BE REMOVED BY THE TRUTH”
IP 97.97.237.98
Yet, HERE YOU ARE!
@Jack,Are you a paid moron or do you do it for free ?
Clark Bent & Jack Offe need to get a life and get the Hell of this forum.
It is very clear that the socialist democrats don’t care about peoples lives, they lonely care about their socialist agenda.
It is totally disgusting that they are trying to push there socialist agenda through on the lives of 5 dead Cops and 2 Black men. Listing the eight step to implement a socialist government and that is why they are pushing gun control which to them it means total gun confiscation.
Near completion!
Right now the Republican Party is so completely at war internally that it may not recover in time to knock out Hillary. That would complete Alinsky’s program. A real disaster for our country
In case you aren’t convinced of the importance of the upcoming election for President, the following should convince you.
Almost Completed
Based on Saul Alinsky’s
8-steps from democracy to a socialist society.
Obama quoted him often in his book and
Hillary did her thesis on Alinsky.
Of the 8-levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a socialist/communist
State, the first is the most important; 5 OF 8 ARE DONE, AND THE LAST 3 ARE ALMOST THERE!
1. Healthcare: “Control
Healthcare and you control the People”
DONE!
2. Poverty: Increase the Poverty level as high as possible.” Poor People are easier to control and will not fight
back if the government is providing everything for them to live.
DONE!
3. Debt: Increase the National Debt to an
unsustainable level.” That way you are able to increase Taxes, and this will produce more Poverty.
DONE!
4. Gun Control: Remove the ability to defend themselves from the Government. That way you are able to create a
Police State – total local control.
ALMOST THERE, AND WORKING HARD ON IT!
5. Welfare: Take control of every aspect of their lives (Food,
Livestock, Housing, and Income).
DONE!
6. Education: Take control of what People read & listen to; take control of what Children learn in School.
ALMOST THERE!
7. Religion: Remove
faith in God from the Government and Schools .ALMOST THERE!
8. Class Warfare: Divide the People into the Wealthy against the Poor. Racially divide. This will cause more discontent
and it will be easier to Tax the Wealthy with full support of the voting Poor.
DONE!
For the most part the bases are all covered! We are ripe!
Superwoman you a liar. The biggest problem that libs have is that you think that everyone is as stupid as you are. the problem is that most people are more stupid than you are.
“We don’t have all the facts” when it comes to Dallas, Orlando, etc., in spite of what the perps put on their social media, written in blood on their walls, in their manifestos.
But “the cop is guilty!” without waiting for all the evidence to be gathered.
Agenda-driven, not interested in the actual facts of a situation.
Liberals…”By Any Means Necessary”.
WHY GUN CONTROL? Because people will not willingly load themselves into boxcars!
Obama may or may not have all the facts but, that doesn’t stop him from trying to turn it to his agenda.
oBOZO is not stupid he is a sorry SOB muslim that knows exactly what he is doing. He wants to declare martial law before the elections and the only way that can happen is for all hell to break loose. The asswipe has put his blacks’s to work to start racial riots so his brown boot army can set fires to white owned businesses and set fire to police vehicles just as they did in Furguson Missouri where men in military outfits were caught on camera settings the fires. He has made it possible by illegal executive orders to take full control anytime he’s ready. oBOZO bin Lying is nothing but a full pledged TRAITOR and should be shot on sight for treason!!!!!
Oh yeah everybody, disarm while ISIS roams through our cities and towns and cuts off heads. Oh yeah, That will protect us. Who is the one that has lost a marble or two here? Oh, oh, and don’t forget, we can keep ISIS and other criminal’s from getting any weapons…see how well we will be protected? Yeah, just give up your guns and we [ Obama and his Administration ] will protect you. Oh, Please…. give me a break.
That’s why we keep dipping our bullets in bacon grease!
PRODUCE DESCONCIERTO Y TRISTEZA VER QUE LAS AUTORIDADES,PARECEN NO QUERER DARSE CUENTA QUE EXISTEN GRUPOS REACCIONARIOS,QUE ESPECULAN CON LA SITUACIÓN DE CAMBIO DE LA POLÍTICA EN FAVOR DEL DESARME,PARA HACER QUE EL PUEBLO AMERICANO,QUEDE ABSOLUTAMENTE DESARMADO CUANTOS SON ESTOS INDIVIDUOS QUE SEGURAMENTE SON MINORÍA ,Y QUE DERECHO TIENEN A TENER MÁS PESO QUE LA MAYORÍA DE LOS AMERICANOS,EN MANTENERSE DENTRO DE LA SEGUNDA ENMIENDA.QUE PASARÍA DE LA MAYORÍA DESARMADA,FRENTE A UN ATAQUE ASESINO GENERALIZADO DON DE NO SE PROTEGE AL DÉBIL ,Y CUAL ES LA INTENCIÓN QUE PERSIGUEN ESTOS GRUPOS MINÚSCULOS QUE ACTÚAN COMO SI FUERAN SUICIDAS,QUE EN DEFINITIVA LO SERÁN.
Pedro,vete ala chingada !
Obama is trying to complete the Alinsky plan for How to Make a Socialist State. One of the ways is to take away the citizens’ guns. They can’t resist the government if they don’t have weapons. That is the phiilosophy that Obama and Hillary Clinton ascribe to. Saul Alinsky was a socialist that both Obama and Clinton studied when in college.
Americans are angry and are tired of the fascists liberal socialist scum! They are the ones who should be banned from the United States and be deported immediately.
President trump 2016
Guns do not kill, People kill. we have the right to bear arms. Criminals will always find guns, so why take them away from innocent people who need them for protection. it will be like liquor , criminals will always find it.
As I approach my 80th birthday I find myself disheartened about what has become of the country into which I was born. So many different potential causes, from atheistic public education to empty-headed talking heads filling us with blather make my head ache at times. Were it not for my faith in God who looks after the “anawim” I would despair of our chances of survival intact as a country. But He is there, and I trust Him to save us from ourselves.
Even if I was damn fool enough to support gun control, I would say this is the wrong time. With last spring’s events in Oregon, the reckless disregard for life shown by some police officers, and of facts by the media and some politicians, we have been pushed closer to the edge of rebellion against real and perceived government abuse of power. We can face the need to make peaceful change, or the government can rely on force to tyrannically crush its opponents. Passing gun control laws at this time would indicate the government has chosen the second path and act to provoke a civil war. Excuse me for saying these things, but not calling a pile of dung shit doesn’t make it smell sweeter.
Members of Congress:
Articles of Impeachment need to be implemented immediately.
Should had been done 7 years ago. The spineless RINO’s will never do it because they think they would be labeled racists. That seems to be more important to the spineless cowards than our country.
It’s all part of obama’s and hillary’s master plan , Start unrest among the people to take their minds off the muSLIME invasion . Start race war among the people to divide us and an excuse to try to disarm the American public . Sneak in his muSLIME brothers while we are fighting among ourselves so he can change the United States into a muSLIME nation . His new world order plans for globalization , open borders all at the expence of the American taxpayer . We become slaves to the government dictatorship of obama , hillary and their elites like soro . It’s funny in a way how stupid , and blind people can be not to see and understand what is going on and think this could not happen here in the U.S. It might only be a threy but think of what has been going on this election cycle and what obama , hillary and george soro have been pushing for , globalization !!! Americans had better start waking up to the fact that this is what they want and they will do everything in there power to get it done , even if it means killing Americans by the hundreds or thousands . The revalution has started , the democrats are starting fights and riots with paid disrupters at the republican rallies to intimidate voters . They are starting random shooting and murders to put fear in the hearts of the people , all paid for by george soro and the clinton elites . Americans had better wake up , open your eyes to the fact that obama , hillary and there elites are going to do any and everything in their power to make this all come true. Americas only chance is Donald Trump 2016 .
Why is it that every time something like this happens the law abiding gun owner takes the brunt of it! This guy could of killed 5 police officers with his car. Declare Marshall law in Chicago and Detroit where all the heroin and crime comes from! Leave the rest of alone. Theirs 300 million guns in this country an one jackass tries to ruin for the rest of us! Take my guns! Ain’t happening.
I’D FEEL FINE TO BE WEAPONLESS IF I HAD 10 ARMED MEN BEHIND ME TO KEEP MY AZZ SAFE. BUT THE PRES. IS NOT GOING TO HAVE THEM TO TAKE CARE OF US ALL UNTIL HE TURNS THIS INTO A COMMUNIST STATE LIKE STALIN HAD. THEN HE’LL BE ABLE TO RULE. HE CAN THEN GET RID OF ALL THOSE THAT OPPOSE HIM AND HIS WAYS.THEM THEY WILL BAN ASSEMBLY FREE SPEECH ARROWS SLING SHOTS BB GUNS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE AZZ WANTS TO DO.