I can still remember when I first heard of this. At that time i did not know the whole story and still do not know but i did not question the why, how or what happen. I did not question the right or wrong of it.
But felt the issue was not worth losing one's life over it.
Today i feel no different. My thoughts turn to how easy it was to prevent the lost of life and that was Kahl's job to do. He decided not to end it before life was lost and so today if I find out he is spending eternally in hell i would not give it a second notice.
But forward to today's issue that i have and that is the confiscation of weapons by our govenment.
Each day something happens to bring the subject up and some current leaders along with want-a-be leaders advocated for this. Thank goodness in Virginia that four democrats sided with the republicans and table that motion to ban all AR type rifles for now at least.
The wife and I have discuss this issue and what we would do if one day a person shows up to take weapons from us.
My oldest son lent me a M-1, about 270 rounds, I purchased 14 clips so far with 6 in a bandolier which is with the M-1.
The weapon has no value for hunting, sport event or even target practice. But it does shoot way left and I need to fix that this summer. Also would like to get a low power scope and be able to use the scope plus the iron sites if that is possible to purchase.
My throughts turn to:
#1 this will never happen
#2 there will be a bunch to stand along side me in order for me to keep my weapons.
However i do question this.
I know weapon owners who see no problem in registering all their weapons, AR owners who have no problems in turning over their AR, some have no ideal and care little and in the end i have little faith in my follow man. I suspect some will try to hide the fact they have a AR and a bunch will just turn theirs in. This leaves me standing by myself.
So the person comes and they are just doing there job. I stand there with my loaded M-1. God forbid the need to use but i can not give up any weapons. I have an obligation to those who fought and die to protect our rights.
So i ask you, is this issue strong enough to take a life and in the end lose my life? Just as I assume Kahl felt. To bring all this onto my family.
The decision needs to be made before it comes to happen and when/if it happens i can not second quess my decison.
Will most look at me in the end as I looked at Kahl and others have?
I have a fair number of weapons (most are old with no records on them) and some say I have a problem with owning that many, that I am way off base on my thinking. I have try to have a conversation with a group on what we would do and most state it will not come to be. So I work on #1 and feel #2 has no value.
I do not feel I am some kind of off base nut but am concern of a bunch of elected people who feel this is the answer to the problem and get it passed
So I asked you then, what do you say? db
To me my time in south east Asia was no different. Hell yes I went even though I felt it was wrong but did what was asked of me. I take pride in my service but do question what I did over there (with more questions as I get older). It took the long hair freaks who avoided the draft to get us out of that conflict that a bunch of elected people got us into.
Recounted, have 285 live rounds for my m-1, more than I will need in my life time. Since 22 got cheaper have close to 8000 including about 1500 stingers with a goal of 10000 on hand, plenty of 300 weatherby, 264 but need to get more 25-20 (now 200+), 44-40, 32-20 (maybe), 217 zipper (140 enough), 222 magnum (80), 38-55 one box, 375 none, 30-40 krag one box, 22 k hornet 250, 218 bee two boxes of 50, and for my odd ball caliber like the 270 maybe 120, a few 30-30 and I do not think I will ever shoot a 30-30 again, around 200 22-250, one box of 7mm-08 but I need to first get that rifle as I gave the two I had to my kids, have look for years to get a least one box of 22 special so I can at least shoot it once with the right bullet, and maybe a few more to catch up to the red neck neighbors of mine.
But sold them all yesterday along with the weapons so if they come I guess I will need one of you or a few of you to cover my ass for me, good luck and hope you get the first shot in. Just promise me you will show up as i am expose now.
Been told they have 22wrf which is same as the 22 special so will buy and see. DB