Protecting the Second Amendment – Why all Americans Should Be Concerned

[mojaveman]

Originally Posted by badshot

Your State's politicians are assholes

What else is new?

[mojaveman]

Gabby Giffords and husband Mark Kelly have taken up a crusade against the NRA.

http://news.yahoo.com/gabby-giffords...-politics.html

[Badger52]

A tool and, sadly, his prop.

[MR2]

Firearms Owner Pocket Card

[mojaveman]

Gun rights activists hold rally at the Alamo in support of open carry laws in Texas.

http://news.yahoo.com/armed-gun-righ...181856390.html.

[tonyz]

Thank Heaven for the Second Amendment.

(NEW YORK) -- INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald Noble said on Monday that the U.S. and the rest of the democratic world is at a security crossroads in the wake of last month's deadly al-Shabab attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya -- and suggested an answer could be in arming civilians.

Exclusive: After Westgate, INTERPOL Chief Ponders 'Armed Citizenry'

ABC News
Monday, October 21, 2013 at 3:20PM

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(NEW YORK) -- INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald Noble said on Monday that the U.S. and the rest of the democratic world is at a security crossroads in the wake of last month's deadly al-Shabab attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya -- and suggested an answer could be in arming civilians.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Noble said there are really only two choices for protecting open societies from attacks like the one on Westgate mall where so-called "soft targets" are hit: either create secure perimeters around the locations or allow civilians to carry their own guns to protect themselves.

"Societies have to think about how they're going to approach the problem," Noble said. "One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target you're going to have to pass through extraordinary security."

Noble's comments came only moments after the official opening of the 82nd annual gathering of the INTERPOL's governing body, the General Assembly. The session is being held in Cartagena, Colombia, and is being used to highlight strides over the last decade in Colombia's battle against the notorious drug cartels that used to be the real power in the country.

The secretary general, an American who previously headed up all law enforcement for the U.S. Treasury Department, told reporters during a brief news conference that the Westgate mall attack marks what has long been seen as "an evolution in terrorism." Instead of targets like the Pentagon and World Trade Center that now have far more security since 9/11, attackers are focusing on sites with little security that attract large numbers of people.

At least 67 were killed over a period of days at the Westgate mall; more than 60 of the dead were civilians. The Somalia-based al Qaeda-allied terror group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack as it was ongoing but investigators are still trying to determine exactly who planned the strike, where they are and what is next for them. U.S. authorities in Uganda, fearing another similar incident in Africa, issued a warning late last week.

Citing a recent call for al Qaeda "brothers to strike soft targets, to do it in small groups," Noble said law enforcement is now facing a daunting task.

"How do you protect soft targets? That's really the challenge. You can't have armed police forces everywhere," he told reporters. "It's INTERPOL's view that one way you protect soft targets is you make it more difficult for terrorist to move internationally. So what we're trying to do is to establish a way for countries…to screen passports, which are a terrorist's best friend, try to limit terrorists moving from country to country. And also, that we're able to share more info about suspected terrorists."

In the interview with ABC News, Noble was more blunt and directed his comments to his home country.

"Ask yourself: If that was Denver, Col., if that was Texas, would those guys have been able to spend hours, days, shooting people randomly?" Noble said, referring to states with pro-gun traditions. "What I'm saying is it makes police around the world question their views on gun control. It makes citizens question their views on gun control. You have to ask yourself, 'Is an armed citizenry more necessary now than it was in the past with an evolving threat of terrorism?' This is something that has to be discussed."

"For me it's a profound question," he continued. "People are quick to say 'gun control, people shouldn't be armed,' etc., etc. I think they have to ask themselves: 'Where would you have wanted to be? In a city where there was gun control and no citizens armed if you're in a Westgate mall, or in a place like Denver or Texas?'"

Prior to the Westgate attack, the gun control debate has been ignited time and time again in the U.S. in the aftermath of a series of mass shootings, including one in a movie theater in Aurora, Col., a suburb of Denver.

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-...ed-citize.html

Copyright 2013 ABC News

[Sdiver]

Prior to the Westgate attack, the gun control debate has been ignited time and time again in the U.S. in the aftermath of a series of mass shootings, including one in a movie theater in Aurora, Col., a suburb of Denver.

Which just happens to be a gun free zone. Thus allowing the shooter (I refuse to mention his name and give him any publicity) to fire at will, knowing that there was no one there to stop him, just as with the shooters at the Westgate mall.

[Trapper John]

I should live so long to see a President deliver an address to Congress like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/_T-F_zfoDqI?rel=0

[tonyz]

...the Constitution is weak with this one, too.

Firearms must be locked away...better tell the FBI...

Fits here as well as 4th Amendment threads - comments to article interesting.

MA POLITICIAN WANTS UNANNOUNCED HOME SEARCHES BY POLICE TO ENFORCE GUN LAW

Breitbart
by AWR HAWKINS 11 Nov 2013

Swampscott, Massachusetts Selectman Barry Greenfield is pushing a measure to give police the authority to conduct home searches to check proper storage of firearms.

Greenfield said "state law requires Massachusetts gun owners to keep their firearms locked away or rendered inoperable." There are "600 registered gun owners in [Swampscott]," and the selectman wants police to be able to drop in unannounced, enter the homes of each gun owner, and verify compliance.

According to the Swampscott Patch, Greenfield has spoken with Swampscott Police Chief Ron Madigan about this issue, and has spoken with other selectmen. At least one of the selectmen--Glenn Kessler--said he wants all parties, including citizens, brought together for a discussion on this topic before any action is taken.

Kessler also pointed to civil liberty concerns inherent in allowing police to enter homes unannounced and without first securing a warrant.

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...er-Gun-Storage

[The Reaper]

Illegal drugs are in people's homes as well.

Can we suspend the Bill of Rights and conduct no-knock, warrantless searches of everyone's home for them too? Should the firearms owners have to prove their innocence under the presumptive guilt of the state?

How about those pesky mattress tag removers?

Unlicensed pets?

Do these idiot politicians not understand the rights this country was built upon?

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

TR

[ddoering]

They will after a bunch of cops get shot trying to do their dirty work......

[badshot]

Originally Posted by ddoering

They will after a bunch of cops get shot trying to do their dirty work......

Just what I was thinking...and probably sued afterwards.

Also makes me wonder if the ACLU should change their name to something more appropriate...

[tonyz]

...There are "600 registered gun owners in [Swampscott]," and the selectman wants police to be able to drop in unannounced, enter the homes of each gun owner...

Yet, another reason to oppose any type of firearm registration requirement.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by ddoering

They will after a bunch of cops get shot trying to do their dirty work......

If a bill like this actually passed it would be time to neutralize the politicians, not the cops.......

[ddoering]

True but I doubt there would be easy access to them.