On meteors, drones, and AR-15s

Of meteors, drones, and AR-15s

Steven R. Berryman

from The Tentacle - February18th, 2013

http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5628 

Riddle
 me this, Batman: What do meteors, drones, and AR-15 “assault rifles”
have in common? Answer: Obviously they all can kill, but there’s more;
the first two can justify the third item.

Also,
 let’s not confuse “fear” with preparedness; it is not irrational for
any citizen to consider the consequences of future possibilities that
seem as unlikely as being struck by space debris.

Of
 course, it’s unlikely to be killed, struck by, or even to witness a
falling meteor. You are far more likely to be hit by “blue ice” (frozen
waste ejected from jet airplane lavatories) dropped on you from four
miles high. There are several pending lawsuits against the airlines
based on this rare event.

But
 history and archeology teach us that over the long course of time,
major meteor events have shaped the earth, and have wiped out entire
cultures, such as the Clovis people, North American ancestors who once
inhabited our lands just 12,000 years ago.

Last
 week the exploding fireball over the Ural Mountains in Russia injured
more than one thousand people. With a calculated force of more than 100
atom bombs, had it exploded lower in the atmosphere, or closer to a
major American city, we know that a period of lawless anarchy would
prevail. Looting and criminal activity would abound.

Recall
 the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, when even the police
 went bad and turned on their own. Surely there was no 911 service for
months.

And
 having an AR-15, or similar variant of automatic rifle, would provide
quite the edge should roving bands of scavengers look for food at your
residence. I assure you they would look elsewhere once your gun
ownership was known.

And
 police surveillance drones – or unarmed UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)
 – would not be there to help you in some unlikely post-apocalyptic
eventuality. Its advertised purpose is to spy on people.

Some
 localities, including Charlottesville, Virginia, are already enacting
ordnances to preclude their usage. In an Orwellian scenario, some future
 government-gone-bad could monitor you in real time, without your
knowledge and without a court order. Potentially anyone deemed to be a
domestic terrorist could be summarily executed from above, as President
Barack Obama has ordered already in foreign lands.

The
 symbolic AR-15 is the emblem of the current gun debate, as for some
reason this federal administration is afraid of its own law-abiding
citizens. Illegal machine-guns, and fully automatic assault rifles, as
in a real “M-16,” have been illegal since the 1930s and the “Tommy Gun.”

There is a reason they want the citizenry to be less well armed. I am suspicious.

Citizens
 must be allowed to protect themselves from unforeseen eventualities, as
 we have clear and concrete examples of worst-case scenarios. Law and
order can and does break down, certainly, predictably over the uncertain
 long-haul.

High
 tech can be used for devious purposes, such as warrantless wiretaps.
Drones make eaves-dropping and even killing easy and also allow for
cover by a pilot hiding many miles away, who is perhaps more likely to
press the button, or pull the trigger on his joy-stick, as he has no
fear of retaliation. He is not riding inside the drone!

As
 a famous patriot once said, when the people fear their own government,
that’s bad; when the government fears its own people, that’s good. And
we certainly have ample evidence that our current regime proceeds
according to its own rules and agenda, circumventing constitutionally
prescribed checks and balances, protected by a corrupt two-party system
bent on their own well being over yours.

Be prepared. Your natural freedoms are preserved only on a “use ‘em or lose ‘em” basis.

srbmgr@gmail.com

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