HOMELAND SECURITY & DOMESTIC TERRORISTS

HOMELAND SECURITY & DOMESTIC TERRORISTS

Some news people are amused and some conservatives are pissed off at the Homeland Security report which predicts a rise in extreme right-wing violence by “lone wolves” or domestic terrorists. Smirking news people believe such violence unlikely, but they love those angry conservatives who make good TV by defending the nameless extremists, as if conservative talking heads know what they are talking about. Flash—the people vaguely referred to in the HLS report do not go to Republican Party block meetings.

Do you know how to tell the difference between a fairy tale and a war story? A fairy tale begins, “once upon a time.” A war story begins, “this is no shit.”

Well, this is no shit. At a recent gun show, a skinny white kid with black cowboy hat, a sleeveless T-shirt, and a drawl that placed his geography at one of our local rural towns, approached me to say that a particular weapon I had on the table would sell fast. Good for home protection, says he. And now I offer an unembellished summery of the monologue which followed. That president (the lad could not say the president’s name) and the liberals in congress already have legislation written which lays out an 18 month plan to first register and then confiscate all firearms in the country. A Gestapo-like national police force will be organized to carry out the program. Foolish and uninformed citizens who trust the government will register their guns, making them easy prey when confiscation time comes. But others will not be so easily fooled—no registration for them, no confiscation of their weapons, no trampling on their Second Amendment rights!

The confiscation program, combined with extreme taxation and other liberal policies, will bring about chaos, mostly between armed citizens and the government police, until the armed violence spreads throughout the nation. In the civil war that follows, 40% to 60% of the American people will die, “you know, the kind that work at McDonalds and Burger King”. Real Americans will fight on to protect the constitution.

Get the picture? This is about gun control and race, swaddles in 21st century euphemisms. Trust me or not, believe me or not, I have heard variations of this story no less than a dozen times since January, the last time being yesterday at a place of business.

And there is more. My gun-show, new BFF explained the details of patriotic preparedness. “You need to have at least a 400 yard, clear field of fire on all sides of your house." To reach out and accurately touch the confiscation police at the outer perimeter, it’s best to have good-quality scoped rifle, at least a 4x scope on a .223 or 5.56 caliber, such as an AR 15, or even a Ruger Mini 14. As the government agents move closer (200 yards and under), switch to your AK 47, or if you’re working the low-end budget for your weapons, an SKS. When the agents get close enough to read the names on their tactical vests, switch to your sawed-off, pump shotgun loaded with double 00 buckshot; you will need at least three of these strategically place around the house. Once the perimeter of the house is breached, you will need several handguns, preferably one in every room with several, high-capacity magazines for each; nothing smaller than a .45 caliber (only liberals think a 9MM is a real gun).

Oh, ya, a couple of other essential points: have at least 2,000 rounds of ammo for each weapon and a secure safe room (read bomb shelter for those who remember an earlier time of government-generated national hysteria).

Believe me or not, trust me or not, the dismissive news people and foolish conservatives are both wrong, and if you doubt it, come to my world and let us go together to the next gun show. Good judgment and safety suggests you wear casual clothes and for God’s sake, leave the cameras at home. Strike up a conversation or two, pay attention, eves drop, ask the right casual questions, don’t argue, talk less, listen more, it’s out there. And those fuckers are serious.

And if you remain unconvinced, we’ll go just down the road from yesterday’s place of business and stop at a gun shop where, if you have the correct posture, language and style, you could be recruited to join the KKK, believe me or not, trust me or not.

div>In this rave, there are no less than 10 references to military terms or to weapons and ammunition. Unless you can correctly identify at least 7 of them--without using Google or making a phone call to an outside expert--you really don't belong in the gun control debate.

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Dr. Huesos