Gun Control Hypocrisy: Governmnent ‘Officials’, Cops, and Ex Cops Exempt
The Washington Times has reported that Feinstein’s sweeping gun control legislation would exempt government ‘officials’, law enforcement and retired law enforcement personnel.
Now bear with me for a minute… think about it… why is it that ‘they’ would be exempt whereas ‘we’ would not? Are they somehow better than us? More responsible than us? More safe than us? Why would they be above the law?
Seriously. How could it be that Feinstein herself could carry a handgun with 15 rounds whereas I (and you) would be prohibited? What makes her different from us? I’m serious here. It makes absolutely no logical sense whatsoever. It is the ultimate in hypocrisy.
My brother-in-law is a retired police officer. For example, how could it be that he could carry a Glock G22 with 15 rounds (and own an AR15 or similar rifle) whereas I wouldn’t even be able to carry an old S&W 59 with 15 rounds, even though I have passed a background check, have trained, am proficient, and am licensed to carry concealed? Does that make sense? Nothing against my brother in law, but is he somehow more responsible than I am? It is hypocrisy.
What is the definition of a government ‘official’? It seems to me that word or phrase is used very loosely and can apply to anyone in government, probably even our mailman. Not that our mailman should not have the right to carry a firearm (in fact given their job, they probably should…) but why would he be able to carry a gun with more than 10 rounds whereas you and I could not? Where is the logic?
Why are ‘they’ as human beings ANY DIFFERENT THAN YOU OR I? How is it that they could be exempt from these new laws and the rest of the U.S. citizenry would not? Why are they making it us against them?
Why is it that they can have body guards armed with weapons that would be banned (so long as they are government officials, LEO’s or ex-LEO’s), while we would not have that same right and level of protection? Why are their lives apparently more valuable than ours? Does that make any sense?
How is it that they are better than us, more deserving, and ABOVE THE LAW? They are supposed to SERVE US! They are government servants to the people. We the people. Remember?
You can fill in the blank for yourself. Just like most government workers and those in our Congress and Senate have far more benefits than the rest of us, and are somehow held above the law, it doesn’t make it right. In fact it is WRONG. We should ALL be held to the laws of the land, assuming they are Constitutional.
If you are angry about this, do yourself a favor and write your representatives… even if you believe they are on your side of this issue. Let them know how you feel. If you do not, then you will only have yourself to blame when it all comes down. Do it now… open a new browser page and Google who your congressman and senators are, find their web page, find their contact information, and let them know.
End of Message.
Washington Times reference article
Mrs. Feinstein’s measure would exempt more than 2,200 types of hunting and sporting rifles; guns manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or slide action; and weapons used by government officials, law enforcement and retired law enforcement personnel.
On a related note, take a moment to watch this short video segment of a veteran who spoke up during an anti-gun forum recently in Chicago, and listen to his words…
“The threat of tyranny today is no less than at the turn of the century in the 1900′s, 1800′s or 1700′s.”
The modern day American sheeple do not understand this, and cannot comprehend this, because they have not been taught this. The evil tendencies and doings of some of the human species have not changed, just because it is now 2013.
Gun Control Hypocrisy: Governmnent 'Officials', Cops, and Ex Cops Exempt ,
Sadly, Diane Feinstein IS my Senator. And I’ve written to her many times, hoping she might read what I’ve taken the time to write. But she doesn’t read her own mail. I always get a form letter back that says nothing, kind of just an acknowledgement that my letter was received.
Regarding our politicians, Don’t forget to write all of them, even if it seems useless, your congressman, senators, even your State representatives and governor. It does take some time to get it done, but you will feel a bit better after having done your civic duty as a concerned citizen. I know that it took me a few hours to get it done, but feel slightly better having done it.
I always start letters off to my senators and congressmen with ” Dear Employee-” They keep forgetting who their boss is and they need to be reminded who they work for. The biggest problem in the US today is complacency. If all the bosses (us) called called them on the carpet and demanded answers, they would listen. If not, find a candidate that will and vote them in.
Just as in New York where people are telling the little dicktator cumo what he can do with his gun law, if fineswine gets this through, then multiple the resistance a million fold, and what you will have is civil insurection that will make the civil war look tame. Oh and for those who vote for this bill, remember that we the people have a very long and unforgiving memory.
If it gets bad, don’t wait for them to come knocking on your door. Get some buddies together and go knocking on of few doors of your own.
Print flyers to be placed on the cars, and residence doors, of various government agents, warning them to not be a party to the disarming of the American citizen.
Here’s an example:
“If you try to take our weapons, please realize we shall gather to bring them directly to you. You see, unlike the normal criminal, who is always trying to flee from you, we shall be moving toward you to engage you. For we would not be the criminals, you would be. Remember. We outnumber you. We outgun you. And, our motivations have nothing to do with earning a pay check. Stand down. Go home, and hug your wife and kids. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe from the coming fury.”
Here’s a wild idea:
How about we “steal” each other’s guns, and fill out a theft report for them with the local police. This way your registered weapons will no longer be available for them to take, and you could wave your theft report in their faces. Naturally, you would still have weapons available…but these would be the ones you “stole” from your friends. Of course, the “stolen” weapons could also be stashed in several safe locations.
If things get better, you can always “find” them again. If things do not get better, it really doesn’t matter does it?
Excellent post Ision.
Molon Labe
Long live the Republic!
The Second Amendment – The Original Homeland Security
Live free or die America!
KP89DC
In the UK you don’t see people with guns, even the police don’t have them (unless they’re the Armed Police and you don’t see them all that often only at airports maybe during some protests, but not on the street).
And although we have gun crime, it’s usually limited to gang violence, in big cities or farmers going berserk, and granted we are a MUCH smaller country but we haven’t had an American style massacre for a very long time.
While I agree that the proposal above sounds utterly ridiculous & faulty at best I don’t think stricter gun control would be a bad thing for the USA.
I have to disagree with you Jess; our rooted heritage with guns is different here in the US than it is in the UK, which makes for differing opinion. Having said that, one of the problems here is that we do not take care of our mentally ill the way that we should. They are left on the streets, so to speak, or largely out within the population at large. In fact many of the so called massacres were carried out by those with mental health problems, many of them on medications which may have attributed to furthering the problem. The fact will always remain that the guns don’t do the shooting, the person pulling the trigger does…