You meet some interesting people when you hand out cards announcing that you are a member of the new media. My new friend, Limmuel, above, caught my attention when he cautioned me against believing that “It could never happen here.” Limmuel was just a young boy when it happened to him and his family in the Philippines in 1972. His father told him the details for years afterward . . .
Limmuel’s father was a security guard at a high school in the Philippines when Ferdinand Marcos issued an order prohibiting all civilian-owned firearms.
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ferdinand E. Marcos, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No.1081 dated September 21, 1972, do hereby order that henceforth and until otherwise ordered by me or by my duly designated representative, no person shall keep, possess or carry outside of his residence any firearm unless such person is duly authorized to keep, possess or carry any such firearm and any person violating this order shall forthwith be arrested and taken into custody and held for the duration of the emergency unless ordered released by me or by my duly designated representative.”
As a security guard, Limmuel’s father received advance notice of the coming house to house search for weapons. He carefully buried his personal weapons to prevent them from being confiscated, retaining only his officially issued firearm in the home. The search was conducted, and no private arms were found. I suspect that the guns that were buried were not on any “registration” list.
Limmuel says that none of the confiscated guns were ever returned to their owners, even though the confiscation was supposed to be “temporary” at the time. Limmuel clearly remembers living under martial law, with a 10 pm curfew for all activities. He says that checkpoints were very common, that vehicles were often searched, but that bribery was also common and that a small bribe would relieve you of the inconvenience of the search.
No two countries are exactly alike, but the Philippines has a long history of association with the United States. Limmuel believes that a current push for gun control in the Philippines results from an emulation of U.S. policies.
As a further cautionary tale, after a number of years, Limmuel’s father tried to retrieve the firearms that he had buried. But couldn’t remember their exact location. They remain buried to this day, a find for future treasure hunters or archaeologists.
I told Limmuel that if he didn’t wish to have his guns confiscated, that he could (still) buy them privately in the United States and then the government wouldn’t know that he had them. “I know”, he said. “I have”. He also said that there are ongoing negotiations between the communist rebels and the government of the Philippines. The government, he says, insists that the rebels disarm. The rebels, he says, will never give up their guns.
Maybe it isn’t a coincidence that the Philippines has become a world leader in the production of sophisticated guns in small, semi-clandestine workshops.
©2013 by Dean Weingarten of the Gun Watch Blog: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
Thanks for the reminder that making meat is hard fricking work. Shooting it is the easy part. gutting dragging, skinning, and butchering it is the hard part.
I certainly hope you are not turning those loins/backstraps into jerky. what a waste of good meat.
What fire arms ? Oh the ones that got lost in the flood ?
Another subhuman white racist with a gun.
Really man?
He’s referencing that Australian “study” that concluded that gun owners are racists and usually white racists. The non-white gun owner in the picture destroys their propaganda.
Mr Burke is a mutant subspecies called “Homo Igoramus.” Scientists theorize their concentrations are in areas like San Fransisco California.Unfortunately we cannot confirm that, because like a black hole, the laws of reason break down beyond our understanding there.
Only a full on Glocktard would buy those.
“No shots fired. No arrests made.”
In that instance, at least, it’s a culture war battle won. Of course, wars aren’t typically won by a single battle. How are we doing in the big picture? I don’t really know. With more cohesion among vocal members of the ‘gun community’ then I’d feel much more optimistic about news from the front. In other words, I think if most of us were on the same page in attitudes and opinions about open carry then I’d be certain that the culture war would be won in short order. As long as we remain divided amongst ourselves, I believe it will be a long, drawn out series of battles with the victor being anyone’s guess.
A “president” issuing the same orders under some “presidential order” making all civilian ownership and possession of firearms illegal would not surprise me. By the time it got through the courts (provided there was not a civil war over the issue) all firearms turned in would have been melted down. Then what?
You have to understand that, even here in AZ, which is otherwise America, we are burdened with liberals, who infest such places as ASU and U of A. They do not represent the rest of us sane, gun-owning Americans. We put up with them… until such time as it becomes necessary to put them out of their misery.
We’ll,
Think back(if you can) to women voting, the civil rights movement and gay marriage. A small number of people kept pushing and ACHIEVED THE IMPOSSIBLE. I am not saying guns rights and or open carry equates to any of these BUT in my mind, it is a civil right.
I am in NC and I still would not open carry but I applaud and support (with $) those who push the boundaries. There is no such thing as reasonable rights as far as guns go. It is all or nothing.
I have gone from being a closet gun guy to starting too many conversations with dems/liberals/progressives. I home carry, partly to push them, some accept it and some never come over, which is okay with me. People have to learn sometime that most gun people are normal citizens and the only way to do this is to GET IN THEIR FACE!
Short Barreled Nail Gun?
Now lets see you beat this guys time:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d80_1383100836
That was quick.
Another one learns the hard way.
Notice how these turn-arounds keep getting faster, not slower?
why are we driving traffic to a repost from 5 years ago?
Wow, that was good. Well done Mr. Bequette. Apology accepted.
In keeping with my word from an earlier post, I will call and renew my subscription. Thanks for the decisive action there.
So I dont know if you’ve noticed, but we talk a lot here about being able to own machineguns. Or at the very least if you dont want to own something like that, not saying that your neighbor shouldnt be able to also.
Last year New Hampshire passed a law that actually allows Juries to be told that they can nullify.
It’s already been used (although the law wasn’t technically in effect, the Judge allowed it to be presented to the Jury):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120923/NEWS03/709239922
This is good stuff…and nope, not taught in high school 20 years ago.
Thinking about it some more…as I minored in Poli-Sci, it never came up there either.
I’m not going to argue they don’t have a right to open carry at the airport. They absolutely do, and they shouldn’t be hassled for it. They are, however, idiots. Those who open-carry rifles–and handguns, for that matter–to make a “statement” aren’t helping our cause.
If the mother has acted irresponsibly to a point where her actions were disruptive than she should and could have been disciplined for those actions up to and including being banned from school grounds. Her military service and firearms license should not have even been a consideration. Her CCW means she has passed training and a background check. More than can be said for most of the population that carries unlicensed. This principal may or may not have done the right thing. But she definitely went about it completely wrong and gave the wrong reasons for her actions. I personally believe the accusations of class disruption etc. are a poor attempt to distract from the real reasons. And I further believe that unless this principle can back those accusations with some very clear evidence she should be removed from her position immediately and never allowed a position of any authority again. Not only for the decision but for the thinly veiled attempt to cover up her reasons.
Lol….. Where to start with you. Us in the academic world normally shy away from quoting Wikipedia, it isn’t a definitive source. Secondly apparently you have never studied philosophy, your take on natural rights is totally wrong. You should try reading, Jeremy Bentham, John Mill, Immanuel Kant, John Locke. Maybe if you spent more time learning instead of practicing killing things you would have a happier more enlightened life.
Bad assumptions (we want armed TSA agents?!) and implications aside, I don’t know if there’s anything completely false about most of her statements.
However – “Terrorism is a real concern for airlines, but … we also have to worry just as much about angry neighbors with guns”
I worry more about angry neighbors than “terrorism” (whatever that means). That’s why I own guns. 🙂
I got 2 main issues with that: 1.) 911 is easier to remember and call. 2.) To protect yourself against violence, wouldn’t you want to be the one doing your own protection?
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