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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Yes, I agree the legal approach is likely doomed to failure in the US, but I was more thinking of a voluntary "loan" of weapons to the military by concerned, patriotic citizens. Here in Australia at the outbreak of WWII, the government made a plea to the people to donate rifles for training purposes to free up military weapons for the troops on the ground. Many of these rifles ended up in the hands of the militia forces tasked with local defence and never fired a shot in anger (although were used heavily on the range and patrolling the sand dunes along the coast).
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I think that a "Call to Arms" or rather a call FOR arms would fail horribly in this day and age. A person like myself who does have a small (4-8 weapons) arsenal is going to be leary of "Give us your guns to help protect you."
Damn it, that is why I bought these things in the first place. IF SHTF, I know that "Big Brother" is going to take a long time to get to my little corner of the world. (E.G. Hurricane hit Fayetteville, NC in 1995. First responders did not get to my neighborhood for at least 36-48 hours. Those F.R.s were MP's from Fort Bragg. The local law and fire departments were WAY to busy with down trees and power lines. Tornadoes hit Fayetteville last spring. 1,000+ homes lost or damaged. Help was at least 24-48 hours. Again, down trees, down Power lines.)
SO, if SHTF in a Big way, how long could it be? Therefore it is up to me and those I trust (A Damn few, BTW) to keep law and order in our little area. Depending on the cause of SHTF, I just might be keeping my head down until I see just WTF happened and where to go from here.
My $0.02
Mike