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street cruiser · 01-04-2007, 09:12 PM

There is a thread in the political forum about Illinois trying pass rather restricitive gun laws to the point of ultimately confiscating guns. I posed the following question: If guns were to be confiscated wholesale because of passage of a law mandating confiscation, how many LEO's would be willing to execute that directive? Bear in mind part of the oath I took was to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

Show of hands: I vote no way.

Wu Wei · 01-04-2007, 09:29 PM

I'm not a cop yet. I hope to be in a year so I check this forum and the title really caught my eye. Good question! I've often wondered what the officials in New Orleans were thinking when they confiscated guns house-to-house. I am just amazed no-one had a shootout over it. Honestly if they showed up for my guns it would be a shootout and I would die. If I were an officer I would refuse my orders, plain as that. Like you said, it's the Constitution. This post makes me glad the 2nd Amendment was put into the WI State Constitution for good measure.

I'm betting the proposal in IL will fail on grounds of being unconstitutional/unpopular, but it does bring up a lot of questions. I hope many LEOs respond..

I'm also glad you're on our side.

BBunin · 01-04-2007, 10:41 PM

I posted a poll on this a while back.
LE and Military responses only, please.
Current LE and Active Military only, please

Apdl · 01-05-2007, 12:51 AM

well IL is gonna be worse than CA?

limblessbiff · 01-05-2007, 06:29 AM

they propose bills like this all the time, and they fail all the time. and if it does pass, time to get the hell out of that crap hole

Mike TRT · 01-05-2007, 10:34 AM

they aren't confiscating any guns here that I know of, like mentioned above, they come and go every year or two, but the problem is the dems have control now, and IL is an easy target with dumbass Daley and Obama and Jesse Jr as well as all of Crook County....oh, and not to leave out Dick (and yes he is) Durbin.......

stay tuned, its gonna be a horrible couple of years here

limblessbiff · 01-05-2007, 12:37 PM

if the Dems wanna keep that power they wont piss around with guns, atleast for a while. and I seriously doubt they will get as far as confiscation. and like i said, if they do, move. im sure when a significant part of the population leaves, or gets severely pissed off, they will cut the crap. after all, it is the 2nd amendment. they would have a hell of a time getting rid of that one, and more than likely wouldnt be worth the trouble

havoc1 · 01-05-2007, 09:48 PM

I was gonna say, how exactly are they planning on passing laws that countermand the 2nd amendment? I'm sure there's some sort of legalese way of making it work, but it sounds like the standard political "attention getter" the dems are so famous for. Put it in the same bin as the reactivate the draft bill from that retard Rangel in the People's Republic of New York.

MGD 45 · 01-06-2007, 10:03 AM

You know guys, I always found it amusing yet distressing that the liberal knuckleheads think the Founding Forefathers were geniuses when it came to drafting the Constituition as it relates to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion..etc..etc..

But somehow when the discussion of the 2nd Amendment arises....surprise! They can't agree on the wording or the "true meaning" that the Forefathers meant when they wrote it!!

I always wanted to ask them, that if there was so much ambiguity or confusion in the 2nd Amendment, then maybe we've misinterpreted the other Amendments as well.

Mike TRT · 01-06-2007, 10:15 AM

[quote=havoc1]I was gonna say, how exactly are they planning on passing laws that countermand the 2nd amendment? [quote]

they do it all the time.....CA is all screwed up, Chicago bans handguns in the city itself and there are a bunch of others too, thats just a small example

01-04-2007, 09:12 PM	#1
street cruiser XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 198	Gun Confiscation Survey There is a thread in the political forum about Illinois trying pass rather restricitive gun laws to the point of ultimately confiscating guns. I posed the following question: If guns were to be confiscated wholesale because of passage of a law mandating confiscation, how many LEO's would be willing to execute that directive? Bear in mind part of the oath I took was to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Show of hands: I vote no way. __________________ >>>>Perseverate in Pugna<<<< 'Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.' (From a Texas A&M student) The difference between the tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. (Mark Twain)

01-04-2007, 09:29 PM	#2
Wu Wei XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 658	I'm not a cop yet. I hope to be in a year so I check this forum and the title really caught my eye. Good question! I've often wondered what the officials in New Orleans were thinking when they confiscated guns house-to-house. I am just amazed no-one had a shootout over it. Honestly if they showed up for my guns it would be a shootout and I would die. If I were an officer I would refuse my orders, plain as that. Like you said, it's the Constitution. This post makes me glad the 2nd Amendment was put into the WI State Constitution for good measure. I'm betting the proposal in IL will fail on grounds of being unconstitutional/unpopular, but it does bring up a lot of questions. I hope many LEOs respond.. I'm also glad you're on our side. __________________ "Since when do lyrical skills have to do with killin' a cat? / What kind of chitlins is that?" -MF Doom Humans have always carried a projectile weapon, a blade, and fire. Who am I to discard my humanity?

01-04-2007, 10:41 PM	#3
BBunin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,029	I posted a poll on this a while back. LE and Military responses only, please. Current LE and Active Military only, please __________________ . When seconds count, the police are only five minutes away. ------------------------------------ MY PARTIAL TOY LIST XD-9 5" (Production) XD-40 5" (Limited10) SA 1911 Loaded (Limited10/SingleStack) STI Spartan (Limited10/SingleStack) Kahr PM9 (CCW) KT P3AT (CCW) Remington 11-87 (Trap) Remington 870 Express (HD/Trap) Misc Rifles for fun and hunting

01-05-2007, 12:51 AM	#4
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	well IL is gonna be worse than CA? __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress

01-05-2007, 06:29 AM	#5
limblessbiff XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 403	they propose bills like this all the time, and they fail all the time. and if it does pass, time to get the hell out of that crap hole Last edited by limblessbiff; 01-05-2007 at 06:37 AM.

01-05-2007, 10:34 AM	#6
Mike TRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,376	they aren't confiscating any guns here that I know of, like mentioned above, they come and go every year or two, but the problem is the dems have control now, and IL is an easy target with dumbass Daley and Obama and Jesse Jr as well as all of Crook County....oh, and not to leave out Dick (and yes he is) Durbin....... stay tuned, its gonna be a horrible couple of years here __________________ \"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man. And those who have hunted men long enough and liked it never cared for anything else thereafter.\"

01-05-2007, 12:37 PM	#7
limblessbiff XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 403	if the Dems wanna keep that power they wont piss around with guns, atleast for a while. and I seriously doubt they will get as far as confiscation. and like i said, if they do, move. im sure when a significant part of the population leaves, or gets severely pissed off, they will cut the crap. after all, it is the 2nd amendment. they would have a hell of a time getting rid of that one, and more than likely wouldnt be worth the trouble

01-05-2007, 09:48 PM	#8
havoc1 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft Bragg, NC Posts: 242	I was gonna say, how exactly are they planning on passing laws that countermand the 2nd amendment? I'm sure there's some sort of legalese way of making it work, but it sounds like the standard political "attention getter" the dems are so famous for. Put it in the same bin as the reactivate the draft bill from that retard Rangel in the People's Republic of New York. __________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on to them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free". -Ronald Wilson Reagan

01-06-2007, 10:03 AM	#9
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,216	You know guys, I always found it amusing yet distressing that the liberal knuckleheads think the Founding Forefathers were geniuses when it came to drafting the Constituition as it relates to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion..etc..etc.. But somehow when the discussion of the 2nd Amendment arises....surprise! They can't agree on the wording or the "true meaning" that the Forefathers meant when they wrote it!! I always wanted to ask them, that if there was so much ambiguity or confusion in the 2nd Amendment, then maybe we've misinterpreted the other Amendments as well. __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

01-06-2007, 10:15 AM	#10
Mike TRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,376	[quote=havoc1]I was gonna say, how exactly are they planning on passing laws that countermand the 2nd amendment? [quote] they do it all the time.....CA is all screwed up, Chicago bans handguns in the city itself and there are a bunch of others too, thats just a small example __________________ \"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man. And those who have hunted men long enough and liked it never cared for anything else thereafter.\"

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