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Serenity · 09-24-2008, 02:30 PM

Getting crazy and getting back on point:

In the horrible event of a major major disasaster (like the rocket engine plant near where I work getting nuked), it's possible that my otherwise fully law abiding gun owning neighbor may decide that he's going to go to the local FEMA station to get supplies for his family with his otherwise perfectly legal Semi Auto.

And you know, if my family has a right to some of those supplies, I don't mind US Federal troops along side Michigan Guardsmen making sure there is peace and order while we sort our shit out. Call me whatever you want, but frankly I have some faith that they'll do their best to be as civil, and professional and as fair as they can under the circumstances.

Yes, there will be problems, but those are kinda unavoidable when you have a lot of people with guns all in the same place with conflicting goals. Frankly I'd rather see the Military TRAINED for dealing with this than not.

And if I have to be evaculated because some tornado decides to park itself in Michigan for a few days, or because the Great Lakes flood the entire pennisula, then I really don't mind so much if it's the US Army, the MI NG, or even hired mercenaries, patrolling my neighborhood protecting my stuff from looters and opportunists until I'm able to come home.

It's a price we pay, and I'm not afraid to admit I'm okay paying it.

Serenity

09-24-2008, 02:30 PM	#140 (permalink)
Serenity Logged Out Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,815 SL Join Date: Oct 07	Getting crazy and getting back on point: In the horrible event of a major major disasaster (like the rocket engine plant near where I work getting nuked), it's possible that my otherwise fully law abiding gun owning neighbor may decide that he's going to go to the local FEMA station to get supplies for his family with his otherwise perfectly legal Semi Auto. And you know, if my family has a right to some of those supplies, I don't mind US Federal troops along side Michigan Guardsmen making sure there is peace and order while we sort our shit out. Call me whatever you want, but frankly I have some faith that they'll do their best to be as civil, and professional and as fair as they can under the circumstances. Yes, there will be problems, but those are kinda unavoidable when you have a lot of people with guns all in the same place with conflicting goals. Frankly I'd rather see the Military TRAINED for dealing with this than not. And if I have to be evaculated because some tornado decides to park itself in Michigan for a few days, or because the Great Lakes flood the entire pennisula, then I really don't mind so much if it's the US Army, the MI NG, or even hired mercenaries, patrolling my neighborhood protecting my stuff from looters and opportunists until I'm able to come home. It's a price we pay, and I'm not afraid to admit I'm okay paying it. Serenity __________________ "I don't care, I'm still free; you can't take the sky from me."