Gun Control and the Prepper

 

By Nelson J Galan

I’ve gotten several emails about the current state of affairs regarding our governments’ continued encroachment against our liberties. Chief among those emails have been readers concerns over the deterioration of our 2^nd Amendment Rights. The Governments’ possible end-game and the effects these anti-gun zealots and politicians are having on the free market availability and pricing on some of  preppers more popular weapons and ammunition. 

For many, if not most preppers, this is a serious issue and helps to further fuel their resolve to prepare for SHTF scenarios. In fact most people are against any further control methods aimed at legal, mentally sound, law abiding citizens, especially since we witness time and time again some criminal not being punished to the fullest extent of the law, being released upon society and committing more gun violence and then being called a victim of society or a broken home by some poverty pimp community blowhard sucking his living off the blood of the poor.  

Then we see some moron government official on the television trying to sound “concerned” for the victims of gun violence perpetrated by insane monsters or ruthless scum bags, instead point their unconstitutional law creating pens at those who are the most responsible and conscientious gun owners.  

The very people, who desire nothing more than to protect themselves and their families from degenerates and dregs, and are in no way, shape or form threats to anyone else are the ones these dimwitted knuckleheads want to punish and disarm.

On the face of it, it seems illogical, but in the mind of the totalitarian leftist it makes perfect sense. And folks, these idiot politicians pushing for these expanded gun control laws are totalitarian leftists. Make no mistake about that.

Their goal is complete confiscation. 

It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that disarming the law abiding makes them less secure and emboldens criminals. One of the factors that played into the Aurora, Co. shooters decision in picking that particular movie theater was, it was a declared “gun free zone”.

Translation; ‘bad guy come shoot us all you want, no one here can stop you’. He literally drove by other, closer theaters straight to that one.  

When the citizen’s ability to defend themselves or even project the image that they can defend themselves as deterrence are removed, it increases exponentially the threats they are faced with. So a touchy feely message for everyone to behold about what a great place you are because you don’t allow guns, is nothing more than a pronouncement that you are a soft target ready to be violated.

Schools, theaters, malls etc., are all places where people gather in mass while putting themselves at risk due to this ill fated notion that guns can’t be trusted in the hands of the law abiding citizen.   

But the half-witted among us think that words and signs will keep everyone safe. A half-wit I know said to me, “well if everyone would just follow the rules, this wouldn’t happen”. Yep, she was serious … she voted for a dumbass that is hell bent on shredding the U.S. Constitution.

The problem with that statement is the same problem that most brain dead zombies who vote for these anti-gun zealots have. They live in a bubble void of common sense and real world practicality. They blindly place their trust in the hands of politicians who want to control every aspect of their lives in exchange for faux security and the promise to punish and take from others who seek or defend liberty, self reliance and minimal government intervention.  

We preppers though, are a much different breed of people. Most of us understand the need for self defense. We understand the concept that bad guys will do bad things regardless of the law or rules of common decency. We understand that desperate people will take desperate actions against innocent people for their own benefit. We get that 340,000,000 guns in the United States alone, that we know of, mean criminals will always have guns. We know that in TEOTWAWKI situations looters, marauders, bandits and worse will be armed to the teeth and there will be limited if any government to help us. We understand about self sufficiency and having the ability to protect our loved ones, our neighbors and even innocent strangers from the predators and the takers. We value our Right to Keep and Bear Arms because we know the opportunity it provides to us for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness regardless of wills others may wish to impose upon us. We trust in the great equalizer and understand it is a tool that will aid us in our survival. 

And it’s not just disasters we prepare for. A disarmed citizenry is also easy prey for a government run amuck. The threat of government oppression is as real as any other threat  or catastrophic event.  

While most preppers hope and pray their government will never turn against the citizens, most everyone who prepares for worst case scenarios understands that history is littered with these types of situations so ignoring that possibility would be doing so at their own very considerable risk. 

Let’s take the popular myth of Hitler’s words and actions regarding gun control and the popular false counter point arguments to the myth.

You’ve probably read the quotes attributed to Hitler regarding a gun free society being a safe society, along with a narrative on how this led to him having no serious opposition to his dictatorship. And perhaps you’ve read the anti-gun lobby’s rebuttal stating his gun policies were more in line with the modern pro-gun movements’ own policies because he actually relaxed some of the restrictions on guns laid forth by the 1928 Law on Firearms and Ammunition. 

Well the truth is that while Hitler did not set out to disarm the German people who were not “enemies of the State”, - those who were considered law abiding German citizens, he did in fact disarm those he deemed as his enemies. The 1938 Law; Regulations Against Jews’ Possession of Weapons did disarm law abiding citizens and they were told that that action would make them safer as they were then relocated in to the ghettos. As we know, that didn’t work out so well for the disarmed citizenry. 

The Nazi’s wanted to get rid of their contrived Jewish threat and the only way to do this with as minimal of resistance as possible was to ensure the playing field was as one sided as possible. The disarming of the Jews was a precursor to the master plan of extermination. A necessary step to ensure greater governmental power over its citizens. The anti-gun lobby glosses over this fact because it’s an inconvenient truth. 

In more recent history, as a born American of Cuban heritage, I can attest to the fact via my own families experiences, that the first thing the Cuban communists did was disarm the Cuban people “for their own protection”. What followed was the torture and imprisonment or murder of all political opposition, gays, artists, mentally handicapped and anyone else that were deemed threats or undesirables to Fidel Castro’s communist utopia. The confiscation of all business and property and the forced separation of children from their parents for communist indoctrination camps followed immediately behind. 

With these lessons and others like it in mind, millions of people look at the current anti-gun crusaders with disdain and deep suspicion. You add into the equation The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (OBAMACARE) and the semi-tyrannical manner in which it was implemented. The us-against-them meta-message coming from the White House regarding taking from the successful and rewarding the unsuccessful. The actual words uttered by the President himself referring to “punishing” their enemies (political opposition). The fact that governmental agencies like Heath & Human Services, The Center for Disease Control, The Social Security Administration and FEMA buying massive amounts of ammunition and weapons while publicly admitting they are preparing for civil unrest. And, throw in an ever expanding population of failed, envious, ignorant and entitlement demanding classes and it’s easy to understand that the targeting of the law abiding citizen through the diminishing and eventual elimination of their 2^nd Amendment Rights becomes extremely alarming. 

Alarming to the point where Americans are flocking to gun stores, sporting goods stores and pawn shops in hopes of stocking up with weaponry, ammunition and survival gear in numbers never before seen in any country at any time in human history. The massive mobilization of ordinary people towards a cause not popular by the ruling elites has created nervousness in government and exposed a secret government officials were all too happy to keep from their constituents. That secret being the massive preparations government itself has been undertaking.

Between the ordinary citizen and the government, weapons and ammo manufacturers are hard pressed to keep up with demand driving prices upward and causing shortages across the country. This is classic supply and demand.

One supplier I know told me he has an outstanding back-order for the government he has to fill every time he’s resupplied that immediately wipes out his inventory of 9mm and 5.56 caliber ammunition. Because of confidentiality clauses in his government contracts he’s not at liberty to divulge which agency(s) is making the purchases, but will say it’s not the military.

While this is good for business, as a Patriot who has been selling these goods for over twenty years, he is perplexed as to why now and why this much? “Scared” he says to me, “just plain scared”.

Keep in mind he entered into these contracts shortly after 9/11 at a time when government was ratcheting up it’s response to UBL and al-Qaeda and citizens were preparing for more terrorist attacks on the home front. And yet, at a time we’re being told the war on terror is practically over, the government demand for weaponry and ammunitions grows to unprecedented proportions.

 

This is worrisome. 

This leads me to believe that this government wants a gun ban so badly, that they are attacking this problem from all fronts. That is to say, if they can’t gain enough support to confiscate weapons, they’ll go after the next best thing. Ammunition.

In the meantime however, it’s imperative that they themselves stock up on all the ammunition they can before moving against that segment of the firearm business.

Very high taxation and ridiculous regulation will enable them to claim they aren’t subjugating the 2^nd Amendment while still achieving there goal of limiting the people’s ability to defend themselves. With this theory becoming more popular among the people, citizens are exploring all available options from online purchasing to reloading their own supplies. And as the government brazenly speaks of taking control of more aspects of people’s lives, the danger of an over reaching out of control federal juggernaut becomes more and more of a concern. 

The trick for the prepper who is still striving to achieve their weapons cache goal is to maneuver through the high price vs. good value maze. A very difficult task to accomplish in this environment.

If you don’t have at least one modern sports rifle like and AR-15 or and M4, consider the Ruger Mini-14. These have been jumping off the shelves as quickly as the before mentioned and have gone up in price as well, but if you find one you’ll save some money in comparison and you’ll still be getting a very fine weapon of the same vein.

I would also consider a 12 gauge shotgun with an 18 ½” barrel. A Mossberg Maverick88 model or a Stevens can still be had for around 200 bucks. In the absence of a modern sports rifle a shotgun for close range encounters will fill the role nicely.

If you’re looking for a longer range solution, explore a .308 rifle. Keep in mind that the anti-gun crowd, talk a big game about not wanting to take away your hunting rifles, but as soon as they get a chance they will rename hunting rifles; sniper rifles ... and then they’ll start in on those. You need to get ahead of that.

Once their accomplices in the media take that ball and run with it, pricing and ammunition will sky rocket so the sooner you pick one up the better.

By all means if you can afford a couple of magazine fed 9mm handguns, I recommend purchasing immediately.  

 

And don't forget the .22LR.

It doesn’t look like this current waive of supply and demand is going to slow down anytime soon. In fact it looks like this is going to be a longer fight than ever before, but your preps must continue. You shouldn’t sit on the side lines waiting to see how things will shake out. So whatever you need, whether it be weapons, ammo or both, write up your plan of action. Do your research, pool your funds and get off your ass and get it done.

Start with what you think you need most and work off the list. Also support your gun associations and those politicians who stand with you on your Rights to Keep and Bear Arms. We’ve never faced a more crucial moment in our history.

 

Regards from Liberty33