We have — finally — a new poll. As I have in the past, I ask that only certain demographics participate.
As I’m sure you know, “Beta Bobby” Francis O’Rourke wants to ban AR-15s and “AK-47s” (how many legal AK-47s are in the US is an interesting question in itself). For the most part, he pretends such a ban is no problem because Of course everyone will be happy to sell their guns ‘back’ to the goverment (whispers, under duress). We won’t have to confiscate anything.
Post-the contribution-in-kind hours-longDim political ad Democrat debate on October 15, he changed his tune a bit.
“There have to be consequences,” the Texas Democrat said Wednesday after MSNBC host Joe Scarborough pressed him on how he would get AR-15s out of the hands of Americans unwilling to give them up. “In that case, I think there would be a visit by law enforcement to recover that firearm and to make sure that it is purchased, bought back, so that it cannot potentially be used against somebody else.”
I’ve been noting for some time that Beta (and Biden, Swalwell et al) seem to assume that someone else will be happy to lay their lives on Constitution-shredding line for him. Not once has Ball-less Bobby suggested that he would participate. I’ve asked; repeatedly.
I’ve also asked Bobby Francis if he has actually talked to any street-level LEOs about their willingness to kick in doors ‘visit’ millions of noncompliant gun owners because they’re well-armed.
-crickets-
So I’ll ask law enforcement officers what they think. (I’ve already polled military personnel.) Non-LE, please refrain from answering the poll.
I recall, many years ago, an interview with a CA Highway patrolman vis-a-vis confiscation. The question that the interviewer asked, repeatedly and repeatedly dodged, was if ordered to confiscate firearms would he do it? Finally got him to admit that he would, rather than risk his job and his pension. In short…”..I was only following orders!”
This is unscientific and just anecdotal, so if the federal government’s wants to use , they must give full credit, blah,bblah.
My son was in the Navy, and I asked him if his ship were ordered, to find our timeout and confiscate weapons, would most of them do it?
He said no was, that they often talked about such things, and the sailors, both male + female, we’re quite adamant about not following an order that was so obviously wrong and that there were a few that would follow the orders, but they were actually not shouted down, threatened, or ridiculed like you might think. I am just guessing, but with 500 or so on a cruiser,they would become close after 5-6 months. Plus, knowing that they had to count on each other, it might make them more willing to overlook minor differences. I don’t know, but I have to think it must be similar all over the military. And I also wonder if that is not the reason for the apparent purge of a lot of our enlisted forces. We shall see.