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The Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Kenneth E. Mapp, just announced
that he is authorizing the Virgin Islands National Guard to seize
weapons and ammunition from citizens ahead of the approaching major
storm, Hurricane Irma, which is now a Category 5 Hurricane. The
Hurricane is expected to reach the Virgin Islands Wednesday morning.
The Governor released an official State of Emergency declaration in
which he said, " In accordance with Title 23 Section 1522, Virgin
Islands Code, The Adjutant General is authorized and directed to seize
arms, ammunition, explosives, incendiary material and any other property
that may be required by the military forces for the performance of this
emergency mission, in accordance with the Rules of Force promulgated by
the Virgin Islands National Guard and approved by the Virgin Islands
Department of Justice. "
Remember all those reports of national guardsmen going around and
collecting guns from people after Hurricane Katrina? If you check on
Snopes, that oh so reliable progressive-run fact-check site (and I use
the term fact-check loosely), you'll be led to believe those reports are
bogus. After this recent Hurricane that hit the Houston area and parts
of Louisiana, there are also reports of gun confiscation occurring, as
well as calls by police departments for people to turn in their long
guns.
Well, now you don't have to take rumor's word for it, the Governor of
the Virgin Islands made it crystal clear that gun confiscation is now
allowed. This is a standard operating procedure for governments after
natural disasters.
I suspect there are two reasons for this, one is
their resources are stretched thin and their ability to herd people the
way they think they should be herded is limited, and two, they don't
like the competition. If people with guns can protect themselves after a
disaster, what reason do we have for government anyway?
Just so you can judge for yourselves and not assume that I somehow took
this quote out of context, I have included the FULL statement at the end
of this article.
The government will not have the resources to protect you after a
disaster from looters. So, because they fear you, because they fear the
competition, they would rather put you at risk by confiscating your
guns at a time when you most need them for very basic, very direct
protection from very real threats. Just take that in and remember that
the state is not here to protect you, it is here to exploit you. If its
interests happen to find it useful to protect you, congratulations, you
might be protected, you might be rescued. If its interests do NOT
align with protecting you, rescuing you, then you'll be left to fend
with yourself, but only after it first takes your most effective means
of protecting yourself from the dangers that emerge in the wake of
natural disasters
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