The birth of a Minuteman
- From: "Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61-#spamblock*-@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:41:47 GMT
Subject: [tuffmilitia.com] The birth of a minuteman
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:36 AM
The birth of a minuteman - by Ty Benabe http://www.nycasa.com/
At the time of the L.A. riots, I was working as a community service
aide for
the kings county district attorneys office. During my lunch hour it
was
common to find me outside 210
Joralemon street, smoking a cigarette before I entered the building
to go
back to work. And It was here for the first time that I realized that
the
system, that civil society was, for the
most part, an illusion.
The falsehood that my safety was secured by institutions in place to
respond
to crisis was shattered forever, in exchange for the sight of some
three to
four hundred youths running
down the length of Fulton street (a shopping center in brooklyn )
breaking
storefront windows as they rampaged in my direction. Watching the NYPD
hastily retreat , It was then that I
realized that my safety, the defense of my life, was first and
foremost
dependent on me. I realized that when society begins to fracture, it
will be
in the end, every man for himself.
I acted on this experience and shortly after, purchased my first
firearm .
And began to feel for the first time, secure in my own home. I felt
empowered now to respond to the kinds
of naked aggression and hostility seen so many times before. On the
evening
news and documented footage and literature over the lessons of
history. I
may not be able to control
the evils of the world, but should it find its way to my door. It
will meet
resistance to say the least. And I was not going to be a non-
responsive
victim. I was not going to rely on my
telephone and pray for somebody, some unseen government entity to
rescue me.
I was going to defend my life, my home, my family and property. And
now, if
needed, my nation.
With that mindset, It was then that I joined the ranks of some 80
million
armed Americans. I was now a part of a force, unlike any on the face
of the
earth. I was now truly an
American citizen. In possession of the greatest tangible symbol of
liberty
to be had. And I was now also the greatest threat to those spokes of
the
government machine that seeks to
enslave mankind. That political mechanism born with every generation
since
the beginning of supposed "civilization" to render helpless, control,
enslave and kill the concept of
individual liberty. Something you become keenly aware of when you
exercise
your second amendment rights. A level of discrimination not seen in my
opinion since slavery. But as
the battle to end slavery continues today, we gun owners from every
walk of
life endure. Struggling to preserve the very freedoms of those who
hate and
fear us.
The obvious question from all this is what hope of converting the
unwashed
minds from the anti-gun movement. A movement steeped in
misinformation.
Hysteria and the notion
that the less ability you have to defend your life, family and
country, the
better you will be? Despite the daily information we see and hear on
the
corruption of elected officials,
government agencies and lethal abuses by many in the law-enforcement
community (which has over the past ten years become increasingly
militarized
and controlled by the federal
government rather than the state). What more convincing do those
sitting on
the fence need to understand the necessity of a fully armed
citizenry? Im
not talking about hunting here.
On september 11th, within a matter of minutes, the world trade center
collapsed into history. Taking with it the lives of thousands. In a
matter
of seconds, over 400 police, fire and
paramedic public servants perished forever. Leaving an instant
shortage of
crucial personal emergency services. What I learned again, as I did
before,
that at any moment, society
can break down. And had the terrorist managed to to destroy other
structures. As well as the power grids to the city and endured a week
without power in addition to the attacks,
what then? Who would be left to maintain order? We can quickly
conclude that
It would not take much by the enemies of this nation to bring the
system to
its knees. I say the
"system". Not the American people.
When I hear of "homeland security", it is not Tom Ridge that I think
of. It
is not the national guard, the navy, the marines or any of the multi-
billion
dollar toys of the pentagon that
come to mind. The second amendment does. The original "homeland
security".
The security not of the government, but of and for the American
people to
effectively wage war
against any enemy, any foe who would seek to enslave or destroy our
way of
life. The second amendment reigns as the premier tool of liberty and
self-government. It is the TEETH
that follows the spoken word of our constitution ( I could not fear a
toothless PIT-BULL, could you?) but I digress.
In the grand scheme of things, sitting at home on my sofa with a
firearm
nearby, this may not seem that important to many. That is and always
will
be, until something happens.
Unfortunately, most folks dont get it until its too late. They will
wait
until it is no-longer possible to access firearms to act. They will be
informed long after the fact, that they must
wait to get "permission" to own one. The very same gun control
measures that
they supported through their anti-gun politicians may now cost them
their
lives and the lives of family
members. All in the name of "safety".
A minuteman was a citizen. Armed with rifles. Well stocked with
ammunition
and able to be ready to respond to a crisis within 60 seconds..... I
can be
ready in 20.
.
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