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Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:03:29 PM EST
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For example, in PA the language includes, as cited

Article I, section 21 of the Pennsylvania State Constitution states: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.”

Like, it really doesn't get more clearcut than that

-but if the .fed swoops in, as I'm sure they will, that language will mean nothing.
 
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I guess you'd petition your state government to refuse to cooperate and to hinder federal action by every peaceful means available.


Many states have codified the Second Amendment at the state constitution level including NH.  It would be interesting to see how state and local LEO would approach this.

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For example, in PA the language includes, as cited

Article I, section 21 of the Pennsylvania State Constitution states: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.”

Like, it really doesn't get more clearcut than that

-but if the .fed swoops in, as I'm sure they will, that language will mean nothing.
 


I don't know.  We do have some precedent with, for example, marijuana.  The Feds need the help from locals because there just aren't a lot of them and are too spread out.  New Hampshire, along with many other states, has medical marijuana and a few have legalized it recreationally despite the fact that it is still a Schedule I drug at the federal level.  They're not raiding medical marijuana dispensaries.  


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Supposing somebody from CT decided to FO when they came to confiscate

I don't think anyone here would support that person anyway

I can see the responses now.

"LOL, FSA didn't register, ZFG"

"Look at this tard, good shoot. Gives us legal owners a bad name"

"Pff, I'm from CT and I just switched to airsoft. Should have shot his dog too"

"POS deserved it"

"He should have just buried them in the back yard. Good shoot"
 
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LOCK AND LOAD...
Right, because there's no way that a lone gunman wouldn't suddenly be found to have been a racist with terabytes of kiddie porn who beat women and probably offended a couple of homosexuals daily.

I'm not against locking and loading. But if you're gonna rock and roll, you can't wait until the .fed shows up at your door, and you can't do it alone.  


And anyone supporting that person would be banned on this site.

"Posting comments or links in support of illegal activities including, but not limited to, threats against the life of any person, doing harm to a state or federal official, or advocating the overthrow of the government."

Supposing somebody from CT decided to FO when they came to confiscate

I don't think anyone here would support that person anyway

I can see the responses now.

"LOL, FSA didn't register, ZFG"

"Look at this tard, good shoot. Gives us legal owners a bad name"

"Pff, I'm from CT and I just switched to airsoft. Should have shot his dog too"

"POS deserved it"

"He should have just buried them in the back yard. Good shoot"
 


Yep

Anyone who pretends otherwise is lying.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:09:14 PM EST
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So, admittedly, I'm not sure how legal this is according to CoC 4 - so I'll tread lightly.

How would we (constitutionals, liberty oriented folks, etc.) even function cohesively? Obviously, the internet wouldn't be a safe place to discuss resistance - there is no OPSEC or PERSEC.

I hear on here that "Cops would never support confiscation!" I don't believe it. They have families, they need money, they need their jobs. If they don't support confiscation, they will quickly be replaced with those who will.

I hear on here that "The military would never support confiscation!" - read the previous line again.

In light of the other thread asking why so many are adamant about a revolution, I'll pose the following question - how do you resist effectively without being killed immediately? When/where/how does it end?

Resisting confiscation (successfully) would be against every precedent that has ever been set. China, Russia, England, Australia, Japan - they all surrendered their guns (many willingly). Many  sold their friends and family out for scraps of food, or promotions from within the party.

Today while sitting at home - I realized that there is a strong, non-zero chance that things may take a turn for the worst. If we go full SHTF - what do we do?
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Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:14:02 PM EST
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Supposing somebody from CT decided to FO when they came to confiscate

I don't think anyone here would support that person anyway

I can see the responses now.

"LOL, FSA didn't register, ZFG"

"Look at this tard, good shoot. Gives us legal owners a bad name"

"Pff, I'm from CT and I just switched to airsoft. Should have shot his dog too"

"POS deserved it"

"He should have just buried them in the back yard. Good shoot"  
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^^That too.

I recently had a lengthy argument about an unarmed guy who got killed by local PD for putting a hand behind his back.  HERE
Cops showed up outside his door because someone reported seeing him with a rifle (rifles are legal in the area).

There were quite a few members who claimed it was a good shot and that degree of paranoia is totally justified (as well as veterans saying "we weren't allowed to kill hajis in the sandbox unless we saw a weapon AND it was pointed our way).

If you add gun confiscation to the scenario, I think the gov't lovers would immediately label anyone suspected of bending the rules a criminal, and cheer harder for the cops to kill anyone who moves their hand an extra inch.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:20:00 PM EST
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then you can feel smug that you stayed home and pouted instead of voting for Trump
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:21:34 PM EST
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So, admittedly, I'm not sure how legal this is according to CoC 4 - so I'll tread lightly.

How would we (constitutionals, liberty oriented folks, etc.) even function cohesively? Obviously, the internet wouldn't be a safe place to discuss resistance - there is no OPSEC or PERSEC.

I hear on here that "Cops would never support confiscation!" I don't believe it. They have families, they need money, they need their jobs. If they don't support confiscation, they will quickly be replaced with those who will.

I hear on here that "The military would never support confiscation!" - read the previous line again.

In light of the other thread asking why so many are adamant about a revolution, I'll pose the following question - how do you resist effectively without being killed immediately? When/where/how does it end?

Resisting confiscation (successfully) would be against every precedent that has ever been set. China, Russia, England, Australia, Japan - they all surrendered their guns (many willingly). Many  sold their friends and family out for scraps of food, or promotions from within the party.

Today while sitting at home - I realized that there is a strong, non-zero chance that things may take a turn for the worst. If we go full SHTF - what do we do?
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Why not come up with a more realistic scenario like maybe aliens and cookbooks
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:24:29 PM EST
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CONNECTICUT
Dan kept working through his list, comparing names and serial numbers. He really wished there was a better way to do this, he really wished that there was a national database, but he knew that was a pipe dream, for now at least. He was comparing the list of newly registered rifles against the 4473 forms kept at Miller’s Firearms in Danbury, Connecticut. Governor Malloy signed Public Act (PA) 13-220, which amended PA 13-3, in April of 2013 and this had created a stir among the citizens of Connecticut as well as some portions of the nation. All the hue and cry for such a minor change, didn’t people realize that Connecticut has had a registration requirement for all long guns for over a decade. Dan wished people would understand that this was to protect the citizenry and more specifically children. PA 13-220 was even named, “AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDREN’S SAFETY ACT.”

Dan was the newest member of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force. He had previously worked in the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit after transferring out of the uniformed section of the State Police after 16 years on the road as a Trooper. The FTTF had grown after PA 13-220 was signed. The legislature appropriated more than 150 new positions, with over half of those being sworn officers and the rest being records and data analysts.

Dan was assigned to a new sub-unit that was mainly tasked with compliance checks on gun stores, comparing store records against the state’s database of registered firearms. If there was a discrepancy, his unit would then apply for a search warrant to determine the disposition of the firearms in question. Often this would be a fruitless endeavor as they were told by many of the people on the 4473 that the firearm had been sold and there was no written record of the private sale or that they sent it out of state. However, most times after a diligent search, because they always searched, that the owner never ‘sold’ the firearm and willfully failed to register it. In those cases the owner would be arrested, charged with a felony, and face years of incarceration and hefty fines. They would also find ‘unregistered’ magazines which would be added to the charges.

As the deadline closed for registration there were around 33,000 residents who had declared a firearm and close to 20,000 that had declared magazines, many of the same people on both lists. Dan knew that based on sales records that these numbers basically meant there was large scale non-compliance. Estimates were that there were well over 200,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the state before PA 13-220 was signed. Dan understood this to be job security as the word from higher ups were that this ‘civil’ disobedience would not stand and that enforcement would be strict. He envisioned that the unit would end up expanding even more with this zero tolerance stance.

Dan had even heard from a friend in the communications office that there was an initiative to implement a toll-free tip line as well as an anonymous website to provide information on people suspected being in violation of the new laws. There was still work to be done to determine the amount of the rewards to be given and obtain the legislative funding for that program, but Dan knew that this would generate more useful leads for his unit than comparing 4473s. He had even suggested some members of the unit gain membership into local shooting ranges and clubs to obtain actionable intelligence.

The lawyers were still debating the legalities of conducting ‘compliance checks’ on those people with permits, the question being not whether they could do it but rather how to do it. Should they push for unannounced checks in the law itself or find a judge to sign off on search warrants based on legal finessing of probable cause.

Dan finished up his compliance check at Miller’s and headed back to the office to assemble his team. He had fifteen discrepancies that he had to get search warrants for. Today was a good day…
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:29:46 PM EST
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So, admittedly, I'm not sure how legal this is according to CoC 4 - so I'll tread lightly.

How would we (constitutionals, liberty oriented folks, etc.) even function cohesively? Obviously, the internet wouldn't be a safe place to discuss resistance - there is no OPSEC or PERSEC.

I hear on here that "Cops would never support confiscation!" I don't believe it. They have families, they need money, they need their jobs. If they don't support confiscation, they will quickly be replaced with those who will.

I hear on here that "The military would never support confiscation!" - read the previous line again.

In light of the other thread asking why so many are adamant about a revolution, I'll pose the following question - how do you resist effectively without being killed immediately? When/where/how does it end?

Resisting confiscation (successfully) would be against every precedent that has ever been set. China, Russia, England, Australia, Japan - they all surrendered their guns (many willingly). Many  sold their friends and family out for scraps of food, or promotions from within the party.

Today while sitting at home - I realized that there is a strong, non-zero chance that things may take a turn for the worst. If we go full SHTF - what do we do?
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If the 2nd gets repealed and guns are banned, then it's machineguns and suppressors for everyone.  They can only hang you once.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:33:43 PM EST
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The U.N. troops would be so busy raping black kids they'd forget to confiscate guns.

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they bring in UN troops from countries that hate Americans


The U.N. troops would be so busy raping black kids they'd forget to confiscate guns.

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UN troops in the USA would probably be considered an invading force.  They would not last long.
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fight when there is no chance of victory, because


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        than to live as slaves
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You can do what you want - but my objective is to make some other poor bastard die for his ideals so that I don't end up dying for mine.





"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.  - George S. Patton"
 
 
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CONNECTICUT

Dan kept working through his list, comparing names and serial numbers. He really wished there was a better way to do this, he really wished that there was a national database, but he knew that was a pipe dream, for now at least. He was comparing the list of newly registered rifles against the 4473 forms kept at Miller’s Firearms in Danbury, Connecticut. Governor Malloy signed Public Act (PA) 13-220, which amended PA 13-3, in April of 2013 and this had created a stir among the citizens of Connecticut as well as some portions of the nation. All the hue and cry for such a minor change, didn’t people realize that Connecticut has had a registration requirement for all long guns for over a decade. Dan wished people would understand that this was to protect the citizenry and more specifically children. PA 13-220 was even named, "AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDREN’S SAFETY ACT.”



Dan was the newest member of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force. He had previously worked in the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit after transferring out of the uniformed section of the State Police after 16 years on the road as a Trooper. The FTTF had grown after PA 13-220 was signed. The legislature appropriated more than 150 new positions, with over half of those being sworn officers and the rest being records and data analysts.



Dan was assigned to a new sub-unit that was mainly tasked with compliance checks on gun stores, comparing store records against the state’s database of registered firearms. If there was a discrepancy, his unit would then apply for a search warrant to determine the disposition of the firearms in question. Often this would be a fruitless endeavor as they were told by many of the people on the 4473 that the firearm had been sold and there was no written record of the private sale or that they sent it out of state. However, most times after a diligent search, because they always searched, that the owner never ‘sold’ the firearm and willfully failed to register it. In those cases the owner would be arrested, charged with a felony, and face years of incarceration and hefty fines. They would also find ‘unregistered’ magazines which would be added to the charges.



As the deadline closed for registration there were around 33,000 residents who had declared a firearm and close to 20,000 that had declared magazines, many of the same people on both lists. Dan knew that based on sales records that these numbers basically meant there was large scale non-compliance. Estimates were that there were well over 200,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the state before PA 13-220 was signed. Dan understood this to be job security as the word from higher ups were that this ‘civil’ disobedience would not stand and that enforcement would be strict. He envisioned that the unit would end up expanding even more with this zero tolerance stance.



Dan had even heard from a friend in the communications office that there was an initiative to implement a toll-free tip line as well as an anonymous website to provide information on people suspected being in violation of the new laws. There was still work to be done to determine the amount of the rewards to be given and obtain the legislative funding for that program, but Dan knew that this would generate more useful leads for his unit than comparing 4473s. He had even suggested some members of the unit gain membership into local shooting ranges and clubs to obtain actionable intelligence.



The lawyers were still debating the legalities of conducting ‘compliance checks’ on those people with permits, the question being not whether they could do it but rather how to do it. Should they push for unannounced checks in the law itself or find a judge to sign off on search warrants based on legal finessing of probable cause.



Dan finished up his compliance check at Miller’s and headed back to the office to assemble his team. He had fifteen discrepancies that he had to get search warrants for. Today was a good day…
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That is exactly what it will look like.

 



...and the mouthbreathers here will cheer it on.
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UN troops in the USA would probably be considered an invading force.  They would not last long.



I suspect that UN Troops in the US would begin drawing fire as soon as they became visible to the populace.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 8:49:36 PM EST
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Some of you people have way too much time on your hands.

And like Lana would say, "If your aunt had balls, she would be your uncle".
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Meet like-minded people on the internet, and choose a defensible location to which you can all flee, form a self-sufficient community, and participate in peaceful civil disobedience.

Trouble is organizing and governing such a group of people. As we see here every day, we're an ornery and disagreeable lot. Getting conservatives to work together is like herding opinionated, heavily armed cats. This probably isn't something you can organized after-the-fact. You'd have to start very early and only admit families once you're certain they're not complete assbags.
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I guess you'd petition your state government to refuse to cooperate and to hinder federal action by every peaceful means available.

Let's say for the sake of argument, this happens in PA or OH, or another swing state that frequently votes Blue.


They roll over on you. What then?  


Meet like-minded people on the internet, and choose a defensible location to which you can all flee, form a self-sufficient community, and participate in peaceful civil disobedience.

Trouble is organizing and governing such a group of people. As we see here every day, we're an ornery and disagreeable lot. Getting conservatives to work together is like herding opinionated, heavily armed cats. This probably isn't something you can organized after-the-fact. You'd have to start very early and only admit families once you're certain they're not complete assbags.


The self sufficient community would be tough; you would have everyone wanting to either be the leader or be in charge of security. once everyone is done arguing and those positions were filled then everyone would want to be part of the security details.

Nobody would want to just be one of the workers...that would kind of suck.

Me personally...if I was in that situation, I would probably either be the leader or the head of security, if those positions were filled I would just be part of the security detail.
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Place holder for some math......

Ok, ready?........



First, a little  anecdotal experience and stories.

In Iraq, my battalion was attached to a Combat brigade with armor and artillery assests. For an entire month our forces were kept at bay and seriously influenced our patrols and missions because of one gunman. A half assed trained "sniper".

One man

Vs the greates military on earth.


A couple years ago over 6,000 law enforcement officers and military descended onto the Boston area and were "kept on their toes/kept at bay" because of two twats with a "crock pot" and a pistol.

Two turds vs over 6,000 seasoned LEOs and military with gear far beyond your average cargo pockets.



Ok, ready?.....


There are over 85,000,000 gun owners.  If tomorrow FBHO signed an executive order ordering confiscation or if Congress somehow acted to pass a law granting the power of confiscation to the federal government heres what would happen:

90% would turn them in immediately. No questions asked.  

So now there's only 8,500,000 million gun owners. Wow, that is an epic shit ton. But don't worry. The FBI and ATF will conduct a joint raid with local LEOs on an area in some conservative state with a vocal activist. There will be a shoot out. Protester will die as well as a LEO or two. That won't bode well as support will dwindle. Wives and families of the "holdouts" will  give you ultimatums and put additional pressure on them to turn in their guns.  Of those holdouts, 90% will turn them in after seeing the bloody carnage on CNN and MSM and not want to put their family in jeopardy...or risk 30 years in a FPMITAP

So now there's only 850,000 gun owners left. Wow, that is still a shit ton. And most likely the ones who own more than one gun. And probably have few extra mags on hand.

Guess what? Of those left, 99% of them are either in piss poor shape to fight from old age or injury or just too damn stupid to hide them effectively (probably ran there mouth to friends/family or on social media. Slowly me the raids will filter them and their weapons out. The stories that surface will help to soften the will to fight for many.


So now what? What are we left with? 1% of 10% of 10% of the orginal. That's........8,500.

8,500 men...and don't kid yourself, there's at best a few females in that number....men who are squared jawed, steely eyed killers. Men who not just own guns, but NVGs, gear, food, and are smart enough to not have it around. Men smart enough to blend. Men smart enough to know how to hit and run. Men who are not living in basements and typing away about masturbatory revolution fantasies on the Internet.

Harsh measures will be taken against these men....so harsh that the tide of public opinion sways. You see, to get to these men you'll have to drone strike an entire neighborhood or be willing to use force so excessive that there is no way you can keep the ignorant public on your side.

Tyranny can never succeed if you take the power from the people overnight.



Which is why, instead of a gun ban....they will whittle away at gun ownership through regulation until the number of gun owners is so low that banning them overnight won't be more than taking them away from a few thousand people.


We're several years from that. Starvation is more effective than gun confiscation in the short term.
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Don't forget collateral damage on US soil will fuck things up quick. A car accident on the expressway in Chicago fucks up everybody's day, imagine if a bridge fell or a section of highway was blown up. The economy would suffer real fast real bad. Do you think a Bradley van cut loose in an American subdivision without serious consequences if it even were allowed to?

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The self sufficient community would be tough; you would have everyone wanting to either be the leader or be in charge of security. once everyone is done arguing and those positions were filled then everyone would want to be part of the security details.



Nobody would want to just be one of the workers...that would kind of suck.



Me personally...if I was in that situation, I would probably either be the leader or the head of security, if those positions were filled I would just be part of the security detail.
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I guess you'd petition your state government to refuse to cooperate and to hinder federal action by every peaceful means available.


Let's say for the sake of argument, this happens in PA or OH, or another swing state that frequently votes Blue.





They roll over on you. What then?  




Meet like-minded people on the internet, and choose a defensible location to which you can all flee, form a self-sufficient community, and participate in peaceful civil disobedience.



Trouble is organizing and governing such a group of people. As we see here every day, we're an ornery and disagreeable lot. Getting conservatives to work together is like herding opinionated, heavily armed cats. This probably isn't something you can organized after-the-fact. You'd have to start very early and only admit families once you're certain they're not complete assbags.




The self sufficient community would be tough; you would have everyone wanting to either be the leader or be in charge of security. once everyone is done arguing and those positions were filled then everyone would want to be part of the security details.



Nobody would want to just be one of the workers...that would kind of suck.



Me personally...if I was in that situation, I would probably either be the leader or the head of security, if those positions were filled I would just be part of the security detail.


I'd gladly be a farmer. That doesn't mean I can't reload by night or be an apprentice armorer.

 
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The self sufficient community would be tough; you would have everyone wanting to either be the leader or be in charge of security. once everyone is done arguing and those positions were filled then everyone would want to be part of the security details.

Nobody would want to just be one of the workers...that would kind of suck.

Me personally...if I was in that situation, I would probably either be the leader or the head of security, if those positions were filled I would just be part of the security detail.
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I guess you'd petition your state government to refuse to cooperate and to hinder federal action by every peaceful means available.

Let's say for the sake of argument, this happens in PA or OH, or another swing state that frequently votes Blue.


They roll over on you. What then?  


Meet like-minded people on the internet, and choose a defensible location to which you can all flee, form a self-sufficient community, and participate in peaceful civil disobedience.

Trouble is organizing and governing such a group of people. As we see here every day, we're an ornery and disagreeable lot. Getting conservatives to work together is like herding opinionated, heavily armed cats. This probably isn't something you can organized after-the-fact. You'd have to start very early and only admit families once you're certain they're not complete assbags.


The self sufficient community would be tough; you would have everyone wanting to either be the leader or be in charge of security. once everyone is done arguing and those positions were filled then everyone would want to be part of the security details.

Nobody would want to just be one of the workers...that would kind of suck.

Me personally...if I was in that situation, I would probably either be the leader or the head of security, if those positions were filled I would just be part of the security detail.


I'm not thinking medival fortress. I'm thinking gated community in some rural area with defensible geographic features, that maintains sufficient undeveloped arable land to feed the population if need be, it's own water supply, and individuals maintain their own stored food, generators, etc. There'd be no need to purposefully cut yourself off from the rest of the country, and it could function like any other town except in the event peaceful civil disobedience results in blockade/embargo being imposed upon it. There would be no 'leader' other than the elected mayor & town council members, and no 'security force' other than the militia that all able bodied men would belong to. If nothing goes tits up everyone just lives and works like they always do.
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Call me naive but I really think several state governments would push back.

The big question mark is what does the federal government do back?
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Come get em
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This entire thread is about how you respond when they do.





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Why not come up with a more realistic scenario like maybe aliens and cookbooks
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So, admittedly, I'm not sure how legal this is according to CoC 4 - so I'll tread lightly.

How would we (constitutionals, liberty oriented folks, etc.) even function cohesively? Obviously, the internet wouldn't be a safe place to discuss resistance - there is no OPSEC or PERSEC.

I hear on here that "Cops would never support confiscation!" I don't believe it. They have families, they need money, they need their jobs. If they don't support confiscation, they will quickly be replaced with those who will.

I hear on here that "The military would never support confiscation!" - read the previous line again.

In light of the other thread asking why so many are adamant about a revolution, I'll pose the following question - how do you resist effectively without being killed immediately? When/where/how does it end?

Resisting confiscation (successfully) would be against every precedent that has ever been set. China, Russia, England, Australia, Japan - they all surrendered their guns (many willingly). Many  sold their friends and family out for scraps of food, or promotions from within the party.

Today while sitting at home - I realized that there is a strong, non-zero chance that things may take a turn for the worst. If we go full SHTF - what do we do?


Why not come up with a more realistic scenario like maybe aliens and cookbooks




Warsaw Ghetto.

French Resistance.

Polish Resistance.

Finland vs Soviets.

Afghans vs Soviets 1979-89

Viet Cong.

American Revolution.

Leonidas.  The 300.

How many more would you like?
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There's never going to be a mass confiscation.


Really?

Huh, Bernie Sanders seems to think otherwise.



 


Yeah, that dude's a marxist.  Why would it surprise you that he wants guns banned?
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Dan kept working through his list, comparing names and serial numbers. He really wished there was a better way to do this, he really wished that there was a national database, but he knew that was a pipe dream, for now at least. He was comparing the list of newly registered rifles against the 4473 forms kept at Miller’s Firearms in Danbury, Connecticut. Governor Malloy signed Public Act (PA) 13-220, which amended PA 13-3, in April of 2013 and this had created a stir among the citizens of Connecticut as well as some portions of the nation. All the hue and cry for such a minor change, didn’t people realize that Connecticut has had a registration requirement for all long guns for over a decade. Dan wished people would understand that this was to protect the citizenry and more specifically children. PA 13-220 was even named, “AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDREN’S SAFETY ACT.”

Dan was the newest member of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force. He had previously worked in the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit after transferring out of the uniformed section of the State Police after 16 years on the road as a Trooper. The FTTF had grown after PA 13-220 was signed. The legislature appropriated more than 150 new positions, with over half of those being sworn officers and the rest being records and data analysts.

Dan was assigned to a new sub-unit that was mainly tasked with compliance checks on gun stores, comparing store records against the state’s database of registered firearms. If there was a discrepancy, his unit would then apply for a search warrant to determine the disposition of the firearms in question. Often this would be a fruitless endeavor as they were told by many of the people on the 4473 that the firearm had been sold and there was no written record of the private sale or that they sent it out of state. However, most times after a diligent search, because they always searched, that the owner never ‘sold’ the firearm and willfully failed to register it. In those cases the owner would be arrested, charged with a felony, and face years of incarceration and hefty fines. They would also find ‘unregistered’ magazines which would be added to the charges.

As the deadline closed for registration there were around 33,000 residents who had declared a firearm and close to 20,000 that had declared magazines, many of the same people on both lists. Dan knew that based on sales records that these numbers basically meant there was large scale non-compliance. Estimates were that there were well over 200,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the state before PA 13-220 was signed. Dan understood this to be job security as the word from higher ups were that this ‘civil’ disobedience would not stand and that enforcement would be strict. He envisioned that the unit would end up expanding even more with this zero tolerance stance.

Dan had even heard from a friend in the communications office that there was an initiative to implement a toll-free tip line as well as an anonymous website to provide information on people suspected being in violation of the new laws. There was still work to be done to determine the amount of the rewards to be given and obtain the legislative funding for that program, but Dan knew that this would generate more useful leads for his unit than comparing 4473s. He had even suggested some members of the unit gain membership into local shooting ranges and clubs to obtain actionable intelligence.

The lawyers were still debating the legalities of conducting ‘compliance checks’ on those people with permits, the question being not whether they could do it but rather how to do it. Should they push for unannounced checks in the law itself or find a judge to sign off on search warrants based on legal finessing of probable cause.

Dan finished up his compliance check at Miller’s and headed back to the office to assemble his team. He had fifteen discrepancies that he had to get search warrants for. Today was a good day…
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Right, because there's no way that a lone gunman wouldn't suddenly be found to have been a racist with terabytes of kiddie porn who beat women and probably offended a couple of homosexuals daily.

I'm not against locking and loading. But if you're gonna rock and roll, you can't wait until the .fed shows up at your door, and you can't do it alone.  


And anyone supporting that person would be banned on this site.

"Posting comments or links in support of illegal activities including, but not limited to, threats against the life of any person, doing harm to a state or federal official, or advocating the overthrow of the government."

Supposing somebody from CT decided to FO when they came to confiscate

I don't think anyone here would support that person anyway

I can see the responses now.

"LOL, FSA didn't register, ZFG"

"Look at this tard, good shoot. Gives us legal owners a bad name"

"Pff, I'm from CT and I just switched to airsoft. Should have shot his dog too"

"POS deserved it"

"He should have just buried them in the back yard. Good shoot"
 


Yep

Anyone who pretends otherwise is lying.


And don't forget the clothes, gear and tactics criticism.


Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:30:14 PM EST
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Use them.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:32:34 PM EST
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You have nothing to worry about.......the internet if full of tough guys ready to "pop pmags".
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Place holder for some math......



Ok, ready?........
First, a little  anecdotal experience and stories.



In Iraq, my battalion was attached to a Combat brigade with armor and artillery assests. For an entire month our forces were kept at bay and seriously influenced our patrols and missions because of one gunman. A half assed trained "sniper".



One man



Vs the greates military on earth.





A couple years ago over 6,000 law enforcement officers and military descended onto the Boston area and were "kept on their toes/kept at bay" because of two twats with a "crock pot" and a pistol.



Two turds vs over 6,000 seasoned LEOs and military with gear far beyond your average cargo pockets.
Ok, ready?.....





There are over 85,000,000 gun owners.  If tomorrow FBHO signed an executive order ordering confiscation or if Congress somehow acted to pass a law granting the power of confiscation to the federal government heres what would happen:



90% would turn them in immediately. No questions asked.  



So now there's only 8,500,000 million gun owners. Wow, that is an epic shit ton. But don't worry. The FBI and ATF will conduct a joint raid with local LEOs on an area in some conservative state with a vocal activist. There will be a shoot out. Protester will die as well as a LEO or two. That won't bode well as support will dwindle. Wives and families of the "holdouts" will  give you ultimatums and put additional pressure on them to turn in their guns.  Of those holdouts, 90% will turn them in after seeing the bloody carnage on CNN and MSM and not want to put their family in jeopardy...or risk 30 years in a FPMITAP



So now there's only 850,000 gun owners left. Wow, that is still a shit ton. And most likely the ones who own more than one gun. And probably have few extra mags on hand.



Guess what? Of those left, 99% of them are either in piss poor shape to fight from old age or injury or just too damn stupid to hide them effectively (probably ran there mouth to friends/family or on social media. Slowly me the raids will filter them and their weapons out. The stories that surface will help to soften the will to fight for many.





So now what? What are we left with? 1% of 10% of 10% of the orginal. That's........8,500.



8,500 men...and don't kid yourself, there's at best a few females in that number....men who are squared jawed, steely eyed killers. Men who not just own guns, but NVGs, gear, food, and are smart enough to not have it around. Men smart enough to blend. Men smart enough to know how to hit and run. Men who are not living in basements and typing away about masturbatory revolution fantasies on the Internet.



Harsh measures will be taken against these men....so harsh that the tide of public opinion sways. You see, to get to these men you'll have to drone strike an entire neighborhood or be willing to use force so excessive that there is no way you can keep the ignorant public on your side.



Tyranny can never succeed if you take the power from the people overnight.
Which is why, instead of a gun ban....they will whittle away at gun ownership through regulation until the number of gun owners is so low that banning them overnight won't be more than taking them away from a few thousand people.





We're several years from that. Starvation is more effective than gun confiscation in the short term.

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Dan kept working through his list, comparing names and serial numbers. He really wished there was a better way to do this, he really wished that there was a national database, but he knew that was a pipe dream, for now at least. He was comparing the list of newly registered rifles against the 4473 forms kept at Miller’s Firearms in Danbury, Connecticut. Governor Malloy signed Public Act (PA) 13-220, which amended PA 13-3, in April of 2013 and this had created a stir among the citizens of Connecticut as well as some portions of the nation. All the hue and cry for such a minor change, didn’t people realize that Connecticut has had a registration requirement for all long guns for over a decade. Dan wished people would understand that this was to protect the citizenry and more specifically children. PA 13-220 was even named, “AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDREN’S SAFETY ACT.”

Dan was the newest member of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force. He had previously worked in the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit after transferring out of the uniformed section of the State Police after 16 years on the road as a Trooper. The FTTF had grown after PA 13-220 was signed. The legislature appropriated more than 150 new positions, with over half of those being sworn officers and the rest being records and data analysts.

Dan was assigned to a new sub-unit that was mainly tasked with compliance checks on gun stores, comparing store records against the state’s database of registered firearms. If there was a discrepancy, his unit would then apply for a search warrant to determine the disposition of the firearms in question. Often this would be a fruitless endeavor as they were told by many of the people on the 4473 that the firearm had been sold and there was no written record of the private sale or that they sent it out of state. However, most times after a diligent search, because they always searched, that the owner never ‘sold’ the firearm and willfully failed to register it. In those cases the owner would be arrested, charged with a felony, and face years of incarceration and hefty fines. They would also find ‘unregistered’ magazines which would be added to the charges.

As the deadline closed for registration there were around 33,000 residents who had declared a firearm and close to 20,000 that had declared magazines, many of the same people on both lists. Dan knew that based on sales records that these numbers basically meant there was large scale non-compliance. Estimates were that there were well over 200,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the state before PA 13-220 was signed. Dan understood this to be job security as the word from higher ups were that this ‘civil’ disobedience would not stand and that enforcement would be strict. He envisioned that the unit would end up expanding even more with this zero tolerance stance.

Dan had even heard from a friend in the communications office that there was an initiative to implement a toll-free tip line as well as an anonymous website to provide information on people suspected being in violation of the new laws. There was still work to be done to determine the amount of the rewards to be given and obtain the legislative funding for that program, but Dan knew that this would generate more useful leads for his unit than comparing 4473s. He had even suggested some members of the unit gain membership into local shooting ranges and clubs to obtain actionable intelligence.

The lawyers were still debating the legalities of conducting ‘compliance checks’ on those people with permits, the question being not whether they could do it but rather how to do it. Should they push for unannounced checks in the law itself or find a judge to sign off on search warrants based on legal finessing of probable cause.

Dan finished up his compliance check at Miller’s and headed back to the office to assemble his team. He had fifteen discrepancies that he had to get search warrants for. Today was a good day…



Book title and author or plagiarism.  And COC violation.


Or you could do a five second google search and see that it looks like he probably wrote it.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:39:44 PM EST
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lol to the people who think they will get in a gun battle with 14 federal agents when their wife is inside doing laundry and their kids are watching spongebob on the couch five feet away.


these threads are always so cringe worthy, and frankly to any liberal they make us look delusional.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:45:26 PM EST
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Why the fuck does anyone think (In their wildest dreams) that Trump is some sort've "Firewall"

against this shit if he wins???




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lol to the people who think they will get in a gun battle with 14 federal agents when their wife is inside doing laundry and their kids are watching spongebob on the couch five feet away.





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That's why I keep asking how people think it's going to work

 


I don't think they realize that what you described is the most likely scenario.



They must honestly think that families will be treated better than the Branch Davidians or Vikki Weaver.
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I don't - but this isn't a Trump thread and it won't be a Trump thread if people shut the fuck up and discuss the topic at hand.



Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:48:19 PM EST
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oh and study the Contra lessons very closely. They won their fight, cast down their communist government.  But they failed to purge the communists from their education systems and media and a generation later their own kids helped vote the socialists back in power. IIRC last year.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:49:01 PM EST
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Idk, Hell, on any given day I hear mag dumps all over the place from my front porch. From pistols to rifles. I dont think they are practicing for Deeeeee season.
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Great. How.



You have now reached an understanding of the first post.

 
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:54:51 PM EST
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400 plus  million firearm    in 100 million Americans hands,,,                   This make up  the largest land Army the world has ever known  100 times over

I wish  them luck   in this endeavor
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Right, because there's no way that a lone gunman wouldn't suddenly be found to have been a racist with terabytes of kiddie porn who beat women and probably offended a couple of homosexuals daily.

I'm not against locking and loading. But if you're gonna rock and roll, you can't wait until the .fed shows up at your door, and you can't do it alone.  
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Right, because there's no way that a lone gunman wouldn't suddenly be found to have been a racist with terabytes of kiddie porn who beat women and probably offended a couple of homosexuals daily.

I'm not against locking and loading. But if you're gonna rock and roll, you can't wait until the .fed shows up at your door, and you can't do it alone.  

"We must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." – Benjamin Franklin
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:55:34 PM EST
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Because it bears repeating...



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Link Posted: 2/28/2016 9:56:20 PM EST
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You deplete your ammo supply OP.  That is why you stack it deep....because you might have to use it.
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the time to figure out where to store them is now. and also to train,i.e. improve your marksmanship, take a couple armorers classes, and learn how to easily clear a jammed weapon.
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Warsaw Ghetto.

French Resistance.

Polish Resistance.

Finland vs Soviets.

Afghans vs Soviets 1979-89

Viet Cong.

American Revolution.

Leonidas.  The 300.

How many more would you like?
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So, admittedly, I'm not sure how legal this is according to CoC 4 - so I'll tread lightly.

How would we (constitutionals, liberty oriented folks, etc.) even function cohesively? Obviously, the internet wouldn't be a safe place to discuss resistance - there is no OPSEC or PERSEC.

I hear on here that "Cops would never support confiscation!" I don't believe it. They have families, they need money, they need their jobs. If they don't support confiscation, they will quickly be replaced with those who will.

I hear on here that "The military would never support confiscation!" - read the previous line again.

In light of the other thread asking why so many are adamant about a revolution, I'll pose the following question - how do you resist effectively without being killed immediately? When/where/how does it end?

Resisting confiscation (successfully) would be against every precedent that has ever been set. China, Russia, England, Australia, Japan - they all surrendered their guns (many willingly). Many  sold their friends and family out for scraps of food, or promotions from within the party.

Today while sitting at home - I realized that there is a strong, non-zero chance that things may take a turn for the worst. If we go full SHTF - what do we do?


Why not come up with a more realistic scenario like maybe aliens and cookbooks




Warsaw Ghetto.

French Resistance.

Polish Resistance.

Finland vs Soviets.

Afghans vs Soviets 1979-89

Viet Cong.

American Revolution.

Leonidas.  The 300.

How many more would you like?



Oh, maybe... the Battle of Athens Tennessee?
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Good luck fighting off 14 federal agents by yourself.





Just because you decide it's "FO TIME" doesn't mean everyone else has, or that you'll have any command structure or fire support. Whoever your opposition is will most certainly have both.





This thread is dedicated to how you organize, not self masturbatory fantasies. Thanks.


 
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 10:05:03 PM EST
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Demographics say that the US of A is just about over, and amnesty is coming which will seal the deal.
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Good luck fighting off 14 federal agents by yourself.

Just because you decide it's "FO TIME" doesn't mean everyone else has, or that you'll have any command structure or fire support.

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Good luck fighting off 14 federal agents by yourself.

Just because you decide it's "FO TIME" doesn't mean everyone else has, or that you'll have any command structure or fire support.

This thread is dedicated to how you organize, not self masturbatory fantasies. Thanks.  

The Battle of Athens Tennessee
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 10:06:40 PM EST
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It never ceases to amaze me how quickly some people have forgotten that Katrina showed us that cops and military WILL confiscate civilian firearms.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 10:07:35 PM EST
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Losing the 2A as we know it isn't a fantasy, it's inevitable. The only question is how long it will take. Anyone not born today will know a DDR style America.
Link Posted: 2/28/2016 10:10:17 PM EST
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I'll get TDY to run a FEMA camp. I promise that the cattlecars will be up to OSHA levels of cleanliness.
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The Battle of Athens Tennessee
Per the Wiki
"The recovered ballots certified the election of the five GI Non-Partisan League candidates. Among the reforms instituted was a change in the method of payment and a $5,000 salary cap for officials. In the initial momentum of victory, gambling houses in collusion with the Cantrell regime were raided and their operations demolished. Deputies of the prior administration resigned and were replaced.


The new government encountered challenges including at least eleven resignations of county administrators. On January 4, 1947, four of the five leaders of the GI Non-Partisan League declared in an open letter: "We abolished one machine only to replace it with another and more powerful one in the making. The League failed to establish itself permanently and traditional political parties soon returned to power.





You organized, you overthrew the corrupt government, and then it slinks right back into power.





That sounds like a losing proposition to me. They won the battle, and then promptly lost the war.









 
 

 
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Dan kept working through his list, comparing names and serial numbers. He really wished there was a better way to do this, he really wished that there was a national database, but he knew that was a pipe dream, for now at least. He was comparing the list of newly registered rifles against the 4473 forms kept at Miller’s Firearms in Danbury, Connecticut. Governor Malloy signed Public Act (PA) 13-220, which amended PA 13-3, in April of 2013 and this had created a stir among the citizens of Connecticut as well as some portions of the nation. All the hue and cry for such a minor change, didn’t people realize that Connecticut has had a registration requirement for all long guns for over a decade. Dan wished people would understand that this was to protect the citizenry and more specifically children. PA 13-220 was even named, “AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDREN’S SAFETY ACT.”

Dan was the newest member of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force. He had previously worked in the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit after transferring out of the uniformed section of the State Police after 16 years on the road as a Trooper. The FTTF had grown after PA 13-220 was signed. The legislature appropriated more than 150 new positions, with over half of those being sworn officers and the rest being records and data analysts.

Dan was assigned to a new sub-unit that was mainly tasked with compliance checks on gun stores, comparing store records against the state’s database of registered firearms. If there was a discrepancy, his unit would then apply for a search warrant to determine the disposition of the firearms in question. Often this would be a fruitless endeavor as they were told by many of the people on the 4473 that the firearm had been sold and there was no written record of the private sale or that they sent it out of state. However, most times after a diligent search, because they always searched, that the owner never ‘sold’ the firearm and willfully failed to register it. In those cases the owner would be arrested, charged with a felony, and face years of incarceration and hefty fines. They would also find ‘unregistered’ magazines which would be added to the charges.

As the deadline closed for registration there were around 33,000 residents who had declared a firearm and close to 20,000 that had declared magazines, many of the same people on both lists. Dan knew that based on sales records that these numbers basically meant there was large scale non-compliance. Estimates were that there were well over 200,000 ‘assault weapons’ in the state before PA 13-220 was signed. Dan understood this to be job security as the word from higher ups were that this ‘civil’ disobedience would not stand and that enforcement would be strict. He envisioned that the unit would end up expanding even more with this zero tolerance stance.

Dan had even heard from a friend in the communications office that there was an initiative to implement a toll-free tip line as well as an anonymous website to provide information on people suspected being in violation of the new laws. There was still work to be done to determine the amount of the rewards to be given and obtain the legislative funding for that program, but Dan knew that this would generate more useful leads for his unit than comparing 4473s. He had even suggested some members of the unit gain membership into local shooting ranges and clubs to obtain actionable intelligence.

The lawyers were still debating the legalities of conducting ‘compliance checks’ on those people with permits, the question being not whether they could do it but rather how to do it. Should they push for unannounced checks in the law itself or find a judge to sign off on search warrants based on legal finessing of probable cause.

Dan finished up his compliance check at Miller’s and headed back to the office to assemble his team. He had fifteen discrepancies that he had to get search warrants for. Today was a good day…



Book title and author or plagiarism.  And COC violation.


Sorry - my own blog posting https://notrega.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/connecticut/ and it has been posted here before...
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