Comments on: Guns of November?

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:03:32 +0000

I have a large number of firearms and if they were taken away to “supress rebellion” or whatever nanny fears, it would be irrelevant.

Having a machine shop (getting a lathe soon),some blacksmithing skills, good neighbors and “The Poor Man’s James Bond 1-5 and “The Survivors” books by Kurt Saxon is all you need to keep the .gov or the martians at bay.

By: David Z

David Z — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:14:28 +0000

Mike – no more details that would really be pertinent to discussion, but the topic has come up a number of times in the past year or so with people of all political color. I think people who are typically not “radical” are starting to really see the SHTF as a real possibility, and accordingly, they’re trying to figure out what to do as contingency. If you know & trust someone with land and guns, get on their good side. If you live in the city, you’re in for a hell of a ride. If you can make it to “the hills” you’re not going to be bothered. Nobody is going to be trolling Northern Michigan looking for stragglers living on subsistence.

That said, if you’re a gun guy, it might be time to buy a few extra cases of ammo. If you’re not a gun guy, you might want to reconsider. Also, camp stoves & propane. Wool socks. Tin foil hats. You know, the usual.

But seriously. I have a contingency plan, the wife knows where to meet me. What she probably doesn’t know is that I’d probably ransack a liquor store or two on my way out of town – whiskey and cigarettes are as good as any gold…

By: Royce Christian

Royce Christian — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:18:42 +0000

This has been a recent topic of discussion between a friend of mine through email. There has been some consensus between us that, in all likelihood, we’re going to see some modernised recreation of the Spanish Civil War, this time with an American audience.

By: Aaron Kinney

Aaron Kinney — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:48:08 +0000

As your new self-appointed leader, I hereby proclaim ponies for everybody! And someone else will pay for it all!

By: Azrael

Azrael — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:04:14 +0000

I think anarchists should be ready to defend themselves, but we would never win a multi sided war.

By: DarianW

DarianW — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:20:20 +0000

I work part time at a sporting goods store. Sales of handguns and tactical guns (ar-15 style, short 12 guages, etc) have been growing steadily since earlier in the year, dropping only sightly at the last economic crash. Sales reps I spoke with told me that it is the same almost everywhere. Many people have said they were buying guns in case “something happens” over the next few months. Others worry about home invasions and rioting caused by economic trouble. A lot of right wingers are scared Obama is going to try to take their guns (when it is likely that the only difference between what McCain and Obama would actually do in office is that Obama would be more likely to pass a 1994-style “assault weapons ban”). It’s kinda ironic to see the law and order type guys talking about how they might need guns for revolution in case the election goes the wrong way.

Of course, I think that a well-armed society is good, as I have said elsewhere, and it is good to be prepared. Nevertheless, anarchists would do much better building up alternative organizations and political awareness instead of focusing on shooting our way to freedom. A revolution centered on violence simply allows the party best at doing violence to decide how the others will live. That is fine for statists, but for those of us who want to see a world with as little coercion as possible, we need to do better.

Incidentally, I’ve been meaning to write a long piece on anarchism and survivalism, and I should really get on that soon.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:19:07 +0000

Cruel. If there’s no pony, the whole deal’s off.

By: Ethan Lee Vita

Ethan Lee Vita — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:17:06 +0000

Will I still get a pony that can fly for my birthday if I’m a good little boy?

As long as you pay your taxes.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:10:27 +0000

Yikes. Any more detail you can provide, without revealing identities or confidences?

By: David Z

David Z — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:08:36 +0000

My father-in-law has a large parcel of reasonably remote land, about a three-hour drive from Detroit. He also has a pretty large arsenal of rifles and shotguns. Nothing extraordinary (AFAIK he has no Browning 50s or Kalashnikovs, etc.) but a decent supply, nonetheless. All I need is a tank of gas.

But yeah, I’ve heard people talking about a SHTF scenario, and these people were *not* anarchists.