Sand, Lines In
Kim du Toit
March 28, 2008
1:21 PM CDT
Whenever I read something that really, really angers me, I try to sit on it for a few days, to let the anger dissipate. (In the old days, I would vent my spleen immediately, hence the foul language and intemperate ravings in the old Rant blog.)
After I put together the Geopoliticus post which debunked the proposed ammunition-encoding legislation, I was pleased with its analytical tone, and I thought it made a convincing argument against the legislation.
But I was still furious about it.
What really got me about the proposed legislation? This statement:
“No later than January 1, 2011, all noncoded ammunition for the calibers listed in this act, whether owned by private citizens or retail outlets, shall be disposed.”
In the Geopoliticus post, I made the rather dry comment that ”I suspect that one particular method [of disposal] would not find favor with government”, but that was as far as I could go.
Not here. Here’s how I really feel about this monstrous legislation.
If this legislation is enacted, and citizens are required to “dispose of”, or turn in, or surrender their noncoded ammunition by a certain date, I will disobey that order.
At some point, when faced by unwarranted government intrusion in their affairs, every citizen has to turn around and say, “Thus far, and no further.” This one is mine, my line in the sand. Actually, it’s a line in concrete, because this will not be moved.
So, to all the alphabet agencies who may in the future be involved in enforcing this law: you may as well put my address at the top of your list.
Have a nice day.
