NC Renegades

While I was sitting with my mother in her illness this past year, I have had a lot of time to ponder some things. To look deeply at myself. I asked myself some hard questions, examined what I believe and maybe more importantly, what I am unsure about. Short of you being the terminally ill party, nothing draws out your inner feelings like watching someone you love die.

Humanity seems poised to slide into global despotism. Tyranny and false worship of the collective and its goals seems to be more than just a fad here in 2019. Our system of representative government has utterly failed. What is worse than one royal tyrant? Thousands of them. Our public servants have become our masters, by force and by coercion.

The public at large seems more than willing to allow themselves to be completely enslaved in a system where they exchange their labor, and therefore their very lives, for the chains which will hold them. They actually demand it. Giving power to men and women who despise them and who will use every machination to keep that power. It indeed is like watering the tree that holds up the noose around our necks.

As I have eluded in the past, I believe that individualists are incapable by and large of herd mentality and are more solid in their principles. So we see in the comments at big sites like WRSA, and eloquently explained here…

So we probably will not ever come together like the collectivists do because their nature is the collective while ours is the individual (and then tribal).

Where does this leave us?

In reality, not really in such a bad place.

Read this from NC Scout about how perhaps lots and lots of individuals could really give collectivism a bad time.

Now to the man in the mirror.

What am I willing to do? What are you willing to do?

TL recently opined that the time for words is about done. That we are into nut cutting time. Are we? Are you?

Are you really good with it? It isn’t like the movies. I don’t think we will feel good, or inspired or even vindicated. I think we will feel hollow. I think our souls will ache and our hearts will dry up. If you enjoy it, what is to come, then I don’t want you around me and mine honestly.

We each should be examining ourselves, making peace with the requirements of our position. Hesitation will spell doom, the time for fleshing out your willingness is long before you are faced with opportunity.

Masks are coming down. It isn’t a matter of coexistence with these people. Like (i) slam and many other evils, it is come along or be killed.

They mean to convert you, to heal your thinking and if not… they will kill you or imprison you. 

We seem to be waiting for a sign. 
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Who remembers the old GI Joe public service announcements that featured short life lessons for young people? They would show a good little right and wrong story and at the end would say “now you know, and knowing is half the battle”.

I had decided early on that if I began to write again that I would leave the politics to others and try to focus on skills and tools that Survivalists and Preppers would appreciate. This does not mean that in my personal life I do not study what is happening in the world and use it in my efforts. The reason is that I have no desire to be just another blogger sounding alarms. You already know that things are bad and are going to get much worse or you would not be here. Others are already doing a great job of keeping us all informed and showing the nuances of today’s political landscape.

We all are painfully aware that there is a very large portion of the former united states which would go along rather easily with removing semi automatic weapons from legal status. Heck, there is a significant number who would remove all privately owned weapons from legal status. While we can discuss the various ways that this could or could not be accomplished, the facts are that we could very well be criminals for non compliance in the future. This is certainly possible since the House was taken by collectivists and the Senate is infected with deep state RINOs. Another way would be by states and cities enacting their own laws banning firearms and magazines which we see from several states and cities already.

This is not going to be a treatise on the “how” it could go or be done. It is not going to be an argument for any certain scenario or possibility. One thing I have seen in the last 20 or so years is that politics and politicians will get onerous things done by hook or crook and the courts nor our body of representation will attempt to block it.

What I want to say here is more about our psychology and our grit than about world leaders and Liberty killing law. More about knowing, and understanding yourself than your enemy. Knowing is half the battle, right?

I see it every day in different circles. Men beating their chests and crowing about how they will shoot gun grabbing LE and feds in the face if they announce a ban on ownership of certain firearms. I get it, I do, and I get incensed at the thought of some mealy mouthed politico deciding to decree that a right has been “rescinded”.

Let me tell you why you better have more of an actual plan than this. Surviving a stack on your doorstep is probably not how this will go. Having MRAPS rolling down Maple St. hauling jackboots who have orders to search every house is probably in the realm of fiction. While I have no doubt that targeted strikes would happen, mass confiscation via door to door is simply too monumental a task.

 No, what will happen is that the penalties will be so heavy and the risk so great, people who do not turn weapons over to collection centers would simply be too afraid to ever let them see the light of day. A ban on owning semi auto rifles would not be as much about collecting them up as it would be about driving the use into the realm of contraband.

You will probably not be killed on the glorious field of battle facing the .mil or forces of evil……but you absolutely could be arrested and made an example because you slipped up and told someone you have a Bushmaster buried in the yard or a conscientious neighbor saw you carrying a blanket wrapped object to your barn that looked a lot like a rifle.

I really doubt that in the beginning there will be any battles. I believe it will be a further slip toward darkness, just like most other countries have seen, and people will simply be driven underground in their firearm ownership. We see this with the drug culture, we saw it with the bootleggers and we will see it with guns.

Where does this leave you?

Have you discussed with your spouse what you would do? Have you thought about it in detail? Have you any plan of action figured out beyond “I will not comply”?

I don’t have any specific answers for your specific circumstances. There are just too many variables for anyone to offer specifics. What I will offer is that you need to have some absolutes already decided and that your loved ones should know and understand what they are. You should be building tribe with people who share your ideals and they should share your convictions and logistical plan.

There are plenty of other places where you can get ideas about action. Being a guerrilla is all fun and games until it’s time to do guerrilla $%!+. I won’t detail how to hang traitors from lamp posts here or how easy it is to ruin some local communist’s mind with a quiet .22 solid. These things certainly will happen without any input from me. My point is that planning trumps reaction every time. Waiting around with Old Glory in one hand and your AK in the other is not a plan.

We are facing a dark future. One thing that is shown again and again is that people who are disarmed are at the whim of those who don’t. You as a gun owner/prepper/survivalist have to come to grips with what you are willing to do (and not do) and what you are willing to endure to see that you hold to your decisions. Simply deciding to not comply is just the first step. Now the real hard decisions come.

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The Convention of States Project (COSP) has scheduled a rally & lobby day at the Capitol in Raleigh on Wed. April 10. They’ll be parading around three (!) “icons”: Tom Coburn, Allen West (who may be on their payroll now) and Mark Meckler; and they’ll be visiting legislators’ offices with their usual misinformation.

This will be the second time in 3 weeks that Meckler and Coburn have been to North Carolina. Last time they ended the day asking Republicans to join them at a classy restaurant. These are the same folks that warned Kansas legislators, less than a month ago, to beware of outsiders trying to influence them!

Here is the application for an Article V Convention (A5C) we oppose in the North Carolina House:

H390 (COSP) — awaiting committee assignment — hearing not scheduled yet.

HERE is our State flyer which explains the dangers of an A5C.

HEREare words from brilliant men who warned against an A5C.

Legislators have been told by COSP that they will control convention Delegates and set the convention rules. But this isn’t true! Article V provides that when 2/3 of the state legislatures apply for it, Congress calls a convention. At that point, it will be out of state legislators’ hands. This CHART shows WHO has the power to do WHAT under Article V.

THIS ARTICLE and THIS FLYER show why States can’t control the Delegates or prevent Delegates from coming up with a new Constitution.

As Georgetown law professor David A. Super says in this ARTICLE, “These groups are seeking to persuade State Legislatures to take the country into …uncharted territory…Calling an Article V convention is reckless, especially at this divisive moment in our nation’s political history.”

Please write to the following 120 North Carolina representatives and ask them to Vote “No!” on H390 and any other applications from North Carolina asking Congress to call an Article V convention:

House Republicans (65) – Dear Representative:

Jay.Adams@ncleg.net, Dean.Arp@ncleg.net, Lisa.Barnes@ncleg.net, John.Bell@ncleg.net, Hugh.Blackwell@ncleg.net, Jamie.Boles@ncleg.net, William.Brisson@ncleg.net, Mark.Brody@ncleg.net, Dana.Bumgardner@ncleg.net, Jerry.Carter@ncleg.net, George.Cleveland@ncleg.net, Debra.Conrad@ncleg.net, Kevin.Corbin@ncleg.net, Ted.Davis@ncleg.net, Jimmy.Dixon@ncleg.net, Josh.Dobson@ncleg.net, Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.net, John.Faircloth@ncleg.net, John.Fraley@ncleg.net, Edward.Goodwin@ncleg.net, Holly.Grange@ncleg.net, Destin.Hall@ncleg.net, kyle.hall@ncleg.net, Bobby.Hanig@ncleg.net, Jon.Hardister@ncleg.net, Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.net, Cody.Henson@ncleg.net, Craig.Horn@ncleg.net, Julia.Howard@ncleg.net, Chris.Humphrey@ncleg.net, Pat.Hurley@ncleg.net, Frank.Iler@ncleg.net,

Steve.Jarvis@ncleg.net, LindaP.Johnson@ncleg.net, Brenden.Jones@ncleg.net, Keith.Kidwell@ncleg.net, Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.net, David.Lewis@ncleg.net, Pat.McElraft@ncleg.net, Chuck.McGrady@ncleg.net, Allen.McNeill@ncleg.net, gregory.murphy@ncleg.net, Larry.Pittman@ncleg.net, Larry.Potts@ncleg.net, Michele.Presnell@ncleg.net, Dennis.Riddell@ncleg.net, David.Rogers@ncleg.net, Stephen.Ross@ncleg.net, Jason.Saine@ncleg.net, Clayton.Sasser@ncleg.net, John.Sauls@ncleg.net, Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net, Phil.Shepard@ncleg.net, Carson.Smith@ncleg.net, Michael.Speciale@ncleg.net, Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.net, Larry.Strickland@ncleg.net, John.Szoka@ncleg.net, John.Torbett@ncleg.net, Rena.Turner@ncleg.net, Harry.Warren@ncleg.net, Donna.White@ncleg.net, Larry.Yarborough@ncleg.net, Lee.Zachary@ncleg.net, Tim.Moore@ncleg.net,

House Democrats (55) – Dear Representative:

Gale.Adcock@ncleg.net, John.Ager@ncleg.net, Kelly.Alexander@ncleg.net, John.Autry@ncleg.net, Cynthia.Ball@ncleg.net, Sydney.Batch@ncleg.net, Chaz.Beasley@ncleg.net, Mary.Belk@ncleg.net, MaryAnn.Black@ncleg.net, Cecil.Brockman@ncleg.net, deb.butler@ncleg.net, Becky.Carney@ncleg.net, Christy.Clark@ncleg.net, Ashton.Clemmons@ncleg.net, Carla.Cunningham@ncleg.net, Allison.Dahle@ncleg.net, Terence.Everitt@ncleg.net, Jean.Farmer-Butterfield@ncleg.net, Susan.Fisher@ncleg.net, Elmer.Floyd@ncleg.net, James.Gailliard@ncleg.net, Terry.Garrison@ncleg.net, Rosa.Gill@ncleg.net, Ken.Goodman@ncleg.net, Charles.Graham@ncleg.net, Wesley.Harris@ncleg.net, Pricey.Harrison@ncleg.net,

Zack.Hawkins@ncleg.net, Yvonne.Holley@ncleg.net, Rachel.Hunt@ncleg.net, Howard.Hunter@ncleg.net, Verla.Insko@ncleg.net, Darren.Jackson@ncleg.net, Joe.John@ncleg.net, Brandon.Lofton@ncleg.net, Carolyn.Logan@ncleg.net, Marvin.Lucas@ncleg.net, Nasif.Majeed@ncleg.net, Grier.Martin@ncleg.net, graig.meyer@ncleg.net, Derwin.Montgomery@ncleg.net, Marcia.Morey@ncleg.net, Garland.Pierce@ncleg.net, Joe.Queen@ncleg.net, Amos.Quick@ncleg.net, robert.reives@ncleg.net, William.Richardson@ncleg.net, Ray.Russell@ncleg.net, Kandie.Smith@ncleg.net, Raymond.Smith@ncleg.net, Evelyn.Terry@ncleg.net, Brian.Turner@ncleg.net, Julie.vonHaefen@ncleg.net, Shelly.Willingham@ncleg.net, Michael.Wray@ncleg.net,

Thank you for defending our Constitution!

Too bad this can’t happen in North Carolina, not only because of a Governor who would resist it, but because, even when we had a veto-proof majority, Republican leadership in the Legislature would not allow any legislation that would aggressively prohibit abortion to be heard. I know because I tried and was told if I insisted on running my bill to outlaw abortion, not only would that bill not be heard, but I could forget any other bill I introduced getting a hearing. They want to say that the incremental approach has saved a lot of babies. Maybe so, but we should be saving them all, or at least drastically reducing the numbers by treating abortion as the first degree murder it is, bearing the same penalty. Larry Pittman

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Rep. Ilhan Omar is asking God to forgive President Trump for mocking her in a speech to a prominent Jewish Republican group.

Trump took a dig at the freshman congresswoman at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual meeting in Las Vegas on Saturday, sarcastically saying, “Special thanks to Rep. Omar of Minnesota.”

“Oh, I forgot. She doesn’t like Israel,” Trump said. “I forgot. I’m so sorry.”

The comment came a day after prosecutors charged a man for calling in a death threat to the Democratic lawmaker’s Washington, DC, office in March.

Omar quoted a tweet that read: “On the same day that one of his fans was charged with plotting to murder her, President Trump gratuitously attacks Ilhan Omar.”

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