https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/us/judge-rules-memo-on-targeted-killing-can-remain-secret.html?_r=2&

So this guy is a so-called terrorist and also an American citizen. So-called because he never got a trial or evidence or any of the usual stuff that American citizens usually come to expect. They drone strike him and his teenage son, also an American citizen, based on due process that involves some fancy legal justification for not having due process. And now of course nobody is allowed to see what that justification is.

You might want to be more careful with those "cold dead hands" comments from now on.

"Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011."

I've heard enough.

"Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011."

I've heard enough.

Me and old Hvybarrels don't see eye to eye on very many things, but this is one of them.  When this story first broke, I thought the same thing, "Big fecking deal.  He was a terrorist."  But the fact of the matter is, he was legally no different from you or I.  He was born in the United States and was an American citizen.  If they can assassinate one American citizen for being accused of terrorism, they can assassinate any American citizen.

"Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011."

I've heard enough.

The national conversation about gun control has taken such a wild ride that a lot of leftists out there are starting to say stuff like the only people who want assault weapons are terrorists. It doesn't take much imagination for one of them to get a hold of the firearms records and run down the list "Wait, how many AK's does this guy have?"

The national conversation about gun control has taken such a wild ride that a lot of leftists out there are starting to say stuff like the only people who want assault weapons are terrorists. It doesn't take much imagination for one of them to get a hold of the firearms records and run down the list "Wait, how many AK's does this guy have?"

The USG pulls stuff like this then wonders why we want to keep our guns?  Why we feel we may have to defend against a tyrannical government?    I must be missing something somewhere..

No need to confiscate guns when they can just take you out with this new legal justification thingie! 

The USG pulls stuff like this then wonders why we want to keep our guns?  Why we feel we may have to defend against a tyrannical government?    I must be missing something somewhere..

exactly!!!!
They look you up to see how many you have.
Then you just become more 
Then their screaming people dont need that many guns
All while your 


And yup, no need to confiscate too, they can lock you up forever now!!!