A tour group to Yellowstone Park was in the midst of their tour when the government shutdown occurred. Apparently, there was some nastiness. They were sent to the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone, and, as near as I can tell, illegally imprisoned.
How’s that hopey changey stuff working out for ya?
The seniors quickly filed back onboard and the bus went to the Old Faithful Inn, the park’s premier lodge located adjacent to the park’s most famous site, Old Faithful geyser. That was as close as they could get to the famous site — barricades were erected around Old Faithful, and the seniors were locked inside the hotel, where armed rangers stayed at the door.
“They looked like Hulk Hogans, armed. They told us you can’t go outside,” she said. “Some of the Asians who were on the tour said, ‘Oh my God, are we under arrest?’ They felt like they were criminals.”
This is the kind of stuff you see in Third World banana republics.
Well, they certainly seem to have been treated like criminals. They were lawfully present in the Park when the Park Service closed it, they were rounded up and sent to a park facility where they were required to remain indoors under armed guard, for two days. I’m no lawyer, but I’m pretty sure that constitutes a case of false imprisonment, to wit, the “illegal confinement of one individual against his or her will by another individual in such a manner as to violate the confined individual’s right to be free from restraint of movement.” If so, since the Park Rangers were acting in their official capacity, this should also constitute the crime of violating civil rights under the color of authority. I suspect that if I had been in that group, I would be in jail right now for openly defying the Park Rangers.
If these people don’t launch a massive lawsuit against the government, then they’re fools.
Frankly, I’m beginning to suspect the Second Amendment has some other purpose than protecting our right to hunt.
The Second Amendment was never about the right to hunt. It was put in there so “we the people” could overthrow an oppressive gummint. I’m beginning to think I might have to get an AR-15 to supplement my shotgun so I’ll be better prepared for the collapse if it occurs in my lifetime. I plan on taking as many people with me as I can.
“The Second Amendment was never about the right to hunt. It was put in there so ‘we the people’ could overthrow an oppressive gummint. I’m beginning to think I might have to get an AR-15 to supplement my shotgun so I’ll be better prepared for the collapse if it occurs in my lifetime. I plan on taking as many people with me as I can.”
Damn right. I was hoping we’d outlive the collapse of the United States, but we were born too late. It’s here. The end has begun.
Get that AR! Walmart is stocking Colts and Windhams. Both are good. Ammo is still in rather short supply, but stocks are beginning to show up for longer durration. Heck, I even managed to get a box of .22 ammo recently. Youmight also consider an AK. Ammo is cheap and plentiful for them, they are fun to shoot, easy to maintain, and will do the job when it comes to home defense. Above all, watch out for hte maurauding bands fo ferals in your region. I saw where one of the toddlers little girlies proved to be as bad as his sons.
Check your local craigs list, armslist, and gunbroker. you may be able to secure one that way. http://www.armslist.com/
Got my Colt last week at a local shop. Locked and Loaded!
What 1st Amendment?