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‘I’m Going to Start Killing People!’: Tactical Response CEO Loses It Over Gun Control in Viral YouTube Vid

Jan. 11, 2013 8:36am Billy Hallowell

UPDATE: James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, has had his handgun carry permit suspended by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Read more.

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James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, a firearms and tactical training company, is catching heat after he posted a fiery video about gun control. In it, he decried the Obama administration’s efforts to crack down on weapons and made a shocking proclamation about efforts to curb firearms, pledging, “If it goes one inch further, I’m going to start killing people.”

The controversial clip was purportedly published on his YouTube and Facebook pages on Jan. 9, but according to Raw Story, it was later removed and replaced with a tamed-down version.

In the original video, he started by admitting that he’s “kind of mad.” Then, he launched into a diatribe about Vice President Joe Biden’s recent claim that President Barack Obama may rely upon executive orders to tackle the issue.

“Vice President Biden is asking the president to bypass Congress and use executive privilege, executive order to ban assault rifles and to impose stricter gun control,” said Yeager. “F**k that.”

And he wasn’t done there. The Tactical Response leader said that such actions on behalf of the Obama administration would “spark a civil war” and that he would be “glad to fire the first shot.”

Tactical Responses James Yeagar Goes Ballistic Over Obama & Gun Control

Photo Credit: YouTube

“I’m not putting up with it. You shouldn’t put up with it,” he continued. “And I need all you patriots to start thinking about what you’re going to do, load your damn mags, make sure your rifle’s clean, pack a backpack with some food in it and get ready to fight.”

From there, his comments only intensified. After pledging that he wouldn’t put up with increased gun control initiatives being advocated by the federal government of late, Yeager pledged — to the extreme – to defend his right to firearms.

“I’m not letting my country be ruled by a dictator. I’m not letting anybody take my guns!,” he added. “If it goes one inch further, I’m going to start killing people.”

Despite being removed and replaced with an edited version, some YouTube users are still sharing the original video file. You can watch it, below (caution: language):

Currently, on Yeagar’s YouTube page, the following version of the video remains. In it, the comment about “killing people” is removed (caution: language):

In a separate clip published on Thursday, Yeager addressed the controversy caused by the initial commentary. He said that he was mad and that he probably allowed his mouth “to overrun” his “logic.” However, he, at moments, appeared somewhat unapologetic.

“I don’t retract any of my statements,” he said, doubling down on his original video.

From there, he launched into a tirade against individuals who are criticizing him, while noting that he doesn’t “condone anybody doing anything rash” at this juncture. He also demanded that those who nabbed his original clip and re-uploaded it to YouTube, remove the video, as he claims it is his property.

Watch his response, below (caution: language):

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Comments (329)

ZOZOMAN
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 10:01am
martial law,,,,,,,,,f&^k Barry,,,,,,,,”We the people” are the law

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burgersandfries
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:59am
zssa

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burgersandfries
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:58am
If I’m speaking truthfully and frankly, the whole point of the 2nd amendment is to give Americans the ability to start killing people if it’s necessary, to take back the country. This administration is anti-capitalist, and anti-American. They are spending the country into economic collapse, they are cutting the military while borrowing billions of dollars from our grandchildren to send tanks and submarines and weapons to the armies of Lebanon and Egypt, they have made it law that an American can be imprisoned indefinitely without trial. Now they want your guns.

I’m not saying I agree with James Yeager that it’s time to go out and start killing, but this government is a perfect example of why the founding fathers made the 2nd amendment, and thank God for people like James Yeager who are willing to die for it.

Glen Becks fluffy little idea about “overrunning the system” by peaceful arrest is not very smart. Maybe he thinks it is, as he dreams it up inside his cute little studio, but it isn’t. What if they let you go home, but when you get there, your door has been kicked in (by the same people who arrested you) and all your guns are gone. Now what are you going to do?

America, if you haven’t noticed, is gearing up for a fight. Stand up to tyranny. Saying “I’m willing to physically fight for my country” isn’t monstrous, or evil ,or bad. Don’t make this guy out to be a lunatic or a radical. He’s probably got a better grip on reality than most p

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ltb
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:56am
PS: I will say that this guy would not make a good leader. Leaders need to be level headed and able to control their mouths. I wouldn’t follow anyone who can’t speak a sentence without using the “F” word, because that demonstrates a lack of self control. He might be a good soldier, but not a good leader.

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- davidkachel
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:24pm
  Ever heard of George S. Patton, NITWIT?!
  
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- Stone Cold Truth
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 8:00pm
  Where does he say he wants to be a “leader?” It’s just a guy giving his opinion and advice to like minded people. Do you people even listen to all of it or just read the cliff notes?
  
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- Shamrock241
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 8:24pm
  @LBT i would follow Yeagar into battle long before i would follow Glenn B, Oh wait that’s right he believe;s in walking arm & arm and singing we shall overcome or some (*** ba ya) my lord nonsense. Glenn is great at rooting out who the enemy is now leave it up to the men to take out the trash.
  
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moelarrycurly
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:54am
I’m with LKETCHUM on this.. Prudence is the important thing here. The left would love to portray us as trigger happy gun weilding anti government loons. It is important to not be too reactionary. Even though we outnumber government goons more than 10 to 1 (even more when you consider that many in our military are actually patriots and realize their oath to the Constitution). But tactics with the military and government are more strategic than tactical. If their is an uprising in one area, their would undoubtedly be an overwhelming response to any attempted uprising and would demoralize patriots to some degree (piss others off). It is important to organize with other like minded patriots and think more strategically. The big picture of the machine you face is more than just OUR military. It is also the other nations and NATO who will stand with the government and NOT the American people. Thinking strategically may avoid violence, remove the crooks from government and shed light on corruption. If restoration of the constitution is the goal then I am with you. But we should also think about prosecution of the individuals who have subverted the law and committed treason. Restoration of personal and property rights should be paramount, along with an end to an immoral tax code that is Constitutionally illegal.

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- davidkachel
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:49pm
  Are there nothing but wimpering idiots on here? The left is ALREADY portraying anyone who wants their freedom back as racist, lunatic, bible thumping, gun nut terrorists.
  What more could they possibly call us??!!
  
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LeFaux Jew
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:51am
We have a President who has a drone kill list and decides who gets killed and who doesn’t, a result of which has killed several hundred innocent children, and almost 3 K civilians.
We have a country that has now become a RESERVATION, (dependent on the Gov) and as Russel Means spoke before his death, we are all Indians now.
We have a people and government who don’t have a problem with the killing of literally millions of unborn babies, (genocide in the black community which uses it).
Does anyone really believe they will not try to seize and restrict firearms further?
Does anyone believe the president will not use drones against his own people?
There is a reason why he befriended Native Tribes, and it is not because he is a good guy.

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Landon410
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:51am
whats the stupid picture I’ve seen all over facebook?
Making guns will keep them off the street?
we should make meth illegal too then

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Ramv36
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:51am
With this guy, Alex Jones, and me, that’s three down, only about 315 million more to go!

Seriously, If you’re not the most frightened and pissed off about the pedal-to-the-metal, full throttle at the redline, gung-ho pace we’re flying down a road that ends with the destruction of our country and all aspects of our way of life, then I don’t think you’re a real person.
We’re being raped. Literally and figuratively. And the response everyone wants to offer to this most personal response is to reason with your rapist, when every time you attempt to do so they just shove the tyranny a little deeper?!?!
Wake the hell up. Get up, right now, get up, close this story, get up, get up and go to the window. Get up, go to the window. Go to the window, stick your head out, and scream “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this ANY MORE”.
Do it. Do it now.
Go to the window, stick your head out, and scream “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this ANY MORE”.

If you can’t get pissed off that you’re about to become a slave, a literal, actual slave, then maybe you don’t value or even deserve your freedom.

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heidihoneighbor
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:49am
It isnt surprising that law abiding citezens are starting to stand up for themselves.
the left believes they can do as they please regardless of our constitutional rights as AMERICANS.

They cant follow the rules so they want to bypass our forefathers well thought out law.

Americans are becoming enslaved by the government. Our physically hard earned money is taken from us and given to others.

Our right to bear arms protects us from a lawless government which obama and his cult believe they have the power to take.

Gun controll starts and ends at home. You bring up children to be productive members of society instead of entitled liberal freaks.

If your kid is mental … do not enable them and tell society to walk around them. Take your nut case to the institutions and have them committed
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Harpotoo
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:47am
Who needs to pack a bag when you can just sit on your front porch:-)

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stevetherealist
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:46am
I’ve never questioned the wisdom of people posting on the blaze. With few exceptions most of you are paranoid and mindless, thats a givin. This guy does nothing to secure our 2 amendment rights. In fact, most sane people will look at him as the next problem. Can we PLEASE get some responsible educated people to calmly take up the cause. This guy along with jones and ted are just nails in the coffin.

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Harpotoo
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:44am
Why pack a bag when the front porch will do just fine:-)

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burgersandfries
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:44am
What a lot of people don’t understand is that the 2nd amendment was put there as a means of defense against tyranny. Do you not see the tyranny right before you? The government is spending the country into an absolute economic collapse, they are using money they are borrowing from your children and your grandchildren to buy tanks and military equipment to countries like Egypt and Lebanon, they are starting to have drones flying over north American skies, the NDAA authorizes the government to indefinitely detain an American citizen WITHOUT a trial or even charging them with anything, they are attacking capitalism, etc., etc., etc.

Now they are coming for your guns.

This is the government that the founding fathers made the 2nd amendment to protect against. The Obama administration has pissed on the constitution and now they want your guns. I’m not suggesting anyone do anything like “start killing people” as James Yeager said, but do you not realize that THAT was what the 2nd amendment is technically for. A gun doesn’t do any good if it’s in the safe doing nothing. If I’m being frank, the 2nd amendment exists to protect the American people’s right to start killing people if it’s necessary. Don’t you get it? That’s the whole idea of the 2nd amendment. To kill people if it’s necessary to take back the country. So even though I doubt America is at that point right now, today……..it could be there very soon.

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critterbait
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:43am
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force: Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry

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VRW Conspirator
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:43am
Did you guys watch the West Point Army Ranger Lt. Col on Glenn last week? The studies show that first person shooter type games have actually increased target accuracy in people, especially kids. He talked of a 3rd grade student, no gun in the house, stole a neighbors pistol and two clips. Practiced in a field that night, he sneaked out after the family went to sleep. He went to school the next day and fired 10 rounds at his classmates as they sat in a circle, 8 kills 5 by headshot.
Those under 25 actually are able to squeeze the trigger and are damn good at it.. the whole premise of the study was to show that those under 25 view killing as “points” and “victory” in the game, not death of people.
He said the video games teach the same practices that LEO and Military worldwide teach, automatic response. Your muscle memory takes over when you see the target, even if that target is a child. Point, shot. No thought. It is who we get our soldiers over the innate fear of killing another human being. Shot the man shaped target, over and over and over until it is just a target, not a person anymore.
I have always known that video games of any type build hand-eye coordination, but these studies took it to new levels with violent shooting games.
Makes you think, I know I get butterflies just thinking about pulling that trigger but I believe I will if it comes to it. Nobody knows till it happens.

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- drs1969
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:07pm
  I knew a guy who had to kill a Vietnamese in the war. He whined and cryed about it for years. He was only 18-19 at the time, and he couldn’t get over it. I don’t think our military can stomach killing their own people. When the USSR’s economy collaped the military stepped in temporarily. That’s more likely, here. BHO will gone by then.
  
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:41am
This is what you must know:

Finally, Adam Lanza’s father comes forward.

It is so.

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TIMEBOMB
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:41am
That’s right start your uprising and I’ll crush it in spectacular fashion,I control the military the police,DHS,EVERYTHING. After I crush you I’ll be in control of new America for the rest of my life and you’ll toil under communism forever.

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- davidkachel
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:45pm
  Death is preferable to life under a leftist Obama dictatorship.
  
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Mike76
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:39am
One man firing shots is a mad man. 4 million men firing shots is a revolution. Perspective, folks, perspective.

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Mike76
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:37am
One guy firing shots is a murderer. 4 million firing shots is a revolution. Keep it in perspective.

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chris72sax
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:35am
The fix is so obvious, half the country wants to go one way and half wants to go another way. Lets shake hands and part ways because this country is so done. I’m not budging and they’re not budging, so lets all choose the government we want. If it creates 2,3,4,10…countries, so be it!

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Mike76
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:34am
Don’t blow it too far out of proportion. If anyone is familiar with Yeager’s youtube channel, then they know he is a hot-head who regularly tries to be controversial and somewhat inflammatory just to drive traffic to his site. It’s like he lives to make videos saying things that will get people into a tizzy, just so he can follow up the video with another flame video about how the critics and “haters” are only making him famous. He does have some solid perspectives on guns though.

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scrapadapolis
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:33am
With the overwhelming the system in play this will also work for taxes.Dont comply.What gets me when you get a paycheck taxes are deducted.So sometimes you get back a fraction sometimes you owe more.I say dont file your taxes and let them keep what they stole.They have it anyways,So why do we have to ask for it back or have someone tell us to give more.Ya cant put over 100.000 million people in prison.

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moreteaplease
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:33am
“If it goes one inch further, I’m going to start killing people.”
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This is exactly the kind of response that Obama is hoping to elicit from people. It just gives him more fuel for his agenda to run on.

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GuruMeditation
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:32am
Sorry about the somewhat redundant posts. TheBlaze.com is acting a bit strange this morning. Lot’s of 404′s following post attempts.

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jimbo_from_suwanee
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:32am
Have you ever noticed that the followers of Tyrants get upset when they see fellow surfs resist the crack of the whip upon their backs? The pitiful followers of Tyrants are like the Tories of old and Animal House frat boys; they say, “Thank you Sire, may I have another…”

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- Kregneva
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 2:11pm
  Surf’s Up!
  
  Rushbo here has just achieved the Avengerk English As A First Language meme mangler award for the wonderfully visual rendering!
  
  Jimbo provides an evocative mash-up of Jeff Spicoli, a fat olde wigged colonial American and a Georgia chain gang.
  
  Bravo!
  
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- 000degrees
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:32pm
  If algore had invented the internet back when the Bill of Rights was drafted how many would be saying what this guy said?
  
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- Obama_In_PeePee_Is_Becks_Art
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 4:25pm
  “‘I’m Going to Start Killing People!’: Tactical Response CEO Loses It Over Gun Control in Viral YouTube Vid”
  
  Read response, below (caution: language):
  
  “WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” -U.S. Declaration Of Independence
  
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- shakedowncrews
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 4:49pm
  that’s “serfs”, not “surfs”.
  And yes, I’ve noticed.
  Farrakhan today stated that the Movie Django is good preparation for a race war. What do we hear form the left?
  crickets.
  Fine, between Django, and the left’s eagerness for a race war, it seems that we are being forced to “load our mags, clean our guns, load a pack” and get ready for action.
  
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- JohnnyinthePedros
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:06pm
  I have just created a White House petition pleading with the President to not use Executive Orders to enact any gun control legislation, as it will result in an insurrection. It needs to get 150 signatures to get posted on their site. Please sign it and pass it on. It started out longer, but it’s as long as the gov’s website allows… Here’s the link – http://wh.gov/Pesj
  
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- KIWL-DA-WABBIT
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:40pm
  All I can say to the first video is HELL YEAH!!!
  
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- Keatonc33
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:40pm
  Again with the “Obama is a tyrant” crap… look if Obama was a tyrant he would have half his bills vetoed, and he wouldn’t have had to go to court to get Obamacare passed… fools!
  
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- JohnnyRaiden
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 8:11pm
  Hey Keaton, he didn’t go to the court to pass the ACA. It was forced through and if anyone has forgotten actually made veiled threats if the SC tossed the ACA out. The one thing that would qualify the most though is having a secret meeting and deciding it’s ok to kill an American citizen without trial, denying him his rights under the constitution, that’s the big thing.
  
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- SendTheMeteors
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 8:58pm
  JohnnyRaiden, the ACA was passed through the normal legislative process described in the Constitution: it passed the House and the Senate and was signed by the President, making it the law of the land. Didn’t you ever learn about the American government in, like, middle school?
  
  And I love the irony of your statement about “deciding it’s ok to kill an American citizen without trial, denying him his rights under the constitution.” Go back and reread the topic of this thread. It’s about some Tea Party Hatriot deciding he was “start killing people” without a trial. And did you notice that almost every poster was cool with that?
  
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- Ballot_Box_Revolution
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:17pm
  I wouldn’t call this an over reaction by any means…I mean if you think about it, taking away ones freedom, will cause an emotion almost equivalent to how would you react if you seen someone trying to kill a family member……This is not just a monetary issue (guns)…
  This is about life….my life…your life…Liberty….If they are ballsy enough to come after the 2nd amendment, you know they will have no issue coming after all the other rights…I thought for sure the 1st amendment would get offed well before the 2nd…..I know the 1st has taken a big beating though.
  
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- Obama_In_PeePee_Is_Becks_Art
  Posted on January 12, 2013 at 2:29am
  James Yeager said nothing not already in the Law Of Our Land:
  
  “I’m no going to put up with it. And you shouldn’t put up with it. Now I need all you Patriots to start thinking about what you’re going to do, load your damn mags, make sure your rifle’s clean, pack up a backpack with some food in it, and get ready to fight. I’m not fûcking putting up with this. I’m not letting my country to be ruled by a dictator. I’m not letting anybody take my guns. IF IT GOES ONE INCH FURTHER [ruled by dictator, coming to take our guns], I’M GOING TO START KILLING [the dictator's] PEOPLE.”
  Got it?
  
  Come on, TheBlaze! Doesn’t the “Truth Lives Here”? PRINT IT!
  
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- hallkbrdz
  Posted on January 12, 2013 at 7:35am
  Damn straight!
  
  To quote Judge Napolitano – “The historical reality of the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms is not that it protects the right to shoot deer. It protects the right to shoot tyrants, and it protects the right to shoot at them effectively, with the same instruments they would use upon us.”
  
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- Newtowns-Third-Law
  Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:34am
  Unfortunately the all volunteer Obama Enforcement Team, including all armed services and law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies and homeland security agencies have cooler arms and weapons systems and vehicles and surveillance capabilities than my local rod & gun club does.
  
  Thank God we live in a free and mighty country where we aren’t afraid of evildoers because of the guts and bravery of our Federal, State and Local Governments that we so willingly pay our taxes to have them to protect us.
  
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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on January 12, 2013 at 5:19pm
  Hey Keaton, Obamacare outlaws my healthcare insurance I have had for years (major coverage only) and then requires that I purchase insurance more expensive than I already had, and threatens a fine if I do not purchase the “approved plan”. Now he wants to change the 2nd amendment by executive order. Yeah he is a tyrant!
  
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