EMP Prep, What would you do if you had 45 minutes to prepare?

[Sigarms]

by purchase records I really meant background checks...granted they only reflect OTC sales..but you can bet that the feds have their databases shielded and most likely have analog micro hard copies...
It's unlikely they would go after personal civilian arms anyway as long as they are not being slung around in public...What they very well could do and would do if national security was part of the equation...is use specialized scanning technology to locate and pinpoint masses of munitions and under ML they don't need any warrants...

I think you may be giving the feds too much credit.

That said, even if they had information stored somewhere protected, they would still need to relay that information and then get physically there. That's going to take a lot of logistics.

I believe it's understood that under ML that warrants are not need and are rights are non existant. It also means that the military is in charge of the police, courts and legislature.

 

[JRobyn]

by purchase records I really meant background checks...granted they only reflect OTC sales..but you can bet that the feds have their databases shielded and most likely have analog micro hard copies...
It's unlikely they would go after personal civilian arms anyway as long as they are not being slung around in public...What they very well could do and would do if national security was part of the equation...is use specialized scanning technology to locate and pinpoint masses of munitions and under ML they don't need any warrants...

Please explain?

 

[/pine]

...specialized scanning technology...

Public cognizance of technology is likely a decade behind the cutting edge available to the powers that be...

"I've heard" that the technology in the radar/reconnaissance systems on the predator drones can tell if a single person on the ground is armed with as little as a single shot side arm...it is not that far off the wall to think that the same sort of technology could find larger amounts of lead, brass, powder?? or whatever it is that responds to whatever microwave etc. (isotope even) etc., etc. they bombard us with and sends a positive signal back...

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Bingo.

The fact is larger areas will be easier to "maintain" due to population density, but the question becomes, how easy is easy on their end, and how rural can they spread out all their resources and still maintain control? Most mechanized units will have to deal with cities, period.

The wild card is having people in charge who actually have a brain, and may not follow orders blindly. If the crap really does hit the fan and the military is engaged with the US civilian population, grunts following orders blindly are also a wild card IMO.

That said, if the crap really does hit the fan, having a gun is NOT a bad thing.

Having lived rural my whole life, I can guarantee that during an emergency, rural areas are on their own. There are no relief efforts, no police, the power is the last to get repaired, etc. If you want emergency medical, food or shelter, head for town. If you start shooting at them, they will blow you away. Otherwise, you won't exist.

 

[Sigarms]

Otherwise, you won't exist.

Funny, you make that sound like a bad thing.

If the crap hits the fan, no matter where you're at, good luck find medical treatment, ANYWHERE.

 

[Sigarms]

Public cognizance of technology is likely a decade behind the cutting edge available to the powers that be...

"I've heard" that the technology in the radar/reconnaissance systems on the predator drones can tell if a single person on the ground is armed with as little as a single shot side arm...it is not that far off the wall to think that the same sort of technology could find larger amounts of lead, brass, powder?? or whatever it is that responds to whatever microwave etc. (isotope even) etc., etc. they bombard us with and sends a positive signal back...

And this technology is immune to EMP?

 

[CalG]

I lost some guns in a boating accident. Added, I've sold some guns to guys and have kept the paperwork, just hope I can find that paperwork, know I have it laying around somewhere.

The reality is they HAVE to go to records and search EVERY home, at that point, it's too late for anyone of us.

The added reality is the government can only hope that people do NOT organize. This is where there is strength in numbers. Citizens NEED to realize that they are stronger if they work together, NOT every man for themself.

You might recall the events that transpired in the days after the Boston Marathon event.

House to house searches, armored personnel outside in support of the warrentless searches. Observations and seizure were not part of the description, but certainly possible.

 

[3930dave]

And this technology is immune to EMP?

A lot of the Mil hardware (that isn't COTS) will be immune.

Rgds, D.

 

[Grouse09]

Watch the movie “The Road”.

 

[Sigarms]

You might recall the events that transpired in the days after the Boston Marathon event.

House to house searches, armored personnel outside in support of the warrentless searches. Observations and seizure were not part of the description, but certainly possible.

I do remember.

It's amazing how many of our rights our citizens give up in the name of fear.

All one has to do is look to the patriot act for another example.