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This is a standing invitation to my fellow Americans: If congress
ever enacts a law mandating the registration and/or a production ban of
detachable magazine semiautomatic rifles then you are hereby invited to
the town square of your local community. There, burn barrels will be
set up and we will publicly burn Form 4473s, FFL Bound Books, state and
local registration records, and the sales receipts for every firearm in
the United States. On that same day, FFL holders and public officials
holding electronic firearms records will simultaneously erase those
records, permanently and irretrievably. (Using special file erasure
software such as
Blancco,
X-Ways, and
Stellar Wipe, or though the physical destruction of disk drives.)
Spontaneous Gatherings, Spontaneous Combustion
This burn barrel day--likely to be held
the day after
the President signs any new draconian legislation--will include
speeches, public prayers, and the blessing of those who have gathered by
ministers, rabbis, and priests.
The core of the activities on that day will be
stalwart public defiance
of any new unconstitutional law(s), the open and notorious destruction
of records that might be used to enslave us, and vocal public
affirmations of solidarity of free men and women, in the face of
tyranny. This will be a defining moment for America--a line drawn in
the sand. We will forthrightly declare that we
will not obey any unconstitutional law and that we will treat it dismissively, as if it had never been enacted --
nunc pro tunc.
We will pledge ourselves to the defense of liberty, both individually
and collectively. We will vow that if ever called to jury duty, we will
nullify any unconstitutional laws, vacating the charges against the
accused, in accordance with our long-standing right as jurors. (See:
www.FIJA.org.)
The Law is On Our Side
We will publicly re-affirm some long standing precepts of American jurisprudence, to wit:
"The General rule is that an unconstitutional statute, though
having the form and name of law is in reality no law, but is wholly
void, and ineffective for any purpose; since unconstitutionality dates
from the time of it's enactment and not merely from the date of the
decision so branding it. An unconstitutional law, in legal
contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed. Such a
statute leaves the question that it purports to settle just as it would
be had the statute not been enacted.
Since an unconstitutional law is void, the general principles
follow that it imposes no duties, confers no rights, creates no office,
bestows no power or authority on anyone, affords no protection, and
justifies no acts performed under it...
A void act cannot be legally consistent with a valid one. An
unconstitutional law cannot operate to supersede any existing valid law.
Indeed, insofar as a statute runs counter to the fundamental law of the
lend, it is superseded thereby.
No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are
bound to enforce it." - 16 Am Jur 2d, Sec 177 late 2d, Sec 256
Never Again!
Recognizing the many sad lessons of civilian disarmament and
subsequent genocides in the 20th Century, we will make bold and
forthright statement: Never Again! We
will not submit
to the unlawful decrees of tyrants. We will not meekly go their jails
and internment camps. We will fight for our liberty, to our dying
breath.
Come Armed, Come Masked
I recommend that all adults who publicly assemble at these burn barrel events do so
armed, as is our right. And those who come armed should also
wear masks,
to protect themselves from malicious prosecution. I plan to wear a
Guy Fawkes mask, but you can wear a bandana, face muffler, or the face
mask of your choice. Joining you, also wearing masks, will be many
mayors, sheriffs and their deputies, chiefs of police and their
officers, town council members, clergy, and people of all walks of life.
We vastly outnumber the tyrants. The tyrants deserve nothing but our
scorn and derision. Their fate is already sealed.
Plausible Denial
After this fateful day has come and gone, FFL holders and public
officials will be able to recount: "I had no choice. My records were
taken by men with guns who were wearing masks!" (So they'll have no
excuse if they don't cooperate with this nationwide display of civil
disobedience.)
God Bless The Republic. Down with Tyrants. We Will Prevail!
- James Wesley, Rawles - January 28, 2013
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