Former Oregon
Sheriff Warns Of Possible
Civil War
By Michael E. Cook
Coos County (Oregon) Sheriff, Retired
From Koos News 10-1-99
10-30-99
I have always said what I think and try not to offend too
many people in the process. However, this week I am going
to get right down to it. If you are easily offended, don't
read on. This article will not please you at all. I am writing
about what will happen in the future if the government
tries to take away our rights and impose laws on "we the
people" which are not constitutional. I know many out there
fear this very thing as I do. Freedom is a constant battle in
this old world of ours. I, like many of you, fought for
freedom and our way of life and have many times put it all
on the line for that freedom. I, like many of you, will be
willing and able to do it again.
Now we can get to the point I am trying to make. Those
that would take away our rights are using the violence in
our schools and other places as a vehicle to promote their
agendas. We have already lost our property rights to the
endangered species act and other federal laws. Many of
you are out of work and Coos County is depressed because
of this. Our way of life and the quality of that life has
suffered in Coos County. The violence, they tell us, is
beyond control as long as you and I have the right to own
firearms. We must give up our most important right which,
by the way, gives us the ability to protect our other rights
and to stop crime and violence in our streets. This is what
they try to push down our throats every day.
My questions to those who would take that right are: What
is an acceptable body count for taking that right? How
many Americans are you willing to have killed on both sides
of the issue to take that right? What's the value of that
right to you? I will tell you this right now; if they try to
take firearms from most of the gun owners I know,
including me, it will be another civil war here in America.
The last one had a high body count and this one will be even
higher. There will be law enforcement officers, military
personnel and civilians lost in this war. This is one fight I am
not looking forward to and I know it will destroy America.
The rules of engagement are lost on the civilians - we don't
have jet aircraft and smart bombs so we'll have to fight
with whatever we can until they kill us. We will fight and we
will do the best we can. However, I know the outcome and
I'm ready for that also. I'm at peace with my God. The
bottom line is we don't need to even have this fight. If the
traitors in government and others would stop their treason,
or get arrested and punished for it, this would not happen.
You and I have let this happen by allowing our media and our
government to push this on Americans. We can no longer
allow that to happen if we want to avoid a war. That is the
bottom line.
When Sarah Brady at Handgun Control Inc., can draw down
a salary of $277,891.00 a year for her treasonous acts
against the second amendment, without standing trial and
getting that kind of wage, we will continue to be run over.
HCI has an annual budget of $7,624,306. They spend this
and more each year to take you rights. The president of
the NRA doesn't get a salary. Does this tell you anything?
You can make life tough for HCI. Write and ask for a copy
of form 990, which they are required by law to provide.
The address is:
Handgun Control Inc. 1223 Eye Street, N.W., Room 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
They have to pay staff to copy and send you all 13 pages of
that report. You need to include an addressed, stamped
envelope. We could make them so busy they won't have
time to fight.
Keep you ear to the ground, your eyes open, and your
powder dry. It is coming and it won't be fun.
End. These ideas are getting more and more popular , but he's got a point...they have the planes and the tanks...and a 30-06 won't penetrate the skin of a tank.
