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author(s) of the article.The Lessons of Waco
April
19 was the 28th anniversary of one of the most shameful episodes in
modern American history: the massacre of 76 innocent men, women, and
children by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
in a military-style assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco,
Texas.
The assault followed a botched raid on the
Davidian compound (staged at a time that it would distract attention
from an ATF sexual harassment scandal) and a two-month standoff between
the Davidians and the agency. The ATF used CS tear gas against the
Dravidians, even though the gas was banned by an international treaty
the US agreed to just months before the assault. So, if the assault had
occurred on foreign soil as part of a military operation, it would have
been a war crime.
Waco illustrates the dangers to
our lives and liberties posed by a hyper-interventionist foreign policy.
Eventually the deadly tools of the military-industrial complex will be
brought home and used against US citizens.
In the 28
years since Waco, the military-industrial complex’s role in domestic
law enforcement has grown. This is largely thanks to the Section 1033
program that provides military-grade equipment to local law enforcement.
The people will not be safe from militarized law enforcement until
Section 1033 is repealed and the military-industrial complex is
dismantled.
The initial raid on the Branch Davidian
compound was justified by claims the Davidians were violating
unconstitutional gun laws. Infringements on the Second Amendment empower
the federal police state. This is one reason why all those who value
liberty must oppose all gun control laws, such as those currently being
advocated by President Joe Biden and his congressional allies.
Last
week, the ATF helped further Biden’s anti-Second Amendment agenda by
issuing a proposed regulation regarding pistols fitted with stabilizers,
thus allowing the agency to harass more gun owners.
Also
last week, the Department of Justice unveiled model red flag
legislation to encourage more states to adopt these laws. Red flag laws
allow law enforcement to seize an individual’s firearms based on an
allegation the individual may turn violent. Not surprisingly, allowing
police to show up at a person’s home and demand he surrender his
firearms can lead to violence. Expanding red flag laws will violate
Americans’ Second Amendment rights, disregard due process, and lead to
police being in more violent encounters.
David
Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to head the ATF, is a former ATF
agent turned gun control lobbyist. Mr. Chipman is an outspoken defender
of the ATF’s actions at Waco. In addition to supporting red flag laws,
he wants the ATF to arrest Americans who cannot buy a firearm because
they failed a federal background check. The background check produces
many false positives. Chipman's proposal would lead to the arresting of
many innocent Americans. This would not bother Chipman since he told the
Senate Judiciary Committee that law-abiding gun owners are potential
criminals.
The Waco massacre is proof that, as the
late libertarian Karl Hess put it, “whenever you put your faith in big
government for any reason, sooner or later you end up an apologist for
mass murder.” Those of us who understand this must continue to spread
the truth about the true nature of the welfare-warfare-regulatory state.
Key to regaining our liberty is making government officials abide by
the same rules against the initiation of violence that apply to private
citizens.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The Lessons of Waco
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Labels: ATF, CS Gas, David Chipman, Massacre, WACO
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